Obituaries

Apr 10, 2020

Leila June Lewis, 67

Leila June Lewis, 67 of Lucasville, died Friday April 10, 2020 at the Pavilion at Piketon. She was born December 1952 in Winter Park, Florida, to the late Charles and Elizabeth Davis Lewis. She was a Psychologist and an avid motorcycle rider. She was a member of ABATE and the new Beginnings Church...

Apr 10, 2020

John Thomas "Tom" Geyer, 82

John Thomas "Tom" Geyer, 82 of Stout, died Friday April 10, 2020 at Portsmouth Health and Rehab. He was born November 24, 1937 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Richard Clarence Geyer Sr. and Martha Veronica Larrick Geyer. He was retired from Norfolk and Southern Railroad as an engineer. He loved his...

Apr 2, 2020

Maxie Carl Grooms Sr., 78

Maxie Carl Grooms Sr., 78 of Friendship died Thursday, April 2, 2020 at SOMC Hospice.  He was born May 10, 1941 in Adams County to the late Luther and Lena Kerr Grooms.  Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 2 sisters.

Maxie was a...

Mar 31, 2020

Donna Buck, 85

Donna Buck, 85 of New Boston died Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Rae-Ann Suburban Nursing Home.  She was born September 5, 1934 in Cleves, Ohio to the late William Oliver and Lucille Lillian Bolton Wiles. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Edgar Buck, 2 daughters; Patricia Buck...

Mar 31, 2020

Genevieve I. Reed, 89

Genevieve I. Reed, 89 of New Boston died Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Concord Health & Rehabilitation Center.  She was born September 19, 1930 in Frederick, Maryland to the late Walter and Nellie Myers Fulton.  Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Thomas C. Reed and a daughter,...

Mar 31, 2020

Raymond S. Wiltshire, 90

Raymond S. Wiltshire, 90 of Loveland, formerly of West Portsmouth died Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was a retired Lockheed Martin Engineering Vice President. He was born December 17, 1929 in West Portsmouth to the late Arley H. and Elizabeth Jane Redden Wiltshire.  Along with his parents, he was...

Mar 30, 2020

Ethan Lane Boggs, 18

Ethan Lane Boggs, 18 of Portsmouth died Monday, March 30, 2020.  He was born August 29, 2001 in Portsmouth to Ralph Edward (Sara) Boggs Jr. and Marisue (Jason) Franklin Hobbs.  He was preceded in death by his great grandparents; Heckie (Sharon) Puckett and Gladys Carpenter.

Ethan was a Senior at Portsmouth...

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...