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Kathleen V. (Baber) Humphreys
May 1, 2016
Kathleen V. Humphreys, 88
Kathleen V. "Kate" Humphreys, 88 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday May 1, 2016 at Rest Haven Nursing Home in McDermott. She was born May 21, 1927 in Fincastle, Virginia to the late William Jackson and Ida Pearl Bradberry Baber. She retired from General Telephone, where she was the Chief Operator and...
Maxine Stevens
Apr 29, 2016
Maxine Stevens, 84
Maxine Stevens, 84 of Pickerington, formerly of Portsmouth passed away Friday April 29, 2016 at the home of her daughter. She was born October 5, 1931 in South Webster to the late Conn Ratliff and June Steel Ratliff. Maxine was known for wanting to help those in their time of need. She...
Ronald Lee Hodge
Apr 28, 2016
Ronald Lee Hodge, 66
Ronald Lee Hodge, 66 of Stout died Thursday April 28, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. He was born March 18, 1950 in Portsmouth to the late Elza Hodge and Irene Cooper Sowards. He was a mechanic. Along with his parents Ronald was preceded in death by 2 brothers; Johnny Hodge and Don...
Paul A. Ridout Sr.
Apr 25, 2016
Paul A. Ridout Sr., 79
Paul A Ridout Sr., 79 of West Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Monday April 25, 2016 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1936 in Scioto County to the late Orville and Martha Shepherd Ridout. He was retired from Schaffers Grocery and Foodland after...
Lawrence Oakley "Bud" Wooten
Apr 24, 2016
Lawrence Oakley Wooten, 64
Lawrence Oakley "Bud" Wooten, 64 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday April 24, 2016 at his home. He was born November 18, 1951 in Scioto County to the late Charles and Thelma Stevenson Wooten. He was a foreman for Washington Township where he worked for over 20 years and was a Navy...
Rhoden Family
Apr 22, 2016
THE RHODEN FAMILY
Funeral services will be held 12:00 PM Tuesday May 3, 2016 at Dry Run Church of Christ in West Portsmouth. Visitation will be held from 12:00 to 8:00 PM on Monday at the Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth. Condolences may be sent to www.rogerwdavisfuneralhome.com.
Christopher Don...
Enola Marie Rigsby
Apr 15, 2016
Enola Marie Rigsby, 65
Enola Marie "Midge" Rigsby, 65 of West Portsmouth, died Friday April 15, 2016 at SOMC Hospice. She was born September 14, 1950 in Hazard, Kentucky to the late John D. and Ethel Jones. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Roy Elbert Rigsby, 2 brothers; Mike...
Elmer E. Shepherd
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...
Zelphia Juanita Reynolds
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, 2016Â 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...
Chad Bobst
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...
Lester "Pappy" Lewis
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...
Charles Ray Humphreys
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,...
Harry Perkins Jr.
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...
Denise Louise Nims
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...
Oscar E. Swords Jr.
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...
Delores L. Ramey
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...
Crystal Michelle Jones
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...
Alba Colleen Jennings
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...
Richard Moore
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....
Anthony Ray Summers
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...
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