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Richard E Adams
Oct 20, 2013
Richard E. Adams, 64, of Portsmouth, Ohio died Sunday October 20, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born December 29, 1948, in Chillicothe to The late Otto Adams and the late Minnie Nesser Adams Leasure. He loved the Notre Dame bingo and was a former member of the OIADA Trucking Assoc. and James Dickey Post Odd Fellows....
Edna Norma Stepp
Oct 15, 2013
Edna N. Stepp, 87, of Portsmouth died Tues. Oct. 15, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born May 26, 1926 in New Boston a daughter of the late Elza and Marylin Fiffe Wolfe. She was a former display worker at the Michellace Co. and member of Ohio Ave. Christian Church. Edna is survived by 2 sisters, Doris...
Carl R. Laack
Oct 11, 2013
Age 81 of Portsmouth, died Friday, October 11, 2013 at SOMC in Portsmouth. He was born May 6, 1932 in Minneapolis, MN to Imel and Mabel (Brintnall) Laack. He served in the United States Army for two years in the military police. Carl owned Colonial Florist on Ohio River Road in Portsmouth since 1969. He had a passion for...
Robert D Tindall
Oct 8, 2013
Robert D. Tindall, 59, of New Boston, died October 8, 2013, at SOMC Hospice. He was born December 2, 1953 in Portsmouth, to the late Rudolph Tindall and the late Neva Joan (Miller) Tindall.
He is survived by two brothers; Mark Tindall of West Portsmouth and Rudy Tindall of Portsmouth. Four sisters; Karen (John) Davis of Sciotoville,...
Robert H. Bradley
Oct 3, 2013
Robert H. Bradley, 75, of Portsmouth died Thursday October 3, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born January 8, 1938 in Morgan Co., KY. A son of the late M. Dewey Bradley and Virgie Burchwell Bradley. He was a 1956 graduate of East High School and was a former pipefitter and welder having retired in 2000 from...
Barry Duane Blackburn
Sep 30, 2013
Barry Duane Blackburn, 49, of Gahanna, formerly of New Boston passed away Monday, September 30, 2013 at his home.
He was born May 21, 1964 in Portsmouth, the son of Gary Blackburn, of New Boston and the late Sharon K Blackburn. He was also preceded in death by his Stepmother Heidi Blackburn.
Barry is survived...
Donna Kay Miller
Sep 27, 2013
Donna Kay Miller, 66, of Lucasville died Fri. Sept. 27, 2013 at home. She was born Sept. 6, 1947 in Huntington a daughter of the late Earl and Hazel Howard Boggs. She attended South Webster High School and was a homemaker. Donna is survived by her fiancAC.e, Larry Gullett of Lucasville; 2 sons, Randall R. Miller Jr. and Crystal...
Edith (Ferrell) Phillips
Sep 25, 2013
Age 74 of Wheelersburg, died September 25, 2013 at King's Daughters in Ashland, KY. She was born on February 24, 1939 in Majestic, KY to the late Emmitt (Pat) and Elsie (Sanders) Ferrell. On March 30, 1957 she married James B. Phillips and they were married 53 years until his passing on April 27, 2010. Edith enjoyed gardening and...
Sanford "Buck" R. Kline
Sep 23, 2013
Age 74 of Sciotoville died Monday, September 23, 2013 at SOMC in Portsmouth. He was born June 6, 1939 in Portsmouth to Everett and Helen (Webb) Kline. He was a 1958 graduate of Portsmouth High School and served in the US Army from 1958 – 1964. Kline was a member of the Eagles, Moose, and Masonic Lodge. He worked...
Creana M. (Wiley) Stiles
Sep 20, 2013
Creana M. Stiles Age 83 of Portsmouth went to be with the Lord Friday, September 20, 2013 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. She was born August 29, 1930 in Portsmouth to Alfonzo and Martha (Holsinger) Wiley. She loved the Lord with all her heart and was a minister at the North Moreland Lighthouse Church since 1980. Creana is survived...
