Obituary Listing

Charlotte  Eugenia Vanbibber

Charlotte Eugenia Vanbibber

Sep 29, 2016

Charlotte E. VanBibber, 93, went to be with her Lord, Sept. 29, 2016 at Oakmont Manor in Flatwoods, Kentucky. She was born July 8, 1923 in South Portsmouth, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Charles Reeder and Amy Osborne Reeder.  Charlotte was a homemaker and a member of the South Portsmouth Church of Christ for years. Mrs. VanBibber is preceded...

Yvonne Parks

Yvonne Parks

Sep 26, 2016

Yvonne Parks, 96 of South Shore Kentucky passed away on Monday, September 26th 2016. She was born on August 11, 1920 in Portsmouth Ohio. She is the daughter of the late Tate and Sarah Catherine Smith Sparks. Yvonne was an avid bowler and homemaker. Together with her late husband, Herbert "Sparky" Parks, owned the former Tri-Angle Drive-in Restaurant. Mrs. Parks...

Wyvonna  K Osborne

Wyvonna K Osborne

Sep 23, 2016

Wyvonna Osborne, 68, of Firebrick, Kentucky, passed away Sept. 23, 2016 in Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was born in Carter County, Kentucky, Nov. 6, 1947, a daughter of the late A.B. Kiser and Elise Lewis Kiser. Member of the South Shore Church of God, South Shore, Kentucky. Preceded in death by one brother, Michell Kiser. Surviving...

Opal Brown

Opal Brown

Sep 23, 2016

Heaven gained an angel with the passing of Mrs. Opal Brown, of South Shore, KY, on Friday September 23.  Opal was born on October 7,1923 in Sandy Hook Kentucky. She was the daughter of the late Darb and Netta Mae Turner of Elliot County Kentucky. She was a long time resident of South Shore and a member of South Shore...

Patricia  Jane Pratt

Patricia Jane Pratt

Sep 14, 2016

Patricia J. Pratt, 79, of South Shore, Kentucky, passed away Sept. 14, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Feb. 1, 1937, a daughter of the late Charles Mershon and Mary M. Workman Mershon. Preceded in death by two husbands, Ray Morman, June 12, 1981, William Pratt, March 30, 1987, one brother, James Workman. Surviving are two...

Roger  D. Horton

Roger D. Horton

Sep 10, 2016

Roger D. Horton, 76, of South Shore, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, September 10th, 2016 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.  He was a resident of the Thompson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, Kentucky. Roger was born June 20, 1940 in Fullerton, Kentucky, the only child of Vencil and Irene (Boyles) Horton.  He graduated from McKell High School, South Shore,...

Frances  Cuff Riddle

Frances Cuff Riddle

Sep 6, 2016

Frances Laurine Cuff Riddle journeyed to be with her Lord, Sept. 6, 2016. Born, March 28, 1928 to Lloyd and Corine Cuff in Madison, TN. After attending Peabody College she completed Nursing School at Nashville General Hospital. There she met her husband, the late Dr. Billy Joe Riddle. They were married and moved to South Shore following completion of his...

Justine Felty

Justine Felty

Sep 3, 2016

Justine Felty, 83, of South Portsmouth, Kentucky, Passed away Sept. 3, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Greenup County, Kentucky, Oct. 16, 1932, a daughter of the late Howard Fetters and Lula Mae Traylor Fetters. Preceded in death by three sisters, Mary Crawford, Ruby Ensor and Evelyn Fetters, one brother, Willie "Snook" Fetters. Surviving are one son, Jeffrey...

Betty  Louise Daniels

Betty Louise Daniels

Aug 28, 2016

Betty Wilburn Daniels, 61, of Blue Creek, Ohio, Passed away Aug. 28, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Kehoe, Kentucky, Dec. 3, 1954, a daughter of the late William Wilburn and Cindy Hood Wilburn. Preceded in death by her husband, James Daniels, 2011, six brothers, Raymond, Bobby, Earl, Ronnie, Edward and Randy. Surviving are three brothers, Richard Wilburn...

Harry  Robert Mcelhaney

Harry Robert Mcelhaney

Aug 27, 2016

Harry Robert McElhaney, age 88, of Dayton, Passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016. He was born February 22, 1928 in South Portsmouth, Kentucky. Harry was a WWII Navy Veteran. He was a member of Masonic Lodge and V.F.W. Post 657. Harry retired from NCR after 27 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry P. and Minnie McElhaney;...

