Obituaries

Sharon Kay (Vallandingham) Seymore, 79, of Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at St. Ann’s Hospital in Columbus. She was born April 9, 1943, in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Dewey Earl and Virginia Marcella Mowery Vallandingham. Sharon worked at G&J Pepsi for 43 years and retired as Comptroller and she was a…

Madonna Sue Brown, 73, of South Shore, Kentucky went to be with her Lord on March 5, 2023 at her residence. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, March 28, 1949, a daughter of the late Benjamin F. Riddlebarger and Annabell Stiles. Preceded in death besides her parents are one granddaughter, Shawnacy (Matt) Toler, great grandson,…

Tiffiny Carver, 42 of West Portsmouth, Ohio passed away, March 5, 2023 in Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 18, 1981, a daughter of Sue and Terry Lumpkins of Garrison, Kentucky. Surviving besides her parents are two sons, Ryan Lumpkins of West Portsmouth, Ohio, Derek Carver of Garrison, Kentucky, three…

Rebecca A. “Becky” Mayberry, 65 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday March 12, 2023 at SOMC Hospice. She was born August 31, 1957 in Portsmouth to the late Robert and Gertrude Journey Thompson. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Patrick “Pat” Mayberry, whom she married on September 7, 1973, and…

Amber Lynn Dunlap, 28 of West Portsmouth, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born September 26, 1994 in Portsmouth to Michael and Susan Dunlap Cottrell. Along with her parents, she is survived by a sister, Brittany (Kelly) Rister, stepsister, Megan Cottrell, step brothers: Matthew and Michael Cottrell, grandfather…

JoAnne McGuire 72, of Otway died Monday March 6, 2023 at SOMC Hospice. She was born June 20, 1950 in Portsmouth to the late Walter E. Meadows and Mary Ruth Slavens Meadows Sperry. Along with her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Philip R. McGuire, a son Jason Lee Dunham, brothers, Johnny…

Leslie Eugene “Gene” Manchester, 79 of West Portsmouth, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. He was born February 2, 1944 in Sinking springs to the late Charles Manchester and Lucille Easter Jordan. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Patricia Cremeans Manchester, 2…

Connie Sue (Nee Frye) Kuykendall, 75 years old, West Portsmouth resident, beloved Daughter, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on March 8, 2023. She entered this world on February 7, 1948 in Lexington, KY, born to Louis Frye and Eleanor North. Connie enjoyed spending time with her family, animals,…

Alma F. Kahl, whose life spanned two world wars, the great depression, and 9/11, and was witness to the advent of television, air conditioning, jet travel, and the microchip, died March 3, 2023, at Portsmouth, Ohio. She was 111 years old.   For most of the twentieth century, and continuing well into the twenty-first, Alma…

Kevin Lee Bocook, 63, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Portsmouth. He was born October 29, 1959 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Clifton Bocook and Marion (White) Bocook of Portsmouth, who survives him. In addition to his mother, Kevin is survived by his wife, Lisa Bocook, of Portsmouth, two sons, Josh and…