Obituaries

Ruth Olivia Carey, 76, of Piketon, Ohio passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. She was born December 1, 1949 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Anthony and Ada Dailey.  On January 15, 1982 she was united in marriage to Richard Carey who survives.  Also surviving are a brother,…

Wilma Jean (Matthews) Weeter, 96 of Waverly, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her family.  She was born on May 15, 1929 to the late Raymond Walter Matthews and Edith Anne (Legg) Matthews. On August 7, 1947 she was united in marriage for 78 years to Floyd Jackson “Jack”…

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of John Elwood Vest Jr., who left us on January 9, 2026, at the age of 66. Born on September 8, 1959 in Lebanon, PA John brought joy and laughter to all who knew him. He was an avid watcher of Westerns, a devoted…

Michael Eugene Cline, Jr., 56, of Lucasville, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at SOMC Hospice, after a 14 year battle with cancer. He was born June 11, 1969 in Bucyrus, Ohio, a son of the late Michael and Patricia Applegate Cline. Michael was a 1988 Portsmouth West High School graduate and former welder for…

Kenneth Allen “Kenny” Atkins, 62, of Lucasville, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026 at the James Medical Center at the Ohio State University in Columbus. He was born July 3, 1963 in Portsmouth, Kenny was the son of the late James Atkins and Dee Ann Mingus Atkins. A 1981 graduate of Valley High School, Kenny…

Polly Ann Cole, 84, of Portsmouth, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at SOMC. She was born in Portsmouth on May 24, 1941, the daughter of the late Rev. Ernest George and Grace Ramey Burton. Polly was an LPN at the former Mercy Hospital, and she retired from SOMC. She had also worked at…

Patricia “Pat” Ratliff Porter, 81, of South Portsmouth, KY., went to be with her Lord Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at her residence. She was born on June 13, 1944, in Fullerton, KY., a daughter of the late James Truman and Belva Sturgill Ratliff. Pat was a member of White Oak Chapel Church and Daughters of…

Mary Jane McNeil Martin, 90 of West Portsmouth, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at SOMC Hospice. She was born December 5, 1935 in West Portsmouth to the late Joseph Kitchen and Pearlia Ann Mershon McNeil. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death her husbands; Marvin Paul Rice and Edward Roy, a son,…

Gloria Jean Means, 76, of Chillicothe, lovingly know to her family as “Sissy”, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. She was born February 22, 1949, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to the late Oscar E. and Mary Edna (Ramey) Swords. Along with her parents, Gloria was preceded in death by…