Obituary Listings

Nov 4, 2018

Age 89 of Portsmouth passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018. She was born March 14, 1929 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Floyd and Winford (Jones) Prior. Leah was a former Deputy Clerk at the Scioto Co. Treasurer’s Office, a graduate of Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth Interstate Business College, and had worked at the West End Shoe Store....

Oct 26, 2018

Age 79 of Portsmouth, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018 at SOMC She was born February 1, 1939 in Portsmouth to Hobart and Myrtle (Snyder) Johnson A 1957 graduate of Valley High School, Martha worked for 15 years as a clerk in the sporting goods department of Harts Department Store She was very knowledgeable about computers, enjoyed Bingo, swimming,...

Oct 10, 2018

Age 64, of Waverly, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in Waverly He was born January 29, 1954 to David and Edith (Burton) Burchett Bill was a professional photographer and loved to bowl and play golf in his spare time.

Bill is survived by his son, Kyle (Ashley) Burchett of Waverly; brother, John (Lisa) Burchett of Columbus...

Sep 28, 2018

Georgetta L. Craft, 95 of New Boston, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018. She was born May 1, 1923 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Bernie and Lena Martin Montgomery She was a member of Cedar St. Church of Christ in Christian Union where she loved attending church. Georgetta loved her dog and cats and enjoyed watching them...

Sep 26, 2018

Tammie Kay Sexton

Age 56, of Sciotoville, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at her home She was born March 29, 1962 to Charles Edward Sr. and Janet (Fipps) Queen Tammie loved to fish, sing, and go to casinos.

She is survived by a son, Spencer Sexton (Marcara Davis) of Sciotoville; a daughter, Janet Eichenlaub...

Sep 21, 2018

Age 85, of Portsmouth, died September 20, 2018 at his home He was born September 5, 1933 in New Boston to Harold and Lola (Dalton) Elrod Paul graduated from Clay High School in 1951 He served in the U.S. Army and worked many years for Martin Marietta in Piketon in maintenance He was a wonderful musician and for many...

Sep 13, 2018

Age 76, of Wheelersburg, passed away September 13, 2018, at Crystal Care Center in Portsmouth Joan was born March 27, 1942 to Willard Craft and Bernice (Swords) Craft She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed listening to music Joan retired from the Northwest School System after over thirty years of service including serving 20 years as the secretary...

Sep 11, 2018

Age 59, of Portsmouth, died peacefully at his home September 11, 2018 He was born November 25, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan to William E. and Clara Bow (Bishop) Hurt, II William graduated from Glenwood High School in 1976 and worked for Norfolk/Southern Railroad as a bridge builder and in track maintenance He enjoyed playing the guitar, collecting antiques, pin-striping...

Sep 9, 2018

Georgia Jean Moffett, 92, of Portsmouth, died September 9, 2018 at Hillview (SOMC) Hospice She was born May 7, 1926 in Ashland, KY to the late Christopher Columbus Bradley and Minnie Jones Bradley.

Georgia graduated from Hitchem High School in Boyd County, KY At 17 she took the bus to Dayton, OH to work in the Airplane...

Sep 5, 2018

Age 50 of New Boston died September 5, 2018 He was born January 26, 1968 in Portsmouth to Donald and Rosella (Martin) Hickman He graduated from Glenwood High School in 1987 Donavon liked to fish, shoot hoops, watch Buckeye football games, and took care of his mother at home where he took great pride in keeping the yard immaculate....

Sep 4, 2018

Virginia Lois Johnson

Age 89 of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Hillview Retirement Center in Portsmouth She was born October 17, 1928 in Millard, Kentucky to Emit and Leona (Adkins) Kelly After completing high school and technical college, Virginia became the office manager at Vandervort’s Hardware in Portsmouth where she...

Sep 4, 2018

Age 77, of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at SOMC in Portsmouth He was born September 23, 1940 in Jeff Davis County, Georgia to Louis and Mamie (Cramer) Hewett Windle was a farmer and known as a great joke teller He liked peanut butter, playing the harmonica, classic cars, John Deere, and...

Aug 28, 2018

Age 77, of Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at SOMC in Portsmouth He was born June 7, 1941 in Portsmouth to Norman Ray and Fern (Kennard) Sexton Norman worked in production for OSCO and was a big Buckeyes fan.

He is survived by his brother, Charles Sexton and sister, Shirley Bryant, both of New Boston...

Aug 12, 2018

Age 80 of New Boston, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth He was born to Gardner and Willadean (Phillips) Mershon on December 18, 1937 in New Boston Ronald was of the Baptist faith and graduated from Glenwood High School in 1955 He retired after working 43 years as a diesel repairman at Bethlehem Steel...

Aug 7, 2018

Mildred Baldwin, age 54 of Ironton, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at King's Daughters Medical Center. She was born December 4, 1963 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Robert Baldwin, Jr. and Evelyn Mollett Baldwin. She attended Living Word Church in Highland Bend and she loved to play the piano with the group, Sounds of Zion.

Aug 3, 2018

Age 80 of Johnson City, TN formerly of Portsmouth, passed away August 3, 2018 She was born March 24, 1938 in Carter County, KY to Earl and Hazel (Fannin) McCleese.

She is survived by her sons, Michael Bear of Johnson City, TN, Anthony “Tony” Bear of Portsmouth, Charles Kevin Bear of Portsmouth; daughter, Ronda (Joe) Johnston of...

Jul 31, 2018

Age 99 of Zanesfield, formerly of Mount Sterling, KY and New Boston, went to be with the Lord, July 31, 2018 Goldie was born August 20, 1918 in Sciotoville to John and Cora (Newman) Morris She is survived by five children; Nancy (Ora) Jackson of Cardington, Paul (Brenda) Tomlin of Wheelersburg, Thomas (Unita) Tomlin of Eden Park, Sharon (Gene)...

Jul 23, 2018

Age 83 of Piketon, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018 at her home She was born April 2, 1935 in Scioto County to Clifton O. and Minnie (Pinson) Kent Loreta was a graduate of Stockdale High School. Her greatest loves were sewing and raising her family She was a member of Waits Baptist Church.

Loreta is...

Jul 18, 2018

Age 83 of West Portsmouth passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at SOMC Hospice He was born April 22, 1935 in Greenup KY to Jesse and Amanda (Marshall) Traylor Randy honorably served his country as a member of the U.S. Marines and worked as a laborer in construction In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and bowling and...

Jul 6, 2018

Age 64 of Franklin Furnace, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth He was born December 22, 1953 in Dayton, Ohio to Charles and Clara (Ward) Messer A 1972 graduate of Minford High School and VoTech, Charles worked for 29 years as an operator for the New Boston Coke Plant and then 5 years in...