Obituary Listings

Marion "Squirrel" Alfred Eldridge

Marion "Squirrel" Alfred Eldridge

Mar 23, 2018

Age 81 of Lucasville, was called home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 23, 2018 He was born March 8, 1937, a son of the late Alfred and Amy Damron Eldridge A Lucasville resident, Marion was a U.S. Army Veteran and a retired laborer from Local 83 where he was Union high man His friends knew him...

Roger Berle Hall

Roger Berle Hall

Mar 19, 2018

Age 80 of Portsmouth, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at his home He was born January 14, 1938 in Portsmouth to Frank and Mamie (Newman) Hall Roger owned and operated Hall’s TV Sales and Service in New Boston for many years He loved restoring old cars, especially his 1965 Mustang, riding ATVs on trails, and spending time...

Earl W. White

Earl W. White

Mar 17, 2018

Age 81 of New Boston passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, WV Earl was born October 9, 1936 in Portsmouth, a son of the late William and Doris (Lesley) White In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers William and James as well as a sister, Wanda Winzeler....

Larry D. Fisher

Larry D. Fisher

Mar 16, 2018

Age 82 of Fairview Heights, IL, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL He was born September 22, 1935 in New Boston and spent his career in the U.S. Army Larry served one tour of duty in Korea and three tours in Vietnam His first assignment was as an infantryman and he followed...

Phyllis Ann (Grady) Bowe

Phyllis Ann (Grady) Bowe

Mar 14, 2018

Phyllis Ann Bowe, 87 of Sciotoville, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born October 22, 1930 in Cedar Grove, WV, a daughter of the late William and Virginia (Hicks) Grady. Phyllis was a longtime member of Shawnee Hills Baptist Church and loved to travel and go shopping.

She is survived...

Betty Louise (Jordan) Liles

Betty Louise (Jordan) Liles

Mar 13, 2018

Age 90 of New Boston, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Crystal Care Center in Portsmouth She was born July 19, 1927 in New Boston to James and Fern (Sturgell) Jordan She was a 1946 graduate of Glenwood High School and went on to work as an LPN at Mercy Hospital for several...

Phyllis (Clevenger) Hewitt

Phyllis (Clevenger) Hewitt

Feb 18, 2018

Phyllis Hewitt

Age 83, formerly of New Boston went to be with the Lord February 18, 2018 in Cincinnati She was born April 10, 1934 in Portsmouth to Charles and Verlia Mae (Hall) Clevenger Phyllis was a long time member of New Boston Nazarene and Cedar Street Church of Christ in Christian Union where she played the...

Mindy M. Cook

Mindy M. Cook

Feb 17, 2018

Mindy M. Cook, 36 of New Philadelphia, formerly of Scioto County, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Union Hospital Emergency Room. She was born March 24, 1981 in Portsmouth to the late Mitchell and Catherine Cook Houston. Mindy was a 1999 graduate of Clay High School. She loved any kind of sports, music, taking pictures, fishing, and most...

Dana Renee (Scarberry) Gholson

Dana Renee (Scarberry) Gholson

Feb 15, 2018

Age 41 passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at SOMC in Portsmouth. She was born in Portsmouth on October 4, 1976 to Daniel and Rose (Sparks) Scarberry Dana loved the outdoors, flowers, gardening, and taking walks.

She is survived by her parents, Daniel Scarberry of Sciotoville and Rose of Wheelersburg; sons, Larry (Jordan) Whitt of Sciotoville,...

Terry Brian Buffington

Terry Brian Buffington

Feb 6, 2018

Age 59 of Lucasville, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 He was born in Fort Myers, FL on March 22, 1958 to Jack and Janet (Fry) Buffington. Terry enjoyed fishing, cutting wood, flea-marketing, and loved his dog.

He is survived by his parents, Jack and Janet Buffington; daughters, Terri Lynn Buffington of Lancaster, Teddy Jo (Sean) Sadler...

