Obituaries

Dec 13, 2020

MikeE Phillips, 68, of Wheelersburg, died Sunday, December 13, 2020, at his residence.  Born on January 28, 1952 in New Boston, he was a son of the late Kermit and Hilda Bird Phillips and was a retired welder for the Pipe Fitters Local #577.

MikeE was a member of Pleasant Grove Church and also a member and...

Dec 12, 2020

Terry L. Spradlin, 73, of Minford, died Saturday, December 12, 2020, at his residence.  He was born on October 30, 1947 in Portsmouth, was a U.S. Air Force veteran and retired switch operator for the Norfolk & Southern Railroad.

Terry was preceded in death by Ovie and Edna Burchett, who raised him and a brother, Tim Spradlin....

Dec 12, 2020

Beulah Martin, 91, a loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus on Saturday, December 12, 2020.

Born and raised in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Glancy and Maggie Kegley Neal.  Also preceding her in death were her loving husband, Eugene “Beanie” Martin, two sons, Michael Eugene and...

Dec 11, 2020

Barry T. Hempill, 28, of Sciotoville, died Friday, December 11, 2020, in the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room. Born on April 16, 1992 in Columbus, he was a tennis instructor.

Tommy graduated in 2010 from Minford High School and enjoyed golfing, fishing and tennis.  He was especially proud of landing a job at the Ashland Tennis...

Dec 10, 2020

Beverly Ann Suter, 72, of Wheelersburg, died Thursday, December 10, 2020, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. Born on September 13, 1948 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Ina Salyers Robinson and was retired from the business office of the Ohio Department of Juvenile Corrections.

Beverly was a graduate of Portsmouth High...

Dec 8, 2020

Katherine Marie Oxyer, 76, of Huber Heights, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020, in Grandview Medical Center in Dayton.  Born on November 24, 1944 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Shirley Cooper Arthur and was a former employee for Kroger’s.

Also preceding her in death was a grandson, Spenser Brady.

Kathy...

Dec 7, 2020

Tammy Susan Rigney, 60, of Lucasville, died Monday, December 7, 2020, in the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room.  Born on October 29, 1960 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Curt and Helen Allard Kazee.

Tammy loved spending time with her kids and grandkids and this was her favorite time of the year-Christmas.  She...

Dec 2, 2020

Lillian G. Armstrong, 72, of Rosemount died Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at her son’s home with her family by her bedside.  Born on November 17, 1948 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Catherine Wiget Hunter and was a homemaker.

Lil was a 1966 graduate of Clay High School and her life was...

Nov 26, 2020

Judy Kaut Dobbins, 72, of Rosemount, died Thursday, November 26, 2020, in the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room.  Born on November 23, 1948 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late David and Geneva Horsley Kaut. Also preceding her in death was a brother, Jeff Kaut.

Judy was a 1966 graduate of Clay High School,...

Nov 13, 2020

Rosella Riepenhoff, 97, of Wheelersburg, went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 13, 2020 at SOMC Hospice Center.  Born on August 3, 1923 in New Boston, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Gladys Krueger Metzler and a member of Wheelersburg United Methodist Church, where she was involved in youth activities for several years.

Nov 9, 2020

James A. Hamilton, 83, of Eden Park, died peacefully at his home Monday, November 9, 2020, with his family by his bedside.  Born on February 24, 1937, he was a son of the late William and Mabel Church Hamilton and was a retired stationary engineer at New Boston Coke.

Also preceding him in death were his sisters,...

Nov 2, 2020

Regina “Jean” Boggs Belveal, 80, went peacefully to her Lord on Monday, November 2, 2020 at Hill View.  Her battle with cancer was finally over.  Born at home in Sciotoville on July 11, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Gladys Potts Boggs and was a wonderful homemaker.

Affectionately known at mamaw/momma bear, she...

Oct 24, 2020

Geneva Mae Dunn, 90, of Florida, formerly of New Boston, died Saturday, October 24, 2020 in Orlando, Fla. Born on March 16, 1930 in Trinity, KY, she was a daughter of the late Charles “Mitch” Osborne and Carrie Craig Osborne and was a housewife.

Geneva was a member of Milldale Road Church of Christ in Christian Union.

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Oct 22, 2020

Delores Jeneane Kelly 90, of Columbia, TN, formerly of Eden Park, died Thursday, October 22, 2020, in Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia.  Born on August 7, 1930 in Memphis, TN, she was a daughter of the late James and Flo McCleese Horsley and was operator of Kelly’s Beauty Shop.

Jeneane was a member of New Boston...

Oct 18, 2020

Robert L. “Whitey” Davison, 84, of New Boston, passed peacefully Sunday, October 18, 2020, in his home.  Born on January 27, 1936, he was a 1954 graduate of Portsmouth High School, retired from Empire Detroit Steel Corporation, owner of Bob’s Auto Sales in New Boston and loved old cars. Bob was a Master Mason at Western Sun Mason Lodge,...

Oct 13, 2020

Michael Louis Boehm, age 67 of Portsmouth, died Tuesday October 13, 2020 at SOMC after a long battle with multiple illnesses. Mike “BoBo” was born on January 19, 1953, a son of the late Roy & Carroll Boehm and was a retired Corrections Officer at SOCF with 31 years of service.

Mike was one of a kind...

Oct 10, 2020

Bonnie Sue Taylor 70, of Portsmouth, died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 10, 2020.  Born on July 6, 1950, she was a daughter of the late James and Maude Justice Mathis and was a devoted homemaker.

Bonnie enjoyed playing ping pong, was an avid card player, and thoroughly enjoyed pitching horseshoes having been on the front...

Oct 9, 2020

Denise Browning, 56, of Sciotoville, died Friday, October 9, 2020, in Rosemount Pavilion.  Born on December 24, 1963 in Dayton, she was the only daughter of John William and Pauline North King.  She was a caregiver at the dog pound.

Denise was proceeded in death by her father, John W. King.

Surviving are her mother,...

Oct 3, 2020

Richard E. Weghorst, 85, of Wheelersburg, died Saturday, October 3, 2020, in the Southern Ohio Medical Center emergency room.  Born on August 30, 1935 in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Edgar and Faye Cooper Weghorst and was a retired civil engineer for DuPont.

A graduate of Portsmouth High School, he attended Texas A. &...

Oct 2, 2020

Charles E. Metz, 93, of Portsmouth, died Friday, October 2, 2020, at the SOMC Hospice Center.  Born on November 3, 1926 in Cairo, WV, he was a son of the late Albert and Sylvia Martin Metz and was a dynamite blaster in construction.

Also preceding him in death were three brothers, Kenneth, Daniel and Everett and a...