Obituaries
Joan Faye Denning
Nov 10, 2024
Joan F. Denning, 98, Miamisburg, formerly of West Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2024, at the Kettering Health Senior Living. Born on September 29, 1926, in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Claude and Mary Elizabeth Mullen Marsh.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Denning, siblings Dale Marsh, Marilyn Andre, Becky Bowman, Wanda Marsh,...
Judith Hartlage
Nov 7, 2024
Judith Hartlage, 82, of Portsmouth, died, Thursday, November 7, 2024, at River Run Healthcare of Portsmouth. Born on October 25, 1942, in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late William J. Hartlage, MD and Katherine Doerr Hartlage.
Judy was a graduate of Portsmouth East High School and the Portsmouth Interstate Business College. She worked for several years at the Southern...
Ray Lee Vestal, Jr.
Nov 2, 2024
Ray Lee Vestal, Jr., 57, of Sciotoville, died Saturday, November 2, 2024, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on November 20, 1966, he was the son of the late Ray Lee Vestal, Sr. and Shirley Vestal Springs Vestal.
Ray was a graduate of West Portsmouth High School.
Also preceding him in death was a brother, Tommy Vestal.
Surviving are two sons, Thomas...
Franklin Price Gammon
Oct 31, 2024
Franklin Price Gammon, 82, of Sciotoville, died Thursday, October 31, 2024, in the emergency room of the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on December 20, 1941, in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late William Clarence and Jessie Marie Book Gammon.
Also preceding him in death was a sister, Marie Chamberlin.
Price was a member of Wheelersburg Church of Christ and...
Jeffrey Brian Boggs
Oct 24, 2024
Jeffrey Brian Boggs, 52, of Sciotoville, died on Thursday, October 24, 2024, after a motorcycle/vehicle accident. Born on December 4, 1971, in Portsmouth, he was a 1992 graduate of Minford High School and employed by a special “boss”, Kevin Monroe, of Monroe’s Frame and Collision.
Surviving is his mother, Pamela Sue Hensley (Timothy) Lewis of Sciotoville, his father, Charles Allie Boggs...
Richard Holsinger
Oct 12, 2024
Richard Holsinger, 80, of Wheelersburg, died Saturday, October 12, 2024, in the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on July 21, 1944, in Lucasville, he was a son of the late Dewey and Lorene Holsinger.
Richard was mechanic for Schwerman Trucking and most recently for Pepsi.
Also preceding him in death were a daughter, Donna Jean Holsinger, brothers, Ralph, George, Jessie, David and Frank...
Deborah Lynn Johnson
Oct 11, 2024
Deborah Lynn Johnson, 74, of South Shore, KY, died Friday, October 11, 2024, at the Buckeye Forest at Rosemount Pavilion. Born on December 2, 1949, she was a daughter of the late George C. Imes and Beulah Violet Davis Imes.
A 1968 graduate of East High School, Debbie attended South Shore Church of the Nazarene and was active in the Jaycee’s...
David Leroy Kritzwiser
Sep 17, 2024
David L. Kritzwiser, 53, of Wheelersburg, died unexpectantly of an apparent stroke in the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Born on September 11, 1971, in Portsmouth, he was a son of Donald and Diana Benner Kritzwiser and was a construction supervisor.
Preceding him in death were his father, Donald Kritzwiser and twin grandbabies, Dakota and...
Marilyn Kay Yinger
Sep 11, 2024
Marilyn Kay Yinger, 75, of Ashland, KY, formerly of Rubyville, died Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Community Hospice in Ashland. Born on August 11, 1949, in Stockdale, she was a daughter of the late Bert and Irene Ramsey Ferguson.
She was a graduate of Eastern High School.
Also preceding her in death was her husband, Ronald Yinger and a brother, Robert Ferguson.
Surviving...
William Louis Questel II
Sep 11, 2024
William L. Questel II, 98, of Portsmouth, went to be with his Lord on Patriot’s Day, September 11, 2024, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on March 30, 1926, in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Francis Michael Lyons Questel and Irma Jewett Questel and was owner of the former Bill’s Ole Barn and Antiques.
