Obituaries

Aug 11, 2015

Glenn Edward Graham, 81

Glenn Edward Graham, 81 of Stout died Tuesday August 11, 2015 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born January 11, 1934 in Scioto County to the late Avery and Ada Graham. Glenn married his high school sweetheart (the late) Lorena Hazelbaker on November 28, 1953.

He is survived by...

Aug 6, 2015

Ruth Louise Borden, 89

Ruth Louise Borden, 89 of Portsmouth, died Thursday August 6, 2015 at Hempstead Manor. She was born September 7, 1925 in West Portsmouth to the late Ernest and Bessie Kegley Harrison. Ruth was a homemaker and a member of the Eastern Star and Rebecca's Shriners. Along with her parents she is...

Jul 30, 2015

Genevieve Entler Davis, 90

Genevieve Entler Davis (Genny/Sis) 90 of Portsmouth, died Thursday July 30, 2015 at SOMC Hospice. She was born May 27, 1925 in West Portsmouth, to the late Ray Jessie and Edith McCann Entler. She retired from Mercy Hospital in 1992 where she worked as a nurse for 33 years and was...

Jul 29, 2015

Linda Susan Barfield, 65

Linda Susan Barfield, 65 of Portsmouth , died Wednesday July 29, 2015 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born on April 3, 1950 in Harlan , Kentucky to the late Lee and Jane Ferrell Hightower. Linda was a retired transcriptionist for Holzer...

Jul 27, 2015

Diana Lou Pennington Gray, 67 Diana Lou Pennington Gray, 67, of West Portsmouth passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015. She was a retiree of the U.S. Postal Service, working at the Portsmouth Post Office for 32 years. She loved Pete Rose almost as much as anything else in life, was the founding member and president of the...

Jul 25, 2015

Michele Renee Conley, 48

Michele Renee Conley, 48 of Lucasville went to be with the Lord on Saturday July 25, 2015. She was born October 17, 1966 in Portsmouth to Evelyn Conley of Lucasville and the late Larry E. Conley. In addition to her father, Michele was preceded in death by her sisters Lee Ann...

Jul 21, 2015

Joanne M. Mosley, 79

Joanne Marie Mosley, 79 of Portsmouth died Tuesday July 21, 2015 at Heartland of Portsmouth. She was born April 27, 1936 in Henderson, WV to the late Julia (Litteral) Austin Watson and Orville Watson. Joanne had made her home at Riverview Retirement for the last five years and made many friends...

Jul 19, 2015

Rosetta Sue Smith, 68

Rosetta Sue Smith, 68, of West Portsmouth, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Sue was born on October 18, 1946, at Vanceburg, Kentucky. She was the daughter of the late John Johnson and Hazel Caseman and stepfather James Caseman. She was also raised by...

Jul 19, 2015

Michael Dale Shaw, 68

Michael Dale Shaw, 68 of Portsmouth died Sunday July 19, 2015 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born April 5, 1947 in Scioto County to the late Harl and Thelma Myrle Vaughn Shaw. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by 2 brothers; Edward and Harlin Shaw, 2...

Jul 18, 2015

Timothy Joseph Evans, 54

Timothy Joseph Evans, 54 died Saturday July 18, 2015 at his home. He was born October 30, 1960 in Portsmouth to the late Harold Joseph Evans and Maxine Manchester Evans of West Portsmouth. Along with his father he was preceded in death by a grandmother Lucille Jordan and uncles; Richard Jordan...

Jul 9, 2015

Norma Charles Bradley, 82

Norma Charles Bradley, 82 of South Shore, died Thursday July 9, 2015 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born June 10, 1933 in Portsmouth to the late Ray U. and Ethel Smith Richey. She worked for Marting's for 28 years and retired from the Scioto County Courthouse two years ago....

Jul 4, 2015

Milford Curtis Jr., 92

Milford Curtis Jr., 92, of West Portsmouth died July 4th, 2015. He was born June 8, 1923. Milford was preceded in death by devoted wife of 70 years, Mary S. Mullins Curtis. He was a WWII Navy veteran.

He is survived by children, Edwin Lee Curtis (Sue Ann) and...

Jul 4, 2015

Dale Nolen Biggs, 81

Dale Nolen Biggs, 81, of Carey's Run, West Portsmouth, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Heartland of Portsmouth. He was born February 2, 1934 in Portsmouth, the son of the late Joseph and Beatrice Biggs. Dale worked 11 years at Detroit Steel, also as an ironworker and was a retired pipefitter...

Jul 3, 2015

Robert H. Wolfe, 80

Robert H. Wolfe, 80 of Lake Placid, Florida, passed away Friday July 3, 2015 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring, FL., surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 14, 1935 in Portsmouth, OH to Henry and Naomi (Alexander) Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe was the owner of a professional cleaning service...

Jun 18, 2015

Kenneth E. Waddell, 68

Kenneth E. Waddell 68, of Myrtle Beach, formerly of Portsmouth, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015. He was born October 26, 1946, in Portsmouth to the late Noah and Mary Fox Waddell.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Leadingham.

Kenneth was a bookkeeper supervisor for the Horry...

Jun 17, 2015

Carolyn Lou Waughtel, 70

Carolyn Lou Waughtel, 70 of West Portsmouth died Wednesday June 17, 2015 at SOMC Hospice. She was born August 19, 1944 in Portsmouth to the late Gale and Lovella Hoover Ratliff. She was a retired cosmetologist. Along wither her parents she is preceded...

Jun 15, 2015

Peter James Tazwell Chapman, 20

Peter James Tazwell Chapman, 20 of Wheelersburg formerly of West Portsmouth died Monday June 15, 2015. He was born January 17, 1995 to Alva Chapman of Dayton and Carole Ann Roberts of Portsmouth. He was a car detailer at Ohio Automotive Center and  aspired to join the United States Marine...

Jun 11, 2015

Walter Cole Jr. 77

Walter Cole Jr. 77 of West Portsmouth went to be with the Lord on Thursday June 11, 2015. He was born December 5, 1937 to the late Walter Bruce and Hester Ramey Cole. He was a retired laborer from Laborers Local 83. Along with his parents, Walt was preceded in death...

Jun 11, 2015

Rilda Sowards "Sis" Hayes Osborne, 79

Rilda Sowards "Sis" Hayes Osborne, 79 of Lucasville formerly of West Portsmouth, died Thursday June 11, 2015 at SOMC Hospice. She was born July 27, 1935 to the late Homer and Mae Ratliff Sowards. She was preceded in death by her...

Jun 9, 2015

Kay Sue Horsley, 68

Kay Sue Horsley, 68 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday June 9, 2015 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born August 25, 1946 in Portsmouth to the late Carl and Thelma Sparks Horsley. She was a former Mitchellace employee. Along with her parents Kay was preceded in death by a sister...