Obituaries

Cherrie Andrea Middleton, 63 of Portsmouth, died Wednesday June 7, 2023 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. She was born November 3, 1959 in Portsmouth to the late Robert William Middleton and Cora Andrea Royal Middleton who survives. Along with her mother Cora, Cherrie is survived by her significant other of 43 years, Roby Hawkins,…

Jodi Lynn Wellman Sparks, 57, of West Portsmouth, died Monday, June 5, 2023. She was born on August 30, 1965 in Portsmouth, to the late Howard Michael and Diana Litz Wellman. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Henry D. Litz, and Mr. & Mrs. Montiville…

William “Scott” Shelby, 59 years old, Rosemount resident, passed away peacefully at SOMC.   Scott was preceded in death by his parents, William F. and Billie Jo (Nee Miller) Shelby.   He was survived by his wife, Lu Ann (Nee McManus) Shelby of Rosemount and one daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Elijah Joseph of Minford.…

  On Wednesday, June 7, Elizabeth Anne McClure Holt, passed away.  She is survived by her siblings: Miller McClure (Kass), Mary Humble (Keith), and Charles McClure (June), her children: Russ Eichner (Becky), Pike Holt, Josh Holt (Sarah), Rachel Holt Daehler, and her beloved grandchildren: Dylan and Ben Herrmann-Holt, Christian Rudmann, Kate Rudmann, Clara Rudmann, Ellen…

Nora Charlotte Powers (May), 86, of Minford, Ohio passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones on June 9th, 2023. Nora was born on May 5th, 1937 to Walter and Elizabeth May in Waverly, Ohio as the third sibling of sixteen. Nora was a loving mother to four, adoring wife to Bill Powers,…

Michael Coriell, 62 of Minford passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, WV.  He was born December 16, 1960 in Scioto County, a son of the late Vernon and Betsy J. Askin Coriell, he was a 1979 Minford High School Graduate, retired from Scioto County CTC and attended Sunshine Church of…

Gladys Louise Coldiron, a beloved and cherished member of the Rubyville community, peacefully passed away on June 5, 2023, at the age of 86.  Born on April 15, 1937, in Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late Delbert “Buck” Stewart and Hazel Mabry Stewart Bivens. Gladys’s life was filled with accomplishments and cherished memories. …

Rosalee Rase, 70 of New Boston, a former Minford area resident for 60 years, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023 at her residence. She was born July 3, 1952 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Earnest and Vannie Rose Wright Curtis. Rosalee was a 1970 Minford High School graduate, was a homemaker, mom, grandmother and…

Virgil “Buck” Blankenship, 72, of Piketon, Ohio passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe.  He was born February 5, 1951 in Piketon, Ohio to the late Virgil Lee and Lela Belle Blankenship.  On October 17, 1970 he was united in marriage to Sharon Kay Locke Blankenship who preceded him…