Obituaries

Jan 9, 2014

Ida LaBelle Wray, 86 Ida LaBelle Wray, 86 of Portsmouth died Thursday January 9, 2014 peacefully at SOMC Hospice. She was born in a farm house in Warsaw, Indiana on January 13, 1927 to the late Graydon and Mildred Powell. Ida was a member of Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Portsmouth, Ohio and was an avid bird watcher. She actively...

Jan 7, 2014

Evelyn Mildred Montavon, 87 Evelyn Mildred Montavon, 87 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday January 7, 2014 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born May 8, 1926 in West Portsmouth to the late James Arthur and Margaret Eleanor Vernier Montavon. She was a former Williams Shoe Company employee and worked at Weaver's Gas and Oil as a casher. Evelyn was...

Jan 7, 2014

Robert G. Gilley, 67 Robert Gaylord Gilley, 67 of Stout, died Tuesday January 7, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. He was born August 27, 1946 in New Boston to the late Woodrow and Verna Hunt Gilley. He was a US Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War and was a retired Finance Manager. He was also of the Protestant faith. Robert...

Jan 6, 2014

Dolores F. Yelley, 87 Dolores F. Yelley, 87 of Lucasville died Monday January 6, 2014 at SOMC Hospice. She was born August 13, 1926 in Portsmouth to the late Edgar and Mollie Reeder Carr. She worked at Williams Shoe Company for 20 years and retired from the Scioto County Joint Vocational School after 20 years of service. She was a...

Jan 3, 2014

Linda K. White, 65

Linda K. White, 65 of Piketon, died Friday January 3, 2014 at her home. She was born June 23, 1948 in Scioto County to the late Buren and Bessie McDowell White. Along with her parents Linda was preceded in death by 6 brothers and 1 sister.

She is survived by 2...

Jan 3, 2014

Angela Renee Arnett, 40 Angela Renee Arnett, 40, of McDermott, Ohio died Friday January 3, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She now resides in Heaven with her Lord and Savior. Angie was born December 21, 1973 at Circleville, Ohio, the daughter of David and Cathy Norman of West Portsmouth. She loved life and loved those who...

Jan 1, 2014

Rodney E. Collins, 70

Rodney E. Collins, 70 of Wheelersburg, passed away Wednesday January 1, 2014 at his home. He was born May 17, 1943 in Warren Ohio to the late William E. and Mozelle Collins. He was a 1961 graduate of Champion High School in Warren, Ohio. Rodney worked at Greer Steele for 30 years. He...

Dec 24, 2013

Thurman Ealey, 91

Thurman "Denny" Ealey, 91 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday December 24, 2013 at the Chillicothe V.A. Hospital in Chillicothe. He was born January 20, 1922 in Johnson County, KY to the late Luther and Lilly Ealey. He was an Army WWII Veteran and fought at the Battle of the Bulge and Bastone. He was...

Dec 23, 2013

Goldie Mae Breech,  97

Goldie Mae Breech,  97 of Portsmouth, died Tuesday December 24, 2013 in Westland Michigan. She was born January 25, 1916 in Friendship to the late Allen and Ellen McGraw Odle. She was a former Selby Shoe Company employee and attended Rush Free Baptist Church. Along with her parents Goldie was preceded in death...

Dec 23, 2013

Jo Ann Collins, 78

Jo Ann (Abrams)  Collins, 78 of Portsmouth, passed away Monday December 23, 2013 at SOMC Hospice. She was born December 15, 1935 in Portsmouth to the late Charles T. and Alma Birch Abrams. She was a graduate of Portsmouth High School in the class of 1953. After retiring from the Ohio Bureau of...

Dec 12, 2013

Lee Ann Newman, 53

Lee Ann Newman, 53 of Portsmouth, died Thursday December 12, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born December 2, 1960 at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany to the late Janice Herr Adams and Charles Newman of The Villages in Florida.

Along with her father Lee Ann is survived...

Dec 10, 2013

Cheryl Glispie, 57

Cheryl Glispie, 57, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday December 10, 2013 at Mt. Carmel Hospice in Columbus. She was born March 11, 1957 in Austin, Texas to the late John H. Ward and Mary Hall Ward of Columbus. Along with her father Cheryl was preceded in death by her husband John Glispie and a daughter...

Dec 9, 2013

Glen A. Anderson, 57

Glen A. Anderson, 57 of Portsmouth died Tuesday December 9, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born August 30, 1956 in Portsmouth to the late Vadis and Helen Smith Anderson. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Connie Ruby.

Glen is survived by his...

Dec 5, 2013

Mildred P. Vernier, 88

Mildred P. Vernier (Midge) – 88 years old, died on December 5, 2013 at The Meadows Health Care Center, Forest Park, Ohio.

Midge was born on January 15, 1925 to the late Emma (Jewell) and Vincent Ferguson in Friendship, Ohio. She was married to the late Paul L. Vernier and they...

Nov 16, 2013

Yvetta Faye Dulaney, 74

Yvetta Faye Dulaney, 74 of Merritt Island, Florida, but Portsmouth was always home to her, died Saturday November 16, 2013 at Rockledge Rehabilitation Center in Rockledge, Fl. She was born in July 24, 1939 in Portsmouth to the late Albert and Kathryn Sibril. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by...

Nov 14, 2013

Elizabeth Adkins, 65

Elizabeth Carol Adkins, 65 of West Portsmouth, died Thursday November 14, 2013 at SOMC Hospice. She was born October 15, 1948 in Illinois.

Carol is survived by her husband John William Adkins Jr. who she married in January 5, 1966, a son Wayne Adkins of West Portsmouth, 2 daughters; Jamie Adkins Frazie...

Nov 13, 2013

Dorothy L. Brannan, 65

Dorothy L. Smith Brannan, 65 of McDermott, died Wednesday November 13, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, WV. She was born October 26, 1948 in Portsmouth to the late Carl Smith and William and Charlotte Hoover Smith Lute. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.

Dorothy is...

Nov 8, 2013

Garold E. Holsinger, 63

Garold E. Holsinger, 63 of West Portsmouth, died Friday November 8, 2013 at SOMC Hospice. He was born August 20, 1950 in Portsmouth to the late Charles and Vada Mae Cooper Holsinger. He was an Iron Worker and a member of the Spy Run Baptist Church in Garrison, KY. Along with his parents...

Nov 7, 2013

Melissa Kaye Cole, 39

Melissa Kaye Cole, 39 of West Portsmouth went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday November 7, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born December 3, 1973 in Portsmouth, the daughter of Bob and Evelyn Cole of West Portsmouth.

Melissa was preceded in death by...

Nov 4, 2013

William C. Smith, 74

William C. Smith, 74 of Stout, died Monday November 4, 2013 at the home of his sister in South Shore, Ky. He was born June 7, 1939 in Buena Vista to the late Clarence and Mina Sowards Smith. He was a former Firestone employee and attended Pond Run Baptist Church.

William...