obituaries

Aug 13, 2013

Judith A. Bolyard, 64, of McConnelsville, passed away at 11:52 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at the Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta after a long illness.

She was born June 15, 1949, in Cambridge, to Wayne Blackburn and Beverly Sealock Blackburn Reid.

Mrs. Bolyard was a housewife and attended the Main Street Church Of Christ....

Aug 5, 2013

Paul E. Hickerson, 67, of Stockport, passed away at 4:03 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at his home.

He was born June 29, 1946, in Penn Township, Morgan County, a son of the late Marion Hickerson and Mae Jackson Hickerson.

Mr. Hickerson was a school teacher and principal at Waterford Elementary School and retired after...

Aug 5, 2013

M. Melzena Mayle age 79 of Pennsville,O. passed from this life at 2:51 p.m. Monday August 5,2013 at the Genesis Health Center of Zanesville,O. She was born Oct. 21, 1933 in Cutler,O. the daughter of the late Harry and Gertrude Mayle. She was a devoted mother , home maker and a member of the Chesterhill Church of Christ. Surviving...

Jul 28, 2013

Jason Alan Curtis, 33, of Oscoda, MI, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013 in Oscoda.

He was born January 29, 1980 in Las Vegas, NV.

Mr. Curtis was a laborer and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. where he served four years.

He is survived by his parents, George Curtis and...

Jul 28, 2013

Herby H. Hanning, 86, of Chesterhill, died on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 12:37 P.M. at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville. He was born on August 9, 1926 in Sharpsburg, Ohio to the late Stacy and Flora McClelland Hanning. He retired from the Columbia Gas Company after 35 years of service. He served his country in the...

Jul 27, 2013

Richard J. Ebersole, 76, of McConnelsville, died on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 1:30P.M. at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. He was born on September 5, 1936 in Eldorado, Ohio to the late Russell and Erma Braiser Ebersole. He was an accountant and Office Manager for Malta Manufacturing in McConnelsville and retired from WHIZ AM, FM, TV...

Jul 20, 2013

Alicia Nicole Neff, 22, of Marietta, died on Sat., July 20, 2013 at her residence. She was born on Nov. 15, 1990 in Zanesville. She was a student at Washington State College and a Presbyterian by faith. She is survived by her mother, Kristine Neff of McConnelsville, 2 brothers, John and Charles Rexroad both of McConnelsville, an aunt, Shirley...

Jul 16, 2013

Carolyn S. Wallace, 68, of McConnelsville, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 7:20 P.M. at the Genesis Morrison House Hospice in Zanesville. She was born on Feb. 19, 1945 in Athens, Ohio to the late Dale and Ruth Pratt Ulbrich. She worked as a secretary at Newcome Chiropractic in McConnelsville. She was a member of the Morgan County...

Jul 15, 2013

Eileen Bachelor Ferrebee , age 93 of Stockport died at 9:16 a.m. Monday , July 15, 2013 at her home. She was born on January 8, 1920 the daughter of Clyde and Alice Pugh Bachelor. She was a homemaker. She is survived by two daughters, Barbara ( Chet) Cunningham and Sue Roberts both of Stockport. Six grandsons, Seventeen great...

Jul 14, 2013

I Bern Wilson, of 1800 Wilson Lane, Malta, passed away Sunday morning, July 14, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born August 2, 1929 in Shock, WV. He liked to tell people he was born in Shock, raised in Shock, and still had family in Shock. He enjoyed taking friends to his birth place and telling them they...

Jul 3, 2013

Bernice W. Johnson, 95, of McConnelsville passed away at 9:00 p.m. Wednesday July 3,2013 at the Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville.

She was born August 23,1917 in Penn Township, Morgan County to the late William Newson and Mabel Spencer Newsom.

Bernice had worked as a bar maid at the Eagles Club in McConnelsville and...

Jul 3, 2013

Benjamin Edwin Campbell 23, of McConnelsville passed away at 10:42 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2013 near Jacksonburg, West Virginia in a work related accident.

He was born January 4, 1990 in Zanesville. He worked for Halliburton Co. and was a member of the Church Of The Nazarene in McConnelsville.

He is survived by his parents...

Jun 25, 2013

Dorothy Bryan, 91, of McConnelsville, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at the Highland Oaks Health Center.

Mrs. Bryan was a lifelong resident of Morgan County, a daughter of the late Charles and Maude Mautz.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin; sisters, Mary Lou and Mildred; and brothers, Lyle, Floyd and David.

Jun 23, 2013

Roy Drummond, 39 of Stockport, died on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 12:30 P.M. at the Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 23, 1974 in Warren, Ohio to Frank and Delphia Peters Drummond. Roy worked as a nursing assistant for the Riverside Country Care Center in McConnelsville and was an avid Bingo player. He is survived by...

Jun 13, 2013

Gladys Lorraine Davis, 84, of Stockport, Ohio passed away at 3:30 p.m. on June 13, 2013 at the Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville, Ohio. Born December 12, 1928 in Senecaville, Ohio she was the daughter of the late James L. and Margaret(Wall) Oiler. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and a member of the Stockport United Methodist Church. Surviving...

Jun 11, 2013

Donna K. Palmer, 76, of Malta passed away at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the Riverside Landing Nursing & Rehab Center in McConnelsville.

She was born August 17, 1936 in Sayre, to the late Russell Moore and Ruth Glass Moore.

Donna worked for many years at the U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture office in...

Jun 9, 2013

Marjorie E. Niceswanger, 90, of McConnelsville, passed away at 7:29 a.m. Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville.

She was born August 18, 1922, in Morgan County, the daughter of the late Carlos Mendenhall and Jessie Ray Mendenhall.

Mrs. Niceswanger graduated from Marion High School in Chesterhill and Marietta Business Institute...

Jun 8, 2013

Pearl L. Dunlap, 92, of Zanesville, formerly of Malta, passed away at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Prim Rose in Zanesville.

She was born November 14, 1920, in Morgan County, a daughter of the late Lewis Appleman and Anna Ribble.

She worked as a clerk at Sears Pharmacy in McConnelsville for 20 years....

Jun 5, 2013

Dorothy J. Best Norris, 93, of McConnelsville, passed away at 4 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at Riverside Landing Health Center in McConnelsville.

She was born April 10, 1920, in Marion County the daughter of the late Grover G. Almendinger and Ruth A. Reynolds Almendinger. She was a housewife and a member of the Malta United Methodist...

Jun 5, 2013

Richard C. Harrison, age 76 of McConnelsville, Ohio, died at his residence at approximately 9:00 p.m. on Weds. June 5, 2013. He was born in Rose Farm, Ohio on Oct. 17, 1936, the son of the late Leo and Laverne Gladden Harrison. He was a graduate of Malta-McConnelsville High School class 1954, Richard was an Army Veteran having served...