Obituaries

Michael Anthony Kapitanovich, 77, a resident of Wheelersburg, Ohio, passed away on May 28, 2025, at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on May 11, 1948, in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of the late Robert Kapitanovich and Julia Grunick. Michael enjoyed custom woodworking, playing guitar, and spending quality time watching TV, keeping himself busy…

David Allen Belveal, 28, of Sciotoville, passed away Sunday June 1, 2025 at SOMC Emergency Room. He was born November 27, 1996 in Portsmouth. David loved music, boxing, weight lifting and spending a lot of time on his phone talking to family and friends. He loved his family very much and always worried about everyone.…

Charles Todd Blanton, 60, of Portsmouth, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2025 at SOMC emergency department. He was born June 23, 1964 in Portsmouth, a son of Charlie Blanton of Lucasville and Linda Huston Blanton of Rosemount. Todd was a 1982 Clay High School and Scioto County JVS graduate and retired frozen foods manager for…

Jacqueline Marie McDermott, 81, of Friendship, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at her home. Jackie was born on May 3, 1944, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Thomas Edwin and Gracie Marie McCoy Suter. Jackie married Roger Dean McDermott on December 18, 1965, in Friendship. At the time of Roger’s death on…

Catherine Helen Noles, 72, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully at Buckeye Forest at Rosemount Pavilion on Friday, May 23, 2025. Cathy was born on July 24, 1952, in Portsmouth, the daughter of the late Emery Mullins and Alma Beulah Cox Wright. Cathy attended Rubyville Community Church, and she had worked at Star Workshop. She enjoyed…

Donald ‘Spook” Sparks, 73, of South Shore, KY., passed away Friday, May 23, 2025, at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth, OH. He was born in Portsmouth, OH., on July 18, 1951, a son of the late Vernon Stanley Sparks and Thelma Mae Glenn Wolford. Spook was a United States Army Veteran, where he served our country…

Barbara J. Crisp Hook, 81, of South Shore, KY., went to be with her Lord Thursday, May 22, 2025, at South Shore Nursing & Rehab in South Shore, KY. She was born in Fullerton, KY., June 27, 1943, a daughter of the late Raymond and Hilda Walker Crisp. Barbara was of the Baptist Faith. She…

Jocelyne Madeline Emma (Guerif) Sexton, 80, of Lucasville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at her home in Lucasville, Ohio. She was born in Besne, France, on November 28, 1944, a daughter of the late Charles William Guerif and Genevieve M. Cartal Guerif. She was a loving mother, dedicated wife, and passionate lover of…