Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Patsy Fridley Dorsey
Feb 5, 2017
Patsy Lou Dorsey, age 77, of Pinnacle, NC, passed away on February 5, 2017 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born on April 15, 1939 in Fayette County, WV to the late Wilmer and Mary Darlington Fridley. Mrs. Dorsey is survived by her loving husband, Gary Dorsey; two sons, Steven (Sherry) Wriston of Pinnacle, NC and Jerry...
William Bruce Shepperd Sr.
Feb 4, 2017
William "Bill" Bruce Shepperd, Sr. , 72, of Beckley, WV passed away on Sunday, February 05, 2017. Born September 21, 1944 at Willis Branch, WV he was the son of the late Walton and Clara Green Shepperd. In addition to his parents, a brother, Jackie Shepperd; sister, Betty Phillips; and grandson, John David Wilson preceded him in death. Bill was...
Harold Gene Reynolds
Feb 2, 2017
Harold Gene Reynolds, 79, of Hico passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 at his residence. Born May 23, 1937 he was the son of the late James Elton and Ethel Marie Bennett Reynolds. Harold served in the United States Air Force and worked as a truck driver for many years. He is preceded in death by four brothers, three sisters,...
Paula R. Dick Cody
Jan 31, 2017
Paula Renee Dick Cody, 52, of Myrtle Beach, SC formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Born March 19, 1964 she was the daughter of the late Carl Edward Dick, Sr. and Lorraine Mae Taylor Dick. Paula leaves behind a loving family which includes two sons, Christopher Michael Cody and David Anthony Cody; five sisters, Connie...
Betty Ferguson Maroney
Jan 23, 2017
Betty Kathern Ferguson Maroney , 101, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 23, 2017 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born July 27, 1915 at Packs Branch, WV she was the daughter of the late George Riley and Mae Ferguson. Betty was a member of the Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Church and...
Lenora Evelyn Jarrett
Jan 21, 2017
Lenora Evelyn Powers Jarrett, age 89, of Scarbro, West Virginia went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Evelyn (as she is known to all) passed away at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, West Virginia. Evelyn is survived by husband of 70 years, James Edward Jarrett; son, James E. (Debra) Jarrett Jr. of Richwood; two grandchildren, James...
Charles Herbert "Herby" Wriston
Jan 18, 2017
Charles Herbert "Herby" Wriston, 68, of Scarbro, WV passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill, WV. Born February 25, 1948, at Kilsyth, WV he was the son of the late Herman and Vida Bragg Wriston. Herby was a US Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam era, earning the Purple Heart and Navy Achievement Medal with...
Camilla Rose Zelek
Jan 16, 2017
Camilla Rose "Cam" Zelek , 77, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born August 31, 1939 at Lochgelly, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Agnes Liska Zelek. Camilla was a member of the SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak Hill. She was preceded...
Charles Brooks Burk
Jan 14, 2017
Charles Brooks Burk, 81, of Scarbro, WV passed on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 27, 1935 at Dothan, WV he was the son of the late Charles Y. and Lydia Payne Burk. He was a retired auto mechanic. He was preceded in death by his wife, Donna G. Mahoney Burk on November...
Margaret Ann Cobb
Jan 13, 2017
Margaret Ann Williams Cobb, 88, of Beckley, WV passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born April 7, 1928 at Mossy, WV she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Velma Meadows Williams. Her husband, Harrison Cobb; two sons, Larry Cobb, and Bobby Ray Cobb; a daughter: Velma Joyce Cobb; a great grandson,...
Marie Lee Phillips
Jan 11, 2017
Marie Lee Petosa Phillips , 76, of Maple Fork, WV gained her wings on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, after a long, courageous battle with lung cancer Born April 24, 1940 at Bristol, CT she was the daughter of the late Louis and Pauline Hotchkiss Petosa. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She...
Pauline Meadows Burnside
Jan 10, 2017
Pauline Deloris “Polly” Burnside, née Meadows, of Beckley, West Virginia formerly of Kincaid, West Virginia, died January 10, 2017, at age 88, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, West Virginia. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of sixty-three years, Robert A. Burnside, Sr., by her parents, Paul and Grace Meadows; and by a sister, Billie Jean Meadows...
Robla "Stew" Mankin Jr.
Jan 4, 2017
Robla G. “Stew” Mankin, Jr. 98, of Dayton, TN formerly of Oak Hill, WV died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at his home. Born in Eccles, West Virginia, Stew was the son of the late Robla G. and Amanda “Happy” Stewart Mankin Sr.. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving his country as a Sergeant during World War...
Sandra Kay Smith-Bowyer
Jan 2, 2017
Sandra Kay Smith-Bowyer , 53, of Mount Hope, WV passed away peacefully on Monday, January 02, 2017 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 05, 1963 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late John Robert and Ida Belle Jones Bowyer. Sandra enjoyed music, the sound of rainfall, and reading the Holy Bible. A green...
Gary Allen Nowlin
Jan 1, 2017
Gary Allen Nowlin , 68, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, January 01, 2017 at VA Medical Center in Salem, VA. Born April 26, 1948 in Oak Hill, OH, he was the son of the late Berlin and Marie Naylor Nowlin. He worked as a crane operator Gary was a member of the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church,...
Steven Michael Adkins Sr.
Dec 31, 2016
Steven Michael Adkins, Sr. , 54, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, December 31, 216 at his home. Born May 11, 1962 at Pontiac, MI he was the son of Charles Adkins of Michigan and Pauline Ruth Bostic Adkins of Fayetteville, WV. He was a self employed landscaper. Arrangements are pending. Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements...
Mary Farthing Moran
Dec 29, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Farthing Moran , 89, of Sophia, WV died on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Harper Mills in Beckley, WV. Born October 04, 1927 at Stotesbury, WV she was the daughter of the late Hubert Franklin and Rebecca Florence Herndon Farthing. She retired from the Credit Bureau of Beckley. Mrs. Moran was a member of the Sophia First Baptist...
Coach Delbert Franklin Adkins
Dec 27, 2016
Delbert "Coach" Franklin Adkins , 84, of Mount Hope, WV died on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born December 19, 1932 at Highland Mountain, WV he was the son of the late Beecher and Lida (Adkins) Adkins. Coach Adkins was a teacher and coach at Mount Hope High School for 30 years, where he...
Daniel B. Barton
Dec 25, 2016
Daniel B. Barton , 78, of Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at his home from a long illness Born July 26, 1938 at Elverton, WV he was the son of the late Daniel C. and Elizabeth Clendenin Barton. Dan attended school in Fayetteville and Campbell County School in Kentucky. He attended Concord College and graduated from Beckley...
Garnet Leona Ellison Bonifacio
Dec 22, 2016
Reverend Garnet Leona Ellison Bonifacio, affectionately known as "Bonnie", of Mount Hope, WV died on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born June 15, 1926 at Dothan, WV she was the daughter of the late Garnet T. and Myrtle Ethel Toney Ellison. Bonnie enjoyed growing a variety of plants and flowers. Her passion...
