Obituaries

Marilyn Kay Yinger, 75, of Ashland, KY, formerly of Rubyville, died Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Community Hospice in Ashland. Born on August 11, 1949, in Stockdale, she was a daughter of the late Bert and Irene Ramsey Ferguson. She was a graduate of Eastern High School. Also preceding her in death was her husband,…

William L. Questel II, 98, of Portsmouth, went to be with his Lord on Patriot’s Day, September 11, 2024, at the SOMC Hospice Center. Born on March 30, 1926, in Portsmouth, he was a son of the late Francis Michael Lyons Questel and Irma Jewett Questel and was owner of the former Bill’s Ole Barn…

Zora of Wheelersburg, Ohio was born on February 15, 1941, in Becky West Virginia. She went to be with the lord on September 12, 2024, to be reunited in Heaven with her husband, Leonard Tackett, Sr, and her parents Sonnie and Shrilda Collins. She was preceded in death by brothers and sisters. They were, Zina…

Jacqueline Annette Buffington Carpenter, 87, of Portsmouth, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, surrounded by her family. Jackie was born on November 19, 1936, in Portsmouth, the daughter of the late William James and Verne Mae Webb Buffington. A 1955 Portsmouth High School graduate, she received her ADN Degree from Shawnee…

Anthony “Tony” David Hobbs, 52, of Lucasville, died Tuesday, September 10, 2024, from injuries sustained in an automobile crash in Pike County. Tony was born on July 26, 1972, in Portsmouth, the son of Donald Ray and Carolyn Ruth Davis Hobbs, who survive. Tony was a 1990 graduate of Northwest High School and the former…

Mary (Barber) Blankenship, 68, of South Shore, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord Friday September 13, 2024,  at her residence in South Shore, Kentucky. She was born in Berlin, Germany, on March 28, 1956, a daughter of the late Jim Barber and Ursula (Burschner) Barber. Mary was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Homemaker.…

Anthony S. Mershon, 49 Anthony S Mershon “Tony” 49 of Portsmouth, Ohio passed away on Friday, September 13, 2024 at his home of natural causes. He was born on September 14, 1974 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Lawrence Buford Mershon and Diana Howell Mershon. Anthony was a football fan and loved watching the Portsmouth…

Scot D’Andre Taylor, 63, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at SOMC. He was born May 1, 1961 in Portsmouth, to the late Cassius Taylor and Lynda Smart Taylor of Portsmouth. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jason Taylor, paternal grandparents, Cassius and Pauline Taylor, and his…

Marsha Kay Davis, 64, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at Adena Medical Center. She was born December 9, 1959 in Clinton, Indiana, a daughter of the late Joe and Lula Prouse Sollars, and was a homemaker. She is survived by three children, PJ (Jess) Davis, Jeff (Dana) Davis, Tiffany Jones; six grandchildren,…