Dec 11, 2021

Betty Lou Yates, 85, of Wheelersburg passed away Saturday December 11, 2021 at her residence. She was born October 25, 1936 in Scioto County a daughter of the late Clarence and Ester (Besco) Wallace. She was a member of Mt. Hope Freewill Baptist Church, loved going to church and any church functions. She also enjoyed bowling and cooking for...

Dec 10, 2021

Jeffrey Ray Snook, 60, of Camp Bennett passed away Friday December 10, 2021 at Southern Ohio Medical Centers emergency room. He was born October 12, 1961 in Portsmouth, a son of Shirley (Phillips) Campbell and the late Raymond Lee Snook. Jeff worked for Fluor B&W in Waste Management. He was a former member of the Portsmouth Pigeon Club, enjoyed...

Dec 9, 2021

Rusty Dale Blankenship, 49, went to his heavenly home on December 9, 2021. Originally from Wheelersburg, OH, Rusty had resided in Greenville, SC for the past 18 months.

Rusty was preceded in death by his grandparents, Elmer and Gladys Porter as well as Bill and Eloise Blankenship.  He is survived by his daughter Gracie Kay Blankenship of...

Dec 3, 2021

Jeffery M. Gill, 55, of Sciotoville passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at Southern Ohio Medical Center.

He was born November 23, 1966 to the late John Gill and Valerie (Swearingen) Gill in Portsmouth.  He attended St. Monica's Catholic Church and enjoyed fishing and collecting baseball cards.  He enjoyed watching Minnesota Vikings football and loved wrestling with...

Dec 1, 2021

Elma Gay Blackburn Richmond Patrick, 84, of South Webster passed away December 1, 2021. She was born February 3, 1937 in South Webster, a daughter of the late George Washington Blackburn and Vestie Mullins Miller. She enjoyed camping and spending time at the lake. She loved to cook, watch ballgames and loved her dog Button. Elma is survived...

Nov 27, 2021

Garry A. Bradley, 76, of Portsmouth passed away Saturday November 27, 2021.  He was born September 3, 1945 in Greenup Co., KY a son of the late Maynard and Louise (Payton) Bradley. Garry was a U.S Navy veteran, former electrician  who loved to race motorcycles and collect cars.

He is survived by a son, Garry Joseph Bradley...

Nov 26, 2021

Delores Fern Gilpin, 75, of Sciotoville went to be with the Lord on Friday November 26, 2021 at the home of her daughter Jeanie. She was born December 9, 1945 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Garrett and Edna Eileen (Perkins) King. Delores was a former cook at Concord Nursing Home. She enjoyed cooking, shopping, spending time with...

Nov 22, 2021

Ronald "Ronnie" Eugene Carver, 52, of West Portsmouth went to be with the Lord, Monday, November 22, 2021 at his home.  He was born in Columbus, July 26, 1969 to the late Marcus Eugene Carver and Virginia (Boyd) Carver.  Ronnie graduated from Portsmouth West High School and retired from A&M Refractories.  He loved going with his dad to car...

Nov 22, 2021

Donald R. Williams, 53, of Wheelersburg passed away November 22, 2021 in Louisville, KY. He was born November 4, 1968 in Portsmouth. He was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Karen Williams. Donnie spent the rest of his life "Searching for answers to questions that bothered him so".  Donnie was a writer, a poet, thrill seeker and...

Nov 20, 2021

Vicki Bailey, 70, of Wheelersburg, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Kings Daughter's Medical Center in Ashland. She was born, July 25, 1951 in Portsmouth to the late Art and Millie (Boggs) Hurst.  Vicki loved to play bingo.  She was also an avid reader and loved to travel and camp.

Vicki is survived by a son,...

Nov 19, 2021

Mary Maxine Carver, 71, of West Portsmouth, passed away Friday November 19, 2021 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born April 4, 1950 in Perry Co., Kentucky, a daughter of the late Homer and Lona (Miller) Rigsby. Mary was a former Nursing Assistant, attended 7th Street Christian Baptist Church where she was very active in all the church...

Nov 17, 2021

Kenneth Duane Porter, 65, of New Boston passed away Wednesday November 17, 2021 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born April 18, 1956 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Clarence and Kathryn (Nelson) Porter.

Kenneth was a proud U.S. Navy Veteran having continued the family tradition of joining the Navy as did his brother and his...

Nov 16, 2021

John Matthew Johnson, 66, of Portsmouth, passed away November 16, 2021 in Columbus. He was born January 25, 1955 in Portsmouth, a son of Dixie (Keaton) Brown and the late John Henry Johnson.

John was a former janitor with the Florida Public Schools. He loved to sell, trade, go to flee markets, sing and play his guitar....

Nov 12, 2021

NEW BOSTON - Manley L. Craig, 87, of New Boston passed away Friday November 12, 2021 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born November 15, 1933 in Portsmouth a son of the late Alma and Clara Belle (Penrod) Craig.

Louie was the former owner of Craig's Body shop in New Boston. He was a U.S. Army...

Nov 11, 2021

On Thursday, November 11, 2021, Elizabeth Rosemary Stamper, loving mother of seven children, 18 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren, passed away at the age of 89.

Elizabeth, better known as Betty, was born on March 31, 1932 in Portsmouth, OH to Lawrence and Cora Scherer. She was a graduate of  St Mary's High School, and later attended...

Nov 9, 2021

Craig Allen Carroll, 60, of Wheelersburg passed away at his home Tuesday, November 9, 2021.  He was born October 12, 1961 to the late Earl Virgil and Judith Ann (Speakman) Carroll in Chillicothe, Ohio.  He enjoyed playing golf, playing cards with his friends and embellishing his favorite stories.

Craig is survived by his wife, Kathy Carroll of...

Nov 7, 2021

Alonzo "Eddie" Sarven, Jr. 71, of Ashland passed away Sunday Nov. 7, 2021. He was born May 11, 1950 in Ashland, a son of the late Evelyn (McKenzie) Sarven and Alonzo Sarven Sr. He enjoyed fishing, preaching at different Churches and was known as Brother Eddie, the traveling preacher.

Alonzo is survived by two sisters, Rosemary (Walter)...

Nov 5, 2021

Clyde Richard Slack, 86, of South Webster passed away Friday November 5, 2021 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born May 28, 1935 in South Webster, a son of the late John and Sarah (Johnson) Slack.

Clyde was a former Rail Inspector, enjoyed fishing and piddling with his cars.

He is survived by a daughter,...

Nov 2, 2021

Lillian Edna Morrow, 78, of Portsmouth passed away Tuesday November 2, 2021 unexpectedly at her home. She was retired from the Portsmouth City Schools where she worked for many years. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be missed by us all.

Lillian is survived by her children, Denny (Nancy) Bays, Angie (Bill) Wilson and...

Oct 31, 2021

James R. "Jim" Bishop, 69, of Portsmouth passed away Sunday October 31, 2021 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1952 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Earmel and Lucille (Beesler) Bishop. Jim was a member of the New Boston First Church of the Nazarene, was retired from the 7 UP Bottling Co. where he...