Seth Burdette

Seth Burdette lived in Portsmouth, Ohio, and was known locally as a man among his community of friends and neighbors. Public accounts identify him as 37 years old at the time of his death on December 9, 2017. Though detailed personal records and a family-published obituary were not found in the public record, contemporaneous news coverage and public memorial listings confirm Seth’s presence in Portsmouth and the loss felt by those who knew him.

Reports from the time describe Seth as a Portsmouth resident who spent time in the city’s downtown venues and social circles. He is named in local news accounts and community memorials that remember lives taken too soon, and his death is recorded in public databases that commemorate those lost to gun violence. Those sources show that he was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington after being shot and later pronounced deceased on December 9, 2017; they also identify another man who was wounded in the same event.

Because no family-authorized obituary or funeral-home notice matching his name and the exact date of death was located in accessible public sources, this remembrance focuses on Seth as a person of Portsmouth rather than on the circumstances that led to his passing. Even with limited publicly available personal details, it is clear that Seth’s life mattered to people around him — friends, neighbors, and the wider Portsmouth community. His name appears on memorial pages that seek to honor those lost, ensuring he is not forgotten.

If family members or close friends wish to provide additional memories, photos, or corrections, including a preferred obituary or funeral notice, those contributions would help complete Seth’s memorial and give a fuller sense of the life he led and the people who loved him.