Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Della Thomas Smoot
Jun 3, 2016
Della Elizabeth Thomas Smoot , 94, of Fayetteville, WV died on Friday, June 03, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born June 06, 1921 at Davy, WV she was the daughter of the late Martin Luther and Myrtle Felty Thomas. Mrs. Smoot previously attended the Jones Avenue First Church of God, Oak Hill and was a homemaker. Her...
Frances Butler Moses
May 29, 2016
Frances Ann Butler Moses, 57, passed away May 29, 2016 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV following a short illness. A resident of Clear Creek, Frances was a security guard for Cromer security L.L.C. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawerence “Buddy” and Wavie Eleanor Burgess Butler. Those left to cherish her memories include two sons, Jeremy...
Joseph Richmond Hurley
May 29, 2016
Joseph Richmond Hurley , 68, of Maple Fork, WV died on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 12, 1947 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of the late Robert and Loretta Asbury Hurley. He was a coal miner. Joe was a graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill and a Vietnam...
Carolyn Maye Vik
May 26, 2016
Carolyn May Rippeteau Vik , 77, of Mount Hope, WV died on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at her home. She was born January 07, 1939 in Texas. Carolyn was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Beckley and was a homemaker. Her husband, Merle Eugene Vik preceded her in death. She is survived by a loving daughter, Kasie Kathleen...
Roger Lee Foster
May 26, 2016
Roger Lee Foster 1-8-1942 to 5-26-2016. He was a retired strip miner. He enjoyed fishing, playing his guitar, and spending time with his grandkids, family, and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred (Janie) Coleman Foster; his father, Robert (Bob) Foster; his mother, Nina Foster; and sister, JoAnn Foster. Survivors include granddaughter Misty Stewart and Husband Michael...
Alma Johnson Withrow
May 25, 2016
Alma Louise Johnson Withrow, 95, of Wapakoneta, OH passed away at 7:45 PM on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home. She was born on January 26, 1921 in Swiss, West Virginia, the daughter of the late William and Sophrona (Neff) Johnson. On September 17, 1940 she married Leslie Otis Withrow whom preceded her in death in 1978....
Barbara June Underwood
May 25, 2016
Barbara “Bobbie” June Duncan James Underwood of Sand Branch, WV went home to be with her Lord and Savior, and with her loved ones that had gone on before. She died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House following a year long illness. Born January 23, 1937 in Mount Hope, WV to the late Clarence W. (Joe) Duncan and...
David George Daniels
May 24, 2016
David George Daniels, 60, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV with his loving family by his side. Born October 24, 1955 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late George and Ian Smith Daniels. He was a Butcher for Walmart. Surviving...
Camilla Sheppard Richmond
May 22, 2016
Camilla M.Sheppard Richmond, 93, of Newark, Ohio passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Kindred of Newark. She was born January 30, 1923 in Richmond, WV. Camilla was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Pearl Propps Sheppard. Her husband, James Richmond; three sons, Gary Richmond, Larry Richmond, and Michael Richmond; a brother, Basil Sheppard;...
Danny Joe Sutphin
May 15, 2016
Our precious husband, father and grandfather, Danny Joe Sutphin , 67, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 24, 1948 at Sanger, WV he was the son of the late Okley Stafford and Elsie Wilmetta Rich Sutphin. Dan was a member of the Page Church of God. A...
Ruth Barr Hyden
May 12, 2016
Ruth Myrtle Barr Hyden of Hurricane, WV formerly of Sophia, WV went to Heaven on her 92nd birthday, Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, WV. Born May 12, 1924 at Big Stick, WV she was the daughter of the late Reed and Lockie Anne Eller Barr. She was a retired cook for the Holiday Inn Resturant....
Linda Ball Crawford
May 11, 2016
Linda Carol Ball Crawford , 64, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 23, 1952, in Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Beulah Tilley Ball. Mrs. Crawford was a member of the Shepherd Worship Center Hand in Hand Missions and a homemaker....
Madelyn Sutphin White
May 4, 2016
Madelyn Alma Sutphin White , 102, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, May 04, 2016 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born February 05, 1914 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Ida Stepps Sutphin. A 1932 graduate of Oak Hill High School, Madelyn, nicknamed "Sut," said she never felt...
Marguerite Inscore Gray
May 4, 2016
Marguerite Imogene Inscore Gray , 89, of Scarbro, WV died on Wednesday, May 04, 2016 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 09, 1926 at Thorpe, WV she was the daughter of the late James Isom Inscore and Blanche Virginia Little Murphy and stepdaughter of the late Clarence Arlington Murphy. Mrs. Gray was a member of the...
Edgar Wayne Wriston
Apr 28, 2016
Edgar Wayne Wriston , 71, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 12, 1945 at Mossy, WV he was the son of the late Layton and Clara Evelyn Aliff Wriston. He was a retired coal miner for Consol Energy. Mr. Wriston was a member of the Dothan Missionary...
Clifford Duke Ramsey
Apr 24, 2016
Our beloved Clifford Duke Ramsey , 82, of Oak Hill, WV passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV, of a sudden illness. Born September 19, 1933 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Fred and Margie Ballard Ramsey. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School, graduating in 1951. As proud...
Audrey L. Armstrong
Apr 15, 2016
Audrey L. Armstrong, 85, of East Kingston passed away Friday April 15, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born October 4, 1930 at Scarbro, she was the daughter of the late Coy Wilbur Holley, Sr. and Edith Margaret Lunsford Holley. She was a homemaker and dedicated member and former treasurer of Fairview Methodist Church in East Kingston. She...
Ethel Plumley Williams
Apr 15, 2016
Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Proverbs 31:10 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: I Timothy 4:7-8. Ethel Marie Plumley...
Clifford Hinte
Apr 14, 2016
Clifford Hinte, 81, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Charleston Area Medical Center, MICU in Charleston, WV following a long illness, surrounded by his loving son and daughter. Cliff was born June 17, 1934 at home in Lochgelly, WV he was the son of the late Herman and Lola Brown Hinte. He was preceded...
Clarence L. Vaughn
Apr 9, 2016
Clarence Lee Vaughn, age 88, of Oak Hill, WV passed gently into the arms of God from the comfort and care of Bowyer Hospice House in Beckley shortly after midnight April 9, 2016 with his eldest son by his side. Born December 11, 1927 at Stotesbury, WV, he was the 8th son of the late Rosa Lovell and Gideon Marshall...
