Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Charles Tilman "Timmy" McClaugherty
Dec 30, 2025
Charles Tilman "Timmy" McClaugherty, 72, of Herndon passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at his residence.
Born January 19, 1953 in Colorado Springs, Colorado he was the son of the late Gordon and Betty Jo Brown McClaugherty.
Charles retired from the Wyoming County Board of Education as a custodian, he was a loyal and faithful member of the Herndon Freewill Baptist...
Richard Eugene Smith
Dec 30, 2025
Richard Eugene Smith, better known as Smitty, 71, of Kincaid, WV passed away at home on December 30th, 2025, after a brief illness. He was surrounded by love and peace as he passed.
He was born October 5th, 1954, in Oak Hill, WV, to the late Jesse and Kathleen Smith. He was a 1974 graduate of Collins High School.
Many people will...
Charles William Crawford
Dec 29, 2025
Charles William Crawford, 79, of Hilltop passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025 at CAMC Memorial in Charleston, WV.
Born September 23, 1946 in Richwood, WV he was the son of the late Thomas Dale and Callie Susan Wiekle Crawford.
Charles enjoyed watching Westerns, fishing by the river in the sunshine, being outdoors, and tinkering with lawnmowers, chainsaws, and anything he could...
Carolyn Newhouse
Dec 24, 2025
Carolyn Newhouse, 83, of Salem, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at Salem Health and Rehab, Salem, VA.
Born November 6, 1942, at Kincaid, WV, she was the daughter of the late Silas Mark and Lily Love Shaeffer Newhouse.
Carolyn was a member of the Loop Creek Baptist Church while living at home in West Virginia. She moved to Christiansburg,...
Paul David Hill
Dec 22, 2025
Paul David Hill, 80, of Bud WV passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.
Born April 5, 1945 in Bud, WV he was he son of the late Basil and Opal White.
Paul was a proud United States Air Force and Army Veteran. He worked for Appalachian Power Company and in his leisure he enjoyed...
Jack Edward Treadway
Dec 22, 2025
Jack Edward Treadway, 79, of Scarbro, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025 in a Charleston hospital surrounded by his loving family.
Born May 18, 1946, at Oak Hill, he was the son of the late Earnest Benjamin and Wanda (Brown) Treadway.
Jack was a former welder in the coalmines. He attended the Loopcreek Baptist Church and in his leisure, he enjoyed...
Jean Maria Breckenridge
Dec 20, 2025
Jean Maria Breckenridge (Byers) of Mt. Hope, West Virginia, entered into the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, December 20, 2025, following a long and courageous battle with her health. Through God’s mercy, she was healed—free from pain, free from sorrow, and finally at peace.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, Nana and Maurice Breckenridge; her great-grandson, Stetson Scarbrough;...
Judith Kay (Taylor) Weaver
Dec 19, 2025
Judith Kay (Taylor) Weaver, 78, of Fayetteville, West Virginia, was born on June 5, 1947, in Charleston, West Virginia, to Lawson and Reva Taylor. On December 19, 2025, she peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Judy was the beloved wife of Eugene Weaver Jr., with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. She was a...
Patricia Lou (Leake) Roat
Dec 16, 2025
Patricia Lou (Leake) Roat, Nana, 85, of Oak Hill, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at CAMC PMC in Oak Hill, WV with her family by her side. Born June 10, 1940 at Eagle, WV, she was the daughter of the late Carl George Leake and Faye Maxine Logan Leake. She was a 1958 graduate of Montgomery High...
Linda Hensley Grimes
Dec 15, 2025
Linda Hensley Grimes, 75, of Beckley, WV received her healing December 15th 2025 at home surrounded by her family.
Born December 24th 1949 to Charles and Collen Hensley in Cook Town, WV.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Brenda Beitz, Margie Hensley, Robin Johnston and her brother Charles “Chuck” Hensley.
Linda was a member of the Herndon Freewill Baptist Church...
Gary Edward Nelson
Dec 15, 2025
Gary Edward Nelson was born on January 15, 1943, and passed away peacefully at his son’s home in Fredericksburg VA on December 15, 2025.
Gary was a Vietnam-era US Army veteran, who proudly served his country. He spent the majority of his working life in the lumber and home improvement industry, including more than 30 years with Lowe’s, where he was...
Stacey Ann (Tomlin) Cox
Dec 15, 2025
Stacey Ann Tomlin-Cox, 52, of Fayetteville, WV passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on December 15, 2025. She was the daughter of the late James David and Elizabeth Tomlin. She lived life on her own terms, fiercely. For the last 33 years she and her husband, Scott, built a life filled with ups, downs, in between, and rowdy...
Patrick Wayne Stone
Dec 13, 2025
Patrick Wayne Stone, 46, of Mount Hope passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at his residence.
Born March 18, 1979 in Beckley WV he was the son of Trina Gail Syner and Ernest C. Stone, Jr.
Patrick worked as a river fishing guide, a whitewater rafting guide, and also at Winterplace working in security.
Those left to cherish his wonderful memory include...
Stormy Gayle Wilson
Dec 12, 2025
Stormy Gayle Wilson, 56, of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2025 at the Faytte Nursing and Rehab Center.
Born August 16, 1969 at Berkley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Estil and Sallie (Younker) Hughes.
Stormy loved her family especially her children. She loved going our to eat chinese and anytime she was out with her family...
Barbara Mae Dixon
Dec 10, 2025
Barbara Mae Dixon, 70, of Lochgelly, WV peacefully entered into her eternal home on December 10,2025 surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born on October 3,1955 in Montgomery, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Jackson Stover and Joan Wriston Armstrong.
Barbara resided with her daughter for the last ten years at Lochgelly and...
Woodrow William Farley, Jr.
Dec 10, 2025
“And God shall wipes away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away.” Revelations 21:4
Woodrow William Farley, Jr (Woodie), 88 from Mullens, WV, passed peacefully in the arms of Jesus, surrounded by his family, on December 10, 2025....
John Addison Strickland
Dec 7, 2025
John Addison Strickland, 62, of Cedar Grove entered into Heavens Gates at Hidden Valley Nursing Home, Oak Hill.
Born April 21, 1963 at Hampton, Virginia, he was the son of the late Elvin and Elsie Strickland.
He loved to play his guitar and harmonica, he loved his family and friends, but most of all he loved going to church and being a...
Sharon Lee Neely
Dec 6, 2025
Sharon Gregory Neely, 82, of Fayetteville, WV passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
Sharon was one of a kind and caring woman whose gentle spirit touched everyone she met. Surrounded by a large and loving family, she found joy in every stage of life and cherished the moments spent with those close to her. Alongside her devoted husband, she traveled...
Lora Rexanne Leilich
Dec 5, 2025
Lora Leilich, 59, of Edmond, WV, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2025, surrounded by her family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born to Dolly Franklin and the late Joe Franklin, Lora graduated from Midland Trail High School in 1985.
She is survived by her loving husband of 23 years, Roger Leilich; her children Ashley Hunt, Aaron Hunt,...
Kimberly Ann Johnson
Dec 5, 2025
Kimberly Ann Johnson, 59, of Forest Hill formerly of Corinne, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2025 at her home after a long illness.
Born August 11, 1966, at Beckley, she was the daughter of the late William Water and Margaret Ann Fann Johnson.
Kim was a graduate of Mullens High School and Court Reporting school in Texas. She was a former...
