Ceda Sue Minturn, 74, of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025. She was born December 8, 1950, a daughter of Florence (Tussing) Lozier and the late Jack Lozier. She enjoyed camping, traveling and being around wildlife. Ceda is also survived by a son, Daniel Lee Ratliff of Chillicothe; a daughter, Ceda Danette Richardson and…

Bonnie Jean Whitely, 82, of Wheelersburg, passed away Saturday January 18, 2025 at SOMC Hospice Center. She was born May 4, 1942, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Harold and Cora (Jarells) Snyder. Bonnie was a graduate of West High School. She was a Nurse for over 34 years after having graduated from Shawnee…

Geraldine Marie Raike, 70, of Wheelersburg, passed away Thursday January 16, 2025 at SOMC Hospice Center. She was born May 27, 1954 in Portsmouth a daughter of the late Charles and Anna Marie (Taylor) Ratcliff. She enjoyed canning, making Beef Jerkey and helping Leroy in the garden. She loved to shop, in person or online!…

Adam Joseph Forshey, Sr., age 73, a long-time resident of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and formerly of Jackson, Ohio, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Born September 8, 1951, to the late Billy Joe and Marilyn Forshey, Adam was preceded in death by his sister, Wilma Simpson, and by two angel babies who…

Kimberly Ann (Turner) Reynolds, beloved mother, grandmother, dog mom, and widow, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at the age of 66. Born October 4, 1958 in Dayton, Ohio to Kenneth Galen Turner (1926-2011) and Delores June Challender (1933-living), Kimberly was a lifelong introvert with a sharp wit and straightforward demeanor. She found…

Sandra Kay Packard, 61, of Sciotoville, died on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at the SOMC Hospice Center, with her family by her bedside. Born on January 31, 1963, in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Richard “Dick” Martin and Helen Hinkle Martin and was a substitute teacher. Sandy was a graduate of Clay…

Mary Elizabeth Flanagan, 98, of Sciotoville, was born on December 3, 1926, in Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2025, at Concord in Wheelersburg, leaving behind a legacy characterized by love, dedication, and community service. She was the beloved daughter of the late Charles Flanagan and Laura Juliana Dirker Flanagan, and is now reunited…

Bonnie Jean (Adkins) Perdue ,97, died on January 7, 2025 at Tranquility Hospice in Marietta, GA Born in Sciotoville, Ohio October 13, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy (Alexander) Adkins. Bonnie is preceded in death by husband Roy Perdue and son Roy David Perdue as well as siblings Bertie Riley,…

Deanna Jill Morrison, 70, of Wheelersburg, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at KDMC in Ashland, KY. Deanna was born September 8, 1954 in Ironton, OH to the late Stanley Frazer and Mary Bates Frazer. In addition to her parents, Deanna was preceded in death by a brother, Dale Frazer and a sister, Susie Hurst.…

Beverly Jane Entler, 81, of Portsmouth, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Buckeye Forest at Rosemount Pavilion. Born on September 2, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Owen and Mabel Alice Gray McGlone. Beverly was a 1961 graduate of Portsmouth West High School and a longtime member of the former…