Marilyn Warner, 84, of West Portsmouth, died February 21, 2026. She was born September 27, 1941 in Wheelersburg, Ohio to the late Dorothy Gifford and Archie Miller. She was married July 13, 1963 to Don P, Warner (who served 33 years in the National Guard), when he passed away in 2010. Both Marilyn and Don were Kentucky Colonels.
She was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather John G. Ockerman, brothers Gary D. Ockerman, Kenneth W. Ockerman, Franklin Ockerman, and John Ockerman.
Marilyn was survived by two daughters, Stephanie Warner and Kaci (Paul) Moore, and grandson David (Aubry Edington) Moore, all of West Portsmouth, and one sister Marlene (Larry) Bentley of Minford.
She was a volunteer for 35 years in the “Roy Rogers Festival”, SOMC Service Guild, Officer in U.C.T., President of Scioto County Homemakers and Ohio State Homemakers, and a member of the Erie Canal Society.
Visitation will be held Thursday, February 26, 2026, 11:00 AM to 12Noon.
Funeral Service will immediately follow at 12Noon, all at FC Daehler Mortuary, 915 Ninth Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662.
Burial will be in Memorial Burial Park, Wheelersburg, Ohio.
Pastor Thomas Williams of Friendship United Methodist Church will be officiating.
Please visit www.fcdaehlermortuary.com to leave a special memory of Marilyn or condolences for her family.
