Obituaries

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...

Nov 1, 2013

Monroe A. Montgomery, 77

Monroe A. Montgomery, 77 of Lucasville died Friday November 1, 2013 at the home of his daughter in Newark, Ohio. He was born January 18, 1936 in Scioto County to the late Oakley and Ella Jenkins Montgomery. He was a member of Big Run United Baptist Church. Along with his parents Monroe was...

Oct 26, 2013

Carl Crisp Sr., 75

Carl Stanley Crisp Sr., 75 of West Portsmouth, died Saturday October 26, 2013 at Advance 360 in Portsmouth. He was born November 18, 1937 in Portsmouth to the late Lester lee and Nora Carter Crisp. He retired after 47 years as a union carpenter and from Boone Coleman Construction Company in West Portsmouth....

Oct 26, 2013

Kimberlee L. Lundy, 46

Kimberlee L. Lundy, 46 of West Portsmouth, died Saturday October 26, 2013 at the home of her grandmother. She was born July 9, 1967 in Portsmouth to the late Gary and Linda Smith Lundy. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by a granddaughter Jadyn Kazee, a brother Gary Lundy and...

Oct 24, 2013

Zeffie Williams, 88

Zeffie Williams, 88 of Portsmouth, died Thursday October 24, 2013 at his home. He was born August 7, 1925 in West Portsmouth to the late Oscar and Carrie Coleman Williams. Zeffie was retired from the N&W Railroad. He was a member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge # 769, a 32nd Degree Mason, member of the...

Oct 19, 2013

Gladys Marie Davis, 85

Gladys Marie Davis, 85 of West Portsmouth, died Saturday October 19, 2013 at SOMC Hospice. She was born March 25, 1928 in Floyd County, Ky. to the late Guy Kenny and Emma Spencer Ratliff. She was a homemaker a member of the First Baptist Church of West Portsmouth, a  former volunteer at SOMC...

Oct 15, 2013

Dolores  Spurlock, 79

Dolores Keyser Spurlock, 79 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday October 15, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born March 29, 1934 in Portsmouth. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Erma Weaver Keyser. She was a 1952 graduate of West High School, a former Atomic worker and was a homemaker....

Oct 4, 2013

Darlene Tumbleson, 84

Darlene Tumbleson, 84 of West Portsmouth, died Friday October 4, 2013 at her home. She was born March 24, 1929 in Vanceburg, KY to the late George Edward and Edna Davis Bloomfield. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband...

Sep 26, 2013

June Avanelle Blair, 64

June Avanelle Roe Blair, 64, of Columbus formerly of Portsmouth, died Thursday September 26, 2013 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. She was born June 22, 1949 in Waverly to the late Robert Nelson and Lena Frances Bryant Roe. She had a House Keeping business in Columbus. Along with her parents June was...

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...