Obituaries

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...

Jun 28, 2013

David C. Evans, 85, of Sciotoville, died Friday, June 28, 2013, at his home.  Born on December 27, 1927 in Scioto County, he was a son of the late Roscoe and Myrtle Bloomfield Evans, was an army veteran of World War II, and owner of the former Corner Market in Sciotoville and Evans Super Market in Clarktown. Dave was...

Jun 22, 2013

Mary Frances Kitchen , 63, of New Boston, died Saturday, June 22, 2013, at her home.  Born on August 22, 1949 in Williamson, WV, she was a daughter of the late Frelan and Mary Ward Scott, and was a retired central sterile processing technician at the Southern Ohio Medical Center with 30 years of service.  Also preceding...

Jun 18, 2013

Denise Gale Hambrick . 52, of Sciotoville, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, while vacationing in Myrtle Beach.  Born on January 23, 1961 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of Paul and Emma Martin Adkins, and was retired from Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland.  Denise was a graduate of Minford...

Jun 18, 2013

I.N. Show , 85, of Franklin Furnace, Ohio, formally from East Liverpool, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 18, 2013.  Born on February 10, 1928 in Confluence, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Christopher and Anna Reckner Show.

I.N. was still a very young boy when he set out...

Jun 15, 2013

Mary Jo Ketter , 86, of Sciotoville, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Best Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Born on March 14, 1927 in Sciotoville, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Nora Artis Martin.  Mary Jo was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church in Sciotoville and a homemaker.  Surviving are...

Jun 1, 2013

John L. Crager , 57, of Sciotoville, died Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Community Hospice of Ashland, KY.  Born on August 29, 1955 in Scioto County, he was a son of the late Harold and Jessie Parnell Crager.  Johnny attended the Bonser Run Outreach.  Surviving are his wife, Sherri Boone Crager, one son, Joshua Boone of Portsmouth,...

May 25, 2013

Quintin N. Howard , 17, of Sciotoville, died at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Grant Medical Center in Columbus as the result of a single vehicle accident on Friday.  Born on August 23, 1995 in Portsmouth, he was a senior at East High School, where he was a...

May 18, 2013

Nannie Laura Skaggs, 81, formerly of Sciotoville, died on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room.  Born on May 18, 1932 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Gus and Addie Medley Bennett, a 1950 graduate of East High School, and attended Calvary Baptist Church.  Also preceding her in death was her husband,...

May 15, 2013

Opal A. Miller, 87 of Wheelersburg, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the SOMC Hospice Center.  Born on December 24, 1925 in Franklin Furnace, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Ruby Winebrenner Arthur and was a retired beautician.  Also preceding her in death were her husband, Roy Miller, a son, Larry Miller, brothers Ray and Ronald...

May 14, 2013

Frieda Pauline Payne , 85, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.  Born on May 20, 1927 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Oney Brown and Ruby Barrett Brown Nourse.  She was also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Raymond E. Payne.  Frieda was a graduate...

May 9, 2013

EDNA JEWEL CRAIG, 93, of North Moreland, died Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Heartland of Portsmouth.  Born on October 28, 1919 in Zag, KY, she was a daughter of the late William and Mattie Long Earls and was a member of North Moreland Christian Baptist Church.  Jewel was a retired dietician at the former Southern Hills Hospital.  Also preceding...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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,...

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,...