Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Edsel Eugene Armentrout
Feb 15, 2018
Edsel Eugene Armentrout passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, February 15, 2018. He was born on September 16, 1931 in Kilsyth, WV, later moving to Bradley where he lived for over 30 years. He most recently lived in Summers County on a gentleman’s farm by the Greenbrier River that he shared with his wife and best friend, Sharon...
David B. Rapp
Feb 15, 2018
David B. Rapp , 71, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born February 12, 1947 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Doke "D.C." and Gloria Mae Williams Rapp. David was a graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill and was a US Air...
John Edward Davis
Feb 10, 2018
John Edward Davis , 74, of Lochgelly, WV passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born March 4, 1943 in Lochgelly he was the son of the late James and Ann Treadway Davis. John worked as a mine electrician. He was a member of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, and 1961 graduate of Collins High...
Julius Allen Cales
Feb 9, 2018
Julius “Buddy” Allen Cales, 67, of Oak Hill passed away Friday, February 09, 2018 at CAMC General in Charleston. Born October 22, 1950 in Oak Hill, a son of the late John “Ringo” and Shirley Black Cales. Buddy was a retired Fayette County bus driver where he worked for more than 30 years and was a 1971 graduate of Collins...
Robert Herman Stone
Feb 9, 2018
Robert Herman Stone , 62, of Beckley, WV died on Friday, February 09, 2018 at his home. Born June 19, 1955 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Ernest Clinton Stone, Sr. and Olive Nadine Loudermilk Stone. Robert was a roofer and a US Army veteran. Survivors include daughter, Julie Gernhardt and husband, Ben of Crestwell, Oregon;...
Lillian Stover Treadway
Feb 8, 2018
Lillian Stover Treadway , 94, of East Windsor, NJ formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, February 08, 2018 at University Medical Center of Princeton in Plainsboro, NJ. Born February 06, 1924 at Mossy, WV she was the daughter of the late Hobert and Martha Aliff Stover. Her husband, George C. Treadway, Jr. preceded her in death on July...
Mack Tyree
Feb 2, 2018
A former resident of Beckley, West Virginia, Mack Tyree, 88, passed at the Holyoke Soldier’s Home in Holyoke, MA on Friday, February 2, 2018. He served in the Army during World War II as a Guard Patrolman with the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment patrolling restricted areas, guarding military property and protecting personnel. Mack was born May 3, 1929 to Clark...
Glenn Earl Davis
Feb 1, 2018
GOLFER'S PRAYER For all the times I have swung a club. For the many friends and the game I love. For the patience I have found in sand or rough. For the excitement of making shots thought tough. For success is not measured by holes in one. But by the times that are shared when you are having fun. Lord...
Kenneth Harvey Cottle, Sr.
Jan 30, 2018
Kenneth Harvey Cottle, Sr. , 82, of Harvey, WV died on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Born November 23, 1935 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Samuel Austin Cottle, Sr. and Isabelle Cochran Cottle Mitchem and stepson of the late Floyd Mitchem. Mr. Cottle, Sr. was a retired coal miner. He was a member of the New...
Anna Marie Shaffer
Jan 27, 2018
Wayfaring Stranger by John Carter Cash and John R. Cash Travelin' through this world below. There is no sickness, no toil, no danger, In that bright land to which I go.I'm goin' there to see my father. And all my loved ones who've gone on. I'm just goin' over Jordan. I'm just goin' over home. ========================================================================= Anna Marie Phillips Shaffer,...
Helen Spradling Daniels
Jan 27, 2018
Helen Madlin Spradling Daniels, 93, formerly of Oak Hill, WV passed into her Lords arms on Saturday, January 27, 2018. She was born on January 11, 1925 in Minden, WV to the late Christopher and Sylvia (Wilson) Spradling. She was the fifth of six children: Gretchen and Irene (Hall) (sisters, deceased), Norman and John (brothers, deceased), and brother Richard Butch...
Robert David Donell
Jan 19, 2018
Robert David Donell , 46, of Mount Hope, WV died on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born April 06, 1971 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Robert Lewis and Ethel Smith Donell. Robert attended Sunday school at Weirwood Community Church.. He was preceded in death by sister, Vicky Donell....
John Lawrence Creed
Jan 19, 2018
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Colossians...
Sue Gay White
Jan 15, 2018
Sue Gay White, 89, of Beckley passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital. Born October 10, 1928 in Williamson, WV she was the daughter of the late Shelton and Lucille Carter Gay. Sue was a homemaker and was a member of the United Methodist Temple in Beckley for more than 40 years. She is preceded in death...
Helen Brackman Moreau
Jan 14, 2018
Helen Maxine Brackman Moreau , 92, of Southern Pines, NC formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Quail Haven Nursing Home in Southern Pines, NC. Born August 13, 1925 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Rev. Grover C. and Mary Anne Blethen Brackman. Helen retired as the longtime owner and...
Rev. Carl Emzie Burrows
Jan 11, 2018
Rev. Carl Emzie Burrows , 95, of Mount Hope, WV died on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born November 24, 1922 at Huntington, WV he was the son of the late Emzie M. "Red" and Nora Marie Nibert Burrows. A minister for the United Methodist Conference for 53 years, he retired in 1984. His...
Louise Kochinsky Morrison
Jan 9, 2018
Louise Rita Settle Kochinsky Morrison , 96, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, January 09, 2018 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born August 24, 1921 at MacDonald, WV she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Kutiuk Kochinsky. She was a homemaker. Preceding her in death were husband, Russell E. Morrison; brother, Joe...
J.C. Prather
Jan 9, 2018
J.C. Prather , 68, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, January 09, 2018 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born March 10, 1949 at Ingram Branch, WV he was the son of the late Virgil and Juanita J. Prather Ingram. J.C. was employed as a heavy equipment transporter. He was a member of the Day Star Worship Center,...
Owen Truman Prather
Jan 8, 2018
Owen Truman Prather , 72, of Page, WV died on Monday, January 08, 2018 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 01, 1945 at Fayette County, WV he was the son of the late Owen Jasper and Ernestine Garbett Prather. Owen was a retired heavy equipment operator for the WV Department of Highways. He was a US Army...
William E. "Sonny" Ross
Jan 8, 2018
William Edgar "Sonny" Ross , Jr. 73, of Glen Jean, WV and most recently residing at Hilltop Center died on Monday, January 08, 2018 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 07, 1944 at Glen Jean, WV he was the son of the late William Edgar "Ack" Sr. and Margaret Williams Ross. Sonny was a retired maintenance worker...
