Obituary Listings

Jan 14, 2018

Age 76 of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1941 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Henry Albertson and Frances Conkel. Mary loved working puzzles, playing bingo and pitching nickels.

She is survived by a son, Henry Roger Luther and wife Gina of Portsmouth; three...

Jan 8, 2018

Age 76 of Portsmouth passed away on January 8, 2018 at Pristine Senior Living in Portsmouth She was born on February 7, 1941 in Peoria, IL to Jack and Shirley Mae (Sharp) Hamm Shirley was a cook and employee in a nursing home She enjoyed coloring, jigsaw puzzles, bingo, and singing church songs She attended the North Moreland Christian...

Dec 30, 2017

Age 76 of New Boston, passed away December 30, 2017 at her home She was born July 12, 1941 in New Boston to Earl and Josie (Morrow) Gartin Lillian was a 1959 graduate of Glenwood High School and was a former member of the New Boston Eagles and Portsmouth Moose Lodge She bowled in the Sunset Bowling League and...

Dec 21, 2017

Age 54 of New Boston, died December 21, 2017 at his home He was born on June 12, 1963 in Portsmouth to James and Nancy (Shoemaker) Cook, Sr. and worked in the maintenance department for Community Action and Vinyl Craft In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, and was a big fan of the Bengals and Buckeye...

Dec 1, 2017

Age 66, of New Boston, went to be with the Lord at SOMC Hospice, December 1, 2017 He was born December 22, 1950 in New Boston to Lewis and Christina (Scowden) McGraw A 1968 graduate of Clay High School and then Ohio University where he received a degree in accounting, he proudly served his country as a Sergeant in...

Nov 9, 2017

Age 28 of Lucasville, passed away on November 8, 2017 He was born in Chillicothe on June 5, 1989 to Shannon Smith

There will be no services Online condolences may be shared at www.DWSwickNelsonFuneralHome.com

Nov 8, 2017

Marilyn Kay (Smith) Mills, 76, a longtime resident of New Boston, passed November 8th, after a short-term bout with cancer at the Hospice Community Center in Ashland, KY.

She is survived by her husband of 27 years, David Mills; son, Michael (Gloria) of South Tampa, FL; grandchildren, Ashely of Louisville, KY, Michael Tyler of Portland, OR; and...

Oct 11, 2017

Age 52 of Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at his home He was born April 3, 1965 in Portsmouth to Phillip and Margaret (Wilburn) Smith A 1983 graduate of Glenwood High School, he served his country as a member of the U.S. Army in Desert Storm and returned to become a factory worker in the automotive industry...

Oct 3, 2017

Age 60 of Wheelersburg passed away on October 3, 2017 at her residence She was born August 29, 1957 in Xenia, a daughter of the late William Donald Clevenger and Wanda Vance Bush.  She loved to have family outings and spend time playing with her grandchildren.

Cassandra is survived by a son, James (Ashley) Clevenger of Wheelersburg;...

Sep 28, 2017

Martha J. Gills, 94, of Eaton, Ohio, died Thursday September 28, 2017.  She was born August 12, 1923 in Clay Township, a daughter of the late Jacob and Bertha (Bard) Yinger She was a 1941 graduate of Clay High School Martha served her country in the WACS during WW II, as an Airforce Airman First Class during the Korean...

Sep 27, 2017

John R. Diddle

Age 32, passed away September 27, 2017. He was born May 28, 1985 in Portsmouth, OH. He was a machinist at Komar Industries and member of the Ohio military reserve. John attended Crosslink Community Church. He was passionate about his country, the American flag, but most importantly his children John is survived by 3...

Sep 26, 2017

Age 75 of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Scioto Community Nursing Home in Columbus She was born February 10, 1942 in Portsmouth to Harold and Esther (Fannin) Schneider She was a longtime member of the Mormon Church and attended services in Columbus and was very active in church activities She enjoyed going to shows featuring Elvis...

Sep 19, 2017

Age 81 of Portsmouth went to be with the Lord September 19, 2017 at his home  He was born September 6, 1936 in New Boston to Arthur and Oral (Ash) Sisler George was a long time devoted member of North Moreland Christian Baptist Church where he was the head usher and collected cans for years to support the church...

Sep 14, 2017

Age 80 of New Boston, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth She was born in Portsmouth on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1937 to Berdie E. and Helen Marie (Murphy) Gill A longtime resident of the area, Norma raised four children along with her husband, Bob, and spent eleven...

Sep 12, 2017

Age 75 of Mount Sterling, KY, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, KY She was born August 28, 1942 in Portsmouth to John and Dorothy (Taulbee) Lemon A 1960 graduate of South Webster High School, Ruth was an adventurer who loved traveling, gardening, and reading She was a member of Rolling Hills Church...

Sep 8, 2017

Age 72 of Portsmouth, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth She was born February 12, 1945 in Portsmouth to Cager and Oma (Collins) Spencer She married Perry Smith on December 15, 1964 Louise was a member of the First Christian Holiness Church in New Boston She loved attending church and spending time with her...

Sep 7, 2017

Timothy Dale Wesley Mosley, Sr.

Age 30 of West Portsmouth, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at his home He was born December 29, 1986 in Columbus to Ralph Mosley He enjoyed video games, watching and playing football, cooking, and spending time with his children.

He is survived by his father, Ralph Mosley; wife, Andrea...

Sep 2, 2017

Age 89 of Sciotoville, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth She was born December 18, 1927 in Wheelersburg to Pleasant and Flossie (Beasley) Lutz She attended Glenwood High School and wed Jack Patton on December 27, 1946 with whom she enjoyed over 70 years of marriage Wanda was a member of the Wheelersburg Eastern...

Sep 1, 2017

Age 85 of Portsmouth, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 31, 2017 He was born on September 24, 1932 in Madison County, OH to Harry and Sylvia (McKnight) Lee George served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict, worked as a laborer in the automotive area, and eventually retired from Premix EMS of Lancaster...

Aug 27, 2017

Age 60 of Lucasville passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at SOMC in Portsmouth.  Ricky was born in Portsmouth on October 15, 1956 to the late Richard and Shirley (Davis) Hardin.  He worked as a laborer in the Portsmouth area.

He is survived by loved ones including a daughter, Tisha Hardin Spradlin of Portsmouth; two sisters,...