Obituaries

Sep 26, 2013

Ivory McCoy , 90, of New Boston, died Thursday, September 26, 2013, in the SOMC emergency room.  She was born June 18, 1923 in Ashland, Ky., was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, John McCoy, and a daughter, Phylis Jean Pauley.  Surviving are her loving and caring companion, Alvin “Chip” Davis of New...

Sep 24, 2013

Beverly Ann Ellis, age 60, of Sciotoville, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the Best Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheelersburg.  Arrangements are pending at the Brant Funeral Home in Sciotoville.

Sep 23, 2013

Shirley Ann Bailey , 78, of New Boston, died Monday, September 23, 2013 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center.  Born on April 13, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Joan James Winebrenner, and attended the Meade Road Pentecostal Church.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. Bailey and a...

Sep 16, 2013

Herman R. Eshem , 89, of Sciotoville, died Monday, September 16, 2013, in Winston-Salem, NC. Born on December 26, 1923 in Scioto County, he was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Eshem, Ethel Howard Eshem and Mildred Hanes Eshem. Herman was a member of the Minford United Methodist Church and the Sciotoville...

Sep 8, 2013

Larry W. White , 73, of Franklin Furnace, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, September 8, 2013, at the Community Hospice Center in Ashland, Ky.  Born on January 27, 1940 in Ross County, he was a son of the late Everett and Mary Frances Wilt White and attended the Plymouth Heights Church of the Nazarene...

Sep 7, 2013

Joan Eloise Massie , 88, of Sciotoville, died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Concord Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.  Arrangements were under the direction of the BRANT FUNERAL HOME IN SCIOTOVILLE.

Sep 2, 2013

Myla Jean Born , 87, of Sciotoville, died Monday, September 2, 2013, at the Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Born on March 1, 1926 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Bessie Hoover Clark, was a retired teacher for Portsmouth City Schools, and was a member of St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic...

Aug 30, 2013

Joenita “Jody” Knapp, 66, of Sciotoville, died Friday, August 30, 2013, at The SOMC Hospice Center.  Born on May 12, 1947 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of Carl and Jessie Newsome Ruggles and a former home health care aid.

Preceding Jody in death were her father, Carl Ruggles, and a sister, Kimberly Gifford.  Surviving are two...

Aug 30, 2013

Donna Kay Shepherd, 60, of Portsmouth, died Friday, August 30, 2013, at the SOMC emergency room.  Born on September 9, 1952 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late John and Marie Riffe McNutt and was a long time employee of the Shake Shoppe in New Boston, most recently as manager.  Donna was a member of the Sciotoville...

Aug 27, 2013

Naomi Stone , 85, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center.  Born on May 22, 1928 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Ingram and Pearl Brewer Buchanan.  Naomi was a graduate of East High School and was a member of the Milldale Road Church of Christ in Christian...

Aug 14, 2013

Harold E. Montgomery , 72, of Sciotoville, died Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at the SOMC Hospice Center.  Born on December 25, 1940 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Rosa Lykins Montgomery, was retired from U.S.E.C., and attended Wheelersburg United Methodist Church.  Also preceding him in death were two brothers, Paul and Carl...

Aug 13, 2013

Donavan Ray Woodrum , 57, of Wheelersburg, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at his residence.  Born on December 15, 1955 in Portsmouth, he was a son of Raymond and Faye Bailey Woodrum of Sciotodale, and was a conductor for the Norfolk and Southern Railroad.

Also surviving are his wife, Westina Davis Worrell Woodrum, a son,...

Aug 11, 2013

Briana Hope Wooten, 11 month old daughter of Laura Smith Boldman of Minford and George “Jeff” Wooten of Portsmouth, died Sunday, August 11, 2013, in the emergency room of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.  Briana was born on September 10, 2012 in Columbus and was preceded in death by a sister, Haley Jo Wooten and a grandfather, George J....

Aug 7, 2013

Betty J. Rollins, 84, of Sciotoville, died Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Community Hospice in Ashland, Ky.  She was the eldest daughter of the late Clyde and Thelma (Grizzle) Porter of Sciotoville, and also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, John D. Rollins, a daughter-in-law, Becky S. (Wilson) Rollins, four brothers and two sisters-in-law, Gerald and...

Aug 3, 2013

Suzanne Binns-Brown, 59, of Sciotoville, died Saturday, August 3, 2013, at her home.  Born on July 23, 1954 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Betty Pitts Lowe and was retired social worker for the Ohio Department of Jobs & Family Service.  Also preceding her in death was a grandson, Richard A. Brown III and...

Aug 2, 2013

Kathryn L. Evans , 83, of Sciotoville, passed on Friday, August 2, 2013 at the SOMC Hospice Center.  Born on June 5, 1930 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary Elizabeth Simon Lantz, and was co-owner of the former Corner Market in Sciotoville and Evans Super Market in Clarktown.  Kathryn was a member of...

Jul 26, 2013

Sandra Bray, 68, of Portsmouth, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.  Born on March 5, 1945 in Lucasville, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Kathryn Martin Wallace, and was retired from the radiology department at the Southern Ohio Medical Center with 20 years of service.  Sandy was a member of the...

Jul 19, 2013

Lawrence Dale Sommer, 80, of Wheelersburg, died Friday, July 19, 2013, at Concord Health and Rehabilitation Center.  Born on October 30, 1932 in Scioto County, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Edith Hill Sommer, attended St. Peter in Chains Catholic Church, and was retired from Empire-Detroit Steel Corporation.  Dale was a Marine veteran of the Korean...

Jul 13, 2013

Henry H. Turner , 89, of Wheelersburg, died Saturday, July 13, 2013, at the SOMC Hospice Center.  Born on January 27, 1924 at home in Wheelersburg, he was a son of the late Henry K. and Laura Rose Turner, and was a retired farmer and engineer for the Soil Conservation Districts in Lawrence and Scioto County.  Henry...

Jul 1, 2013

Elsie Spence Zornes Spradlin, 98, of Portsmouth, passed away on July 1, 2013 at her home.  Born on June 2, 1915 in Randville, KY, she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Nellie Howell Kegley, and was a member of the Berean Baptist Church in Sciotoville.  Also preceding her in death were an infant daughter, Shirley Faye...