Obituaries
Thelma Delores Hale
Thelma Delores Hale, 80, of Wheelersburg, passed away Friday September 8, 2023 at SOMC Hospice Center. She was born September 9, 1942 in South Webster, a daughter of the late Harry and Ruth (Hollbach) Slack. She was a longtime member of Frederick Freewill Baptist Church, a homemaker who enjoyed sewing, hand quilting, embroidery, working in…
Read MoreBruce Edward Ashley
Bruce Edward Ashley, 58, of Wheelersburg, passed away Thursday September 7, 2023. He was born July 20, 1965 in Portsmouth, a son of Donald Ashley of Wheelersburg and the late Donna Ashley. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and boating. Besides his father, Bruce is survived by his wife, Diane (Huff) Ashley; two brothers, Larry Ashley of…
Read MoreKinsley Rana Ruggles
Kinsley Rana Ruggles, infant daughter of Haley Slusher and Kevin Shane Ruggles of Sciotoville, died at birth on September 5, 2023. Besides her parents she is survived by grandparents, Robin Lawson, J.C. Slusher, Kevin Ruggles, Tammy Jenkins and several aunts, and uncles. Graveside Services will be 1:00 PM Saturday September 9, 2023 at Vernon Cemetery…
Read MoreFredrick Neal Throckmorton
Fredrick Neal Throckmorton, 90, of Portsmouth went home to be with the Lord at his home on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. He was born on May 28, 1933 in McDermott to the late Cecil and Mabel (Hilt) Throckmorton. Fred was a retired carpenter who loved building and making a difference in people’s houses. He loved…
Read MorePaul and Martha Truman
TRUMAN On Tuesday, September 5, 2023, both Paul Richard Truman, and his wife Martha June Truman, passed from this earth. Paul passed at approximately 4:45 a.m. at Southern Ohio Medical Center, from extended illnesses. And June passed at approximately 5:55 p.m.the same day, at Concord Health and Rehab Center – also a result of extended…
Read MoreEthel Mae Hardy
Ethel Mae Hardy, 89, of Lucasville, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023 at SOMC Hospice. She was born January 29, 1934 in Lucasville, a daughter of the late Cinton and Mary Gardner Van Kirk. Ethel was a homemaker and a high school graduate. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hardy, April…
Read MoreC. Jean (Mault) Fletcher
C. Jean (Mault) Fletcher, 83, of Marysville, passed away early Wednesday morning, August 30, 2023, at The Grand in Dublin. Jean was born March 13, 1940, in South Webster, to the late Gilbert McKinley and Helen Elizabeth (Edwards) Mault. A 1958 graduate of South Webster High School, she married Paul F. Fletcher, November 10, 1961.…
Read MoreRita Kay Secrest
Rita Kay Secrest, 65, of Lucasville, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023 at Southern Ohio Medical Center’s Emergency Room. She was born December 3, 1957 in Portsmouth, a daughter of Geraldine Taylor Jordan of McDermott and the late Harold Alfred Jordan. Rita was a homemaker and a 1976 Northwest High School and Scioto County Joint…
Read MoreRandell “Dallas” Lee Hood
Randell “Dallas” Lee Hood, 60, of Greenup, Kentucky passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023, at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky. Randell was born November 7, 1962, in Fort Worth, Texas, a son of the late Warren E. and Patty Scarberry Hood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one…
Read MoreLarry Edward Dorst Sr.
Larry Edward Dorst Sr., 33, of Franklin Furnace, Ohio passed away, Saturday, August 26, 2023. Larry was born January 25, 1990, in Portsmouth, Ohio a son of his biological father the James “Bill” Hernandez (Magdalena) of Rocksprings, Georgia and his biological mother the late Nina Dowdy Dorst. In addition to his father, he is…
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