Obituaries

Aug 25, 2015

Robert R. Blevins, 77

Robert Roscoe Blevins, 77 of Blue Creek, born February 23rd 1938 went to heaven Tuesday August 25th 2015 at SOMC Hospice care center in Portsmouth, Ohio. Robert was born on Upper Twin Creek road in Blue Creek, Ohio and worked 22 years at Scioto county courthouse as a custodian. He also...

Aug 23, 2015

Euna Whitt, 78

Euna Jones Whitt, 78 of Friendship, died Sunday August 23 at her home. She was born March, 1, 1937 in Kettle Island, Kentucky to the late George and Vestina Burns Jones. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by 4 brothers; George, Charles David, Wayne and Earl Craig Jones and...

Aug 16, 2015

Charles Wesley Dickson, 78

Charles Wesley Dickson, 78 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday August 16, 2015 at SOMC Hospice. He was born January 23, 1937 in Sciotodale to the late Arthur C. and Bessie Kelly Dickson. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Ralph Dickson and a sister Joann Rockhold....

Aug 16, 2015

Mildred Cook, 87

Mildred Cook, 87 of Stout, died Sunday August 16, 2015 at Hempstead Manor. She was born April 24, 1928 in Portsmouth to the late John and Lillian Shields McGraw. Along with her parents Mildred was preceded in death by her husband Page Franklin Cook, 4 sons; James, Ronald, Kenneth and Donald Cook...

Aug 16, 2015

Arnold L. "Cobb" Litz, 86

Arnold L. "Cobb" Litz, 86 of Sciotoville, formerly of West Portsmouth, died Sunday August 16, 2015 at SOMC Hospice. He was born July 25, 1929 in Prestonsburg, KY to the late Henry D. and Carma M. George Litz. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a brother...

Aug 16, 2015

Margaret V. McCall, 90

Margaret V. McCall, 90 of Lucasville, died Sunday August 16, 2015 at River Bend House in Wheelersburg. She was born June 20, 1925 in Portsmouth to the late Samuel H. and Florence Elizabeth Zornes Cox. She retired from Washington Nile School District after 35 years as a Teacher and also Guidance...

Aug 13, 2015

Thurman L. Blevins, 71

Thurman L. Blevins, 71 of Portsmouth died Thursday August 13, 2015 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born February 25, 1944 in Blue Creek to the late James A. and Pearl Ann Parker Blevins. He worked Timber and worked at W L Harper Construction and Seagraves Trucking. Along with his...

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...