Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Richard Arthur Riser
Dec 21, 2017
Richard Arthur Riser, age 65, of Oak Hill, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born March 15, 1952 at Carlisle, WV, he as the son of Ruth Roberts Riser of Oak Hill and the late William Riser, Sr. Mr. Riser was a former coal miner and self employed contractor. He was member...
Barbara Epperly Mcguffin
Dec 20, 2017
The Lord received another angel home when Barbara Allen Epperly McGuffin of Oak Hill, WV went to be with Him on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born at Fayetteville, WV she was the daughter of the late Earl O. and Mary Louise Moses Epperly. A life-time resident of Fayette County, Barbara was a graduate...
Phyllis Dotson Bibb
Dec 14, 2017
Phyllis Irene Dotson Bibb , 88, of Montgomery, WV died on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born December 23, 1928 at Weirwood, WV she was the daughter of the late James Nelson and Ada Mae Bennett Dotson. Her husband, Nathan Edward Bibb; brothers, Jimmy Dotson, Louie Dotson and Curtis Dotson; and sisters, Maxine...
Vernor Alfred Bloxton
Dec 13, 2017
Our precious husband, father, and grandfather Vernor Alfred Bloxton , 90, of Redstar, WV died on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 16, 1927 at Hilltop, WV he was the son of the late James William and Ruth Hester Smith Bloxton. Vernor worked 39 years as a clerk for the C&O Railroad retiring...
Freddie Lee Crews
Dec 12, 2017
Freddie Lee Crews , 81, of Hilltop, WV died on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born July 26, 1936 at Princeton, WV he was the son of the late Thelma Spicer and Walter Crews. Freddie worked for the City of Mount Hope in water plant maintenance. He served in the Army National Guard. He...
Randy Dean Dangerfield
Dec 11, 2017
Randy Dean Dangerfield , 63, of Scarbro, WV died on Monday, December 11, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born November 09, 1954 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Marvin U. and Emogene Ball Dangerfield. Randy worked in construction. He attended the Virginia Street Baptist Church, Oak Hill. Left to cherish his memory...
Myra Christine Williams
Dec 11, 2017
Myra Christine Williams, 57, of Pelham, AL died on Monday, December 11, 2017. Born January 07, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Caperton Bernard and Alfreda (Williams) Williams of Pax, WV. Myra was best known for her honest humor and outspoken demeanor. She loved relaxing outdoors, drinking Coca Cola and listening to country music and The Temptations. She...
Glenda Jean Stone
Dec 8, 2017
Glenda Jean "Linda" Stone, 85, of Oak Hill went to her heavenly home on Friday December 8, 2017. She was a phlebotomist and homemaker. Linda was a member of the Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene where she served in the choir, Christmas and Easter productions, and served The Family Life Center. She was a member of the Scarbro Garden...
Dr. John Wilson Vargo
Dec 5, 2017
John ‘Jack’ Wilson Vargo, DDS was born in MacDonald, WV on May 3, 1924, son of the late John and Jane Scott Vargo, and passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the age of 93. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 55 years, Margaret Janney Vargo; two daughters, Jan Elizabeth Vargo and Barbara Ann...
Shirley Giles Aliff
Nov 28, 2017
Shirley Colleene Giles Aliff , 75, of Hilltop, WV sadly departed this life on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington after a long illness. Born March 10, 1942 at Carbondale, WV she was the daughter of the late William T. and Mary Louise Manning Giles. Survivors include husband, John Aliff of Hilltop; son, Mark Aliff...
Donna Freeman Shaver
Nov 24, 2017
Donna Lee Freeman Shaver, 54, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, November 24, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born, August 8, 1963, at Newport News, VA, she was the daughter of Deloris Freeman and the late Gordon Freeman. Donna was a waitress. She attended the New Life Ministry. In addition to her mother, those left to...
Frances Gill Miller
Nov 21, 2017
Frances Ora Gill Miller, 90, of Oak Hill, WV died Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville, KY. Born August 25, 1927 in Oswald, WV, she was the daughter of the late Finley Overton Gill and Audrey Copeland Gill. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Mark Thompson Miller, Sr.; her son,...
Joyce "Susie" Warwick Bailey
Nov 18, 2017
Joyce "Susie" Warwick Bailey , 70, of Mount Hope, WV departed this life on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley after a courageous battle with cancer. Born May 02, 1947 at Oswald, WV she was the daughter of the late John Everett "Ted" and Addine Lena Morris Warwick. Susie was a business woman and owner of...
Rita Richmond Grabosky
Nov 17, 2017
Rita Lou Richmond Grabosky , 69, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, November 17, 2017 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born July 06, 1948 at Minden, WV she was the daughter of the late Emory and Jessie Stanley Richmond. Rita was a homemaker and of the Baptst faith. Her husband, John Grabosky preceded her in death...
Thomas Carvel Crawford
Nov 16, 2017
Thomas Carvel Crawford , 69, of Oak Hill died on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born May 11, 1948 at Hinton, WV he was the son of the late Thomas Dale and Callie Susan Wiekle Crawford. Tom was an automobile mechanic. Brother, Hiskle Crawford preceded him in death. Survivors include sons, John (Samantha) Crawford...
Henry Lewis Ellis
Nov 15, 2017
Henry Lewis “Sonny” Ellis, 83, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at his residence. Born May 26, 1934 in Laurel, Maryland he was the son of the late Henry Ellis Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Allen Weckesser. Henry was a veteran of the US Navy and worked in road construction. He is preceded in death by his...
David Lee Poff
Nov 12, 2017
David Lee Poff , 46, of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, November 12, 2017 as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident on I-77 south near Mahan. Born December 10, 1970 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Donald and Gloria Myers Poff of Scarbro. David was a machine and jack operator for Speed Mining in...
Wanda Sink Pino
Nov 12, 2017
Wanda June Pino of Mount Hope, WV went to be with the Lord on November 12, 2017 in her home surrounded by family. Never one to miss church, it seems fitting the Lord called her home on Sunday morning where she joins those who preceded her in death including her husband Frank Pino, parents Ambers and Josephine Sink, her son...
Elmer Gordon Evans
Nov 10, 2017
Elmer Gordon Evans, age 74 of Oak Hill, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born September 6, 1943 at Ingram Branch, he was the son of the late Elmer and Garnett Toney Evans. Elmer was a shuttle car operator in the coal mines and attended the Living Word Church at Mossy. He...
Dave "Bud" William Fisher
Nov 9, 2017
Dave "Bud" William Fisher , 32, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, November 09, 2017 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born July 14, 1985 at Syracuse, NY he was the son of Dave Wayne and Holly Ann Wolfe Fisher. Bud graduated from Wyo-Tech with honors in September 2013. He was an excellent carpenter and mechanic by...
