Glen Elliott Murphy, 53, of New Boston passed away Sunday, February 7, 2024 at Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.  He was born July 20, 1970 to Janet Sue (Adkins) Holbrook and the late James Thomas Murphy.  Glen worked as a tree trimmer and loved climbing trees, being in the outdoors, exploring and…

Linda Lou (Jenkins) Hawkins, age 83, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024 in Wheelersburg, OH. The second of four Jenkinssisters, Linda was born on August 10, 1940 to Dale and Lucille (Whitley) Jenkins in in Sciotoville, OH, where she grew up. After graduating from Minford High School as a 17-year-old in 1958, Linda matriculated…

Beulah Pauline “Boots” Brown Dillow, 96, of South Shore, KY., went to be with her Lord Thursday, March 28, 2024 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth, OH. She was born in Oldtown, KY., October 4, 1927 a daughter of the late Henry and Oma Skeens Brown. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by…

Anthony Scott Merritt III, infant son of Anthony Scott Merritt II and Briana Bravo of Lucasville passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. Brody Christopher Lee Merritt, infant son of Anthony Scott Merritt II and Briana Bravo of Lucasville, passed away Tuesday March 26, 2024 at Nationwide Childrens Hospital in…

Tiffany Bertram Shy, 37 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday, March 27, 2024. She was born January 23, 1987 in Portsmouth, to Willie Wagner and Kimberly Bertram. Along with her parents, Tiffany is survived by 4 sons: Antwone Bertram, Xavier Bertram, Melvin Garcia and Adrian Bertram, 3 daughters; Chyennana Bertram, Tiana Hernandez and Erica Bertram, 2…

Wyatt Rusty McCleese Sr, 68 of West Portsmouth, died Thursday, March 28, 2024 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born February 22, 1956 in Vanceburg, Kentucky to the late Dewey and Edith Botkins McCleese. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by 2 brothers; Glenn and Miquel McCleese and a sister Margaret…

Deana Jean Greenslate, 61 of Portsmouth, died Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born June 14, 1962 in Portsmouth, to the late Paul Darwin Holbrook and Wilma Jean Johnson Holbrook who survives. Along with her father she was preceded in death by a brother, Brian Paul Holbrook. Deana was a…

Pamela Kay Collins, 66, a beloved mother, was called home on March 31, 2024, at the peaceful SOMC Hospice house. She entered this world on February 11, 1958. Born to Robert and Annabelle (Mangus) Hall. Pam was preceded in death by her son, Nicholas Collins, her father, Robert Hall SR., her mother, Annabelle Jones, and…

Marsha Gayle Chaffins, aged 63, of Franklin Furnace, Ohio, passed away on March 30, 2024. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, on March 15, 1961, to Donald and Barbara Taylor, who both precede her in death alongside her beloved husband, Rev. Bryan Chaffins, and granddaughter Angel Faith Chaffins. Marsha’s life was a testament to the enduring…

Bonnie R. (Nee Richman) Brown, 77 years old, resident of West Portsmouth (formerly of Columbus), passed away on March 27, 2024, at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth Ohio. Bonnie was Born on February 22nd,1947 in Cabell County West Virginia, to Charles and Ruth Richman. She lived in Columbus, Ohio her whole life, where she worked and…