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Emma L Haywood

Emma L Haywood

Dec 7, 2019

Emma L. Haywood, 80, of Rosemount, died Saturday, December 7, 2019 at SOMC Hospice. She was born June 30, 1939, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Thomas H. Kendall and Tillie Tackett. She is survived by one sister, Janice Ison, of Lucasville; one granddaughter, Sarah Spencer of Portsmouth and a special niece, Angela Cunningham of Portsmouth. She was also...

Ronall Gale Boggs

Ronall Gale Boggs

Dec 6, 2019

Ronall Gale Boggs, 84, of Portsmouth, died Friday, December 6, 2019, at King's Daughter Medical Center in Ashland. He was born December 2, 1935, in Nolan, West Virginia, a son of the late Orman Boggs and Margaret Sowkulech Boggs. He was a retired Meat Cutter with Kroger Company with 39 years of service. He is survived by two sons, Bill...

Steve Childers

Steve Childers

Nov 25, 2019

Stephen William Childers, 73, of Portsmouth, died November 25, 2019. He was born January 4, 1946, in Camden, New Jersey, a son of the late Crawford Childers and Celestine Stephenson Childers. Steve was married to Stephanie Childers who proceded him in death. He attended Wheelersburg Church of Christ. He is survived by one son, Christian Childers. Private graveside services will...

Kenneth Junior Moss

Kenneth Junior Moss

Nov 9, 2019

Kenneth Junior Moss, 53, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the home of his sister in Blue Creek. Per his wishes, he will be cremated and there will be no services.

Grace Avanell Erwin

Grace Avanell Erwin

Nov 6, 2019

Grace Avanell Erwin, 81, of Portsmouth Ohio died on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at Southern Ohio Medical Center Hospice after a long struggle with cancer. She was born on August 30, 1938 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Roy and Nancy Clark Russell. She lived in Portsmouth all her life and was employed at the Williams Manufacturing Company, Marting’s...

Minnie KATHRYN Allen

Minnie KATHRYN Allen

Nov 5, 2019

Minnie K. Allen, 95, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at SOMC Hospice. She was born July 6, 1924, youngest daughter of the late Charles Green and Lucy Adams Green, she married James L. Allen, Sr., in 1945, whom she was proceded in death in 1986. Kathryn retired from Southern Ohio Medical Center's Dietary Department after 41 years of...

Chris Covarrubias

Chris Covarrubias

Oct 31, 2019

Chris Covarrubias, 57, of Portsmouth, died October 31, 2019 at the home of his sister. He was born September 30, 1962, in Creede, Coloroado, the son of the late Felix Covarrubias and Mary A. Alvarado Covarrubias. He is survived by his daughter, Sabrina E. Arqueta, of Portsmouth. Per his wishes he will be cremated.

Bobby Lee Gartin

Bobby Lee Gartin

Oct 25, 2019

Bobby Lee Gartin, 45, of Portsmouth, went to be with his heavenly father Friday, October 25, 2019. He was born March 4, 1974, in Portsmouth, and was a 1992 graduate of Glenwood High School. He was Manager of L+M Rentals, and helped many with his kind caring heart and was loved dearly by family and friends. He attended both Central...

Ruth J Crisp

Ruth J Crisp

Oct 12, 2019

Ruth Jeanette Crisp, 91, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, October 12, 2019, at Portsmouth Health and Rehab. She was born April 9, 1928, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Charley and Gertrude Hendren Kirkendall Crisp. She was a member of the former First United Methodist Church and the Mixed M's Sunday School Class and Ruth Circle and was a member...

Charles W. "Spud" Newman

Charles W. "Spud" Newman

Oct 11, 2019

Charles W. (Spud) Newman, 75, of New Boston, entered into the presence of his Savior Friday morning, October 11, 2019, at SOMC Hospice. He was born July 14, 1944, in Minford, Ohio. He was the son of the late Charles W. and Margaret Tolbert Newman. Spud retired with thirty-five years of service as a technician in the cable television industry....

