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Iona D. (Duvendeck) Martin
Jan 13, 2018
Age 100, of New Boston, formerly of Sciotoville, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. She was born November 15, 1917 in Portsmouth to Earl E. And Ella S. (Swickert) Duvendeck. Iona was a 1935 graduate of Sciotoville High School which is now East High School. She...
Shirley Jean (Hamm) Prior
Jan 8, 2018
Age 76 of Portsmouth passed away on January 8, 2018 at Pristine Senior Living in Portsmouth She was born on February 7, 1941 in Peoria, IL to Jack and Shirley Mae (Sharp) Hamm Shirley was a cook and employee in a nursing home She enjoyed coloring, jigsaw puzzles, bingo, and singing church songs She attended the North Moreland Christian...
James Wilson Ratliff
Jan 6, 2018
Age 75 of Wheelersburg, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. He was born in Pound, VA on May 13, 1942 to Ernest and Nila (Stanley) Ratliff. James was a U.S. Army Veteran and was a self-employed truck driver for many years. He not only worked with trucks, he loved being around trucks in...
James Ray Miller
Jan 3, 2018
Age 77 of Wheelersburg, died January 3, 2018 at his home. He was born February 9, 1940 in Lawrence County, Ohio to Edward and Laura Miller. James worked in construction, installing drywall for many years. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and rabbit-hunting. He especially enjoyed hunting for ginseng.
James is survived by his wife of 58 years, Janet...
David M. Jenkins
Dec 30, 2017
Age 61 of Franklin Furnace, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at his home December 30, 2017 after a short battle with cancer, having been diagnosed only three short weeks ago. He was born May 20, 1956 in Ironton to Ralph and Lettie (Igo) Jenkins. He graduated from Green High School in 1974. David was the ultimate...
Lillian Adolph (Gartin) Buckley
Dec 30, 2017
Age 76 of New Boston, passed away December 30, 2017 at her home She was born July 12, 1941 in New Boston to Earl and Josie (Morrow) Gartin Lillian was a 1959 graduate of Glenwood High School and was a former member of the New Boston Eagles and Portsmouth Moose Lodge She bowled in the Sunset Bowling League and...
Doris J. (Coche) Woodrum
Dec 30, 2017
Age 77, of Wheelersburg, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Best Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on November 2, 1940 in Lenoir, NC to the late John Edward and Toy (Holsclaw) Coche. Doris was a 1959 graduate of Wheelersburg High School and a lifelong resident of the city. She worked at Pop's Place in...
Robert E. Workman
Dec 30, 2017
Age 92 of Wheelersburg, died Saturday, December 30, 2017, at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth. Robert was born January 6, 1925 in Huntington, WV, a son of the late Kenneth and Roxie Workman and had lived most of his life in Ironton, OH. He was retired from Aristech Chemical Corp.
Robert was especially proud to be...
Pamela Sue (Cooper) Gagnon
Dec 29, 2017
Age 64 of Middleport formerly of Wheelersburg, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Overbrook Nursing Home in Middleport. She was born January 9, 1953 in Portsmouth to James and Aurella (Cornwell) Cooper. Pamela was a retired nurse. In her spare time she enjoyed reading, doing crafts, and crocheting.
She is survived by her daughter, Jessica...
James Cook, Jr.
Dec 21, 2017
Age 54 of New Boston, died December 21, 2017 at his home He was born on June 12, 1963 in Portsmouth to James and Nancy (Shoemaker) Cook, Sr. and worked in the maintenance department for Community Action and Vinyl Craft In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, and was a big fan of the Bengals and Buckeye...
Jesse Wilson Bramblett, Jr.
Dec 19, 2017
Age 61 of Wheelersburg, went to be with his heavenly Father on Tuesday night, December 19, 2017 at Best Care Nursing Home with his family by his side. Jay or Jaybird as he was known to friends and family, was born on March 19, 1956 to Jesse and Betty (Lawson) Bramblett, Sr. He was in a very bad car...
Wayne Kenneth Wente
Dec 19, 2017
Age 70 of Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Heartland of Portsmouth. He was born February 24, 1947 in Portsmouth to Donald Leroy and Dorothy Maude (Hughes) Wente. Wayne worked as a manager in the retail industry, working at Lowe's and retiring from Big Lots. In his spare time he enjoyed online poker and researching his family's...
Danny Ray Bouts
Dec 10, 2017
Age 72, lifelong resident of South Webster, went to be with the Lord December 10, 2017 at SOMC in Portsmouth. He was born July 16, 1945 in South Webster to William and Della (Cook) Bouts. Danny graduated from South Webster High School in 1963. He loved farming and was a heavy equipment operator for Allard Construction. He especially enjoyed...
Lois Anne (Raynard) Adkins
Dec 7, 2017
Age 77 of South Webster, passed away December 7, 2017 at Best Care in Wheelersburg. She was born March 11, 1940 to the late Earnie and Thelma (Newsome) Raynard. Lois was a 1957 Graduate of South Webster High School. She spent 31 years driving a school bus for South Webster. She loved to play bingo and loved her dog...
Linda Lee (Dunham) Arnold
Dec 5, 2017
Age 75 of Sciotodale passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2017 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. She was born on September 11, 1942 in Portsmouth to Gene and Loretta (Sparks) Dunham. A 1960 graduate of Portsmouth High School, Linda went on to earn her Associates Degree from Shawnee State University in 1981 with High Honors. She worked as a Comptroller...
Joseph W. Mcgraw
Dec 1, 2017
Age 66, of New Boston, went to be with the Lord at SOMC Hospice, December 1, 2017 He was born December 22, 1950 in New Boston to Lewis and Christina (Scowden) McGraw A 1968 graduate of Clay High School and then Ohio University where he received a degree in accounting, he proudly served his country as a Sergeant in...
Sweetie Dove (Angle) Evans
Dec 1, 2017
Age 61 of Sciotoville passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. She was born in Greenup County, KY on March 17, 1956 to Freda "Bessie" (Gibson) Dillow. Sweetie worked as a retail grocery cashier and was known for being a very hard worker. In her spare time she enjoyed spending time with her family...
Allen Carlos Maynard
Nov 26, 2017
Age 75 of South Webster passed away on November 26, 2017 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. He was born in Portsmouth on August 16, 1942 to Lanzie and Lorena (Flickinger) Maynard. Allen was a graduate of South Webster High School and worked as a laborer at Gunning Refractory. In his younger days he enjoyed drag racing and playing softball...
Dawn Misty (Adams) Maynard
Nov 22, 2017
Age 46 of Franklin Furnace, went to be with the Lord November 22, 2017. She was born January 17, 1971 in Ironton to Michael and Cheryl (Deck) Adams. Missy graduated from Green High School in 1989 and worked in billing and as a clerk for Regional Psychological Therapy Services in Ashland, KY. She attended Jeanette's Creek Christian Baptist Church...
Joseph Tyler Adams
Nov 21, 2017
Age 29 of Wheelersburg, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at SOMC in Portsmouth. He was born on August 28, 1988 in Portsmouth to Theodore R. and Nanita Sue (Litz) Adams. A 2007 graduate of Wheelersburg High School, Tyler was a High School State Qualifier in tennis and also played soccer. He attended college at Baldwin Wallace in...

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