All Obituaries

     Patrick P. Malone, 67 of Sciotoville, passed away on December 3, 2018 at his residence. He was born on January 15, 1951 in Portsmouth the son of the late Elbridge and Juanita Piatt Malone. Pat was also preceded in death by 3 brothers, Charles, Elbridge, Jr., and Derrick Malone and one sister, Catherine Taylor. He was a 1968 graduate of West Portsmouth High School, an Army Veteran and retired from N&W Railroad.      Patrick is survived by one...

     Jamie Rosemay (Johnson) Goode, 37 of Portsmouth, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at her residence in Portsmouth. She was born on May 10, 1981 in Chillicothe, the daughter of James Michael Howard Johnson and Janet Ruth Bloomfield Johnson who survive. Jamie was a 1999 graduate of Portsmouth High School.      Jamie is also survived; 3 sons, Dennis Johnson, Nathaniel Goode and Colyn Goode all of Portsmouth; one daughter, Shaylee Goode of...

     Barbara Jean (Harness) Cooper, 75 of McDermott, went home to be with the Lord on November 8, 2018 at SOMC Hospice. She was born on February 28, 1943 in Scioto County to the late Franklin and Grace Craig Harness. Barbara is a graduate of Northwest High School class of 1961; she had worked for 35 years for Security Central National Bank and Bank One as an Executive Secretary to the President. Following her retirement from the bank, she began working as a secretary for...

     Joyce Lea Osborne Lantz, 72 of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born on June 15, 1946 in Portsmouth, the daughter of the late, Ernest and Ruby Porter Osborne. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clay Robert Lantz and one sister, Carol Ann. Joyce had worked for Southern Ohio Medical Center as a Pharmacy Tech and was also a license beautician.      Joyce is...

     Rachel Nacole Brickey, 43 of Stout, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 in Columbus. She was born on November 2, 1975 in Columbus, the daughter of the late David Lewis Cox and Debra Kathy Verax Setty who survives. Rachel was also preceded in death by a brother, Christopher Cox. She was a member of the New Beginnings Church in Beaver and a major part of the Narcotics Anonymous Group.      Rachel is also survived by her daughter, Kelsea (William)...

     Dolores Marie Nichols, 79 of Portsmouth, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the SOMC Hospice Center in Portsmouth.  She was born January 8, 1939 in Portsmouth, the daughter of the late Roy and Pauline Seibert Prater. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dudley Clark Nichols, whom she married in October of 1958 in Greenboro, Indiana; two sisters, Mary Edminsten and Vivian Juanita Prater.  Dolores was a retired cashier from the Kroger’s in...

     Floyd “Ray” Mitchell, 71 of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 2, 2018 at his residence.  He was born on February 2, 1947 in Portsmouth, the son of the late Floyd and Eloise Miller Mitchell. Ray was also preceded in death by one brother, Terry Glenn Mitchell. He was a 1967 graduate of Portsmouth High School, a veteran of the United States Air Force, a member of the James Dickey Post 23 American Legion and the D.A.V. Ray was also a...

     Dudley Clark “Old Man River” Nichols II, 86 of Portsmouth, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth.  He was born March 25, 1932 in Portsmouth, the son of the late Dudley Clark and Henrietta Brown Nichols. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Marie Louise Atkinson.  Dudley was a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of the James Dickey Post 23 American Legion and a member of the Moose...

     Keith E. Bowling of Portsmouth, Ohio died on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at his residence. Keith was born on October 26th, 1967 to the late Harold and Nancy Bowling. Keith is survived by his wife of 29 years, Stephanie (Hunnicut) Bowling.  He is also survived by his three daughters - Candice (Sean) King, Carmen (Michael) Longmire and Sarah Bowling, and one son, Joel Bowling.  Also surviving are grandchildren - Charlie Grace Longmire, Gabriel Longmire, the...

     Betty Ruth Mummert, 88 of McDermott, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the SOMC Hospice Center surrounded by loved ones. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leo Mummert, Jr. on Aug. 11, 2008; two brothers, William and John Smith and two sisters, Mary Dunham and Victoria Harper. Betty was born on March 19, 1930 in Portsmouth, the daughter of the late Victor Holmes and Nell Hannah Scouten Smith. She was a homemaker who loved spending her...