Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Hester Boggs Bonham
Feb 16, 2004
Hester Boggs Ball Bonham, 88, of Lewisburg, WV formerly of Charleston, WV died on Monday, February 16, 2004 at her home in Lewisburg, WV. Born July 31, 1915 at Greenbrier County, WV she was the daughter of the late Judson P. and Lenora May Walker Ball. Mrs. Bonham was of the Methodist faith and was a retired secretary for Bonham...
Randy Keffer
Feb 15, 2004
Randy Lewis Keffer, 48, of Pax, WV died on Sunday, February 15, 2004 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born June 03, 1955 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Margaret Painter Keffer Janney of Pax and the late Alfred Keffer. In addition to his mother, other survivors include Sons: Jeremy Keffer of Pax Randy Dale Keffer...
Virginia O'Boyle
Feb 9, 2004
Virginia Elizabeth Rhodes O'Boyle, 84, of Lochgelly, WV died on Monday, February 09, 2004 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV following a long illness. Born June 13, 1919 at Whipple, WV she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Minnie Cody Rhodes. Mrs. O'Boyle was a member of the Fellowship Memorial Baptist Church, Oak Hill, WV and...
Malba Harvey
Feb 8, 2004
Melba Jean Legg Harvey, 54, of Mount Hope, WV died on Sunday, February 08, 2004 at the home of a friend in Bridgeport, AL. Born October 02, 1949 at Ameagle, WV she was the daughter of the late Levi Watt and Haley Stover Legg. Mrs. Harvey was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Ray Harvey,...
John Lee Hill
Feb 7, 2004
John Lee Hill, 73, of Kincaid, died at his residence on Saturday, February 7, 2004. He was born November 5, 1930 a son of the late Gus Van Hill and Daisy Irene Nichols Hill. He was a retired laborer and handyman. Survivors include, two brothers, Bob Hill and Bill Hill of Ingram Branch; two sisters, Betty Estep of Oak Hill...
Greene Coleman
Feb 4, 2004
Greene Coleman Jr., 75, of Mount Hope, WV died on Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV following a short illness. Born February 01, 1929 at Long Branch, WV he was the son of the late William Green and Elizabeth Hewlett Coleman. He was retired from Siltex Mine, New River Company. Mr. Coleman attended the...
L. N. "Bucky" Ward, Jr.
Feb 4, 2004
Louis Nelson "Bucky" Ward Jr., 62, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at his home in Oak Hill, WV. Born October 29, 1941 he was the son of the late Louis Nelson Ward, Sr. and Juanita Spears Ward. He was a retired Contract Mail Carrier, a former adjuster for State Auto Insurance Company, former Prudential Insurance...
Vera Shumate
Feb 3, 2004
Miss Vera Shumate, 99, of Oak Hill, WV went to the hands of the Lord on Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at Hilltop Healthcare Center in Hilltop, WV following a long illness. Born December 19, 1904 she was the daughter of the late Nasby Burton "N.B." and Della Daniels Shumate. She was a retired Fayette County Elementary School teacher with 44...
Charles Jackson
Jan 30, 2004
Charles William Jackson, 87, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, January 30, 2004 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 27, 1916 at Lindside, WV son of the late William and Mary Smith Jackson. He was a retired coal miner. Mr. Jackson was a member of the Shirley Donnelly Bible Class of the Oak Hill Baptist...
Anna Szuch
Jan 27, 2004
Anna Lee Wilson Szuch, 87, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at Greystone Inn in Beaver, WV following an extended illness. Born November 28, 1916 at Prudence, WV she was the daughter of the late Walker L. and Ethel Darlington Wilson. She was retired from the Fayette County Board of Education as Head Cook for Mount...
John Romm, Jr.
Jan 27, 2004
John Rudolph Romm, Jr, 65, of Oak Hill, WV died Tuesday, January 27, 2004, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV. Born January 05, 1939 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late John Rudolph Romm, Sr. and Ora Dexter Spradlin Romm. Mr. Romm was a member of the Oak Hill First Presbyterian Church, Oak Hill, WV. He...
Clyde Dixon
Jan 27, 2004
Clyde Baker Dixon, 85, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following a short illness. Born April 17, 1918 at Alderson, WV he was the son of the late Charles and Esta Bryant Dixon. Mr. Dixon was retired from Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, MI with 26 years services. He was an...
Terry Simmons
Jan 27, 2004
Terry Wayne Simmons, 49, of Moundsville, formerly of Oak Hill passed from this life into a new life with Jesus on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. He was the son of Mutt Simmons of Oak Hill and the late Mildred Ladoucer Simmons and stepson of Phyllis Simmons of Oak Hill. Mr. Simmons was an employee of...
Helen Wise
Jan 26, 2004
Helen Frisby Wise, 79, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, January 26, 2004 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV following a short illness. Born June 15, 1924 at Page, WV she was the daughter of the late William "Bill" and Rosa Allie Sublett Frisby. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse having worked for Dr. for Dr....
Esta Painter
Jan 22, 2004
Esta V. Roop Painter, 89, of Dothan, WV died on Thursday, January 22, 2004 at her home following a long illness. Born August 29, 1914 at Dothan, WV she was the daughter of the late Rev. James Henderson and Della Blake Roop. Mrs. Painter was a member of the Dothan Missionary Baptist Church, Dothan, WV and a retired store owner....
Thelma Goodman
Jan 22, 2004
Thelma Elizabeth Fulford Goodman, 90, of Mocksville, NC died on Thursday, January 22, 2004 at Autumn Care of Mocksville in Mocksville, NC formerly of Mount Hope, WV Born November 04, 1913 at Lanark, WV she was the daughter of the late James and Fronia Persinger Fulford. Mrs. Goodman was a homemaker, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. She loved...
Fields Young, Sr.
Jan 21, 2004
Fields Foscoe Young, Sr., 79, of Independence, VA died Wednesday, January 21, 2004, at the home of his stepdaughter, Dana, in Fayetteville, WV. He was born on May 12, 1924 in Grayson County, VA he was the son of the late Harvey Alexander and Betty Moss Young. Mr. Young was a retired gas station owner. He was a World War...
Harold Clendenin
Jan 20, 2004
Harold Green Clendenin, 82, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at his home in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 27, 1921 at Cunard, WV he was the son of the late Green Forest and Malinda Blevins Clendenin. Mr. Clendenin was a member of the Church of God Family Worship Center, Beckley, WV....
Charles "Chuck" Weekly
Jan 20, 2004
Charles Ronald "Chuck" Weekly, 64, of Rt 3 Fayetteville, WV, died Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at the UVA Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA following a short illness. Born August 13, 1939 at Wheeling, WV he was the son of the late Charles and Louella McEntee Weekly. Mr. Weekly was retired. He was a US Army veteran. Survivors include wife, Shelby Lafferty...
Rodger "Blue" Cochran
Jan 18, 2004
Rodger Dale "Blue" Cochran, 55, of Mount Hope, WV passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2004 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV following a short illness. Born November 07, 1948 at Packs Branch, WV he was the son of the late William "Bill" Cochran, Sr. and Velda Bennett Cochran. "Blue" will be remembered for his great sense of...
