Obituaries

Sep 20, 2013

Michael E. Strickland, 50

Michael E. Strickland, 50 of West Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on Friday September 20, 2013 at SOMC Hospice after a long and courageous battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born October 29, 1962 in Portsmouth to Earl  and Traudi Eckerl Strickland. Michael was a 1981 graduate of Portsmouth West High School, a graduate...

Sep 18, 2013

Louis Glenn Lett, 85

Louis Glenn Lett, 85 of Hendersonville, North Carolina, formerly of Portsmouth, died Wednesday September 18, 2013 in Hendersonville.

There will be graveside services 2:00 PM Monday September 23, 2013 at Scioto Burial Park in McDermott. Arrangements are under the direction of the Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth. Condolences...

Sep 18, 2013

Charlotte Ann Days, 65

Charlotte Ann Zornes Days, 65 of Lucasville, died Wednesday September 18, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born December 13, 1947 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Betty Walker Zornes from New Boston and Bruce Zornes of Tacoma, Washington. Charlotte was a 1965 graduate of Portsmouth West High School and worked...

Sep 17, 2013

Donald Dean Collins, 82

Donald Dean Collins, 82 of Stout died Tuesday September 17, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1931          to the late Curtis and Ethel Williams Collins. Along with his parents Donald was preceded in death by a 2 sons; Donald Eric Collins and Tim Price and a brother Robert...

Sep 12, 2013

William Martin Crain, 41

William "Billy" Martin Crain, 41 of Otway, died Thursday September 12, 2013 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia. He was born April 11, 1972 in Portsmouth to the late Harold Crain and Yvonne Pollett Hammond.

Along with his mother, Billy is survived by his wife Karen Elaine Blevins Crain, 2...

Sep 8, 2013

Eula Mae Montgomery, 76

Eula Mae Montgomery, 76 of Lucasville, died Sunday September 8, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Newark, Ohio. She was born June 9, 1937 in Gallia County, Ohio to the late Franklin Pierce and Jimsy Marie Conley Tackett. She was a former cook for Licking Valley Schools and was a member...

Aug 29, 2013

Otto Collins, 84

Otto Collins 84, of Portsmouth , Ohio died Thursday August 29, 2013 at Riverside hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born March 8, 1929 to the late Shell and Eva Whitaker Collins. Otto was an ordained minister and a former long time employee of the Portsmouth Casting company. Along with his parents Otto was...

Aug 29, 2013

Herbert Eugene Parker, 73

Herbert Eugene "Buck" Parker, 73 of Stout, died Thursday August 29, 2013 at his home. He was born January 24, 1940 in Scioto County to the late John and Peachie Cooper Parker. He was a retired union laborer of almost 40 years and a member of Laborers Local # 83. Buck was a...

Aug 26, 2013

Gary Bowman, 66

Gary Chester Bowman, 66 of Huber Heights, Ohio formerly of  Scioto County, died Monday August 26, 2013 at Lewis Stokes V.A. Hospital in Cleveland. He was born February 12, 1947 in Scioto County to the late Chester Garrett Bowman and Nolia Stevens Bowman of Huber Heights. He was an Air Force veteran of the...

Aug 19, 2013

Floyd Logan, 86

Floyd Logan, 86 of West Portsmouth, died Monday August 19, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 30, 1926 in Carter County, Kentucky to the late Tobias B. and Martha Alice Rayburn Logan. He worked for 32 years at Harbison Walker and then worked at Washington Local School District. He was...

Aug 16, 2013

Jeffrey D. Mitchell, 37

Jeffrey D. Mitchell, 37 of West Portsmouth, died Friday August 16, 2013 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. He was born July 17, 1976 in Rapid City, South Dakota to the late Jeffrey "Bubba" and Donna Truman Mitchell. He was a former laborer and a member of the Laborers Local #83 and formerly...

Aug 13, 2013

Elsie Adeline Ison, 96

Elsie Adeline Hackworth Ison, 96 of Pond Creek, died Tuesday August 13, 2013 at Crystal Care Center in Portsmouth. She was the 13 th of the 14 children of Mahala Adda Conley Hackworth and James K. Hackworth and was born January 12, 1917 in Floyd county Kentucky. The family moved to Ohio after...

Aug 6, 2013

Elicia Lynn Heatherly, 26

Elicia Lynn Heatherly, 26 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday August 6, 2013. She was born August 16, 1986 in Portsmouth to the late Martin Windell Heatherly and Janet (David B.) Lawson Hall of South Point. She was a Home Health Care Aid.

Along with her mother Elicia is survived by a...

Aug 5, 2013

Howard Michael "Mike" Wellman, 68

Howard Michael "Mike" Wellman, 68 of West Portsmouth, Died Monday, August 5, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Mike was born March 3, 1945, in Portsmouth, to the late Montiville and Anna K. Wolff Wellman.  Mike was a 1963 graduate of Portsmouth West High School, worked for Boone Coleman Construction Co., and...

Aug 4, 2013

Ricky Allen Holsinger, 51

Ricky Allen Holsinger, 51 of Stout, died Sunday August 4, 2013 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. He was born October 24, 1961 in Adams County to the late William Herbert Holsinger and Mary Taylor Holginger of Stout. He was retired from Grafco Flooring and was a member of Upper Blue Creek Tabernacle.

Aug 3, 2013

Matthew Steven Voorheis, 39

Matthew Steven Voorheis, 39 of West Portsmouth died Saturday August 3, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born April 21, 1974 in Portsmouth to Ronald ( Roselind) Voorheis of Chesapeake, VA and Sandra Roe Pond of Ft Wayne, IN.

Matthew is survived by his wife Tabatha Jean Parker Voorheis...

Aug 1, 2013

Mary H. Poltrick, 78

Mary H. Poltrick, 78 formerly of Portsmouth, died Thursday August 1, 2013 at Gaslight Health Care Center in Canal Fulton, Ohio. She was born October 18, 1934 in Scioto County to the late Hebert and Edna Conley. Along with her parents Mary was preceded in death by her husband John E. Poltrick and...

Jul 30, 2013

Henry James Culver, 53

Henry James Culver, 53 of Franklin Furnace died Tuesday,  July 30, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 9, 1959 in Portsmouth to the late Clarence B. and Pearlie Cable Culver. Along with his parents Henry was preceded in death by a brother Richard Culver and a nephew Tommy King....

Jul 28, 2013

Leroy Taylor, 69

Leroy Taylor, 69 of Stout, died Sunday July 28, 2013 at Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Adams County. He was born in Adams county to the late Herbert and Alma Mirl Colvin Taylor. He was self employed. Along with his parents Leroy was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Hayslip...

Jul 27, 2013

Richard "Rick" Sowards,

Richard "Rick" Tony Sowards, of Columbus, formerly of West Portsmouth, died Saturday July 27, 2013 at his home. He was born May 25, 1954 in Portsmouth to the late Sadie M. Givens Sowards and Joseph R Sowards of West Portsmouth. He worked for Wilcar. Along with is mother he was preceded in death by...