Obituaries

Dec 26, 2020

Hallie Caldwell, age 81, passed away on December 26, 2020. Hallie was born in Portsmouth, OH to Ken and Myrtle (Nee: Spradlin) Maynard. Hallie enjoyed playing the piano and singing. She was a phenomenal cook and enjoyed her family. She was a well known beautician owning several salons in New Boston and Sciotoville, and she also was the owner of...

Dec 15, 2020

LISTON Homer P. Liston, lifetime Scioto County resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 15th, 2020. Homer was born April 3rd, 1935 to the late, James E. Liston and Edith B. (McCall) Liston-Imes. He was a 1955 graduate of Portsmouth High School, where he played on the 1953 Undefeated Portsmouth Trojans Football Team. Homer was a US Army Veteran actively...

Dec 14, 2020

Jean Anderson Cooley, 96, of Friendship, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at the Hill View Retirement Center where she was a resident. She was born March 21, 1924, to Clyde (Sr.) and Ruth (Lybrook) Anderson of Friendship. Jean was a graduate of Washington Rural High School (now Portsmouth West) and Portsmouth Interstate Business College. She was preceded in death by...

Dec 12, 2020

MOORE Kitty Moore, lifetime Portsmouth resident, passed away peacefully at her home on December 12th, 2020. Kitty was a graduate of Minford High School and went to Business School in Ohio. Kitty enjoyed golfing, bowling and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoyed working puzzles and screen porch sittin' and going out to eat with her family. Kitty...

Dec 12, 2020

Mary Prater of Portsmouth, Ohio passed away on Dec 12, 2020. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Dec 10, 2020

Bonnie Wise of Mc Dermott, Ohio passed away on Dec 10, 2020. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Dec 7, 2020

Dec 6, 2020

RICE RICE Wanda "Cookie" Lou Rice, 77 years old, passed away on December 6th, 2020. Wanda was a horologist and collected clocks of all kinds. She loved listening to music, and was known for her hat collection. She was preceded in death by her father, Clyde Ellsworth Rice of Minford, her mother, Wanda Elaine (Crabtree) Rice of Minford, her brother...

Dec 4, 2020

Dale Carver passed away on Dec 4, 2020. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Dec 4, 2020

Deborah Wilson, age 69, of Portsmouth, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 4th, 2020. She was born in Zanesville, Ohio, to Durward and Theresa (Nee: McElhaney) Evans. Debbie was a animal lover, especially her 'grand puppies' and dear cat. She was an avid Buckeye fan, and could be found tuned into the game every Saturday throughout the season. She is...

Dec 4, 2020

Dec 2, 2020

Dec 2, 2020

BAEZ, John, 54 years of age, unexpectedly went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020. John was full of life, charismatic, caring and loving man. Knew no stranger, and loved all. He enjoyed the outdoors and was a truly patriotic person. He loved his son Johnnie immensely and will truly be missed by all. John worked for...

Nov 29, 2020

STAKER Mary Melissa Staker, 88 years old, longtime Portsmouth resident, passed away peacefully at home, on Sunday November 29, 2020. Mary was a 1950 graduate of Minford High School and graduate of Interstate Business School. She worked many years at Mortz Ohio System and Tax Service. She enjoyed watching and feeding the birds, antique cars with Bill, and she loved...

Nov 25, 2020

KITCHEN Gale R. Kitchen, Sr., 88 years of age, longtime Portsmouth resident, passed away in Portsmouth on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Gale, Sr. was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Lena (Nee: Clifford) Kitchen, loving wife, Norma Jean (Nee: Darby) Kitchen, one son, David Michael Kitchen, Sr.,and two grand children, Also his sisters, Betty McGlone, Leatrice Kitchen, Ruth...

Nov 17, 2020

HALL Gary Douglas Hall, 82 years old, passed away on November 16th, 2020. Gary was born July 28th, 1938 in New Boston, Ohio, to the late Fred and Edna (Nee: Caudill) Hall. Gary was a 1957 graduate of Portsmouth West High School. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He retired from Richardson Rubber Corp./ Witco, in Indianapolis,...

Nov 16, 2020

NEWMAN Frances C. Newman, a resident of Hill View Retirement Center passed away November 16th, 2020. She was born June 23rd, 1931, in Portsmouth, Ohio, the only child of Elmore Faine of New Straitsville, Ohio and Bertha Irene Bowling Faine of South Webster, Ohio. In 1954 Fran married Robert A. Newman at Temple Baptist Church with Rev. Hall Dautel officiating....

Nov 1, 2020

WHISMAN Tommy Whisman, 86, of Lucasville, Ohio, passed away peacefully at SOMC Hospice on Sunday November 1st, among family. He was born to the late John and Pearl (Nee: Caldwell) Whisman. Tommy was married to his wife Delores (Nee: Buckler) Whisman for 55 years. Surviving are two daughters, Rebecca Williams and Mary Jane (Curtis) Messer. He is also preceded in...

Oct 26, 2020

TURNER, Walter K., 98 years of age, longtime Portsmouth resident, passed away peacefully in La Rue, Ohio, on October 26th, 2020. Walter proudly served in the Army 8th Airforce, WWII. He spent the majority of his life as a truck driver, delivering gasoline for Standard Oil Co. and worked for several years out of Portsmouth, for Tenny Trucking. He was...

Oct 24, 2020

Priscilla Gullefer Osborn DuPuy, 89, lifetime Portsmouth, resident, died peacefully at her residence, Hillview Retirement Center, on October 24, 2020. She was born July 22, 1931, in Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late Commander Wendell G. Osborn and Lena Appel Osborn. She was preceded in death by her son Richard Ellis DuPuy, Jr. She is survived by her husband...