All Obituaries

Carolyn Ingles, 67 Carolyn Ingles, 67 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday December 7, 2021 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born February 12, 1954 in Washington D.C., to the late George and Janice Noel Loop Gravely. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by 2 sons, Glenn Darby and John Darby. Carolyn is survived by her daughter Misty Darby, 4 sisters; Mildred Leadingham, Janice Gravely, Alyce Popp, and Crystal Middleton, 2 brothers; George Gravely, and Charles Gravely,...

Rita Mae Kennard, 89 Rita Mae Kennard, 89 of Palm City, Florida formerly of West Portsmouth, died Friday December 4, 2021 at The Memory Care Facility in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born November 16, 1932 in Portsmouth to the late Ray and Lucy Spears Shivener. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin R. Kennard whom she married on April 12, 1952 in West Portsmouth, and 2 sisters; Shirley Campel and Mary Kinney. Rita was retired from Goodyear Atomic Corporation...

Chad Kiley Houston, 40 Chad Kiley Houston, 40 of West Portsmouth, passed away Friday December 3, 2021. He was born November 10, 1981 in Portsmouth to George and Judy Newman Houston. Chad was a 2000 graduate of Portsmouth West High School, was an avid Michigan fan and was of the Christian faith. Along with his parents, Chad is survived by his loving sister, Allison (Billy) Whitaker of Stout and 2 brothers; Tyler (Kayla) Houston and Travis Houston of West Portsmouth, 3 nephews; Clayton...

Steven R. Swords, 67 Steven R. Swords, 67 of Gallipolis, died Friday December 3, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. He was born May 2, 1954 in Portsmouth to the late Robert Paul and Catherine Ratliff Swords. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by 4 brothers; Robert, James, Richard, and Ralph Swords and 3 sisters; Phyllis Kelley, Sheila Collins, Lisa Swords and 2 sets of twins. Steven was retired from the United States Army after 20 years of service. He was the former...

  Harvey L. Adkins, 81 Harvey L. Adkins, 81 of West Portsmouth went to be with the Lord Monday, November 22, 2021 at SOMC hospice. He was born in Otway, Ohio to the late John and Effie Faye Rogers Adkins. He was a retired Block layer and loved fishing and watching Nascar and WWF, and also spending time with his family. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Williams Adkins whom he married on October 31, 1968, 3 brothers, Eddie ,Tom, and Jim Adkins, and 1...

Glenn Eugene Brannan, 49 Glenn Eugene “Chubs” Brannan, 49 of McDermott, died Tuesday November 23, 2021 in Columbus. He was born July 22, 1972 in Portsmouth to Glenn Ray Brannan and the late Dorothy L. Smith Brannan. Along with his mother, he was preceded in death by his grandparents; Bill and Charlotte Lute, Carl and Joyce Smith and Walt and Gladys Brannan. Chubs loved everybody, everyone who knew him was his friend. He was of the Baptist faith and attended the former...

Gary Lee Thacker, 77 Gary Lee Thacker, 77, of West Portsmouth, passed away on November 21, 2021 at his home. He was born on December 26th, 1943, to the late Oscar and Finetta “Helen” (Roberts) Thacker. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Frank Thacker, and his sisters, Janet Payton and Jane Yates. Gary was army veteran of the Vietnam War, an avid hunter & gardener, and enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren, and...

Jerry Michael Hammonds, 67 Jerry Michael Hammonds, 67 of West Portsmouth Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Friday November 19, 2021 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was Born on December 29,1953 in Hillsboro, Ohio to the late Alton and Lola Banks Hammonds. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by 4 brothers; Jim, Donald, Gary and Lonnie Hammonds, 9 sisters; Ruby Wallace, Christa Jenkins, Thelma Jo Hammonds, Priscillia Barnett, Patricia Bainter, Brenda Jones, Barbara Gumz, Mary...

Carl Michael Morgan, 65 Carl Michael Morgan, 65 of Portsmouth, died Friday, November 19, 2021 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born February 23, 1956 to the late Kate Morgan but was raised by his late grandmother Elsie and her husband. Carl is survived by; 2 sons, Chris (Danielle) and Brandon (Brandi) Morgan; a daughter, Bria Morgan; a brother, Fred Evans; 5 grandchildren, Chris II, Alia, Jase, Connor, and Kaden; and the mother of his children, Barbara Mains, as well as many...

Verne Lavelle Harmison Jr., 73  Verne Lavelle Harmison, 73 of Portsmouth, formerly of Springfield, died November 15, 2021 at SOMC Hospice.  He was born January 31, 1948 to the late Vern L. and Anna M. Tucker Harmison.  Along with his parents he was proceeded in death by a brother, Charles “Teddy” Harmison and former wife, Vivian Harmison.    Verne retired from Honda as a technician.  He enjoyed fishing, camping, mushroom hunting, and...