Pauline Spencer

Pauline Spencer

Aug 25, 2016

Pauline Spencer, 88, of Portsmouth, OH., passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Best Care Nursing and Rehab in Wheelersburg, OH. She was born in Portsmouth, OH., September 28, 1927 a daughter of the late Robert Craft and Agnes Webb. Pauline was a retired Nurse from Flannery Nursing Home in Portsmouth, OH. Pauline is preceded in death by her husband's...

Fred Phillip Van Bibber

Fred Phillip Van Bibber

Aug 24, 2016

Fred Phillip Van Bibber, 83, of South Shore Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday August 24, 2016. He was born October 27, 1932 a son of the late Maurice Van Bibber and Carrie Fields Van Bibber. He retired from Didier Brick Yard in South Shore Kentucky, was a 32nd degree Mason a member of Harrison Fullerton Lodge #937 in South Shore,...

Joseph  Frank Graham

Joseph Frank Graham

Aug 22, 2016

Joseph Frank Graham, 73, of South Portsmouth, KY., passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at his residence. He was born July 17, 1943 in Columbus, OH. He was a retired Journeyman from AEP Electric, a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion in Columbus, OH. Joseph was preceded in death by his mother Annabell Badger Graham and...

Lloyd  Austin Kotcamp

Lloyd Austin Kotcamp

Aug 14, 2016

Lloyd A. Kotcamp, 77, of Portsmouth, Ohio, passed away Aug. 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born Nov. 13, 1938, a son of the late Raymond Kotcamp and Roberta Reeder Kotcamp, a 1956 graduate of South Portsmouth High School, member of the South Portsmouth Christian Church and a United States Navy Veteran. Surviving are his wife, Etta McGlone Kotcamp...

Bennie  Harold Mineer

Bennie Harold Mineer

Aug 8, 2016

Bennie Harold Mineer, 83, peacefully passed away at home on Monday, August 8. He was the son of Cecil Mineer and Nellie (Sparks) Mineer Logan of Squire, WV. He served in the US Army, Fort Belfore, VA during the Korean War as a Special Clerk of Engineering. He had a degree in the National Radio Institute and worked in radio...

Beulah  Fairy Mcquesten

Beulah Fairy Mcquesten

Aug 7, 2016

Beulah Fairy McQuesten, 94, of South Shore, Kentucky passed away Aug. 7, 2016 in South Shore Nursing and Rehab. She was born in Letitia, Kentucky, Oct. 10, 1921, a daughter of the late Herbert White and Dorotha Lowe White. A former employee of the Williams Shoe Factory in Portsmouth, Ohio and retired from the Goodyear Atomic Plant, Piketon, Ohio. Preceded...

George Queen  Jr

George Queen Jr

Aug 3, 2016

Dr. G.R. Queen Jr., 96, of Vanceburg, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Kentucky. Dr. Queen was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, May 28, 1920, a son of the late George R. Queen Sr. and Grace Howard Queen. He is survived by many relatives. In 1943 Dr. Queen graduated from the Louisville University...

Ollie  Ray Hammond

Ollie Ray Hammond

Aug 3, 2016

Ollie Ray Hammond, 78, of Firebrick, Kentucky passed away, Aug. 3, 2016 in Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was born in Firebrick, Kentucky, Feb. 23, 1938, a son of the late Ernest Hammond and Cora Mae Blankenbeckley Hammond, member of the Firebrick Christian Baptist Church, retired Carpenter from Local #473, Ashland, Kentucky. Preceded in death by four...

Kenneth Crowder

Kenneth Crowder

Aug 2, 2016

Kenneth Reed Crowder, 86, of Chillicothe, OH., a former Portsmouth, OH., resident passed from this life on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. He was born July 5, 1930 a son of the late Norman and Ethel Parker Crowder. He was retired from the CSX Railroad. Preceded in death besides his parents are his wife Ruth Crowder whom passed away June 29,...

Harold Day

Harold Day

Jul 29, 2016

Harold Day, 79, of West Portsmouth, OH., passed away peacefully at his residence with his family by his side Friday, July 29, 2016. He was born in Portsmouth, OH., November 25, 1936 a son of the late Alonzo and Martha Butler Day. Harold was the owner of Day's Grocery in West Portsmouth, OH., where him and his wife Dottie enjoyed...