Marion Emma Wickersham
Marion Emma Wickersham, 80, of Otway, entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. She was born on March 1, 1945, in Gibbstown, New Jersey, to the late John Wenzel Maurer and Emma Mildred Maurer. Marion graduated from Miami Norland High School in 1964. On March 3, 1979, she married the love of her…
Read MoreSheila Ann (Davis) Puckett-Free
Sheila Ann (Davis) Puckett-Free, 50, of Rarden, Ohio passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at her home. She was born May 20, 1975 in Portsmouth, Ohio daughter of the late Marwin Davis and Joslyn Davis of Rarden, Ohio who survives. She is survived by husband Nate Free of Rarden; children, Warren Davis of Peebles,…
Read MoreLarry Hale
Larry Hale, 83, of Portsmouth passed away, Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at Buckeye Forest in Rosemount. He was born on September 6, 1941 to the late Chandis and Bonnie (Eggers) Hale in Higginsport, Ohio. Larry was popular in high school, a typical 1950’s car guy kown for his intelligence, wit, and being a fount of…
Read MoreShane La’Mar Harris
Shane La’Mar Harris aka (Wispers 25) age 39, of Portsmouth, OH, went home to be with the Lord on July 30, 2025 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth Ohio. Shane believed in Jesus Christ as his Lord. Shane also believed in GOD word: “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.”…
Read MoreJerry Allen Creech, Sr.
Jerry Allen Creech Sr., 77, of Russells Point, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born September 17, 1947 in Ironton, a son of the late Carroll Leo Creech and Roberta Hitchcock Creech. He was a 1965 Eastern High School graduate and former construction worker and…
Read MorePrudence Ruth West
Prudence Ruth West, age 82, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on June 4, 1943, in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Emmett Robert West, Sr. and Jean Hartley West. Prudence was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church, where she was a choir member…
Read MoreShirley Jean (Abernathy) Hackworth
Shirley Jean (Abernathy) Hackworth, 89, of Franklin Furnace, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at Southern Ohio Medical Center Hospice in Portsmouth, Ohio. Shirley was born August 21, 1935, in Greenup County, Kentucky, daughter of Lawrence D. and Maggie Abernathy. She married Delbert “Frank” Hackworth in 1955, and he survives her. She was…
Read MorePatricia Ann (Maynard) Robinson
Patricia Ann (Maynard) Robinson, born on May 30th, 1952, went to be with the Lord on July 24th, 2025. She was surrounded by family. She lived in McDermott, Ohio and was formerly from South Portsmouth, Kentucky. Today we celebrate her life. She was married to her best friend and husband, Boyd Robinson, for 37 years.…
Read MoreWanda F. Bender
Wanda F. Bender, 94, of Portsmouth, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Buckeye Forest, Rosemount Pavilion Nursing Home in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was born on January 27, 1931, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to the late Walter and Ruby Mead. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph…
Read MoreKaitlyn Nicole Murphy
Kaitlyn Nicole Murphy, 22 of Newcomerstown, died Thursday, July 24, 2025 in Ft Wayne Indiana as a result of a car accident. She was born December 22, 2002 in Georgetown, Ohio to Timothy and Autumn Conley Murphy. Kaitlyn was a Caregiver. She loved Art, reading, writing and listening to music. She also loved animals especially…
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