Obituaries
William Flanagan
May 4, 2013
William E. Flanagan, 81, of Rosemount, died Saturday, May 4, 2013, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on April 11, 1932 in Wheelersburg, he was a son of the late Paul and Roberta Chapman Flanagan and was a member of Dogwood Ridge First Church of Christ. Bill was an Air Force veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict and...

Jesse Peyton
Apr 27, 2013
Jesse Paul Peyton , 64, of Wheelersburg, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on August 16, 1948 in Mt. Sterling, KY, he was a son of Walter Peyton of Mt. Sterling, KY and the late Lena Peyton. Surviving are his wife, Doris Carrington Peyton, three daughters, Paula Britsch of Georgetown, KY and...

Tommy Gifford
Apr 27, 2013
Tommy Joe Gifford , 60, of Springfield, formerly of Piketon, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at home. Born on March 19, 1953 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Raymond and Viola Benedict Gifford and was a member of New Life Family Worship Center in North Moreland. Tommy was a former Piketon youth league football...

Betty Lewis
Apr 3, 2013
Betty Jane Lewis , 81, of Sciotoville, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on August 2, 1931 in Ironton, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Edna Atkins Jarvis. Betty attended the Truth Tabernacle and was a homemaker. She was also preceded in death by her husband,...
Bruce White
Mar 29, 2013
Bruce Ishmael White, 69, of Portsmouth, died Friday, March 29, 2013 in his bed at home. Born on July 3, 1943 in Ashland, KY, he was a son of the late William and Mary Ellen Poston White. Bruce was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired painter from Pikeville Methodist Hospital. He loved fishing,...

Herbert Hensley
Mar 22, 2013
Herbert Eugene Hensley , 88, of Sciotoville, died Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital. Born on March 5, 1925 in Twin Valley, he was a son of the late Daniel and Stella Mae Rose Hensley. Herb was a Navy veteran of WWII, a member of Berean Baptist Church, former member of the American Legion...

Lynda King
Mar 17, 2013
Lynda S. King , 64, of Sciotoville, went home to heaven on Sunday, March 17, 2013, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born November 5, 1948 in Columbus, she was a daughter of the late Strother and Alice Schouster James. Lynda a former employee of SOMC central sterilization, lived her life to the fullest, she enjoyed dancing, music,...
Mae Cregger
Mar 14, 2013
F. Mae Cregger , 83, of Sciotodale, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on March 9, 1930 in Canandaigua, NY, she was a daughter of the late Frances O’Brien Skiver and Thomas Edward O’Brien. Also preceding her in death were a sister, June Chapman, two brothers-in-law,...

Richard Bender
Mar 14, 2013
Richard E. Bender , 61, of Sciotoville, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at his residence. Born on May 6, 1951 in Portsmouth, he was the son of Betty Elliott Bender of Sciotoville and the late Richard Bender. Survivors also include Geraldine Bender, Dottie Williams, Diane Bennett, and Patty Holloway. Services are being held at the convenience of...

Alma Canary
Mar 5, 2013
Alma A. Canary , age 95, formerly of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Walnut Creek Nursing Center in Dayton. Born on March 21, 1917 in New Boston, she was a daughter of the late Charles & Ola Sparks Riepenhoff. Alma retired after many years of employment with the Williams Shoe Factory...

Carolyn Elliott
Feb 22, 2013
Carolyn Geraldine Elliott , 72, of Sciotoville, died Friday, February 22, 2013 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on December 20, 1940 in Scioto County, she was a daughter of the late Emory Dials and Virginia Lewis Dials Pollard, was employed at the former Williams Manufacturing Co and “attended” the Camp Bennett Christian Baptist Church. Also...

Louise Knight
Feb 13, 2013
Louise Knight, 94, of Sciotoville, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Community Hospice of Ashland. Born on September 26, 1918, in Scioto Furnace, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Cora Aeh Fenton. Louise was of the Methodist faith, former member of the D.A.R. and was an accomplished seamstress. Also preceding her in death were her husband,...

Una Millhuff
Feb 5, 2013
UNA G. MILLHUFF, 88, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at the Hill View Retirement Center in Portsmouth. Born in Paintsville, Kentucky, on February 11, 1924, she was the daughter of the late John Caudill and Ida Wheeler Caudill and was also preceded in death by a brother, Gene Caudill. Una and her late husband, Clyde “Rod” Millhuff, whom she married...
Inza Wessell
Feb 5, 2013
Inza Delores Wessel, 89, of Rigrish Addition, Sciotoville, died Tuesday, February 05, 2013, at the Concord Health and Rehabilitation Center in Wheelersburg. Born on February 3, 1924 in Minford, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Carrie (Hurst) Brisker and was a member of the Wheelersburg Church of Christ. Also preceding her in death were her husband...
Patsy Salsbury
Jan 29, 2013
Patsy Ruth Sparks-Salsbury, 83, formerly from Rigrish Addition in Sciotoville, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013, in Vineyards of Concord in Frankfort. Born on June 18, 1929 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Charles Cassell and Mary Preston Cassell, was a retired dispatcher for Ohio Power Company, and real estate associate for Roy Sturgill Realty, Charles Euton...

Gene Hollis
Jan 28, 2013
Phillip Gene Hollis, 76, of Portsmouth, died Monday, January 28, 2013, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on November 18, 1936 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late William and Verna Smith Hollis, and was a former sales clerk at Party Connection. Gene was an Army veteran and previously employed at Empire-Detroit Steel Corporation and Gilbert Grocery....
Juanita Ferguson
Jan 15, 2013
Juanita Ferguson, 85, of Wheelersburg, went to be with her LORD on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the home of her daughter. Born on September 30, 1927 in Elliott County, KY, she was a daughter of the late Ballard and Verna Skaggs Hay. Juanita was a proud member of the Berean Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by...

Kenneth Price
Jan 6, 2013
Kenneth Lee Price, 74, of Sciotoville, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH while surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 17, 1938, he was preceded in death by his parents, Nettie Casey Price Alphin and Millard Alphin. Ken proudly served his country in the US...

Bradley Martin
Jan 5, 2013
Bradley J. Martin, 63, of Sciotoville, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on March 14, 1949 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Lewis J. and Jeanette Snyder Martin. Brad was a retired Biomedical Engineer from Southern Ohio Medical Center and was a member of the Wheelersburg Church of Christ. Surviving are...

Jesse Foster
Dec 30, 2012
Jesse W. Foster, 76, of Portsmouth, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on June 8, 1936 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Harvey and Emma Hayslip Foster, and retired in 2002 as a supervisor for the Department of Human Services. Jesse also was a volunteer at the Rosemount Fire Department...