Obituaries

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...

May 22, 2014

Marvin Rhoden, 48

Marvin Rhoden, 48 of Stout, died Thursday May 22, 2014 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. He was born February 8, 1966 in Ashland, Kentucky to late Earnest Rhoden and Hazel Lou Bertram Rhoden of Wheelersburg. He was an employee of Nile Township. Along with his father, Marvin was preceded in death by a brother...

May 18, 2014

Carol Jean Payne, 78

Carol Jean Payne, 78 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday May 18, 2014 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born April 1, 1936 in Portsmouth to the late Harry and Euka Marie Adams Reynolds. She worked at Sears for 17 years and retired from Southern Ohio Medical Center in Telecommunications. She was a...

May 13, 2014

Betty Louise Meade, 76

Betty Louise Meade, 76 of Portsmouth, died Tuesday May 13, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. She was born November 26, 1937 in West Portsmouth to the late John and Faye Elmore Meade. Betty worked at Green's for 38 years and at Marting's for 5 years. She loved her flowers and playing Bingo. Along with...

May 4, 2014

Emma Rickman

Emma Louise Rickman of West Portsmouth, OH died on Sunday, May 4, 2014 in Charleston, WV.  She was born on May 26, 1927 to the late Ralph and Otley Rapp.  She was married to her husband, Merrill Rickman, by the late Rev. Carl Butterbaugh on May 15,...

Apr 30, 2014

Everett Joe Brown, 54

Everett Joe Brown, 54 of Piketon, formerly of West Portsmouth, went to be with the L0ord on Wednesday April 30, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. He was born on May 3, 1959 to the late Edgar and Dolly Brown. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by 3 brothers; Junior, Edgar Jr,...

Apr 29, 2014

James Harry Payne, 56

James Harry Payne, 56 of New Boston, died Tuesday April 29, 2014 at Heritage Square in New Boston. He was born August 21, 1957 in Portsmouth to the late John R. Payne and Katherine Vendura Payne of New Boston. Along with his father James was...

Apr 20, 2014

Geneva Lewis, 89

Geneva "Judy" Lewis, 89 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday April 20, 2014 at her home. She was born June 25, 1924 in Greenup, KY. to the late Alson and America Duncan Glispie. She was a homemaker and loved to sew and go to flea markets, yard...

Apr 19, 2014

Regina Osborne, 85 Regina Byrl Browning Osborne, 85 of West Melbourne, Florida, formerly of Portsmouth, died SaturdayApril 19, 2014 in Palmbay Florida. She was born August 23, 1928 to the late James and Helen Beaumont Browning. She was a lab technician and owned her own ceramic business. Regina is survived by her husband George Osborne, 2 brothers; James Lee...