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James L Callender
Sep 11, 2012
James L. Callender, 85 James L. Callender, 85 of Friendship, died Tuesday September 11, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in the ER after a long illness. He was born August 29, 1927 in Huntington , WV to the late Elza J and Cretta V. Newman Callender. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by the mother of...
Dorothy E. Holsinger
Sep 4, 2012
Dorothy Holsinger, 60 Dorothy Holsinger, 60 of Stout died Tuesday September 4, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born March 27, 1952 in Scioto County to the late Reynold and Opal Kelley Stout. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Holsinger. Dorothy is survived by her daughter Carrie Copas of Stout, 3...
August Jay Forbey
Sep 4, 2012
August Jay Forbey, 72 August Jay Forbey, 72, of Portsmouth died Tuesday September 4, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born April, 5, 1940 in Portsmouth to the late Raymond and Ilga Lena Webb Forbey. He was a Vietnam War Army Veteran and served 12 years after in the National Guard. He was retired from Ohio Department...
Donald L. Kuhn
Aug 30, 2012
Donald L. Kuhn, 86 Donald L. Kuhn, 86 of West Portsmouth died Thursday August 30, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born October 23, 1925 in Scioto County to the late Charles and Carrie Cannaday Kuhn. He was retired from Midland Grocery and was a Navy WWII veteran serving on the USS Kwajalein. He was also a member...
Richard Tilden Hall
Aug 27, 2012
Richard Tilden Hall, 72 Richard Tilden Hall, 72 of Quincy, Ky., died Monday August 27, 2012 at his home. He was born April 20, 1940 in Letcher County, Kentucky to the late Tildon and Lona Hall. He was an Air Force veteran and former owner and operator of a grocery store. Along with his parents Richard was preceded in death...
Ronald E. Ash
Aug 9, 2012
Ronald E. Ash, 69 Ronald E. Ash 69, of South Portsmouth, Kentucky passed away Thursday August 9, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. He was born July 11, 1943 in Portsmouth to the late Clyde and Thelma Mae Brown Ash. He was a 1962 graduate of Northwest High School, and a member of the Lucasville Masonic Lodge # 465. Ronald loved to...
Sharon Sue Puckett
Jul 27, 2012
Sharon Sue Puckett, 67 Sharon Sue Puckett, 67 of West Portsmouth, went home to be with the Lord on Friday July 27, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born October 27, 1944 in Portsmouth to the late Hiram Oakley and Lillian Sarah McGraw Bevis. Sharon was a former cook for the Elks, Harold's Restaurant, Ye Ole Lantern, Golden...
Phyllis M. Blakeman
Jul 21, 2012
Phyllis Blakeman, 74 Phyllis M. Blakeman, 74 of West Portsmouth died Saturday July 21, 2012 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born May 12, 1938 to the late Albert and Doris M. Distel Redoutey. Phyllis worked in the Portsmouth West High School cafeteria for many years. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by 2 brothers;...
Hardy Wayne Rufus Mcgraw
Jul 13, 2012
Hardy McGraw, 65 Hardy Wayne Rufus McGraw, 65 of Portsmouth died Friday July 13, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. He was born November 9, 1946 in Blue Creek to the late Earl Henry and Dorothy Welch McGraw. Hardy was retired from Sissel Logging where he worked as a logger for many years, along with his parents he was preceded in death...
Dale A. Hunter
Jul 12, 2012
Dale A. Hunter, 54 Dale A. Hunter, 54, of McDermott Ohio, passed away Thursday, 12 July 2012. Dale was born to parents Robert (Ray) and Audrey Hunter on 20 February, 1958, at Ft. Meade Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. His father was a warrant officer in the Army so Dale attended various military schools until the family settled in Miamisburg, Ohio...
