Obituaries

Feb 2, 2017

Dorcas Cooper, 83

Dorcas Cooper, 83 of West Portsmouth, died Thursday February 2, 2017 at Best Care Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born August 11, 1933 in West Portsmouth to the late Oswell and Mandy Conley Pennington. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by a son Mike Rapp, 2 sisters, Maxibe...

Feb 1, 2017

James Edward Hodge, 70

James Edward Hodge, 70 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday February 1, 2017 at his home. He was born January 22, 1947 in West Portsmouth to the late Everett and Mable Galloway Hodge. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by a brother Dewey Hodge.

James was retired...

Jan 29, 2017

William Henry "Red" Blevins, 57

William Henry "Red" Blevins, 57 of Stout, died Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born January 13, 1960 to the late Jonas and Clara Murphy Blevins. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Jonas L, "Frosty" Blevins Jr and 2...

Jan 28, 2017

Mary Frances Gunnoe, 84

Mary Frances Gunnoe, 84 of Zephyrhills, FL., formerly of West Portsmouth, passed away Saturday January 28, 2017 at Gulfside Hospice Center in Zephyr Hills FL., surrounded by her family. She was born April 15, 1932 in Jullian, WVa., to the late Raymond E. and Oreta Thompson Page. She was a former...

Jan 26, 2017

Alfred L. "Al" Banister, 92

Alfred L. "Al" Banister, 92 of Portsmouth died Thursday January 26, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. Arrangements are pending at the Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth. Alfred was born January 12, 1925, at Elm Grove, West Virginia, to Mary McConaugh and Joseph Banister. He passed away January 26,...

Jan 24, 2017

Reva Eileen Bibbey, 80

Reva Eileen Bibbey, 80 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. She was born October 15, 1936 to the late William and Mildred Skaggs. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

She was a retired nurse's aid...

Jan 16, 2017

Thomas Virgil Adkins, 69

Thomas Virgil Adkins, 69 of Wheelersburg, died Monday January 16, 2017 at SOMC Hospice. He was born April 6, 1947 in Greenfield, Ohio to the late John W. and Effie Faye Rodgers Adkins. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by 2 brothers; Edgar Adkins and James Adkins.

Jan 15, 2017

Mary Frances Smalley, 88

Mary Frances Smalley passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Elmo, her parents Arthur Emrys and Margaret Jenkins Parry, her sister Roselyn, her brother George, and her sister-in-spirit Janet Risner. Mary was born on August 5, 1928 in her family's...

Jan 14, 2017

Patsy L. Canter, 78

Patsy L. Canter, 78, of West Portsmouth, died Saturday January 14, 2017 at Heartland of Portsmouth. She was born February 19, 1938 in Quincy, KY to the late Fred Combs Sr. and Dora Stratten Combs Curtis. She was retired from Williams Shoe Manufacturing and worked for several years at Harrison-Pyles Funeral...

Jan 14, 2017

Shirley Ann Conley, 77

Shirley Ann Conley, 77 of West Portsmouth, died Saturday January 14, 2017 at her home. She was born May 27, 1939 in Portsmouth to the late Ellis and Ollie Allen Hall. She was a retired licensed insurance agent and claims adjuster and was a member of Community of Christ Church in...

Jan 11, 2017

Christopher Robert Hayslip, 41

Christopher Robert Hayslip, 41 of Stout, died Wednesday January 11, 2017 at his home. He was born February 20, 1975 in Portsmouth to Harold and Jeannie (May) Hayslip. He is preceded in death by a daughter, Christina Riane Hayslip and grandfather, William R. Hayslip.

Christopher is survived by his...

Jan 5, 2017

Janet Lee Keyes, 74

Janet Lee Keyes, 74 of West Portsmouth, died Thursday January 5, 2017 at her home. She was born December 13, 1942 in Portsmouth to the late Elmer and Chloe Williams Thompson. Along with her parents Janet was preceded in death by her husband William David "Bill" Keyes who she married on...

Jan 4, 2017

David E. Leadingham, 77

David E. Leadingham, 77 of Minford, died Wednesday January 4, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 14, 1939 in Portsmouth to the late George and Vesta Boggs Leadingham. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by his wife Betty Waddell Leadingham and his brother Elmer...

Jan 4, 2017

James Orin Foster, 83

James Orin Foster, 83 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday January 4, 2017 at his home. He was born May 22, 1933 in West Portsmouth to the late Mark Hannah and Lucy E. Sparks Foster. He was a United States Navy Veteran of the Korean War. James was retired from Goodyear Atomic...

Jan 2, 2017

Raymond La Fayette "Pete" McGraw IV, 64

Raymond La Fayette "Pete" McGraw IV, 64 of West Portsmouth, died Monday January 2, 2017 at OSU Medical Center. He was born September 9, 1952 in Portsmouth to the late Raymond and Jacqueline Bibbey McGraw. Pete was a 1970 graduate from Portsmouth West High School, and attended Portsmouth...

Jan 1, 2017

Roberta I. Monk, 52

Roberta I. Monk, 52 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday January 1, 2017 at her home. She was born October 14, 1965 in Adams County to the late Orval Scott and Sarah Nolan. She was a homemaker and attended Mt Zion Apostolic Church in West Portsmouth. She was a loving mother, devoted...

Dec 30, 2016

Jeanie Rae Cooper, 45

Jeanie Rae Cooper, 45 of Otway, died Friday December 30, 2016 at Rest Haven Nursing Home in McDermott. She was born March 16, 1971 in Troy, Ohio to the late Shirley Ray Mollett and Doretha Jacobs Frizzell of Troy.

Along with her mother, Jeanie is survived by her husband...

Dec 28, 2016

Homer Leroy Pistole, 89

Homer Leroy Pistole, 89 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday December 28, 2016 at Hill View Retirement Center. He was born January 2, 1927 in Scioto County to the late William Ernest and Alma Noel Pistole. He was a retired salesman for Pepsi Cola. He was a World War II United States ...

Dec 27, 2016

Norman Earl Tolle, 66

Norman Earl Tolle, 66, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at his home. He was born July 9, 1950 in Peebles to the late Herman and Grace Workman Tolle. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of American Legion Post 471.

Dec 26, 2016

Charlotte Eleanor Woodard, 80

Charlotte Eleanor Stout Bower Woodard, 80, of Portsmouth died Monday, December 26, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born April 19, 1936 in Stout to the late Grover Cleveland and Clara Ellen Dillow Stout. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Phillip "AB" Woodard, 5 brothers;...