Obituaries

Jan 21, 2018

General Ras Hammonds, 61

General Ras Hammonds, 61 of McDermott died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at his residence.  He was born December 12, 1956 in Scioto County to the late General Ras and Lydia Irene Hobbs Hammonds.  He was a mechanic and a Jack of all trades.

General is survived by his wife Pamela Gering...

Jan 16, 2018

Mable Maxine Swords, 91

Mable Maxine Swords, 91, of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday January 16, 2018 at SOMC Hospice. She was born October 1, 1926 in St. Paul , Kentucky to the late Tex and Ada Greene. She was a homemaker and a member of Pond Creek Church of Christ for 60 years.

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Jan 9, 2018

Sandra K. Meadows, 69

Sandra K. Meadows, 69 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday January 9, 2018 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born May 14, 1948 in Portsmouth to the late Guy Forest and Mildred Louise Cantrell Peart. She was the Owner/Operator of the Sunday Store on Dry Run in West Portsmouth. Along with...

Jan 8, 2018

Thomas Charles Reed, 46

Thomas Charles Reed, 46 of Portsmouth, died Monday, January 8, 2018 at Ohio State University Hospital.  He was born September 1, 1971 in Akron, Ohio.  He was a Union Carpenter and a member of Carpenters Local 437.  He is preceded in death by his father; Robert T. Reed, and a sister;...

Jan 6, 2018

Janet L. Ramey, 78

Janet L. Ramey, 78 of Sciotoville, formerly of Friendship, died Saturday January 6, 2018 at SOMC Hospice. She was born February 14, 1939 in Scioto County to the late Earl Dosa and Lucy Bell Bradley Swords. Janet was a homemaker and a caregiver. She loved to travel. She traveled and lived...

Jan 6, 2018

Charles E. Wittenmyer, 63

Charles E. "Chuck" Wittenmyer, 63 of West Portsmouth, died Friday, January 5, 2018 at SOMC Hospice.  He was born January 3, 1955 in Portsmouth to the late George F. and Lucille Whitman Wittenmyer.  He was a 1973 graduate of Portsmouth West High School and a graduate of Shawnee State University.  He...

Jan 4, 2018

Forrest Lee Benner Sr., 79

Forrest Lee Benner Sr., 79 of Lancaster, formerly of McDermott, died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Grant Medical Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born February 16, 1938 in Scioto County to the late Frank and Myrtle McClurg Benner. He retired after 37 years of work from Osco and was...

Jan 4, 2018

Jamie Lisa Miller, 56

Jamie Lisa Miller, 56 of Stout died Thursday January 4, 2018 at her home. She was born December 23, 1961 in Portsmouth to the late James L. and Mildred George Callender. She was a former nurses aid.

Jamie is survived by a son Justin James Miller (Stacy N. Swords)...

Jan 3, 2018

Blanchford Claymont Galloway, 73

Blanchford Claymont Galloway, 73 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday January 3, 2018 at SOMC Hospice. He was born October 19, 1944 in West Portsmouth to the late Caney and Onida Adams Galloway. He was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had a Maintenance Company where he lived...

Jan 2, 2018

Robert Steven "Bob" Messer, 71

Robert Steven "Bob" Messer, 71 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 16, 1946 in West Portsmouth to the late William and Lorainne Starrett Messer. He was retired from CSX Railroad of Raceland, Kentucky, a United States Army Veteran of...

Jan 1, 2018

Barbara Joanne Metzger, 73

Barbara Joanne Metzger, 73 of West Portsmouth died Monday, January 1, 2018 at Grant Medical Center.  She was born May 21, 1944 in Dover, Delaware to the late Flint Oliver Holt and Hazel Shope Summers.  She was retired from the State of Ohio as an Auditor.  Along with her parents, she...

Dec 30, 2017

Natasha Louise Monk, 20

Natasha Louise Monk, 20 was born June 20, 1997 to Mark and Patricia Monk, a beautiful little red headed girl. At 8 months old she went into a lactate acidosis coma and it caused her to lose her sight, motor skills and swallowing capability. Natasha's Grey matter of her brain was...

Dec 28, 2017

Wanda Maxine Loless, 78

Wanda Maxine Loless, 78 of Lexington, Kentucky formerly of West Portsmouth died Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Bluegrass Hospice in Lexington.  She was born July 16, 1939 to the late Howard A. and Mary K. Tatman Shaffer.  Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband; James L....

Dec 25, 2017

Kathryn Weber, 85

Kathryn Lawson Jett Weber, 85 of Rosemount died Monday, December 25, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Alta Lawson and Ada Mae Alexander Lawson of Carter County, Kentucky. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Weber, 2 brothers; Arnie Lawson and Carl Lawson, 2...

Dec 23, 2017

Christopher Scott Bussey, 56

Christopher Scott Bussey, 56 of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Saturday December 23, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. He was born October 18, 1961 in Jacksonville, Florida to Ralph and Georgene Kalb Bussey of Portsmouth. He was a former employee of Valley Foods and was a member of First...

Dec 16, 2017

Franklin Edward Prater, 64

Franklin Edward Prater, 64 of Portsmouth, died Saturday December 16, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. He was born December 6, 1953 in Portsmouth to the late Frank and Alberta "Bonnie" Prater. He was a 1972 graduate of Portsmouth West High School, a graduate of The Ohio State University and was the former...

Dec 14, 2017

Douglas Alan Charles, 50

Douglas Alan Charles, 50 of West Portsmouth died Thursday, December 14, 2017 at his home.  He was born May 6, 1967 in Portsmouth to the late Harold and Freda "Ruth" Campbell Charles who survives.  Along with his father, he is preceded in death by a sister, Beverly Lykins.  He was a...

Dec 13, 2017

Walter Russell Hobbs, 73

Walter Russell Hobbs, 73 of Stout, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at his home. He was born April 9, 1944 in Portsmouth to the late John Martin and Mary Alice Hobbs. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by his wife Minnie Sue Hobbs whom he married December 24,...

Dec 12, 2017

Donald B. Snook, 97

Donald B. Snook, 97 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday December 12, 2017 at Crestview Nursing Home in Lancaster, Ohio. He was born November 11, 1920 in Otway Ohio to the late Alton and Melissa Kirshner Snook. He was farmer, truck driver and retired school bus driver for Washington Nile Schools. He...

Dec 12, 2017

Roger W. Hall, 77

Roger W. Hall, 77 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday December 12, 2017 after a brief illness. He was born March 1, 1940 in Portsmouth to the late Edward and Stella Spurlock Hall. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by his wife Julia Marie Lauder Hall who he married...