Obituaries

Mar 25, 2020

Robert E. "Bob" Stahler, 72

Robert E. "Bob" Stahler, 72 of West Portsmouth died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Southern Ohio Medical Center.  He was born August 14, 1947 in Portsmouth to the late Walter and Esther Gableman Stahler.  Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Artie Ann Stahler.

He...

Mar 24, 2020

Barbara Jean Stevenson, 77

Barbara Jean Stevenson, 77 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at SOMC Hospice.  She was born September 13, 1942 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Leonard and Ella Bocook Shockey.  Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest James Stevenson, 5 brothers; Harold, June, Don, Elmer,...

Mar 21, 2020

Gladys Mae Maggard Parks, 98

Gladys Mae Maggard Parks, 98 of Washington Courthouse, formerly of West Portsmouth passed away quietly in her sleep with Hospice care on Saturday, March 21, 2020.  She was born December 10, 1921 in West Portsmouth to the late Edward and Delphia Farmer Distel.  She retired from Martings Department store where she worked...

Mar 21, 2020

Carl Willis Distel Jr., 75

Carl Willis Distel Jr., 75 of West Portsmouth, died Saturday March 21, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 8, 1945 in West Portsmouth to the late Carl Willis and Jewell Storey Distel Sr. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by his grandparents Delphia...

Mar 16, 2020

Ival I. McGraw, 68

Ival I.Steele McGraw, 68 of West Portsmouth, died Monday March 16, 2020 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born October 1, 1951 in Welch, West Virginia to the late Walter and Irene Laney Steele. She was a Homemaker and a member of Wings of Healing Church.

Along with her...

Mar 14, 2020

Justin Robinson, 44

Justin Will Robinson, 44 of McDermott, died Saturday March 14 2020 at SOMC Hospice. He was born October 17, 1975 in Portsmouth to John and Reba Bean Robinson. He was a 1994 graduate of Northwest High School and was a lover of music.

Along with his parents, Justin is survived by 4...

Mar 10, 2020

Bryan "Scott" Shultz, 55

Bryan "Scott" Shultz, 55 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Southern Ohio Medical Center.  He was born August 26, 1964 in Portsmouth to the late Glenn and Janet Scott Shultz.  Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 grandchildren; Hi'ilani Carver and Dane Carver.

Scott...

Mar 10, 2020

Mary Alice Dunham, 88

Mary Alice Dunham, 88 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Southern Ohio Medical Center.  She was born November 27, 1931 in West Portsmouth to the late George and Mary Lovejoy Bower.  Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by 3 sisters; Loretta Henderson, Donna Essman, and Jeanie Ratcliff. ...

Mar 2, 2020

Jeffrey Lynne Pontious, 61

Jeffrey Lynne Pontious, 61 of Waverly died Monday, March 2, 2020.  He was born September 11, 1958 to the late Donald and Ruth Kauff Pontious.  Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Greg Pontious.

Jeffrey is survived by his wife, Tracy Mustard Pontious, 3 sons; Jeffrey...

Feb 29, 2020

Pauline Elizabeth Tracy, 97

Pauline Elizabeth Smalley Tracy, 97 of Canal Winchester, formerly of West Portsmouth, died Saturday February 29, 2020 at her home. She was born March 11, 1922 in Mt. Hope near Otway, to the late Perry and Myrtle Browning Smalley.

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

Feb 28, 2020

Paul William Reiser, 91

Paul William "Sonny" Reiser was born in Wheelersburg, Ohio on February 13, 1929 to Orville and Etta May (Kelly) Reiser. He attended and graduated in 1947 from Washington High School where he met the love of his life, Sharon Risner. They were married March 22, 1951. He was drafted into the US Army...

Feb 24, 2020

Homer Jeffery "Cuz" Shepherd, 59

Homer Jeffery "Cuz" Shepherd, 59 of West Portsmouth passed from this world on Monday, February 24, 2020.  He was born January 6, 1961 to the late Homer and Jackie Toland Shepherd.  Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Marilyn Wright, a brother-in-law, John Wright, and a granddaughter,...

Feb 24, 2020

Katherine Rene Pollitt, 56

Katherine Rene Pollitt, 56 of Lucasville, died Monday February 24, 2020 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born January 2, 1964 in Portsmouth to the late James and Anna Anderson Pollitt. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

Katherine was a homemaker...

Feb 23, 2020

John O. Skaggs, 79

John O. Skaggs, 79 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday February 23, 2020 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born April, 9, 1940 to the late John and Gineva Westwood Skaggs. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by 2 brothers; Mike and Larry Skaggs

John was a taxi...

Feb 23, 2020

Jerry Lee Wessel Sr. 77

Jerry Lee Wessel Sr. 77, of West Portsmouth, died Sunday February 23, 2020 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born February 15, 1943 in West Portsmouth to the late Norman Lester and Edith Pearl Branham Wessel. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by 2 sisters; Marianne Lucas, and...

Feb 22, 2020

Steven R. Hall, 65

Steven R. Hall, 65 of Portsmouth died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at SOMC Hospice.  He was born November 12, 1954 in Portsmouth to the late Kessie and Frances Marie Salyers Hall.  He was a United States Army Veteran.

Steven is survived by his best friend of 19 years, Brenda Hutchinson, 2...

Feb 20, 2020

Dorothy Marie Simon Cochran, 85

Dorothy Marie Simon Cochran, 85 of Portsmouth died Thursday, February 20, 2020 at SOMC Hospice.  She was born March 25, 1934 in Cincinnati to the late Joseph and Marie Eckstein Simon.  Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband William E. Cochran whom she married April 1, 1955,...

Feb 18, 2020

Linda Lou Chaplin, 79

Linda Lou Kildow Chaplin, 79 of Piketon died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Southern Ohio Medical Center.  She was born November 10, 1940 in Cincinnati to the late Clare and Jewell Fraley Matthews. She was preceded in death by her first husband of 41 years, Joseph Kildow and her second husband of 14...

Feb 18, 2020

CriCri Conley, 72

CriCri Conley, 72 of West Portsmouth, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday February 18, 2020 at her home. She was born July 8, 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah to the late Dale D. Harris and Ruth Shirley Trissler. Along with her parents, Cri was preceded in death by her stepmother who...

Feb 17, 2020

Angela Elizabeth Christina Cunningham, 60

Angela Elizabeth Christina Cunningham, 60 of Portsmouth died Monday, February 17, 2020 at Cleveland Clinic.  She was born August 9, 1959 in Toledo to the late Joseph and Veronica Poskarbiewicz Cunningham.

Angela is survived by her fiancé of 18 years, David Shover, 4 daughters; Veronica (Michael) Shover, Marcella (David) Meadows,...