All Obituaries

   Patricia A. O’Leary Hendricks, 78, of Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the SOMC Hospice Center with her beloved husband at her side. Pat was born February 6, 1944, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Gerald “Jerry” D. and Ruby Fay Worrell O’Leary.    An educator in the Portsmouth City Schools for more than 30 years, Pat enjoyed making an impact on the hundreds of students she taught throughout the years. She continued...

   Roger Dean Miller, 89, of Portsmouth, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the SOMC Hospice Center. He was born January 5, 1934 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Harold Edward and Avanelle Florence Ward Miller.    Roger was employed by the former Chabot’s Petroleum before joining the United States Army. He served during the Korean Conflict and received the Good Conduct Medal. He returned to Portsmouth after serving his country and was re-hired at...

   Kenneth Ray Kozee, 68, of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at his home. He was born March 18, 1954 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Robert Kozee and Anna Marie Collins Ray.    Kenny had been a 30-year truck driver for Crete Carrier Corp. based in Lincoln, NE and he enjoyed traveling cross country for his work. In his free time, he enjoyed building and modifying things and spending time with his nieces and nephews.    Surviving are three...

   Carol Jane (Hill) Gleim, 78, of Wheelersburg, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023 at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, KY. She was born September 7, 1944 in Ironton, a daughter of the late Ralph N. and Claire R. (Bussey) Hill.    A former member of the Coal Grove Memorial United Methodist Church and most recently a member of St. John Lutheran Church, she was a 1962 graduate of Dawson Bryant High School where she was salutatorian and a member of...

   Harold “Gib” Cecil Witter, 85, of Portsmouth, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, at his home surrounded by family. He was born October 15, 1937, in Chillicothe, a son of the late Joseph John and Florence Marie Krebs Witter.    Gib was the retired owner of Witter Plumbing and a longtime member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. A U.S. Navy veteran and member of the Plumbers & Pipefitters Union Local #577, he coached youth sports when his children...

   Jean Hazel Schoonover, 101, of Portsmouth, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, at the SOMC Hospice Center. She was born August 22, 1921, in Portsmouth, the only daughter of the late Clarence and Louisa Anna Massa Cunningham.    Jean was a longtime member of Second Presbyterian Church and she had worked at the former Herms Floral Co. for 44 years. She had been a member of the Portsmouth BPW while working at Herms and she was a 1941 graduate of Portsmouth High...

      Paulette Elizabeth Ewing, 80, of Bronx, NY, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023 at BronxCare Medical System. She was born July 18, 1942 in Portsmouth, to the late Kathleen Marie (Glass) and Peter Kendrick Ewing. She was a 1960 Portsmouth High School graduate.    Paulette is survived by four nephews, Beverly Eugene Miller, Terrell Franklin Miller, Ronald Angelo Miller and Larry Vincent Miller.    She was preceded in death by her parents; and...

   Phyllis Ann White, 84, a longtime Portsmouth resident, passed away January 3, 2023, at Green Hills Community in West Liberty. She was born June 20, 1938, in New Boston, a daughter of the late Olna and Dica May Horner Harris.    Phyllis was a Portsmouth High School graduate and she attended Christ’s Community Church. She had been a beautician, working from her home and she taught at Paramount Beauty Academy. Along with her late husband, Ralph, she operated the...

   Flora Ellen Rowland “Flo” Shaw, 93, of Portsmouth, passed away at her home on Monday, January 2, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born August 28, 1929, in Greenup County, KY, the eldest child of the late Charles Kent and Mary Elizabeth Kouns Rowland.    On March 27, 1948, she married Leonard Mack “Nick” Shaw in Greenup, KY, and the couple was married 43 years until his death on January 12, 1992.      Flo was the...

   Charles Albert “Pete” Gustafson Jr., 76, of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023, at SOMC. He was born August 28, 1946, in Baltimore, MD to the late Charles A. and Laverne Elaine Goode Gustafson Sr.    Pete was retired from Southern Ohio Medical Center where he worked as a groundskeeper and was named Mercy Hospital Employee of the Year in 1987. Highly regarded for the impeccable job he did maintaining the hospital grounds, he was affectionately...