Obituaries
William Mowery
Jan 1, 2018
Bill E. Mowery, 93, of Sciotoville, died Monday, January 1, 2018, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on October, 6, 1924 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Arthur “Shorty” Mowery and Elizabeth Dale Mowery and was a retired pipefitter for Local #577 with 66 years of service. Red was a 1943 graduate of Glenwood High...

Bobby Gray
Dec 30, 2017
Bobby V. Gray, 62, of Sciotoville, died Saturday at his home. Arrangements are pending at the Brant Funeral Home in Sciotoville.
Betty Stone
Dec 29, 2017
Betty Joan Stone, 82, of Wheelersburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, December 29, 2017. Born on February 9, 1935 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Ruby Williams Chamberlin.
Also preceding her in death were her sweetheart from school days and husband of 64 years, Donald...

Diana Campbell
Dec 28, 2017
Diana Gay Campbell, 74, of Wheelersburg, died Thursday, December 28, 2017 at home. Born on September 22, 1943 in Williamson, WV, she was a daughter of the late William and Dahlia McCoy Campbell.
Diana was of the Pentecostal faith and the leader and founder of the Campbell Sisters.
Also preceding her in death was a...
James Cooper
Dec 28, 2017
James Lee Cooper, 84, of Sciotoville, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017. Born on September 8, 1933 in Amelia, he was a son of the late John Lee Cooper and Leah Chandler Cooper.
Jim retired as an engineer from GE and served in the Army during the Korean War.
Also preceding him in death...

Thomas Royal
Dec 25, 2017
Thomas Michael Royal, 61, of Portsmouth, went to be with his Lord on Christmas Day, 2017, at his home. Born on July 28, 1956 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Tommy Wallace Royal and Lesta Monroe Royal, was a Marine Veteran and was a member of the American Legion Post #471.
Surviving are a...

Susan Stringer
Dec 22, 2017
Susan Kaye Stringer, 56, of Wheelersburg, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room. Born on September 1, 1961 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of Paul and Melba Williams Craft and child care provider for many years.
She was a devoted wife, mother, mamaw, and friend. She loved her...

Ruth Lodwick
Dec 21, 2017
Ruth I. Lodwick, 94, of Portsmouth, died peacefully Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the SOMC Hospice Center with her family by her bedside. Born on April 15, 1923 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Ethel Schaffer and was a member of Waits Baptist Church.
Also preceding Ruth in death were her husband,...
Wendell Skinner
Dec 21, 2017
Wendell E. Skinner, 69, of Sciotoville, died peacefully on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the SOMC Hospice Center with his family by his bedside. Born on December 26, 1947 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Donald E. and Betty Taylor Skinner, was a retired pressroom foreman for the Portsmouth Daily Times with 33 years of service,...

Carl Gregory, Jr.
Dec 19, 2017
Carl Emerson Gregory, Jr., 77, of Florida, formerly of Sciotoville, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017, in Portsmouth. Born on January 16, 1940 in Sciotoville, he was a son of Carl E. Gregory, Sr. and Vada Dillon Gregory, and was a retired brakeman and conductor for the Norfolk and Southern Railroad.
Carl was a proud Staff Sargent in...

Ricky Sparks
Dec 16, 2017
Ricky L. Sparks, 63, of Sciotoville, died peacefully, Saturday, December 16, 2017, at the SOMC Hospice Center with his family by his bedside. Born on October 2, 1954 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Willis and Delores Brannon Sparks and was a self-employed painter.
Also, preceding Ricky in death were two brothers, Tim and...

Nancy Rucker
Dec 14, 2017
Nancy Lee Rucker, 85, of Wheelersburg, died peacefully at home on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Born on June 24, 1932 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Opal Lewis Barbee and attended First Church of Christ in Wheelersburg.
Nancy enjoyed painting and was an avid doll collector.
Also preceding her in...

James Baker
Dec 13, 2017
James A. Baker, 89, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Hill View Healthcare. Born on January 30, 1928 in Adams County, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Icie Chamblin Baker. Also preceding him in death were his wife, Juanita Kidder Baker and four sisters, Virginia Robinson, Iona McGraw, Irene Williams and Ida Williams....
Frances McGraw
Dec 12, 2017
Emma Frances McGraw, 76, of Portsmouth, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room. Born on July 27, 1941 in Scioto County, she was a daughter of the late Frank “Pete” Bender and Hilda Penix Bender. Also preceding her in death was a brother, Frank “Smokey” Bender.
Frances was a...
Jackie Williams
Dec 6, 2017
Jackie L. Williams, 87, of Franklin Furnace, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Born on January 3, 1930, in Ashland, KY, he was a son of the late Leslie and Cassie (Gullett) Williams and attended Midland Baptist Church in Midland City.
Jack was in the U. S. Navy serving on the USS Whetsone...
Janice Smith
Dec 5, 2017
Janice A. Smith, 75, of Sciotoville, died peacefully Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center with her family by her bedside. Born on June 3, 1942 in Clarktown, she was a daughter of the late Edward H. Shephard and Thelma M. Powell Shephard and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Sciotoville.
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Virginia Oliver
Dec 1, 2017
Virginia Lee Holcomb Oliver, formerly of New Boston, Ohio, passed peacefully on December 1, 2018, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Jan Oliver of Minford, Ohio. She was born December 14, 1919, the daughter of Garrett A. Holcomb and Winnie Thompson Holcomb. Raised in New Boston, Ohio, she graduated from Glenwood High School in 1937,...
Gregory Weddington
Nov 30, 2017
Gregory “Bub” Weddington, of Pekin, Illinois, formerly of Wheelersburg, died Thursday evening in Peoria, Illinois. Born on October 13, 1985, he was a son of Gregory and Regina Shamhart Weddington, and was the general manager of Papa Johns in Peroia.
Bub was a 2004 graduate of East High School and will be remembered for...
Patricia Ross Darby
Nov 24, 2017
Patricia Dianne Ross Darby, 72, of New Boston, went to be with her Lord on Friday, November, 24, 2017, at the SOMC Hospice Center with her family by her bedside. Born on October 20, 1945 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late James Ross, Sr. and Freda Royal Ross, was a nursing assistant in home health care...

Imogene Lawson
Nov 12, 2017
Imogene Lawson, 79, of Portsmouth, died Sunday, November 12, 2017, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on April 12, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Bob and Junie Cherry Kidder and worked in home health care.
Also preceding her in death were her husband, Dave Lawson, two brothers and a sister.
Surviving are...