Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Margaret L. Mcknight
Aug 21, 2005
Margaret Louise Glazier McKnight, 78, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, August 21, 2005 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV following a sudden illness. Born February 07, 1927 at Logan County, WV she was the daughter of the late J. Frank and Erna Ratcliff Glazier. Mrs. McKnight was a member of the United Methodist Church, Oak Hill,...
Willis E. Wingrove
Aug 18, 2005
Willis Edward Wingrove, 80, of Long Branch, WV died on Thursday, August 18, 2005 at his home following a long illness. Born January 01, 1925 at Long Branch, WV he was the son of the late Gilbert and Nina Dotson Wingrove. He was coal miner having retired from Westmoreland Coal Company, No. 6 Mine at Eccles, WV in 1980. Mr....
Rosella Aliff Powers
Aug 16, 2005
Rosella "Rosie" Mae Aliff Powers, 77, of Hobart, IN passed away on Tuesday, August 16,2005, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, while visiting family. Rosie was born on August 17, 1927 in Kingston, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Clayton and Maggie (Payne) Aliff. She was married on November 11, 1947 to William H. Powers and they celebrated 52 years...
Wanda M. Bender
Aug 15, 2005
Wanda Marie Bender, 81, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Monday, August 15,2005 after a long illness. She resided at the Summit in Oak Hill, but was a long time resident at Huntington, WV and prior to that Charleston, WV. Born August 21, 1923 at Ward, West Virginia She was the daughter of the late Harry Crowder and Myrtle Linkenhoker...
Clarence G. Herndon
Aug 13, 2005
Clarence G. Herndon, 86, of Fayetteville, WV died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at his home following an extended illness resulting from congestive heart failure. He was born May 25, 1919 at Lookout, WV, son of the late William Robert and Huldah Boyd Herndon. Clarence grew up in Oak Hill. His beloved wife of 60 years, Mildred Legg Herndon; one brother,...
Gerald K. Washburn
Aug 11, 2005
Gerald Keith Washburn, 68, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Thursday, August 11,2005 from a brain tumor. Born August 12, 1936 in Jane Lew, WV, he was the son of the late Hayward Washburn and Thelma Washburn Dinday. Gerald was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Oak Hill. He recently retired in September 2004 from United Rentals in Chantilly,...
Aniceta "Ann" Maminta
Aug 11, 2005
Aniceta "Ann" Esguerra Maminta, 72, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, August 11, 2005 in Alitagtag, Batangas, Philippines. Born April 17, 1933 at Alitagtag, Batangas, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Moises and Manuela Esguerra. She was a former midwife in the Philippines. Mrs. Maminta was a member of the SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak...
Ray F. Singer, Ii
Aug 10, 2005
Ray Feurt Singer, II ,89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at Fayette Nursing and Rehab Center in Fayetteville, WV following a short illness. Born March 2, 1916 at Thurmond, WV he was the only son of the late Ray Feurt and Sallie E. Duncan Singer. He was a retired used car dealer and former owner...
Everett "Preacher" Mills
Aug 7, 2005
Rev. Everett "Preacher" Mills, 75, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, August 07, 2005 at his home following a long illness. Born June 19, 1930 at Mill Creek, WV he was the son of the late Edgar and Anna Shreve Mills. Mr. Mills was retired from the US Army and also was a retired Methodist minister. He was a...
Mildred Nell Wingrove
Aug 6, 2005
Mildred Nell Wingrove,69, of Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, August 6, 2005 at her home following a long illness. She was born February 27, 1936 at Price Hill, WV, a daughter of the late Harlow and Sarah Virginia Bowyer Williams. She was a homemaker and attended the Virginia Street Baptist Church, Oak Hill, WV. Preceded in death by one granddaughter,...
Elizabeth Ann Tomlin
Aug 6, 2005
Elizabeth Ann Lekan Tomlin,53,of Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, August 6, 2005, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born February 6, 1952 at Oak Hill, WVshe was the daughter of the late Frank Lekan and Lorene Rhodes Lekan Duncan. Elizabeth was a bookkeeper and homemaker. She was also a member of the Mount Hope Wesleyan Church....
Ruby Mann
Jul 30, 2005
Ruby Catherine Roby Mann, 83, of Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, July 30, 2005 at Davis Memorial Hospital, Elkins, WV. Born September 14, 1921 at Kanawha Head, WV she was the daughter of the late Houston Grant and Cosby Burdett Crawford Roby. She was a retired stripping worker for a foam gasket manufacturer and a homemaker. She was of the...
David Vawter Fox
Jul 29, 2005
David Vawter Fox, 55, of Ansted, WV beloved son of Millicent Hill Fox and the late John George Fox, Sr., died on Friday, July 29, 2005 at his home. A longtime native of Ansted and a seventh generation West Virginian, David was the founder and president of Fox Real Estate Appraisers. Mr. Fox was born May 4, 1950 in Oak...
Drogan Braenovich
Jul 27, 2005
Drogan Braenovich, 80, of Kincaid, WV died on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born March 28, 1925 at Page, WV he was the son of the late George and Mary Zelic Braenovich. He was a retired coal miner having worked for Cannelton Industries. Mr. Braenovich was a member of the U.M.W.A., Oak Hill...
Norma Janney
Jul 26, 2005
Norma Jean Bannister Janney, 75, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at her home. Born April 20, 1930 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of the late Earl C. and Nell Musgrave Bannister. She was a retired registered nurse having worked for Hilltop Center and FMRS. Norma was a member of the Saint Andrew's Episcopal...
Ulysses Payne
Jul 18, 2005
Ulysses Payne,78, formerly of Pax, WV died July 18, 2005 in a nursing home at Lake Placid, Florida. Ulysses was a 1946 graduate of Pax High School where he excelled in basketball. He was the first to be drafted in the U.S. Army from Dade County, Florida during the Korean War. His tour of duty was served as cook at...
Goldie Mae Price
Jul 18, 2005
Goldie Mae Price, 97, of Oak Hill died Monday, July 18, 2005 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. She was born April 7, 1908 at Ashford, WV, a daughter of the late Charley Kirk and Myrtle Frashure Kirk. She was a homemaker and grandmother; a member of the Oak Hill United Methodist Church and the Pythian Sisters #132, Oak...
Sarah Kerby Booth
Jul 15, 2005
Sarah Kerby Booth, beloved mother, wife, friend died on Friday, July 15, 2005 at The Summit at Hidden Valley in Oak Hill, WV after an extended illness. Sarah was born on September 6, 1924, one of two children born to the late Francis and Dora Kerby. She was a devout Catholic of the SS Peter and Paul Catholic Parish, Oak...
Gabriel Treadway
Jul 15, 2005
Gabriel Ean Alonzo Treadway, 3 week old infant son of Charlotte Ramsey and George Treadway of Mount Hope died Friday, July 15, 2005 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. He was born June 22, 2005 at Beckley. Besides his parents, he is survived by his paternal grandfather, Roy Treadway and companion, Sharon Moles of Mount Hope; paternal grandmother, Cynthia Hurt of...
David L. Ewing Mcmillion
Jul 13, 2005
Surrounded by family and friends, David Leonard Ewing McMillion, 58, of Mount Hope, WV passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at his home. Born April 24, 1947 at Prince, WV he was the son of the late Golden Leonard and Edith Ewing and adopted son of the late Charles and Ada McMillion. Mr. McMillion was a member of the...
