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Lori Grover
May 18, 2022
Lori Godby Grover, 72, of McConnelsville, passed away on Weds, May 18, 2022. She was born on June 6, 1949 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Gerald and Golda Bell Godby. She worked for many years as a sales clerk for Bragg's Furniture in McConnelsville. She is survived by 2 granddaughters, Whitney (Cody) Carnes of Nashport and Amanda (Kim)...
Wilford Eugene "Gene" Frash
May 17, 2022
Wilford Eugene "Gene" Frash, 78, of McConnelsville, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Tues, May 17, 2022. He was born on June 4, 1943 in Sharpsburg, Ohio to the late Wilford and Mabel Thompson Frash. He graduated from Windsor High School and then proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Vietnam where he received...
Jerry W Moody
May 10, 2022
Jerry W. Moody, 76 of Pharr Texas, passed away on Tues, May 10, 2022. He was born on May 15, 1945 in Chesterhill to the late Dean and Iva Hamble Moody. He was a retired Refinery worker for BP Oil Company in Texas . A graveside service will be held on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at...
Paul "P-Tac" Tabler
May 6, 2022
Paul Edward Tabler, better known by the nickname "P Tac", went to be with the Lord on May 6, 2022, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital, in Columbus, Ohio. Paul was born on April 9, 1951, to Shirl Sherman Tabler and Katherine Flowers Tabler in Zanesville, Ohio. He was the second of 9 children. He is survived by his siblings...
Beulah "Bea" Apperson
May 6, 2022
Beulah "Bea" Earley Apperson, 89, of McConnelsville, passed away on Fri, May 6, 2022. She was born on June 6, 1932 in New Matamoras, Ohio to the late Harold and Jessie Alloway Earley. She was the owner operator of Bea Apperson Reality and was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ in McConnelsville. She is survived by...
Mona B. Newton
May 5, 2022
Mona B. Newton, 88, of McConnelsville, passed away on Thurs, May 5, 2022. She was born on Aug. 25, 1933 in Roseville, Ohio to the late Raymond and Emma Thomas Dozer. She was the owner of the Daisey Flower Shop in McConnelsville for many years and was the manger of the Opera House in McConnelsville. She is survived by...
Martha E. Harlow
May 1, 2022
Martha E. Harlow, 86, of McConnelsville, passed away on Sun, May 1, 2022 at the Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born on Nov. 30, 1935 in Stockport to the late John and Freda Hooper Medley. She worked for the state of Ohio at the Athens Mental Health Center and was a member of the Pennsville United Methodist Church. ...
Les L. Cordray
Apr 29, 2022
Les L. Cordray, 70, of McConnelsville, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022 at his residence. He was born on February 9, 1952 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio to the late Edward and Frances Payne Cordray. He worked as a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of the Eagles Post 2187 in McConnelsville and was a life time member of...
Barbara Lee Cunningham
Apr 28, 2022
Barbara Lee (Ferrebee) Cunningham, also affectionately known as Bobbi by a select few, 83, of Stockport, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her childhood home on April 28 at 7:21 am. On November 14, 1938, she was born in Beverly, Ohio, to the late James and Eileen (Bachelor) Ferrebee. She attended Windsor School in Stockport, Ohio. Following her graduation in...
Hermon "Bill" Kennedy Sr.
Apr 26, 2022
Herman "Bill" Kennedy Sr, 79, of Chesterhill, passed away on Tues, April 26, 2022 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville surrounded by his family. He was born on Oct. 20, 1942 in Chesterhill to the late William Ed and Reathel Mayle Kennedy. He retired from the Central Ohio Coal Company. He proudly served his country in the...
Sally Jo Shuster
Apr 25, 2022
Sally Jo Shuster, 70, of Stockport, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022 at the Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville. She was born on Dec. 4, 1951 in Marietta, Ohio to the late Wilbert and Rose Mary Allberry Webb. She along with her husband owned and operated the Stockport Ashland, Riverside Restaurant and Tori Jo's Pizzeria. She is survived...
Ronald D. Smith
Apr 24, 2022
Ronald D. Smith, 75, of Bartlett, passed away on April 24, 2022 at the Arbors of Marietta. He was born on July 18, 1946 in Fairplan, W.Va. to the late Carl and Mary Southall Smith. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a retired truck drive for Ashland Chemical in Twinsburg,...
Wilda E Cheadle
Apr 19, 2022
Wilda Earline (Johnson) Cheadle, 87, beloved wife, mother, sister and friend left this world to be with her heavenly Father on April 19, 2022. She was born in 1935 to Ernest and Audree (Hamilton) Johnson in Kinder, Louisiana. Wilda is survived by her husband of 55 years Columbus (Jr.); two daughters, Earline Arnott and Barbi Cheadle; two sons, Kenneth...
Mildred E. Sydebotham
Apr 18, 2022
Mildred E. Sydebotham, 82, of McConnelsville, passed away on Mon, April 18, 2022 at her residence. She was born on Dec. 22, 1939 in Addison, Ohio to the late Colonel and Ellen Conkel Stewart. She was a homemaker and was a member of the McConnelsville Nazarene Church. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Melvin Sydebotham of...
George H. Glenn
Apr 17, 2022
George H. Glenn, 73, of Johnstown, Ohio passed away Sun, April 17, 2022 at the OSU Medical Center in Columbus after a short illness. He was born March 4th, 1949 to the late Delmar Glenn and Mabel McCormick Glenn of McConnelsville, Ohio. Following graduation from Morgan High School in 1967, George proudly enlisted in the U.S. Army where he...
Margaret "Peggy" North
Apr 15, 2022
Margaret N. "Peggy" North, 94 of Carrollton formerly of Chesterhill, passed away on Fri, April 15, 2022 at the Carroll Golden Age Retreat Center in Carrollton, Ohio. She was born on July 17, 1927 in Amesville to the late Cephas and Mildred Carpenter Dille. She is survived by 3 sons, Thomas North of Lewiston, Mi, Larry North of North...
Merlin E Millican
Apr 14, 2022
Merlin E. Millican, 88, of McConnelsville, passed away at his daughter Jody and Jeff's home with his family surrounding him singing Victory in Jesus, on Thurs, April 14, 2022. He was born on Aug. 12, 1933 in Haleyville, Alabama to the late Willie Earl Millican and Lilly Ruth Smith. He worked as an Iron Worker out of Local #...
Priscilla Penny Price
Apr 8, 2022
Priscilla (Penny) Mae Campbell Price died on Friday, April 8, 2022 due to complications of Alzheimers. She was born December 21, 1944 in Zanesville to Frank E. and Ruth E. (Jarrett) Campbell. She grew up in the Ringgold area and attended Ringgold Elementary School, Homer-Union Junior High and was a graduate of M&M High School, McConnelsville in 1962. On...
Francis J Penotte
Apr 8, 2022
Francis J. Penotte Jr, 70, of McConnelsville, passed away on Fri, April 8, 2022 at his residence. He was born on Aug. 11, 1951 in Akron, Ohio to the late Francis J. Penotte Sr. and Nellie Balzer Penotte. He worked as a custodian for the M&M Grade School, Homer Union Grade School and the Morgan Junior High School. He...
Raymond F. Valentine
Apr 5, 2022
Raymond F. Valentine, 77, of Malta, went to be with his loving wife Susie on Tues, April 5, 2022. He was born in Roseville, Ohio to the late Jim and Nellie Vanoster Valentine. He was a truck driver working many years at Putnam Trucking in Zanesville and retiring from Ronald Cain Trucking in Stockport. He served his country in...
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