Obituary Listing

Nov 26, 2018

Paul E. "Bud" Bentley, 79 of South Portsmouth Kentucky passed away Monday Nov. 26th, 2018 at SOMC Hospice facility in Portsmouth Oh. Bud was born January 1939 to the late William S. Bentley and Laura B. Bentley, in Greenup Ky. Bud enjoyed using his hands working with wood, making dulcimers, etc. He enjoyed fishing, bluegrass music, and making children...

Nov 24, 2018

Nellie Frances McKenzie, 81, of Lucasville, OH., formerly of South Shore, KY., passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born in Garrison, KY., May 29, 1937 a daughter of the late Ezra Hamilton and Mae Alexander Hamilton.

Along with her parents she is preceded in death by...

Nov 17, 2018

James Delbert Reeder, 86 of South Portsmouth, KY went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at SOMC Hospice. He was born on July 10, 1932, to the late Charles and Amy Reeder. Also preceding him in death were his sisters Charlotte (Earl) VanBibber, Bonnie (Gene) Cade, and brother Harold Reeder.

Jim is survived...

Nov 8, 2018

Lucy Jane Smith, 78, of South Shore, KY, went to be with her Lord, Nov. 8, 2018 at her daughter's residence. Lucy was born in York, KY, April 23, 1940, a daughter of the late Braxton Spears and Lula Peyton Spears. She was a member of Big White Oak Apostolic Church.

Preceded in death by her husband,...

Nov 6, 2018

Donald Ellis Adkins, 82, of South Shore, KY, passed away Nov. 6, 2018 in South Shore Nursing and Rehab Center in South Shore, KY. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1936, a son of the late Ellis Adkins and Ruth Amanda Warnock Adkins. Don was a member of Load Christian Baptist Church and a Army Air Force...

Oct 31, 2018

Phyllis Joan O'Connor, 85, of South Shore, Kentucky passed away, Oct. 31, 2018 in Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Sept. 8, 1933, a daughter of the late Ballard Wells and Alka Meek Wells. Phyllis was a member of the South Shore Christian Church.

Preceded in death by her husband,...

Oct 30, 2018

Jerry Lee Lybrook, 53, of South Shore, KY, passed away Oct. 30, 2018 in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. He was born in Portsmouth, Oh, Aug. 20, 1965, a son of Phyllis Crisp Lybrook and the late Charles D. Lybrook.

Preceded in death by one brother, Michael David Lybrook.

Surviving besides his mother are three...

Oct 29, 2018

Ronald K. Helton, 64, of South Shore, KY., passed away Thursday, October 29, 2018 Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH. He was born in Baltimore, MD., August 16, 1954 a son of the late Worley Helton and Helen Mowery Helton.

Ronald was a member of the Firebrick and Lloyd Volunteer Fire Department and a former member...

Oct 27, 2018

Thomas Ray Murphy, 71, of South Shore, KY., went to be his lord and savior and family members on October 27th. He was born in Beaver, KY., August 5, 1947.

Tom was fortunate to have lived and grown up with two families. Tom was the youngest of 10 children and lost both his biological parents when he...

Oct 24, 2018

Jimmie Dale Potter, 58, of South Shore, Kentucky passed away, Oct. 24, 2018 in Southern Ohio Medical Hospice in Portsmouth, OH. He was born in Portsmouth, OH, July 5, 1960, a son of the late Jimmie D. Potter and Mary Darlene Brown Potter. A Veteran of the U.S. Army.

Preceded in death besides his parents are one...

Oct 21, 2018

Katherine Yeager 68, of South Shore, KY., passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, OH. She was born in Portsmouth, OH., May 4, 1950 a daughter of the late Ernest Sanders and Lorraine Litteral Sanders.

She was a member of the South Shore Nazarene Church and was a Homemaker.

Oct 9, 2018

Gilbert Lawson, 81, of Portsmouth, OH., went to be with his lord Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Portsmouth, OH., December 23, 1936 a son of the late Charles Lawson and Mazie Fields Lawson.

Gib was a member of Christ Community Church in Portsmouth, OH., he served our country in the United...

Oct 3, 2018

Mary Darlene Potter, 81, of South Shore, Kentucky passed away Oct. 3, 2018 in South Shore, Kentucky. Darlene was born in Greenup County, KY, Aug. 5, 1937, a daughter of the late Carl Brown and Sarah Elsie Logan.

Preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Dale Potter Sr. Aug. 4, 2014, one Daughter, Barbara Combs, two granddaughters,...

Oct 3, 2018

Barbara Dean Combs, 60, of Delphos, OH., a former resident of South Shore, KY., passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018. She was born in Portsmouth, OH., July 12, 1958 a daughter of the late Jimmie Dale Potter SR. and Mary Darlene Brown Potter.

Barb had a passion for St. Bernard dogs. She has owned St Bernard's since...

Oct 3, 2018

Sonya Renee Lumpkins Prewitt, 38 of Vanceburg, Kentucky passed away Oct. 3, 2018 at her parents residence. She was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Dec. 7, 1979, a daughter of Larry and Sandra Burgess Lumpkins.

Preceded in death by one brother, Donald Lumpkins, paternal grandparents, Roy and Rhoda Lumpkins, Maternal grandparents, Leonard and Olive Burgess.

Surviving...

Oct 1, 2018

Lenard Moore, 96, of South Shore, KY, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 at his residence. He was born Pilgram, KY, March 1,1922 , a son of the late Doug and Virgie (Toby) Parsley Moore. Lenard served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943 till 1946. He was a member of the Antioch United Baptist Church in South...

Oct 1, 2018

Delmer Ellsworth Hicks, 91, of South Portsmouth, KY, went to be with the Lord on October 1, 2018, at Southern Ohio Medical Center.

Delmer was born on August 22, 1927 in Floyd County, KY, the son of the late William and Mary Ann (Coburn) Hicks. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Agnes (Applegate) Hicks....

Sep 25, 2018

Ralph Stone Jr., 53 of South Shore, Kentucky passed away Sept. 25, 2018 in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, Kentucky. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, April 25, 1965, a son of the late Ralph Stone Sr. and Geneva Jewell Holbrook Stone. Junior enjoyed Bluegrass music, Nascar Racing and cooking, but most of all enjoyed spending time...

Sep 22, 2018

Terry Smith, 51, of South Shore, Kentucky passed away Sept. 22, 2018 in Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Kentucky. He was born in Greenup County, KY, Dec. 4, 1966, a son Lucy Spears Smith and the late Leonard Smith.

Surviving are his mother, Lucy Smith of South Shore, KY, companion, Marla Salyers of South Shore, KY, two...

Sep 17, 2018

Michael Shane Holsinger, 45, of McDermott, OH., went to be with the Lord Monday, September 17, 2018 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH. He was born in Portsmouth OH., a July 1, 1973.

Shane worked for 17 years in the forestry and loved hunting, fishing, and playing music.

He is preceded in death...