Obituaries

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...

Dec 10, 2017

Leon Chaffin, 70

Leon Chaffin, 70 of Stout, died Sunday December 10, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born December 26, 1946 in Inez, Kentucky to the late Ezra and Neary Daulton Chaffin. He was retired from Southern Ohio Medical Center and was a member of Jericho Baptist Church. Along with his parents...

Dec 7, 2017

Paul Lennex Jr., 54

Paul Lennex Jr., 54 of West Portsmouth died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at SOMC Hospice.  He was born November 18, 1963 in Portsmouth to the late Paul Lennex Sr. and Betty Vest Lennex who survives.

Along with his mother Betty, Paul is survived by his wife, Regina Cooley-Lennex, 2...

Nov 29, 2017

Megan Rochelle Shepherd, 30

Megan Rochelle Shepherd, 30 of McDermott, died Wednesday November 29, 2017 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. She was born August 25, 1987 in Franklin County to the late Jeffrey Rochelle and Dondri Ginn Redoutey of McDermott. Along with her father Megan was preceded in death by a son Gaige Wamsley....

Nov 26, 2017

Frank James Glenn, 71

Frank James Glenn, 71 of Portsmouth died Sunday, November 26, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. He was born November 19, 1946 to the late James and Josephine Yerardi Glenn. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by a grandson Matthew Lambert. Frank was a United States Army veteran and was...

Nov 25, 2017

Carolyn Ann King, 66

Carolyn Ann King, 66 of Stout, Ohio died Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Hospice of Hope.  She was born January 20, 1951 in Port Clinton, Ohio to the late Cecil Violet and Milford Holsinger.  Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband, James Henry Jenkins, a...

Nov 25, 2017

Randall Ellis Skaggs, 83

Randall Ellis Skaggs, 83 of West Portsmouth died Saturday November 25, 2017 at Heartland of Portsmouth. He was born September 15, 1934 in Portsmouth to the late Issac Harrison and Vera Ellen Alley Skaggs. He was a retired self employed contractor.

Randall is survived by 2 sisters; Ethel Skaggs...

Nov 24, 2017

Dennis James Litz, 60

Dennis James Litz, 60 of West Portsmouth, died Friday November 24, 2017 at his home. He was born January 12, 1957 in Portsmouth to the late James Elmer Litz and Lovella Porter Litz who survives. He worked in the custodial department at Shawnee State University for 33 years. He was member...

Nov 24, 2017

Mae Avanelle Sayre, 94

Mae Avenelle Sayre, 94, of West Portsmouth, went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 24, 2017. She was born to the late Ralph and Otley Rapp, Sr., on June 15, 1923, in Nauvoo, Ohio. Along with her parents, Avanelle was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years,...