Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Geneva Mae Thomas
Dec 19, 2021
Geneva Mae Ballard Thomas , 90, of Oak Hill, WV went home to be with the Lord surrounded by family and friends on Sunday, December 19, 2021 in Oak Hill, WV. Born October 26, 1931 in Greenville, WV she was the daughter of the late Franklin Simpson and Audrey Long Ballard. Geneva was a homemaker, was a loyal member of...
Sonja Maria Terry
Dec 18, 2021
Sonja Maria Terry, age 69, of Oak Hill, W passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV Born August 4, 1952 in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Harold Lloyd and Adele “Peggy” Aloise Pozdena Terry. Sonja was a secretary having worked for MSHA for 35 years. In addition to her parents,...
Betty Dangerfield Hall
Dec 12, 2021
Betty Joe Dangerfield Hall , 72, of Fayetteville, WV passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Born January 05, 1949, in Dothan, WV she was the daughter of the late Marvin U. and Emogene Ball Dangerfield. Betty was a 1966 graduate from Collins High School in Oak Hill. She retired from the West...
Anna Rae Wells
Dec 8, 2021
Anna Rae Salyers Wells, age 81, of Oak Hill, WV, passed peacefully on December 8, 2021. Born January 18, 1940, she was the daughter of the late James Ray and Versie Bell Salyers. Husband, William Glenn Wells; sister, Wilma Jean Casey; and brother, Gary Salyers preceded her in death. Anna was a member of the Oak Hill Moose Lodge. She...
Brenda Dilley Bragg
Dec 7, 2021
Brenda Carol Dilley Bragg, age 72, of Scarbro, WV, passed away on December 7, 2021 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, WV. Born August 6, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Orville “Tookie” Dilley and Rosella Shifflett Werner. Brenda loved sewing and spending time with her grandchildren and her great grandchildren. She worked at Toms Carry Out for...
Nada Belle Rudd
Dec 4, 2021
Our loving mother and grandmother, Nada Belle Jeffers Rudd, age 91, of Beckley, WV, passed away peacefully at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley on December 4, 2021. Born January 3, 1930, in Ameagle, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Lawrence and Lola Workman Jeffers. Nada was a 1948 graduate of Oak Hill High School. She was a...
Orville Lee James
Dec 4, 2021
Orville L. James entered his eternal home and was reunited with all his heavenly loved ones. Orville was born on January 27th 1935, in Marfrance, WV and passed away on December 4, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Orville was a resident of Fayetteville, West Virginia at the time of passing. He was the son of the...
Thomas William James Iii
Dec 3, 2021
Thomas William James III , 57, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Friday, December 03, 2021 at home in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 03, 1964 in Raleigh Co., WV he was the son of the late Thomas William James II and Margaret Ellen Wooten James. Thomas cherished his family very much. Those left to cherish his memory include...
Bobby Gene Wright
Dec 2, 2021
Bobby Gene Wright , 80, of Mount Hope, WV passed away died Thursday, December 02, 2021 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 25, 1941 in Pax, WV he was the son of the late Roy and Stella Jane Harvey Wright. Bobby was a proud United States Army Veteran, a tanker 19 Kilo. He was a telecommunication specialist...
Joshua Adam Phillips, Jr.
Dec 2, 2021
Joshua Adam Phillips, Jr., age 19, of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on December 2, 2021. Born July 4th, 2002, in Beckley, WV, he was the son of Joshua and Tonyia Shrewsbury Phillips. Josh was a 2020 graduate of Oak Hill High School and worked for Arch coal as an underground coal miner and enjoyed going 4-wheeling. He is preceded...
Evelyn Marie Elliott
Nov 27, 2021
Evelyn Marie (Hudson) Elliott, 90, of Oak Hill passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at home, Born April 22, 1931 at Mount Tabor, WV she was the daughter of the late Robert and Esthal McGraw Hudson. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1948, and was a loyal and faithful member of the Oak Hill United Methodist Church...
William Edward Fleshman Iii
Nov 23, 2021
William Edward Fleshman III, of Fayette County, WV, passed away on November 23, 2021. Born September 5th, 1983, in Beckley, WV, he was the son of William Edward, Jr and Jamestta Withrow Fleshman. William enjoyed watching football one of his favorite games of the season being the Superbowl. He also loved the great outdoors, going fishing, hunting, and camping. In...
Gwendolyn Mae Kees
Nov 23, 2021
Gwendolyn Mae Kees, age 95 of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on Tuesday, November 23rd with her family at her side. Heaven gained another angel when our precious mother and grandmother left us. Gwen was born August 17th, 1926 in Burnwell, West Virginia to parents Fred Hall and Effie (Kitchen) Hall. Gwen grew up in Burnwell, West Virginia, the 8th...
Dorothy Lena Willis
Nov 19, 2021
Dorothy Lena Willis, 73, of Mount Hope, WV passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family. Born September 25, 1948 in Layland, WV she was the daughter of the late Iva Mae Walker Hunley. Dorothy was a homemaker and was proud at being a mother, grandmother, and friend to everyone. She was preceded in...
Wanda Leigh Thompson
Nov 19, 2021
Wanda Leigh Tyree Thompson, 90 years young of Paint Creek Road, Scarbro, WV left this earth on Friday, November 19, 2021 from Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Wanda was born at home in Mossy, WV on September 13, 1931 to the late William Blaine Tyree and Tinis Rinehart Tyree Hall. In 1950 she entered Kanawha Valley Hospital's School of...
Ruth Roberts Riser
Nov 19, 2021
In the early morning hours of Friday, November 19, 2021, with her family by her side, Heaven gained another Angel when our precious mother and grandmother Ruth Leona Roberts Riser stepped from this world into the next. Born November 04, 1928, in Layland, WV, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elsie Hicks Roberts. Ruth worked as a...
Linda Jones Leffel
Nov 18, 2021
It seems but in a dream, my beloved Mother, Linda Lee Leffel took the hand of our God to heaven on November 18, 2021. She was loved by all, but will be missed by me the most, her daughter, “Angie.” She was a Nurse for most of her life, and would have certainly made Florence Nightingale very proud, She loved...
Nadine Marjory Auxier Poff
Nov 17, 2021
Nadine Marjory Auxier Poff, age 94, of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on November 17, 2021. Born September 13, 1927, in Mount Olive, WV, she was the daughter of the late Kester and Idabell Clonch Auxier. Nadine was a Dixie Pentecostal who loved gardening and playing her guitar. She is preceded in death by husband, Edward Poff; son, Joseph Poff;...
Dallas Monroe Parsons
Nov 17, 2021
Dallas Monroe Parsons, age 72, of Clay, WV, passed away on November 17, 2021. Born September 14, 1949, in Charleston, WV he was the son of the late Hollie and Goldie Elswick Parsons. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by step-son, Danny Hill and nephew, Jason Hundley. Dallas is survived by loving wife, Iris Burnette Parsons,...
Faye Greene Holliday
Nov 17, 2021
“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue” (Prov. 31:26). Faye Frances Greene Holliday was the embodiment of wisdom and kindness. She was loved by all and showed love to all. Faye joined her adoring husband, Larry, in heaven on Nov. 17, 2021, at the age of 84 (although she would say you...
