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Rose Elizabeth Reiser Johnson
Mar 11, 2008
Rose Elizabeth Reiser Johnson, 89 Rose Elizabeth Reiser Johnson, 89 was born April 17, 1918 to Anna Margaret (Knost) Reiser and John Christopher Reiser. Libby went home to be with the Lord on March 11, 2008 at Heartland Nursing Home of Portsmouth where she had been a patient since January of 2008. Rose was a member of Dry Run Church...
Edna Howard Wallen
Mar 6, 2008
Edna Howard Wallin, 85 Edna Howard Wallin, 85 of West Portsmouth died Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Edna was born November 20, 1922 in McGoffin County, Kentucky to the late Reuben and Rebecca Prater Howard. She was also preceded in death by her husband Cecil Wallin and a brother Raymond Howard. Edna is survived by a...
Mary Hamilton
Mar 6, 2008
Mary Hamilton, 90 Mary Ann Hansen Hamilton, of West Portsmouth died Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Hillview Healthcare Center. Mary was born August 5, 1917 in Columbus, OH to the late Thomas Bernard and Margaret Jane Graham Hansen. She was also preceded in death by her husband Harry Hamilton and a daughter Linda Manchester. Mary was a Homemaker and a...
Hazel Ruth Crabtree
Mar 4, 2008
Hazel Ruth Crabtree, 71 Hazel Ruth Crabtree, 71 of Portsmouth, formally of Conkels Run went to be with the Lord Tuesday March 4, 2008 at her home. She was born December 3, 1936 in Lucasville to the late Jack and Elizabeth Ackerman Hoover. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Along with her Parents Ruth was preceded...
Irene Howard
Mar 4, 2008
Irene Howard, 72 Irene Howard, 72 of Lucasville, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born April 13, 1935 in Morgan County, Ky to the late Dave and Ida Burgett Perkins. She was a homemaker. Along with her parents Irene was preceded in death by her husband Sam Howard Jr. and a daughter Diana Bond....
Charles Thomas Hatten
Mar 2, 2008
Charles Thomas Hatten, 81 Charles Thomas Hatten, 81 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday March 2, 2008 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Hew as born March 4, 1926 in West Virginia to the late Noah and Lottie Ferguson Hatten. Charles was a WWII Army veteran and a retired from working Construction. He was a member of Smith Branch Church and attended...
Wandaleen Howard Boyd
Mar 2, 2008
Wandaleen Howard Boyd, 80 Wandaleen Howard Boyd , 80 of Jackson, died Sunday, March 2, 2008 at her residence. Wanda was born December 21, 1927 in Portsmouth to the late Warine and Frances Galloway Howard. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church by Christ Jesus in West Portsmouth. Wanda was proceeded in death by her husband; Rev....
William Robert Pennington,
Feb 25, 2008
William Robert Pennington, Jr. 56 William Robert Pennington, Jr. 56 of Wheelersburg died Monday February 25, 2008 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born November 22, 1951 in Baltimore, Md to the late William Pennington Sr. and Mary Bushman Pennington Henderson. Billy was a meat cutter for Herman's Meat for 18 years and currently worked at as a meat...
Carol Marie Friend
Feb 19, 2008
Carol Marie Friend, 60 Carol Marie Friend, 60 of Columbus a former West Portsmouth resident, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at the home of her daughter in Columbus. Carol was born April 2, 1947 in Portsmouth, OH to the late Albert and Mary Jane Egerton Brown. She retired from Sally Beauty Supply Company. Carol is survived by one son, Garrett...
Nellie Elizabeth Hurley
Feb 15, 2008
Nellie Elizabeth Hurley, 86 Nellie Elizabeth Hurley 86 of Portsmouth went to be with the Lord Friday February 15, 2008 at Heartland of Portsmouth. She was born September 24, 1921 in Greenup County, Ky to the late George Benjamin and Margaret Evelyn Deboard Piatt. She was Superintendent of Hillcrest Childrens Home from 1967 to 1974, was a foster grandparent for...
