Dec 15, 2012

Reece Dale Sexton, 74, of Minford died Saturday Dec. 15, 2012 at Chillicothe V.A. Medical Center. He was born May 4, 1938 in Lucasville a son of the late Joseph and June Sparks Sexton. Reece was a former U.S. Army veteran and a retired ironworker. He is survived by his wife, Debra Otworth Sexton; 2 sons, Joseph (Shawna) Sexton...

Dec 12, 2012

Phillip D. Hammonds, 59, of Manchester, formerly of South Webster , died Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at home. He was born Sept. 6, 1953 in Lyra, a son of the late Grover and Edith Rudd Hammonds. He is survived by a daughter, Tracy Hammonds of Manchester; 2 brothers, Jim (Linda) Hammonds of Lyra and Jerry (Candy) Hammonds of South...

Dec 11, 2012

Wendell E. Howell, 72, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 at home after a long battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 18, 1940 in South Webster, a son of the late Milburn and Rebekah Barry Howell. He was retired from the maintinance department at the Scioto County Courthouse. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Thomas Howell;...

Dec 11, 2012

Robert M. McClaskey 62, of Sciotoville died Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born Sept. 4, 1950 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Orville and Losa Lewis McClaskey. He was a former security guard and served in the U.S. Marines. Robert is survived by his wife, Mary Smith McClaskey; a son, Robert M....

Dec 10, 2012

Age 48 of Portsmouth, died December 10, 2012. He was born December 21, 1963 in Portsmouth to Robert and Callie (Shope) Louderback. Keith worked in construction and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his mother Callie Garrett of Portsmouth; two sons, Brian Louderback of Portsmouth, Anthony Louderback of Chillicothe; one daughter, Felicia Louderback of Waverly; two brothers,,...

Dec 3, 2012

Kathryn M. Campbell, 87, of Minford, formerly of Rubyville died Monday Dec. 3, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born Sept. 3, 1925 in Lyra, a daughter of the late Leonard and Grace Akers Johnson. She attended Union Freewill Baptist Church and was a former owner of Campbell's Market and member of the Porter Grange. Kathryn is...

Dec 2, 2012

Rev. Emmitt R. Neal, 89 of Urbana, formerly of Wheelersburg went to be in the arms of Jesus on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. He was born January 21, 1923 in Milton, W.VA. a son of the late John and Eleanor (Cart) Neal. Rev. Neal spent 40 years serving as an Ordained Minister and was General Superintendent of Interdenominational Association...

Dec 2, 2012

Orville H. Ruggles Jr., 41 of Portsmouth died Sunday Dec. 2, 2012 at home. He is survived by 7 sisters, Kimberly Hileman, Patty Hatfield, Debra Howard-Craft, Dorothy Rice, Judy Thomas, Rachel Morrison and Sarah Yearian; 3 brothers, Charles Ruggles, Glenn Ruggles and Thomas Gilliland. He was also preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Mary Ruggles, 2 brothers,...

Nov 25, 2012

Jack Lee Boehm, 71 of Sheffield Lake, OH died Sunday Nov. 25, 1012 St. John's Hospice Center. He was born Sept. 30, 1941 in Portsmouth, a son of the late David and Maybelle Smith Boehm. He was retired from Ford Motor Co. with 33 years service and loved playing golf. Jack is survived by his wife, Martha Fitzpatrick Boehm;...

Nov 22, 2012

Age 67 of Portsmouth, went to meet her Lord on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Bridgeport Healthcare Center in Portsmouth. She was born on June 13, 1945 in Logan, WV to William and Mary (Smith) Carter. Evelyn went to school in Logan, WV and subsequently worked for Bihl's Farm and the William's Shoe Factory. She was of the Pentecostal...

Nov 19, 2012

Frank L. Meyers, 83, of Portsmouth went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday Nov. 19, 2012 at Stein Hospice Center , Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, OH. He was born in Scioto County on Sept. 4, 1929 to the late Lewis H. and Mary Olive (Mayme) Weeks Meyers. Frank was of the Nazarene Faith, a 1948...

Nov 16, 2012

Richard Cameron Laack

Age 56, of Portsmouth, died on Friday, November 16, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, WV. He was born in Portsmouth on December 28, 1955 and was a graduate of Minford High School. In addition to working in the Colonial Florist greenhouses, he specialized in lawn maintenance.

He is survived by...

Nov 14, 2012

Carl F. Toland, 53, of Wheelersburg died Wednesday Nov. 14, 2012 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was born Dec. 19, 1958 in Portsmouth, a son of Arthur Toland and the late Martha Toland. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Cook Toland; 3 sons, Frankie Toland, Steven "Scooter" Toland and Jonathan Blizzard all of Wheelersburg; 2 daughters, Nora Friend...

Nov 9, 2012

Age 76 of Portsmouth, died on November 9, 2012 at Best Care in Wheelersburg. He was born in Portsmouth on May 5, 1936 to George and Bessie (Gaines) Allen. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1956-1959 and then settled in the Portsmouth area, working for many years as a contract carpenter. George attended Sand Hill Baptist Church, enjoyed...

Nov 8, 2012

Martin T. "Marty" Harlow Jr., 45, of Columbus died Thursday Nov. 8, 2012 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born Aug. 3, 1967 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Martin T. Harlow Sr. and Sharon Harlow Rawlins of Wheelersburg. He was a salesman for National Studios and formerly attended South Webster schools. Marty is also survived by two...

Nov 6, 2012

Albert Boggs

Age 94, of Wheelersburg died on November 6, 2012 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. He was born on March 12, 1918 in Portsmouth to James and Bess (Jordan) Boggs. He was a veteran of Unit CI/327th Gin in WWII and member of the 101st Airborne Division, the first division of its kind. He retired...

Nov 6, 2012

Kaleb Scott Hale, 14 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Centers emergency room. He was born May 30, 1998 in Portsmouth, a son of Damian and Anna Cooper Hale. He was in the 8th grade at West Portsmouth Middel School and was taught at home by Cathy McNamer. He was also a member...

Nov 6, 2012

Dorothy Lee Sparks

Age 87, of Wheelersburg, formerly of Sciotoville, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at SOMC in Portsmouth with her family by her side. She was born on September 18, 1925 in Kenova, WV to the late Beverly and Adrian (Huff) Ball. Dorothy was a 1944 graduate of Portsmouth High...

Nov 4, 2012

Age 65 of Wheelersburg, died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. He was born on April 19, 1947 in Ironton to Thomas and Orpha (Watson) Webb. Tom loved fishing, watching baseball and football, and was a member of the Church of the Harvest in South Point since 2000. Prior to this he was a deacon and...

Nov 1, 2012

Ralph E. McNelly, 73, of South Webster died Thursday Nov. 1, 2012 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born Jan. 8, 1939 in South Webster, a son of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Charles McNelly. He was a U.S. Army veteran, and was a retired electrician from the former Empire Detroit Steel, Cyclops Corp. Ralph is survived by two...