Service Schedule • Joan Fritz — 11 a.m. Saturday at Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth, with callers 10-11 a.m. Saturday. Interment in Scioto Burial Park.
• Eustace Matthews Jr. — 11 a.m. Saturday at Central Church of Christ in Portsmouth. Interment in Arlington National Cemetery. Arrangements by Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home in Portsmouth.
• Sharon Wheatley — 1 p.m. Saturday at Wright’s Funeral Home in Greenup, Ky., with callers 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ...
Wanda Welch 80 Wanda Joyce Welch age 80 of Wheelersburg died May 1 Wanda Welch 80
Wanda Joyce Welch age 80 of Wheelersburg died May 1, 2013, at Concord Nursing Home. She was born July 29, 1932 to the late June Russell Blevins. Show was a former cook and waitress for Pop’s Restaurant.
She was preceded in death by her husband Gene Welch whom she married Oct. 11, 1952, in Portsmouth. Also surviving are one son, Jerry Welch, two daughters, Brenda Sue (Edward) Hanning and Sharon Kay, several brothers and si...
Cletus Marshall Cletus Marshall, 74
Cletus “Jesse James” Marshall, 74, of Wheelersburg, died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at SOMC Hospice. He was born March 10, 1939, in Salyersville, Ky. to the late Albert and Goldie Blair Marshall. He was a Navy veteran, operated heavy equipment and drove a truck. Along with his parents Cletus was preceded in death by a son William Thomas Marshall, a brother and two sisters.
Cletus is survived by his wife Clorine Howard Ma...
Joan Fritz, 84 Joan Fritz, 84
Joan H. Fritz, 84, of McDermott, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at SOMC Hospice. She was born March 21, 1929, in Portsmouth to the late Homer and Elsie Aeh Henson. She was a member of Rehoboth Mission Church in West Portsmouth. Along with her parents Joan was preceded in death by her husband Richard E Fritz and two brothers; Louis and Lawrence Homer.
Joan is survived by a son Larry R. (Linda) Fritz of Lucasville, a daughter...
Service Schedule Daniel Sparks — 10:30 a.m. Friday at Richardson-Davis Funeral Home in Galion.
• Marilyn Boldman — Graveside 11 a.m. Friday at Garvin Cemetery, Diehlman Branch Road, McDermott. Arrangements by Botkin Funeral Home in Otway.
• Dorothy Pennington — 11 a.m. Friday at Harrison-Pyles Funeral Home in Wheelersburg, with callers 10-11 a.m. Friday. Interment in Memorial Burial Park.
• Lee Fitch — 1 p.m. Friday at F.C. Daehler Mortuary in Portsmout...
Death Notices BRISKER
LUCASVILLE — Martha Childers Brisker, 75, of Lucasville, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Mainstreet Care Center in Lancaster. Arrangements are pending at the McKinley Funeral Home in Lucasville.
CRAFT
ROSEMOUNT — Clayton Craft, 75, of Rosemount, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013, at his residence. Arrangements are pending at D.W. Swick Funeral Home in New Boston. dwswickfuneralhome.com.
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LUCASVILLE — Lawrenc...
Service Schedule • James Wright — 10 a.m. Thursday at The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 555 North High St., Columbus.
• Edsel Johnson — 11 a.m. Thursday at Lewis-Gillum Funeral Home in Oak Hill. Interment in C.M. Cemetery.
• Gary Stringer — 11 a.m. Thursday at D.W. Swick Funeral Home in South Webster, with callers 10-11 a.m. Thursday. Interment in Clapboard Cemetery.
• Paul Wise — Memorial service 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at God’s Holy Tabernacl...
Jesse Peyton, 64 Jesse Peyton, 64
Jesse Paul Peyton, 64, of Wheelersburg, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on Aug. 16, 1948, in Mt. Sterling, Ky., he was a son of Walter Peyton of Mt. Sterling, Ky. and the late Lena Bailey Peyton. Surviving are his wife, Doris Carrington Peyton, three daughters, Paula Britsch of Georgetown, Ky. and Heather Morrison and Jessica Jones, both of Wheelersburg, two brothers, Paul Peyton and Charle...
Lee Fitch, 97 Lee Fitch, 97
Lee Oscar Fitch, 97, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at his residence. He was born Oct. 16, 1915, in New Boston, Ohio, to the late Lawrence Fitch and Cynthia Field Fitch. Lee was a World War II Navy veteran, serving in the Naval Air Force Combat Service Unit 21 during World War II. He was a member of Portsmouth Lodge no.154 B.P.O.E.; James Dickey Post 23 American Legion; Scioto County Bar Association; Ohio State...
Death Notices BURKITT
WAVERLY — Wanda Leona Burkitt, 93, formerly of Piketon, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2013, at Traditions at Bristol Village in Waverly, Ohio. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday May 4, 2013, at the Howe Wheeler Boyer Hornback Funeral Home in Piketon. Interment will follow in Bethel Cemetery, Piketon. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 1 p.m. until the service on Saturday.
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Dorothy Pennington Dorothy Pennington, 84
Dorothy Pennington, 84, of Wheelersburg died April 30, 2013, at her residence. She was born Sept. 8, 1928, in Salyersville, Ky. to the late Arthur Watson and Mary Fannin Watson. She was a member of Harrisonville Avenue Church of God.
She is survived by her husband Willie Pennington. They were married Sept. 13, 1945, in Salyersville, Ky. Also surviving is one sister, Norma Issiac.
She was preceded in death by her...
Chris Preston, 60 Chris Arlene Preston, 60, of West Portsmouth, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Chris Preston, 60
Chris Arlene Preston, 60, of West Portsmouth, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at Southern Ohio Medical Center.
She was born March 6, 1953, in San Diego, Calif., to the late David Coburn and Betty Lou Rogers Meyerhoff. She was a former nurse and worked at Crystal Care Center, Hallmark, and Good Shepherd Manor. She was a member of the Christ the Victor Lutheran Church of Pomona, Calif. She was a dedicated nurse who loved ev...
Death Notices PEYTON
WHEELERSBURG — Jesse Paul Peyton, 64, of Wheelersburg, the husband of Doris Carrington Peyton, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at the Brant Funeral Home in Sciotoville.
WAGNER
PORTSMOUTH — Naomi Janet Wagner, 49, of Portsmouth passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth.
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