obituaries

Feb 1, 2021

Irene June Hook Claypoole 67 of McConnelsville was granted her angel wings Monday February 1, 2021 at 7:50 PM surrounded by her family that loved her.  She was born November 4, 1953 in Bellaire Ohio. She was the daughter of Andy L. Hook Sr and the late Florence Hook. Irene was a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and aunt. ...

Jan 31, 2021

Eleanor Adella Marcum, 104, of Cutler, Ohio, died at 3:15 A.M. on Sunday, January 31, 2021.  Since July 31, 2013, she was a resident of Muskingum Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Beverly, Ohio.  She was born on May, 12, 1916 in Columbus, Ohio to Olive May Nichols and Clarence Samuel Rank.  She married Levi Leith Marcum at the...

Jan 25, 2021

William Graham McCloy, lovingly known to so many as Bill McCloy, went home to be with The Lord at 3:10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, after fighting hard to recover from multiple strokes.

Bill was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on January 4, 1945.

As a teenager, he and his family moved to Columbus, Ohio, where...

Jan 25, 2021

Merrill Lee Gladden, Sr., 84, of Malta passed away at 4:50 p.m. Monday, January 25, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 2, 1936 the son of the late, Merrill E. and Delores Updike Gladden. Merrill graduated from M. & M. High School class of 1954. He attended the Ohio State University. He retired...

Jan 23, 2021

Barbara Key Webb Roberts, 75, of Stockport, passed away on Sat. Jan. 23, 2021 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital.  She was born on Aug. 13, 1945 in Stockport to the late Wilbert and Rose Mary Allberry Webb.  She was a member of the Stockport Church of Christ, Valley Chapter OES # 19 of McConnelsville and the McConnelsville Eagles #...

Jan 22, 2021

Frank W. Roberts 70, of Malta passed away at 6:47 p.m. January 22, 2021 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. He was born September 30, 1950 in Zanesville the son of the late, Russell J. Roberts and Mary Tombaugh Roberts. He was a tow motor driver at Malta Manufacturing in Malta and a member of the VFW Auxiliary in Malta....

Jan 21, 2021

Jack E. Horner, 73, of Stockport, passed away at the Grant Medical Center in Columbus on Thurs, Jan. 21, 2021.  He was born on May 28, 1947 in Stockport, Ohio to the late Dallas Horner and Erma Ruth Riley Horner.  He retired after 40 plus years from the AEP Muskingum River Power Plant. He served his country in the...

Jan 20, 2021

Margaret A. Hoffmann, 93, of McConnelsville, passed away on Weds, Jan. 20, 2021 at her residence.  She was born on Aug. 30, 1927 in Bourneville, Ohio to the late Emmitt and Goldie Juanita Wipert Pollock.  She was a postal clerk in the Colony Square Mall in Zanesville and retired after 38 years of service.  She was a Methodist by...

Jan 18, 2021

Walter Dean Van Horn, 95, of McConnelsville passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at his home with his family at his side. He was born June 21, 1925 in Muskingum County to the late, Earl Van Horn and  Edna Lindimore Van Horn.  Walter was a farmer and a former school bus driver. He was retired from the former Taylor...

Jan 15, 2021

Rena M. Thompson, 60, of Chesterhill, passed away on Fri, Jan. 15, 2021 at her residence.  She was born on April 5, 1960 in Chesterhill to the late Freddy Beard and Opal Thompson.  She was a member of the Bethel Wesleyan Church.  She is survived by 3 sons, Neil Carson of Stockport, Timki Carson of Chesterhill and Tylor Thompson...

Jan 14, 2021

Tracy D. Van Horn 55, of Crooksville passed away at 9:26 P.M. January 14, 2021 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. He was born March 14, 1965 in Zanesville the son of the late, William Van Horn and Hilma Ross Van Horn. He was an auto mechanic and a member of the Faith Family Baptist Church in Belle Valley, and...

Jan 14, 2021

Beverly J. Sealock 69, of McConnelsville passed away at 12:10 a.m. Thursday, January 14, 2021 at her home. She was born February 26, 1951 in Zanesville the daughter of the late, Claude Bartlett and Shirley Smith Bartlett. She worked in the Kitchen at Mark Rest Center  and wrote the Pennsville News in the Morgan County Herald, sold Avon Products,...

Jan 13, 2021

Starla F. Tabler, of Malta, formerly of Broadwell, passed away on Weds, Jan. 13, 2021.  She was born on July 30, 1970 to Ira and Carole Waters Tabler.  She is survived by a son, Joseph Paul of Newark, 3 brothers, Ira Tabler Jr. of Broadwell, Mike Tabler of Jacksonville and Ike Tabler of Kilvert, a sister, Tonya Hill of...

Jan 13, 2021

Gail Franklin Brawley, 103, of Stewart, Ohio, passed away on January 13, 2021, at Kimes Nursing Home in Athens, Ohio.  Born on September 29, 1917, the son of Charles F. and Maude Wolfe Brawley, he was a 1936 graduate of Rome Canaan High School.  He proudly served his country in World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater, New...

Jan 8, 2021

Reva E. McCune, 68, of McConnelsville passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at her home. She was born October 14, 1952 in Marietta to the late, Fred S. Hanson and Imogene Durst Hanson. Reva was retired from the State of Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Services. She was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ in...

Jan 8, 2021

William E. Garrett 85, of McConnelsville passed away at 4:36 a.m. January 8, 2021 at his home. He was born July 15, 1935 in Morgan County the son of the late, William H. Garrett and Erma Rhinbarger Garrett. He retired from Gould Battery in Zanesville after 36 years. He was a member of Solomon Lutheran Church near Eagleport and...

Jan 6, 2021

Pearl May Rollyson, 84, of Malta passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Highland Oaks Health Center.  She was born October 4, 1936 in Webster County, WV to the late Burton Claypool and Susie Conrad Claypool Posey. Pearl was a homemaker and attended the Deerfield Presbyterian Church. She is survived by a son, Kopas Matthew Ogletree of Union Point,...

Jan 4, 2021

Sherri Ann Coulson, age 67, passed away at Genesis Hospital following a short illness. She was a resident at Adams Lane Care Center since 2015. She is preceded in death by Austin Allen Coulson II (father), Barbara Anne Coulson (mother), Jefferey Allen Coulson (brother) and Jaime Leigh Campbell (niece). She is survived by Austin Allen Coulson Ill (brother) of...

Jan 3, 2021

Ronald Ray Stowers, 75, of Stockport, passed away on Sun. Jan. 3, 2021 at his residence.  He was born on Dec. 5, 1945 in Garrettsbend, WVa. to the late Earl Lee and Lyda Macel McCallister Stowers.  He worked at the Daimler-Chrysler Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg, Oh. and retired after 31 years.  He enjoyed working, cutting wood, rebuilding car/truck/tractor...

2021

Carol L. Jewell 62, of McConnelsville, passed away September 6, 2021 at her home. She was born September 17, 1958 in Zanesville, the daughter of the late, Joseph Altier and Barbara Rodgers Altier. She was a 1976 Graduate of Morgan High School and a fitness trainer. She is survived by her children, Lee (Amanda) Jewell of Bellefontaine, Shanna Jewell...