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Wilma O'Dell
Jun 17, 2012
Wilma O'Dell, 85 Wilma Clifton O'Dell, 85 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday June 17, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. She was born April 27, 1927 in Otway to the late Earl and Berta Hall Clifton. Wilma is survived by her husband, Harold Joseph O'Dell who she married November 25, 1948, 2 daughters; Deborah J. O'Dell and Dolores J. O'Dell both of...
Betty Lou Waughtel
Jun 17, 2012
Betty Waughtel, 80 Betty Lou Waughtel, 80 of West Portsmouth died Sunday June 17, 2012 at her residence. Born August 23, 1931 in Chillicothe to the late Edward and Evelyn Woodbridge. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband; William E. Waughtel Sr, 2 sons; William E. Waughtel Jr, and Steven Waughtel, and a brother Bill...
Susan Stewart
Jun 14, 2012
Susan Stewart, 52 Susan Stewart, 52 of West Portsmouth died Thursday June 14, 2012 at her home. She was born June 10, 1958 in Greenup County, Kentucky to the late Jack Otis and Betty Gillum Stewart. Along with her parents she was also preceded in death by a brother Steve Stewart. Susan is survived by 3 sisters; Diane Leadingham, Gloria...
John David Bell
Jun 5, 2012
John David Bell, 45 John David Bell, 45 of Portsmouth, died Tuesday June 5, 2012 at his home. He was born December 5, 1966 in Portsmouth to the late Bonnie Sue Vaughn Kinder and Clyde (Rita) Bell of Ohio Furnace. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post # 471 and a former member of the...
Phillip Andrew Eichenlaub
Jun 2, 2012
Phillip Eichenlaub, 53 Phillip Andrew Eichenlaub, 53 of Portsmouth, died Saturday June 2, 2012 at Edgewood Manor of Lucasville. He was born January 7, 1959 in Portsmouth to the late Fred and Maude Eichenlaub. He was a painter by trade. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Maria Purdy and brother's Jack, Douglas and Charles...
Bonnie L. Greene
Jun 1, 2012
Bonnie L. Greene, 68 Bonnie L. Greene, 68 of West Portsmouth, died Friday June 1, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. She was born October 10, 1943 in Scioto Furnace to the late Asa Fannin and Juanita Monk Fannin Peters. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by 2 sisters; Bernice Wadkins and Susie Fannin. Bonnie is survived by her...
Ritchie Darold Askew
May 29, 2012
Ritchie Darold Askew, 58 Ritchie Darold Askew, 58 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday May 29, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born March 5, 1954 in Portsmouth to the later Richard Askew and Shirley Meeker Litz of West Portsmouth. He was a former Ironworker and was an animal lover. Along with his father he was preceded in death...
James Blevins
May 23, 2012
James Blevins, Jr. 73 James Blevins, Jr. 73 of Upper Twin Creek in Stout, died Wednesday May 23, 2012 at Adams County Regional Medical Center. He was born October 3, 1938 in Adams County to the late James and Pearl Parker Blevins. He was brick mason and logger. Along with his parents James was preceded in death by a son...
Cleo Margaret Cooper
May 15, 2012
Cleo Cooper, 91 Cleo Margaret Mitchell Cooper, 91 of West Portsmouth , Ohio, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, peacefully in her sleep at Southern Ohio Medical Center after an extended stay at Hempstead Manor in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was born July 26, 1920 in West Portsmouth, Ohio as an only child to the late Harry Mitchell and Amy Evans Mitchell....
Violet Mae Scott
May 12, 2012
Violet Mae Scott, 77 Violet Mae (Brown) Scott, 77, of Lucasville, went home to be with her Lord and to be reunited with her husband, CW on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Doctors hospital in Columbus surrounded by family. She was born March 22, 1935, in Adams county (the eldest of 19 children), to the late Edgar and Dollie Brown....
George Franklin Wittenmyer
May 6, 2012
George F. Wittenmyer, 87 George Franklin Wittenmyer, 87 of South Portsmouth formerly of West Portsmouth, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born February 25, 1925 in Adams County to the late George and Etna Williams Wittenmyer. He was retired car salesman for Cole Lincoln Mercury, a Navy WWII Veteran, a member of Wheelersburg Church...
