Obituaries

Nov 9, 2016

Wanda Lee Staggs, 85

Wanda Lee Frasher Staggs, 85 of Carey's Run Road, West Portsmouth, went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 9, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born April 22, 1931 on Carey's Run to the late Paul and Inez Bodmer Frasher. Along with her parents she is preceded in...

Nov 7, 2016

Jason D. Frisbie, 53

Jason D. Frisbie, 53 of Wilmington, Ohio died Monday, November 7, 2016 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. He was born April 13, 1963 in Washington Courthouse to the late John and Margaret Williams Stewart. Jason was a machine operator.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death...

Nov 4, 2016

Janice Lola Tumbleson, 88

Janice Lola Tumbleson, 88 of West Portsmouth, died Friday November 4, 2016 at the home of her son in Columbia City, Indiana. She was born February 22, 1928 in Scioto County to the late Randall and Hazel Smalley Lunday. She was retired from Frank Teidge Ford. Along with her parents Janice...

Nov 2, 2016

Jeremiah Andrew Carver, 38

Jeremiah Andrew "Andy/Slider" Carver, 38 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday November 2, 2016 at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. He was born December 6, 1977 in Sandusky, Ohio to Ralph E. and Mary Maxine Rigsby Carver of West Portsmouth. He was the Owner/Operator of Andy & Nate's Frame and...

Oct 31, 2016

Tammy Gean Curnutte Newman, 45

Tammy Gean Curnutte Newman, 45 of West Portsmouth, died Monday October 31, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born January 3, 1971 in Portsmouth to the late Robert Curnutte and Billie Hamilton who survives. Along with her father she is preceded in death by her step-father Claude "Sonny" Hamilton, and...

Oct 28, 2016

Charles William "Bill" Howard, 66

Charles William "Bill" Howard, 66 of Portsmouth, died Friday October 28, 2016 at his home. He was born September 11, 1950 in Scioto County to the late Charles Robert Howard and Frances McKeehan Vendura of Portsmouth. Along with his father, Charles was preceded in death by a brother Bob Howard....

Oct 27, 2016

Lillian Georgia Blevins, 86

Lillian Georgia Blevins, 86 of Zanesville formerly of West Portsmouth, Ohio went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 27, 2016.  Georgia was born to Glenn and Edith Tumbleson Worstall on Monday, May 5, 1930 on Duck Run, McDermott, Ohio.

Georgia is survived by one...

Oct 24, 2016

Patricia Sue Holsinger, 70

Patricia Sue Holsinger, 70 of Friendship, died Monday October 24, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born April 5, 1946 in Portsmouth to the late Richard E. and Estel Alberta Setters Bowles. She was a former waitress for many years and loved taking care of her family. She was a member...

Oct 23, 2016

Sandra Proudfoot, 58

Sandra Proudfoot, 58 of Portsmouth, died Sunday, October 23, 2016 at her home. She was born March 14, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio to Herman Proudfoot and the late Mary Lou Gee Wedebrook.

Along with her father she is survived by a son, Robert B. Eller, 2 daughters; Rhonda Eller, and...

Oct 23, 2016

Garry Allen Rolls II, 41

Garry Allen Rolls II, 41 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday October 23, 2016 at his home.  He was born December 18, 1974 in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida to the late Garry Allen and Elizabeth Irene Lambert Rolls who survives.  He was preceded in death by a brother Robert Shane Thomas....

Oct 21, 2016

Frankie I. Jarrell, 78

Frankie I. Jarrell, 78 of McDermott, died Friday October 21, 2016 at Heartland Hospice. She was born July 18, 1938 in Allen, Kentucky to the late John and Irene Clevenger Hopson. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Samuel Jarrell, a son Darrell Lee Jarrell, 2...

Oct 17, 2016

Carol Frances Hatfield, 71

Carol Frances Grate Hatfield, 71 of West Portsmouth, died Monday October 17, 2016 at Pristine Senior Living Center in Portsmouth. She was born April 11, 1945 in Marion Ohio to the late Samuel and Evelyn Mattison Vansickle. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands; Paul Grate...

Oct 16, 2016

Robert Eugene Roark Jr., 55

Robert Eugene "Bobby" Roark Jr., 55 of Lucasville, died Sunday, October 16, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. He was born November 1, 1960 in Portsmouth to Robert and Donna O'Brien Roark of West Portsmouth. He worked for the Kroger Company for 39 years as Department Head of Produce. He was a...

Oct 13, 2016

Juanita B. Looney, 86

Juanita B. Looney, 86 of Stout, died Thursday October 13, 2016 at River Bend House in Wheelersburg. She was born October 4, 1930 in Portsmouth to the late Bert and Grace McElhaney Looney. She was a retired executive secretary for Ohio Power with 50 years of service. Along with her parents...

Oct 11, 2016

Katherine L. Venturino, 69

Katherine Lucille Venturino, 69 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday October 11, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born October 25, 1946 in Portsmouth to the late Elmer Lee and Lillian Lucille Hammock Gallimore. She was a graduate of Portsmouth West High School and Shawnee State University. She was employed at the...

Oct 2, 2016

Jessica Dawn Lavey, 29

Jessica Dawn Lavey, 29 of Waverly died Friday, October 2, 2016 at her home.  She was born February 15, 1987 in Columbus, OH to William "Bill" (Vicki) Lavey of Springfield, OH and Angela Eggers Cuttler of Waverly, OH.  Jessica is preceded in death by her grandfather, Charles Thompson, and her other...

Sep 30, 2016

Sarah Frances Major, 87

Sarah Frances Click Major was born on March 2, 1929 and died on September 30, 2016. She is survived by her husband of 69 years Charles Major and her four children and their families: Linda (Larry) Woods of St. Joseph, Michigan and their children Rachel and Adam; Patricia (Tom) Anglin of...

Sep 27, 2016

Donald Edward Covert, 86

Donald Edward Covert, 86, was received into the arms of Jesus at Pristine Senior Living Center of Portsmouth on Tuesday, September 27, 2016.  He was born September 22, 1930 to Dewey and Theodoshia Covert.  After his father's passing, Don was raised by his step-father, Willy Skaggs, whom he loved.

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Sep 23, 2016

Jeffrey Allen Blakeman, 58

Jeffrey Allen Blakeman, 58 of West Portsmouth died Friday, September 23, 2016 at St. Marys Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born March 29, 1958 in Portsmouth, to Ralph L. Blakeman who survives and the late Phyllis M. Redoutey Blakeman. Along with his mother, Jeffrey is preceded in death...

Sep 19, 2016

Martha J. Liston, 46

Martha J. Liston, 46 of Portsmouth died Monday September 19, 2016 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born June 9, 1970 in Portsmouth to the late George and Thelma Craft Hood.

Martha is survived by a son Tony "Brian" Cole and a daughter Brittany Roach both of Portsmouth,...