Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Feb 17, 2014

Carl C. Penton , 87, of New Boston, died Monday, February 17, 2014, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center.  Born on September 2, 1926 in Jay, FL, he was a son of the late Claude R. and Bertha Julia Diamond Penton.  Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Silvia Penton, three sons, Joseph (Mary Ann) Penton of Cantonment, FL,...

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.

Feb 15, 2014

Marilyn Kay Messer , 73, formerly of Sciotoville, died Saturday, February 15, 2014, in Chillicothe.  Born on July 23, 1940 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Kathryn Veneer Fowler and was a former chemist for Mead Research in Chillicothe.  Marilyn formerly attended Calvary Baptist Church in Portsmouth and presently attended...

Feb 9, 2014

Betty Janet Tolle Bussa , 80, formerly of Rigrish Addition in Sciotoville, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 at Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction, Iowa.  Born on April 12, 1933 in Idaho, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late William and Olive Woods Scowden, was a member of the Sciotoville Christian Church and was formerly...

Feb 2, 2014

Elbert “Red” Stiltner, 78, of Vanceburg, KY, formerly of Sciotoville, died Sunday, February 2, 2014, at the SOMC Hospice House.  Born on April 5, 1935 in Sciotoville, he was a son of the late Fred and Minnie Messer Stiltner, was retired from the former Imperial Vault Company and was a member of Harvest Chapel in Garrison, KY. ...

Jan 28, 2014

Connie Howard Angel , 69, of Amanda, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at home.  Born on February 11, 1944 in Ironton, she was a daughter of the late Landon and Alka Thompson Howard and was a former cook at Shawnee Lodge.  Surviving are two sons, John Angel and Scott Angel, both of Sciotoville, two daughters, Donna Parker...

Jan 26, 2014

Naomi Lee Atkins , 77, of Hill View Retirement Center, died Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Hill View.  Born on December 14, 1936 in Ironton, she was a daughter of the late Virgil and Catherine Valentine Carroll and was a retired cashier from K-Mart.

Lee is survived by her husband, Lowell...

Jan 26, 2014

Norma Jean Garrett , 66, of Minford, died Sunday, January 26, 2014, in the SOMC Hospice Center.  Born on September 12, 1947 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Nora Smith Faulkner, and was a homemaker.  Also preceding her in death was her husband of 38 years, Charles James Garrett, brothers,...

Jan 25, 2014

Donald Davis , 84, of Wheelersburg, died Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Chillicothe.  Born on May 24, 1929 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Cecil and Evelyn Long Davis, and was a professional photographer for Don Davis Photography.

He attended Grace United Methodist...

Jan 23, 2014

Robert D. “Lefty”  Knowles, 77, of Sciotoville, died Thursday, January 23, 2014, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center.  Born on April 29, 1936 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Daniel Knowles and Juanita Hunter Knowles, was retired from Empire-Detroit Steel Corp and K.O.T. in Wheelersburg, and was a 1954 graduate of East High School.

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