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Jerry Jerome Mcneely
May 18, 2021
Jerry Jerome McNeely Sr., 52
Jerry Jerome McNeely Sr., 52 of Portsmouth died Tuesday, May 19, 2021 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. He was born March 29, 1969 in Chicago, IL to the late Jack G. McNeely Sr. and Jenette Estep McNeely. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Tabitha McNeely,...
David James Meadows
May 18, 2021
David James Meadows, 14
David James Meadows, 14 of West Portsmouth went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. He was born November 8, 2006 in Portsmouth to David Meadows Jr. and the late Elizabeth Conley. Along with his mother, he was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mary Pack, and uncle, Chris Boyd....
William "Bill" Harold Garver
May 17, 2021
William Harold "Bill" Garver, 78
William Harold "Bill" Garver, 78 of Stout went to be with his Lord on Monday, May 17, 2021 at SOMC Hospice. Bill was the third of four sons born to Carl Clifford and Mildred Effie Denny Garver on July 10, 1942 in Columbus, Ohio.
Along with his parents, he was...
Raymond Lovell Ruggles
May 14, 2021
Raymond Lovell Ruggles, 91
Raymond Lovell Ruggles, 91 of West Portsmouth died Friday, May 14, 2021 at his home. He was born November 17, 1929 in New Boston to the late Henry and Anna Henderson Ruggles. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Kyle Ruggles, 4 brothers; Nenvel, Leslie, Donald and Ancel...
Deborah Ann Morgan Deaver
May 14, 2021
Deborah Ann Morgan Deaver, 74
Deborah Ann Morgan Deaver, 74 of West Portsmouth passed Friday, May 14, 2021 at SOMC Hospice. She was born April 21, 1947 in Portsmouth to the late Marvin and Ruth Morgan. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bob" Daniel Deaver Sr. whom she married September...
Rosie Jane Colley
May 12, 2021
Rosie Jane Colley, 86
Rosie Jane Colley, 86 of McDermott died Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at her home. She was born September 19, 1934 in Johnson County, Kentucky to the late Jessie and Eliza Ann Puckett Spencer. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by 3 sons; Davie Pence, Jerry Allen, and Terry Pence, 2...
Emma Joy Bolton
May 10, 2021
Emma Joy Bolton, 84
Emma Joy Bolton, 84 of Portsmouth died Monday, May 10, 2021 at Portsmouth Health and Rehab. She was born November 8, 1936 in Lucasville to the late George and Helen Williams Doll. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Lee Bolton whom she married May of 1955,...
George Harry Bishop
May 4, 2021
George Harry Bishop, 73
George Harry Bishop, 73 of West Portsmouth passed unexpectedly Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born April 27, 1948 in Portsmouth to the late Harry Edward Bishop and Juanita P. Mannarino. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Bishop and a grandson,...
Patsy Jane (Thurman) Dyer
May 4, 2021
Patsy Jane Dyer, 93
Patsy Jane Dyer, 93 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday May 4, 2021 at Portsmouth Health and Rehab. She was born December 9, 1927 in Blue Creek to the late Tony and Icie Evans Thurman.
She retired from William Shoe Factory and attended Turkey Creek Freewill Baptist Church.
Along with...
Lorraine (Miller) Newman
May 2, 2021
Lorraine (Miller) Newman, 96
Lorraine (Miller) Newman, 96 of McDermott passed away at Hill View Retirement Center surrounded by her family on May 2, 2021. She was born February 23, 1925 in Youngs, Ohio. She was the daughter of Robert Miller and Jenny (Hurley) Miller. Lorraine married Eldon Newman in May 1942. Eldon passed away in 1997...
Goldie Alice Haynes
May 1, 2021
Goldie Alice Haynes, 28
Goldie Alice Haynes, 28 of Newark formerly of Stout died Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Licking Memorial Hospital. She was born October 9, 1992 in Portsmouth to Lloyd and Melissa Holsinger Haynes.
Along with her parents, she is survived by her 6 children; Brylon, Johnny, Gabel, Gabelle, Aranda, and Ora Jean,...
Ronald Edwin Hiles
May 1, 2021
Ronald Edwin Hiles, 84 Ronald Edwin Hiles, 84 of McDermott died Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born January 18, 1937 in McDermott during the '37 flood to the late Joseph and Mabel Ruth Graham Hiles.
He was the owner and operator of Hiles Ashland Gas Station and Wrecker Service on the...
Patricia Lee Davis
Apr 30, 2021
Patricia Lee Davis, 56
Patricia Lee Davis, 56 of West Portsmouth died Friday, April 30, 2021 at her home. She was born October 8, 1964 in Portsmouth to the late David Lee Davis and Janice Shepherd Davis who survives. Along with her father, she was preceded in death by her grandparents and an uncle, Michael Shepherd.
...Joshua Edward Cox
Apr 27, 2021
Joshua Edward Cox, 45
Joshua Edward Cox, 45 of Lucasville died Tuesday, April 27, 2021. He was born September 20, 1975 in Zanesville to Linda and Steve Pendleton Beck and Ralph Cox.
Josh was preceded in death by a brother, Casey Pendleton and both sets of grandparents.
Josh was a proud Brick Mason...
Linda Jean (Bussa) Abbott
Apr 23, 2021
Linda Jean Bussa Abbott, 94 ,
Linda Jean Bussa Abbott, 94, of Portsmouth, a longtime Sciotoville resident, passed away Friday April 23, 2021 at Hillview Retirement Center. Linda was born October 5, 1926, in Sciotoville, a daughter of the late Herbert L. and Marie C. Dever Bussa.
She was a lifetime member of Sciotoville Christian...
Kimberly Sue Wittenmyer
Apr 20, 2021
Kimberly Sue Wittenmyer, 65
Kimberly Sue Wittenmyer, 65 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born July 25, 1955 in Portsmouth to the late Elmer and Elna Steiner Coleman.
She retired from Palmetto GBA and was a member of Life Point Church.
Kimberly is survived by...
Tara Jo Claypool
Apr 20, 2021
Tara Jo Arthur Claypool, 64
Tara Jo Arthur Claypool, 64 of West Portsmouth went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. She was born June 12, 1956 in Portsmouth to the late Chester and Scrilda Cooper Arthur. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Katherine Oxyer.
Tara...
Anna A. (Moore) Hayslip
Apr 16, 2021
Anna A. Hayslip, 90
Anna A. Hayslip, 90 of Stout died Friday, April 16, 2021 at SOMC Hospice. She was born January 17, 1931 in Adams County to the late Otto Cline and Gladys America Evans Moore. She was a Godly woman and was a member of Pond Run Baptist Church.
Along with her parents,...
Scotty And Eva Brown
Apr 11, 2021
Eva Jean Brown, 48 and Scotty Joe Brown, 44
Eva Jean Brown, 48 and her husband Scotty Joe Brown, 44 of Fort Wayne, Indiana formerly of Portsmouth died one day apart on April 11 & 12, 2021 in Indianapolis. Eva was born November 30, 1972 in Portsmouth to the late Robert and Mary Russell Newman. Scotty was...
Catherine Lavon (Hamilton) Cooper
Apr 10, 2021
Catherine Lavon Cooper, 69
Catherine Lavon Cooper, 69 of Wheelersburg, died Saturday April 10, 2021 at SOMC Hospice. She was born February 7, 1952 in Portsmouth to the late Watt and Mary Alice Neal Hamilton.
She was a loving wife and mother and a member of Bloom Freewill Baptist Church.
Along with her...
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