All Obituaries

      Glenda L. Willis      Glenda Louise Willis, 77, of Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Concord Health & Rehabilitation Center in Wheelersburg. She was born January 15, 1943 in Gadsden, AL, a daughter of the late Alonzo Glenn and Bessie Freda Wineka Willis.    A 1961 Clay High School graduate, Glenda attended Ohio University-Portsmouth and retired as office manager of Blackburn Construction. Previously, she was office...

     Tammy Lene Hall, 62, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the SOMC Hospice Center. She was born October 25, 1957 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Martha Jeanella Murphy Price and Charles Walter Price III.    Tammy retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation, Chillicothe office. She had worked there for more than 30 years, first as a draftsman and retiring as a designer. She had also worked at Goodyear Atomic for many years. A...

          Clotine Finis Stephenson, 90, of New Boston, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Portsmouth Health and Rehab. She was born in Portsmouth January 2, 1930, a daughter of the late John Quincy Adams and Bertha Meadows Bonner. Clotine had worked for Blackburn’s Supermarket for 17 years where she ran the flower and gift shop. She was the last living founding member of the Church of God of Prophecy in New Boston.    She was preceded in...

   Bill Eugene Conley, 81, of South Shore, KY, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at his home. He was born July 14, 1938 in Paintsville, KY, a son of the late Vincel and Bertha Brooks Conley, and the precious step mother who reared him, Marie Blair Conley.    Bill was a member of the Allen Chapel Church of Christ in South Shore and he retired after having an auto repair and wrecker service.    Surviving is his wife of 40 years, Marcella...

   Bernard “Barney” Richard McKinney, 99, a longtime resident of Portsmouth, OH and New Albany, IN, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Hill View Retirement Center in Portsmouth. He was born in Portsmouth in 1920, a son of the late William and Anna Marie Kessinger McKinney.    He was the founder and president of the former Scioto Woods Company in Portsmouth and a member of All Saints Episcopal Church. He attended George Washington University...

      Rev. Jack E. James, 93, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 6, 2020, when he passed away at his home in Wheelersburg. He was born September 29, 1926 in Pittston, PA, a son of the late Odessa “O.Z.” and Myrtle Walker James.    As a young man, Jack joined the Army Air Corps and entered World War II, achieving his wings. For his service, he received the Good Conduct Medal, the American Theater Ribbon and the World War II Victory...

   Walter “Bippy” Kenneth Roe, 89, of Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at Wesley Village at Hill View. He was born March 18, 1930 in Minot, ND, a son of the late Henry Mefford and Louise Pfefferle Roe.     Walt retired after 35 years at the Goodyear Atomic Corporation where he worked as a maintenance mechanic.  He was the owner of the former Walter Roe Realty Company and had also worked as a realtor for Howard Wymer. A 60-year...

Betty Ruth Welch McCleese, 85, of Minford, Ohio, passed away on January 23, 2020, at SOMC Hospice. Born in Paintsville, KY, on May 19, 1934, the daughter of the late Charles Arthur Welch and Ora Olive Bickford Welch, she was a graduate of East High School in 1953.  She was a member of Berean Baptist Church in Sciotoville, Ohio. Betty was a bookkeeper for several area businesses, including Kopy Kat and Ohio Coin Op. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her ex-...

 Wannah Kay Stephenson, 70, of Franklin Furnace, died peacefully Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at home surrounded by her great-grandchildren. She was born March 6, 1949 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Harold Hicks, Sr. and Ethel Leona Eidenour Hicks.    Wannah loved to play bingo and spend time watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.    Her husband, Ralph Edward Stephenson, whom she married Nov. 26, 1966 in Portsmouth, preceded her in death June...

   Patrick Curtiss, 74, of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in Westerville. He was born December 31, 1945 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Ralph Orville and Dorothy Mae Mays Curtiss.    Patrick retired after 30 years at G.E. in Worthington where he was a machinist and grinder. He had formerly worked at JC Penney and Empire Detroit Steel Corp. in the Portsmouth area. A 1963 Clay High School graduate, he was a member of the Western Sun Lodge...