Obituaries

Jan 9, 2023

Kerry Daniel Hammond, 54

Kerry "Danny" Hammond, 54, died unexpectedly on January 9,2023. He was born January 14,1968 in Greenfield, Ohio. The son of Gary & Barbara (Tong) Hammond.

Danny graduated from West Portsmouth High School in 1986. He had a true talent for woodworking and went on to help run a business with his...

Jan 9, 2023

James Mark Stapleton, 70

James Mark Stapleton, 70 of Stout, past away Monday, January 9, 2023 at his home. He was born April 16, 1952 in Portsmouth to the late Leonard and Catherine Stapleton.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by 3 brothers: Homer, William and Bobby Stapleton and 3 sisters: Marie...

Jan 5, 2023

Donald Andrew Colley, 86

Donald Andrew Colley, 86 of McDermott, died Thursday January 5, 2023 at SOMC Hospice. He was born July 8, 1936 in Scioto County to the late George W. and Rena Emmons Colley.

Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Rosie Spencer Colley Whom he married on...

Jan 4, 2023

Thomas Edward Partlow, 82

Thomas Edward Partlow, 82 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday January 4, 2023 at Rest Haven Nursing Home. He was born May 18, 1940 in Portsmouth to the late Walter Augustus and Martha Lenore Greer Partlow.

Along with his parents, Tom was preceded in death by a son Brian Partlow, a sister...

Jan 3, 2023

Shelly Ann Nickles, 59

Shelly Ann (Ridout) Nickles passed away on January 3rd, 2023. She was born on September 8th, 1963. She graduated from Vallèy High School. She had worked at Hillview Center for a time, but later she went to tax school and worked completing tax returns for years. Shelly married the love of her life,...

Jan 3, 2023

Allen Frank Bowen, 90

Allen Frank Bowen, 90 of McDermott, died Tuesday January 3, 2023 at his home. He was born October 28, 1932 in Tipp City, Ohio to the late Thomas and Ollie Sproles Bowen.

Along with his parents, Frank was preceded in death by a daughter, Sherry Allyn Slutzky-Bowen, a brother, Harold Bowen...

Jan 2, 2023

Freda Mae Shaw, 65

Freda Mae Shaw, 65 of West Portsmouth, died Monday, January 2, 2023 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born June 9, 1957 in Portsmouth to the late Harold and Freda Pollard Lunsford.

Along with her parents, Freda was preceded in death by 2 brothers: Lee and Roger Lunsford.

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Dec 31, 2022

Phyllis Jean Litz, 84

Phyllis Jean (Lane) Litz, 84 of Chillicothe formerly of West Portsmouth, died Saturday December 31, 2022 in Chillicothe. She was born November 4, 1938 in South Webster, OH to the late Clifford and Winnie (Massie) Lane.

Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold L. "Cobb"...

Dec 28, 2022

Virginia Louise Sadler, 76

Virginia Louise Sadler, 76 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at her home. She was born June 9, 1946 in Portsmouth to the late David Nathaniel and Anna Louise Blevins Journey.

Along with her parents, Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Lee Sadler Sr. whom she...

Dec 25, 2022

Matthew Scott Hysell, 47

Matthew Scott Hysell, 47 of Portsmouth, died Sunday December 25, 2022. He was born March 18, 1975 in Richmond Virginia to Roger Hysell and the late Betty Hysell.

Matthew was the General Manager of Taco Bell, Charter Foods in Jackson.

Along with his father, Matthew is survived by his...

Dec 25, 2022

Robert Jordan, 51

Robert Jordan, 51 of Lucasville, passed away Sunday December 25, 2022. He was born July 5, 1971 in Portsmouth to Kenneth and Donna Lowe Jordan.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Delbert and Bessie Jordan, William and Opal Lowe a niece, Katlyn Martin, great niece, Aubree Martin and special daughter...

Dec 24, 2022

Sarah Jane Damron, 65

Sarah Jane (Steele) Damron, 65 of Portsmouth, died Saturday December 24, 2022 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born September 3, 1957 in Paintsville, Kentucky to the late Walter and Irene Laney Steele.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Michael Damron, whom she...

Dec 23, 2022

Gerald DeArmond, 90

Gerald DeArmond, better known to most as Jerry or Papaw, peacefully left us on December 23, 2022 at the Hospice of Western Reserve in Westlake, Ohio. He will now be reunited with his beloved wife, Thelma.

Jerry was born June 15, 1932 to Gerald "Whitey" and Ruth DeArmond in Portsmouth, Ohio. Self-proclaimed...

Dec 22, 2022

Bertha Jane Furnier, 90

Bertha Jane Furnier, 90 of Stout died Thursday, December 22, 2022, at her home. She was born February 15, 1932, in Scioto County to the late James and Pearl Ann Parker Blevins.

Along with her parents, Bertha was preceded in death by her husband, John Walter Furnier, whom she married on...

Dec 20, 2022

John B. Green, 66

John B. Green, 66 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday December 20, 2022 at SOMC Hospice. He was born December 18, 1956 in Portsmouth to the late William and Opal Payton Green.

Along with his parents, John was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Pfau Green, whom he married on September...

Dec 19, 2022

Stephen Lane Dunks, age 51, of West Portsmouth, passed away on December 19, 2022, at Riverside Hospital.  Stephen was born on June 25, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Mary Joann Bowling (Kudla) and Robert Dunks who survives.

Along with his mother, Stephen is preceded in death by his grandmother, Rose Marie Kudla.

Stephen...

Dec 16, 2022

Robert David Kaylor, 74

Robert David Kaylor, 74 of Stout, died Friday, December 16, 2022 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. He was born November 15, 1948 in Portsmouth to the late Richard C. and Janet M. Bentley Kaylor.

Bob was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired after 36 years at...

Dec 13, 2022

Joy Sue Blevins, 66

Joy Sue Blevins, 66 of Stout, died Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at her home. She was born November 6, 1956 in Portsmouth to the late William Herbert and Mary Taylor Holsinger. Along with her parents

Joy was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Blevins and 2 brothers: Rickey and Robbie...

Dec 11, 2022

Thomas Harold Ailshire, 19

Thomas Harold Ailshire, 19 of Aberdeen, died Sunday December 11, 2022, at his home. He was born June 27, 2003, in Georgetown, Ohio, to Elizabeth Jean (Charles) Blevins who raised him and Arnold Ailshire. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, James and Majorie Blevins, Paul and Barbara Ailshire, and his uncle...

Dec 10, 2022

Jamie Beth Boldman, 60

Jamie Beth Boldman, 60 of Otway, died Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born December 1, 1962 in Portsmouth to the late Wilburn Noel and Emma Gray.

She worked at Edgewood Manor for 18 years as a Certified Nursing Assistant.

Along with her parents...