Obituaries

Dawn Smith, 41 of Lucasville, Ohio passed away Jan. 29, 2023 at her residence. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Aug. 12, 1981, a daughter of James Munn Jr and Teena Flanery Munn. Preceded in death by two children, Thomas Maguire and Mona Lisa Smith, grandparents, James and Erma Munn, Cleavie James Flanery Jr. and…

Tina Jenkins, 56, of Minford went to be with the Lord, Wednesday February 1st, 2023, at SOMC Hospice. She was born August 24th, 1966 in Portsmouth, to the late William and Christa (Hammond) Jenkins. Along with her parents, Tina was preceded in death by a brother, David Legg. Tina loved working in her flower beds, going…

Patricia A. Fogt, 69, beloved Daughter, Sister, Mother and Grandmother, has passed on peacefully in the comfort of her own home on January 30, 2023. She has been called to her eternal resting place to be reunited with her long-lost son Bruce C. Kendall Jr. She entered this world on March 28, 1953, in Jackson…

Sandra K. Johnson, 81, of Portsmouth, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023, at SOMC Hospice Center. Sandy was born July 24, 1941, in Garrison, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Oscar “Bud” and Selma Waneda Scott. She is also preceded in death by her late husband, John S. Johnson of Portsmouth. They were married for…

Leo Francis, 90, of Piketon, Ohio passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Adena Pike Medical Center in Waverly.  He was born October 21, 1932 in Kentucky to the late Bud and Dollie Wicker Francis. On May 17, 1956 he was united in marriage to Mablean Hensley Francis who preceded him in death on January…

Virginia “Ginny” Anne Brown Koenig, 80, went to be with her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ on February 2, 2023 at her home in Otway. She is the daughter of the late Charles A. Brown and Opal May Brown Riessner. She was united in marriage to Martin Koenig who preceded her in death on August…

Margaret Louise Fordyce, 86 of Charleston, South Carolina formerly of Waverly, Ohio passed away Friday, January 27th 2023 at her home. She was born December 26, 1936 in Clark County, Indiana. The daughter of the late Eldon and Flossie Whiteside Bagshaw. On September 9, 1961 she was united in marriage to Ralph Fordyce who survives.…

Diana Kay Brooks of Robin Road Waverly passed away peacefully on January 28, 2023 at her residence with her sons Timothy and Scott by her side. Diana was born at home near Waverly on August 10th 1946 to the late Gordon and Blanche (Rider) Williamson. She attended school in Beaver where she was a member…

Everlee Rayne Coomer passed away shortly after she was born on January 26, 2023 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.  Surviving are her parents, Kenneth Wesley and Tanya Loraine Coomer of Chillicothe, Ohio; siblings, Emma, Aiden and Chase Coomer; maternal grandmother, Tisha (Marvin) Coterel of Waverly; maternal grandfather, Robert (Dawn) Detty of Chillicothe; paternal…

Roger Dale Ginn, 48, of Wheelersburg Born June 9 1974 in Portsmouth OH, passed away peacefully February 3 at KDMC, Ashland KY with family present. He is preceded in death by his father, Roger Ginn; his mother, Renee (Carroll) Powers; his grandparents, Warren Junior Ginn and Effie Lee(Whitt)Ginn; grandparents, Ernest Everett Carroll and Estell Irene…