Obituary Listings

Mar 15, 2016

Age 60 of Portsmouth passed away Tuesday March 15, 2016 at SOMC Hospice Center.  She was born September 6, 1955 in Portsmouth a daughter of the late Homer Rigsby and Lona Hall. She was a member of the Minford Nazarene Church, loved sewing, cooking and helping other people.

Kathy is survived by a son, James  (Gary) Harvey;...

Mar 9, 2016

Age 75 of Wheelersburg, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2016 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born April 23, 1940 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Charles “Cuffy” and Verla Ruggles. Les was a graduate of Wheelersburg High School, loved deer hunting, farming, and loved playing with his grandchildren. He was a member of the New Boston...

Feb 29, 2016

Age 68 of Portsmouth, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 at Hillview Retirement Center in Portsmouth He was born May 6, 1947 in Portsmouth A 1965 graduate of Notre Dame High School, he served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War He was a truck driver by profession and loved to shoot.

Steven is...

Feb 27, 2016

Age 86 of Urbana formerly of Wheelersburg, went to be with the Lord February 27, 2016 at Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio She was born in Portsmouth on December 26, 1929 to James and Flormece (Holly) Gray She moved to Urbana in 2005 with her husband Emmitt to be closer to their family She was a longtime...

Feb 27, 2016

Age 55 of Portsmouth, passed away Saturday February 27, 2016. She was born May 2, 1960 in Portsmouth to Virginia Hall Worthington Evans of Portsmouth and the late Shannon Worthington. Terry is also survived by two sons, Charles J. Adams and Steven M. Adams; three brothers, Shannon Worthington Jr., James E. Worthington, and Wade Worthington; three sisters, Kelly Coppock,...

Feb 21, 2016

Age 74 of Rosemount, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 21, 2016 He was born at home in Sciotoville on August 15, 1941 to Kermit and Mary (Keith) Marshall Bob was a 1960 graduate of Glenwood High School and drove trucks professionally for UPS for 35 years, operating out of the Columbus area He was a member...

Feb 16, 2016

Age 15 of McDermott, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus. He was born September 20, 2000 in Portsmouth.  Zane was a freshman at Northwest High School. He had a unique style and loved role playing, photography, and had a lifelong dream of being a Highway Patrolman.

He is survived by his...

Feb 2, 2016

Age 78 of West Portsmouth, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family He was born November 19, 1937 in Portsmouth to Virgil and Opal (Caudill) Pistole and was a 1955 graduate of Portsmouth West High School Jack was a professional roofer, a member of the Roofers Local #185 out of Charleston,...

Feb 2, 2016

Age 50 of Franklin Furnace and South Shore, KY passed away Tuesday February 2, 2016 at Southern Ohio Medical Center.  He was born July 20, 1965 in Charleston, WV, a son of the late Daryl Dennis and Deborah Ison. He was a construction worker and loved to ride his motorcycle

James is survived by his wife, Melva...

Jan 30, 2016

Age 79 of Portsmouth passed away Saturday Jan. 30, 2016 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born Nov. 12, 1936 in Oak Hill, a son of the late Russell and Lexie Edwards Sparks. Robert and his wife were the former owners of Sparks Produce. He loved the outdoors, camping, and riding his motorcycle.

He is survived by...

Jan 30, 2016

Age 93 of Lucasville passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born September 27, 1922 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Benjamin and Bertha Sartin Goodman. He was a WW ll Army Veteran, attended First Christian Holiness Church in New Boston, loved to go for walks, and was a big fan of the...

Jan 13, 2016

Age 64 of New Boston, passed away on January 13, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Columbus He was born March 17, 1951 in Portsmouth to Clyde E. and Mary (Patrick) Parlin.  He was a 1969 graduate of Glenwood High School. Stanley attended Cedar Street Church of Christ in Christian Union in New Boston and loved sports, especially The...

Jan 12, 2016

Age 94 of Portsmouth, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at her home She was born in New Boston on January 16, 1921 to Charles and Daisy (Blevins) Elliott She was a member of Milldale Apostolic Church Myrtle was a homemaker who enjoyed canning, cooking, embroidery, and writing poems Most of all she loved spending time with her...

Jan 10, 2016

Age 79 of Portsmouth, died Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Southern Ohio Hospice in Portsmouth He was born March 13, 1936 in Greenup, KY to Clyde and Nellie (Dawson) Parlin He graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1954 Bob was a member of the New Boston Eagles, great fan of the Cleveland Browns, and retired from working as a...

Jan 8, 2016

Age 60 of Portsmouth, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016 at SOMC in Portsmouth She was born in Portsmouth on June 4, 1955 to Billy and Florene (Wadkins) Payton She enjoyed fishing and working in her flower garden, but most of all she loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren.

Kathy is survived by...

Jan 3, 2016

Age 79 of Portsmouth passed away January 3, 2016 at SOMC Hospice.  She was born on November 12, 1936 in Portsmouth to Ralph and Rosena (Schillinger) Price.  A 1954 graduate of Portsmouth High School, she married Harold Devlin and raised her children.  Patricia was also a longtime employee of the Housekeeping Department of Mercy Hospital and retired in 1995.  ...

Jan 1, 2016

Tanya Royster

Age 35 of Portsmouth, passed away on January 1, 2016 at SOMC in Portsmouth She was born on January 10, 1980 in Portsmouth She worked in food service, most recently at Giovanni’s in Portsmouth More than anything, Tanya enjoyed spending time with her children and her family.

She is survived by two daughters,...

Dec 29, 2015

Age 83 of New Boston, went to be with the Lord on December 29, 2015 at Hill View Retirement Center in Portsmouth He was born January 24, 1932 in Portsmouth to Howard and Mildred (Gilliland) Sanders Don worked in manufacturing at Detroit Steel and Pepsi Cola He retired in 1994.  He was a member of Cedar Street Church of...

Dec 17, 2015

Age 83 of Wheelersburg, passed away at SOMC on December 17, 2015 He was born on November 15, 1932 in Oak Hill to Daniel and Anna (Brown) Rader Douglas was an Army Veteran and enjoyed farming He worked at ASC copper mines in Arizona and retired as a foreman for the Norfolk and Southern Railroad He attended Mabert Road...

Dec 16, 2015

Age 86 of Wheelersburg, went to be with the Lord December 16, 2015 at Southern Ohio Hospice in Portsmouth He was born September 7, 1929 in Huntington, WV to Walter and Lillian (Crawford) Ketter He was raised by his Aunt and Uncle, Roger and Anna (Crawford) Williams Bill was a retired Iron Worker and also retired from the Army...