Bill was an instigator,...
Jessie Wicker
Sep 3, 2024
Jessie Eileen Wicker, 91, of Franklin Furnace, died on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, in the emergency room of the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on July 7, 1933, in Lucasville, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Cora Lester Fields.
Jessie worked at the former Williams Manufacturing Co., ran the Wicker’s Grocery Store from 1960 until the early 1970’s...
Barbara Jo Crum
Sep 2, 2024
Barbara Jo Crum, 93, of Sciotoville, died Monday, September 2, 2024, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on February 8, 1931, in Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late Rayferd and Virginia Green.
Also preceding her in death were her husband, Francis Asbury Crum, a sister, Marilyn Scott of Chillicothe and an infant brother, Little Ray.
Bobbe Jo was a loving...
Delores Essman
Aug 27, 2024
Delores Essman, 87, died on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at Tuscany Gardens in Pataskala. Born on September 10, 1936, in Wheelersburg, she was a daughter of the late Denver and Marie Clark Hacker and was a homemaker.
Delores was a 1954 graduate of Wheelersburg High School and was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church
Also preceding her in death were her...
Richard K. Cooley
Aug 15, 2024
It is with great sadness to announce that on August 15th, 2024, our beloved, Richard K. Cooley, 66, of Sciotoville, OH, passed while surrounded by family. He is reunited with his parents, Richard and Charlene Cooley, as well as his sister, Nancy Odle Multer Carmichael and brother, Steven Odle. Left to cherish his memory are his treasured wife of 45...
Sara Slack
Aug 9, 2024
Sara “Bibby” Slack, 90, of Wheelersburg, went to be with her Savior from Grant Medical Center in Columbus on August 9, 2024. Born on September 12, 1933, in Greenup County, KY, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Naomi Jordan Floyd.
Sara was a lifetime member of Union Free Will Baptist Church and a beautician.
Also preceding her in death...
Jack McGlone
Aug 6, 2024
Jack McGlone, 87, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 and was preceded in death by his parents, Epp and Hazel (Harris) McGlone, and an infant sister, Wilma Ann.
A 1954 graduate of East High School, he was a faithful and active member of Wheelersburg Church of Christ. He started his career as a Portsmouth city police...
Gregory Dean Lore
Jul 22, 2024
Gregory Dean Lore, 58, of Sciotoville, died Monday, July 22, 2024, at home. Born on October 28, 1965, in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Darrel and Wanda Phillips Lore.
A 1984 graduate of Minford High School, he was formerly employed in the finishing department at OSCO and was co-owner of Colonial Florist.
Also preceding him in death was a...
Donna Sue Montgomery
Jul 8, 2024
Donna Sue Montgomery (née Stacey), 79, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2024, in Portsmouth, Ohio. Born on February 11, 1945, in Staffordsville, Kentucky and raised by Estill and Lorene Stacey. Donna grew up to embody the virtues of kindness and humor, which endeared her to many throughout her life.
Donna graduated from Portsmouth East High School and went on to...
Connie A. Lowder
Jul 1, 2024
Connie A. Lowder, 91, died on Monday, July 1, 2024, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on April 4, 1933, in Morehead, KY, she was a daughter of the late Harrison and Lillie Rakes Click.
Connie was a 1951 Graduate of Morehead High School and attended the Central Church of Christ.
She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Elton...
Jason Patrick Sparks
Jun 24, 2024
Jason Patrick Sparks, 43, of Portsmouth, died Monday, June 24, 2024, at his home after an extended illness. Born on August 27, 1980, he was a son of Teresa (Jeff) and Brian (Johnnie) Sparks.
Also surviving are his son, Dylan John Sparks, a sister, Brianna (Chris)Sparks, a brother, Devin Sparks, nephews, Bryson and Gage, along with many loving family and friends.
Jason...
