All Obituaries

  Sadly, Richard “Robo Webb” II made his last wildly inappropriate comment or text to you. Commonly seen wearing one of his many black Harley-Davidson shirts with his Mr. T starter kit, a shit-eating grin and mischievous look in his eyes-Richard was always along for the ride. He was the friend who always said yes to a concert, an adventure or a trip to the Ribber and had a famous chuckle mimicked by all. The man who never missed a family event, or one of his niece...

   Richard Earl Mershon, 78, of New Boston, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in the SOMC Emergency Room. He was born November 20, 1940 in New Boston, a son of the late Harvey Gardner and Willadean Henrietta Phillips Mershon.    Rich retired as chief of the New Boston Fire Department after 33 years of service with the village. He was a Vietnam era Army veteran and a member of the James Dickey Post #23 American Legion. A Kentucky Colonel, he was also a member of the...

      Doris Goddard, age 89, passed away on May 8, 2019 at 2:18pm in Mason, OH. Born on August 23, 1929 in Portsmouth, OH, daughter of late William and Lubina Reider. Preceded in death by her husband Denver Goddard; sisters Hazel Reider, Alberta Grohman and Garnet Smith-Malloy.   Doris is survived by her daughter Cheryl Norton (Robert Norton); granddaughter Staci Booth (Bryan Booth, children Dylan and Jasper); granddaughter Elizabeth Ludlum (Andrew Ludlum, children...

           Mary Helen Seymour, 66, of Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at BridgePort Advance 360. She was born May 10, 1952 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Edgar Leroy Cooper and Mary Lou Gill Stinson.    Surviving are two sons, Stacy Seymour of Portsmouth and Adrian Seymour of Chillicothe; two daughters, Brandi Le (Kevin) Moore and Andi Seymour, all of Portsmouth; one sister, Rosanne (Wade) Williams of Chillicothe;...

   Anna Louise Sagraves, 85, of Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Rosemount Pavilion. She was born January 7, 1934 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Daniel Edward and Mae Luella Elliott Buckley.    Anna was a homemaker and had worked for the Board of Elections and the Ohio Employment Office. A Portsmouth High School graduate, she was a member of Cornerstone United Methodist Church and a former DeMolay Mother.    Her husband, Byrle Edwin...

     Gustav George Grunit, 79, of Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Gus was born Dec. 1, 1939 in Newark, NJ to the late Gustav George and Irene Mazurek Grunit.    Gus was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, and Air Force veteran, and the retired manager of the former Purdy’s Lumber Co. and Moore’s Super Store. He was also a former sales representative for Cellar Lumber Co. in...

   Myrtle Elizabeth Kitchen, 78, of Portsmouth, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at the SOMC Hospice Center  She was born in Portsmouth, March 16, 2019, a daughter of the late Forrest Dale and Opal Edna Robirds Cornwell.    Myrtle was a retired Dietary Aid at SOMC and attended Mabert Road Baptist Church.    In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death November 26, 2016 by her husband, Goble Kitchen, Jr., whom she married in Greenup, KY on...

   Donald Gene Mercer, 81, of Portsmouth, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus after a brief illness. He was born September 21, 1937 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Fred Parker and Lottie Johnson Mercer    Don was a 1955 PHS graduate and had attended the Ohio State University. He also had attended the First Christian Church for many years and retired as a supervisor from AEP after 43 years of service. An avid...

Geralyn F. White      Geralyn Frances White, 56, of Rosemount, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at the James Cancer Center at the OSU-Wexner Medical Center. She was born in Creighton, PA, August 12, 1962, a daughter of Francis Joseph Napierkowski of Portsmouth and the late Shirley Rose Valasek Napierkowski.    Geralyn was a member of St. Mary’s Church and a fourth grade language arts teacher at Clay Elementary School where she served as the Vice...

       Leonard Berkley, 89, of Milford, a former Portsmouth resident, passed away Friday Mar. 29, 2019 at Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash. He was born in Portsmouth Dec. 8, 1929, a son of the late Katheryn L. Berkley.     Leonard was retired from the Scioto County Legal Aid Society and he was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio. He graduated from PHS in 1947, received a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown...