All Obituaries

   Bonnie Ruth Johnson, 75, of Portsmouth, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at SOMC. She was born June 17, 1942 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Glenn Elven and Marion Harriet Parish Shump.    Bonnie was very active in the Portsmouth community and she was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church. She was an active member of the SOMC Scioto Guild and a member of the Red Hat Society. A 1960 graduate from Portsmouth High School, Bonnie also graduated...

   Delores Lee Arnold, 91, of Wheelersburg, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at SOMC. She was born March 29, 1927 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Marvin Arnold and Ruth Katherine Blair Arnold.    She is survived by a cousin, Phyllis Ann Journey of Franklin Furnace.    There are to be no services.

   Kathleen M. Bennington, 88, of Wheelersburg, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. She was born April 30, 1930 in Sciotoville, a daughter of the late Roy Stephens and Mary Francis (Horner) Stephens McNelly Stephenson.    Kathleen was a member of Wheelersburg United Methodist Church and a 1947 Minford High School graduate. In June 1971, she received a Bachelor of Elementary Education and a Bachelor of Special...

   Kenneth Edward Scott, 67, of Wheelersburg,  passed away at SOMC on Monday, May 14, 2018. He was born June 29, 1950 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Carl Henry and Frances Louise Luther Scott.    Kenny retired from the former Aristech where he worked in the security office and he had attended Shawnee State University. An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Republic of...

   Nancy Jo Ruby Horsley, 79, of Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at the SOMC Hospice Center. She was born August 23, 1938 in Portsmouth a daughter of Lena V. Turner Ruby of Rubyville and the late Myrl Charles Ruby.    Nancy was a retired U.S. Postal Service Manager based in Columbus and a 1956 Clay High School graduate. She attended Carey’s Run Church of Christ and was a former member of the Rosemount Homemakers Club.  ...

   Linda Diane Noel, 78, of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the SOMC Hospice Center. She was born April 11, 1940 in Portsmouth to the late James Herbert and Mildred Florine Prayther McConnell.    Linda was an antiques dealer at Ghosts in the Attic and a 1958 Portsmouth High School graduate. She had formerly worked at SOMC and Richard’s Electric.    Her husband, Assistant Portsmouth Fire Chief Jack Lee Noel preceded her in...

   Doris Marie Carter, 86, of Portsmouth, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 4, 2018. She was born October 25, 1931 in Bessemer, AL to the late Pete Sanders and Maggie Moore Marsh.    Doris was a homemaker and a member of Victory Tabernacle.    Three husbands, James Vaughn, James Beauregard and Rufus Carter, preceded her in death.    Doris is survived by two sons, Gregory James Vaughn of Stone Mountain,...

     Ben Davis, Jr., 87, of Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at the SOMC Hospice Center. He was born December 15, 1930 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Ben and Susan Grayson Davis, Sr.    Ben was a member of Christ Temple Apostolic Church and an Army Korean War era veteran. He had worked for the former N&W Railway Company and as a construction laborer.    Surviving are his children, Ben (Michelle) Davis III of...

   Nancy Lou Spradlin, 79, of Wheelersburg, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the SOMC Hospice Center. She was born July 15, 1938 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Ernest Earl and Elma Christine Hayes Bays.   Nancy was a member of Wheelersburg Baptist Church and she enjoyed caring for others. She worked in the meat department at the former Nancy Rae supermarket and retired from the former Festival Foods. An avid Wheelersburg Pirate fan and 1956 graduate,...

   Phyllis Jeanne “Pidge” Fuller, 81, of Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the SOMC Hospice Center in Portsmouth. She was born December 16, 1936 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Howard Frederick and Virginia Arnold Higgins Zeisler.    Phyllis was a 1954 Portsmouth High School graduate and she received Bachelor of Arts and Science degrees from Ohio University. While at OU she was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority and she was...