Obituaries
Savannah Dawn Sweeney
Jan 12, 2023
Savannah Dawn Sweeney, 23, died Thursday, January 12, 2023 in Riverside Hospital. She was born on May 12, 1999 in Portsmouth.
Savannah was preceded in death by a daughter, Ariya Crace.
Surviving are her mom and dad, Tara and Fred Jordan; a son, Keegan Coriell; three daughters, Adelynn Cupp, Alayna Bellamy and Kaliyah Owens; two sisters, Taylor Jordan and Brittany...
Janice Lynn Edwards
Jan 10, 2023
Janice L. Edwards, 73, of Hill View Retirement Center, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023, in the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on March 2, 1949 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Margaret Allard Howell and was a former supervisor for GTE.
Janice was a member of the Sciotoville Christian Church, the Scioto Historical Society and...
Phoeba Fannin
Jan 10, 2023
Phoeba M. Fannin, 96, formerly of Rubyville, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023, in Park Health Center surrounded by her family. Born on June 5, 1926, in Louisa, KY, she was a daughter of the late Jay and Marie Webb Wilson and was a dental assistant.
Phoeba was of the Baptist faith and a founding member of the Willow Garden Club...
Eileen Phillips
Jan 6, 2023
Eileen Phillips, 80, died Friday, January 6, 2023, in the O.S.U. Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Born on July 2, 1942 in Salyersville, KY, she was a daughter of the late Byron and Trixie Conley Puckett and was a proud homemaker.
Eileen enjoyed playing cards with her family and friends, bowling in her spare time and thoroughly enjoyed bingo. She...
Hazel Dawn Smith
Dec 27, 2022
Hazel Dawn Smith, 91, of Wheelersburg, passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at the SOMC Hospice Center, with her family by her bedside. Born on December 17, 1931 in Long Lick, Adams County, she was a daughter of the late Preston and Sally DeVoss Wiggins.
Hazel was a homemaker and a Jehovah’s Witness.
Also preceding her in...
Pastor Fred R. Mann
Dec 16, 2022
Pastor Fred R. Mann, 85, went to be with his Lord Friday evening, December 16, 2022, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on April 7, 1937 in Lebanon, TN, he was a son of the late Herbert and Pearl Webber Mann.
Pastor Mann was a member and former pastor of Berean Baptist Church.
Also preceding him in...
Wanda Carol Dodds
Dec 12, 2022
Wanda Carol Dodds, 80, passed away peacefully, on Monday, December 12, 2022, surrounded by her family in Randall Residence at Wheelersburg. Born on September 4, 1942 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Bonnie Greene Monroe.
Wanda was on several bowling teams, enjoyed her card club for over 50 years and was a member of...
Donnie Truman
Dec 11, 2022
James Donald Truman, 69, died Saturday evening at Rosemount Pavilion. Born on March 22,1953 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late James and Ethel Loop Truman.
The first part of his working career was very hard work on riverboats, and then to be closer to his family, he began working on his rental properties. Donnie was a...
Janet Nesler
Dec 2, 2022
Janet Nesler, 94, died Friday, December 2, 2022 in the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on September 16, 1928 in Sciotoville, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Jewel Carpenter Neff.
Also preceding her in death in 2002 was her husband, Charles Nesler, whom she married in 1956; a brother, Eugene Neff; a sister, Imogene Hensley and a...
John Wesley Kelley, Sr.
Nov 28, 2022
John Wesley Kelley, Sr., 87, died Monday, November 28, 2022 in the SOMC Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Born on January 23, 1935 in Sciotoville, he was a son of the late John Raymond and Garnet Gilliland Kelley.
Wes was an active member of the Army Reserve for six years. A retired payroll clerk from the Ohio Department of...
Theodore Roger Cruikshank, Sr.
Nov 18, 2022
Theodore Roger Cruikshank, Sr., 81, of Sciotoville, died Friday, November 18, 2022 in the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on June 6, 1941, he was a son of the late Frederick Cruikshank, Sr. and Margaret Wilson Cruikshank.
Ted was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
Also preceding him in death were a daughter Constance Brown and three brothers, Frederick...
Tamara Sue Sweeney
Nov 18, 2022
Tamara Sue Sweeney, 65, died Friday, November 18, 2022, in the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on September 23, 1957 in Ironton, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Betty Johnson Taylor.
Tamara was proud of first becoming an LPN and furthered her education to become a Registered Nurse, retiring from the Southern Ohio Medical Center with over 40...
Steven Dale Carter
Nov 4, 2022
Steven Dale Carter, 68, died Friday, November 4, 2022, at his daughter’s home surrounded by a host of family. Born on July 18, 1954 in Oak Hill, he was a son of Delbert and Goldie Blackburn Carter and was a retired corrections officer from Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.
A graduate of Oak Hill High School, Steve was a former volunteer...
Joyce Ann Schiltz
Oct 31, 2022
Joyce Ann Schiltz, 86, died Monday, October 31, 2022, in her home. Born on June 17, 1936, she was a daughter of the late John Cecil Duncan and Maggie Sparks Duncan.
Also preceding her in death were her husband, whom she married in 1955, Frederick Schiltz, who died in 1998; a daughter, Diana Lanthorn; a sister, Barbara Jean Lewis;...
Dorsey Lee Rinehart
Oct 29, 2022
Dorsey Lee Rinehart, 90, died Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Hill View Retirement Center. Born on March 25, 1932 in Scarbro, WV, he was a son of the late Hallard and Ruby Stover Rinehart and a proud member of Berean Baptist Church.
Dorsey was a graduate of Kinston High School in West Virginia, retired insurance adjuster, and enjoyed watching kinds...
Carolyn Sue Sanders
Oct 24, 2022
Carolyn Sue Sanders, 75, died Monday, October 24, 2022, in Washington Court House. Born on September1, 1947 in Ashtabula, she was a daughter of the late James and Gloria Gifford King and was a housewife.
Also preceding her in death was a brother, John King.
Surviving are her husband, Charles Sanders, a son, Randy (Susan) Sanders of New York; four...
Kathleen Herles
Oct 16, 2022
Kathleen Eloise Herles, 84, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Born on December 9, 1937 in Franklin Furnace, she was a daughter of the late Jasper Mitchell, Sr. and Gladys Horsley Mitchell and was a retired RN in the surgery department at Southern Ohio Medical Center, with over 30 years of service.
Kathleen graduated in...
David Dellano Dunnagan
Oct 15, 2022
David Dellano Dunnagan, 73 died peacefully in his home on Saturday, October 15, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Born on August 7, 1949 in Madison, WV, he was a son of the late Willard and Arbutus Bocook Dunnagan and a retired natural resource specialist for Jackson Lake.
David graduated from Minford High School, was a retired truck driver and...
Fannie "Toots" Castle
Oct 11, 2022
Fannie Jane Castle, 91, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022, in the SOMC Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Born on August 19, 1931 in Salyersville, KY, she was a daughter of the late Boyd and Pearl Pace Bailey and formerly employed in linen at the Southern Ohio Medical Center.
Toots enjoyed shopping and spending time with her special...
Margaret Tallerico
Sep 28, 2022
Margaret (Arthurs) Adams Tallerico, 89, went home with the Lord on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Born in Portsmouth on January 1, 1933, she was a daughter of the late William and Erma Arthurs.
Also preceding her in death were her husband, John B. Adams, Jr., two brothers, William Arthurs and Donald Arthurs; a sister, Joan Hoberg, and a son-in-law,...
