Obituary Listings

Mar 9, 2019

Constance "Connie" Ann Eary, 79 of Portsmouth, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at home of natural causes. She was born on January 25, 1940 in Barboursville, WV, the oldest daughter of the late Carl Adkins and Ruby (Johnson) Adkins. Connie had been a baptized member of The United Church of God and a Sabbath keeper since...

Feb 28, 2019

Age 86, of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord February 28, 2019 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth She was born May 14, 1932 in Grantsville, WV to Alva and Vina (Stallman) Riddle Alice was a member of the First Church of God in New Boston, was retired as the kitchen manager of Good Shepherd Manor in Wakefield, and...

Feb 27, 2019

Thelma Louise Charles Cartwright, 98 of Portsmouth, formerly of Indianapolis, IN, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019. She was born February 9, 1921 in Cincinnati, OH, a daughter of the late James and Rosie (Gunter) Charles. Thelma was a member of Witherspoon Presbyterian Church. She was a graduate of Tennessee State University, was a Charter member of the Tennessee...

Feb 26, 2019

The Lord called Helen home on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 She was born in New Boston, Ohio on Friday, August 5, 1927 to Claude and Cora Walker Craig Helen was raised in North Moreland.

Helen is survived by seven of her twelve children, Dianna Anderson, Melvin Anderson (Glenna Wilburn), Gail Lands (Tim), Iris Anderson, Connie Anderson, Carey...

Feb 17, 2019

Jeffery Allen Lore, 47, of New Boston passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 He was born June 17, 1971 in Portsmouth, a son of Betty Lore of New Boston and the late Carl Todd Jr Jeff loved fishing, cooking out, and camping.

In addition to his mother, Jeffery is also survived by three sisters, Angela Todd of...

Feb 9, 2019

Age 75, of Wheelersburg, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019, at his home He was born February 14, 1943 in Scioto County to Roy and Cecile (Martin) Benner After graduating in 1961 from Portsmouth East High School, Roger served his country in the U.S. Army He worked professionally in Environmental Services for Miami Valley Hospital Roger enjoyed traveling and...

Feb 7, 2019

Age 38, of New Boston, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019, at home She was born January 29, 1981 in Portsmouth To Ronald W. Hurley and Vicki Cade After graduating in 1999 from Glenwood High School in New Boston, Rhonda went on to attend Shawnee State University where she earned a B.S. in Computer Science in 2013 She enjoyed...

Jan 29, 2019

Age 62, of New Boston, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth She was born, November 28, 1956, in Portsmouth to Daniel and Nancy (Storey) Adkins Jeri was a 1975 graduate of Portsmouth High School and worked as a Corrections Officer at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility She loved old movies and listening to...

Jan 28, 2019

Age 82, of Wheelersburg, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wheelersburg. He was born April 16, 1936 in Wheelersburg to the late Wells and Rebecca (Hall) Fremont Jack was a proud Tiger and 1954 graduate of Glenwood High School and a retired Iron Worker out of the Ashland Local 769 He enjoyed welding...

Jan 24, 2019

Age 97, of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at SOMC Hospice She was born in the Scioto Furnace area of Scioto County on January 5, 1922 to William G. and Rosa Belle (Conley) Salyer Ella worked as an LPN for SOMC and was part of the H & R Block franchise She...

Jan 23, 2019

Age 63, of New Boston, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at SOMC in Portsmouth He was born August 2, 1955 in Portsmouth to Ballard E. and Phyllis I. (Hayes) Patrick Gary was a 1973 graduate of Glenwood High School in New Boston where he played football, basketball, and track He attended Marshall University where he played football as...

Jan 22, 2019

Age 82, of West Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at his home He was born October 31, 1936 in Dayton to Carl Harold and Gertrude (Perdue) Cunningham He honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy and was a truck driver who worked for Paul Keipper Portsmouth Movers Ronald enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, driving semi-trucks, working on...

Jan 15, 2019

Age 34, of Portsmouth, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 at SOMC in Portsmouth He was born October 6, 1984 in Portsmouth to Charles and Bonnie (Evans) Lennex Charles was self-employed in the construction industry In his spare time he enjoyed nice cars, fishing, and riding four-wheelers.

He is survived by his father, Charles Lennex; one son,...

Jan 14, 2019

Age 83 of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 14, 2019 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth She was born December 25, 1935 in Morgan County, Kentucky to Avery and Pearl (Fyffe) Caskey Betty loved sewing, quilting, cooking, gardening, and reading She worked various jobs, eventually retiring after 10 years as Manager at the American Legion...

Jan 14, 2019

Age 51, of Waverly, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 at his home He was born January 31, 1967 in Chillicothe. He was a graduate of Western Pike High School Jeff worked as a plumber in Heating and Air Conditioning and loved to tinker on anything that had a motor or moved.  He enjoyed listening to music, his favorite...

Jan 10, 2019

Age 61, of Gallipolis, formerly of Lucasville, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 in Columbus He was born in Portsmouth on January 17, 1957 to Thurman and Bonnie (Crace) Harrison John attended Valley High School and worked as a Technician for AT &T He enjoyed playing music on the guitar, banjo, and dulcimer, woodworking, and showing vehicles at car...

Dec 11, 2018

Age 59, of Lucasville, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth She was born February 16, 1959 to the late Dave and Ruth (Stone) Metzler of New Boston Debbie graduated from Glenwood High School in 1977 as Valedictorian of her class After high school she attended Shawnee State University and graduated with a degree in...

Dec 10, 2018

Casey (Moore) Montgomery, 28, of Columbus passed away Monday, December 10, 2018. She was born February 5, 1990 in Westerville, a daughter of Timothy Montgomery and Brenda (Jackson) Montgomery, both of Columbus. She loved watching movies, drawing, and playing with the children in the family.

In addition to her parents, she is also survived by a son,...

Dec 8, 2018

Age 46, of New Boston, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at SOMC in Portsmouth She was born March 18, 1972 in Ashland, KY to Larry Johnson and Jackie (Williamson) Johnson Crum Joanna was a graduate of Greenup County High School, enjoyed music and coloring, and loved spending time with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her...

Dec 3, 2018

Age 60, lifelong resident of Portsmouth, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 at OSU Hospital in Columbus He was born June 9, 1958 in Portsmouth to Charles and Ann (Hodge) Bartley David was a 1977 Portsmouth High School graduate, served in the U.S. Army, and married Corita Swords in Portsmouth on August 6, 1981 He enjoyed watching professional wrestling,...