Obituaries

Jan 24, 2015

Louella Applegate, 79

Louella Applegate, 79, of McDermott, passed on to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at home. Her bout with cancer was one fought in faith in GOD's ability to heal, that resulted in perfect healing and joining loved ones in paradise. She was born on May 23, 1935, in...

Jan 21, 2015

Louis J. Shy, 89

Louis J. Shy, 89 of Portsmouth formerly of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday January 21, 2015 at his home. He was born November 19, 1925 in Portsmouth to the late George and Mary Stewart Shy. Along with his parents Louis was preceded in death by his first wife Juanita Entler Shy and...

Jan 17, 2015

Nero Shepherd Jr., 77

Nero Shepherd Jr., 77 of West Portsmouth died Saturday January 17, 2015 at the Kobacker House in Columbus. He was born November 4, 1937 in West Portsmouth to the late Nero and Ella Hopkins Shepherd. He was a retired from the United States Navy and fought in the Vietnam War. Along...

Jan 16, 2015

Lyda Ann Bartley, 78

Lyda Ann Bartley, 78 of Portsmouth died Friday January 16, 2015 at SOMC Hospice. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday January 28, 2015 at Friendship Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth. www.rogerwdavisfuneralhome.com

Jan 15, 2015

Gilbert Junior Kamer, 90

Gilbert Junior Kamer, 90 of West Portsmouth, died Thursday January 15, 2015 at SOMC Hospice. He was born July 3, 1924 in Portsmouth to the late Gilbert E. Kamer and Rachel Raike Hamm. He was a WWII Army veteran and was a part of the Normandy Invasion. He was also a...

Jan 14, 2015

Ralph Rapp Jr., 86

Ralph Rapp Jr., 86, of McDermott, died Wednesday January 14, 2015 at SOMC Hospice He was born November 5, 1928 in Scioto County to the late Ralph and Otley Mae Crowder Rapp Sr. Ralph was a pattern maker for the shoe industry and was a United States Army Veteran of the...

Jan 12, 2015

Ruth Farley, 92

Ruth Farley 92 of New Boston, formerly of West Portsmouth went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 12, 2015 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born September 19, 1922, the daughter of the late Hiram Burton and Cora Frances Compton....

Jan 11, 2015

Patricia Ann Lore, 84

Patricia Ann Lore, 84 of Springfield formerly of West Portsmouth, died Sunday January 11, 2015 at her home. She was born October 20, 1930 in Portsmouth to the late Charles and Rosa Ramey Litteral Sr. Along with her parents Patricia was preceded in death by her husband Reverend Charles Edward Lore...

Jan 9, 2015

Betty Keibler, 87

Betty Keibler, 87 of Pataskala, formerly of West Portsmouth, died Friday January 9, 2015 at Tuscany Gardens Nursing Home in Pataskala. She was born August 2, 1927 in Portsmouth to the late Thomas Bruce and Hazel Scamyhorn Dunaway. She was a former cook at Washington Nile Local School Schools. Along with her...

Jan 7, 2015

Mark Layton Reynolds, 56

Mark Layton Reynolds, 56 of Chesapeake, formerly of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday January 7, 2015 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was born February 12, 1958 in Portsmouth to Donald Layton and Bonnie Faye Eden Reynolds of West Portsmouth. He was a retired Car Salesman and a United States Navy Veteran. He...

Jan 7, 2015

Barbara Jean Crisp, 73

Barbara Jean Crisp, 73 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday January 7, 2015 at the home of her daughter. She was born September 3, 1941 in Portsmouth to the late Charles and Edna Bates Denning. Along with her parents Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Crisp Sr. who she...

Jan 5, 2015

James Edward Hollin, 55

James Edward Hollin, 55 of Otway, died Monday January 5, 2015 as a result of a auto accident. He is survived by a son James Quinton Hollin. Private services will be held at the conveinance of the family. Condolences may be sent to www.rogerwdavisfuneralhome.com

Dec 26, 2014

Brian Lee Hammond, 53

Brian Lee Hammond, 53 of Otway, died Friday December 26, 2014 in South Bend, Indiana. He was born October 21, 1961 in Portsmouth to Lee Hammond and the late Dorothy Mae Kitchen Hammond. Along with his mother Brian was preceded in death by a brother Barry Hammond. He worked for United...

Dec 25, 2014

Ricky Lee Monteith, 52

Ricky Lee Monteith, 52 of West Portsmouth died Thursday December 25, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. He was born May 16, 1962 to the late Paul "Butch" Monteith and Karen F (George) Cobern who survives.

Along with his...

Dec 24, 2014

Barbara Ann McCall Throckmorton, 78

"Gentle of speech, beneficent of mind" Barbara Ann McCall Throckmorton, 78, of West Portsmouth died Wednesday, December 24, 2014, surrounded by her beloved children and grandchildren. She was born November 26, 1936 in West Portsmouth to the late Harry and Bessie McCall. She was preceded in death by her husband...

Dec 19, 2014

Linda L Davis Mills, 67

Linda L Davis Mills, 67 of New Boston, Ohio formerly of West Portsmouth died Friday December 19, 2014 at SOMC. She was born March 16, 1947 to the late Clarence C. and Sophia Jane Roark Davis. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters....

Dec 18, 2014

Jim Howard, 81

Jim Howard, 81 of West Portsmouth died Thursday December 18, 2014 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 7, 1933 in Scioto County to the late Kelly and Rainy Arnett Howard. He was a former concrete mason. Along with his parents he was preceded on death by his wife Bonnie...

Dec 18, 2014

Timothy Eugene Meeker, 68

Timothy Eugene Meeker, 68 of Trent Woods, North Carolina formerly of West Portsmouth died Thursday December 18, 2014 at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport, North Carolina. He was born April 30, 1946 in Portsmouth to the late Norman Eugene and Dorothy Jean Martin Meeker.

He was a...

Dec 18, 2014

Bertha Maye Reiser, 93

Bertha Maye Reiser, 93 of Catlettsburg Kentucky formally of Friendship, died Thursday December 18, 2014 at her daughter's home in Catlettsburg. She was born December 10, 1922 to the late Alice McGraw Swords. Along with her mother she is preceded in death by...

Dec 14, 2014

Larry Maynard, 67

Larry Maynard, 67 of Buena Vista died Sunday December 14 at his home. He was born March 30, 1947 to the late Harry Rodney "Rod" Maynard and Bertha Sparks Maynard who survives. Along with his father, Larry was preceded in death by a brother Gregory Lynn Maynard.

Larry was a...