Mary R Newton
Sep 17, 2013
Mary R. Newton, 94 of Portsmouth, Ohio, died September 17, 2013 at home. She was born April 5, 1919 in Indianapolis, Indiana. to the late Harry Eba and the late Bessie (Tucker) Eba. She is survived by two, sons, Ronald Newton of Hammond, Indiana and Philip (Joyce) Newton, of Portsmouth, Ohio. One daughter Linda (James) Bloomfield, of Columbus, Ohio....
Nancy Helen Moore
Sep 15, 2013
Nancy Helen Moore, 50 of South Webster died Sunday September 15, 2013 at SOMC Hospice Center. She was born December 31, 1962 in Portsmouth, a daughter of Richard and Helen Shope Moore of South Webster. Nancy was a retired guard from SOCF, and graduate of South Webster High school where she was active and played basketball, softball and little...
Joseph C Lawhun
Sep 13, 2013
Joseph C. "Joey" Lawhun, 54, of West Portsmouth, died Friday Sept. 13, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1959 in Lakeland, FL. a son of Mildred Brown Lawhun of Canal Winchester and the late Joe Lawhun. He loved hunting and fishing and was a member of the former Scioto River Catfish Club. He is...
Conrad Forrest Nagel
Sep 12, 2013
Conrad Forrest Nagel
Age 76 of Portsmouth, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. Conrad was born in Portsmouth on January 4, 1937 to Raymond and Maude (McLaughlin) Nagel Sr. who always called him "Skinny". He enlisted in the Marines on February 4, 1954 where he spent the next three years serving...
Maxie Lee Mckinney
Sep 12, 2013
Maxie Lee McKinney
Age 63, of Portsmouth, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 in Ashland, KY. He was born in Wayne, WV on August 12, 1950 to Edna McGuire-McKinney. Maxie spent 23 years working for the National Electric Coil Company in Columbus and moved to the Southern Ohio area in 2009. He loved classic cars and...
Norma Jean Leslie
Sep 5, 2013
Age 83 of Sciotoville went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 5, 2013 at SOMC in Portsmouth. She was born April 29, 1930 in Sciotoville to Garrett and Nellie (Justice) Leslie. She was a devoted member to the International Pentecostal Church of Christ in Portsmouth for many years. Norma is survived by one sister Ruth Moore of Sciotoville;...
Samuel Mcguire
Sep 4, 2013
Age 44 of Sciotoville died September 4, 2013. He was born May 9, 1969 in Portsmouth to Pearl and Ora (Parker) McGuire. He graduated from Portsmouth East High School in 1988.
Sam was a father to Jeremy, Jasmine, Cody, Brooklyn, Gabe, and C.J. Brothers and sisters surviving are Grover, Melvin, Daniel, David, Brenda, Kathy, Lula Bell, Debra,...
Cynthia Marie Wellman
Sep 2, 2013
Cynthia (Cindy) Marie Wellman, 57, of Portsmouth, took her final earthly journey to her new home in heaven on Monday, September 2, 2013 after her many years of battle with breast cancer, at home surrounded by family and friends. Cindy was born October 20, 1955 in Portsmouth, Ohio to Delores (Dee) Miller Penix, and her biological father, Darius Calvin...
Joe Allen Beeson
Aug 30, 2013
Joe Allen Beeson "L.A." of Portsmouth, Ohio, formerly of Huber Heights, Ohio died Friday August 30, 2013. He was born December 24, 1970 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Jack L. Beeson and the late Judy (Garr) Beeson. He is survived by his daughter, Stephanie Syroney; two brothers, Dale (Alison) Beeson of Orestes, IN. and David Beeson of New...
Harold Jack Mcgowan
Aug 29, 2013
Harold Jack McGowan Sr., 71, of South Webster, died Thursday August 29, 2013 at his residence after a long illness. He was born September 10, 1941 in Michigan, a son of the late Denver and Irene Elswick McGowan. Harold is survived by his wife, Velva Jean Queen McGowan; 3 sons, Harold J. McGowan Jr., Kevin W. McGowan and Steven...

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