Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Nancy Sue Riser Stover
Sep 2, 2016
Nancy Sue Riser Stover, also known as "Little Susie," 72, of Bradley, West Virginia, passed on peacefully in her sleep. She left this world to be welcomed home to Glory with a new body on September 2, 2016. Born May 7, 1944, in Carlisle, WV, she was the daughter of the late James Wilbur “Web” and Mattie Louise “Lou” Rice...
Juanita Pearl Hewitt
Sep 2, 2016
Juanita Pearl Dobbins Hewitt, 87, Beckley, WV, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 2, 2016. Mrs. Hewitt, daughter of the late Webster and Grace Cox Dobbins, was born on May 28, 1929, in Hinton, WV. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Charles “Jack” Hewitt, two sisters, Macie Teaster and Janice Sharp, and...
Ella Ann Buckner
Aug 27, 2016
Ella Ann Buckner , 54, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home. Born January 10, 1962 at Des Moines, IA she was the daughter of Ella Mae Withrow Comer of Oak Hill, WV and the late Harry Otis Buckner. Her paternal grandparents, Haymond and Freda Buckner preceded her in death. In addition to her...
Marlene Gerstel Long
Aug 26, 2016
Our beloved mother, Marlene Patricia Gerstel Long, 77 of Lochgelly, WV died on Friday, August 26, 2016 at her own home after a courageous fight with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Born July 3, 1939 at Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Mary Susko Polly Gerstel and Edmund Carl Gerstel. Marlene was a retired R.N. She writes, “Ever since...
David Joe Rakes
Aug 23, 2016
David Joe Rakes, age 57, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at CAMC Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born June 1, 1959 in Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Billy Richard Rakes and the late Dorothy Lorena Layton Rakes Campbell. David was a carpenter having worked for several area companies and...
Norma Price Tackett
Aug 21, 2016
Norma Jean Price Tackett , 82, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at CAMC in Charleston, WV. Born February 16, 1934 at Louellen, KY she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Gladys Mircle Price. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant and a homemaker. Norma was a member of the Carbondale Baptist Church Her husband,...
Charles O. Roles Iii
Aug 21, 2016
Charles Overton Roles, III , 43, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at his home. Born March 21, 1973 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Barbara Katherine Dick Kinley and her husband, John F., of Oak Hill and Charles O. Roles, II and his wife, Donna, of Beckley. Charles was a 1992 graduate of...
Jamie Sue Berry
Aug 20, 2016
Jamie Sue Marion Berry , 47, of Fayetteville, WV went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV after fighting a long illness. Born March 10, 1969 at Hinton, WV she was the daughter of Thomas Franklin Marion and his wife, Dolly, of Hinton, WV and the late Ethel...
Mark Edward Grimmett
Aug 19, 2016
“Live a life that demands an explanation” - Francis Chan Mark Edward Grimmett ,age 57, of Mechanicsville, VA formerly of Oak Hill, WV embarked on his eternal adventure in heaven on Friday August 19,2016 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Born May 24, 1959 in Maryland he was the son of Garman Grimmett and Barbara Legg Johnson. Paternal grandparents,...
Sharon Lorraine Bowyer
Aug 18, 2016
Sharon Lorraine Williams Bowyer, 53, of Beckley, WV passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in Oak Hill. Born November 23, 1962 in Trenton, NJ she was the daughter of the late Emory Jackson and Margret Ann Rakes Williams. Sharon was a homemaker and attended the Sun Full Gospel Church in Glen Jean. She was preceded in death by a...
Robert David Scott
Aug 16, 2016
Robert David Scott , 75, of Summersville, WV died on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born September 27, 1940 at Richwood, WV he was the son of the late Robert F. and Christalene Bailey Scott and stepson of Juanita Scott of Craigsville, WV. Robert was a graduate of Craigsville High School and...
Aaron Michael Williams
Aug 11, 2016
Aaron Michael Williams , 22, of Stanaford, WV died tragically on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 05, 1993 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Michael Williams of Maple Fork, WV and Amy Trzicak Williams of Mount Hope, WV. He was a boiler operator for Allegheny Wood Products. Aaron was a...
John Chester Scott Jr.
Aug 8, 2016
John Chester Scott, Jr. , 77, of Oak Hill, WV entered the pearly gates on Monday, August 08, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Charleston. Born September 07, 1938 at Page, WV he was the son of the late John Chester Scott, Sr. and Hiley Ann Dunfee Scott. John was a graduate of Montgomery High School and attended vocational school...
Debra L. Hart
Aug 6, 2016
Debra L. Hart of Fayetteville, West Virginia lost her long-fought, courageous battle with complications from renal failure on August 6, 2016 at Raleigh General Hospital with her husband and family at her side. She was born November 19, 1958 in Jacksonville, Florida; the daughter of the late Donald Green, USN, and Roxie Green Blevins. In addition to her parents, Debra...
Mae Eloise Massey Stone
Aug 5, 2016
Mae Eloise Massey Stone, age 81, of Glen Jean, formerly of Mount Hope, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born May 31, 1935 at Glenhuddy, WV, she was the daughter of John and Clara Scarbro Massey. Mae was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Bonita Lea Bunting
Aug 1, 2016
Bonita Lea Bunting, 67, of Victor passed away Monday, August 1, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on May 18, 1949 at Victor, WV to the late Hubert Bickford and Doris Dix Ekstein. Bonita was a Home Health caregiver. She was preceded in death by her husband, Terry Bunting, Sr.; one brother; William “Butch” Neal, special nephew,...
Mary Charlene Rice
Jul 29, 2016
Mary Charlene Thompson Rice, 69 of Fayetteville passed away peacefully on Friday, July 29, 2016 at home. Born October 9, 1946 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Elizabeth Smalls Harris. Her husband, John Raymond Rice and two brothers preceded her in death. Survivors include son, Raymond Rice and wife, Tammy of Clayton, NC,...
Lucy Marie Stover
Jul 28, 2016
Lucy Marie Stover , 69, of Robson, WV died on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at her home. Born May 27, 1947 at Mulberry, WV she was the daughter of the late Alfred William and Layuna Maynor Stover. Lucy was of the Pentecostal faith and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by brother, Roy Stover and sisters, Linda Stover Moore...
Gay Dew Boyle
Jul 26, 2016
Gay Melissa Dew Dillon Boyle , 93, of Beckley, WV died on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Greystone Village in Daniels, WV. Born May 14, 1923 at Maynor, WV she was the daughter of the late Lee and Pearl Davis Dew. Gay was a retired teacher from Crescent Elementary School. She later worked as adjunct professor, supervising student teachers for...
Beatrice Wykle Hamilton
Jul 23, 2016
Beatrice Wykle Hamilton, 93, of Beckley passed away Saturday July 23, 2016 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born January 17,1923 in Sanger, WV the fourth of six children of the late Homer and Mary Elizabeth Wykle. She grew up on a farm near Oak Hill and attended Sanger Elementary School. During World War II she served the war effort...
