James Cameron Laack
Jan 2, 2014
Age 37 of Portsmouth, passed away on January 2, 2014 in New Boston. He was born in Portsmouth on October 24, 1976 to Richard and Carol (Montgomery) Laack. He was a graduate of East High School and attended Shawnee University. Professionally, James worked in a lumberyard. He enjoyed hiking and loved to spend time in the woods.
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Janice Louise (Selby) Porter
Dec 29, 2013
Age 54 of Portsmouth, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013 at her home. She was born on August 18, 1959 in Portsmouth to Marvin and Betty Ruth (Martin) Selby. She attended East High School and subsequently earned her LPN nursing degree. She spent 30 years as a nurse, first at the Receiving Hospital and then for 10 years...
Michael Mcginnis
Dec 25, 2013
Michael S. McGinnis, 54, of Wheelersburg died Wednesday Dec. 25, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Roxane Miller McGinnis. There will be no services. Cremation being handled by D.W. SWICK FUNERAL HOME IN NEW BOSTON.
Thelma Jean Floyd
Dec 23, 2013
Thelma Jean Floyd, 64, of Wheelersburg passed away Monday Dec. 23, 2013 at her residence. She was born Nov.14, 1949 in Ironton, a daughter of the late Jacob and Rosealee DePriest Roof. She is survived by her husband, Harold L. Floyd Sr.; 1 son, Harold L. Floyd Jr. both of Wheelersburg; a grandson, Nathaniel Rae Floyd and Hillary Floyd;...
Evelyn Coleen (Backus) Traylor
Dec 23, 2013
Age 83, of West Portsmouth, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at SOMC Hospice. She was born in New Boston on October 25, 1930 to Emory and Dorothy (Branham) Backus. She liked to bake and more than anything loved to spend time with her family.
She is survived by her husband, Amel "Buck" Traylor; one son,...
Roy Willis
Dec 22, 2013
Roy Willis of South Webster died Sunday Dec. 22, 2013 at home after a long illness. He is survived by a daughter, Rhonda Willis. Arrangements are pending at D.W. Swick Funeral Home in South Webster.
Roy Willis
Dec 22, 2013
Roy C. Willis, 86, of South Webster went to be with his Lord on Sunday Dec. 22, 2013 at home. He was born August 5, 1927 in South Webster a son of the late Herbert and Clara Wells Willis. He was a lifelong farmer on his family farm in South Webster and was a minister for 57 years. He...
Faris E. Lowder
Dec 17, 2013
Faris E. Lowder, 61, of Wheelersburg died Tuesday Dec. 17, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Centers emergency room. He was born Jan. 19, 1952 in Loraine, OH. a son of the late Virgil and Cora Potter Lowder. He was a 1970 graduate of Glenwood High School, a former Ford Motor Co. employee in Loraine, OH. having retired after 33...
Flossie Mae (Madden) Messer
Dec 16, 2013
Age 88, of Franklin Furnace, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2013 at her home. She was born on May 2, 1925 in Clinton Furnace to King David and Mary Mollie (Horsley) Madden. She was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of the Howard Furnace Pentecostal Church. Flossie loved the outdoors and enjoyed gardening, picking berries, and exploring...
Thelma Louise Veach
Dec 15, 2013
Thelma Louise Hamilton Veach, affectionately known as "Ted", passed away peacefully Sunday Dec. 15, 2013 in Sunbury, Ohio. She was born November 21, 1921 in Lost Creek, Kentucky the youngest of eight children to Benjamin and Martha (Ollie) Hamilton. At the age of 7 her family moved to the Portsmouth, Ohio area and later settled in South Webster. On...
Hazel Irene Pizer
Dec 13, 2013
Hazel Irene Pizer, 96, born to William and Annie Brumfield in Boyd County, KY on April 23, 1917, has passed into the arms of our Almighty God on Dec. 13, 2013, at Concord Nursing Home in Wheelersburg. She worked at Williams Shoe Factory, several clothing factories, owned several retail businesses and did alterations for the United States Navy. She...
David Shannon Arthur
Dec 13, 2013
David Shannon Arthur, 36, of Franklin Furnace, died Friday December 13, 2013. He was born June 18, 1977 in Portsmouth, a son of Donna Haislip Arthur and the late David F. Arthur. He is survived by his wife Tonya Stonerock Arthur, his mother Donna Arthur, his in-laws Gary and Phyllis Stonerock; 2 stepsons, Brandon and Bryce Stonerock, two sisters,...
Richard L. Moore
Dec 12, 2013
Richard L. Moore, 81, of South Webster died Thursday Dec. 12, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born Feb. 3, 1932 in Minford, a son of the late Emanuel and Edna Schomburg Moore. He was an employee of the former Empire Detroit Steel Corp., a U.S. Army veteran having served in Korea, was a 1951 graduate of...
Harrison B. Vanbibber
Dec 9, 2013
Harrison B. VanBibber, 84, of Cincinnati died Monday Dec. 9, 2013. He was born April 26, 1929 in Sciotoville a son of the late Harrison and Nettie Williams VanBibber. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Korea and attended Friendship Baptist Church. He is survived by a son, James Chad VanBibber and wife Yvonne of Oxford, OH.;...
Fredric Eugene Aldridge
Dec 6, 2013
Fred E. Aldridge, 81, of Scioto Furnace went to His Heavenly Home on Fri. Dec. 6, 2013 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born Jan. 24, 1932 in St. Paul, KY. a son of the late Fredric and Elva Shepherd Aldridge. Fred was a former auto body repairman and a U.S. Army veteran having served in combat in the...
Emory Cropper
Dec 2, 2013
Emory Cropper, 87 of Portsmouth, died December 2, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 27, 1926, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to the late Carl Clifford Cropper, Sr. and the late Rose Cropper. He served in the Navy and was part of the D-Day Normandy Invasion. He was a member of the Sciotoville Christian Church, was a...
Christina B Mcgraw
Dec 1, 2013
Christina McGraw, 86, of Portsmouth died Sunday Dec. 1, 2013 at SOMC Hospice Center. She was born Nov. 19, 1927 in New Boston a daughter of the late Lester and Mildred Lambert Scowden. She formerly worked in the Paint Prep Dept. at Goodyear and was a former Williams Manufacturing Employee. She is survived by 2 sons, Joe (Mary) McGraw...
Betty Ruth (Jane) (Mcginnis) Johnson
Nov 30, 2013
Betty Ruth (Jane) Johnson died November 30, 2013 in Cape Coral, FL, at the age of 93. She was born on December 26, 1919 in Carter County, KY to William and Senia (Buckler) McGinnis. She was formerly from Sciotoville, OH and of the Nazarene faith. Betty was a licensed Practical Nurse who practiced many years in Springfield, OH before...
Rev. John Martin
Nov 29, 2013
Rev. John Martin, 81, of Portsmouth died Fri. Nov. 29, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 11, 1932 in Portsmouth, a son of the late John and Creasey Snyder Martin. John was the Pastor of Temple Faith Church in West Portsmouth and a Minford High School graduate. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Miller Martin; a...
Terry Anthony Bennett
Nov 29, 2013
Terry Anthony Bennett, 27, died Friday, November 29, 2013. He was born June 20, 1986, in Portsmouth, Ohio. A son to the late George Bennett Sr., and the late Terrie Cook. He is survived by his grandmother Mary Sowards Bentley. Five sisters; Ashley Elliott Anderson, Melissa Bennett, Samantha Bennett, Heidi Bowser and Mary Beth Cook. Five brothers ; Robert...