Mitchell A. Trimble
May 2, 2012
Mitchell A. Trimble, 86 Mitchell A. Trimble, 86 of West Portsmouth died Wednesday May 2, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. He was born October 6, 1925 in Greenup Kentucky to the late James and Verdie Frazier Trimble. Mitchell was inducted into the US Army on December 16, 1943 at Ft Thomas, Kentucky. He served in WWII in South Philippines Liberation and...
Raymond Walter Keller
Apr 10, 2012
Raymond Walter Keller, 64 Raymond Walter Keller, 64 of West Portsmouth died Tuesday April 10, 2012 at his home. He was born April 7, 1948 in Scioto County to the late Raymond Glenn and Evelyn Jean Green Keller. He was currently employed at the Vern Riffe School and was retired from Portsmouth Receiving Hospital after 32 years of service. He...
Deborah Louise Mckenzie
Apr 9, 2012
Deborah Louise McKenzie, 42 Deborah Louise "Debbie" McKenzie, 42, of Portsmouth, died Monday April 9, 2012 at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born July 27, 1969 in Portsmouth to the late Delbert Evans and Dorothy Spillman Taylor of Portsmouth. Along with her father she is preceded in death by her sister Bonnie Evans. Debbie is...
Mcclellon "Mac" Montgomery
Mar 31, 2012
McClellon "Mac" Montgomery, 58 McClellon "Mac" Montgomery, 58, of Lucasville, Ohio died Saturday March 31, 2012, at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, Ohio. He was born March 25,1954, in Portsmouth to Monroe and Eula Montgomery of Lucasville. Mac is survived by 4 sons; Lonnie Montgomery, Shane Montgomery, Jeremy Lucas and Doug Nash, 4 daughters; Jennifer Montgomery, Jessica Zumbro, Kylee Montgomery...
Robert Lee Rose
Mar 29, 2012
Robert Lee Rose, 86 Robert Lee Rose, 86 of West Portsmouth died Thursday March 29, 2012 at Heartland of Portsmouth. He was born June 26, 1925 in Scioto County to the late Ralph and Bess Graham Rose. Bob was a WWII United States Army veteran. He was a Salesman and a driver for Spriggs Distributing, retiring in 1988. He was...
Mary M. Wilson
Mar 27, 2012
Mary M. Wilson, 91 Mary M. Wilson, 91 of New Boston (formerly of Dry Run Road, West Portsmouth), went to be with her Lord and Savior, on March 27, 2012. Mary was born on February 2, 1921, on Fallen Timber Road, a daughter of the late Thomas and Martha (Wiles) Conkel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester...
William R. Sowkulech
Mar 26, 2012
William R. Sowkulech, 88 William R. "Bill" Sowkulech, 88 of West Portsmouth died Monday March 26, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. He was born October 14, 1923 in Portsmouth to the late Mike and Mabel Himes Sowkulech. He was a retired school teacher from Portsmouth West High School with 26 years of service. He was a proud US Army WWII veteran...
Carolyn Jean Hatfield
Mar 25, 2012
Carolyn Jean Hatfield, 73 Carolyn Jean Hatfield, 73 of Logan, Ohio formally of West Portsmouth, died Sunday March 25, 2012 at Pickering House in Lancaster, Ohio. She was born July 15, 1938 in Portsmouth to the late Aaron Edward and Dorothy May Dunham Hatfield. She was a former nursing assistant and a member of the Portsmouth Apostolic Church. Carolyn is...
Carolyn Faye Deaver
Mar 21, 2012
Carolyn Faye Deaver, 67 Carolyn Faye Deaver, 67 of Portsmouth passed away Wednesday March 21, 2012 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born February 9, 1945 in Portsmouth to the late George and Louise McGuire Bolton. She was currently employed at Hillview Retirement Center. Along with her parents She was preceded in death by a sister Janet Bolton,...
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