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Wayne Hammond
Jul 1, 2012
Wayne Hammond, 65 of Wheelersburg died Sunday July 1, 2012 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. He was born Sept. 26, 1946 in Paintsville, KY. a son of the late Ortis and Zelda Riley Hammond. Wayne is survived by his wife, Connie Jenkins Hammond; two sons, Matt Greenwood and Jerrod Hammond; two daughters, Heather Cook and Dana Hammond; two...
Clell A Jackson
Jun 28, 2012
Clell A. Jackson, 72, of South Webster, Ohio passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. He was born October 24, 1939 the son of the late Landon and Junie Jackson and stepmother, Effie Jackson. Clell is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Mary Crabtree Jackson, also one son, William Clell (Lisa) and devoted...
Arthur Edward Sullivan
Jun 25, 2012
Age 88, of Portsmouth, died on Monday, June 25, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. He was born January 7, 1924 in Sciotoville to George and Sarah Mae (Stapleton) Sullivan. Arthur was a WWII Veteran who served in the Philippines and Okinawa. He earned two Bronze Stars, Combat Infantry Badge and ribbons, and attained the rank of Sargent, E7. He served...
William "Bill" Gruber
Jun 23, 2012
William H. Gruber, 71 went to his Heavenly home on June 23, 2012. He was born Jan. 23, 1941 to the late Clarence and Alice Gruber of Jackson, Ohio. He was a devoted member of the South Webster Baptist Church. He made his living as a truck driver and a bus driver for South Webster Schools for many years....
Pamela Jo Euton
Jun 20, 2012
Pamela Jo Euton, 52, of McDermott died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at her residence after a long illness. She was born August 4, 1959 in Portsmouth, a daughter of William and Darlene Curtis Perkins. She attended Cedar Street Church of Christ in Christian Union and was a 1977 graduate of Clay High School. Pam is also survived by a...
Elizabeth Jane Shamhart
Jun 13, 2012
Elizabeth Jane Shamhart, 85, of South Webster passed away at her home on June 13, 2012. She was born on November 23, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Joseph and Margaret (Mault) McGraw. She was also preceded in death by her husband Carl Shamhart, and her brother Lewis (Geneva) McGraw. Elizabeth was a 1944 graduate of South Eastern...
Laura Lou Hemminger
Jun 8, 2012
Age 50, of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 8, 2012 at SOMC Hospice, surrounded by her friends and family. She was born to Edwin and Gayle (Hazelton) Hemminger on June 17, 1961 in Burbank, CA. For 15 years Laura worked as a Ticket Agent and Manager for the Greyhound Bus Stations in Portsmouth, Ashland,...
James F. Lodwick
Jun 2, 2012
James F. Lodwick, 85, of Portsmouth was escorted by Angels into the presence of God surrounded by family at SOMC Hospice Center on Saturday afternoon. He will be Greatly missed but we have peace in knowing we will see him again some day when we are re-united in Heaven. He was born April 7, 1927 in New Boston to...
Ruth Ann Carr
May 31, 2012
Ruth Ann Carr, 60, of Lucasville, died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. She was born July 22, 1951, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Kenneth Gillam and Helen Winebrenner Fraley. Ruth Ann is of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by a son, William Scott Carr of FL; three daughters, Barbara Ann Conley...
Helen Elizabeth Bolton
May 31, 2012
Age 80, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 31, 2012 in Pataskala, OH. She was born on June 30, 1931 in Portsmouth to Harry and Dorothy (Jenkins) Schwamberger. A 1949 graduate of Portsmouth East High, she married Gilbert "Gib" Bolton on December 23, 1952 in Sciotoville. Helen was very active in her community, serving 31 years...
James E Adkins
May 29, 2012
James E. Adkins, Jim to his family and friends, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. He was born September 19, 1958, in Little Rock, AR, a son of Bobby E. and Lois A. (Raynard) Adkins. Jim was a graduate of South Webster High School and Scioto County Joint Vocational School. He was employed by...
Cathy Gay Howell
May 29, 2012
Age 58, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at SOMC in Portsmouth. She was born to Robert and Betty (Hill) Howell on April 19, 1954 in Portsmouth, OH. She loved reading and listening to the music of the 60's, 70's, and 80's. For the past 15 years Cathy had been a resident of the Bryant Group Home in...
Darwin D Frazier
May 28, 2012
Darwin Frazier, 56, of Portsmouth, died Monday, May 28, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born December 1 ,1955 in New Boston, a son of the late Curtis Frazier and Avenelle Jennings Frazier-Burton. Darwin is survived by his wife, Julia Stiltner of Portsmouth; a son, Fredrick (Krista) Stiltner of Portsmouth; a daughter, Latitia Stiltner of Columbus; a...
Bishop Howard J. Hunt
May 27, 2012
Bishop Howard J. Hunt of Minford, Ohio, departed this life to be with his Lord at the age of 85, on May 27th, 2012, surrounded by his wife and children. Born May 24, 1927, in New Boston, Ohio, he was the son of the late Orville and Myrtle Stacy Hunt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Virginia Lee "Grandma Jenny" Mcclintic
May 23, 2012
Virginia Lee McClintic (Grandma Jenny), 86, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. She died at home surrounded by all of her family and friends. Virginia was born September 7, 1925, a daughter of the late Lee Teegarden and Mary Hill Cook. She was a lifelong home maker who loved sitting on her porch watching her...
Danette Louise Williams
May 22, 2012
Danette Louise Williams, 42, of Portsmouth, died, Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born Oct. 5, 1969, a daughter of Carolyn Shoemaker Williams of Portsmouth and the late Roger Williams. Danette is also survived by her ex-husband, Danny Johnson of Portsmouth; her twin sister, Nanette (Alf) Bricker of West Portsmouth; two brothers, Charles (Shona)...
Madelyn Elizabeth Weber
May 20, 2012
Age 97, of Sciotoville, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Hempstead Manor in Portsmouth. She was born on December 9, 1914, in Sciotoville to John and Clara (Emnett) Sommer, was a member of the 1932 graduating class of Sciotoville High School (East), and attended Portsmouth Business College. On October 12, 1943, she married John F. Weber at...
Jean Stiltner
May 16, 2012
Age 81 of Lucasville, went to be with the Lord on May 16th at SOMC in Portsmouth. She was born May 15, 1931 in Portsmouth to Henry and Nellie (Riggs) Dille.
Jean is survived by 4 children, Don Stiltner, Jr. (Helen) of Wheelersburg, Michael Stiltner of Lucasville, Bonnie Chochard of Columbus, Rita Smith of Columbus; 12 grandchildren;...
Harold Lamont Buffington
May 13, 2012
Harold Buffington, 74, of Lucasville, died, Sunday May 13, 2012 at SOMC. A private memorial service will be held at the convience of the family. Cremation arrangments are under the direction of D.W. Swick Funeral Home of New Boston.
Brian Travis Ashmore
May 13, 2012
Brian Travis Ashmore, 48, of Portsmouth passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 at the SOMC emergency department after a long illness. Brian, a graduate of Clay High School, was born June 9, 1963 to the late Travis Eugene Ashmore and Zelda Ashmore. He was a longtime employee of The Gutterman. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by...

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