Obituaries

Michael Gordon Lewis, 79, of Chillicothe, died Thursday, July 23, 2026, at his home. He was born September 8, 1946, to the late Hassel and Helen Sparks Lewis. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Richard, Ronald, and Bennie Lewis. Michael was a 1965 graduate of Portsmouth West High School.…

Deborah Lynn Curtis Jenkins, 63 of Portsmouth, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, July 20, 2026 at SOMC Hospice. She was born May 13, 1963 in Portsmouth to the late James and Mabel Napier Curtis Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Jeffery Jenkins, brothers; brother Brian…

Joyce Jean Williams, 91 of Portsmouth, died Sunday, July 19, 2026, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. She was born June 27, 1935 in Portsmouth, to the late Reuben Manuel and Laura Mae Nolen Smith. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband of 71 years, James Arthur Williams, whom she married…

Donald R. Anderson, 83, of South Shore, KY, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at his residence. He was born on May 12, 1943, a son of the late Lincoln and Ocie Presley Anderson. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by one granddaughter, Amanda Price; one sister…

Belva Jean VanBibber, of Greenup, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by the love of her family, on July 22, 2026. Belva was born on July 6, 1936, in Tongs, Kentucky, to the late Sam and Ethel Young. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved son,…

Emily Cobb-Thomas Obituary    Emily Jo Cobb-Thomas, 82, of Portsmouth, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026, at the SOMC Hospice Center. She was born in Portsmouth on October 7, 1943, to the late Ralph A. and Estalene Caudill Horn. A 1961 graduate of Portsmouth High School, Emily attended Scioto County Technical College and received…

David St. L. Cox, passed on to his eternal home on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth. He was born to the late Dorothy True Cox Walker Green and Preston F. Cox, on March 7,1939, in Providence, RI. David’s “dash”, 1939-2026, overflowed in his 87 years, beginning with summers…

Susan “Susie” Jean McCleese, 79, of Portsmouth, passed away surrounded by her loved ones at her home on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Susie was born in Portsmouth on January 17, 1947, to the late Barbara Ann Strehle Moon and Charles Newman. Susie retired from Clay Local Schools after more than 31 years of service, working…

Velma Jean Frazier, 72, of Greenup, KY, passed away Monday, July 20, 2026, at her residence, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born May 25, 1954, in Portsmouth, OH to the late Paul Oppy and Norma Jean (Pyles) Molin. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Kermit Frazier. Velma grew up in…

Patricia “Pat” Kline left this world on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Pat was the youngest daughter of the late Forrest “Brew” and Dorothy Curry Kline. She was born on April 1, 1936, in Sciotoville and was a graduate of Portsmouth East High School in the Class of 1954. Pat was retired from the City of…