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Greg W. Bischoff

Greg W. Bischoff

May 16, 2005

Greg W. Bischoff, 54 Greg W. Bischoff, 54, of McDermott died as the result of an accident Monday, May 16, 2005. Greg was born March 25, 1951 in Zanesville, Ohio to Luther Lawrence and Donna Knowles Bischoff. Greg graduated from West Muskingum High School and Zane State College; he formerly worked as an Environmental Supervisor at the New Boston Coke...

Jimmy O'Neal Mcqueen

Jimmy O'Neal Mcqueen

May 11, 2005

Jimmy O'Neal McQueen, 49 Jimmy O'Neal McQueen, 49, of Portsmouth, OH died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at his residence. Jimmy was born March 26, 2005 in Holmes Mills, KY to the late Roy Allen and Grace Clem McQueen. He was a truck driver and a Member of Pentecostal Victory Chapel. Jimmy is survived by his wife Carol Hammonds McQueen; five...

Judith Gwyn Martin

Judith Gwyn Martin

May 8, 2005

Judith Gwyn Martin, 47 Judith Gwyn Martin, 47 of West Portsmouth died Sunday, May 8, 2005 at her residence. Judith was born October 23, 1957 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her father Charles Brown Weese and is survived by her mother Mabel Pratt Zinsmeister and stepfather John E. Zinsmeister of Portsmouth. Judith is also survived by...

Christopher Leon Byrd

Christopher Leon Byrd

May 8, 2005

Christopher Leon Byrd, 44 Christopher Leon Byrd, 44, of West Portsmouth died Sunday, May 8, 2005 at his residence. Christopher was born December 10, 1960 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Ernest L. Byrd and Shirley Ruth Howe Hamilton and step father Hershel Hamilton. Christopher served in the Army Reserves and worked as a phone lineman. Christopher is survived by two daughters,...

William Russell Pollitt

William Russell Pollitt

May 7, 2005

William Russell Pollitt, Sr., 53 William Russell Pollitt, Sr., 53, of West Portsmouth died Saturday, May 7, 2005 at Heartland of Portsmouth. William was born October 31, 1951 in Portsmouth to James William Pollitt of Piketon and Anna Lucille Anderson Pollitt of Lucasville. Bill was a member of the Portsmouth Church of God and worked as a Press Foreman at...

Charles Lee Craft

Charles Lee Craft

May 7, 2005

Charles Lee Craft Charles Lee Craft infant son of Carson and Jamie Meadows Craft died Saturday, May 7, 2005 at Ohio State University Hospital. In addition to his parents he is survived by a brother Carson Craft III and a sister Keeley Meadows. Graveside services will be held 2 P.M. Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at Brown Cemetery near Kehoe Kentucky...

James Walter Maynard

James Walter Maynard

May 1, 2005

James Walter Maynard, Jr. 64 James Walter "Bud" Maynard, Jr., 64, of Portsmouth died Sunday, May 1, 2005 at Hempstead Manor. Bud was born June 29, 1940 in Logan, West Virginia to the late James Walter and Pearl Epling Maynard, Sr. He was a retires warehouseman, a loving father, grandfather and great grand father and was of the Pentecostal Faith....

Charles Keith Roberts

Charles Keith Roberts

Apr 26, 2005

Charles Keith Roberts, 66 Charles Keith Roberts, 66 of West Portsmouth died April 26, 2005 at his residence. Charles was born March 3, 1939 in Scioto County to the late Louis Charles Roberts and Anna Elizabeth Skeens Orin. He was a construction worker and an Air Force Veteran. Charles is survived by two daughters, Tina (James) Keyes of Manchester, OH,...

Howard Eugene Carr

Howard Eugene Carr

Apr 23, 2005

Howard Eugene Carr, 66 Howard Eugene Carr, 66, of West Portsmouth died Saturday, April 23, 2005, at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Howard was born July 23, 1938 in Columbus, Ohio to the late William Fredrick and Nellie Mae Henry Carr. He retired from Southern Ohio Correctional Facility and the U S Navy. He was a Veteran of Vietnam, a member...

Norman G. Burden

Norman G. Burden

Apr 18, 2005

Norman G. Burden, 78 Norman G. Burden, 78 of Portsmouth died Monday, April 18, 2005 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Norman was born January 14, 1927 in Portsmouth to the late Erdie and Lyda Belle Bilyeu Burden. He was a retired carpenter who had worked out of Carpenter's Local 437; a member of Aurora Masonic Lodge #48 and was a...

