Obituaries

Mar 29, 2017

Glenn H. Mullins, 87

Glenn H. Mullins, 87 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday March 29, 2017 at his home with his girls by his side. He was born April 14, 1929 in McDermott to the late John David and Winifred Hilt Mullins. He was a 1947 graduate of Portsmouth West High School and retired from...

Mar 22, 2017

Beatrice Danielle Brady, 32

Beatrice Danielle Brady, 32 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at her home. She was born October 13, 1984 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Gerald and Charlotte Davis Holsinger. She was a STNA through ResCare Homecare. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by a sister,...

Mar 22, 2017

Shirley Ethel Hopkins, 80

Shirley Ethel Hopkins, 80 of Lancaster, formerly of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Pickering House in Lancaster, Ohio. She was born June 28, 1936 in Otway, Ohio to the late Ora and Vesta Brown Nichols. She was a retired nurses aid from Homestead Nursing Home in Lancaster, she was a...

Mar 16, 2017

Sylvia Frances "Fran" Smith, 80

Sylvia Frances "Fran" McGraw Smith, 80 of West Portsmouth, died Thursday March 16, 2017 at her home. She was born June 7, 1936 in Scioto County to the late Joseph Edward McGraw and Evelyn Jackson McGraw Flannery. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond...

Mar 13, 2017

John David Early, 70

John David Early, 70 of Stout, died Monday March 13, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. He was born September 7, 1946 in Portsmouth to the late John F. Early and Myrtle Brown Early of Portsmouth who survives. Along with his father he is preceded in death by a daughter, Kelly Ann. David...

Mar 11, 2017

Steve C. Ellis, 65

Steve C. Ellis, 65 of Wheelersburg, died Saturday March 11, 2017 at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. He was born September 1, 1951 in Dayton to the late Charles and Eva Burchett Ellis. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, William Michael Ellis. Steve...

Mar 11, 2017

Tina Michelle Taylor, 34

Tina Michelle Taylor, 34 of West Portsmouth, died Saturday March 11, 2017 at her home.  She was born October 30, 1982 in Columbus to Joseph M. Taylor and Dorothy I. Walker Taylor who survive.  She was a member at Church of God in Lucasville.

Along with her parents, she...

Mar 10, 2017

Gerald S. Evans, 77

Gerald S. Evans, 77 of Friendship, died Friday March 10, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. He was born November 16, 1939 in Portsmouth to the late Stan and Helen Sexton Evans. He was a member of Laborers Local #83 and Retired from the Department of Transportation. He was a member of Rome...

Mar 9, 2017

Joseph Morrow, 77

Joseph Morrow, 77 of Stout, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at his home. He was born March 25, 1939 in Portsmouth to the late Ted and Nancy Marlowe Hoop. He was a United States Marine Veteran, former Deputy at the Scioto County Sheriff's office, a former employee of N&W Railroad and was...

Mar 5, 2017

William Van Hoose, 56

William Van Hoose, 56 of West Portsmouth , died Sunday March 5, 2017 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born January 24, 1961 in Portsmouth to the late Stanley Wade and Mary Elizabeth Bender Van Hoose. He is survived by his daughter Andrea Mitchell-Van Hoose and a brother Danny Van Hoose....

Mar 3, 2017

Pauline Scott, 79

Pauline Brown Scott, 79 of West Portsmouth died Friday March 3, 2017 at her home. She was born March 17, 1937 in Adams County to the late Edgar and Dollie Brown. Along with her parents Pauline was preceded in death by her husband Harold Russell Scott, her companion of 30 years, Larry...

Feb 26, 2017

Joyce Ann Collignon, 67

Joyce Ann Collignon, 67 of Blue Creek, spread her wings to fly into Heaven on Sunday February 26, 2017 at St Mary's Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. She was born October 15, 1949 in Scioto County to the late Orville and Virginia Coleman Shaw. Along with her parents Joyce was preceded...

Feb 24, 2017

Bonnie O'Dell Craft, 75

Bonnie O'Dell Craft, 75 of New Boston, died Friday February 24, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born May 25, 1941 to the late Eugene "Buss" and Mollie Atkins O'Dell. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by a daughter Renee Sprague, infant grandson Jimmy Craft, a...

Feb 21, 2017

Lucy R. Russell, 71

Lucy R. Russell, 71 of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born July 15, 1945 to the late Tom and Cleo Marshall Cole. She was an office administrator for various insurance companies for many years. Along with her parents, Lucy was preceded in death...

Feb 20, 2017

Lillian Timberlake, 88

Lillian Timberlake, 88 of Friendship, died Monday February 20, 2017 at Pristine Senior Living of Portsmouth. She was born July 22, 1928 in Nauvoo to the late Walter and Bess Burchett Huston. She worked at Kresges, Selby's, Greens and Kobackers. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle. Along with her parents Lillian...

Feb 19, 2017

Mattie F. Wagner, 63

Mattie F. Wagner, 63 of Portsmouth, died Sunday February 19, 2017 at Adena Pike Medical Center. She was born January 19, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois to the late James Robert and Melissa Odle Bennett. Along with her parents Mattie was preceded in death by her son, Patrick Wise, and a brother, George Bennett....

Feb 10, 2017

Dixie Michelle Bennett, 45

Dixie Michelle Bennett, 45 of West Portsmouth, died Friday February 10, 2017 at her home. She was born August 23, 1971 in Portsmouth to the late Troy Garrett Moore and Thelma Duncan Evans. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband George Bennett.

Michelle is...

Feb 8, 2017

Gary Speaker Kenyon, 77

Gary Speaker Kenyon, 77 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday February 8, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born January 13, 1940 in Portsmouth to the late Earl Bruce and Jewell Kathlyn Heinisch Kenyon. Gary was a retired Iron Worker and a member of Iron Workers Local #769 of Ashland....

Feb 7, 2017

James L. Loless, 81 James L. Loless, 81 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017 after a brief illness.  He was born January 31, 1936 in Creole Springs, Illinois to the late Dowe Thomas and Dorothy L. Johnson Loless.

Jim was a United States Navy Veteran. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and...

Feb 2, 2017

Bennie Lowell Piatt, 88

Bennie Lowell Piatt, 88 of West Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Thursday February 2, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. He was born May 19, 1928 in Portsmouth to the late Archie Wells and Hazel Lee Pertuset Piatt. Along with his parents Bennie was preceded in death by a brother,...