Obituaries

Jul 11, 2014

Shannon K. Boren, 64

Shannon K. Boren, 64 of Dayton, died Friday July 11, 2014 at Day Spring of Miami Valley in Dayton. She was born November 29, 1949 in Portsmouth to the late Millard and Betty Curnutte Butler. Shannon is survived by her husband Dennis W. Boren who she married in February 14, 1966 in Tazwell,...

Jul 11, 2014

Rebecca Kay Carver, 54

Rebecca Kay Carver, 54, of West Portsmouth, passed away Friday, July 11, 2014 at her residence. Born September 19, 1959 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Don Elliott and Barbara Jean Bolton Kelley, she was a homemaker. She is survived by one daughter, Patricia Lynn Carver; three brothers, Donnie Elliott, Ronnie Elliott...

Jul 4, 2014

Virginia "Ginny" Bond, 80 , of Sciotoville, passed away Friday, July 4, 2014 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia. Born October 2, 1933 in Wakefield, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William Zimmerman and Gladys Adkins Long, she was a homemaker. She is survived by one son, Joseph (Twila) Bond; four grandchildren, Paul (Kim) Fitzpatrick,...

Jun 28, 2014

Delphia Louise Evans 84,

Delphia Louise Evans 84, of West Portsmouth died Saturday June 28, 2014 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born August 1, 1929 to the late Edward Charles and Delphia Louise Farmer Distel. She was retired from Southern Ohio Medical Center Physical Therapy Department as...

Jun 27, 2014

Brian Lee George, 55 Brian Lee George, 55 of West Portsmouth died Friday June 27, 2014. He was born October 27, 1958 in Scioto County to the late Carl George and Georgia Tagg George of Melborne, FL. He was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was a former Police officer in Lebanon, Ohio. He was a...

Jun 24, 2014

William Hall, 83

William Hall, 83 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday June 24, 2014 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born July 7, 1930 in West Portsmouth to the late Kelly and Jane Austin Hall. He was a retired Laborer and a member of Laborers Local 83. He was a United States Army veteran and a...

Jun 22, 2014

Jerry Lee Adkins Sr., 69

Jerry Lee Adkins Sr., 69 of West Portsmouth died Sunday, June 22, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. He was born August 7, 1944 in Scioto County to the late George and Irene Frances Stevens Adkins. He was retired from Mitchellace and was a member of the Coles Boulevard First Church of God. He...

Jun 22, 2014

Franklin Edward Thacker, 72

Franklin Edward Thacker, 72 of West Portsmouth died Sunday June 22, 2014 at his home. He was born February 27, 1942 in West Portsmouth to the late Oscar and Helen Robbins Thacker. He was a retired from Ferrell Gas Company and was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was...

Jun 20, 2014

Carl Louis Shaffer, 77

Carl Louis Shaffer, 77 of West Portsmouth, died Friday June 20, 2014 at SOMC Hospice Center. He was born February 11, 1937 in Portsmouth to the late Clyde and Audrey Shaffer.

A lifetime farmer, he also worked at General...

Jun 17, 2014

Cora Ruth Hawkins, 78

Cora Ruth Hawkins, 78 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday June 17, 2014 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born February 18, 1936 in Portsmouth to the late Vernon C. and Della Adams McCall. She was a retired secretary from Howell Construction Company and was a member of Dry Run Church of...

Jun 14, 2014

Claire Louise Lewis, 87

Claire Louise Lewis, 87 of Lucasville, Ohio, formerly of Mt Vernon, IL died Saturday June 14, 2014at Edgewood Manor in Lucasville, Ohio. She was born March 3, 1927 in Mt Vernon, IL to the late George and Gladys Clark McCoy. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Robert...

Jun 13, 2014

John Russell Askew, 69 John Russell Askew, 69 of Portsmouth, died Friday June 13, 2014 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born July 7, 1944 in Portsmouth to the late Ray and Anna Marie Heath Askew. He was retired from Dayton Walther Corporation and worked for Dr. Bill Eshman. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army....

Jun 5, 2014

Jerry Herbst, 62

Jerry Herbst, 62, of Stout died Thursday June 5, 2014 at his home. He was born August 7, 1951 in Dayton , Ohio to the late Albert Henry and Laura Kinkaide Herbst. He was a former General Motors employee. He was an artist, he loved painting,...

Jun 3, 2014

Lloyd Stone, 69

Lloyd Stone, 69 of Beaver Ridge, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday June 3, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. He was born July 7, 1944 in Greenup, KY to the late James Clifford (Tip) and Myrtle Daniels Stone. Along with his parents Lloyd was preceded in death by his wife Kate Penwell Stone...

Jun 2, 2014

Anna Belle Caudill, 93

Anna Belle Caudill, 93 of West Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 2, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. She was born March 6, 1921 in Portsmouth to the late Jack and Lizzie Ackerman Hoover. She was a homemaker, a caregiver and a member of Bible Chapel Church. Along with her...

Jun 1, 2014

Donald Stanley Stout, 20

Donald Stanley Stout, 20 of Stout died Sunday June 1, 2014 in Pike County. He was born September 19, 1993 in Chillicothe to Donald E. (Martina) Stout of Latham and Cheryl Holsinger of Columbus. He worked at Southern Ohio Medical and volunteered and helped the Red Cross on Disasters. He was a Fireman...

May 29, 2014

Ina Mae Browning, 37

Ina Mae Rickett Browning, 37 of West Portsmouth, died Thursday May 29, 2014. She was born August 3, 1976 in Portsmouth to John Paul and Donna Lee Ruscilli Rickett. She was a 1994 graduate of Portsmouth West High School and was a Phlebotomist  at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was preceded in death...

May 28, 2014

Margaret E. Long, 91

Margaret E. Long, 91 of Coles Park West Portsmouth, died Wednesday May 28, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. She was born June 16, 1922 in Lawrence County to the late Dent and Phrona Eaches Fleming. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. Margaret raised her mother's children, her own children and then...

May 25, 2014

Robert Woodrow "Bobby" Gilley, 39

Robert Woodrow "Bobby" Gilley, 39 of Stout died Sunday May 25, 2014 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 13, 1974 in Portsmouth to the late Robert Gaylord Gilley and Cheryl Easter Gilley of Stout. Along with his father he was preceded in death by his grandparents Woodrow and Verna...

May 22, 2014

Marjorie Joann Luther, 77

Marjorie Joann Mershon Luther, 77 of West Portsmouth died May 22, 2014 at her home. She was born July 6, 1936 in Portsmouth to the late Shirley and Helena Swords Brown. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Phillip Luther,

Marjorie is survived by a daughter...