Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
David Curtis Lester
Oct 7, 2016
David Curtis Lester , 60, of Oak Hill, WV formerly of Beckley, WV died on Friday, October 07, 2016 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 06, 1956 at Portsmouth, VA he was the son of Dennis Ray Lester and Suzanne Patricia Curtis Pouliot formerly of Beckley. David loved very much his music - writing it, singing...
James A. "Jimbo" White
Oct 4, 2016
Our beloved husband, father and brother, James Alfred "Jimbo" White , 65, of Oak Hill, WV gained his Heavenly home on Tuesday, October 04, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born June 06, 1951 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late John Earl and Vivian June Tygrett White. Known as "Jimbo" by all, he...
Jess M. Williams
Oct 3, 2016
Jess M. Williams , 73, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, October 03, 2016 at CAMC - Memorial Division in Charleston, WV. Born November 11, 1942 at Middlesborough, KY he was the son of the late Herman and Mollie Rice Williams. Jess was a retired manager for Levitz Furniture. He was a member of the Kaymoor Community Church, Kaymoor...
Roy Elliot Callaway Sr.
Oct 1, 2016
Surrounded by his family, Roy Elliot Callaway, Sr., age 74, of Minden, WV passed away on Saturday , October 1, 2016 at his home. Born July 19, 1942 in Logan, WV, he was the son of the late Perry and Maybyrd Ellis Callaway.. Roy was a heavy equipment operator and loved woodworking. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
James Paul Seletyn
Oct 1, 2016
Surrounded by loving family members, James Paul Seletyn. 74, of Scarbro, WV, passed away on Saturday , October 1, 2016. Born May 17, 1942 in Scarbro, WV, he was the son of the late Fred James and Beatrice (Susie) Rice Seletyn. James was an industrial engineer and Owner of Eagle Machine Company in Scarbro, WV. He was preceded in death...
Stephen Michael Scarbrough
Oct 1, 2016
Our loving and kind hearted husband and father, Stephen Michael Scarbrough, 58, of Oak Hill, WV died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at his residence. Born April 10, 1958 in Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Kenneth Scarbrough of South Carolina and the late JoAnn Weeks Scarbrough. Stephen was the owner of a landscape business. He loved his family dearly;...
Evelyn Bowling Harris
Sep 29, 2016
Surrounded by her loving family, Evelyn Lee Bowling Harris , 84, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born July 04, 1932 in Thurmond, WV the daughter of the late Hayward Carlile and Venia Lee Lilly Bowling. Evelyn was a devoted member of the Jones Avenue First Church of...
Jerry Gale Wood Sr.
Sep 23, 2016
Jerry Gale Wood, Sr., age 60, of Scarbro, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at CAMC General Division in Charleston, WV. Born May 6, 1956 in Pineville, WV, he was the son of the late Norman and Glenna Electa Craigo Wood. Jerry formerly worked as a timber cutter and served his country in the US Army. He was preceded...
Richard G. "Doc" Holliday
Sep 22, 2016
Richard "Doc" George Holliday , 79, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 29, 1936 at Beckley, WV he was the son of the late Raymond W. Holliday and Sesta G. Pennington. Mr. Holliday was a 1954 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and a U.S. Navy veteran...
Zacchaeus Obe Johnston
Sep 21, 2016
Zacchaeus Obe Johnston , the 2 month and 22 day old precious son of Bobbie Jo Higginbotham and Robert Wayne Johnston passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at his home. He was born June 30, 2016 in Beckley, WV. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Lisa Higginbotham. In addition to his parents, Zacchaeus is survived by...
Richard Eugene Stover
Sep 18, 2016
Richard Eugene Stover , 44, of Bradley, WV died on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born Dcember 16, 1971 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Elizabeth F. Ferris Stover of Bradley and the later James Preston Stover. Richard was a self employed auto mechanic. He will be mourned by his many...
Lola Mckinney Morton
Sep 17, 2016
Lola Mae McKinney Morton , 90, of Charleston, WV died on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at in Marmet, WV. Born November 29, 1925 at Metalton, WV she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Nelly Cochran McKinney. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Steve D. Morton preceded her in death. Survivors include son, Mark S. Morton of Charleston and...
Betty Ann "Margaret" Wiggins Buckner
Sep 15, 2016
Betty Ann “Margaret” Wiggins Buckner, age 91, of Munster, Indiana, formerly of Oak Hill and Elkview, WV, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Born December 11, 1924, in Logan, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lewis D. and Ora Mae Wells Wiggins. Betty was a homemaker and former member of the Oak Hill United Methodist Church. Her...
Marvin J. Workman
Sep 8, 2016
Marvin Junior Workman, Jr. 60, of Fayetteville, WV died on Thursday, September 08, 2016 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born July 22, 1956 at Mullens, WV he was the son of the late Marlon J. and Frankie Gaynell Burwick Workman. Marvin was a disabled coal miner. A brother, Arnold J. Workman preceded him in death. Survivors include...
Frankie Campbell Blanchette
Sep 6, 2016
With her family by her side, Frankie Sue Campbell Blanchette , 60, of Oak Hill, WV passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 06, 2016 at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV after a short illness. Born October 27, 1955 in Manchester, KY, the oldest of four children born to Zenas Campbell, Jr. and Jackie Cotton Campbell of Oak Hill, WV. In...
Jimmy Ray Pennington
Sep 5, 2016
Jimmy Ray Pennington , 39, of Scarbro, WV died on Monday, September 05, 2016 at his home. Born April 10, 1977 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Oscar and Sally Neff Pennington. Jimmy worked in logging and was a member of the Dothan Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a sister, Jennifer Pennington; paternal grandfather,...
Marjorie Waugh Carper
Sep 5, 2016
Marjorie Lee Waugh Carper , 94, of Kincaid, WV received her wings and went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 5, 2016, while surrounded in love by her family at her home. Born August 06, 1922 at Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Waugh and Louise Marie Owens Waugh Lichliter. Marjorie graduated from...
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...
