Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Billy Ray Hess
Nov 1, 2014
Billy Ray Hess, age 59, of Oak Hill, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born February 3, 1955 at Marfrance, WV, he was the son of Betty Jane Epperson Hess-Thomas of Oak Hill and the late Russell Lee Hess. Billy was a graduate of Sherman High School and was of the Baptist Faith. He...
Rocky Dale Wriston
Oct 29, 2014
Rocky Dale Wriston , 42, of Fayetteville, WV died on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at his home. Born January 01, 1972 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of Terry Dale Wriston of Fayetteville, WV and Karen Lynn Treadway Bowyer of Fayetteville, WV. Rocky was a self employed building contractor. In addition to his parents he is survived by...
Edith Smith Dempsey
Oct 29, 2014
Edith Smith Dempsey , 98, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born September 06, 1916 at Coke Oven Hollow, Page, WV she was the daughter of the late John and Ora Hamilton Smith. She was a retired sales clerk having worked at Aide's Shoe Store and the Qualtiy Store....
Nora L. Poston Vicars
Oct 28, 2014
I heard an old, old story, How a Savior came from glory, How He gave His life on Calvary To save a wretch like me; I heard about His groaning, Of His precious blood's atoning, Then I repented of my sins And won the victory. Chorus O victory in Jesus, My Savior, forever. He sought me and bought me with...
Jack Allen Goode
Oct 28, 2014
Jack Allen Goode , 44, of Scarbro, WV died on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at in Dallas, TX. Born June 18, 1970 at Montgomery, WV he was the son of Jerry Wayne and Barbara Jean Scarbro Goode of Scarbro, WV. He was a commercial electrician, certified in North Carolina and West Virginia. His paternal grandparents, Paul and Loretta Goode and...
Vermeda Toney Snuffer
Oct 26, 2014
Vermeda Toney Snuffer , 71, of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born October 14, 1943 in Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Leon F. Toney, Sr. and Pauline Pemberton Toney. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Derrenda Ellen Waugh Burgess; and two brothers, Leon F. Toney,...
Norville Lee Ellison
Oct 25, 2014
Norville Lee Ellison , 92, of Mount Hope, WV died on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born May 10, 1922 at Ballengee, WV he was the son of the late Charles F. and Nona Caroline Lowery Ellison. He graduated from Oak Hill High School in 1940 and served in the...
Edna Beals Kincaid
Oct 21, 2014
Edna Alice Beals Kincaid , 76, of Oak Hill, WV died on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 22, 1938 at Page, WV she was the daughter of the late Abe and Bertha Ina Kiser Beals. Mrs. Kincaid was a retired Tie Presser for Beau Brummel and later worked as a home health...
Anita Gale Taylor
Oct 21, 2014
Anita Gale Taylor , 44, of Fayetteville, WV died on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 27, 1970 in Virginia she was the daughter of the late Jimmy and Helen Jean Peck Taylor. She was a homemaker. Survivors include one son, James Myers of Oak Hill; a daughter, Helen Myers of Fayetteville; companion,...
Carroll Sue Scarbrough
Oct 19, 2014
Carroll Sue Scarbro Scarbrough , 70, of Summersville, WV died on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Summersville Memorial Hospital in Summersville, WV. Born February 28, 1944 at Scarbro, WV she was the daughter of the late R.L. and Violet Wriston Scarbro. She was a beautician. Her husband, Sherman Max Scarbro and a sister, June Lightsey preceded her in death. Survivors...
Dolores Evans Terry
Oct 18, 2014
Dolores Evelyn Evans Terry , 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born December 11, 1930 at Davy, WV she was the daughter of the late Samuel Earl and Bunah Elizabeth Lawrence Evans. She was retired from George's Fashions in Oak Hill. She was a 1948 graduate of Oak...
Cecil "C.R". Treadway
Oct 16, 2014
Cecil Arlington "C.R." Treadway 80, of Clarksville, IN formerly of Scarbro, WV died on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at his home. He was born March 15 1934 in Scarbro, WV the son of the late Cecil H. Treadway and Beulah Frances "Booie" Miller Treadway Smith and stepson of the late Charles W. Smith. C.R. graduated from Greenbrier Military College, and...
Sandra Wallen Humphrey
Oct 15, 2014
Heaven gained another angel on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Sandra “Sandy” Sue Humphrey of Mount Hope, WV went home to be with the Lord after a long, courageous fight with cancer at the age of 67. She was a devoted Christian and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, aunt, mother-in-law, and friend. Sandy was born in Eastgulf, WV on December...
Cecilia Deanie Smith
Oct 9, 2014
Cecilia Deanie Lewis Smith , 63, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, October 09, 2014 at her. Born November 19, 1950 at Lilly, KY she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Flora Martin Lewis. She was a retired registered nurse having graduated from WV Tech and worked for a home health agency. Survivors include one son, Alvin...
Phyllis Grimmett Menei
Oct 9, 2014
Phyllis Jane Grimmett Menei , 72, of Mount Hope, WV died on Thursday, October 09, 2014 at home of her daughter Hattie following a long illness. Born September 20, 1942 at Greenwood Mountain, WV she was the daughter of the late Hobert Wilson Grimmett and Hattie Lee Burnett Grimmett Painter. Phyllis was a member of the Wesleyan Church. She was...
Cindy Lou Watkins
Oct 9, 2014
Cindy Lou Toney Watkins , 39, of Scarbro, WV died on Thursday, October 09, 2014 at CAMC - General Division in Charleston, WV. Born October 22, 1974 at Charleston, WV she was the daughter of Denzil Legg and the late Alberta Lou Watkins Toney She was a cashier for Rite Aid. Survivors include one son, Zachery Watkins of Scarbro; sister,...
Susan Gilkerson James
Oct 8, 2014
Susan Mae Gilkerson James , 70, of Kilsyth, WV died on Wednesday, October 08, 2014 at her home. Born December 17, 1943 at Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of the late Meredith "Bud" and Eilene Johnson Gilkerson. Susan was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse having worked at Raleigh General Hospital and Plateau Medical Center. She was a member of...
Curtis "Stub" Dotson
Oct 5, 2014
Curtis Wayne ( affectionately known by family and friends as Stub) Dotson , 74, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, October 05, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born June 29, 1940 at Cunard, WV he was the son of the late James Nelson and Ada Bennett Dotson. Mr. Dotson was a 14 year veteran of the...
Bobbie J. Keeney Woods
Oct 5, 2014
Bobbie Jeanette Keeney Woods , 55, of Scarbro, WV died on Sunday, October 05, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born July 24, 1959 at Oak Hill, WV she was the daughter of the late Robert and Geraldine Letcher Keeney. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, James L. "Jim" Woods; two sons, James Woods, Jr. and...
Ruth A. Fisher Rider
Oct 4, 2014
Ruth Alma Fisher Rider , 89, of Mooresville, NC formerly of Fayetteville, WV died on Saturday, October 04, 2014 at Mooresville Center - Genesis Health Care in Mooresville, NC. Born April 5, 1925 at Carlisle, WV she was the daughter of the late William Paul and Lillie Mae Fitzpatrick Fisher. Ruth was a member of the Church of Christ. She...
