Obituaries
Joanne Bauer
Jul 20, 2014
Joanne M. Bauer , 80, of Wheelersburg, fell asleep in death on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Community Hospice Center in Ashland, KY. Born on December 23, 1933 in Dubuque, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Alton and Marie Zaph Bivens.
Joanne graduated from high...
Kathrine Bryant
Jul 14, 2014
Kathrine “Tup” Bryant, 62, of Portsmouth, went home to be with her Lord on July 14, 2014 at KDMC in Ashland. Born on January 20, 1952 in Portsmouth, Kathy was a daughter of the late Vernon and Mildred Burt Stiltner, and also preceded in death by her husband, Larry Joe Bryant.
Carl Morman
Jul 9, 2014
Carl D. Morman, age 68, of Wheelersburg, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014 in the emergency room at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Surviving is his wife, Brenda Whitt Morman. Arrangements are under the direction of the Brant Funeral Service in Sciotoville.
Anna Walker
Jul 1, 2014
Anna Lou Walker , age 86, of Sciotoville, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at the Concord Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born on December 3, 1927, in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Margaret Marsh. Anna Lou was a graduate of East High School, member of the former Sciotoville United...
Mildred Hiles
Jun 26, 2014
Mildred Hiles , age 80, of New Boston, died Thursday, June 26, 2014 at home. Born on March 27, 1934 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late, John Morrow and Mary Carter Hardin. Surviving are four sons, Bob (Karen) Morrow of Wheelersburg, Loren (Susie) Hardin of Portsmouth, Perry Hiles of New Boston, and Keith (Charon)...
Betty Fletcher
Jun 15, 2014
Betty R. Fletcher, 84, of Portsmouth, died Sunday, June 15, 2014, in the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on July 14, 1929 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Ingram Edward Buchanan and Pearl Brewer Buchanan.
Betty worked at the former Kresge’s, retired from K-Mart, and was...
Robert Elkins
Jun 14, 2014
Robert C. Elkins , age 85, of New Boston, died Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on November 13, 1928 in New Boston, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary Fultz Elkins. Robert was a Marine veteran of the Korean Conflict, was retired from the...
Henry Lawson
Jun 12, 2014
Henry D. Lawson , age 71, of South Webster, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 in the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room.
Born on November 17, 1942 in Pedro, he was a son of the late Robert and Ruth Russell Lawson and retired from Armco Steel Company...
Katherine Martin
Jun 8, 2014
Katherine L. Martin, 91, of Sciotoville, died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Born on March 12, 1923 in Garrison, KY, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Flora Thomas Kamer, and a member of Swauger Valley Free Will Baptist Church. Katherine was a very proud Navy...
Lynn Skeans
Jun 5, 2014
Lynn Redfearn Skeans, 69, of Taylor, Michigan, formerly of Portsmouth, died Thursday, June 5, 2014, at St. Vincent Trauma Center in Toledo as the result of a traffic accident. Born on October 22, 1944 in England, he was a son of the late Leo and Yvonne Skeans. Lynn was a 1962 graduate of Portsmouth High...
Adam Yates
Jun 4, 2014
Adam Tanner Yates, 29, of Sciotoville, died Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at home. Born on September 17, 1984 in Portsmouth, he was a son of Dan and Kelly Stiltner Yates of Sciotoville, and was a 2003 graduate of East High School, where he participated in baseball and football.
Also...
Dale Thacker
May 28, 2014
Dale Wayne Thacker, age 55, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at his home. Arrangements were under the direction of the Brant Funeral Home in Sciotoville.
Ethel Osborne
May 28, 2014
Ethel Tracy Osborne , age 81, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at the Bridgeport Healthcare Center. Born on August 31, 1932 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late George and Edna Cook Barry. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Earl Osborne, five brothers, Dave, Vernon, Robert...
Helen Eshem
May 8, 2014
Helen Eshem , 89, of Sciotoville, died Thursday, May 8, 2014 at the Bermuda Village Healthcare Center in Advance, NC. Born on August 28, 1924 in Scioto County, she was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest Ray Sturgill, Dovie Curtis Sturgill Howard and Stephen Howard.
Helen...
Mary Fields
Apr 23, 2014
Mary L. Fields, 67, of New Boston, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Heartland of Portsmouth. Born on January 14, 1947 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Wade and Maxine Ginn Donahue and attended Salem United Methodist Church in Minford. Also preceding her in death were her former husband, Timothy Fields, Sr....
Brian Mullins
Apr 23, 2014
Brian Keith Mullins, 34, of Minford, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, WV. Born on August 16, 1979 in Portsmouth, he was a son of Harold and Patricia Cornwell Mullins of Oak Hill and a graduate of East High School.
Also surviving are two...
Darin Bradford
Apr 17, 2014
Darin Bradford , 43, of Sciotoville, died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on August 9, 1970 in Portsmouth, he was a son of Dennis and Brenda Riley Bradford. Darin was a graduate of East High School.
Preceding him in death was his...
Linda Bettes
Apr 17, 2014
Linda McCane Bettes , 64, of Columbus, died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Doctor’s West Hospital in Columbus. Born on October 3, 1949 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Clifford and Frances Spence McCane and a retired housekeeper for Doctor’s West Hospital. Linda was a member of Columbus West Church...
Henry Spencer, Jr.
Apr 5, 2014
Henry “Junior” Spencer, Jr., 76, of New Boston, died Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, KY. Born on August 27, 1937 in New Boston, he was a son of the late Henry Spencer, Sr. and Minnie Kegley Spencer, and was a retired insurance adjustor for Grange Insurance. Junior was...
Alma Payton
Mar 29, 2014
Alma M. Payton , 89, of Sciotoville, died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at Heartland of Portsmouth. Born on April 5, 1924 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Roscoe and Myrtle Bloomfield Evans and a graduate of Wheelersburg High School. In 1961 she was Mother of the Year in Portsmouth, an...
