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Mildred "Granny" Boland

Mildred "Granny" Boland

Feb 20, 2013

Mildred Boland, 80 Mildred "Granny" Boland, 80 of Buena Vista, died Wednesday February 20, 2013 at Concord Health Care Center. She was born April 11, 1932 in Adams County to the late William R. and Bonnie Young Hayslip. Mildred was retired from Scioto County Job and Family Services and attended Friendship Church of God. Along with her parents she was...

Mary Ellen Frailey

Mary Ellen Frailey

Feb 18, 2013

Mary Ellen Frailey, 69 Mary Ellen Frailey, 69 of Portsmouth, died Monday February 18, 2013 at SOMC Hospice. She was born March 28, 1943 in Scioto County to the late Bill and Birdie Stump Conschafsky. She was a nurse's aid at Southern Ohio Medical Center. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Ray Frailey and...

Iva Marie Wilfong

Iva Marie Wilfong

Feb 16, 2013

Iva M. Wilfong, 74 Iva Marie Wilfong, 74 of Portsmouth, died Saturday February 16, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born June 10, 1938 in Adams County to the late James and Dora Smith Hawes. She is survived by 2 sons, a daughter, 2 brothers and a sister. Private services will be held at the convenience of the...

Geneva Frye

Geneva Frye

Feb 12, 2013

Geneva Frye, 88 Geneva Davis Frye, 88 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday February 12, 2013 at SOMC Hospice. She was born December 9, 1924 in Firebrick, Ky., to the late Emery Everett and Dora Bailey Davis. She moved to Ohio in the early 1930's and attended Friendship School and Washington High School, (Portsmouth West). She was a member of the...

William Henry Nelson Jr

William Henry Nelson Jr

Feb 9, 2013

William Henry Nelson Jr., 61 William Henry "Bill". Nelson Jr., 61 of Stout, died Saturday February 9, 2013 at SOMC Hospice. He was born September 9, 1951 in Portsmouth to the late William Henry Nelson Sr. and Peachie Irene Blevins Nelson of Stout. He was a truck driver, an avid hunter and loved going to church and spending time with...

Richard Craig Blevins

Richard Craig Blevins

Feb 7, 2013

Richard Craig Blevins, 36 Richard Craig Blevins, 36 of Blue Creek died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at his home. He was born December 24, 1976 in Portsmouth to David and Julia Evans Blevins of Blue Creek. He was a former laborer and a member of Laborers Local 83. He was also a member of Friendship Church of God. Along with...

Patty Jean Ober

Patty Jean Ober

Feb 6, 2013

Patty Jean Ober, 76 Patty Jean Poston Ober, 76 of Portsmouth died Wednesday February 6, 2013 at Heartland of Portsmouth. She was born November 15, 1936 in New Boston the 4th daughter of Arthur Poston and Lillian Urick Poston Crull. Patty was a graduate of Portsmouth West High School and worked for 15 years at Southern Ohio Medical Center, Mercy...

Linda Mae Maple

Linda Mae Maple

Jan 30, 2013

Linda Mae Maple, 69 Linda Mae Maple, 69 of West Portsmouth died Wednesday January 30, 2013 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. She was born May 10, 1943 in Scioto County to the late Rufus and Golden "Goldie" Brown Cox. Linda was a former employee of Williams Shoe Factory, she was a cake decorator, worked at Maple's House of...

Ida Louise Plummer

Ida Louise Plummer

Jan 30, 2013

Ida Louise Plummer, 95 Ida Louise "Gran" (Carr) Plummer, 95 of West Portsmouth, went home to God Wednesday January 30, 2013 at SOMC Hospice. Ida was born December 16, 1917 to Willard and Maggie Carr of Greenup, KY. Ida retired from Mercy Hospital as a dietician. She prepared meals for everyone her entire life and helped raise all her own...

Virginia Shaw

Virginia Shaw

Jan 23, 2013

Virginia Shaw, 90 Virginia "Jenny" Shaw, 90 of West Portsmouth passed away Wednesday January 23, 2013 at her home. She was born February 11, 1922 in Scioto County to the late Luther and Alka Caudill Coleman. She was a homemaker, a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. Along with her parents Jenny was preceded in death by...

