Obituaries
Sybil Meadows
May 8, 2022
Sybil J. Meadows, 84, of Wheelersburg, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 8, 2022, from the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room surrounded by her family. Born on June 22, 1937 in Scioto County, she was a daughter of the late Everett and Grace Smith Williams and co-owner of the former Colonial Carpet.
Sybil...
Pauline Noel
Apr 27, 2022
Pauline Noel, 100, of Portsmouth, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, April 27, 2202, in the care of her daughter in Chillicothe, surrounded by her family. Born on February 20, 1922 in Wolfe County, KY, she was a daughter of the late Ingram and Pearl Brewer Buchanan and was a dedicated homemaker.
Pauline was a...
Linda Messer
Apr 23, 2022
Linda Messer, 69, of South Webster, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, in St. Mary’s Hospital as the result of an automobile accident. Born on December 24, 1952 in South Webster, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Marjorie Neff Bettis and worked in Southern Ohio Medical Center records department.
Linda had previously been employed at...
Jack Buffington
Apr 21, 2022
Jack Lee Buffington, 82, of Rubyville, formerly of New Boston, died Thursday, April 21, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. Born on February 6, 1940 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Cayrold and Cova White Buffington and was a retired cupola tender for Dayton Walther Corp. with 37 years of service.
One of...
Matt Humble
Apr 17, 2022
Harold Matthew Humble, 64, of Wheelersburg, died Sunday, April 17, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family. Born on January 16, 1958 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Thomas Humble, Jr. and Betty Dials Humble and was a boiler maker with Local Union 105 in Piketon.
Matt was a 1976 graduate of East...
Naomi Cook
Apr 16, 2022
Gladys Naomi Cook, 82, of Mansfield, died Saturday, April 16, 2022, in her home. Born on November 3, 1939 in Scioto County, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Alice Hale Roof and retired from Therm-O-Disc after 35 years of service.
Gladys was of the Baptist faith, enjoyed working with crafts, baking, taking care of her...
Pamela Higgins
Apr 12, 2022
Pamela Sue Higgins, 59, of Portsmouth, has passed for duties in heaven to join the archangels to shoot her bow. Born on June 28, 1962 in Weisbaden, Germany, she was preceded in death by her father, Howard Nance, her mother, Pauletta Mingus Paulin and step-father, John Paulin.
Also preceding her in death was her soul mate, Terry...
Virginia Rockwell
Mar 30, 2022
Virginia Sue Rockwell, age 92, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Hill View Retirement Center. Born on September 13, 1929 in Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late Clarence H. and Martha Jane George Miller, and a 1946 Graduate of Clay High School and was member of Valley United Methodist Church.
Ginny was also...
Tammy Malott
Mar 21, 2022
Tammy Sue Malott, 62, of Portsmouth passed on at 540 a.m. on Monday, March 21, 2022 in the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on March 11, 1960 in Olive Hill, KY, she was a daughter of the late Tommy and Helen Rowe Callihan.
Tammy is best described as someone with a huge heart, who would open her...
Becky O'Connor
Mar 19, 2022
Rebecca Sue O’Connor,72, of New Boston, formerly of Sciotoville, died Saturday evening, March 19,2022, in the Ohio State University Hospital emergency room. Born on November 25, 1949 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Roger and Opal Hickman Brady and a member of Sciotoville Christian Church.
Becky enjoyed working the elections and meeting everyone and...
John Leasure
Mar 14, 2022
John Edward Leasure, 67, of Portsmouth, died Monday, March 14, 2022, in the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Robert and Helen McCartney Leasure and was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church and Vestry.
John received his bachelors and master’s degree from Ohio University majoring in communication. He...
Carl Waddell
Mar 13, 2022
Carl Edward Waddell, 93, of Sun City West, Arizona, a former resident of Sciotoville and Wheelersburg, died peacefully at his home in Arizona on March 13, 2022 after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born February 8, 1929 in Portsmouth to the late Alfred Waddell and Ethel V. Pennington Waddell.
Mr. Waddell served his country...
Arietta Wineka
Mar 12, 2022
Arietta Kathleen Wineka, 87, of Sciotodale, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 12, 2022, from Best Care in Wheelersburg. Born on November 7, 1934 in New Boston, she was a daughter of the late Alva and Melissa Cooper McGraw and was a wonderful homemaker.
Kathleen was a member of Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene...
Mary Buffinger
Mar 4, 2022
Mary F. Buffinger, 91, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, March 4, 2022, in her home. Born on May 26, 1930 in South Webster, she was a daughter of the late William and Okie Adams Hanes.
In earlier years, Mary was one of the biggest supporters of the East High School Band and was a former...
Darrel Mershon
Mar 4, 2022
Darrel B. Mershon, 70, passed away at SOMC Hospice, surrounded by family, on Friday, March 4, 2022. Darrel was born on September 3, 1951 to the late Kenneth and Frances Ramey Mershon, in Portsmouth. Darrel was a graduate of East High School and SSU’s Paramedic Program.
Darrel retired from United Parcel Service with 32 ½ years of...
Helen Knight
Mar 4, 2022
Helen E. Knight, 95, of Wheelersburg passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at Best Care in Wheelersburg. Born on July 11, 1926 in South Webster to the late Ernest and Ella (Bauer) Seibert and worked as a bus driver and school aid at Happy Hearts in Portsmouth.
Helen attended school in South Webster and will be remembered...
Carl Riley
Feb 18, 2022
Carl G. Riley, 94, of Portsmouth, died Friday morning in the SOMC Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at the BRANT FUNERAL HOME IN SCIOTOVILLE.
Sandra Yuenger
Feb 17, 2022
Sandra Lee Yuenger, 75, of Portsmouth, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, February 17, 2022, in the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on August 20, 1946 in Steubenville, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Ocie Pelphrey Carter and was an accountant. Sandy was a 1964 graduate of Valley High School and active in class reunions...
Nile Sanford
Feb 9, 2022
Nile T. “Butch” Sanford, age 81, of Temperance, MI, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the Toledo Hospital. Born on February 22, 1940 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Clarence and Gladys “Goldie” Schuler Sanford.
Butch worked tireless hours to provide for his family, having worked at North Star Steel in Wilton,...
Cheryl Adkins
Feb 5, 2022
Cheryl Lynn Adkins, 64, of Portsmouth, went to meet her Savior early in the morning on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Cheryl was born to Howard and Betty Adkins on March 25, 1957.
After graduating from Minford High School in 1975, she moved to Columbus, where she went on to become a...
