Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Iva Walker Hunley
Jul 15, 2016
Iva Mae Walker Hunley , 88, of Maple Fork, WV died on Friday, July 15, 2016 at SunBridge Pine Lodge Care & Rehab in Beckley, WV. Born March 23, 1928 at Sullivan, WV she was the daughter of the late Donald Acie and Annie Lee Ragle Walker. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward...
Aretta Taylor Collett
Jul 13, 2016
Aretta Agnes Taylor Collett , 88, of Summersville, WV died on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Hilltop Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hilltop, WV. Born July 16, 1927 at Beards Fork, WV she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Opal James Taylor. Aretta was a retired office manager for Eastern Gas and Fuel. She was a member of...
Erma Crawford Pennington
Jul 12, 2016
For I am not ashamed of the word of God, for it is the power of salvation to everyone who believeth. Romans 1:16 Erma Louise Crawford Pennington , 94, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Hidden Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born February 26, 1922 at Whipple, WV she was the...
Linda Lou Donelow
Jul 10, 2016
Linda Lou Donelow , 67, of Mount Hope, WV died on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 10, 1949 at Prince, WV she was the daughter of Nany Lou Skaggs Donelow and the late Gilbert Donelow. In addition to her mother, Linda is survived by sisters, Brenda Scott, Sharon Yeary, Drema (Eddi) Jones,...
Mildred Mullins Whitlow
Jul 10, 2016
On Sunday, July 10, 2016, Mildred Mullins Whitlow, 82 (29), passed away at her home in Scarbro, WV. She was a homemaker, professional babysitter, and surrogate Granny to many. She was the daughter of the late James and Lydia McKinney Mullins. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Claude Whitlow; sons, Kerry Whitlow and Danny Whitlow; a...
Marleen Jenkins Maynard
Jul 9, 2016
Marleen Jenkins Maynard , 74, of Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, July 09, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born February 01, 1942 at Burnwell, WV she was the daughter of the late Marion Samuel and Gladys Faye Tincher Jenkins. Marlene was of the Baptist faith. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Richard Maynard; and sisters, Emma Jean...
Irene Deanna Helton Leonard
Jul 8, 2016
Irene Deanna Helton Leonard , 75, of Fayetteville, WV died on Friday, July 08, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 24, 1941 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Thomas Leroy Helton and Pauline Ferreo Helton Gilkerson. Irene enjoyed providing personal care to those in need having worked as a certified nursing...
Shirley Mae Blake Bragg
Jul 7, 2016
On Thursday, July 7, 2016, Shirley Mae Blake Bragg, 66, of Oak Hill went home to be with the Lord at her home following a long illness. She was born January 29, 1950 in Sanger, WV, a daughter of the late William Robert and Nancy Chesunas Blake. Shirley grew up in Sanger and was a graduate of Collins High School...
Marie Sullivan Fitzpatrick
Jun 26, 2016
Marie Sullivan Fitzpatrick , 88, of Land O'Lakes, FL formerly of Beckley, WV died on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at her home. Born February 26, 1928 at Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Wiley Franklin and Neva Johnson Sullivan. She was a retired postmaster. Marie was of the Methodist faith; was a member of NAPUS; BARH...
Virginia Lorraine Whaples
Jun 24, 2016
Virginia Lorraine "Sis" Williams Whaples, 89, of Fayetteville, WV passed at Bower Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born Dec 1, 1926 at Harvey, she was the daughter of the late John and Eva Keyes Williams. Lorraine was a homemaker, a member of the Jones Avenue First Church of God in Oak Hill and attended the Fayetteville Church of God. She...
Cecil Leon Mccormick
Jun 22, 2016
Cecil Leon McCormick , 67, of Glen Jean, WV died on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 03, 1949 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Cecil and Merriem Frisby McCormick. Leon was a heavy equipment operator for the National Park Service. He was a member of the Salem...
Rhonda Riffe Sutphin
Jun 22, 2016
Rhonda Elaine Riffe Sutphin , 55, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born June 18, 1961, the daughter of the late Russell Lewis Riffe, Sr. and Rachael Bragg Riffe. Her brother, Russell Lewis RIffe, Jr. preceded her in death. . She is survived by an aunt, Viola Baker of...
Vernon Ray Tygrett
Jun 19, 2016
On the 9th day of November, 1928, Vernon Ray Tygrett came into this world. After a long illness he passed away peacefully on Father's Day, Sunday, June 19, 2016 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born at Kingston, WV into a family of 15, he was the eldest son of the late Malon and Ruby Kincaid Tygrett. He...
Roy Emmett Stevens, Sr.
Jun 18, 2016
Roy Emmett Stevens, age 89, of Oak Hill, WV went to be with the Lord on June 18, 2016 at the Nicholas County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness with Alzheimer's. Born on November 14, 1926 at Orgas, WV, he was the son of the late Shirley and Alice Woodrum Stevens. Brothers Jimmy, Billie, and Shirley Jr.; sister,...
Lloyd Calvin Toney, Sr.
Jun 13, 2016
Our wonderful husband and No. 1 dad, Lloyd Calvin Toney, Sr. , 86, of Beckley, WV died on Monday, June 13, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 21, 1930 at Sophia, WV he was the son of the late Dewey Hubert and Eunice Vivian Burley Toney. He was a retired coal miner and a US Army...
Jane Nicholls Burk
Jun 12, 2016
A Nurse's Prayer Let me dedicate my life today, in the care of those who come my way. Let me touch each one with a healing hand and the gentle art for which I stand. And then tonight when day is done, let me rest in peace if I've helped just one. Jane Ann Burk, 85, of Oak Hill passed...
Randy Dale Stowers
Jun 7, 2016
Randy Dale Stowers , 57, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, June 07, 2016 at Fayetteville, WV from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. Born September 02, 1958 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Harold and Naomi Ruth Adkins Stowers. Randy was retired from the WV Department of Highways. Survivors include wife, Cynthia Michelle...
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...
