Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Marcella Toney Manning
Jan 3, 2019
Marcella Linda Toney Manning , 87, of Scarbro, WV died on Thursday, January 03, 2019 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born March 07, 1931 at Rt 1 Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late William J. and Anna Patrick Toney. Marcella was a supporter of the Dothan Missionary Baptist Church . She and her husband Melvin...

William Walter Renkovish Sr.
Dec 30, 2018
Master Sergeant William Walter “Bill” Renkovish, Sr., 85, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 2, 1933 in Milburn, WV he was the son of the late Charles Renkovish and Beulah May Marshall Burgess. He is preceded in death by Beulah, his beloved wife of 57 years, sisters,...
Raylee Jolynn Browning
Dec 26, 2018
Raylee JoLynn Browning , 8, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Born July 11, 2010 at Beckley, WV she was the daughter of Marty Browning and Janice and Jeremy Wriston. She was preceded in death by maternal grandfather, Joseph Seletyn and great grandfather, William S. Seletyn. In addition to her parents, Raylee is survived by three...
Frances Shumaker Dempsey
Dec 22, 2018
Our precious mother and grandmother, Frances Louise Shumaker Dempsey , 95, of Scarbro, WV went to join her many loved ones on Saturday, December 22, 2018. It was her desire to remain at home and because of the care her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and J.T. Kizer as well as daughter, Brenda Aiello and granddaughter, Andrea Aiello were able to...
Robert Edward Neely
Dec 22, 2018
Robert E. (Bob) Neely, 82, of Oak Hill - loving husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Bowers hospice House in Beckley following a short illness. Bob was born November 29, 1936 in Conard, WV to the late Lacy Neely, and Clara Ingles Jones. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 60...
John Edward Kizer
Dec 21, 2018
John Edward Kizer, 87, of Mount Hope, WV, passed away at Bowers Hospice House on December 21, 2018 following a long illness. John was born in Mount Hope, WV on February 9, 1931. He attended Mount Hope High School and served in the Marine Corps from 1947-1951 during the Korean War where he received two purple hearts. John enjoyed watching...
John Richard Nutter
Dec 21, 2018
John Richard Nutter, age 63, of Maple Fork, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House. Born January 4, 1955 At Leivasy, WV, he as the son of the late Perry Wilson and Mable Virginia Berry Nutter. John was a former manager of Lowe's in North Carolina and was a US Navy Veteran. He was preceded in...
Debra Florence Morrissey
Dec 20, 2018
Debra Florence Morrissey , 65, of Minden, WV died on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born January 24, 1953 at Chicago, IL she was the daughter of the late Robert Morrissey and Mildred Lewandaiski Plumley and stepdaughter of James F. Plumley who preceded her in death on December 1, 2018. Survivors include sisters,...
Marie Gladys Souk
Dec 19, 2018
Mrs. Marie "Gladys" (Smith) Souk, of Dothan, West Virginia, born on February 15, 1923 in McAlpin, West Virginia, to the late Frank and Della Smith passed away at age 95 on December 19, 2018 in Beckley, West Virginia. Marie was married to the late Eddie Souk. She is survived by her sons and their spouse's, Frank E (Alaine D.) Souk...
Sharon Lee Dickinson
Dec 18, 2018
Sharon Lee Dickinson, received her complete healing on December 18, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. She went peacefully as God called her name. Our nana was the true vision of strength. If you were blessed to know her, you knew she did the last nine years with poise, beauty and determination. Our Nana was one of a kind....
Junior Ray Dolin Sr.
Dec 18, 2018
Junior Ray Dolin, Sr. , 73, of Kincaid, WV died on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born August 19, 1945 at Page, WV he was the son of the late Clarence and Mary Wriston Dolin. He retired from the Maintenance/Janitorial Department of Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley. He was preceded in death by his first...
Frances Treadway Griffith
Dec 12, 2018
Frances Mae Treadway Griffith , 84, of Bradley, WV died on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born June 09, 1934 at Claremont, WV she was the daughter of the late Roy Eugene and Eddie Frances Sprouse Treadway. Frances was a member of the Bradley Free Will Baptist Church. Her husband, Eugene Paul Griffith preceded...
Sharon Lee Leffel Massey
Dec 6, 2018
Sharon Lee Leffel Massey, 70 of Beckley, WV lost a long courageous battle with cancer, Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born on May 7, 1948 she was the daughter of the late Junior H. and Mary Sweeney Leffel. She was retired from the City of Oak Hill Sanitary Department. She is preceded in death by...
Linda Ginevan Anderson
Dec 6, 2018
Linda Mae (Ginevan) Anderson, 68, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, December 05, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born November 05, 1950 at Annapolis, MD she was the daughter of the late Owen and Rosemary Long Ginevan. Linda was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Duane...
Connie Renee Williams
Dec 5, 2018
Connie Renee Massie Williams, 57, of Long Branch, WV passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at her residence. Born July 2, 1961 in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Edward Lee Massie and Alice Jean Hughes Tincher. Connie was a homemaker, mother, and grandmother. She loved her daughter, grandkids, son-in-law, brothers, and sisters with everything she had. She...
Bobby William Byrd
Dec 4, 2018
Bobby William Byrd, 74, of Maple Fork, WV passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 29, 1944 in Bramwell, WV he was the son of the late Glacial Byrd and Willie Blankenship Milleron. Bobby was a retired coal miner and of the Apostolic Faith. He is preceded in death by his loving...
Ralph William Candler
Dec 3, 2018
Our loving father, Ralph W. Candler, 89, of Fayetteville went to meet his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 3, 2018. Born February 10, 1929 in Peterstown, WV he was the son of the late Joseph B. and Lula Whitlow Candler. Ralph was a retired welder for Long Airdox in Oak Hill. He served his Lord and Savior with every...
Kathy Thacker Kindermann
Dec 1, 2018
Kathy Annette Thacker Kindermann, 49, of Beckley, WV died on Saturday, December 1, 2018 from an apparent overdose. Born July 6, 1969 in Chicago, IL she was the daughter of Marlene S. Thacker of Oak Hill, WV and the late Kenneth Thacker. Along with her mother, she is survived by brothers, Frank Thacker and Kenneth Thacker both of Oak Hill....
James Franklin Plumley
Dec 1, 2018
James Franklin Plumley, 91, of Minden, WV passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born May 9, 1927 in Sun, WV he was the son of the late Hazel Plumley and Lannie Smith Newton, and step father Edgar Newton. James was a United States Marine veteran who fought and served in World War II....
Patsy Powers Coleman
Nov 28, 2018
Patsy Lou Powers Coleman , 82, of Mayesville, KY died on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Kenton Pointe Care Center in Maysville, KY. Born June 02, 1936 in Kingston, WV she was the daughter of the late Donley Dorsey and Lazella Tyree Powers. Mrs. Coleman was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Maysville, KY, Mrs. Coleman was a...