Janice W. Moore

Janice W. Moore

Jan 22, 2013

Janice W. Moore, 67 Janice W. Moore, 67 of Stout, died Tuesday January 22, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born December 19, 1945 in Lawrence County to the late Eugene and Octava Akers Walter. She was retired from Kable Fulfillment Corporation in Marion, Ohio. Along with her parents Janice was preceded in death by a son Jerry...

Lucille Wittenmyer

Lucille Wittenmyer

Jan 19, 2013

Lucille Wittenmyer, 82 Lucille Wittenmyer, 82 of West Portsmouth, died Saturday January 19, 2013 at her home. She was born September 26, 1930 in Warfield, Ky. to the late John B. and Bertha Patrick Whitman . Along with her parents Lucille was preceded in death by her husband George Wittenmyer who she married on April 12, 1948 a son Dr....

Dollie L. Lake Cook

Dollie L. Lake Cook

Jan 19, 2013

Dollie L. Cook, 75 Dollie L. Lake Cook, 75 of Blue Creek, passed away Saturday January 19, 2013 at SOMC Hospice after a long illness. She was born August 18, 1937 at home in Scioto County to the late John C. and Peachie Cooper Parker. She was a retired business owner of Lakes Auto Service and Lakes Grocery. Along with...

Bobby Charles Bond

Bobby Charles Bond

Jan 18, 2013

Bobby Charles Bond, 72 Bobby Charles Bond, 72 of Otway, died Friday January 18, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. He was born June 8, 1940 in Portsmouth to the late Paul and Nellie Wilson Bond. Bobby was a retired ironworker and a member of the Ironworkers Local 73 in Columbus. He was also a Marine veteran, and a member of the...

Larry David Taylor

Larry David Taylor

Jan 16, 2013

Larry David Taylor, 66 Larry David Taylor, 66 of Sciotoville, died Wednesday January 16, 2013 at his home. He was born January 4, 1947 in Rarden to the late Sanford and America Yates Taylor. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. He was a construction worker and of the Baptist faith. He was...

Lowell C. Reed

Lowell C. Reed

Jan 15, 2013

Lowell C. Reed, 56 Lowell C. Reed, 56 of Portsmouth, died Tuesday January 15, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born August 21, 1956 in Portsmouth to the late Clifford Reed and Lovetta DeAtley Reed of Portsmouth. He was retired from Southern Ohio Correctional Facility where he worked on the farm. Along with his father Lowell was preceded...

Donald Crawford

Donald Crawford

Jan 13, 2013

Donald Crawford, 78 Donald R. "Tiny" Crawford, 78 of West Portsmouth passed away January 13, 2013 at SOMC Hospice surrounded by friends and family. He was born March 28, 1934 in South Webster to the late Robert Henry and Lillian Cook Crawford. Donald was a graduate of Scioto County Vocational School and was retired from SOCF as a superintendent of...

Archie Larry Swords

Archie Larry Swords

Jan 11, 2013

Archie Larry Swords, 72 Archie Larry Swords, 72 of Jackson, formerly of West Portsmouth died Friday January 11, 2013 at Community Hospice Care in Ashland, Ky. He was born July 3, 1940 in West Portsmouth to the late Frank and Anna Odle Swords. He was a brick mason and a member of International Union Of Bricklayers And Allied Craft Workers...

Mike Pollitt

Mike Pollitt

Jan 7, 2013

Mike Pollitt, 67 Mike Pollitt, 67 of West Portsmouth died Monday January 7 , 2013 at SOMC Hospice. He was born February 26, 1945 in Scioto County to the late Millard Stanley and Reba Catherine Nelson Pollitt. He was a mechanic and loved to build things. Mike is survived by his wife of 30 years Karen Waughtel Pollitt, 6 children;...

Pamela Kaye Moore

Pamela Kaye Moore

Jan 4, 2013

Pamela Kaye Moore, 60 Pamela Kaye Moore, 60 of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully, Friday January 4, 2013 at Southern Ohio Medical Center surrounded by her family and friends. She was born December 28, 1952 in Portsmouth to Andrew Sissel of West Portsmouth and the late Pauline Sylvia McGraw Sissel. She was a homemaker and of the Freewill Baptist Faith. Along...

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