Obituaries
Edith Blanton Bittinger
Edith Blanton Bittinger, 78, of Portsmouth, a former Lucasville resident, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025 at SOMC Hospice. She was born September 26, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland, a daughter of the late Harmon Lee and Grace Johnson Bittinger. Edith was a homemaker and enjoyed painting and her flower garden. She was also preceded in…
Read MoreHerbert Wesley Shear
Herbert Wesley Shear, 89, of Piketon, Ohio passed away November 22, 2025 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was born November 7, 1936 in Jackson County, Ohio to the late Harold Wesley and Pauline Jayne Shear. On December 28, 1957 he was united in marriage to Marie Jenkins Shear who survives. Also surviving are…
Read MoreEdith Blanton
Edith Blanton Bittinger, 78, of Portsmouth, a former Lucasville resident, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025 at SOMC Hospice. She was born September 26, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland, a daughter of the late Harmon Lee and Grace Johnson Bittinger. Edith was a homemaker and enjoyed painting and her flower garden. She was also preceded…
Read MoreAda Marie Stamper
Ada Marie Stamper, 81 passed away peacefully on November 21, 2025 surrounded by her family. She was born on April 15, 1944 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Clyde and Betty (Howard) Jamison. On December 29, 1962 she married the love of her life Carl Stamper who preceded her in death on July 31, 2019.…
Read MorePaul Leo Morrissette, Jr.
Paul Leo Morrissette, Jr., 42, of West Portsmouth, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025 at OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born November 29, 1982 in Van Buren, Arkansas, a son of Patricia (Hay) Morrissette and the late Paul Leo Morrissette, Sr. He was a 2001 graduate of South Webster High School, and…
Read MoreTona Susan Holcomb
Tona Susan Holcomb, 62, of Lucasville, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025, at OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. She was born December 27, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio, a daughter of the late Ernest Raymond Parks Jr. and Audrey Belle Cross Parks. Tona was a homemaker, a loving mother and grandmother, and of the Christian…
Read MoreRonald Douglas Sowards Jr.
Ronald Douglas Sowards Jr., age 58, passed away on November 17, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Ronald was born on August 9, 1967, in Princeton, Illinois, to Ronald Douglas Sowards Sr. and Sadie Marie Walters Sowards. He graduated from high school and continued his education at Hyles–Anderson College and Tennessee Temple University, completing three years of…
Read MoreGlennis Ray Gambill
Glennis Ray Gambill, 84, of Wheelersburg, passed away Tuesday November 18, 2025. He was born July 22, 1941 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Harry and Delia Johnson Gambill. He was formerly Director of the Maintenance Department at Community Action from 1977 to 2022. He loved to read Western novels, work on cars and…
Read MoreHarold G. Hoffer,
Harold G. Hoffer, 69, of McDermott, passed through the gates of Heaven surrounded by his family on Monday, November 17, 2025 at his residence. He was born December 16, 1955 in Portsmouth, a son of the late Harold and Ruth Tracy Hoffer. Harold was a 1974 Northwest High School graduate, and a veteran of the…
Read MoreClyde Willis
Clyde Willis, 86, of Wheelersburg, OH passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Hill View Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center, Portsmouth, OH. He was born August 18, 1939, in Sciotodale, OH to the late Harold and Dane (Woodrum) Willis and also preceded in death by his wife, Sandra (Percell) Willis on April 19, 2025, whom…
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