Obituaries
Thelma Cole
Feb 18, 2020
Thelma W. Cole, 88, of Wheelersburg, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at home with her family by her bedside. Born on May 19, 1931 in Elliott County, KY, she was a daughter of the late Ballard and Verna Skaggs Hay and attended the Garden City Free Will Baptist Church and the Berean Baptist Church
Thelma worked at...
Nancy Henson
Feb 17, 2020
Nancy C. Henson, 78, of Minford, rose to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 17, 2020, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born n June 15, 1941 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Myrtle Ramey Stone and worked in home health care at hospice.
Nancy attended the St. Paul, Minnesota,...
Joan Gill
Feb 16, 2020
Joan Gill, 86, died peacefully on February 16th, 2020 at SOMC Hospice Care Center surrounded by family and friends. She was reunited with her childhood sweetheart and late husband, Ralph Gill, on their 70th wedding anniversary, who preceded her in death in 2007.
Joan was born on September 2nd, 1933 in Beaver, Ohio to the late Banfield...
Ellis Wicker, Jr.
Feb 14, 2020
Ellis Wicker, Jr., 92, of Franklin Furnace, died February 14, 2020, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on March 2,1927 in Greenup, KY, he was a son of the late Ellis Wicker and Icy McFarland Jarvis and was retired from Memorial Burial Park.
Ellis worked at various jobs, including Vulcan Last and Brown Steel in Columbus. ...
Linda Spriggs
Feb 13, 2020
Linda D. Spriggs, 61, of Sciotoville, died Thursday, February 13, 2020, at her home. Born on November 18, 1958 in New Boston, she was a daughter of Evelyn Fannin Spriggs of Wheelersburg and the late Beryle Spriggs.
She was proud to say that she was a stay-at-home mamaw.
Also surviving are a son, Randy (Tiffany)...
Walt Monroe
Jan 26, 2020
Walter L. Monroe, age 70, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on September 24, 1949, he was a son of the late Charles and Bonnie Greene Monroe and was retired from Martin Marietta.
Also preceding him in death were his beloved mother-in-law, Mildred...
Nellie Fisher
Jan 23, 2020
Nellie L. Fisher, 90, of North Moreland, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Concord Rehab Center in Wheelersburg with her family by her bedside. Born on June 1, 1929 in Greenup County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Arnold and Elizabeth Bertram Lyons and was a beautician.
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Ronald Bonzo
Jan 16, 2020
Ronald G. Bonzo, 82, of Sciotoville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at his home with family by his bedside. Born on November 18, 1937 in Scioto County, he was a son of the late Gilbert and Agnes Sergent Bonzo and was a longtime member of Berean Baptist Church in Sciotoville, Ohio. ...
Norma Donathan
Jan 11, 2020
Norma J. Donathan, 87, of Wheelersburg, died Saturday morning at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on November 12, 1932 in New Boston, she was a daughter of the late Charles “Mack” Armstrong and Marie Burchett Armstrong and was a well-known greeter at Wal-Mart where she worked for 17 years.
Norma graduated from Glenwood High School in 1950,...
Stephen Skeens
Jan 7, 2020
Stephen W. Skeens, Sr., 69, of North Moreland, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on January 11, 1950, he was a son of Clarence Skeens, Jr. and Virginia Bush Skeens and was a retired salesman.
Steve was an avid outdoorsman.
Surviving are his wife, Alesia Smoot Skeens, two sons, Stephen...
Brad Monroe
Jan 7, 2020
Bradford L. Monroe, 45, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at his home. Born on November 10, 1974, he was a son of the Walt and Jeanie Hoffman Monroe.
Brad is also survived by a daughter, Peyton Madison Monroe; two brothers, Kevin (Beth) Monroe and Chad (Misty) Monroe; chosen sisters, Ashley (Tim) Brown and Amy Thompson...
Olbert Trusty
Jan 6, 2020
Olbert Trusty, 81, of Sciotoville, died Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at the BRANT FUNERAL HOME IN SCIOTOVILLE.
Dolores Matheny
Jan 4, 2020
Dolores Erwin Fultz Matheny, 94, passed away on January 4, 2020 at Hill View Retirement Center. Born on January 23, 1925 in Carter County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Daisy Erwin Moore and John Moore. She and her late husband, George R. Matheny, lived in the Sciotoville and Wheelersburg areas for more than 60 years.
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Carl Bishop
Dec 27, 2019
Carl Everett Bishop, 69, of Lucasville, died Friday, December 27, 2019, in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital. Born on June 9, 1950, and was a son of the late Elizabeth Mowery Shadd.
Carl graduated from East High School, attended Christ United Methodist Church in Sciotoville and was a former Valley Township Volunteer Fireman and E.M.T.
He...
James Climer
Dec 24, 2019
James “Jim” Henry Climer, 68, of Portsmouth, passed from this life on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2019, while holding the hand of his pal. Born on January 12, 1951 in Chillicothe, Ohio, he was a son of the late Henry Jones Climer and Opal Brown Climer.
A graduate of Southeastern High School in Ross Cunty, he received...
Reda Whisman
Dec 23, 2019
Reda Kay Whisman, 68, of Powellsville, died Monday, December 23, 2019 at the King’s Daughters Medical Center. Born on November 24, 1951 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late James Whisman and Dorothy Smith Whisman and was a retired claims adjuster for the State of Ohio.
Reda Kay was also preceded in death by a...
Barbara Kitchen
Dec 19, 2019
Barbara Jo Kitchen, 70, of New Boston, died Thursday, December 19th at the SOMC Hospice Center. Arrangements are under the direction of the BRANT FUNERAL HOME IN SCIOTOVILLE.
Patricia Bell
Dec 17, 2019
Patty walked into Heaven Monday evening after telling loved ones, friends, and caregivers she was going home on Monday. We now know what she meant. A sweet reunion awaited her in Heaven; her dear brother Dickie Bell, whom she spoke of often and loved fiercely. Patty is survived by two housemates, Mary and Gabby, Ryan and Cera Wymer and...
Clarence Skeens
Dec 13, 2019
Clarence Skeens, Jr., 91, of North Moreland, died Friday, December 13, 2019, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born in Wayne County, WV, he was a son of the late Clarence Skeens, Jr. and Inez Woods Skeens and was a retired crane operator with Standard Slag in New Boston.
Junior was an avid hunter and fisherman, and...
Frances Hood
Dec 10, 2019
Frances June Hood, 89, of Ormond Beach, FL, formerly of Sciotoville, died on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at home. Born on June 30, 1930 in Sciotoville, she was a daughter of the late Earl Hood and Bertha Feirl Hood and was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church in Sciotoville.
Frankie graduated from Portsmouth East High...
