Obituaries
Emma Foster
Feb 4, 2011
Emma Inez Foster, 98, of Rosemount, died Friday, February 04, 2011, at the Golden Years Convalescent Center. Born June 28, 1912 in Adams County, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Ann Rogers Hayslip, was a nurse’s aide for 19 years at the former Mercy Hospital, and was a member of Candy Run Wesleyan Tabernacle. Also preceding...
Lenora Jones
Feb 2, 2011
Lenora May Jones, 85, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011, in the SOMC emergency room. Born October 4, 1925 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the later Clyde and Thelma Wood Bolton and a fancy stitcher at U.S. Shoe Mfg in Vanceburg, KY. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Francis Jones, brothers Eddie & Richard Bolton,...
Angel Born
Jan 23, 2011
Angel G. Born, 52, of Sciotoville, died Sunday, January 23, 2011, in the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room. Born on May 29, 1958 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of Gay Sowkulech Born of New Boston and the late William E. Born. Angel attended Glenwood High School and graduated from Elcajon High School in California with honors and was...
Betty Seth
Jan 9, 2011
Betty L. Seth, 81, of New Boston, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Concord Health and Rehabilitation Center in Wheelersburg. Born May 19, 1929 in Scioto County, she was a daughter of the late Delver and Minnie Runyon Seth and was a proud and dedicated missionary for over 28 years. Betty was a loyal...
Kimberly Allen
Jan 7, 2011
Kimberly A. Allen, 50, of Oak Hill, formerly of Portsmouth, died Friday, January 7, 2011, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born August 1, 1960 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of Dorothy Dunn Mitchell of Portsmouth and the late Robert Mitchell. Kim was a sales representative for Sprint in Waverly, a catholic and a member of the Thoroughbred Horse Assoc....
Dewey Lewis
Dec 27, 2010
Dewey Martin Lewis, 76, of Quincy, KY, died Monday, December 27, 2010, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on September 17, 1934 in Tannery, KY, he was a son of the late Arthur G. and Cynthia West Lewis. Also preceding him in death were four brothers, John Wiley, Mose Wiley, Bob Wiley and Otha Lewis, and three sisters, Sarah...
Carrie Brant
Dec 26, 2010
Carrie Alberta Brant, 92, of Sciotoville, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at her home. Born June 20, 1918 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Earl Brant and Mellie Mullen Brant Kuhner. Carrie was a very active member of the Sciotoville Church of the Nazarene, where she served as president of the...
Evan Myers
Dec 24, 2010
Evan Wade Myers, 58, of West Portsmouth, is safe and pain free in the arms of our Lord. Evan died Friday, December 24th, at his residence. Born May 8, 1952 in Portsmouth, he was the fourth son of the late Homer Allen and Helen Dorothy Lauth Myers, and was a member of IBEW Local 575. Surviving are a daughter, Valerie...
Michael Bryan
Dec 17, 2010
Michael J. Bryan, of the Rosemount area, died unexpectedly early Friday morning, December 17, 2010, at Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth. Born November 24 1950 in Portsmouth, he was the son of Howard J. Bryan and Muriel Winifred Hines Bryan. He is survived by his mother, Winnie Bryan, of Hillview Retirement Center, a sister, Nancy E. Aiken of Guysville, a...
Merdy Smith
Dec 10, 2010
Merdy Lee Smith, 72, of Sciotoville, went to be with his Lord on Friday, December 10, 2010 at his residence in Rigrish Addition after a courageous brief battle with cancer. Born September 8, 1938 in Sciotoville, he was a son of Meredith “Merd” Smith and Lillian Martin Smith, was a retired Teamster, an Army veteran, and attended Bonser Run Christian...
Charlene Little
Dec 9, 2010
Charlene Little, 77, of New Boston, went to be with the Lord at the SOMC Hospice Center, on Thursday, December 9, 2010. Charlene was born on December 20, 1932 in Scioto County, a daughter of the late John and Ethel Stone Martin. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Luther “Ben” Little and a brother, Marvin Lee Martin. Survivors...
Ethel Wood
Nov 28, 2010
Ethel Wood, 83, of Portsmouth, died Sunday, November 28, 2010, at home. Born on March 29, 1927 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late, Elvin and Ruby Eggers Messer. Ethel was retired from the Hart’s Department Store and a member of the Eastern Star and the Daughter’s of the American Revolution. She was also preceded in death by...
Clyde Lewis
Nov 24, 2010
Clyde Lewis, 79, of Sciotoville, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on February 11, 1931 in Scioto County, he was a son of the late, Clyde and Goldie Brown Lewis. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jarvis Lewis, four sons, Michael (Sherri) Lewis of Portsmouth, Jimmy Lewis and Gary Lewis, both of North Carolina, and...
Jacquelyn Sylvia
Nov 17, 2010
Jacquelyn Sylvia, 88, of Wheelersburg, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born June 20, 1922 in Camden, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Mildred May Overholser. Also preceding her in death was her husband of 63 years, Donald B. Sylvia in 2008. Surviving are her children, Anne (Richard) Powell of...
Rosalie Keyser
Nov 11, 2010
Rosalie Keyser, 77, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, November 11, 2010, in the SOMC emergency room. Born February 9, 1933 in West Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late August and Margaret Walter Hahn and was a retired operator for GTE. Rosie was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and the Shawnee State Golden Bears. Surviving are her husband,...
Alma Riley
Nov 10, 2010
Alma J. Riley, 97 of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on March 21, 1913 in Johns Run, KY, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Cora Horton Waddell, was a retired cook for Wheelersburg High School and of the Baptist Faith. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Harry V....
Harold Hamilton
Nov 7, 2010
Harold E. Hamilton, 96, of Portsmouth, died Sunday, November 7, 2010, at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Born October 8, 1914 in Rome, OH, he was a son of the late Jesse and Ethel Smith Hamilton, was a well-known area roofer and chauffeur, and was a member of Cornerstone United Methodist Church. Also preceding him in death were a son,...
Carlton Parslow,
Oct 28, 2010
Carlton F. Parslow, Jr., 74, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, October 28, 2010, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born March 2, 1936 in Augusta, Maine, he was a son of the late Carlton Parslow, Sr. and Lucy Hersom Parslow and was owner/operator of the former Sweeper Place. Surviving are his wife, Regina Bivens Parslow, a son, Wayne Parslow; two daughters, Penny...
Patricia Coriell
Oct 27, 2010
Patricia (Dawson) Coriell, 74, of Portsmouth, OH, passed away on Wednesday, October 27th. She died as a result of what the Bible says in Romans 5:12. She was born Sept. 26, 1936, to the late Okey and Beulah Dawson. Surviving are her husband of 55 years, Ron Coriell; 3 sons, Perry (Peggy) Coriell of Athens, Toby (Maria) Coriell of Sarasota,...
James Cooper,
Oct 22, 2010
James “Bob” Cooper, Jr., 69, of New Boston, died Friday, October 22, 2010, at the SOMC Hospice House. Born June 6, 1941 in Sciotoville, he was a son of the late James R. Cooper, Sr. and Florence Pack Cooper. Surviving are his wife, Betty Crager Cooper; sons James R. Cooper III of Otway and Rallie Lane Cooper of Newport, KY;...
