Betty J. Morrow
Jan 18, 2011
Betty Morrow, 78 Betty J. Morrow, 78 of West Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday January 18, 2011 at SOMC Hospice. Betty was born October 30, 1932 in Portsmouth to the late Hiram F. and Dorothy Mae McGlothlin Kuhn. She was married February 9, 1952 to Paul Edward Morrow, who preceded her in death on January 4, 2003. Also preceding her in...
Willard "Gale" Ratliff
Jan 17, 2011
Willard "Gale" Ratliff, 87 Willard Gale Ratliff, 87 of West Portsmouth, died Monday January 17, 2011 at his home. He was born September 6, 1923 in Paintsville, Ky to the late Easu and Zoie Mente Rice Ratliff. He was a Laborer and a member of Laborers Local # 83. He was an Army Corporal and WWII veteran and a member...
Rhoda Rhoda
Jan 7, 2011
Rhoda (Sissy) Hager, 90 Rhoda (Sissy) Hager, 90 of Mansfield, formerly of Portsmouth died Friday January 7, 2011 at Liberty Nursing Center of Mansfield. She was born May 14, 1920 in West Virninia to the late Theodore and Vlaria Dolan Speary.Rhoda is survived by a great niece Marqueta Triplet of Hamlin West Virginia.There will be graveside services 12:00 PM Tuesday...
John Edward Mowery
Jan 6, 2011
John Edward Mowery, 60 John Edward Mowery, 60 of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Portsmouth, died Thursday January 6, 2011 at Veteran Hospital in Tucson. He was born August 15, 1950 in Portsmouth t, to the late John D and Minnie Belle Boggs Mowery. He served his country in the US Army with 2 tours of duty in Vietnam. He is...
Judith A. Fairchild
Jan 4, 2011
Judith A. Fairchild 66, Judith A. Fairchild 66, of Portsmouth passed away on Tuesday January 4, 2011 at her residence surrounded by family and friends. She was born August 21, 1944 in Mansfield Ohio to the late Elmer E. Foley and Mildred Mourine Phillips. Judith retired from General Motors after 25 years of service, she then moved to Portsmouth Ohio...
Michael A. Mccoy
Dec 29, 2010
Michael A. McCoy, 61 Michael A. McCoy, 61 of Edgewood Manor, died Wednesday December 29, 2010 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born January 17, 1949 in Portsmouth to the late Ted McCoy and Winona Dunn McCoy of Portsmouth. Mike was a graduate of Portsmouth West High School was a Marine Vietnam War Veteran. He was a former Shawnee...
Haley Nichole Simpson
Dec 27, 2010
Haley Simpson, 16 Haley Nichole Simpson, 16, of Shelbyville, KY, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2010 in Evansville, IN. Haley was born in Scioto County, OH, and was a sophomore at Martha Layne Collins High School in Shelbyville. She attended the Shelbyville First Baptist Church Youth Group and loved fashion, taking pictures, and "hanging out with her friends." She is...
Raymond David "Dave" Leslie
Dec 25, 2010
Raymond David Leslie, 62 Raymond David " Dave" Leslie, 62 of Wheelersburg, went to Heaven on Saturday December 25, 2010 while awaiting a liver transplant at Cleveland Clinic. He was born August 6, 1948 in Portsmouth the eldest son of the late Raymond F. Leslie and Hattie B. Leslie (Fred) Payton of Portsmouth. He was a member of the Lucasville...
Catherlee "Kate" Reiser Bartlett Mowery
Dec 24, 2010
Catherlee Reiser Bartlett Mowery, 94 Catherlee "Kate" Reiser Bartlett Mowery, born July 25, 1916 passed on Friday, December 24, 2010 at the age of 94 at SOMC Hospice.She was born to the late Anna Margaret (Knost) Reiser and John Christopher Reiser on the Reiser Farm on Turkey Creek in Friendship, OH in Scioto County and reared at 316 Madison Street...
Myrtle Thacker
Dec 24, 2010
Myrtle Thacker, 90 Myrtle Thacker, 90 of West Portsmouth, died Friday December 24, 2010 at Southern Ohio Medical center. She was born April 5, 1920 in McGoffin County, Kentucky to the late Henderson and Della Shepherd Neeley. She was a homemaker. Along with her parents Myrtle is preceded in death by her husband Chester Thacker who she married on July...