Charlotte Marie Litteral
Feb 15, 2008
Charoltte Marie Litteral, 78 Charlotte Marie Litteral 78 of West Portsmouth died Friday February 15, 2008 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born August 19, 1929 in Marion, Ohio to the late Tim and Hazel Houston Caldwell. She was a homemaker, former owner of C&L Ceramic Shop in Hazard Ky, a member of First Christian Church, Eastern Star where...
Robert W. Bainter
Feb 15, 2008
Robert W. Bainter 76 Robert W. Bainter 76 of Wheelersburg, died Friday, February 15, 2008 at SOMC Hospice. Robert was born February 20, 1931 in Ross County to the late Guy Leroy and Florence Viola Bainter he was also preceded in death by two sisters; Anna Leeth and Mary Johnson. He was a retired Foundry worker, School Custodian and an...
Ruth Nolene Smith Morgan
Feb 9, 2008
Ruth Nolene Morgan, 79 Ruth Nolene Smith Morgan, 79 of West Portsmouth died Saturday, February 9, 2008 at her residence. Ruth was born April 13, 1928 in Schultz Creek, Kentucky to the late Richard and Thelma Noel Smith. She was a homemaker and worked as a seamstress at Martings. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her...
Donna Gay Hughes-Packard
Feb 8, 2008
Donna Gay Hughes-Packard, 54 Donna Gay Hughes-Packard, 54 of Portsmouth died at her residence Friday, February 8, 2008. Donna was born November 18, 1953 in Aurora, IL to the late Elmer Thomas Hughes and to Evelyn Conn Hughes who survives. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal Faith. In addition to her Mother, Donna is survived by a son,...
Geraldine Girdler
Feb 6, 2008
Geraldine Girdler, 64 Geraldine Girdler, 64 of Portsmouth, died Wednesday February 6, 2008 at her residence. She was born April 17, 1943 in Cincinnati to the late Raymond O. and Virginia Means Burchett. She was a homemaker. Along with her parents Geraldine is preceded in death by 2 daughters Mary Tsotsos and Ethel Marie Girdler and a brother Stephen Burchett....
Vivian Lorraine Hall Gruver
Feb 5, 2008
Vivian Lorraine Hall Gruver, 81 Vivian Lorraine Hall Gruver, 81, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Vivian was born February 3, 1927 in Portsmouth to the late Lacy and Goldie M. Adams Woods. She was a homemaker and a member of Nauvoo United Methodist Church. Vivian was preceded in death by her husbands James...
Paul "Butch" Monteith
Feb 5, 2008
Paul "Butch" Monteith Jr. 64 Paul "Butch" Monteith Jr. 64 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday, February 5, 2007 at his residence. Paul was born February 27, 1943 in Portsmouth to the late Paul and Betty Jean Brown Monteith Sr. He was an Army Reserve veteran and a self-employed Plummer. Paul was proceeded in death by his daughter Paulette Mueller and...
Kerstein Aliana Ellen Elliott Simpson
Feb 1, 2008
Kerstein Aliana Ellen Elliott Simpson, 2 Kerstein Aliana Ellen Elliott Simpson, 2 of Portsmouth, died February 1, 2008 at Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus. She was born April 6, 2005 in Portsmouth to William Simpson and Jodi Westwood of Portsmouth. Along with her parents Kerstein is also survived by 3 brothers Kolton Crusan, Evan Woods and William Horsley, 2 sisters...
Catherine Sowkulech Mitchell
Jan 29, 2008
Catherine Sowkulech Mitchell, 82 Catherine Sowkulech Mitchell, 82 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday January 29, 2008 at Hillview Health Care Center. She was born September 12, 1925 in Portsmouth to the late Mike and Mabel Himes Sowkulech. Cate retired after 28 years of teaching at Washington Local Schools. She was also a member of Nauvoo United Methodist Church. Along with...
Diana Lynn Gambill
Jan 23, 2008
Diana Lynn Gambill, 44 Diana Lynn Gambill, 44 of Portsmouth died Thursday, January 23, 2008 at her residence. Diana was born June 5, 1963 in Scioto County to Shirley Elizabeth Vestal Wheeler and the late Thomas Edward Gambill. She is also survived by her step father Jerry S. Wheeler. Diana is also survived by two sons, Christopher and Adam Gambill...
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