Brenda Kay Parlin

Brenda Kay Parlin

Jan 29, 2018

Age 58 of New Boston, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 at SOMC in Portsmouth She was born in Portsmouth on May 2, 1959 to Clyde and Mary (Patrick) Parlin A 1977 graduate of Glenwood High School, she went on to attend Shawnee State University in Portsmouth Brenda had worked for Palmetto Group Health Insurance as well as 15...

Mary M. Campbell

Mary M. Campbell

Jan 26, 2018

Mary Margaret Myers Campbell, 92, of Lucasville, formerly of McDermott, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 26, 2018, at Hillview of Portsmouth. She was born July 13, 1925 to the late Charles and Fannie Agnes Warner Myers.

Mary was united in marriage to Eugene Howard Campbell on March 25, 1948; he preceded her in...

Billie Marie (Trimble) Huston

Billie Marie (Trimble) Huston

Jan 21, 2018

Billie Marie Huston, 86 of Portsmouth passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 at her residence. She was born February 7, 1931 in Paintsville, KY, a daughter of the late John and Mamie Horn Trimble. She was a former Kitchen Supervisor at Southern Hills Hospital and loved bowling, working, and cooking.

She is survived by two sons, Mitch...

Mary Ruth (Conkel) Scott

Mary Ruth (Conkel) Scott

Jan 14, 2018

Age 76 of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1941 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Henry Albertson and Frances Conkel. Mary loved working puzzles, playing bingo and pitching nickels.

She is survived by a son, Henry Roger Luther and wife Gina of Portsmouth; three...

Shirley Jean (Hamm) Prior

Shirley Jean (Hamm) Prior

Jan 8, 2018

Age 76 of Portsmouth passed away on January 8, 2018 at Pristine Senior Living in Portsmouth She was born on February 7, 1941 in Peoria, IL to Jack and Shirley Mae (Sharp) Hamm Shirley was a cook and employee in a nursing home She enjoyed coloring, jigsaw puzzles, bingo, and singing church songs She attended the North Moreland Christian...

Lillian Adolph (Gartin) Buckley

Lillian Adolph (Gartin) Buckley

Dec 30, 2017

Age 76 of New Boston, passed away December 30, 2017 at her home She was born July 12, 1941 in New Boston to Earl and Josie (Morrow) Gartin Lillian was a 1959 graduate of Glenwood High School and was a former member of the New Boston Eagles and Portsmouth Moose Lodge She bowled in the Sunset Bowling League and...

James Cook, Jr.

James Cook, Jr.

Dec 21, 2017

Age 54 of New Boston, died December 21, 2017 at his home He was born on June 12, 1963 in Portsmouth to James and Nancy (Shoemaker) Cook, Sr. and worked in the maintenance department for Community Action and Vinyl Craft In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, and was a big fan of the Bengals and Buckeye...

Joseph W. Mcgraw

Joseph W. Mcgraw

Dec 1, 2017

Age 66, of New Boston, went to be with the Lord at SOMC Hospice, December 1, 2017 He was born December 22, 1950 in New Boston to Lewis and Christina (Scowden) McGraw A 1968 graduate of Clay High School and then Ohio University where he received a degree in accounting, he proudly served his country as a Sergeant in...

John M. Smith

John M. Smith

Nov 9, 2017

Age 28 of Lucasville, passed away on November 8, 2017 He was born in Chillicothe on June 5, 1989 to Shannon Smith

There will be no services Online condolences may be shared at www.DWSwickNelsonFuneralHome.com

Marilyn Kay (Smith) Mills

Marilyn Kay (Smith) Mills

Nov 8, 2017

Marilyn Kay (Smith) Mills, 76, a longtime resident of New Boston, passed November 8th, after a short-term bout with cancer at the Hospice Community Center in Ashland, KY.

She is survived by her husband of 27 years, David Mills; son, Michael (Gloria) of South Tampa, FL; grandchildren, Ashely of Louisville, KY, Michael Tyler of Portland, OR; and...