Stephanie Kay Stamper, 29, of Portsmouth, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, August 9, 2012 in Portsmouth.

She was born June 23, 1983 in Portsmouth, a daughter of Rachel Lee Scherer Howe and William “Jack” Stamper, Jr., who survive.

Stephanie was a 2001 Minford High School graduate, and she was a former waitress at Applebee’s.

Surviving are her mother and stepfather, Rachel Lee (Scherer) and Lee Howe of Lucasville; her father, William “Jack” Stamper, Jr. of Lake City, FL; a son Brayden, and his father Brian Barney of Portsmouth; a daughter Kaylee, and her father Justin D. Donley of Waverly; a brother, William “Jack” Stamper III of Lake City; grandparents, Anna Lee Scherer of Portsmouth, and Myrtle and Gene Arms of Rubyville; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Stephanie was preceded in death by grandfathers, Robert L. Scherer and William “Bill” Stamper, Sr.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home in Portsmouth with Pastor Tom Charles officiating and interment in Greenlawn Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m., and Monday from noon until 1 p.m