All Obituaries

   Shirley Ann Bryant, 85, of New Boston, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born December 12, 1936, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Norman Ray and Fern Kennard Sexton.    A 1955 Portsmouth High School graduate, Shirley worked for the former William’s Manufacturing Co. and as a domestic for Dr. Spock of Portsmouth. She loved to shop, especially at JC Penny with her daughter, Sheila. She also enjoyed crosswords...

     Betty Jean Clark, 87, of Portsmouth, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022, at her home. She was born May 4, 1935, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late William Everett and Audrey Louise Meenach Cooper.    Betty worked in retail for the former Harts Department Store for 15 years, she also worked at the former Mercy Hospital and Evans Knost Floral and for WalMart. She attended Wheelersburg United Methodist Church and she had worked as an election poll worker for...

      Rev. Forrest Edward Cornwell, 86, of Portsmouth, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Best Care Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wheelersburg. He was born December 1, 1935, in Portsmouth, a son of the late Forrest Dale and Opal Robirds Cornwell.    Eddie retired after 20 years working as a custodian for the Portsmouth City Schools and he was an ordained minister in the Christian Baptist Association. He was currently serving...

   Norma Lee Roe, 92, of Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Hill View Wesley Village. She was born March 7, 1930 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Fred L. and Agnes Genevieve Turner Grashel.    A 1947 graduate of Portsmouth High School, Norma attended the former Portsmouth Interstate Business College. She worked as a hospital clerk at Martin-Marietta and retired after 13 years. Norma formerly attended Temple Baptist Church and she enjoyed playing...

   William “Bill” Trent, 90, a longtime Wheelersburg resident, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022, at Hill View in Portsmouth. He was born November 21, 1931, in Glen Alum, WV, a son of the late Earl Owen and Vada E. Hill Trent.    In 1952, Bill joined the US Air Force working in Global Communications all over the world. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal and was honorably discharged on April 23, 1956. He later joined the...

   Beulah Mae Jarrells, 89, a longtime Portsmouth resident, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Randall House of Wheelersburg. She was born June 27, 1933 in Logan County, WV, a daughter of the late George Fleming and Frances Viola Clifton Fleming Lesher.    Beulah attended Mabert Road Baptist Church and retired from the Portsmouth Kroger Deli Bakery after 17 years of service. She loved Elvis, Emmett Kelly collectables and Christmas and she had a bit of a QVC habit. She...

     Russell Hoerle Lewis III, of Lexington, KY, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022, at his mother’s home in Portsmouth after a brief illness. He was born July 19, 1988, in Portsmouth, a son of Margaret LeAnn Campbell Lewis and the late Russell Hoerle Lewis, Jr.    A 2006 graduate of Portsmouth Notre Dame High School, Russell earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Shawnee State University. He was currently working toward a Master of Public Health degree...

Irene Liddle Eisnaugle     Irene Olga (Powderhill) Liddle Eisnaugle, 96, of Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Hill View. She was born November 18, 1925 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, a daughter of the late George Henry and Lena Olga Olive Hooper Powderhill.    Irene attended secretarial college in Blackpool and the former Portsmouth Interstate Business College in Portsmouth. During World War II, she served as a Lance Corporal in the British...

Carol J. Hufferd Creech     Carol Jane Hufferd Creech, 64, of Sciotoville, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born May 7, 1958, in Rushville, IN, the daughter of the late James William and Betty Jane (Cox) Hufferd.    Carol was retired from Scioto County Job & Family Services where she worked for 15 years as a caseworker.  She graduated from Shawnee State University with a Bachelor of Science of...

  Ernest J. Vastine, Sr. On Wednesday, June 22nd, Ernest “Ernie” J. Vastine, Sr., founder of Valley Wholesale Foods, Inc. and loving husband and father of six children, passed away at the age of 81. Ernie was born November 1, 1940, to Zatto Ernest and Mildred Elizabeth (Miller) Vastine at Portsmouth General Hospital in Portsmouth, OH. Ernie was a 1958 graduate of Clay High School in Portsmouth, Ohio and he attended Ohio University with a major in Special Education. ...