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.
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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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Russell “Rusty” Horton Russell “Rusty” Horton, 42
Russell Todd “Rusty” Horton, 42, of Wheelersburg, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, He was born Nov. 24, 1970, in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of David Lee (Anna Belle) Horton and Melody Anne King. He was a 1989 graduate of South Webster High School and in his youth was a two time state archery champion. Rusty was a avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan as well as a general sports enthusiast with baseball, golf and basketball as...
Paul Wise, 77 Paul Wise, 77
Paul Warren Wise, 77, of McDermott Ohio passed away Monday, April 29, 2013, in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. He was born Oct. 30, 1935, in Portsmouth, Ohio. Son of Carl and Eva (Waugerman) Wise. He is survived by three daughters Nancy (Robert) Neeley, Paula (Keven) Mathis, and Kelly (Steve) Vincent and nine grandchildren. Also three brothers Carl Jr., Edward and Thomas and one sister Thelma Webb. A memorial service for Paul will be he...
Service Schedule • Tommy Gifford — 11 a.m. Wednesday at New Life Family Worship Center, 1601 Harrisonville Ave., North Moreland. Interment in Scioto Burial Park.
• Billie Holbrook — 11 a.m. Wednesday at D.W. Swick Funeral Home in New Boston, with callers 10-11 a.m. Wednesday. Interment in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
• Patricia Shipley — 11 a.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home in Ironton. Interment in Wilgus Fairview Cemetery.
• Irene Sansom — 11 a.m. We...
Marilyn Boldman Marilyn Boldman, 78
Marilyn A. Boldman, 78 of Innskeep Rd. Lucasville, Ohio died Monday April 29, 2013, at the Heartland of Portsmouth following an extended illness. She was born on May 6, 1934, in McDermott, Ohio to the late Harry E. and Margaret Lute Miller.
She was united in marriage on Oct. 14, 1989, to Harold F. Boldman who survives. Also surviving are a son, Kenneth Shoemaker of Otway, a daughter, Sheila Shoemaker of Columbus, fou...
James Wright, 87 James Wright, 87
James W. Wright, 87, of Upper Arlington, died peacefully surrounded by his family Sunday, April 28, 2013. He was born March 30, 1926, in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Denny and Ruth Wright. At age 15, Jim came to Columbus, Ohio on Dec. 7, 1941, (Pearl Harbor Day) and enlisted as a U.S. Navy Seabee.
In 1954, he became the co-founder and owner of Wright Brothers Excavating Co. in Columbus, retiring in 2006. Jim was a membe...
William Spencer William Spencer, 50
William Tom Spencer, 50, of Rosemount, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at home. A native of Portsmouth, he was born July 1, 1962. He had attended Rosemount Community Church. Tom is survived by a daughter Sarah Marie Spencer of Rosemount; his mother, Emma Spencer Haywood; father, Willie Spencer of Portsmouth; a half brother, Archie Spencer of Otway; a half sister, Bessie Lou Otworth; and several nieces and nephews.
Tom w...
Tommy Gifford, 60 Tommy Gifford, 60
Tommy Joe Gifford, 60, of Springfield, formerly of Piketon, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at home. Born on March 19, 1953, in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Raymond and Viola Benedict Gifford and was a member of New Life Family Worship Center in North Moreland. Tommy was a former Piketon youth league football coach and an avid outdoorsman. Also preceding him in death were a brother, Raymond Gifford and sister-in-l...
SHIPLEY PEDRO — Patricia “Patty” Emiline Pauley Shipley SHIPLEY
PEDRO — Patricia “Patty” Emiline Pauley Shipley, 90, of Pedro, passed away April 27, 2013, at the Community Hospice Care Center, Ashland, Ky. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Phillips Funeral Home, 1004 South Seventh Street, Ironton, Ohio. Interment will follow in Wilgus Fairview Cemetery in Wilgus, Ohio. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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WHEELERSBURG — Russell Todd...
Service Schedule • Marcella Boehm — 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home in Portsmouth, with callers 10-11 a.m. Tuesday. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery.
• Dorthy Huffman — 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Portsmouth, with callers 10-11 a.m. Tuesday. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery, Arrangements by Melcher Funeral Home in Portsmouth.
• Jacqueline Crabtree — Noon Tuesday at McKinley Funeral Home in Lucasville, with callers 11 a.m.-n...
Gary “Slick” Stringer Gary “Slick” Stringer, 61
Gary Wayne “Slick” Stringer Sr., 61, of Minford, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind. He was born April 2, 1952, in Fayette Co., W. Va., a son of the late Paul Stringer and Nellie Mae Pauley Stringer. Gary is survived by one son Gary Stringer, Jr. of Minford, one daughter Brandy Basham (Joe), of South Webster, two sisters Gay Spradlin of Sciotodale, Judy McClintic of Wheelersbu...
Eustace “Matt Matthews Eustace “Matt Matthews, Jr., 78
Eustace P. “Matt” Matthews, Jr. was born on May 11, 1934, in Annapolis, Md. He was one of eight children of Eustace, Sr. and Margaret (Diggs) Matthews. He graduated from the historic Wiley H. Bates High School in Annapolis in 1951 and, immediately following his graduation, enlisted in the United States Air Force at the age of 17. In 1957, he married Virginia J. Haste and they had a son, Eustace P. Matthew...
Billie Holbrook Billie Holbrook, 84
Billie J. Holbrook, 84 of Eden Park, died April 27, 2013, at Heartland of Portsmouth. He was born May 3, 1928, a son of the late Ezra Holbrook and Elizabeth Trimble Holbrook. He was the former owner of New Boston Monument Company, and was a member of the Teamsters Union. He is survived by a son Jerry Lee Holbrook (Kathleen) of Portsmouth, one sisters, Joyce Cummings of Rubyville, four brothers, Donald Holbrook of Ander...
Marcella June Boehm Marcella June Boehm, 83
Marcella June Boehm, 83, of Portsmouth, passed away Friday April 26, 2013 at the SOMC Hospice Center. She was born in Minford June 30, 1929, the daughter of the late Dennis and Emma Erwin Landreth. Marcella was retired from the former Don’s Market in Portsmouth, where she worked with her husband Don for 30 years. She was also a member of the Cherry Creek Church of Christ in Columbus.
She was preceded in death by ...
