Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Wanda Kurzyna
Sep 15, 2005
Wanda Canterbury Kurzyna, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 15, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following a short illness. Born January 26, 1927 at Page, WV she was the daughter of the late Maxie Ray and Cammie Wilson Canterbury. Wanda was a devoted wife, loving mother and a homemaker. She was a retired sales...
Deborah Miller Suggs
Sep 15, 2005
Deborah Hurd Miller Suggs, 50, of Douglasville, GA formerly of Mount Hope, WV died on Thursday, September 15, 2005 at her home. Born November 17, 1954 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of Margaret Karnes Hurd Crawford of Scarbro, WV and the late Douglas Paul Hurd and step daughter of William T. Crawford of Scarbro, WV. Mrs. Suggs...
Goldie Lodema Addison
Sep 14, 2005
A lifelong resident of Maple Fork, WV, Goldie Lodema Pittman Addison, 77, died on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at her home. Born April 02, 1928 at Cirtsville, WV she was the daughter of the late Carl and Jenny Belle Davis Pittman. She was a retired sales clerk at Eddie's Market in Bradley with 29 years service. She was also a...
Barbara Sue Smith
Sep 13, 2005
Barbara Sue Clark Smith, 63, of Deepwater, WV died on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at her home. Born February 23, 1942 at Lancaster, OH she was the daughter of the late Alfred Bud and Lucille McCall Clark. She was a homemaker. Survivors include three sons, Randy Smith of Englewood, OH, James Smith of Portmouth, OH and John Smith of Tyner,...
Paul D. Williams
Sep 12, 2005
Paul David Williams, 40, of Long Branch, WV died at his home on Monday, September 12, 2005. He was born May 4, 1965 at Summersville, WV. Paul loved life to the fullest. He enjoyed practical jokes, working in his flower garden and woodcrafting. He was a cook at The Korner in Pax, WV. He was the beloved husband to Sharon...
Mary J. Shelton
Sep 12, 2005
Mary J. Shelton, 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, September 12, 2005 at her home following an extended illness. Born January 31, 1922 in Nicholas County, WV she was the daughter of the late Ovid and Ethel Brown. Mrs. Shelton was a homemaker and dental office receptionist for her husband, Dr. James H. Shelton DDS. She was a...
Mildred Vass
Sep 10, 2005
Mildred Juanita Wood Vass,81, of Oak Hill died Saturday, September 10, 2005 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill after a long illness. She was born April 30, 1924 at Beury Mountain, WV, a daughter of the late Roy Wood, Sr. and Bessie Staton Wood. She was a homemaker, housewife and mother and a member of the Thurmond Gospel Church. Her...
Margaret Marchio
Sep 7, 2005
Margaret Dower Marchio, 91, of Mount Hope, WV died on Wednesday, September 07, 2005 at her home. Born April 11, 1914 at Stone Cliff, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Effie Baker Dower. She was employed for the New River Company more than 20 years. Mrs. Marchio was a member of the Mount Hope Baptist Temple,...
June D. Parrish
Sep 6, 2005
June Deane Maddy Parrish, 80, of Bradley, WV died on Tuesday, September 06, 2005 at the home of her sister, Helen Huzoski, and niece, June McIntyre. Born September 11, 1924 at Lego, WV she was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Muriel Wilding Maddy. She was retired as Chief Medical Laboratory Technologist for Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV....
Delbert "Bert" Lawhorn
Sep 5, 2005
Delbert "Bert" Lacy Lawhorn, 42, of Lansing, WV died on Monday, September 05, 2005 at his home. Born February 28, 1963 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Betty Johnson Lawhorn of Oak Hill, WV and the late Delmas Lacy "Toad" Lawhorn. He was a US Navy veteran. His paternal grandparents, James L. "Jim" and Eva Violet Toney...
Margaret Louise Carroll
Sep 5, 2005
Margaret Louise Decker Carroll, 90, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, September 05, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 28, 1915 at Summerlee, WV she was the daughter of the late Claude Sylvester and Audrey Jones Decker. Louise retired from the Hecht Company as the Millinery Department Manager. After retirement Louise volunteered in the gift...
Cornelius "Connie" Simms
Sep 4, 2005
Cornelius "Connie" Houston Simms, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, September 04, 2005 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV due to complications following heart surgery. Born February 19, 1927 at Ansted, WV he was the son of the late Lawrence Watson and Madge Clendenin Sims. Daddy grew up in Beards Fork, attended Montgomery High School then...
Erma Redondo
Sep 3, 2005
Erma G. Backus Salgado Redondo, 96, of Muskegon, MI formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, September 03, 2005 in Muskegon, MI. Born January 01, 1909 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late George W. and Letetia Lively Backus. Mrs. Redondo was a retired Telephone Operator for C&P Telephone having 18 years of service. She...
Joanne Crumb Fedele
Sep 2, 2005
Ellen Virginia "Joanne" Crumb Fedele, 71, of Tidioute, PA formerly of Kilsyth, WV, died Friday, September 2, 2005 at Warren General Hospital, Warren, PA. Born April 2, 1934 in Carlisle, WV she was the eldest daughter of the late William Thomas "Bill" and Joanna Elliott Crumb. Joanne attended schools in Mount Hope, WV. She moved to Tidioute 44 years ago...
David H. Austin
Aug 30, 2005
David Harold Austin, 75, of Rt 4 Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at his home. Born at Rush, KY he was the son of the late Samuel and Lorraine Burdette Austin. Mr. Austin was a disabled US Navy veteran. He was known among CB'ers by his handle "Davy Crockett." His son, David H. Austin, Jr.; five brothers,...
Janet Sanger Wright
Aug 29, 2005
Janet Lee Sanger Wright, 50, of Packs Branch, WV died on Monday, August 29, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following a sudden illness. Born October 19, 1954 at Oswald, WV she was the daughter of the late Glenis and Lulabel Whitt Sanger. Mrs. Wright was a member of the Packs Branch Baptist Church and was a homemaker....
Arlie S. Bragg, Jr.
Aug 28, 2005
Arlie Shephard Bragg, Jr. 74, of Beech Grove, IN passed away Sunday, August 28, 2005 in the University Heights Health and Living Community. He was born March 9, 1931 at Thurmond, WV son of the late Arlie Shephard Bragg, Sr. and Margaret (Muir) Bragg. Arlie was a proud veteran of the US Air Force. He was a railroader in Thurmond,...
Hazel Corker
Aug 27, 2005
Hazel Marie McNeil Corker, 88, long time resident of Oak Hill passed away at her home on Saturday, August 27, 2005 following a month long illness. She is known lovingly as "Corky" by her family and friends and was employed by the Collins High School and Oak Hill Hospital. Born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, October 12, 1916, she was...
Margaret Ross
Aug 24, 2005
Margaret Williams Ross, 85, of Glen Jean, WV died on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born May 17, 1920 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Stewart and Hattie Harmon Williams. Mrs. Ross was a member of the Church of God, Glen Jean, WV and was a homemaker. She...
Theda M. Hess
Aug 23, 2005
Theda M. Oyler Hess, 85, of Warm Springs, GA formerly of Oak Hill, WV died in Warm Springs on Tuesday, August 23, 2005. Born April 12, 1920 at Mabscott, WV she was the daughter of the late John Lawrence and Hallie Mae Stover Oyler. She was the retired co-owner for C & O Cleaners, Oak Hill, WV. Mrs. Hess was...
