obituaries

Jul 11, 2012

Francis L. Maxwell, 75, of Malta, passed away at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday July 11,2012 at the Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville.

He was born December 14,1936 in Malta, a son of the late Stella and Tony Bacanis and Edgar Maxwell.

Francis retired from Glacier-Clevite after 34 years of service. He was a member of the...

Jul 5, 2012

Bernice Mae Cook ROCHESTER, NY: Bernice Mae Cook, age 71, of Rochester, New York, passed away at 2:07 p.m. on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at the Highland Hospital in Rochester. She was born March 14, 1941 in Zanesville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Clarence Homer and Dorothy Louise Mayle Cook. She was of the Protestant faith and a...

Jul 4, 2012

Ronald Dee Ray, 64, of 1231 N. Main St., Malta, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday July 4,2012 at his home.

He was born August 30, 1947 in Zanesville. Dee was a 1965 graduate of M. & M. High School and was the owner and operator of Dee's Body Shop in McConnelsville for 25 years. He was...

Jun 29, 2012

Norma L. Davis 75, of Stockport , passed away at 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville.She was born March 25, 1937 in Washington County the daughter of the late Howard Wilking and Virgil Smith Wilking.She was retired from the Morgan County Care Center in McConnelsville where she had worked for several...

Jun 29, 2012

Harold C. Raines 82, of 1300 Washington St. Stockport passed away at 8 :45 a.m. Friday, June 29, 2012 at his home.He was born July 9, 1929 in Kenna , W.Va. the son of the late Hollie Raines and Ethel Bibbee Raines. He was retired from Railway Express Agency and worked in the tire business. He was a Navy...

Jun 29, 2012

Nina L. Diehl Smith, 70, of Chesterhill died on Friday June 29, 2012 at the Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan. She was born on March 6, 1942 in Chesterhill to the late Coleman and Olive Abel Diehl. She retired from the Morgan County School System after serving for over 30 years. She was a Methodist by faith and...

Jun 26, 2012

Shirley M. Smith, 66, of Belpre, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 30, 1946 in Wheelersburg, Ohio to the late Norman and Marie McLure Cordel. She retired from the Worthington Nursing Center in Parkersburg where she worked as a nursing assistant and was a strong member of...

Jun 26, 2012

Richard Lee Medley, 59 of Baltic, Ohio, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 2:14 P.M. at the Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio. He was born in Zanesville on August 26, 1952 to the late Myron L. and Shirley C. McEunen Medley. He was a self-employed carpenter doing roofing and siding and was a Lutheran by faith. He is...

Jun 23, 2012

Sophie Catherine King, 85 of McConnelsville, went to be with the lord on June 23, 2012. She was born on April 6, 1927 in Flower, West Virginia to the late John and Glendora Starcher Davis. Sophie married William A. King on March 8, 1941. She was a wonderful mother of five children, John G. (Marcia) King of Columbus, Eliza...

Jun 20, 2012

Devin Orazio Grimm, age 5, of Cutler, Ohio, passed away at 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday at his residence following an extended illness. He was born May 21, 2007 in Athens, Ohio, the son of Nick and Jennifer Detty Grimm. He is survived by his parents, 1 brother, J.T. Grimm, 2 sisters, Kaitlyn and Alayna Grimm, all of the home;...

Jun 12, 2012

John D. Davis, 36 of Malta, Died on June 12, 2012 in Malta. The family will be having a Memorial Service in his memory on July 7, 2012 at 1:30 P.M. at The Church of Full Gospel Ministry in McConnelsville. In Lieu of flowers donations may be made in John's memory at the First National Bank of McConnelsville to...

Jun 11, 2012

Rita A. Sanders, 84, of 3470 Conk Palmer Road, Malta, passed away at 6:25 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2012, at the Riverside Country Care Center in McConnelsville.

She was born August 27, 1927 in Glouster, a daughter of the late Harley McCall and Blanche Snowden McCall.

She was a nurses aid at both Morgan County...

Jun 3, 2012

Emma Marie Allen, 87, of N. St. Rt. 376, McConnelsville, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at the Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville after a long illness.

Marie was born in Toledo, OH, on December 28, 1924 to William Earl and Emma Marie McKee Reiner. Her mother died a few days after her birth, and...

May 29, 2012

James D. McKinney, 82, of McConnelsville, passed away at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday May 29, 2012 at his home.

He was born July 9,1929 in Lockbourne, OH, to the late Russel McKinney and Kathryn Stewart McKinney.

James was a 1947 graduate of Groveport High School and was a graduate of Capital University. He worked at the...

May 26, 2012

Helen Harris Tabler, age 70, of Cutler, Ohio, passed away at 11:40 pm. Saturday, May 26, 2012 at her residence. She was born March 3, 1942, in Chesrerhill, a daughter of the late Elmer E. and Elizabeth C. Ramsey Harris. She was a homemaker, and was Apostolic by faith. Helen is survived by her husband-Carl Tabler-of the home; 2...

May 21, 2012

Mary Lou Conroy, 83 of McConnelsville, died on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. at the Highland Oaks Nursing Center in McConnelsville. She was born on April 28, 1929 in Cumberland Maryland to the late Edward and Amelia Fryer Thimmes. She was a homemaker and a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Post #4719 Ladies Auxiliary in Gahanna, Ohio....

May 19, 2012

LOVELAND: Marian L. Walsh (nee Browning) passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on May 19, 2012 at noon at the Lodge of Loveland, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Herman L. Walsh; and a daughter, Marianne Gibeaut. She is survived by her son, Thomas B. Walsh of Cincinnati, OH; six grandchildren,...

May 15, 2012

Donna J. Danielson, 87, of 43 N. 9th Street, McConnelsville, passed away at 8:52 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta.

She was born July 4, 1924 in Perry County, a daughter of the late Clifford Davis Sr. and Alice Campbell Davis.

She was a homemaker, a farm laborer, and...

May 10, 2012

Hazel Enid Mitchell, 87, of Malta, Ohio passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Marietta, Ohio.

She was born December 19, 1924 in Rosedale, West Virginia in Braxton County, the first daughter of the late Dewey and Della (Lawson) Mace.

She was a wife and homemaker. She loved music and singing, and sang in her...

May 1, 2012

B. Ruth Crews, 91, of McConnelsville, passed away at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday May 1, 2012 at the Riverside Country Care Center in McConnelsville.

She was born June 4,1920 in West Virginia to the late William Toler and Delphia Gibson Toler.

Ruth was a homemaker and an avid gardener and loved her flowers. The greatest joy...