Norma Jean Leach

Norma Jean Leach

Apr 14, 2005

Norma Jean Leach, 79 Norma Jean Leach, 79 of Cincinnati died Thursday, April 14, 2005 at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati. Norma was born September 07, 1924 in Scioto County, OH to the late James and Marie Winters Cannaday. She retired from Selby Shoe Factory and attended Bethel United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Leach...

Rena Florence Haywood

Rena Florence Haywood

Apr 13, 2005

Rena Florence Haywood, 68 Rena Florence Haywood, 68, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at her residence. Rena was born September 14, 1936 in Scioto County to the late Kelly and Jane Austin Hall. Rena was preceded in death by her husband John David Haywood. She is survived by a son, John C. Haywood; three brothers, William Hall of...

Danny Tyrone Stump

Danny Tyrone Stump

Apr 7, 2005

Danny Tyrone Stump, 64 Danny Tyrone Stump, 64. of West Portsmouth died Thursday, April 7, 2005 at his residence. Danny was born July 14, 1940 in Huntington, WVA to the late Basil and Opal Kilgore Stump. He had worked as a Truck Driver and a Steel Worker Danny is survived by his wife Nola Marie McCoy Stump; three daughters, Tamra...

James Eugene Folsom

James Eugene Folsom

Apr 5, 2005

James "Jim" Eugene Folsom, 78 James Eugene Folsom, 78, of West Portsmouth died Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at OSU Medical Center. Jim was born December 1, 1926 in New Boston to the late James and Grace Jenkins Folsom. In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by his beloved in-laws Claude and Louella Addis. Jim graduated from Washington...

Harry Marvin Luther

Harry Marvin Luther

Apr 4, 2005

Harry Marvin Luther, 80 Harry Marvin Luther, 80 of Portsmouth died Monday, April 04, 2005 at his residence. Harry was born November 7, 1924 in Portsmouth to the late Thomas Francis and Charlotte May Turner Luther. He was an inventor, singer, and man of many talents. He never met a stranger and was always loved by all. Harry always had...

Michael Lee Haynes

Michael Lee Haynes

Mar 29, 2005

Michael Lee Haynes, 48 Michael Lee Haynes, 48, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Michael was born June 16, 1956 in Portsmouth to Anna Murphy Haynes and the late James Haynes of Friendship. Michael was a car salesman for 20 years. He is survived by his daughter Kasie Haynes of Wheelersburg; two sisters, Sherry...

Emma Jane Neal

Emma Jane Neal

Mar 29, 2005

Emma Jane Brown Neal, 87 Emma Jane Brown Neal, 87, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at Heartland of Portsmouth. Emma was born December 1, 1917 in Otway, Ohio to the late George T. and Ocie Marie Miller Brown. She was a homemaker and a member of Stoney Run Freewill Baptist Church. Emma was preceded in death by her...

Timothy B. Arnett

Timothy B. Arnett

Mar 27, 2005

Timothy B. Arnett, 46 Timothy B. Arnett, 46, of West Portsmouth died Sunday, March 27, 2005 at his residence due to a house fire. Tim was born June 21, 1958 in Portsmouth to Ruth Strickland Arnett and the late Ralph Arnett. Tim is survived by his daughter Jessica, whom he loved very much, his Mother, Ruth; brothers Doug, Steve, and...

Charles Rodney Caudill

Charles Rodney Caudill

Mar 26, 2005

Charles Rodney Caudill, 69 Charles Rodney Caudill, 69, of West Portsmouth died Saturday, March 26, 2005 at University Hospital in Columbus. Rodney was born July 7, 1935 in Portsmouth to the late Charles Bentley and Marjorie Moore Caudill. He worked as an electrician for Brush, Inc. in Columbus; was a member of the West Portsmouth Fire Dept. and had served...

Mary Vivian Lyons Jones

Mary Vivian Lyons Jones

Mar 12, 2005

Mary Vivian Lyons Jones, 73 of Portsmouth, Ohio went to be with the Lord March 12, 2005 at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky. Vivian was born June 18, 1931 in Forest Dale, Ohio to the late Jelius and Ollie Patterson Lyons. She had attended Victory Baptist Church in West Portsmouth Prior to her long term illness. Vivian retired...

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