All Obituaries

   Thelma Marie “Tootsie” Williams Hurley, 91, of Portsmouth, went peacefully to heaven July 20, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born January 5, 1928 in Kanawha County, WV to the late Lester and Nellie Ames Williams.    Tootsie was the proprietor of Tootsie’s Antiques on Second Street where she enjoyed spending time every day, but she may best be remembered by her friends for the many years she spent working at the Pizza Pub. She was...

Dolores Jean “Dodie”  Lightner, 88, of Wheelersburg, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019, at the SOMC Hospice Center. She was born August 1, 1930, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late George Moses and Lockie Mae Berry Arms. Dolores attended Dogwood Chapel Church of Christ in Christian Union and she had retired from the former Kobacker’s Department Store. Her legacy will be "She always left them laughing!" She married her husband, Earl...

   Emma Louise Phipps, 94, of Portsmouth, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Hill View Retirement Center. Born in Marion Co., KY on March 10, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Albert Warren and Stella Vivian Homan Benedict. She was also preceded in death by son, Larry Lee Phipps; great-grandson, Taylor Pierron; five brothers, Ed, Curt, William, Vivian Warren “V.W.” and Garland Benedict; and three sisters, Sarah Votaw, Lorene Bagwell and Christine...

     Barbara Sue Carver, 52, of West Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born May 14, 1967 in Portsmouth to the late Paul Wayne and Agnes Evelyn Messer Winters.    Barbara was a 1985 Portsmouth West High School graduate and she attended the Pentecostal Church of Christ. She loved to sing and was able to play many instruments.    Surviving are her daughter, Adrienne Nicole (Jon) O’Mara of Dayton;...

   Aaron Scott Barrett, 40, of Franklin Furnace, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at his home. Aaron was born July 2, 1978, to Glenn Scott and Jane Marie Phillips Barrett, who survive.    Aaron was a senior medical diagnostic field engineer for Siemens. He was a member of the VFW and he loved to fish and hunt. He was of the Baptist faith and a 1996 Green High School graduate. Aaron had attended the Indianapolis Institute of Technology and DeVry University.   ...

   Linnie Inez Cattell, 51, of Minford, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at her home. She was born April 10, 1968 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Edward Harwood and Loraine Maude Roberts Hughes.    Linnie worked at Shawnee Animal Clinic for 23 years and she was a member of Rocky Fork Primitive Baptist Church in Minford. Linnie graduated from the Vern Riffe School and had previously worked at the Star Adult Workshop in the Brake Line department.   Surviving...

       James Edwin “Red” Hunt, Jr., 86, of Rosemount, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the SOMC Hospice Center. He was born October 24, 1932 in Portsmouth, a son of the late James Edwin and Lena Mae Widdig Hunt, Sr.    Red retired after 43 years with Dayton-Walther Corporation where he worked as a Store Room Supervisor. He was a 1950 Portsmouth High School graduate, a member of the Aurora Masonic Lodge #48 and of the Methodist faith. A...

Lawrence Ivan Bolden, 60, of Portsmouth, passed away at his home Saturday, May 25, 2019. He was born in Portsmouth Oct. 17, 1958, a son of the late William Bolden and Inez Alice Webb Burns. Lawrence , was a 1976 PHS graduate and had been employed by the N&S Railway Company. He is survived by four brothers, George and James Bolden of Portsmouth, Gary Bolden of Atlanta, GA and Ben Davis III of Columbus; four sisters, Patricia Stephens of Los Angeles, CA, Donna Carr of Columbus,...

  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...