Obituaries

Apr 8, 2016

Elmer E. Shepherd, 83

Elmer E. Shepherd, 83 of West Portsmouth died Friday April 8, 2016 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born December 14, 1932 in Scioto County to the late Arlond and Virgie Wireman Shepherd. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from Martin Marietta. He...

Mar 31, 2016

Zelphia Juanita (Elliott) Reynolds, 85

Zelphia Juanita (Elliott) Reynolds, 85, formerly of West Portsmouth, passed peacefully in her sleep on Thursday March 31, 2016 after a long battle with Ovarian Cancer at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Albany, Ohio where she had made her home since last year. She was born May...

Mar 26, 2016

Roy Chadwick Bobst, 41

Roy Chadwick Bobst, 41, of Puerta Vallarta, Mexico formerly of West Portsmouth, OH passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at his home. He was born on September 9, 1974 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Fred Bobst and Ruthmary Browning Bobst who survives. He worked as a marina carpenter specializing...

Mar 23, 2016

Lester "Pappy" Lewis, 100

Lester "Pappy" Lewis, 100, of Winchester, KY, formerly of Portsmouth, Ohio, passed away at the Veteran's Hospital in Lexington, KY, on March 23, 2016. He was born on October 12, 1915, to the late William Riley and Mary Lewis, in Lucille, KY. He was preceded in death by his parents and...

Mar 16, 2016

Charles Ray Humphreys, 65

Charles Ray Humphreys, 65 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday March 16, 2016 at his home. He was born November 22, 1950 in Portsmouth to the late Charles E. Humphreys and Kathleen Baber Humphreys who survives. Along with his father he is preceded in death by an infant son Jason C. Humphreys,...

Mar 12, 2016

Harry Perkins Jr, 69

Harry Perkins Jr, 69 of Portsmouth died Saturday March 12, 2016 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 9, 1946 in Portsmouth to the late Harry and Oteene L. Powell Perkins Sr. Harry was retired from OSCO Industries and was a United States Army Vietnam Veteran. He was a...

Mar 8, 2016

Denise Louise Nims, 67

Denise Louise Pennington Nims, 67 of Lucasville died Tuesday March 8, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born August 10, 1948 to the late Ray Lee and Mary Louise Doherty Pennington. Denise was a Trainer and Sales Rep. for State Electric and was the first female to be hired by State...

Mar 1, 2016

Oscar E. Swords Jr., 68

Oscar E. Swords Jr. (Buddy) 68, of South Webster, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at SOMC in Portsmouth. He was born December 28, 1947 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Oscar E. and Mary Ramey Swords. He was a graduate of West High School, and retired from Ohio...

Feb 28, 2016

Delores L. Ramey, 84

Delores L. Ramey, 84 of Portsmouth, died Sunday February 28, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born July 6, 1931 in Greenup, Kentucky to the late Benjamin Harrison and Etta Lois Yates Ramey. Along with her parents Delores was preceded in death by her husband James Carr Ramey, a brother, Elmer...

Feb 26, 2016

Crystal Jones, 42

Crystal Michelle Jones, 42 of Portsmouth, died Friday February 26, 2016 at her home. She was born December 8, 1973 in Portsmouth to the late David Kitchen and Eulas Craft who survives. Along with her father Crystal is preceded in death by a brother David Michael Kitchen.

Along with her...

Feb 20, 2016

Alba Colleen Jennings, 86

Alba Colleen Jennings, 86, (formerly of McDermott) of Hillview Retirement Home died Saturday February 20, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born September 18, 1929 in West Portsmouth, Ohio a daughter of the late Leonard and Elizabeth Goodman, she was a shoe worker and devoted Wife and Mother. She was an...

Feb 17, 2016

Richard Moore, 58

Richard Moore, 58 of West Portsmouth died Wednesday February 17, 2016 at Adams County Hospital. He was born October 27, 1957 in Portsmouth to the late Ralph Oscar and Garnet Esther Blevins Moore. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Roby Moore, and a sister Delores Cooper....

Feb 13, 2016

Anthony Ray Summers, 57

Anthony Ray Summers, 57 of West Portsmouth died Saturday February 13, 2016 at his home. He was born July 21, 1958 in Portsmouth to the late Leonard Michael Summers and Hazel Elizabeth Summers Snook. Along with his parents Tony was preceded in death by 3 brothers; Jack Holt, Mike Summers and...

Jan 31, 2016

Andrew David McIntire, 35

Andrew David "Roo" McIntire was born September 2, 1980 and died January 31, 2016, after a lengthy illness. The first born son of Karl Andrew and Robin (Nelson) McIntire is survived by his parents, his brothers Jason and Levi, his niece Lily, his grandparents Don and Janice Nelson, the love of...

Jan 30, 2016

Walter W. "Butch" Kemper, 71

Walter W. "Butch" Kemper, 71 went home to be with the Lord on Saturday January 30, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. He was born July 18, 1944 in Portsmouth to the late Walter "Pike" and Anna Lee Yost Kemper. Butch was a truck driver and hauled heavy equipment. He worked at...

Jan 30, 2016

Gary Lee Stepp, 66

Gary Lee Stepp, 66 of Stout died Saturday January 30, 2016 at his home. He was born December 18, 1949 in Adams County to the late Dallas and Juanita Murphy Stepp. He was a truck driver and a member of Teamsters Local # 175.

Gary is survived by his...

Jan 27, 2016

Michael Warren Lewis, 64

Michael Warren Lewis, 64 of Blue Creek passed away at his home on Wednesday January 27, 2016 after an extended illness. He was born March 9, 1951 in Portsmouth, OH to the late Warren Paul and Demia Nadine (Penn) Lewis.

Michael is survived by his beloved wife, Patricia Dawn...

Jan 24, 2016

Clyde Leroy McGraw, 83

Clyde Leroy McGraw, 83 of West Portsmouth, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday January 24, 2016. He was born July 17, 1932 in Scioto County to the late William and Marietta Pearl Blair McGraw. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War. He retired from...

Jan 20, 2016

Michael E. Perdue, 63

Michael E. Perdue, 63 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday January 20, 2016 at his home. He was born May 5, 1953 in West Virginia to the late Irlan Earl and Sallie Marie Moss Perdue. He was a self employed carpenter. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by 3...

Jan 13, 2016

Susan Ouida Conley, 79

Susan O. Callihan Lykins Conley, 79 of Friendship, died Wednesday January 13, 2016 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born September 28, 1936 in Friendship to the late Jacob L. "Red" and Ann Pollard Callihan. Susan was a former employee of Martings Department Store and Kopy Kat, and was a...