Sep 11, 2020

Ruth Evelyn Gulley

Age 88 of Washington Court House, formerly of Wheelersburg, went to be with the Lord September 11, 2020 She was born February 5, 1932 in Portsmouth to Alexis and Rebecca Lee (Jordan) Thompson.  She graduated from Glenwood High School On February 17, 1951 she was married to Raymond Gulley in New Boston She worked...

Sep 7, 2020

Franklin Delano Lewis, age 75, of Portsmouth ran to the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 7th 2020. He was born September 2, 1945 to the late Lovell and Hope Lewis. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Joyce Ann and his beloved son and daughter-in-law Tony and Cheryl and his beloved son...

Sep 7, 2020

Shelby Jean Culver, 78, of Portsmouth passed away Monday, September 7, 2020 at SOMC Hospice Center. She was born December 8, 1941 to the late Virgil and Mary (Stevens) Eldridge in Portsmouth. She was a member of the Tick Ridge Free Will Baptist Church and enjoyed reading and travel.

Shelby is survived by three sons, Tim Poole...

Sep 5, 2020

Roberta Ruth Hodge, 47 of Portsmouth passed away Saturday September 5, 2020 at Southern Ohio Medical Center after a short battle with AML Leukemia. She was born March 10, 1973 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Robert and Connie Newsome Hodge. She loved camping, adult coloring books, Tinker Bells and Humming Birds. She is survived by two sons,...

Sep 4, 2020

Lois Lou Katherine "Heald" Anderson

Age 91 of Ironton passed peacefully into the loving arms of her Savior Jesus Christ at 2:48 a.m. September 4, 2020 at Oakmont Manor in Flatwoods, KY. She was born January 4, 1929 in Ironton to William and Lillian (Rutledge) Heald.

The Heald family relocated to Ironton where Lillian was...

Sep 1, 2020

Andrew D. Yelley

Age 26 of Sciotoville passed away September 1, 2020 in Portsmouth. He was born August 26, 1994 in Portsmouth to Hubert Yelley and Sandy Clark. He enjoyed fishing, races of all kinds, football, and four wheeling. Andrew was a "Country Boy", and loved wearing cowboy boots, and country music. Most of all, he loved...

Aug 27, 2020

Eileen Vada Holmes Zornes, age 90 of South Webster passed away peacefully August 27, 2020 at SOMC Hospice. She was born July 19, 1930 to Newell and Margaret (Smith) Holmes. Eileen married Harold Zornes September 4, 1949. They co-owned the Z&D restaurant in South Webster and loved visiting with and serving the community.  Eileen spent most of her time...

Aug 24, 2020

William Stark Blevins, 92, passed away Monday evening, August 24, 2020 No services are planned at this time He will be interred in the Edgewood Abbey at Memorial Burial Park in Wheelersburg, Ohio.

Bill was born in Steubenville, Ohio, March 25, 1928 He attended Marietta College and OSU He spent many years in Cleveland, Ohio, before moving...

Aug 24, 2020

Linda Sue Stamper, 81 peacefully passed at her home on Monday August 24th where she joyfully joined her parents, 14 siblings, oldest daughter Beth Ann Mills, grand daughter Kristie Fousek and great-grandson Jackson Dingus in Heaven.

Throughout her life she enjoyed many things, but she was undoubtedly the biggest WVU Mountaineer fan in all of Ohio! She...

Aug 21, 2020

Carol Margaret Murphy Claxon, age 87 of South Webster, passed away peacefully August 21, 2020 at Best Care in Wheelersburg.  She was born October 25, 1932 in Scioto Furnace to Willie and Garnet (Jenkins) Murphy.  Carol married Lowell Wesley "Boots" Claxon on July 22, 1950 after graduating that year from Bloom Local High School in South Webster, and lived...

Aug 20, 2020

Amber Dawn Cummings

Age 43, of Lucasville, went to be with the Lord on August 20, 2020 at SOMC in Portsmouth. She was born July 22, 1977 in Portsmouth to David and Teresa (Conley) Cummings. Amber graduated from Minford High School in 1995. She enjoyed music, country rides, attending church, and especially time with her children.

Aug 20, 2020

Harold Clark Adams, 98, of Lucasville, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 at his home He was born September 2, 1921 in New Boston a son of the late Arthur Morton Adams and Lydia Blanche (Bartlett) Adams Harold served in the Navy on the USS Natoma Bay in the South Pacific during World War II He was a member...

Aug 20, 2020

Ronald Dean Aeh

Age 82 of New Boston, passed away August 20, 2020 at Best Care in Wheelersburg. He was born September 26, 1937 in Portsmouth a son of the late Roy and Helen Aeh. He was a graduate of Glenwood High School, a brick mason at the former Detroit Steel Corp and loved bowling. He and...

Aug 17, 2020

James Ray Nance. Age 83 of Wheelersburg, went to be with the Lord Monday August 17, 2020 at SOMC. He was born October 3, 1936 in Deering, OH to Cecil and Lillian (Winters) Nance. Jim was a 1954 graduate of Coal Grove High School and served in the U.S. Army Reserve for eight years. He moved to Wheelersburg in...

Aug 16, 2020

George W. Ward

Age 72 of Portsmouth passed away August 16, 2020 at SOMC in Portsmouth. He was born April 6, 1948 in South Shore, KY to Edward and Sylvia (McDow) Ward. George worked as a rubber mixer in a rubber plant. He enjoyed working on word search puzzles.

He is survived by a long...

Aug 15, 2020

Joyce Wuanita Fry Throckmorton 80, of Portsmouth entered into her heavenly home August 15, 2020, under the care of Heartland Hospice She was born March 8, 1940 to Joseph W and Sarah F Taylor Fry She was a member of Riverview Wesleyan Church.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and her only sibling JoAnn Fry...

Aug 11, 2020

Age 29, of Stout, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 in Portsmouth. He was born in Portsmouth, February 18, 1991, to Steven Alan Arthur and Ellen Williams. Steven loved his children He also loved Ohio State Buckeyes Football and music Steven had a big heart and was willing to help anyone He had a personality that made him loved...

Aug 8, 2020

Sandra Lee Albrecht, 76, of Reynoldsburg, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Mt. Carmel Hospital. She was born August 8, 1944 in Steubenville, a daughter of the late Arthur T. and Virginia Palmer Albrecht. Sandy was a former mail clerk with the U.S. Postal Service. She loved to go to Casinos, play Bingo, and shop on television.

Aug 8, 2020

Donald Eugene Neal, 50, of Chillicothe, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020. He was born November 29, 1969 in Portsmouth, a son of Elsie (Cooper) Neal and the late Acie Neal. He was a former laborer and enjoyed playing video games in his spare time.

He is also survived by his daughter, Ashley Neal of Portsmouth; a...

Aug 7, 2020

Deena Dawn Martin Bailey, 64, devoted wife and mother, was called home Friday, August 7, 2020. She was born May 10, 1956 in Las Vegas, NV to Floyd D. Martin and Donna D. Martin Burke. She was a 1975 graduate of South Webster High School and was a homemaker who loved spending time with her family.

She...