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Roscoe Smith Jr., 71 of West Portsmouth, died Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at his home. He was born May 8, 1952 in Portsmouth to the late Roscoe and Bonnie Carr Smith Sr. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by 3 sisters: Shelby Jean Gilcrease, Elaine Bailey and Shirley Cortez. Roscoe is survived…

Maxine Mitchell, 91 of West Portsmouth, died Sunday July 23, 2023 at her home. She was born November 10, 1931 in Portsmouth, to the late Allen and Alice Naomi Williams Charles. Along with her parents, Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Eynon “Popeye” Mitchell, whom she married on December 15, 1950, 2…

Arimi J. Adams Thompson, 73, of South Shore, KY., passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born in Harts Creek W. VA., October 4, 1949 a daughter of the late Enoch and Elizabeth Carter Adams. She was of the Christian Faith and retired from the…

Terry Lynn Blackburn, 72, of New Boston passed away July 12, 2023 at his residence. He was born February 13, 1951 in Albion, Michigan a son of the late Magdalene and John Wheeler Blackburn. He was a mechanic at the former Earl’s Garage on 140, enjoyed watching westerns on TV, working in his yard and…

Gladys “Lucille” Stapleton, 85 of Bellville, Ohio accepted her heavenly reward on June 24th, 2023. Lucille was born to Clarence and Anna (Bailey) Brown in Lloyd, Kentucky on June 10th, 1938. She was a wonderful homemaker, and enjoyed cooking, canning, gardening and The Lord with all her heart.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,…

Connie  Sue (Coyle) Dineen   Connie Dineen (71) passed away on May 20, 2023 from a rare neurodegenerative disorder, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). She was born July 21, 1951 in southern Ohio. After graduating from high school, she moved to Alexandria, Virginia and worked at the Pentagon, where she met her husband Bob Dineen. Connie graduated…

Gerald Lee “Jerry” Bailey, 64 of Portsmouth passed away Friday, May 26, 2023 at SOMC ER. He was born October 19, 1958 in Portsmouth, a son of the late James G. and Ilene Williams Bailey, he was a retired firefighter and EMTA at the Atomic Plant. Jerry was a member of the Bowling Association for 40…

Zelma A. Starrett, 83 of Portsmouth passed away Monday, May 22, 2023 at SOMC Hospice. Zelma was born August 31, 1939 in Ashland, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Enoch and Clara Major Collier. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Neil “Danny” Starrett; a sister, Joann Wright, and a brother, Donald Collier.…

Mary Agnes Arnett, 89 of West Portsmouth, died Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Minford Retirement Center. She was born December 27, 1933 in Portsmouth to the late Paul William and Helen M. Hilbert Weber. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her, husband Robert B. Arnett, who she married on September 1,…