Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Lloyd Eldridge "Slick" Ward
Aug 30, 2018
Lloyd Eldridge "Slick" Ward, 68 of Richmond, VA passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018 in Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Midlothian, VA with his daughter and sister by his side. Born December 30, 1949 in Beckley, he was the son of the late Walter Eldridge and Edith Surface Ward. Slick graduated from Collins High School in Oak Hill, WV...
Alisha Johnson Perry
Aug 28, 2018
Alisha Marie Johnson Perry of Charleston died on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Friends and family will remember her for the beautiful, intelligent, fun–loving individual that she was. Born December 4, 1989, in Raleigh County, WV Alisha was the daughter of Sandra Elkins Kidd and the late Lawrence Robert Johnson. Alisha attended Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School, Oak Hill High...
Noel Dayton Shrout
Aug 26, 2018
Noel Dayton Shrout, 86, of Mount Hope originally from Derry Hale, WV passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Noel was born March 23, 1932 in Oswald, WV to the late Buckner and Ophelia Ramsey Shrout. He worked as a coal miner for thirty-two years, attended the Cranberry Community Church for forty-five years, and...
Sandra (Sandy) Kay Holliday
Aug 23, 2018
Sandra (Sandy) Kay Holliday, age 65 of Oak Hill, WV, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley with her family by her side. Born July 13, 1953, in Beckley, she was the daughter of Kitty Cleva Midkiff Callahan and the late James Logan Holliday. Sandy was a retired coal miner for over 28 years...
Marvin Gerald Stover
Aug 23, 2018
Marvin Gerald Stover , 82, of Hurricane, WV died on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the home of his son. Born October 14, 1935 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Roscoe and Mertie Gay Keffer Stover. He was a retired helicopter mechanic for Boeing Air Craft and also retired from Union Carbide. Marvin served 9 years...
Inella Ross Irwin
Aug 22, 2018
Inella Romaine Ross Irwin , 92, of Dorchester, SC died on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Born February 05, 1926 at Brooklyn, WV she was the daughter of the late William Arthur and Cora Lee McGhee Ross. Inella was a member of the Gatewood Baptist Church and Low Country Baptist in Summerville, SC. She...
Calvin Jefferson Bickford
Aug 21, 2018
Calvin Jefferson Bickford, 93, of Oak Hill went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife, Margaret Sally Bickford on Monday, August 20, 2018. Born August 1, 1925 in Page, WV he was the son of the late Ashby and Annie Kelly Bickford. He was a retired railroad yardman. Calvin was a veteran in the United States Army. He...
Gerald Heston Hildebrand
Aug 21, 2018
US Navy and World War II veteran, Gerald Heston Hildebrand passed away August 21, 2018, with family by his side at Bowers Hospice House, just six days shy of his 92nd birthday, Born August 27, 1926 at Fairmont, WV he was the son of the late Thomas Benton and Ardeth Heston Hildebrand. When Gerald was 16, he joined the US...
William "Butch" J. Whitlock Jr.
Aug 17, 2018
William "Butch" Jennings Whitlock, Jr. , 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, August 17, 2018 at his home. Born December 23, 1943 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late William Jennings Whitlock, Sr. and Dolly M. Ross Whitlock. Butch was a longtime member of the Oak Hill United Methodist Church. He was a 1961...
Larry Eugene Derringer Sr.
Aug 16, 2018
Larry Eugene Derringer, Sr., age 69 of Prudence, passed away on Thursday, August 16. 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born March 10, 1949 at Herndon, WV, he was the son of the late Eugene and Pauline Green Derringer. Larry was a self employed roofer and also worked for Master Roofing Systems. He was a member of the...
James Albert Evans
Aug 13, 2018
James “Ab” Evans, 74, of Mount Hope passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Hilltop Center in Hilltop. Born October 22, 1943 in Cirtsville, WV he was the son of the late John and Gracie Lester Evans. Ab was a 1961 graduate of Mount Hope High School. He worked for the West Virginia Department of Highways, was a retired...
Dorothy Evans Settle
Aug 10, 2018
Dorothy Mae Evans Settle, 89 of Mossy, WV died on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 18, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Garnett Toney Evans. Dorothy was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. Her husband, Leonard "Pee Wee" Oliver Settle preceded her in death on Aug 11,...
Sapphire Jade Watkins
Aug 5, 2018
Our precious baby girl, Sapphire Jade Watkins, went to home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley. Born August 5, 2018 in Beckley she was the daughter of Zachary Watkins and Coritha Higginbotham. Sapphire is preceded in death by a sister, Arie Watkins. Along with her parents those left to cherish...
Burl Burton Jr.
Aug 3, 2018
Delphia Burl Burton, Jr. age 68, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Select Specialty-St. Francis in Charleston, WV. Born August 8, 2018 at Kaymoor, WV, he was the son of the late Delphia Burl Burton, Sr. and Kathleen America Kincaid Burton. Burl was a milkman having last worked last at United Dairy and was a...
Joetta Meadows
Jul 28, 2018
Violet Joetta Meadows of Fayetteville WV went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 28th, 2018 in Beckley, WV. Joetta was born to Paul and Violet Fazenbaker on February 5th, 1941 in Bloomington Maryland. She was a retired nurse and continued to serve her community as a beautician and baker for the local area. Joetta is survived by her daughter...
Geneva Ruth Clay
Jul 25, 2018
Geneva Ruth Arthur Matheny Gilland Clay, 82, of Mount Hope passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley. Born November 24, 1935 in Oswald, WV she was the daughter of the late Golden William, and Easter Marie Reid Arthur. Geneva was a homemaker, a faithful member of the Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church, where she sang in the...
Joyce Gail Stover
Jul 23, 2018
Joyce Gail Hinkle Stover, 77, of Mount Hope, WV passed away Monday July 23, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV Born July 14, 1941 in Sun, WV she was the daughter of the late Roy H. and Gladys Pennington Hinkle. Joyce was a retired accountant for the Ypsilanti, MI City Hall and was a faithful member of the...
Glen Harold Brown Sr.
Jul 15, 2018
Glen Harold Brown, Sr., 86, of Robson passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 at his residence. Born May 4, 1932 in Kincaid, WV he was the son of the late John Woody, and Ethel Lovell Brown. Glen retired from the West Virginia Department of Highways as a truck driver, and served in The United States Army during the Korean War....
Beulah Faye Garrett
Jul 14, 2018
Beulah Faye Garrett , 54, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 14, 1964 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Ernest Leo and Louise Faye Ward Garrett. She was a certified nursing assistant for Mary's Garden at Hidden Valley. In 2010 Beulah was...
Bruce Lawson Webb
Jul 13, 2018
Bruce Lawson Webb , 71, of Dothan, WV died on Friday, July 13, 2018 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born January 07, 1947 at Ronceverte, WV he was the son of the late William Ralph and Nora Mae Ford Webb. Bruce was a member of the SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak Hill. He was a...
