Obituaries
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.
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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...
Donna Sexton
Mar 26, 2014
Donna Sexton , 81, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Hempstead Manor. Born on March 14, 1933 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late William E. and Oralein Davis Messer, and was of the Apostolic faith.
Surviving are two daughters, Teresa (Rod) Armstrong of Wheelersburg and Janie...
Joy Carmichael
Mar 14, 2014
Joy E. Carmichael , 70, of Portsmouth, formerly of Wheelersburg, went to be with her Lord, encircled by her three loving daughters. Born on September 27, 1943 in Powellsville, she was a daughter of the late William and Catherine Rice Carter, and was a member of Sand Hill Christian Baptist Church. Joy was an avid...
Kenneth Blake
Mar 7, 2014
Kenneth Ray Blake , age 76, of Sciotoville, went to be with his Lord on March 7, 2014. Born on July 11, 1937 in Huntington, WV, he was a son of the late, Oscar and Ethel Vernatte Blake. Kenneth was an Army veteran and a retired Carpenter from the Carpenter’s Local #437.
Surviving are his...
William Craig
Mar 6, 2014
William R. Craig, 72, of Sciotoville, died Thursday, March 06, 2014, at Kings Daughter Medical Center in Ashland, KY. Born on July 23, 1941, in Dawajak, Michigan, he was a son of the late Russell and Jenny Salyers Craig. Bill was a Navy veteran, former owner/operator of Craig’s Body Shop in Wheelersburg, and was a member of...
Ira Mault
Mar 4, 2014
Ira “Baby Boy” Mault, 78, of Wheelersburg, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on October 8, 1935 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Roscoe and Geneva Baer Mault and a lineman for the former GTE. Ira was a Marine and Army veteran.
Also preceding Baby...
John Sparks
Mar 1, 2014
John Sparks, 77, of Wheelersburg, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheelersburg. Born on May 5, 1936 in Garrison, KY, he was a son of the late John Sparks and Opal Mae Scott Sparks, and was retired from Dayton-Walther Foundry. John was especially proud of being the former president...
Bette Cottle
Feb 27, 2014
Bette Lou Cottle , 85, of Sciotoville, died Thursday, February 27, 2014, at Minford Retirement Center. Born on September 20, 1928 in Scioto County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Chessie Brown Graham and was a member of First Church of Christ on Dogwood Ridge Road. Bette was a graduate of East High School...
Carl Ruggles
Feb 17, 2014
Carl Roger Ruggles, 63, of Sciotoville, died Monday, February 17, 2014, at the Ohio State University Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at the BRANT FUNERAL HOME IN SCIOTOVILLE.
