Obituaries
Baby Jack
Dec 8, 2012
Jack Alexander Engle was born sleeping on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Surviving are his mother, Mary Hale Engle of Lucasville, a brother, Joey Engle, and a sister, Brittany Engle, both at home, grandparents, Garry and Sue Hale of Portsmouth, and great-grandparents, Harvey and Sally Hale of Portsmouth. Baby Jack was preceded in death by great grandparents, Robert and Virginia Lockhart....
Elton Truman
Dec 7, 2012
Elton Ronald Truman, 59, of Portsmouth, died Friday, December 7, 2012 at Bridgeport Healthcare. Born on March 22, 1953 in Scioto County, he was a son of the late James and Ethel Loop Truman. Surviving are his wife, Donna Sparks Truman, two sons, James Truman and Ronald Elton Truman, three daughters, Jodie Sparks, Crystal Truman, and Patricia Truman, three brothers,...
Wanda Peach
Dec 2, 2012
Wanda Faye Peach, 82, of Hill View Retirement Center, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Hill View. Born May 3, 1930 in Blue Creek, she was a daughter of the late Elca and Alberta Bolender May, and was an elementary school teacher. Wanda was a graduate of Jefferson High School and the Ohio University, and was formerly employed at Montgomery...
Hector MD
Nov 29, 2012
Hector V. Soto, M.D., F.A.C.S., 71 of Portsmouth, died Thursday, November 29, 2012, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born May 27, 1941 in Manila, Philippines, he was a son of the late Pablo Verde and Frediswinda Villacorta Soto and was an orthopedic surgeon in private practice. Dr. Soto graduated from the University of Santo Tomas, in Manila in 1964...
Margaret Waddell
Nov 26, 2012
Margaret Marie Waddell, 92, of Rosemount, died Monday, November 26, 2012 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on October 25, 1920 in Scioto County, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Audrey Kitchen Chaffin. Margaret was a Seventh Day Adventist and a homemaker. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Forest Waddell, one son, Forest Dale...
Jeannie Burman
Nov 19, 2012
Jeannie Purdy Burman, 64, of Blacklick, formerly of Sciotoville, died Monday, November 19, 2012, at the Zusman Hospice Center in Columbus. Born May 26, 1948 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Robert R. and Helen Jenkins Purdy and had attended the Sciotoville Christian Church. Jeannie was a retired secretary for Nationwide Insurance in Columbus and a 1966...
Rosemary Schuler
Nov 19, 2012
Rosemary Edmisten Schuler, 90, of Liberty Township, formerly of Portsmouth, went to be with her Lord on Monday, November 19, 2012 at Hospice of Cincinnati. Mrs. Schuler was preceeded in death by her husband, Robert Schuler, her parents, Edith and Oscar Edmisten, and nine brothers and sisters. Born in South Portsmouth, Kentucky, she lived most of her life in Portsmouth....
Timothy Liles
Nov 19, 2012
Timothy M. Liles, 59, of Sciotoville, died Monday, November 19, 2012 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on March 22, 1953 in Portsmouth, he was a son of Audrey Hook Liles and the late Larkin Liles. Tim was a 1971 graduate of East High School, a 1973 graduate of Scioto Technical College, and was a member of the Sciotoville...
Wanda Hurt
Nov 2, 2012
Wanda Lee Hurt, 75, of Portsmouth, went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 2, 2012, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on November 7, 1936 in New Boston, she was a daughter of the late Virgil and Bessie Dalton Adkins. Wanda worked at the K&M Restaurant, where she managed and served many loyal customers for 45 years. She...
Juanita Baker
Nov 2, 2012
Juanita Ruth Baker, 82, of Sciotoville, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, November 2, 2012 at her home. Born on March 20, 1930 in Scioto County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Nettie Taylor Kidder and was a member of the Apostolic Lighthouse Church in New Boston. Surviving are her husband...
Rose Brisker
Nov 2, 2012
Rose Marie Brisker, 75, of New Boston, died Friday, November 2, 2012, at the SOMC Hospice House. Born on June 23, 1937 in Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Marie Meenach. Rose Marie was a travel agent at AAA with over 30 years of service and was a member of Cedar Street Church of Christ in...
Rosetta Sell
Oct 30, 2012
Rosetta M. Sell, 88, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the SOMC Hospice Center. Private arrangements were under the direction of the Brant Funeral Home in Portsmouth.
Olen Finley
Oct 24, 2012
Olen "Joe" Finley, age 65, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at the Brant Funeral Home in Portsmouth
Millard Mills
Oct 23, 2012
Millard “Butch” Mills, 60, of New Boston, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at his home. Born on October 19, 1952, he was a son of the late Millard Mills and Betty Jones and an Army veteran. Surviving are his children, Christopher (Jenn Wood) Mills of Portsmouth, and Vicki, Deanna and Michael; three sisters, Linda Jones of Minford, Sharon (Steve) Jenkins...
Betty Lowe
Oct 22, 2012
Betty C. Lowe, 81, of Sciotoville, died Monday, October 22, 2012, at her home. Born on September 14, 1931 in South Webster, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Pitts and Mary Elizabeth Yeley Pitts, and was retired from the Department of Jobs and Family Services. Betty was a member of Wait’s Baptist Church. Also preceding her in death...
Ruth Howell
Oct 20, 2012
"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal." The memory of Ruth Jacqueline Baird Howell, 84, will never be forgotten because her life touched so many with her unconditional love, kindness, gentleness and generosity. If love alone could have saved her, she would have never died. A heart of gold stopped beating...
Wayne Williams
Oct 19, 2012
Wayne W. Williams, 78, of Sciotodale, died Friday, October 19, 2012, at the SOMC Hospice House. Born on April 1, 1934 in Scioto Furnace, he was a son of the late Albert and Mary Garey Williams and a carpenter at the former Empire-Detroit Steel Corp. for 43 years. Wayne was a member of Swauger Valley Free Will Baptist Church and...
Harold Burchett
Oct 10, 2012
Harold Richard Burchett, 80, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on June 12, 1932 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Emory and Elizabeth Meade Burchett. Harold was a member of the Pine Valley Christian Church, a meat cutter at the former Massie Super Market and an Army veteran of...
Paul Skaggs
Oct 9, 2012
Paul Steven Skaggs, 57, of Sciotoville, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe. Born March 31, 1955 in Phoenix, Arizona, he was a son of Paul and Nannie Bennett Skaggs. Steve was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of Berean Baptist Church and was a member of the American Legion. Surviving are a...
Rickley Schwalbach
Oct 8, 2012
Rickley Cade Schwalbach, day old son of Rickley “Chad” and Britney Ashby Schwalbach of Wheelersburg, died Monday, October 8, 2012 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 8, 2012, at SOMC. Also surviving are a sister, Dylan Grace Schwalbach, grandparents, Tammi and Jerry Dodds of Wheelersburg, Rick and Denice Ashby of Bradenton, Fla., and Rick Schwalbach of...
