All Obituaries

                  Homer Clifford ‘Bud’ Dyer, Jr., 90, of Portsmouth, passed away Friday September 13, 2019 at his home. Bud was born September 24, 1928 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Homer Clifford Dyer and Ada Scott Dyer Sr. He was a 1948 graduate of PHS and had retired from the Goodyear Atomic Corp., where he had been employed as a carpenter for 30 years. Bud attended Temple Baptist Church and was an Army veteran...

   Holly Ann Pollitt, 43, of Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the SOMC Hospice Center surrounded by family and friends. She was born November 1, 1975 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Becky Marie Lemley Hespel and Dale Leslie Hespel, who survives.    Holly was a crew member at McDonald’s of Rosemount and a Christian. She was a member of the PHS Class of 1994 and she enjoyed coloring apps in her free time.    Surviving is her...

     Peggy Ann Miller, 78, of Portsmouth, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born June 7, 1941 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Samuel and Romeo Brandy Booker, Sr.    Peggy was a homemaker and a faithful saint, attending Living Faith Temple until illness prevented her from doing so, yet she always kept the faith. She was a 1959 Portsmouth High School graduate, and her family and children were everything to...

   William "Buffalo"  Paul Redmond, Sr., 74, of Sciotoville, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the University of Cincinnati Hospital. He was born January 20, 1945 in Portsmouth, a son of the late William Robert and Helen Louise Black Redmond.    Bill worked as an electrician for more than 29 years and retired from USEC. A 1963 graduate of Portsmouth East High School, he was a member of the United Steel Workers Local #689 and was a Protestant....

Joseph E. Valli, D.C. August 22, 1955 – August 11, 2019     The Portsmouth area has lost a dedicated citizen and gifted doctor of chiropractic medicine, as well as a loving husband, father, Grampy and brother, with the passing of Joseph Edwin Valli, D.C. on Sunday, August 11, 2019. Joe was a 1979 graduate of the Palmer College of Chiropractic and was in private practice in Portsmouth for over 30 years.    A son of the late Joachim Anthony and Virginia...

      Timothy Lee Haffner, 64, of Cincinnati, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Liberty Nursing Center of Colerain in Cincinnati. Tim was born in Portsmouth January 30, 1955, a son of the late Albert and Juanita Weldon Haffner. In the Portsmouth area, he worked for Community Action Organization and the South Webster Schools. Tim was a retired teacher from the Finneytown, Ohio schools. A Protestant, he received his Bachelor of Education from Miami (OH) University...

  Anna Faye Hill, 73, of New Boston, a longtime Portsmouth resident, passed away at her home Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. Ann was born Jan.8, 1946 in Wellston, a daughter of the late Dale Edgar and Frances Maxine Loudermilk Willis. She was a licensed beautician in the Portsmouth area for more than 50 years. Ann was a member of the Temple Baptist Church where she was involved in many of the ministries of the church. She was preceded in death October 17, 2006 by her husband Gary Lee...

      Donald Wayne Brown, 84, of Portsmouth, passed away Saturday August 3, 2019 at Rosemount Pavilion. He was born Dec. 17, 1934 in Maysville, KY to the late Clarence Elwood and Edith Clara Polley Brown. Don was a 17 year veteran of the Portsmouth Police Department, 10 year veteran of the Scioto County Sheriff’s Department, owner of the former Plant Protection Co., K9 Security Co. and the Southern Fever Lounge.    Donald was preceded in death...

   James Edward Lucas, 78, of Portsmouth, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at the SOMC Hospice Center. He was born November 9, 1940 in Portsmouth, a son of the late William and Carrie Combs Lucas.    Jim attended Coles Boulevard Church and he was retired from Laborers Local #83.    Surviving is his wife, Victoria Jane “Janie” Middleton Lucas, whom he married May 6, 1995 in South Portsmouth, KY; four sons, Robert Price and James Waylon Lucas, both...

     Ruby May Hall, 99, of Lancaster, a longtime Portsmouth resident, passed away Monday, July 22, 2019 in Lancaster. She was born May 17, 1920 in Elliott County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Walter Emory and Lahoma Ratliff Sparks.    Ruby was a 1939 Portsmouth High School graduate and she retired after 42 years at the Portsmouth Kroger Co. where she worked as a cashier. She loved to shop, especially at Dollar General and she was a member of the U.F.C.W....