Obituary Listings

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 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 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 27 of Portsmouth passed away on December 16, 2015 She was born in Portsmouth on August 1, 1988 to Robert and Mary (Baker) Waughtel and was a graduate of East High School in Sciotoville.

She is survived by her mother, Mary Waughtel of New Boston; two daughters, Rockelle Newman and Raylynn Waughtel, both of New Boston;one...

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...

Dec 13, 2015

Age 76 of New Boston, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Best Care in Wheelersburg She was born in Boston, MA on January 24, 1939 to Benjamin and Virgie (Jordan) Sexton She was a 1956 graduate of Glenwood High in New Boston and attended Shawnee State where she earned her license as an LPN Carol worked as...

Dec 11, 2015

Age 86 of New Boston passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born May 11, 1929 in Greenup, KY, a son of the late Ellis and Hazel Colley Jones. He was a member of the First Church of The Nazarene in New Boston where he was very active in the Clothing Giveaway Program, was...

Dec 5, 2015

Age 70 of Grove City, formerly of New Boston, died December 5, 2015 at Kobacker House in Columbus She was born September 5, 1945 in Portsmouth to Don and Carrie (Robbins) Sloan She was a 1963 graduate of Glenwood High School and worked many years for the Calif Insurance Agency as an insurance estimator.  Donna loved shopping, spending time...

Dec 4, 2015

Age 35 of Portsmouth, passed away Friday December 4, 2015. She was born October 2, 1980 in Portsmouth, a daughter of Dennis Darby Sr. and Christine Messer Darby. She is also survived by her grandmother, Serena Messer of New Boston; a special friend, Hughel Cumbridge Jr. of Sciotoville; a daughter, Kimberly Conley of West Portsmouth; a sister, Heather Horn...

Nov 23, 2015

Age 90, of North Moreland, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 at Heartland of Portsmouth. She was born July 10, 1925 in Greenup County, KY, a daughter of the late Charles Roy Long and Lillian Brown Long. Violet was of the Baptist faith, was a homemaker, and above all, a beloved mom and grandmother.

She is survived...

Nov 18, 2015

Age 83 of Sciotoville, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Piketon Nursing Center. She was born April 14, 1932 to Herman and Clara Baker Grubb She enjoyed quilting, sewing, cooking, and taking care of her “babies”.

She is survived by three sons, Roger (Nancy) Burton, Mike Burton, and Cecil (Shirley) Burton; five daughters, Ellen Burton, Susan...

Oct 31, 2015

Age 85 of New Boston, passed away peacefully October 31, 2015 at Hillview Retirement Center in Portsmouth. She was born November 23, 1929 in New Boston to Claude and Betty (Williams) Taylor She worked for 25 years as a department head at Hart Family Center/Big Bear in Rosemount Edith was an avid Cincinnati Reds fan and enjoyed watching games...

Oct 21, 2015

Age 59 of Stout, went to be home with the Lord October 21, 2015 at Southern Ohio Hospice in Portsmouth He was born June 22, 1956 in Portsmouth to Bernard and Joyce (Bryant) Elrod, and graduated from West Portsmouth High School in 1975 Steve retired from the Air Force as a Senior Master Sergeant after 22 years working as...