Obituaries

Feb 1, 2025

Darrell R. Sharp, age 67, of Fayetteville, West Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025.

A gathering of family and friends for Darrell will be held Monday, February 10, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Blue Ridge Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, West Virginia 25801. A a celebration of life will occur...

Jan 28, 2025

Cameron Reynold Bourgord, 17, of Oak Hill, West Virginia passed away on January 28, 2025.

Cameron loved to ride his dirt bikes and four-wheelers, he loved to be himself and free. Cameron also loved tinkering on his toys and his buddies toys with them in the garage. Cameron loved annoying his sisters as well.

Cameron was in the HVAC program at Votec...

Jan 27, 2025

William Lee Brash, 84, of Oak Hill passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025 at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston, WV.

Funeral service will be 3:00 PM on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel in Oak Hill with Pastor Delmas Wolfe officiating. Burial will follow at High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill.

Visitation for friends will be from...

Jan 24, 2025

Dorothy Jane Bondzo née Higginbotham, 88 of Scarbro passed away January 24, 2025, at her home. Dorothy was born in Scarbro on October 19, 1936, to Adam Bondzo and Stella Withrow.   Dorothy was a switchboard operator for C & P Telephone Co. for many years. She was a devout Catholic being a member of STS Peter and Paul Catholic...

Jan 20, 2025

Jan 20, 2025

Raymond D. "Pete" Lokant, 70, passed away on Monday, January 20th 2025 after a sudden battle with esophageal cancer, demonstrating unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 25th 2025 at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill, WV. Visitation for friends will be from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM at the funeral home...

Jan 18, 2025

Janet Ann (Lilly) Stiles, born December 9, 1934, in Page, WV, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 18, 2025.She was predeceased by her parents, Owen Earl Lilly and Mildred Anna Greer; her brother, Lacy Wriston Lilly; and three husbands, James Allen Cobb, Edward Earnest Mason, and Harold E. Stiles. In her 90 years, she was a homemaker, mother,...

Jan 16, 2025

DOYLESTOWN – Mildred S. “Millie” Oyler, age 96, passed away on January 16, 2025.

Born on June 29, 1928 in Fayette County, WV to the late Alonzo and Evelyn (Epperly) Stevens, she was a resident of Doylestown since 2005, previously of Oak Hill, WV. Co-owner of C&O Dry Cleaners, retiring on January 1, 1985 after 40 years of service, she was...

Jan 8, 2025

Thelma Alma Plasha Sprouse, 95, of Welch, WV passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at the McDowell Healthcare Center in Gary, WV.

Born March 5, 1929, in Kingston, WV she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Chelnik Plasha.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Welch, and a past member of the Gideons. She was...

Jan 8, 2025

James Alton Fox, 85, of Oak Hill Passed away on January 8, 2025, at Bowers Hospice House in Cranberry, WV. James was born at home to Raymond Jackson Fox and Ruby Helen Duncan Fox of Oak Hill, WV.  James’s work history was as a Truck Driver/Mechanic for Ken Carrol Trucking. In the coal mining industry as a Truck Driver/Tipple Operator...

Jan 6, 2025

Lodema June Clay (née Arthur), age 80, of Beckley, WV, went to be with our Lord and Savior on January 6, 2025. She was born May 19, 1944, to Golden William Arthur, a local miner, tradesman, and proprietor of Stonewall Construction, and Esther “Easter” Marie Arthur (née Reid), a dedicated mother and homemaker.  In addition to her parents, Lodema is...

Jan 6, 2025

Mava Imogene (Moses) Whitlock, age 89 (1935 – 2025) of Fayetteville, WV passed away peacefully after a short illness. Mava was a 1953 graduate of Fayetteville High School. Mava married her beloved and devoted husband of over 69 years, James H. Whitlock, in 1955.   Mava began working for Pat Hamilton as his legal assistant and office manager in 1955...

Jan 4, 2025

Constance "Connie" June Withrow, 90, of Summerville, SC, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2025. 

Connie was born on October 7, 1934 to the late Carl and Gladys Kesler. Connie was a 1952 graduate of Mt. Hope High School, and then went on to college at West Virginia University. She was a longtime member of Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene,...

Jan 4, 2025

Irma Clare Payne Painter, 91, of Oak Hill, West Virginia passed away at Hospice of Southern West Virginia on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Born on August 8, 1933, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Payne and Vita Clare Light Payne.  Irma was a 1951 graduate of Oak Hill High School. She made her...

Dec 31, 2024

Shelia Kay Bowyer Natale, 77, of Fayetteville, West Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, in Charleston, West Virginia. Shelia was born on December 12, 1947, in Oak Hill, West Virginia to the late George and Marcie Bowyer.  

Shelia was an accountant and the former owner of Dalco Medical Supplies.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Dec 30, 2024

Lillian Mae Phillips, 93, of Oak Hill, passed away at her home on Monday, December 30, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. 

Born October 24, 1931, at Minden, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Fannie (Grandetti) Vegh. 

She was a 1949 graduate of Oak Hill School. She was the office manager at G.C. Murphy Co. for several years until...

Dec 29, 2024

Nancy Ann Dougan, 76, of Oak Hill, West Virginia passed away Sunday, December 29, 2024, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley WV. Nancy was born June 9, 1948, in Lick Fork West Virginia in Fayette County. Nancy was the daughter of Jess and Beatrice Walton.  Nancy had been battling cancer for 4 years. The family will be having A Celebration...

Dec 27, 2024

Nira Gillia Tyree Kania, 91, of Oak Hill, passed away Friday December 27,

2024 at Fayetteville HealthCare Center. Born September 14, 1933 to Trenton and Violet Tyree and mother Margaret Wimmer. Raised by her grandparents Clyde and Nettie Harler of Kincaid.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husband Theodore Kania Sr and son John Kania.

She is survived...

Dec 21, 2024

Marvin K. Dilley, 86, passed away on December 21, 2024, in Princeton, West Virginia.  Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 3, 2025, at High Lawn Funeral Home in Oak Hill, West Virginia. Burial will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park.  Friends my visit 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. 

Dec 20, 2024

With deep reverence and thanksgiving for her rich legacy of faith and family, we share that Barbara Ann Higginbotham passed from this life to her eternal home on December 20, 2024.  A memorial service for Barbara has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date at High Lawn Memorial Park, in Oak Hill, West Virginia. (Burial to follow)...