Obituary Listing

Jan 20, 2024

Stephen Hanes, 59, of Wheelersburg, OH., passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Kings Daughter Medical Center in Ashland, KY. He was born in Portsmouth, OH., January 15, 1965 a son of the late Donald and Judith Kennedy Hanes.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death by two brothers, William Mark Hanes and Donald Ray...

Jan 14, 2024

Sandra Kay Smith Wells, 65, of South Shore, KY., passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth, OH. She was born in Portsmouth, OH., May 9, 1958.

Sandra is preceded in death by her father, Windel Smith; mothers, Wanda Harness Smith, Mary Ann Smith and maternal grandmother, Ruth Dunn.

Left behind to...

Jan 12, 2024

Ottis David Riggs, 79, of South Shore, KY., passed away Friday, January 12, 2024 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH. He was born June 30, 1944 in Letitia, KY., a son of the late William and Ruth Vest Riggs Howland.

David was a United States Army Veteran.

Along with his parents he is...

Jan 7, 2024

Ronald Bentley, 58, of Portsmouth, OH., formerly of South Shore, KY., passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH. He was born July 7, 1965 in Portsmouth, OH., a son of the late Raymond and Helen Sexton Bentley.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death by one brother Christopher...

Jan 5, 2024

Darrell E. Stewart, 84, of South Shore, KY., passed away Friday, January 5, 2024 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth, OH. He was born in Fullerton, KY., January 15, 1939 a son of the late Orville and Norma Wheeler Stewart.

He retired from North American Refractories in South Shore, KY., after many years of service.

Along...

Jan 4, 2024

Larry J. Gilpin, 65, of Lucasville, OH., passed away January 4, 2024 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH. He was born in West Union, OH., February 18, 1958 a son of the late Harvey and Wilma Shumaker Gilpin.

Along with his parents he his preceded in death by one daughter, Wilma Mae Gilpin and his...

Dec 31, 2023

Eduardo Alonso 83, of Louisville, KY., passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023 at Mary & Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born in Havana, Cuba October 23, 1940 a son of the late Pedro Fernando Alonso and Marie Luis.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death by one brother Thomas Alonso Luis.

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Dec 22, 2023

Anna Louise Stevenson Evans, 87, of Portsmouth, OH., formerly of South Portsmouth, KY., went to be with her Lord Friday, December 22, 2023 at Best Care Health & Rehab in Wheelersburg, OH. She was born September 10, 1936 in South Portsmouth, KY., a daughter of the late Homer and Minnie Webb Stevenson.

Along with her parents she...

Dec 15, 2023

David Woodrow Long, 54, of Portsmouth, Ohio, left this world on December 15, 2023. David was born on February 1, 1969, in Portsmouth Ohio to the late Thomas Alvin and Darwina Lois Long.

David was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Jeffrey Long.

David is survived by one daughter, Brittany Brown (husband,...

Dec 14, 2023

Carl Wayne "Bunken" Morman, 81, of South Shore, KY., passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2023 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth, OH. He was born in Fullerton, KY., a son of the late Carl and Bessie Clark Morman.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death by one sister, Ginny Keibler; one brother, Denver Ray Morman; two...

Dec 13, 2023

Joyce Ann Bowling, 87, of South Portsmouth, KY., passed away at her sons residence December 13, 2023 in Pataskala, OH. She was born in Portsmouth, OH., March 25, 1936 a daughter of the late Charles and Edna Prater Hammond Friley.

Along with her parents she is preceded in death by one son, Charles Franklin; two daughters, Cheryl...

Dec 9, 2023

Gregory Lee Spriggs, 61, of South Shore, KY., passed Saturday, December 9, 2023 at his residence. He was born in Portsmouth, OH., March 30, 1962 a son of the late Augustus and Patricia Middleton Spriggs.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death by one sister Karen Spriggs and one granddaughter Ava Whitt.

Left...

Dec 5, 2023

Beulah "Agnes" Applegate Hicks, 94, of Portsmouth, OH., formerly of South Portsmouth, KY., passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at Hill View Retirement Center in Portsmouth, OH. Agnes was born in Ribolt, KY., on March 4, 1929, a daughter of the late Harry and Queenie Spence Applegate.

She was a devoted and loving wife to Delmer...

Dec 4, 2023

Carolyn S. Aldridge Smith, 71, of Portsmouth, OH., formerly of South Shore, KY., passed away Monday, December 4, 2023 at Portsmouth Health & Rehab in Portsmouth, OH. She was born in Portsmouth, OH., June 23, 1952 a daughter of the late Ellis and Alberta Payton Aldridge.

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

Dec 2, 2023

Roger Cooper, 72, of Wheelersburg, OH., passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH. He was born in South Shore, KY., July 14, 1951 a son of the late Jesse and Dorsie Cremeans Cooper.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death by one son, Kevin Cooper and one brother,...

Nov 26, 2023

Donna Brown Bailey, 75, of South Shore, KY., passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH. She was born April 15, 1948 a daughter of the late Hardin and Maggie Yates Brown.

Donna was a lifelong member of Eureka Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, baking, reading and spending time with family...

Nov 25, 2023

Bennie Meadows, 91, of Quincy, KY., passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Hospice of Hope in Maysville, KY. He was born in Garrison, KY., May 16, 1932 a son of the late Andrew and Nancy Dummitt Meadows.

He was a United States Army Veteran and retired from Portsmouth Ready Mix.

Along with his parents...

Nov 23, 2023

Roberta Mae Green, 84, of South Shore, KY., passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023 at South Shore Nursing & Rehab in South Shore, KY. She was born in South Shore, KY., July 28, 1939 a daughter of the late Howard "Cotton" and Mabel Collier Timberlake.

She was a Homemaker and a member of the Sunshine Community Church....

Nov 20, 2023

Truman "Fiz" Farris, 87, of Quincy, KY., passed away Monday, November 20, 2023 at Kings Daughter Medical Center in Ashland, KY. He was born in Siloam, KY., April 22, 1936 a son of the late William and Mary Lewis Farris.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death by his wife Phyllis Ann Carver Farris; one...

Oct 28, 2023

Sherry A. Adams, 73 of South Shore, KY passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Kings Daughter Medical Center in Ashland, KY., she was born in Maysville, KY., October 1, 1950 a daughter of the late Harry Lee Boyd and Ivadene Rankin Boyd.

She was the owner operator of Family Ties Country Store and Quilt Shop, a...