Obituaries

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...

Apr 16, 2014

Edward Lee O'Dell, 79

Edward Lee O'Dell, 79 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday April 16, 2014 on Turkey Creek. He was born September 8, 1934 on Turkey Creek to the late Luther B. and Ferrell Beekman O'Dell. He was retired after 41 years at Detroit Steel. He was a member of the Rome Masonic Lodge and the...

Apr 16, 2014

Gary W. Stamper, 64

Gary W. Stamper, 64 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday April 16, 2014 at his home. He was born November 14, 1949 in Richmond, Kentucky to the late Everett and Eslie Fulilove Stamper. He was a Pipefitter and retired after 41 years. He was a member of Pipefitters Local # 577. He was also...

Apr 14, 2014

Frances Marie  Hall, 78

Frances Marie Hall, 78 of Portsmouth died Monday April 14, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. She was born November 7, 1935 in Scioto County to the late Estel and Goldie Ruth Martin Salyers. She was a retired grocery store cashier. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Kessie Hall...

Apr 11, 2014

Thelma Dillow, 91

Thelma Marie Dillow, 91 of Portsmouth died Friday April 11, 2014 at her home. She was born on April 10, 1923 in Portsmouth to the late Lester Lee and Nora Carter Crisp. She was retired from Selby Shoe Company. Along with her parents Thelma was preceded in death by her husband Robert Eugene Dillow,...

Apr 11, 2014

Charles "Buster" William Jenkins, 62

Charles "Buster" William Jenkins, 62 of Otway died Friday April 11, 2014 at SOMC. He was born Febuary 2, 1952 to the late Hager Jenkins and Hazel Maxine White Jenkins of Otway. He was a retired employee of Prestige Deliveries, and Toms Installation. He was also a member of the Pentecostal Holiness...

Apr 5, 2014

Annabelle Riddlebarger, 81

Annabelle Stiles Riddlebarger, 81 of South Webster, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday April 5,2014 at her home. She was born July 26, 1932 in South Webster to the late William Clell and Elizabeth Fox Stiles. Along with her parents Annabelle was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years Benjamin...

Apr 2, 2014

Walter E. and Zelma F. Smalley, 82

Walter E. "Dude" and Zelma F. "Z" Lundy Smalley both 82 of McDermott died Wednesday April 2, 2014. Dude was born July 14, 1931 in Otway to the late Walter A. and Margaret E. Hull Smalley and died at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. He was a Stone Mason and retired...

Apr 2, 2014

Connie Henderson, 64

Connie Brenda Mefford Henderson of Stout, 64, In loving memory of our dear mother who went home to be with the Lord. She was born May 7, 1949 in Lewis County, KY. and died April 2, 2014 in her daughter's home in Stout. She was preceded in death by her parents Otis William and...

Mar 29, 2014

Orville E. Galloway, 68

Orville Eugene Galloway, 68 of West Portsmouth died Saturday March 29, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. He was born November 5, 1945 in West Portsmouth to the late Caney and Onida Adams Galloway. He was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was retired from Norfolk and Southern Railroad , was...

Mar 27, 2014

William E. Hurt II, 86

William E. "Jake" Hurt II, age 86, of West Portsmouth was peacefully reunited with his beloved wife, Clara, on March 27 th , 2014.  He was born on December 14 th , 1927 in Pikeville, Ky.  William was a recognized military veteran that served in the United States Merchant...

Mar 24, 2014

Eugene Staggs, 88

Eugene Staggs, 88 of West Portsmouth, died Monday March 24, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. He was born April 12, 1925 in West Portsmouth to the late Earl Wilson and Allie Coleman Staggs. He was a WWII US Navy veteran. He painted cars for the Ford garage in Portsmouth for 43 years and was a...

Mar 24, 2014

Charles Blevins, 77

Charles Blevins, 77 of Blue Creek, died Monday March 24, 2014 at his home. He was born July 5, 1936 on Upper Twin Creek to the late David and Viola Edith Fite Blevins. He was retired from Southern Ohio Medical Center. Along with his parents Charles was preceded in death by his first wife...