All Obituaries

      Rosemary Robbins, 86 passed away peacefully at SOMC Hospice on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Rosemary was born June 21, 1933, the daughter of the late Carl and Daisy Odle. She was preceded in death by her childhood sweetheart, Rev. John Robbins, to whom she was married to for 63 years. She was also preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters. She loved to talk and would strike up a conversation with anyone she met. She was known as her family’s historian and wrote...

Roxanna Adams(McGraw) 58 of Groveport, OH passed away at her home after a long fought battle with cancer on Tuesday August 13th.  She was born on July 1st, 1961 in Portsmouth, OH and  was employed at Aleris in Ashville OH for over 22 years. Roxanna is survived by her significant other of over 17 years, Cash Webb; son, Jason Wright of Kingston GA; daughter, Melisa (Josh) Henry of Ashville, OH; 5 grandchildren, Alexus, Jake, Nic, Joshua and Jaci. her mother, Dorothy McGraw of South...

     Mary Jane Johnson Brandenburg, 80, of Portsmouth, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. She and her twin Martha were born on February 1, 1939 in Lucasville to the late Hobert and Myrtle (Snyder) Johnson. Mary was also preceded in death by her husband, Army veteran Russell “Fred” Brandenburg whom she married on Feb 18, 1966 in Wheelersburg, three brothers: Junior, Hubert, and Elwood, and five sisters: Juanita, Evelyn, Delores,...

     Byron Robert “Bobby” Daulton, 73 of Wheelersburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Best Care Nursing and Rehab facility in Wheelersburg.  He was born on September 9, 1945 in Portsmouth, the son of the late Byron F. and Mary M. Woods Daulton.      Byron is survived by a guardian, Gerald Fraley and a host of caretakers and friends from the Best Care Nursing and Rehab facility in Wheelersburg.     ...

     Lena Mae Hurley McKinney, 88 of Portsmouth, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Southern Ohio Medical Center.  She was born on April 28, 1930 in Rushtown, the daughter of the late Isom and Anna Rowe Adkins. Lena was also preceded in death by 2 husbands, Harold Hurley and Clyde McKinney; 3 brothers, Roger Adkins, Troy Adkins and Boyd “Butch” Hackbusch; and 3 sisters, Elizabeth(Libbey) Hemming, Christine Nourse and Patricia...

     Holly Rose Grooms, 60 of Middletown, passed away at her residence on Thursday, December 27, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. She was born on May 8, 1958 in Hartfort, CT, the daughter of the late Wilburn Preston and Emma Rose Gray Noel.  She was also preceded in death by her husband Vaughn Paul Grooms, whom she married on September 23 in South Shore, Kentucky. Holly was retired from Kroger as a Seafood Captain, enjoyed reading her Harry Potter books but most of...

    Robert Lee Longmire, Sr. 82 of Wheelersburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at the SOMC Hospice in Patient Center in Portsmouth, surrounded by his family. Lee was born on December 10, 1936 in La Follette, TN, the son of the late Robert Ulysses and Mary Edna Barley Longmire. He was also preceded in death by one son, Steven Longmire; two daughters, Patty McLemore, Deborah Rossie and one brother, Billy Longmire.  Lee was a Plumbing Contractor,...

     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...