David Mahon

David Mahon

Sep 30, 2019

David Mahon, 69, of Portsmouth, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at Portsmouth Health and Rehab. He was born June 24, 1950, in Delbarton, WV to the late Carol and Ocie Duty Mahon. He is survived by his wife, Ramona Hamilton Jarrells, two stepson, Clarence Craft (Missy) of Marion, OH; Ernest Craft of New Boston; three stepdaughters, Wendy Spillman of Marion,...

Ellis R. Greathouse

Ellis R. Greathouse

Sep 28, 2019

Ellis Richard Greathouse, 84, of Rosemount, died Saturday, September 28, 2019. He was born July 21, 1935, in Massieville, Ohio, in a log cabin, a son of the late Henry Greathouse and Ruth Stitt Greathouse. He started working at age 9 delivering groceries to help his mother with his siblings at C. Herrmann and Sons Meat Packing, where he worked...

H Daehler Hayes

H Daehler Hayes

Sep 27, 2019

The Rev. Dr. H. Daehler Hayes passed away peacefully on Friday, September 27 at the Hope Hospice Center in Providence. He was the loving husband of The Reverend Joy Utter, father of Mark Daehler Hayes (Janey Dyke) , Elaine Brandel Hayes Pearl (Richard), stepfather of Matthew Edwards and Eric Edwards, father-in-law of Andrea Flavin, Lori Edwards, Marney Weaver; Grandfather of...

Wyvetta Hicks

Wyvetta Hicks

Sep 21, 2019

Wyvetta Mae Hicks, 89, died peacefully September 21, 2019 at Hill View Retirement Center, Health Care. She was born April 19, 1930, in Garrison, Kentucky, the daughter of Mary Rebecca and Homer Spradlin. Wyvetta's father died when she was 6 years old and Mary Rebecca married Finley Underwood who together raised Wyvetta in Garrison, Kentucky and in Portsmouth, Ohio. Wyvetta...

Eva Anderson Davis

Eva Anderson Davis

Sep 16, 2019

Eva Anderson Davis, 98, of Friendship, died Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Hillview Retirement Center, where she has been a resident since 2005. She was born October 1, 1920, to Clyde and Ruth Anderson of Friendship. Eva was a graduate of Portsmouth High School in 1938 and of Rio Grande College in 1950. She began teaching at Friendship Elementary School...

Lucille H Martin

Lucille H Martin

Sep 14, 2019

Lucille H. Martin, age 97, of Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Portsmouth, died September 14, 2019. She was born January 26, 1922 to Andrew and Elizabeth (Nichols) Payne. She was a former employee of Williams Manufacturing Co. She is a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served as a Deaconess and a member of the adult Bible class...

William E Ramey

William E Ramey

Sep 4, 2019

William E. "Bill" Ramey, 84, of Lucasville, died Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at home. He was born January 20, 1935, in West Portsmouth, a son of the late Drew and Dorothy Aeh Ramey. He was a self-employed lifelong painter and was co-owner of Brown and Ramey Painting. He was a member of Candy Run Wesleyan Tabernacle and had a great...

Willa Fenton

Willa Fenton

Aug 30, 2019

Willa Irene (Shaffer) Fenton, 76, of Portsmouth, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019, at SOMC Hospice Center. She was born August 1, 1943, in New Boston, to the late Howard and Mary Shaffer. Surviving are her two children, Rick Fenton and Amy Fenton, both of Portsmouth; a brother, Jerry (Carlene) Shaffer, of Portsmouth; a brother in law, Pret Brickey, of...

Mary A Eaton

Mary A Eaton

Aug 27, 2019

Mary A. Eaton, 70, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at home. Per her wishes, there will be no visitation and private services will be held.

Carol Massie Bandy

Carol Massie Bandy

Aug 15, 2019

Carol Massie Bandy, Portsmouth, ( 78 yrs old) passed away Thursday, August 15th, 2019 due to complications of Dementia. Carol was born in the Charters area of Lewis County, Ky on December 14th, 1940. She was the oldest of three children born to Donald B. Harrison and Anna Stevenson Harrison, both of whom preceded her in death. She was a...

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