Obituaries
John Day
Dec 27, 2015
John “Tater” Day, 82, of West Portsmouth, died Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Hempstead Manor. Born on December 20, 1933 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Alonzo and Martha Butler Day and was of the United Pentecostal faith.
Tater is survived by three brothers and two sisters, Harold (Dottie) Day of West Portsmouth, with...
Andrew Peck
Dec 24, 2015
Gregory “Andrew” Peck, 10, of Sciotoville, gained his wings on December 24, 2015. Born on May 5, 2005 he was a son of Gregory “Ed” Peck of Sciotodale and Melissa Messer of West Portsmouth. Andrew resided with, and was cared for, by his grandparents, Gregory and Annette Peck of Sciotodale.
Also surviving are three sisters, Aundrea Cline...
Jack Donathan
Dec 18, 2015
Jack Donathan, 77, of Cleveland, formerly of Portsmouth, died Friday, December 18, 2015, at Metro Hospital in Cleveland. Born on May 4, 1938 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Orville and Mary Mullen Donathan, was a Marine veteran, and a setup man at Alcoa for over 37 years.
Also preceding him in death were...
Mac McFarland
Dec 13, 2015
W. E. “Mac” McFarland, 82, of Wheelersburg, died Sunday, December 13, 2015, at Best Care Nursing and Rehab in Wheelersburg. Born on July 5, 1933 in Piketon, he was a son of the late Robert and Hazel Rose McFarland, was a field engineer and owner/operator of McFarland Backhoe Service and Real Estate Co. He graduated from Piketon High School...
Clifford Lewis
Dec 3, 2015
Clifford C. Lewis, 80, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, December 03, 2015, in the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room. Born on September 22, 1935 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Pete Lewis and Myrtie Queen, and was a retired millwright for Cyclops Steel Corp.
Cliff was an avid Buckeye fan. He enjoyed riding his...
Marcella Winters
Dec 3, 2015
Marcella J. Winters, 87, of West Portsmouth, died Thursday, December 03, 2015, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on October 6, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Marie Benson Ockerman and was a housewife.
Also preceding her in death were two brothers, Harold and Bobby and two sisters, Lucille and Georgia.
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Brandy Marshall
Nov 25, 2015
Brandy M. Marshall, 43, of Sciotoville, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015, in the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room. Born on August 20, 1972 in Madison Heights, MI; she was of the Southern Baptist faith and former E.M.T. for Portsmouth Ambulance.
Surviving are her husband, Wilford Marshall; two sons, Ryan Mershon of Portsmouth and T.J. (Kourtnie) Marshall...
Irene Davis
Nov 20, 2015
Irene Winters Davis, 87, of Portsmouth, died Friday, November 20, 2015, at Heartland of Portsmouth. Born on March 20, 2015 in Scioto County, she was a daughter of the late George E. and Ethel Caudill Winters. Irene was a fancy stitcher for Williams Manufacturing, a registrar for Scioto Memorial Hospital, and member of the Eastern Star in Wheelersburg and...
Anthony Fannin
Nov 1, 2015
Anthony Edward Fannin, 50, of New Boston, died Sunday, November 1, 2015, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on March 2, 1965 in Portsmouth, he was a graduate of East High School.
Tony was preceded in death by grandparents, Asa and Juanita Fannin and Paul Sexton, and stepfather, Dale Eichenlaub.
Surviving are two daughters,...
Sally Bates
Oct 31, 2015
Sally Joan Bates, 78, of Sciotoville, died Saturday, October 31, 2015, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on December 19, 1936 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Cora Belle Colley Nichols and was a member of Community Church of Jesus Christ in Highland Bend.
Joan was also preceded in death by her...
Larry Bell
Oct 31, 2015
Larry Joseph Bell, 79, of Sciotodale, died Saturday, October 31, 2015, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on July 1, 1936 in Scioto County, he was a son of the late Charles and Rosella Elizabeth Twigg Bell and was a member of Plymouth Heights Church of the Nazarene.
Larry was a graduate of East High School, a...
Joe Hood
Oct 22, 2015
Joseph E. Hood, Jr., 73, of Sciotoville, died Thursday, October 22, 2015, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on May 14, 1942 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Joseph E. Hood, Sr. and Marie Phillippe Hood.
Joe was a graduate of East High School, employed at the former Empire-Detroit Steel Corporation and Goodyear Atomic...
Vickie Stacy
Oct 20, 2015
Vickie D. Stacy, 63, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at home. Born on January 16, 1952 in Muncie, IN, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Daisy Vincent Mays. Surviving are her son, Aaron Stacy of South Webster; a daughter, Tracy Ison of Lucasville; two brothers, Lewis (Dorothy) Mays of Dunkirk, IN and Donnie Mays...
Ina Whitley
Oct 14, 2015
Ina J. Whitley, 90, of Circleville, formerly of New Boston, died Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in Berger Hospital in Circleville. Born on June 21, 1925 in New Boston, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Verla Mae Hall Clevenger and was a homemaker.
Ina was a graduate of Glenwood High School and former member of...
Beverly Watts
Oct 9, 2015
Beverly Ann Watts, 65, of Sciotoville, died Friday, October 9, 2015 at her home. Born on October 7, 1950 in Ft. Wayne, IN, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Leanor Foster.
Surviving are a son, Bill (Dawn) Watts, Jr. of Fayetteville, NC; five daughters, Martha Aldena Thompson of Columbia, SC, Tina Louise Barnett of...
Chester Artis
Oct 5, 2015
Chester Terry Artis, Jr., 84, of Sciotoville, died Monday, October 5, 2015 at the Ohio State University Medical Center. Born on March 19, 1931 in Sciotoville, he was a son of the late Chester Terry Artis, Sr. and Victoria Tackett Artis.
Terry was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
He was a retired foreman from...
David Leightenheimer
Oct 3, 2015
David Lewis Leightenheimer, Sr., 87, of Rosemount, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October, 3, 2015, in Columbus.
Born on July 3, 1928 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Ernest Dewey Leightenheimer and Beatrice Holt Leightenheimer. He graduated from Portsmouth High School, and earned a Bachelor of Education degree from the Ohio University in Athens.
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Juanita "Chick" Giles
Sep 29, 2015
Juanita “Chick” Giles, 84, of Wheelersburg, formerly of Sciotoville, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on March 3, 1931 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late William and Agnes Carr Shump and was a former cashier for Glockner’s for over 20 years. Chick was a member of the Sciotoville Christ United Methodist...
Robert Ankrom
Sep 25, 2015
Robert L. Ankrom, 63, of Wheelersbug, died Friday, September 25, 2015, in Sciotoville as a result of a traffic accident. A service will be held at the convenience of the family with interment in Memorial Burial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of the BRANT FUNERAL HOME IN SCIOTOVILLE. www.brantfuneralservice.com.
Demetrius Henderson, Sr.
Sep 15, 2015
Demetrius L. Henderson, Sr., 36, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015. He was born on August 29, 1979 in Akron, a son of the late Cynthia Henderson.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Jenkins Henderson; one son, Demetrius L. Henderson, Jr. of Akron; one daughter, Rihanna Henderson at home; his grandmother, Willie Dean Henderson of Akron; father-in-law...
