Obituaries

Donna Jean Spires, 79, of West Union, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026 at SOMC Inpatient Hospice in Portsmouth. She was born October 25, 1946 in West Union, daughter of the late Dillon and Josephine Bredon Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son,…

Mary Gaffin, 90, of Manchester, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 20, 2026 at Meadowview Regional Hospital. She was born August 12, 1935, in Dayton, Ohio, to the late C.D. and Lucille (Hendrix) Hamilton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Gaffin and her son, Brian Gaffin.

Larry W. Hawes, 81 years of age, of Peebles, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at the Adams County Regional Medical Center.

Melinda Cheryl Evans, 67, of Blue Creek, Ohio, died March 21, 2026 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center – Hospice Center in Portsmouth.

Virgil Lee Phipps, age 88, of West Union, Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman, Ohio.

Phyllis Adra Austin, of Locust Grove, entered into rest with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in her home. Phyllis was born on April 4, 1935, in Peebles, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charlie and Rosabelle “Rose” (Johnson) Crothers.

Devon Wayne Taylor, age 36 years of West Union, Ohio passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026. Devon was born August 21, 1989 in Maysville, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Steve Fryman and paternal grandparents Carl and Louise Taylor.

Carol Jean Brooks, 88, of Seaman, Ohio passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman. She was born April 21, 1937 in Brown County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Bessie Butts. She retired from the Locust Ridge Nursing Home where…