Obituaries
Evelyn Spriggs
Apr 1, 2020
Evelyn Geraldine Spriggs, 82, of North Moreland, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on February 13, 1938 in Sciotoville, she was a daughter of the late John and Leona Hatten Fannin and was a housewife.
Evelyn was a member of the New Life Worship Center in North Moreland.
Also preceding...
Beulah Williams Hauld
Mar 27, 2020
Beulah Williams Hauld, 91, of Portsmouth, went to be with her Lord on Friday, March 27, 2020, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on December 19, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Leslie and Florence Thurman Sapp and retired from Kroger’s.
Beulah was a member of Riverview Wesleyan Church and graduated from Portsmouth West High...
Billy Trent
Mar 25, 2020
Billy L. Trent, 69, of Sciotoville, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on January 20, 1951 in Frankfort, he was a son of the late Wally and Mary Beaty Trent and was a retired molder from Osco Industries.
Billy was member of Christ Sanctuary and the local union. His favorite matter...
Lenna Raynard
Mar 15, 2020
Lenna Louise Raynard, 93, of Wheelersburg, died Sunday morning, March 15, 2020, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on February 27, 1927 at home in Wheelersburg, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Laura Rose Turner, and was a teacher in the public-school system.
Lenna graduated from South Webster High School and attended Rio Grande...
Russell McCarty
Mar 14, 2020
Russell McCarty, of Wheelersburg, died unexpectantly Saturday at home. Survivors include his wife, Jackie. Arrangements are pending at the BRANT FUNERAL HOME IN SCIOTOVILLE.
Gloria Schnitzius
Mar 10, 2020
Gloria J. Schnitzius, 68, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at SOMC Hospice Center. She was born on February 8, 1952 in Ironton, was a member of the Swauger Valley Free Will Baptist Church and was retired from Kmart with 37 years of service.
Gloria was preceded in death by her father, Fred Justice, Jr.; a...
Harold Spriggs
Mar 2, 2020
Harold E. Spriggs, 91, of Portsmouth, died Monday, March 2, 2020, at SOMC Hospice Center. Born on August 6, 1928 in Quincy, KY, he was a son of the late Edna Davis and was retired from the United States Postal Service, where he was a postal carrier, clerk and later a supervisor.
Harold was a member of...
Robert Dixon
Feb 25, 2020
: Robert Glen Dixon, 75, of Butler, Ohio, and former Scioto County resident, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in the Laurels of Mt. Vernon, following an extended illness.
The son of Leonard and Edith (Stone) Dixon, Glen was born January 3, 1945 in Caribou, Maine.
On January 25, 1964 he married Janie Smith.
...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.