Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Valeria Figiel Brown
May 29, 2015
A mother's love is a blessing. No matter where you roam. Keep her while you have her. You'll miss her when she's gone. an old Irish song Valeria Regina Figiel Brown , 92, of Mount Hope, WV died on Friday, May 29, 2015 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born August 07, 1922 at Scarbro, WV she was the...
Dr. Curtis H. Thomas Jr.
May 28, 2015
Dr. Curtis Hampton Thomas Jr, beloved family man, physician, and gentleman farmer, passed away after a short illness on May 28th 2015. “Buddy” as he was known to his family and close friends, was born on August 14, 1938 in Sophia WV to the late Curtis Hampton Thomas Sr. and Virginia Burleson Thomas. He was a proud graduate of Sophia...
Jack Clarence Bishop
May 26, 2015
Jack Clarence Bishop , 78, of St. Albans, WV died on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, WV. Born February 15, 1937 at Mount Hope, WV he was the son of the late Clarence and Charlotte Vickers Bishop. He was a retired maintenance mechanic for the John Amos Power Plant at Winfield Jack was a...
Jeremy Micheal Barker
May 24, 2015
Our beloved Jeremy Micheal Barker, 38, of Oak Hill died Sunday May 24, 2015 at his residence. Born May 1, 1977 at Beckley, WV he was the son of Larry W. and Debra J. Sutphin Barker of Oak Hill. Jeremy was a sales associate in the automotive department at WalMart in Fayetteville. He was a member of the Bethel Missionary...
Lois Juanita Arthur Hall
May 23, 2015
Lois Juanita Arthur Hall, age 95, of Oak Hill, passed away at Hidden Valley Health Care, Oak Hill, on Saturday, May 23, 2015. Born February 9, 1919 in Oak Hill she was the daughter of the late Herbert W. and Fannie Arthur. Lois was a retired cook from the Fayette County Schools and a charter member of the Calvary Baptist...
Betty Fee Daniel
May 18, 2015
With her family by her side, Betty Jean Fee Daniel , 81, of Maple Fork, WV went peacefully to be with Jesus on Monday, May 18, 2015 at her home. Born April 06, 1934 at Harlan, KY she was the daughter of the late Ross and Madeline Gross Fee. In her working days Betty was employed at Hills Department Store,...
Bernard Paul Gibson Jr,
May 17, 2015
Bernard Paul Gibson. Jr. , 63, of Fayetteville, WV died on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. Born April 15, 1952 in Fayette County, WV he was the son of the late Bernard Paul Gibson, Sr. and Alta Faye Woods Gibson and stepson of Myra Shaver Gibson of Oak Hill, WV. He was a coal...
James Edward Asbury Sr.
May 17, 2015
James Edward Asbury , Sr. 81, of Page, WV died on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at his home. Born November 06, 1933 at Pax, WV he was the son of the late Wilburn Hansford Asbury and Thelma Rae Coleman Asbury Ingles and stepson of the late,Okey Herbert Ingles. He was a retired coal mine electrician James was a member of...
Terry Dewayne Bunting Sr.
May 16, 2015
Surrounded by his loving family, Terry DeWayne Bunting, Sr. , 68, of Victor, WV went into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born November 18, 1946 at Powellton, WV he was the son of the late Charles M. and Helen A. Peters Bunting. He was a certified nursing assistant. A...
Shirley Slavey Ford
May 15, 2015
Shirley Jean Slavey Ford , 77, of Mount Hope, WV died on Friday, May 15, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 29, 1937 at Alexandria, VA she was the daughter of the late Wiley and Ethel Browning Slavey. She was a former cab driver. Mrs. Ford was a Protestant. Her husband, Armistead Lee Ford, Sr. and...
William Boyd Wood Sr.
May 14, 2015
William B. Wood, Sr., 72, of Oak Hill, WV died Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley following a fight with lung cancer. He was born January 8, 1943 in Brackens Creek, WV son of the late John D. Wood and Mary Secrist Wood. He served in the Navy for 30 years in various ports around...
Tommy Joe Meredith
May 12, 2015
Tommy Joe Meredith , 67, of Pax, WV died on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at his home. Born January 17, 1948 at Kingston, WV he was the son of the late William Russell and Rachel Williams Meredith. He was a retired coal miner. Tommy enjoyed watching his birds, spending time with family and friends and watching his grandchildren play. He...
Julia Baire Arrington
May 10, 2015
Julia Ann Baire Arrington , 72, died on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born November 18, 1942 at Boone County, WV she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Artie Workman Baire. She was a homemaker. An infant son, Kevin Arrington; brother, Jerry Baire and sister, Sue Stone preceded her in death. Survivors...
Carl Joseph Harvey
May 9, 2015
Carl Joseph Harvey, age 87, of Oak Hill, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born October 9, 1927 in Oak Hill, he was the son of the Verie and Genevieve Krantz Harvey. Carl was the owner/operator of Harvey's Speed Shop and was also a independent claims adjuster. He was a member of the...
Dorothy Jean Smith
May 8, 2015
Dorothy Jean Smith Smith, age 87, of Hilltop, WV, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill. Born March 26, 1928 at Meadow Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Jacob C. and Irene Hume Smith. Dorothy was a homemaker and a member of Thurmond Union Church. She was preceded in death...
Lenard Edward Smith
May 6, 2015
Lenard Edward Smith , 77, of Kincaid, WV died on Wednesday, May 06, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born June 27, 1937 at Concho, WV he was the son of the late Andrew Jasper and Willie Mae McCormick Smith. Lenard was an honorable US Air Force veteran. Two brothers, Stanley Smith and Bobby Lee Smith and...
Luther B. Raynes Jr.
Apr 27, 2015
Luther Buel "L.B." Raynes, Jr. , 85, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV following a brief illness. Born June 23, 1929 at Robson, WV he was the son of the late Luther Buel Raynes, Sr. and Clella Bess Raynes. L.B. was a retired heavy equipment operator. He...
Dora Lewis Vest
Apr 27, 2015
Dora E. Lewis Vest , 85, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, April 27, 2015 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 13, 1929 at Kathyrn, WV she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Nina Myrtle Ayers Lewis. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Louise Lohman Jackson
Apr 27, 2015
Louise Marie Lohman Jackson , 97, of Oak Hill, WV died on Monday, April 27, 2015 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born September 27, 1917 at Prudence, WV she was the daughter of the late George and Mollie Shepherd Lohman. Louise began nurses training in 1936 at the Coal Valley Hospital in Montgomery and graduated in 1939...
Ida Heater Wickline
Apr 26, 2015
Ida Ruth Heater Wickline , 89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born June 17, 1925 at Holly, WV she was the daughter of the late Porter and Ida Mae Robinson Heater. Ida was a member of the Duffy United Methodist Church. She was former owner of...
