Obituaries
Carolyn "Susie" Bobst
Mar 12, 2015
Carolyn “Susie” Bussler Bobst, 60, of Lucasville, a loving and caring wife, mother, friend and highly respected employee of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, became an angel on Thursday, March 12, 2015.
Preceding her in death were her father, Frank Bussler, mother and stepfather, Milton and Marie Flake, a brother, Robert Bussler and a sister, Janet Wright....
Betty Hamilton
Mar 12, 2015
Betty Jane Hamilton, 89, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on August 19, 1925 in Athens County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Jennie Covert Smith and was a member of Cornerstone United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women.
Betty Jane was also a member of...
Shaun Paxson
Feb 23, 2015
Shaun David Paxson, 40, of Sciotodale, died Monday, February 23, 2015, at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus after a brief illness. Born on February 15, 1975 in Portsmouth, he was a son of Earl David and Teresa Hatten Paxson of Sciotodale and was a member of the Sixth Street Pentecostal Church of Christ.
Shaun was...
Patricia Bower
Feb 22, 2015
Patricia K. Bower, of Franklin Furnace, died Sunday, February 22, 2015, at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Brant Funeral Home in Sciotoville.
Ellsworth Porter
Feb 18, 2015
Ellsworth C Porter, 88, of Wheelersburg left this earth and arrived in heaven on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on January 9, 1927 in Elliott County, KY, he was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore and Rebecca (Skaggs) Porter, his brother, Billy Gene Porter, his sister, Mary “Mag” Ferguson, his brother-in-law, Harry Ferguson,...
Mark Bauer
Jan 26, 2015
Mark Richard Bauer, 59, formerly of North Moreland, died Monday, January 26, 2015, in Miamisburg. Born on October 21, 1955 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Gilbert L. Bauer, Sr. and Vera Gail Evans Bauer.
Mark was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus, and was a graduate of...
Julia Picklesimer
Jan 14, 2015
Julia Dills Picklesimer, 96, of Franklin Furnace, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Born on July 14, 1918 in Johnson County, KY, she was the daughter of the late George Dills and Susie McKenzie Dills.
Julia was preceded in death by her husband, Orville Picklesimer, Sr., two brothers, Russell Dills and Frank Dills,...
Robert Pendleton
Jan 6, 2015
Robert E. Pendleton , 76, of Jacksonsville, FL, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on April 6, 1938 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Edward and Eva Marie Duzan Pendleton. Bob was a graduate of the Ohio State University, Ohio University, University of Dayton and Wright State...
Betty Leesburg
Jan 6, 2015
Betty F. Leesburg, 85, of Wheelersburg, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Born on August 8, 1929 in Fullerton, KY, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Bertha Fankell and was a cosmetologist for more than 40 years. Betty was a proud 1947 East High School...
Scott Walker
Jan 5, 2015
B. Scott Walker, 63, of Sciotoville, died Monday, January 05, 2015, at his home. Born on October 1, 1951 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Donald Eugene Walker and Anna Lou Marsh Walker. A 1969 graduate of East High School, Scott was a retired motor carrier enforcement officer for the State of...
Mary Buckley
Dec 28, 2014
Mary Emogene Buckley, 85, of Sciotoville, died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at the Best Care Nursing and Rehab in Wheelersburg. Born on August 14, 1929 in Cullman, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Rufus Alvin Moore and Dula Mae Moore Garrard. Jean was a former nurse’s aide at the Southern Ohio Medical Center...
Mona Holcom
Dec 26, 2014
Mona F. Holcom , 82, of Haverhill, died Friday, December 26, 2014, at River Bend Assisted Living in Wheelersburg, Ohio. Born on December 27, 1931, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary Porter Sparks, and stepmother, Virtie Davis Sparks.
Mona was a graduate of...
Florence Schomburg
Dec 24, 2014
Florence May Schomburg, of Sciotoville, left her home at Best Care Nursing and Rehab Center in Wheelersburg, and entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at the age of 97. Born on October 10, 1917 in Manchester, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Fanny Cooper Locke.
Melvin Ramey
Dec 16, 2014
Melvin L. Ramey , 69, of Sciotodale, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at Hempstead Manor in Portsmouth, Ohio, after a year long battle with cancer. Born on August 26, 1945 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Kinner and Darlene Aeh Ramey and was a retired front line manager for USEC...
Esther Schwamberger
Dec 8, 2014
Esther J. Schwamberger , 90, of Sciotoville, died Monday, December 08, 2014, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room as a result of a traffic accident. Born on June 7, 1924 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Melvina Mullen Kuhner. Formerly employed at Williams Manufacturing Company, she...
Helen Mowery
Dec 8, 2014
Helen C. Mowery, 91, of Sciotoville, died Monday, December 8, 2014, at Hill View Health Care. Born on June 1, 1923 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Katherine Switalski and was employed at the former Marting’s Department Store. Helen was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church and the Portsmouth...
Thelma Hunter
Dec 7, 2014
Thelma Hilger Hunter , 88, of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Hill View Retirement Center. She was born on December 25, 1925 near Camp Dix, Kentucky, to Charles Edward and Della Cooper Hilger. She was married to Roy Lee Hunter in June, 1996, who preceded...
Betty Bender
Nov 30, 2014
Betty J. Bender, 91, of Sciotoville, died Sunday, November 30, 2014, at the Best Care Nursing and Rehab Center in Wheelersburg. Born in Scioto County on February 8, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Levi and Emma Griffith Elliott, employed at the former Williams Manufacturing Company and formerly attended the Sciotoville Church of...
Marietta Bradford
Nov 29, 2014
Marietta Bradford , 84, of West Portsmouth, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Hempstead Manor. She was born on December 27, 1929 in Kanawha County, WV, a daughter of the late Adolf and Bertha Freeman Steed, and was a homemaker. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Larson Bradford, three brothers, one sister, and two grandchildren. ...
Hazel Keene
Nov 29, 2014
Hazel Maurine Keene, 81, of Wheelersburg, passed away on November 29, 2014. Known to her friends and family as “Sissie”, she was born on March 15, 1933, in Sciotoville, to the late William and Julia (Montgomery) Bradshaw. Additionally, she was deeply loved and influenced by Elsie (Gulley) Bradshaw.