Myrtle Louise Gifford
Jul 9, 2012
Myrtle L. Gifford, 72 Myrtle Louise Weghorst Gifford, 72 of Stout passed away Monday July 9, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. She was born April 29, 1940 in Adams County to the late Illie A. "Boob" and Lucy Hayslip Weghorst. Myrtle attended Blue Creek Tabernacle in Adams County for many years and was a homemaker. Along with her parents she was...
Leuomon Stewart
Jul 5, 2012
Leuomon Stewart, 94 Leuomon Stewart, 94, of Portsmouth died Thursday July 5, 2012 at Hill View Health Care Center. He was born April 5, 1918. in Eden, Alabama to the late B.P. and Lucy Kilgrove Stewart. He was a retired minister and a member of the Church of God. Along with his parents, Leuomon was preceded in death by his...
Virginia Ruth Fitzgerald
Jul 3, 2012
Virginia Ruth Fitzgerald, 75 Virginia Ruth Holsinger Fitzgerald, 75 of Minford formerly of Adams County, died Tuesday July 3, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. She was born May 31, 1937 in Adams County to the late Ed and Daisy Rodgers Holsinger. Along with her parents Virginia is preceded in death by her husband Gene Fitzgerald who she married on April 5,...
Winona E. Mccoy
Jul 3, 2012
Winona E. McCoy, 85 Winona E. McCoy, 85 of New Boston, died Tuesday July 3, 2012 under the care of Heartland Hospice at Hempsted Manor. She was born June 17, 1927 in Pike County to the late Albert and Opal Matthews Dunn. She was a graduate of Portsmouth West High School and a graduate of Ohio University where she received...
Rocky Edward Dunkin
Jul 1, 2012
Rocky Edward Dunkin, 24 Rocky Edward Dunkin, 24 of Friendship died Sunday July 1, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born August 1, 1987 in Portsmouth to Rocky Lee (Renee Lynn) Dunkin and Alice (Normand) Bradley Tremblay. He is a 2006 graduate of New Boston High School where he played soccer, baseball and basketball and attended Shawnee State...
Paul R Humphrey
Jun 30, 2012
Paul R. Humphrey, 67 Paul R. Humphrey, 67 of Portsmouth, died Saturday June 30, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1945 in Portsmouth to the late Edward and Estelle Torrence Humphrey. He was a truck driver. Along with his parents Paul was preceded in death by a brother Frank Humphrey and 3 half brothers; Joseph,...
Russell Keith Hopkins
Jun 26, 2012
Russell Keith Hopkins, 54 Russell Keith "Rusty" Hopkins, 54 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday June 26, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. He was born November 12, 1957 in Portsmouth to the late A. Keith Hopkins and Shirley Nichols Hopkins of West Portsmouth. Rusty was retired from Washington Township He was a former member of the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department and...
Ronald Dwaine Moore
Jun 24, 2012
Ronald Dwaine Moore, 77 Ronald Dwaine Moore, 77, of McDermott, Ohio, went home to be with the lord on June 24, 2012, at the SOMC Hospice Center. He was born on September 12, 1934 in Adams County. He was a member of Beech Fork Church in Otway, Ohio. He was a heavy equipment operator until his retirement. His heath started...
Esther Rodriguez
Jun 22, 2012
Esther Rodriguez, 61 Esther Rodriguez, 61 of Beaver died Friday June 22, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born November 17, 1950 in Portsmouth to the late Oliver Gaines and Dorothy Newman Cole. She was a former real estate agent in Florida. Esther is survived by her husband Denito G. Rodriguez who she married on December 8, 1984,...
Charlene Shepherd
Jun 19, 2012
Charlene Wheeler Shepherd, 80, of Wilmington, NC passed away peacefully in her sleep early Tuesday morning, June 19, 2012. She was born in Greenup County KY on August 1, 1931 to Annie & Bill Wheeler. She was predeceased by her parents, her brother (Billy), three brothers-in-law (Roger Selby, Dick Beverly & Earl Bowling) and her niece (Karen Applegate Rigsby). She...
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