Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Myrtle Settle Foster
Sep 10, 2017
Myrtle Kathryn Settle Foster , 90, of Page, WV died on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 15, 1926 at Wriston, WV she was the daughter of the late Herbert Land and Ella Merle Pennington Settle. Mrs. Foster was a member of the Jesus Name House of Prayer and was a homemaker. She...
George D. Joslin
Sep 7, 2017
On Thursday, September 7, 2017, George D. Joslin , 75, of Oak Hill, WV passed away at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born November 2, 1941, he was the son of the late George and Blanche Joslin of New York. George was a veteran of the US Marine Corps and a life-time member of the VFW Post 548, Morgantown,...
Donald Eugene Bowyer
Sep 6, 2017
Donald Eugene Bowyer, 81 of Augusta, GA died on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta, Ga. Born March 25, 1936, in Amigo, WV, he was the son of the late Hubert and Thelma Ann Humphrey Bowyer. He was a member of Helen Baptist Church. Donald was a devoted and loving husband, brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather....
Tammy Gardner Vassil
Sep 5, 2017
Tammy Lin Gardner Vassil , 52, of Scarbro, WV died on Tuesday, September 05, 2017 at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA. Born July 16, 1965 in Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Bobby and Deloris Ward Gardner. Tammy worked for 20 years as manager at Little General. She was a member of the Pleasant View Church of...
Buford Owen Williams
Sep 1, 2017
Buford Owen Williams, 76, of Artie, WV passed away Friday, September 1, 2017 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born November 6, 1940 he was the son of the late Wayburn and Linnie Dunbar Williams. Buford was a Coal Miner for over 30 years and was part of the UMWA. He attended the Church of God at Artie, and in his leisure...
Alma Lively Pritt
Aug 27, 2017
Do not ask me to remember, Don’t try to make me understand, Let me rest and know you’re with me, Kiss my cheek and hold my hand. I’m confused beyond your concept, I am sad and sick and lost. All I know is that I need you To be with me at all cost. Do not lose your patience with...
David Howard Wagner
Aug 26, 2017
David Howard Wagner , 81, of Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV. Born July 09, 1936 at Hemphill, WV he was the son of the late David Alexander and Edna Augusta Zachary Wagner. David was a graduate of Morris Harvey College in Charleston and a US Army veteran. He was...
Januita Joyce Foster
Aug 25, 2017
Januita Joyce Foster, age 65, of Dempsey Road, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Born November 1, 1951 at Dempsey, WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Nina Lee Settle Foster. Joyce was a member of the Page Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by brother, Robert Lee...
Steven Wayne Kessler
Aug 23, 2017
Fayette County Circuit Clerk and former Sheriff, Steven Wayne Kessler, 60, of Packs Branch, West Virginia died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at his home. He was the son of the late Robert Lee and Nora Eileen Powers Kessler. Steve began his career in law enforcement at Mount Hope in 1976. He graduated from the West Virginia State Police Academy in...
Jo Ann Foreman Sundstrom
Aug 22, 2017
Jo Ann Foreman Sundstrom , 88, of Oak Hill, WV was called to heaven on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born in Clay County, she was the youngest of seven daughters of the late Charles Wesley and Julia Estep Foreman. Jo Ann was a graduate of Clay County High School Class of 1945 and...
Susan Sheehan Moore
Aug 22, 2017
Susan Marie Sheehan Moore, 63, of Fayetteville, WV passed away August 22, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV. Born June 2, 1954 in Mount Hope, WV she is the daughter of the late Vincent Leo Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Adelsberg Sheehan. Susan was a 1972 graduate of Mount Hope High School and a 1997 graduate of Valley College. She...
Michael Shane Thorne
Aug 14, 2017
Michael Shane Thorne, age 40 of Piney View, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. Born April 8, 1977 in Beckley, he was the son of the Raymond Lee Thorne of Prudence and Leva Smith Wheeler of Piney View. Michael was a talented salesman having sold many products including automobiles and home improvement...
Rose Marie Brown
Aug 10, 2017
Rose Marie Brown of Scarbro, WV passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017. A Memorial to celebrate the life of Rose Marie will be held at Tyree Funeral Home, Mt. Hope, WV on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Family and friends are invited to gather at the funeral home from 1:00 P.M. til 3:00 P.M.
Velma Spencer Foster
Aug 10, 2017
Velma Garnett Spencer Foster, 95, of Scarbro, died August 10, 2017. She was born on July 24, 1922, in South Boyd, WV to the late Clyde and Gladys (Tomlin) Spencer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred (Junior) W. Foster, Jr., grandson, Joseph Lee Foster, and her siblings, Velma was a 1940 graduate of Oak Hill High School....
Dr. Brian Stephen Love
Aug 7, 2017
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life by Rida Johnson Young ------------------------------------------------------------- Ah! sweet mystery of life, at last I've found thee Ah! I know at last the secret of it all, All the longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning, The burning hopes, the joy and idle tears that fall! For 'tis love, and love alone, the world is seeking; And 'tis love,...
Lockie Jane Rakes
Aug 5, 2017
Lockie Jane Worrell Davis Rakes, 97, of Mount Hope died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Hilltop Nursing and Rehab Center, Hilltop, WV. Born, April 13, 1920 at Sand Branch. she was the daughter of the late William and Florence Ada Boyd Worrell. Loving husbands Howard Davis and Lewis Rakes; sons; Leslie Davis and Leo Davis; sisters: Easter Clay, Vada Painter...
Raymond Joe Menei
Aug 5, 2017
With family at his side, Raymond Joe Menei, 83, of Mount Hope, WV went home to be with the Lord on Saturday August 5, 2017. Raymond passed away peacefully at Pine Lodge Nursing Home in Beckley, WV following a prolonged illness. Born May 29, 1934 at Tamroy, WV, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Sirna Romano...
Robert Raymond Hawks
Aug 3, 2017
World traveler Robert Raymond Hawks, 61, of Princeton, WV left for his final journey on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Born February 03, 1956 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late Charles Norman Hawks and Margaret F. Thompson Hawks. Robert was a 1974 graduate of Collins High School where he was president of the Chess Club for four...
Margaret Irene Hildebrand
Jul 31, 2017
Margaret Irene Hildebrand, 89, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on July 31, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born in Monongah, Marion County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Emma Pyles and Herbert Harden. A 1945 graduate of East Fairmont High School, Fairmont, WV, Margaret graduated from Morris Harvey College and received a Master of...
Mary Frances Spears
Jul 30, 2017
Mary Frances (Mance) Wright Spears, 91, of Mt. Hope passed away on July 30, 2017 at Greenbrier Health Care Center, Lewisburg. Mary was born at Long Branch, WV on December 9, 1925 the daughter of the late Bruce A. and Lessie M. Thompson Wright. She is preceded in death by her husband; Tom R. a daughter; Denise Chafin, and son;...
