Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Bill Donovan Frasier
Mar 14, 2017
Bill Donovan Frasier , 91, of Oak Hill, WV went home to be with the good Lord and his precious wife on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Harper Mills in Beckley, WV. Born August 10, 1925 at Middleport, OH he was the son of the late Donovan and Lenora Lawless Frasier. Mr. Frasier was a steadfast, hard working man who...
Betty Ward Hill
Mar 14, 2017
Betty June Ward Hill , 88, of Dorothy, WV died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born April 15, 1928 at Whitesville, WV she was the daughter of the late George and Gladys Dempsey Ward. She was a retired dietitian for Pinecrest Hospital. Her husband, Ralph Hill; son, George Hill; sisters, Norma Jean...
Thomas Gregory Kessler
Mar 11, 2017
Thomas Gregory Kessler passed away peacefully Saturday March 11 holding hands with his wife Lyda Renfro Parent Kessler, and his two daughters Paige Kessler Johnson and Elizabeth Kessler Cox. A West Virginia native and avid outdoorsman he was born in Bellburn, WV on November 5, 1941. He was preceded in death by his parents Shamber Eccles Kessler and Frankie Bryant,...
Helen Vannatter Whitlock
Mar 9, 2017
Helen Louise “Sissy” Vannatter Whitlock, 86, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV after a short illness. Born on Sept. 15, 1930, at Fayette Station, WV, she was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Lawrence M. Whitlock, who passed away on Feb. 26, 2014. Also preceding her in...
James Eugene Thorne
Mar 5, 2017
James Eugene Thorne , 86, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, March 05, 2017 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born November 27, 1930 at Rock Lick, WV he was the son of the late Luther M. "Mote" and Annie Florence East Thorne. Mr. Thorne was a member of the Oak Hill Church of Christ and...
Harold Lee Willmeth
Mar 3, 2017
Harold Lee Willmeth , 64, of Beckley, WV died on Friday, March 03, 2017 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born April 25, 1952 at Mahan, WV he was the son of the late Earl and Mary Louise Adkins Willmeth. He was a disabled coal miner. Harold enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Ewing...
Frances Aliff Trump
Mar 1, 2017
Frances Loving Aliff Trump , 88, of Rocky River, OH died on Wednesday, March 01, 2017 at in Westlake, OH. Born June 01, 1928 in West Virginia, the daughter of the late William Thomas and Edith L. Mason Aliff. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Kenzie Trump on March 17, 2005. Graveside rites...
Dr. C. Robert` "Bob" Cooke
Feb 28, 2017
Dr. C. Robert Cooke, a pioneer in the provision of hemodialysis and an expert in diseases of the kidney, died at Methodist University Hospital, in Memphis, on February 28, 2017. The cause of death was pneumonia; he was 87. Dr. Cooke was a Professor of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Medical Center and Chief of Nephrology at the Veterans...
Roger Dale Hammontree
Feb 27, 2017
Roger Dale "Lil Rog" Hammontree, 69 of Lochgelly, WV passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Charleston,WV following a short illness. Born August 20, 1947 in Lochgelly, WV and he is the son of the late Claude S. and Dorothy Jane Sisson Hammontree. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by siblings,...
Sandra Jean Adkins
Feb 27, 2017
Sandra Jean Bailes Adkins, 62, of Scarbro, WV passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born August 14, 1954 in Richwood, WV she was the daughter of the late Howard and Betty Graham Bailes. Sandra was a homemaker and was of the Protestant faith. Those left to cherish her memory include her loving and...
Gary Lee King
Feb 26, 2017
Gary Lee King , 76, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born March 28, 1940 at Robson, WV he was the son of the late Mayford Early and Myrtle Nettie McNeely King. Gary spent four years on the water as a Merchant Marine, which he dearly loved. He...
Jackie Lee Toombs Sr.
Feb 25, 2017
Jackie Lee Toombs, Sr., 76, of Mount Hope passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House. Born November 12, 1940 in Minden he was the son of the late Galushia P. and Estelle Blevins Toombs. Jackie was a retired welder from Ohio Brass in Oak Hill, and was an Army Veteran and proud to have been an Army...
Harold "Buddy" Clark
Feb 19, 2017
Harold "Buddy" Lee Clark , 79, of Bramwell, WV formerly of Rt 1 Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV. Born September 02, 1937 at Corrine, WV he was the son of the late Hershel and Chloe Meadows Clark. Buddy's varied employment included working for Jewel Tea Company in Illinois; was owner...
Billie Tennant Carter
Feb 19, 2017
Surrounded by family at her home, Billie Dove Tennant Carter , 86, of Mount Hope, WV , went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Born May 18, 1930 at Kilsyth, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Ella Osborne Tennant. Mrs. Carter was a member of the Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church and...
Helen Imogene Pack
Feb 18, 2017
Helen Imogene Bennett Pack, 92, of Mt. Hope, WV went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 18, 2017. Born June 3, 1924 in Rainelle, WV the daughter of Edgar Bennett and Eva Warren Bennett. Helen was a graduate of Mt. Hope High School and attended the nursing program at Morris Harvey College. Helen spent her life serving our...
Leona Crigger Pack
Feb 18, 2017
Leona Cragger Pack , 86, of Gary, WV died on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at McDowell Nursing & Rehab Center in Gary, WV. Born February 15, 1933 at Mullens, WV she was the daughter of the late Walter Lum and Bernice Castle Cragger. Along with her parents she is also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters. Those left...
Agnes Caudill Neely
Feb 13, 2017
Agnes Caudill Neely, 95, of Virginia Beach, VA passed away on Monday February 13, 2017. Born October 15, 1921 in Burnwell, WV, the daughter of the late William and Ida Johnson Caudill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Neely; son David Neely; and many brothers and sisters. Agnes was a 1940 graduate from Kingston High School. Those...
Elizabeth Miller Riser
Feb 12, 2017
Elizabeth Miller Riser , 90, of Princeton, WV formerly of Mabscott, WV died on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton. Born March 16, 1926 at Gary, WV she was the daughter of the late Paul and Elizabeth Cafego Miller. During World War II Elizabeth worked as a "Rosie the Riveter" then later was in the catering...
Beverly Sedlock Altano
Feb 10, 2017
Beverly Darlene Sedlock Altano, 52, passed away after a short illness on Friday, February 10, 2017. Born May 23rd, 1964, at Montgomery, WV, she was the daughter of the late Carl Woodrow Sedlock and Dorothy Ella Parrish Sedlock Painter and stepdaughter of the late Quincy “Pete” Painter. She was preceded in death by her sister Alma Brash. Beverly is survived...
Shirley Dawson Allen
Feb 10, 2017
Shirley Ann Dawson Allen , 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Friday, February 10, 2017 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born June 21, 1942 at Sciotoville, OH she was the daughter of the late Lee and Gladys Cox Dawson. Shirley was a homemaker. She attended the Carlisle First Church of God. Those left...