Ada Kathryn "Kate" Riley
Dec 22, 2010
Ada Kathryn (Kate) Riley, 86 Ada Kathryn (Kate) Riley, 86 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday December 22, 2010 at her home. She was born April 3, 1924 in Lucasville to the late Ralph E. and Myrtle Mullins Lundy. She was a homemaker and a member of Victory Baptist Church. Kate is survived by her husband Paul David Riley who she...
Mary Kathryn Leslie
Dec 21, 2010
Mary Kathryn Leslie, 68 Mary Kathryn Kamer Leslie, 68 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday December 21, 2010 at her home. She was born May 20, 1942 in Scioto County to the late William and Myrtle James Kamer. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by a brother Paul Kamer and a sister Mildred Sexton. Mary is survived by...
James Arlando Hayslip
Dec 20, 2010
James Arlando Hayslip, 30 James Arlando Hayslip 30, of Blue Creek Died December 20, 2010 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 27th 1980 in Portsmouth to the late Barbara Hayslip and was employed by the Bricklayers local 39 union. Along with his mother he was preceded in death by a step-brother Randy Taylor. James is survived by...
Mary E. Beard
Dec 18, 2010
Mary E. Beard, 92 Mary E. Beard, 92 of Charlotte, NC formerly of Portsmouth, died Saturday December 18, 2010 at White Oak Manor in Charlotte. She was born November 5, 1918 in Leetonia, Ohio to the late Rocco and Elizabeth Renaldo Pastore. She was lovingly adopted and raised by Mr. And Mrs. Albert C. Frazier of Portsmouth, Ohio. Mrs. Beard...
Martina Louise Yelley
Dec 16, 2010
Martina Louise Yelley, 78 Martina Louise Yelley, 78 of Portsmouth, died Thursday December 16, 2010 at SOMC Hospice. She was born March 6, 1932 in Scioto County to the late Archie Paul and Louise Carver Lute. Along with her parents Martina was preceded in death by her husband Cecil W. Yelley who she married on August 8, 1953, a brother...
Margaret Hemming
Dec 12, 2010
Margaret Hemming, 80 Margaret Hemming, 80 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday December 12, 2010 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born February 10, 1930 in Portsmouth to the late Richard Edward and Mattie Greenwell Williams. Along with her parents Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Hemming who she married on February 10, 1951 in Portsmouth, 2...
Louis Homer
Dec 10, 2010
Louis Homer Jr., 88 Louis Homer Jr., 88, of Cincinnati formerly of McDermott, died Friday December 10, 2010 at Mercy Clermont County Hospital. He was born July 14, 1922 in Portsmouth to the late Louis Homer Sr. and Elsie Aeh Henson. He was a retired fabricator at Martin Marietta for 26 years and was a decorated Army WWII veteran. He...
M. Maxine Hall
Dec 9, 2010
M. Maxine Hall, 84 M. Maxine Hall, 84 of Belleview, Flordia formely Scioto County died Thursday December 9, 2010 at Estell's Hospice House in Ocula, Fl.. She was born April 26, 1929 in Scioto County to the late James and Ola E Nichols Sheppard. Along with her parents Maxine was preceded in death her husband George William Hall who she...
Frances Kemper Skinner
Dec 4, 2010
Frances Skinner, 95
Frances Kemper Skinner, 95 formerly of Virginia Beach, VA and Lake Ridge, VA. She was born in Scioto County, Ohio in 1915 to Ollie Mitchell Kemper and Ray Kemper. She was number 2 in a five sibling family, of one sister and three brothers (Elizabeth, Walter, Raymond and Monte). She was preceded in death...
William Eugene Diller
Dec 3, 2010
William Eugene Diller, 61, Former Staff Sgt United States Marine Corps, originally of West Portsmouth Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Athens, Ohio Friday December 3rd. He was a two-time graduate of Ohio University, earning both his Bachelors Degree in Communications and his Masters Degree in Business Administration. He served the United States Marine Corps faithfully from 1971...
