Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Elsa Dellamea Bragg
Apr 21, 2017
Elsa Anna DellaMea Bragg, 89, of Glen Jean, WV passed away Friday, April 21, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 25, 1928 in Udine Italy she was the daughter of the late Severino and Caterina Cesare DellaMea. Elsa was a homemaker, a loving wife and mother and an all around special person. She was of the...
Juanita Evans Blankenbeckler
Apr 20, 2017
Juanita Pearl Evans Blankenbeckler , 87, of Sweeneysburg, WV went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born June 04, 1929 at Willis Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late William Pierce and Della Pearl Lester Evans. Juanita was a member of the New Prospect Baptist...
Isadora Myles Stover
Apr 19, 2017
Isadora Bennett Myles Stover , 85, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born April 18, 1932 at Longbottom, WV she was the daughter of the late Roosevelt and Kathrine Adkins Bennett. She was a former nurse aide for Oak Hill Hospital. Preceding her in death were her husband,...
Bobby Lee Humphrey
Apr 16, 2017
Bobby Lee Humphrey, 68, of Pax, WV passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, WV. Born March 30, 1949 at Hilltop, WV he was the son of the late Ralph W. and Margie E. Mitchell Humphrey. Bobby was a automobile mechanic and was a US Army veteran. Those left to cherish his memory include one...
Margaret Gunter Duncan
Apr 15, 2017
Surrounded by her family, Margaret Ann Gunter Duncan , 54, of Terry, WV passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 09, 1962 at Grant, NM she was the daughter of Fred Gunter of Piney View, WV and the late Myrtle (Gunter) Gunter. Margaret was a member of the Mabscott Holiness Church and...
Dora Wingrove Conner
Apr 14, 2017
Dora Wingrove Conner, 85, of Oak Hill, WV died Friday, April 14, 2017, at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born July 16, 1931 at Long Branch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Emory and Mabel Williams Wingrove. Dora was a homemaker who loved to go camping, work puzzles and spending time with her loving family. She...
Charles Hilton Blake
Apr 9, 2017
Charles Hilton Blake , 83, of Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, April 09, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV following a short illness. Born January 12, 1934 at Beckwith, WV he was the son of the late Lewis H. and Gladys E. McGraw Blake. A life-long resident of Fayette County, Mr. Blake was a retired coal truck...
Roberta Cansie Stover
Apr 9, 2017
Roberta Cansie Stover , 90, of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 25, 1926 at Mossy, WV she was the daughter of the late Hobart and Martha Agnes Aliff Stover. She was a member of the Living Word Church at Mossy. Son, Bernard Keith Stover; sisters, Sylvia Scarbro, Flossie...
Thomas A. Winner
Apr 8, 2017
Thomas A. Winner, 86, of Oak Hill, WV passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill. This passionate Mountaineers fan and long time dedicated democrat was born in Lillybrook, WV, on January 20, 1931 son of the late Frank E.and Esther Fink Winner. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Frank...
Lillian Underwood Mcclung
Apr 2, 2017
Lillian Ruth Underwood McClung , 92, of Hilltop, WV died on Sunday, April 02, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born July 01, 1924 at Glen Morgan, WV she was the daughter of the late George Robert and Crystal L. Martin Underwood. Lillian was a member of the Redstar Baptist Church and a homemaker. Her husband of 61...
Thomas Alan Harlan
Apr 1, 2017
Thomas Alan Harlan, age 70, of Fayetteville, WV passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 26, 1946 in Montgomery, WV, he was raised and preceded in death by his grandparents, Opal and Lonnie Taylor and also by his mother, Agnes Collette. Tom was formerly employed by Semet-Solvay at Harewood, was Assistant...
Ethel Riffe Young
Apr 1, 2017
Ethel Theodosia Riffe Young , 80, of Fayetteville, WV went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 01, 2017 at Select Specialty-Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston, WV. Born January 20, 1937 at Jolo, WV she was the daughter of the late William Peter and Bessie Viars Riffe. Ethel was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother who loved Jesus...
Laurence Rolland Smith Iii
Mar 28, 2017
Laurence Rolland Smith, III , 55, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Huttonsville Correctional Facility in Huttonsville, WV. Born November 14, 1961 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Laurence Rolland Smith, II and Lois Mae Elmore Smith. He had worked in construction. A brother, Allard C . Smith preceded him...
Randy Allen Hornsby
Mar 27, 2017
Randy Allen Hornsby was granted his angel wings on March 27th, 2017. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Randy had touched in some great way throughout his short, yet very memorable life. Randy's life would seem too short to many but those who were touched by him understood that the quality of existence far exceeds...
Karen Cassell Hylton
Mar 22, 2017
Life Is Not The Same Without You The sun still rises in the east and darkness falls at night, but nothing now seems quite the same, each day is not as bright. The birds still sing, the flowers grow, the breeze still whispers too, but it will never, ever be the same world without you. It's so sad that you...
Robert Kelly Sarver
Mar 22, 2017
Robert Kelly Sarver , 76, of Oak Hill, WV went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born August 25, 1940 at Harper, WV he was the son of the late John and Nancy Phillips Sarver. Kelly was a retired Service Manager for King Coal Chevrolet in Oak Hill...
Richard M. Fowler
Mar 20, 2017
Richard M. Fowler , 90, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, March 20, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 25, 1926 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Archie R. and Carrie Moling Fowler. A retired Gunnery Sergeant, Richard served 29 years with the US Marine Corps during World War II, Korea...
Seth Boggs
Mar 16, 2017
William "Seth" Boggs , 29, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born June 03, 1987 at Weston, WV he was the son of Janet L. Furst and William David Boggs. Seth loved anything that allowed him to spend his time in nature - being on the river, guiding, fishing,...
Julius Ray Stover
Mar 16, 2017
Julius Ray Stover , 67, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at his home. Born October 23, 1949 at Scarbro, WV he was the son of the late Herbert and Voneda Stover Romine. Although he was deaf, Julius was still able to make himself understood. He grew up in Minden and loved to hunt and fish....
Henry "Hank" Bailess
Mar 14, 2017
Henry "Hank" Melvin Bailess , 63, of Edmond, WV died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV of an apparent heart attack. Born May 26, 1953 at Edmond, WV he was the son of the late Herbert "Dick" and Virginia Tully Bailess. Hank was a 1971 graduate of Ansted High School He retired after...
