Obituaries

Feb 12, 2018

Louis A Pollard, 90

Louis A. "Lou" Pollard, 90 of Moscow, formerly of West Portsmouth, died Monday February 12, 2018 at his home. He was born September 12, 1927 in Portsmouth to the late Kilby and Rose Eulett Pollard. He was a United States Air Force Veteran from the Korean War, a member of the Nauvoo United...

Feb 9, 2018

David Duane Boland, 83 ,

David Duane Boland, 83, of Stout, died Friday February 9, 2018 at his daughter's home. He was born June 20, 1934 in Buena Vista to the late John Willard and Gertrude Ione Francis Boland. He was a United States Army veteran and worked construction. Along with his parents he was preceded in...

Feb 6, 2018

Vincent David Coleman, 68

Vincent David Coleman, 68 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born July 31, 1949 in Scioto County to the late Ermin and Marie Coleman. David was a United States Army veteran. He was a truck driver and a member of Teamsters Local. He was...

Feb 5, 2018

Brent Justin Matthews, 29

Brent Justin Matthews, 29 of West Portsmouth died Monday, February 5, 2018 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born June 29, 1988 in Portsmouth to the late Mark Vaughters and Susan Matthews who survives. Along with his father, he was preceded in death by his grandfather Paul Matthews and his uncle Paul...

Feb 3, 2018

Delores Joan Lusk, 88

Delores Joan "Jo" Lusk, 88 of McDermott, died Saturday February 3, 2018 at SOMC Hospice. She was born July 19, 1929 in New Boston to the late Bill and Alva Dora Chinn Hook. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Church of God in New Boston. Along with her parents...

Feb 1, 2018

Bryan Dean Rushford, 45

Bryan Dean Rushford, 45 of Portsmouth, died Thursday February 1, 2018 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born in Newberry, Michigan on February 5, 1972 to the late Edward Rushford and Suzanne Sliker Logan of Sciotoville. Bryan was a United States Navy veteran, a pipefitter, member of Sprinkler Fitters Local #669 and...

Jan 26, 2018

Donald Eugene Maynard, 74

Donald Eugene Maynard, 74 of Portsmouth, died Friday, January 26, 2018 at his home.  He was born September 10, 1943 in Logan County to the late James Walter and Pearl Epling Maynard Sr.  He was a United States Army Veteran where he served two tours in Vietnam.  He was retired from the City...

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....