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Michael A. Mccoy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Delores Meadows

Delores Meadows

Dec 2, 2010

Delores Meadows, 83 Delores Meadows, 83 of West Portsmouth died Thursday December 2, 2010 at Golden Years Convalescent Center. She was born December 30, 1926 to the late Shirley and Helen Swords Brown Mershon. Delores is survived by 3 sons; Dave, Eddie and Rickey Mershon and a daughter Connie Lucas. 4 sisters; Geneva Ball, Joann Luther, Ellen Smith and Helen...

Ronald Steven Cook

Ronald Steven Cook

Dec 1, 2010

Ronald Steven Cook, 60 Ronald Steven Cook, 60 of Raymond Ohio, formerly of Stout, died Wednesday December 1, 2010 at his residence. He was born August 18, 1950 in Portsmouth, to Mildred McGraw Cook of Stout and the late Page Franklin Cook. He worked as a maintenance personnel at Goodyear in Marysville. Along with his father he was preceded in...

David Lee Sowards

David Lee Sowards

Nov 25, 2010

David Lee Sowards, 72 David Lee Sowards, 72 of Hilliard formerly of West Portsmouth, died Thursday November 25, 2010 at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was born December 21, 1937 in West Portsmouth to the late Preston and Elizabeth Schuler Sowards. He was a 1956 graduate of Portsmouth West High School and was retired from the Timken...

John L. Monk

John L. Monk

Nov 25, 2010

John Lindsay Monk, 37 John Lindsay Monk, 37 of West Portsmouth died Thursday November 25, 2010 at his home. He was born November 18, 1973 in Portsmouth to Douglas and Trula White Monk of West Portsmouth. He was a carpenter and a member of Carpenters Local # 472 of Ashland, Ky. He also attended Mt. Zion Apostolic Church in West...

Charles "Bob" Woodard

Charles "Bob" Woodard

Nov 25, 2010

Charles "Bob" Woodard, 82 Charles "Bob" Woodard, 82 of Wheelersburg, died Thursday November 25, 2010 at Concord Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 2, 1928 in Peebles, Ohio to the late Joseph Edward and Lillian Hatfield Woodard. He was a carpenter and a Navy WWII Veteran and member of the American Legion. Along with his parents, Bob was...

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