obituaries

Mar 29, 2012

David L. "Tiny" Waite, 62, of McConnelsville, passed away at 5:10 p.m. Thursday March 29, 2012 at the Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville.

He was born January 24, 1950 in Zanesville to the late Donald Ray Waite and Rebecca White Waite of McConnelsville.

David was a retired heavy equipment operator and was a member...

Mar 29, 2012

Helen L. Miller, 98 of McConnelsville, died on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 10:55 P.M. at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville, She was born in Columbus Ohio on December 29, 1923 to the late Homer and Louise Wilson Richter. She was a Methodist by faith. She is survived by one son Ron Miller and his wife Sarah...

Mar 23, 2012

Betty L. Clark, 80, of McConnelsville passed away Friday March 23,2012 at 6:15 p.m. at her home. She was born August 12, 1931 in Philo to the late Louis Drake and Louise Starrett Drake Keirns.

She was retired from Kroger in Glouster where she had worked as a cashier. Betty also had worked at the former A....

Mar 20, 2012

Alvin M. Rainer, 85, of Stockport, Ohio, passed away at 8:48 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Joy, Ohio, September 3, 1926, a son of Hiley A. and Lula Mae Williams Rainer. He was a WWII Navy Veteran, a 27 year employee of the Central Ohio Coal Company, a member of the...

Mar 20, 2012

Leona F. Hanning, 83, of Chesterhill, died on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 3:45 P.M. at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home In McConnelsville. She was born on June 19, 1928 in Amesville, Ohio to the late Harley D. and Murriel Lewis Zarley. She was a homemaker, a Methodist by faith, enjoyed gardening, sowing, crocheting and loved to fish. She...

Mar 19, 2012

Florence Elizabeth "Libby" Humphrey, 86 of Chesterhill, died on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 11:10 P.M. at the Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta. She was born on June 21, 1925 in Chesterhill to the late Milton "Pete" and Florence L. Van Dyke Wallace. She was a homemaker and a member of the Tabor Ridge Church of Christ near Stockport....

Mar 12, 2012

Virginia Anna Roach, 92, of McConnelsville, daughter of the late Joseph Anthony and Harriet Florence McElfresh Biedenbach, passed away at 7:10 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital.

She was born February 5, 1920 in Malta. She spent most of her life in Morgan County. She was employed at the former Finley Packing Plant...

Mar 12, 2012

Tina L. Murphey 50, of McConnelsville passed away at 3 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2012 in Cannalville. She was born March 26, 1961 in Marion the daughter of the late Leroy Childers and Kay Mount Wilson. She is survived by one daughter Karissa Murphey of Roseville, two sons Brian Murphey and Cody Murphey both of McConnelsville; five grandchildren ;...

Mar 12, 2012

Gary Robert Dorris age 27 of Chesterhill, Oh. passed away March 12, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at his residence. He was born Sept. 12, 1984 in Marietta, Oh. The son of Gerry and Scarlett Smedley Dorris of Chesterhill, Oh. He attended the Mt. Hermon Church near Chesterhill, Oh. Surviving are his parents , 2 half brothers Scott Dorris of...

Mar 8, 2012

View a Video Memorial With a heavy heart we say good-bye to Larry Dean Gilbreath, 64 of Stockport, who went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 8:09 P.M. at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born in Morgan County on August 5, 1947 to the late Hatti Mae Henry Gilbreath Riley. He...

Mar 7, 2012

Kathryn I Catron Jordan, 66 of McConnelsville, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 9:40 P.M. at the Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville. She was born on June 7, 1945 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Charles and Hazel Adams Catron. She was a homemaker and a Pentecostal by faith. She is survived by her husband Ronald Helmick of...

Mar 5, 2012

Phyllis Sue Curtis, 68, of McConnelsville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 5, 2012 in Zanesville, Ohio.

She was born March 24, 1943, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Alfred and Katherine Vanoster George.

She was a devoted Christian and longtime member of the Calvary Baptist Church in...

Mar 1, 2012

Charles E. Kisor, 79, of McConnelsville, died on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 1:15 P.M. of a sudden stroke at the Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville. He was born on October 21, 1932 in Millfield, Ohio to the late James A. and Glenna Keirns Kisor. He retired after 30 years from Taylor Woodcraft in Malta. He attended the...

Feb 29, 2012

View a Video MemorialKathleen Norris Hill, 98 of McConnelsville, formerly of Zanesville, died on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 4:20 A.M. at her home. She was born on February 4, 1914 in Cutler, Ohio to the late Owen C. and Stella A. Tate Norris. She was a homemaker and worked as an LPN at Bethesda Hospital for 15 years....

Feb 28, 2012

Teresa Lucas Goins, 47 of Amesville, Died, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:30 A.M. at her residence. She was born on December 24, 1964 in Chesterhill to Allen V. and Melinda A. Nichols Lucas. She was a homemaker and attended the Liberty United Brethren and Haga Mission Churches. She is survived by her parents, husband whom she married on...

Feb 28, 2012

Mary E. Burchett, of McConnelsville, 84, died on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 2:50 A.M. at the Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 9, 1927 in Akron, Ohio to the late John and Mildred Norris Diefendorf. She was a homemaker and a Methodist by faith. She is survived by her husband, Carlos Burchett of McConnelsville, 1 daughter,...

Feb 27, 2012

Eva Mae Clifton, 85, of the Riverside Country Care Center in McConnelsville passed away at 8:31 p.m. Monday, Feb 27, 2012 at the Care Center.

She was born July 23, 1926 in Union Township, Morgan County, a daughter of the late Delmer Niceswanger and Lucy Mae Miller Niceswanger.

She worked at several restaurants in the...

Feb 19, 2012

Walter F. Voland, 83, of Stockport, Ohio, died on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2:45 A.M. at the Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 25, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Nicholas and Anna Marie Bowyer Voland. He was a retired truck driver for Great Lakes Cheese in Newberry, Ohio and attended the Twinsburg Church of...

Feb 18, 2012

Timothy Lee Dotson, 40, of Chesterfield, Michigan, died on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 6:10 P.M. at the Indianapolis University Medical Center. He was born on September 10, 1971 in Green Cove Springs, Florida to Cecil "Butch" Dotson and Enriqueta "Katie" Reid Reagan. He was a Yeoman first class in the U.S. Cost Guard. He is survived by his...

Feb 15, 2012

Gene O. McCormick, 92, of 620 East Main Street, McConnelsville, passed away at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15,2012 at Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville.

He was born May 4,1919 in Morgan County to the late Homer and Mary Offord McCormick.

Gene was a 1939 graduate of the M-M High School and was an Army...