Elsie (Patrick) Slusher of Minford, Ohio went home to be with her Lord on November 11, 2023. She was born March 16, 1939 in Salyersville, Kentucky to the late Chester and Nancy (Shepherd) Patrick. Elsie was a homemaker and attended Old Philadelphia Church in Minford for 45 years. She is survived by her husband, Leroy…

Harold Raymond Lawhun, 86 of Portsmouth passed away Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Courtyard in Wheelersburg. He was born September 11, 1937 in New Boston, a son of the late Albert and Ida Royster Lawhun, he was an independent contract, did upholstery, and attended Grace Baptist Church. He is survived by one daughter, Susan (Michael) Peach;…

Tammy Lee Lesh, 51, of Beaver, Ohio passed away Sunday, November 12, 2023 at her home. She was born March 24, 1972 in Chillicothe, Ohio to the late John Lesh and Peggy Hornback Schaeffer of Beaver. Also surviving are her daughter, Anna Lesh of Beaver; her husband, Jim Engle, Jr. of Beaver; siblings, Michael (Lisa)…

Herman Chandle Ison, one of Portsmouth’s natives from the Greatest Generation, arrived nearly 101 years ago on January 27, 1923. On Sunday, November 5th, this precious friend of many, and father of one, (Charles Ison, and his wife Jan) quietly slipped away in his favorite chair at home on Ison Farm in Kings Mountain, North…

Michael Franklin Jewell, 76, of Waverly, Ohio passed away Monday, November 6, 2023 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio.  He was born March 15, 1947 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Franklin and Alice Hall Jewell.  On November 3, 1973 he was united in marriage to Brenda Hopper Jewell who survives. Also surviving…

Mary E. Arnett of Portsmouth went to be with the Lord on Saturday November 11, 2023 at Grant Meial Center in Columbus. Arrangements are pending at D.W. SWICK FUNERAL HOME in New Boston.  

Larry Dale Pennington, 76, of Portsmouth, passed away Saturday November 11, 2023 at his residence. He was born December 1, 1946 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Walter Pennington and Rosella (Keller) Mustard. Larry was a former custodian with the Portsmouth City Schools. He enjoyed painting cars, woodworking, gardening and all kinds of outdoor…

Edward “Ed” Lee Kegley, 68 of Franklin Furnace, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio.   Ed was born October 30, 1955, in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of the late Cecil and Geraldine Brooker Kegley. Ed was a 1973 graduate of Green…

Patricia Marie Stout, 35, of North Moreland, gained her angel wings on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, in the SOMC Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family.  Born on April 27, 1988 in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of Randy Stout and the late Madeanna Adkins Stout. Also preceding her in death were her grandparents, Albert…

Paul Lawrence Sisler, 68, of Wheelersburg, died Monday, October 30, 2023, in the Huntington Veterans Hospital.  Born on September 22, 1955, in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Thomas and Blanche Conley Sisler.  He was a retired gang foreman for CSX with 20 years of service. Paul attended Franklin Furnace Independent Baptist Church,…