obituaries

Sep 11, 2021

Blanche E. Martin, 88 of Findlay, formerly of McConnelsville, passed away on Sat, Sept. 11, 2021 at the Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay.  She was born on April 7, 1933 in Nelsonville to the late James and Blanche Matheny Auflick.  She was a homemaker and was a member of the McConnelsville Nazarene Church.  She is survived by 4 grandchildren,...

Sep 9, 2021

Patricia A. Hodgson, 83, of McConnelsville, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville.  She was born on Sept. 4, 1938 in St. Petersburg, Fl. to the late David and Bernice Jackson Tayler.  She was a self-Taught artist and she  entered in shows in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida and...

Sep 9, 2021

Bonnie J. Merritt 70, of McConnelsville, passed away September 9, 2021 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born October 7, 1950 in Parkersburg, W.Va. the daughter of the late, Robert Houser and Ila Vanhorn Houser. She was retired from the Ohio Dept. of Agriculture. She loved sewing, reading, and spending time with her family. She was a 1968...

Sep 7, 2021

Bill "Wilbur" Payne, 62, of McConnelsville, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 at his residence.  He was born on Dec. 12, 1958 in Zanesville to the late Gene and Charlotte Evans Payne.  He worked in the Timber business for most of his life and attended the Word of Life Community Church in Beverly.  He is survived by his...

Sep 6, 2021

James Frank Dugan, 72, of Olive Branch, MS, passed away September 6, 2021 after a courageous battle with COVID-19. He was also engaged in an 11-year battle with mantle cell lymphoma, which had returned this year after being in remission. This greatly complicated the COVID treatment.

He was born March 1, 1949 to Frank Meredith and Margaret ...

Sep 5, 2021

Bonnie J. Hite, 77, of McConnelsville, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021 at the Genesis Bethesda Hospital in Zanesville.  She was born on July 6, 1944 in McConnelsville to the late John E. and Olive L. Hill Marshall.  She retired after 38 years from the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville and was a member of the Neelysville...

Sep 2, 2021

Mary Blind age 67 of Waterford, Ohio passed away Sept. 2, 2021 at Marietta Memorial Hospital.  She was born Sept. 1, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan.  A daughter of William Kuhn and Ruth Carter.  She was a housewife and a barber.  She is survived by one son, Robert (Melissa) Blind of Waterford; one daughter, Pam Noland of Waterford; 6 brothers;...

Sep 1, 2021

Dorothy "Dot" Barkhurst, 72, of Malta passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born January 23, 1949 in Zanesville to the late Robert Sheridan and Dorothy Kehl Sheridan. Dot was a homemaker and had worked at the former Malta Manufacturing.  She was a member of the Malta Bible Church. Dot is survived by...

Aug 29, 2021

Eula Faye Miller, 94, of Brewster, formerly of McConnelsville, passed away at the Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton.  She was born on Nov. 30, 1926 in Elliott Crossroads, Ohio to the late Russell and Mae Spurrier McPeak.  She worked for 19 years at the A&P store in McConnelsville, the Calendine's Grocery Store in McConnelsville then retired after 13...

Aug 28, 2021

Bettie L. Harris, 88, of Pennsville, passed away on Aug. 28, 2021 at her residence with her caring and loving family members at her side.  She was born on May 3, 1933 in Marietta, Ohio to the late Harold and Irene Nolan Strickler.  She is survived by 2 sons, Charles Harris of North Carolina and Thomas (Ellen) Harris of...

Aug 27, 2021

Delores Jean Welch Mayle, 83. of Cutler, passed away on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 at her residence. She was born on Sept. 12, 1937 in Cutler, Ohio to the late Ivan R. and Reva M. Stover Welch. She was the co-owner of Tom Mayle and Sons Construction in Cutler. She was a member of the Bartlett Bible Baptist Church...

Aug 26, 2021

Stacie E. Kinney 52, of McConnelsville passed away on August 26, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. She was born July 15, 1969 in Elyria the daughter of the late, Dorsey Adkins and Gladys "Sug" Lilly Adkins. Stacie loved to craft, boating and camping, and enjoyed raising her family. She is survived by her husband, Marty Kinney; daughter and best friend,...

Aug 20, 2021

James E. Taylor, 63, of Stockport, passed away on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 at the Riverside Landing Nursing Home in McConnelsville.  He was born on November 4, 1957 to Dale and Phyllis Crawford Taylor.  He worked as an operator and plant foreman at Mar-Zane in Columbus.  He is survived by his parents, Dale and Phyllis Taylor of Chesterhill, a...

Aug 16, 2021

Harold G. Webb 89, of McConnelsville, passed away at 7:15 p.m. August 16, 2021 at Highland Oaks in McConnelsville. He was born May 21, 1932 in Morgan County the son of the late, Claude Webb and Froken Deskins Webb. Harold was a retired Boilermaker and worked at Central Ohio Coal Co. for 15 years.  He was a member of...

Aug 13, 2021

Sharon M. Sears 74, of Lewis Center, formerly of McConnelsville, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home in Lewis Center on August 13, 2021. She was born August 20, 1946 in Zanesville the daughter of the late, Gale Kuntz and Eloise Ferguson Kuntz. Sharon received an Associates degree in Nursing from Ohio University and worked at Mark Rest Center...

Aug 12, 2021

John Jay Metcalf, of Chesterhill, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 at the Riverside Landing Nursing Home in McConnelsville.  He was born on Aug. 6, 1934, the son of Clark Emmett and Ethel Ellis Metcalf in Chesterhill.  John served with the U.S. Navy in active service from 1952 to 1956 on board the USS Coral Sea CVA-43 and...

Aug 10, 2021

James B. "Jimmy" Brannon, 53, of Malta, passed away on Tues, Aug. 10, 2021 at the Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.  He was born on Nov. 28, 1967 in Zanesville to James and Patricia Greuey Brannon.  He retired from the AEP Muskingum River Power Plant in Beverly.  He was a member of the Malta Bible Church in Malta and the...

Aug 5, 2021

Paul A. Tabler, 55, of Cutler, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 at his residence.  He was born on July 2, 1966 in Chesterhill to the late Gary Norris and Louise Tabler.  He worked for many years for Bern Township.  He is survived by his significant other Donna Heeter of the home, 1 step-daughter, Barbara Buck of Cutler,...

Jul 29, 2021

Duane Meyer Lowe, 88 of Malta passed away peacefully July 29, 2021. He was born June 17, 1933 in Morgan County. He was a local business man, owning Western Auto, real estate broker and avid horseman. He raised, trained and drove Harness horses for over 60 years. His pride and joy was First Breath, he and First Breath were...

Jul 29, 2021

Rowlie Sermon, 70, of McConnelsville, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at the Morrison House Hospice in Zanesville.  He was born on Sept. 6, 1950 in Louisville, Ky to the late Martin and Maggie Matthews Sermon.  He worked as a drywaller for Valley Interiors in Columbus out of Local # 200.  He is survived by a son Merlin...