Obituaries

Apr 30, 2017

Richard Lee Ratliff, 87

Richard Lee "Dee" Ratliff, 87 of West Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord Sunday April 30, 2017 at his home. He was born August 15, 1929 to the late Guy and Emma Spencer Ratliff.  He was a United States Air Force Veteran of the Korean War.  He was a truck...

Apr 27, 2017

Donald Ray Smith Sr., 81

Donald Ray Smith Sr., 81 of West Portsmouth, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Don was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was the son of the late Howard and Jessie Darragh Smith. In addition to his parents, Don was preceded in death by...

Apr 24, 2017

James Paul "Jim" Thompson, 82

James Paul "Jim" Thompson, 82, of Portsmouth, OH, died Monday, April 24th, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born August 19th, 1934, the son of the late Henry and Mayme Thompson. Jim was General Manager of the Barq's-RC Bottling Company, a Sales Representative of BP and a Business...

Apr 23, 2017

Shirley Ann Breech Bricker, 73

Shirley Ann Breech Bricker, 73 of West Portsmouth passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at SOMC Hospice with her family by her side. She was born March 9, 1944 to the late Harry and Louise Lewis Breech. She was retired from Washington Nile School District after 28 years of service....

Apr 20, 2017

Richard Major Smith, 72

Richard Major Smith, 72, of West Portsmouth, passed Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the nursing home in South Shore, KY, surrounded by his family. He was born July 3, 1944 in Portsmouth, to the late Richard and Thelma Noel Smith. He was a long time member of Nauvoo United Methodist Church...

Apr 18, 2017

Carol Belinda Liston, 67

Carol Belinda Liston, 67 of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday, April 18 2017 at her home. She was born November 16, 1949 in Portsmouth to the late John W. and Betty C. Justice Cook. She was an Ohio University graduate with a BA in Education and was a...

Apr 18, 2017

Julie Ann Oiler, 49

Julie Ann Oiler, 49 of Portsmouth, died Tuesday April 18, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born August 28, 1967 in Columbus to the late Leonard Oiler and Nancy Morrow Oiler who survives. Julie was a 1985 graduate of Portsmouth West High School.

Along with her mother...

Apr 17, 2017

David Lee Davis, 70

David Lee Davis, 70 of West Portsmouth, died Monday April 17, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born April 20, 1946 in Portsmouth to Howard Davis and the late Mary Lee Bailey Davis. He graduated from Portsmouth West High School in 1964. He was a United States Navy Veteran...

Apr 10, 2017

Jeanne Elizabeth Lester, 64

Jeanne Elizabeth Berry Lester, age 64, died Monday after a long and brave battle. Jeanne was born July 11, 1952 to Helen (Howell) and Robert Berry. She grew up in Berryville with her parents, two brothers and sister. She eventually built a home there after she married Paul Lester in 1971...

Apr 9, 2017

Michael Lee Maple, 61

Michael Lee Maple 61 of West Portsmouth passed peacefully on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. He was born April 15, 1955 to the late Ralph and Betty Wheeler Maple. He was a retired electrician and a member of IBEW Local 575 since 1981. Mike also attended Nauvoo United Methodist...

Apr 4, 2017

Kenneth Ray Hodge, 80

Kenneth Ray Hodge, 80 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday April 4, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. He was born September 21, 1936 in Stout to the late John Hodge and Bessie Shively. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by a brother, William Hodge, half brother Rufford Hodge, and a...

Apr 3, 2017

Geneva "Ruth" Cooper, 80

Geneva "Ruth" Cooper, 80 of West Portsmouth, died Monday April 3, 2017 at her home. She was born May 29, 1936 in West Portsmouth to the late William and Laura B. Albrecht. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Charles Cooper Sr. in 1983 to whom...

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...