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Chester L. Sanders
Apr 21, 2014
MALTA — Chester L. Sanders, 89, of Malta, passed away at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 2014, at his home. Born Sept. 6, 1924, in Athens County, he was the son of the late Fred Joel Sanders and Mabel W. McPeak Sanders. He was a tool maker and a foreman for Gould and Federal Mogul in McConnelsville. He...
Judith Smith
Apr 12, 2014
Judith C. Tate Smith, 69 of Belpre, died on Sat. April 12, 2014 at the Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg. She was born on March 23, 1945 in Cutler, Ohio to the late Leo James and Fearl B. Harris Tate. She retired from DuPont in Parkersburg where she worked as a Medical Technologist. She attended the Faith Assembly of...
Mary E. Laychak
Apr 5, 2014
Mary E. Laychak, 82, of Malta passed away at 7:20 p.m. Saturday April 5,2014 at her home. She was born April 13, 1931 in Pochahautis, Ark. to the late Oliver Watson and Victoria Parker Watson. Mary was a housewife and was a member of the Malta United Methodist Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her favorite...
Charlotte K. Johnson
Apr 5, 2014
Charlotte K. Johnson 87, of Marietta, passed away at 12:25 a.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta. She was born Jaunary 19, 1927 in Candler, North Carolina the daughter of the late Cashius Penland and Sadie Kathleen Eplee. She was the housekeeping superviser at the Ramada Inn in Marietta and a member of the Marietta...
Steven Giffin
Apr 3, 2014
Steven "Stevie" Giffin, 28 of Chesterhill, died on Thur. April 3, 2014 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on Nov. 3, 1985 in Athens Ohio to Steven A. Giffin and Carol Worden Jordan. He is survived by his mother Carol Worden Jordan of Chesterhill, 1 daughter, Madison Giffin of Chesterhill and 4 brothers, Jeremy Jordan of Arkansas,...
Helen Elaine Brush
Mar 30, 2014
View a Video Memorial Helen Elaine Brush, 70, of Loudon, Tennessee, formerly of Malta, died on Sunday. March 30, 2014 at the Kobacker House Hospice in Columbus. She was born on Jan. 21, 1944 in Zanesville to the late Ruby Bateson Jones. She retired in 1997 from the Franklin County Engineers Office in Columbus. She attended the First Baptist...
Virginia M. Snyder
Mar 29, 2014
Virginia M. "Ginny" Snyder, 86, passed away at 9 p.m., March 29, 2014, at her home surrounded by family and friends and her dog Maggie. She was born Nov. 4, 1927, in North Lima, the daughter of the late Norman Lehman and Lena Metzler Lehman. She was a retired English Teacher for Poland Seminary High School, where she was...
Rhoda Johnson
Mar 29, 2014
Rhoda M. Johnson, 66, of Glouster, died on Sat. march 29, 2014 at the Obleness Hospital in Athens. She was born on April 9, 1947 in Pennsville to the late Clyde and Velma Parsons Scott. She is survived by 1 son Charley (Tanna) Johnson of Glouster, 2 daughters, Velma (Christopher) Lenigar of Glouster and Eleanor (Eugene) Thompson of Amesville,...
Lisa Ann Kangas
Mar 28, 2014
Lisa Ann Kangas, 46, of McConnelsville passed away Friday, March 28,2014. She was born June 21,1967 in Zanesville. Lisa was a 1985 graduate of Crooksville High School and was a homemaker. She had worked as a heart cath lab technician and was a member of the Sinners & Saints Inc. where she served as secretary. She is survived by...
Jack Harber
Mar 21, 2014
Jack A. Harber, 40, of McConnelsville, died on Friday, March 21, 2014. He was born in Columbus on Sept. 27, 1973 to Patty Conners Harber. He worked at Ohio State University Hospital as a Lab Tech. He is survived by his mother, Patty Conners Harber of McConnelsville, 1 half sister, Cece Fox of Columbus and an uncle, Roger Fox...
Clayton John
Mar 21, 2014
H. Clayton John, 95, of Chesterhill, died on Friday, March 21, 2014 at his residence. He was born on Feb. 7, 1919 in Chesterhill to the late Harvey and Gladys Linscott John. He worked for over 50 years in banking at the Chesterhill First National Bank and retiring from the Peoples Bank in Marietta. He then served on Peoples...
Mary Lou Harlow-Buchanan
Mar 19, 2014
Mary Lou Harlow Buchanan, 80, of McConnelsville, passed away at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born August 15, 1933, to the late Queenie Norton and Henry Harlow. She married Herbert Buchanan Sr. on January 24,1950. Mary Lou is survived by her husband of 64 years; two sons, Joe (Amy) Buchanan of...
Robert Singer
Mar 19, 2014
Robert J. Singer 85 of Waverly, formerly of Marietta, died on Weds. March 19, 2014 at the Riverside Hospital in Columbus. He was born on July 4, 1928 in Akron to the late Adolph N. and Grace Nunn Singer. He was a retired Plumber and Pipefitter from the Dravo Corporation in Marietta out of Union Local #168 in Marietta....
James Olan Hill
Mar 17, 2014
James Oled "Olan" Hill, 85, of Chesterhill, died on Mon. March 17, 2014 at the Riverside Landing Nursing Home in McConnelsville. He was born on Nov. 16, 1928 in Chesterhill to the late Jimmy and Etta "Minnie" Mayle Hill. He worked as a truck driver for Merchants Five Star in Marietta and worked on the farm. He attended the...
Vernon Guinn
Mar 16, 2014
Vernon E. Guinn, 83, of Stockport, died on Sun. March 16, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on Jan. 21, 1931 in Wood County, W.Va. to the late Clarence E. and Nellie Freda Lott Guinn. He retired from Interlake in Beverly and loved working on the farm raising his Charlois Cattle. He served his...
Carl E. Cordray
Mar 15, 2014
Carl E. Cordray, 93, of Circleville, formerly of McConnelsville, passed away at 8:10 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2014, at his home. He was born October 19, 1920, in Morgan County, the son of the late Charles Cordray and Jesie Lindimore Cordray. He retired from Clevite Corp. in McConnelsville and was a Army Veteran of WWII. He attended Grace United...
Della Clemens
Mar 15, 2014
Della M. Clemens, 86 of McConnelsville, died on Sat., March 15, 2014 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville. She was born on April 20, 1927 in Pennsville to the late Fred and Mabel Brown Wilson. She retired from Malta Manufacturing in Malta and was a golden member of the Eagles #8374 Auxiliary. She is survived by 1...
Charles W. Garrett
Mar 13, 2014
Charles W. Garrett, 80, of Malta, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at his home. He was born October 4, 1933, in the home, a son of the late Sidney and Emma Garrett. Charles was a 1952 graduate of York High School. He was a machinist working at what is currently...
Amando Geyer
Mar 12, 2014
Amando J. Zumbro Geyer, 29 of Zanesville, died on Weds. March 12, 2014 at the OSU Hospital in Columbus. She was born on March 1, 1985 in Fort Gordon, Georgia to Timothy and Pamela Bilgrien Zumbro. She was employed at the Auto Zone Distribution Warehouse in Zanesville. She is survived by her father, Timothy Zumbro of Zanesville, mother, Pamela...
Loretta Renee Milligan
Mar 9, 2014
Loretta Renee Milligan, 39, of Beverly, passed away at 2:30 p.m. March 9, 2014, at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland.
She was born August 15, 1974, in Zanesville, the daughter of John Rex and Ruth Dye Rex.
She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her mother of Beverly; husband, Anthony Milligan; daughter, Myranda...
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