Obituaries
Oak Hill & Mt. Hope Obituaries
Local obituaries for Oak Hill, Mt. Hope and Fayette County, WV
Edward Wayne "Caveman" Thomas
Sep 13, 2014
Edward Wayne "Caveman" Thomas , 62, of Oak Hill, WV died on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born September 25, 1951 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Robert C. Thomas, Sr. and Lovey F. McClung Thomas. He worked in construction as a concrete finisher and carpenter. Wayne was...
Sandra Wingrove Johnson
Sep 9, 2014
Sandra Jane (Wingrove Filippini) Johnson formerly of Pax, WV passed away peacefully in September, 2014 in Duluth, Minnesota. She was born in Pax, West Virginia in 1936 to Oather “Waterbury” and Thelma Humphrey Wingrove. Sandra is survived by five children, twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She had three children with her first husband, Angelo Filippini who preceded her in...
Hershal E. "Eddie" Sears
Sep 6, 2014
Hershal "Eddie" Edward Sears , 72, of Richmond, VA died on Saturday, September 06, 2014 at his home. Born August 03, 1942 at Beury Mountain, WV he was the son of the late Hershal Dayton and Bessie Magdeline Propps Sears. He was a retired Yardman for Eubank Truck, Inc.. Eddie was a Vietnam veteran having served in the US Army....
Dorothy Faye Evans
Sep 5, 2014
Dorothy Fay Davis Evans, 71, of Mount Hope, WV died Friday, September 5, 2014 at Hidden Valley in Oak Hill. Born April 12, 1943 at Clear Creek, WV she was the daughter of the late Holmes and Mary Scarbro Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Dorothy Armstrong Perkins
Sep 4, 2014
Dorothy Jay Armstrong Perkins , 89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, September 04, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born January 27, 1925 at Kingston, WV she was the daughter of the late Nolan and Audrey Arnold Armstrong. She was a retired clerk for Noyes Mens and Boys Store. Mrs. Perkins was a member of the...
Tella Morris Blake
Sep 4, 2014
Tella Mae Morris Blake , 92, of Mt. Nebo, WV went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, September 04, 2014. Born November 20, 1921 at Page, WV she was the daughter of the late Harry and Carrie A. Settle Morris. Her husband of 66 years, Okey Paul Blake preceded her in death on April 26,...
Roger Dale Syner
Sep 4, 2014
Roger Dale Syner , 59, of Alexandria, VA died on Thursday, September 04, 2014 at in Dania Beach, FL. Born August 10, 1955 at Prudence, WV he was the son of the late Charles Douglas and Betty Newton Syner. He was a construction general supervisor. Roger was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church, Alexanderia, VA, . Survivors include wife,...
Sue Dodd Corder
Sep 3, 2014
Sue Ann Dodd Corder, age 66, of Oak Hill, WV passed away on Wednesday, September 3rd, at Charleston Area Medical Center, following a brief illness. Sue was born on April 4th, 1948 at Minden, WV, the daughter of the late Ralph E. Dodd and Ida M. Canterbury-Dodd. She is survived by a loving family which includes her husband, Otis M....
Mary Hicks Lafferty
Sep 3, 2014
Mary Ellen Hicks Lafferty , 78, of Pax, WV died on Wednesday, September 03, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV following a long illness. Born August 21, 1936 at McKendree Hospital near Prince, WV, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey and Dorothy Ingram Hicks. She attended Packs Branch Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Her husband,...
Ruby Ann Harrison Scarbrough
Sep 2, 2014
Ruby Ann Harrison Scarbrough , 72, of Shady Spring, WV went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 02, 2014 at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born January 16, 1942 at Clifton Forge, VA she was the daughter of the late William Alexander and Ruby Irene Van Buren Harrison. She was a homemaker and a Christian. A...
Dorothy Mae Baber
Aug 30, 2014
Dorothy Mae (Burgess) Baber, 88, of Summerlee, WV died peacefully at her home early Saturday morning, August 30, 2014 after complications from a stroke a week before. Born January 9, 1926 at Minden, WV, she was the daughter of the late Fred Harmon Burgess and Dottie Ann (Pitsenbarger) Burgess. Dorothy was a member of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle. She...
Marvin Randall "Randy" Smith
Aug 29, 2014
Marvin Randall “Randy” Smith, age 51, of Oak Hill, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born February 12, 1963 in Oak Hill, he was the son of Leona E. Wheeler Smith Stanley of Fayetteville and the late Sherman R. Smith. Randy was a mechanic/technician for Superior High Wall and a self employed mechanic....
William Bradford Ramey
Aug 28, 2014
William Bradford "Bill" Ramey , 84, a resident of Pine Lodge Nursing Home in Beckley, WV formerly of Mount Hope, WV, died on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born January 13, 1930 at Mount Hope, WV he was the son of the late William Baber and Clara Mae Chandler Ramey. He was a retired...
Emmelene Holdren Hall
Aug 27, 2014
Emmelene Holdren Hall , 89, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born March 04, 1925 in Fayette County, WV she was the daughter of the late Harry and Clara Gibson Holdren. Mrs. Hall was a member of the Jones Avenue Church of God in Oak Hill, She was a...
Darrell "Fats" Toney
Aug 27, 2014
Darrell Ray "Fats" Toney , 70, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born April 20, 1944 at Dothan, WV he was the son of the late Carrel L. "Jimbo" and Claris M. Fisher Toney. He was a former employee of Union Carbide. Darrell was a US Army veteran and...
Rev. George Allen Gallimore
Aug 24, 2014
Rev. Allen Gallimore , 80, of Oak Hill, WV received his heavenly promotion on Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV. Born May 30, 1934 at Pulaski, VA he was the son of the late William M and Bessie Anderson Gallimore. Rev. Gallimore graduated from God's Bible School and College in Cincinnati, OH with a degree...
Linda Louise Thorne
Aug 20, 2014
Linda Louise Thorne , 63, of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born October 21, 1950 at Charleston, WV she was the daughter of the late Maurice Clay and Nanny Faye Raike Breckenridge. She was a homemaker. Survivors include husband, Raymond Lee Thorne; her six children, Renea Pittman of Oak...
Kathy Suzette Hurley Villarreal
Aug 16, 2014
Kathy Suzette Hurley Villarreal, 62, of Beckley, WV died Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, WV. Born August 20, 1951 at Beards Fork, WV, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Freda Blake Hurley. She was the personnel manager for Mountain State Home Health Care, Inc. Kathy was a 1969 graduate of Collins High School...
Frederick "Rick" Rutledge
Aug 15, 2014
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. Frederick “Rick” A. Rutledge, Jr, 63, of Scarbro, WV, died peacefully, surrounded by his wife and children, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV on August 15, 2014 after enduring ALS for 14...
Joyce Ann Drennen
Aug 13, 2014
Joyce Ann Hodges Drennen , 78, of Oak Hill, WV was called home to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Dogwood Village in Orange, VA. Born October 11, 1935 at Fayetteville, WV she was the daughter of the late Raymond Hayes and Mary Agnes Bush Hodges. Joyce was a life-long member of the Oak...