obituaries

Oct 27, 2014

Oct 19, 2014

Hazel Waneta Parsons, 89 of Malta, passed a way on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 at the Riverside Landing Nursing Home in McConnelsville. She was born in Union Township near Malta on Jan. 19, 1925 to the late Waldo E. and Ena B. Burge Hale. She was a homemaker and a member of the Main Street Church of Christ in...

Oct 10, 2014

Olan Mitchell Ramsey, age 88, of Chesterhill, Ohio, passed away at 5:25 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville, Ohio. He was born March 3, 1926 in Bartlett, Ohio, a son of the late John and Lula Mayle Ramsey. He was a Construction worker and an employee of Union Carbide until his...

Oct 9, 2014

Randall E. Wesney, 61, of Chesterhill, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at his residence. He was born on March 19, 1953 in Pleasant Township near Corning to the late Elmer and Nellie West Wesney. He worked as a heavy equipment operator out of the Operating Engineers Local #18. He was a member of the Corning Eagles #363....

Sep 28, 2014

Mary "Marie" Parsons Abel, age 95, of Stockport, Ohio, passed away at 3:35 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Highland Oaks Care Center in McConnelsville. She was born July 17, 1919 in Chesterhill, a daughter of the late Henry and Esther Mills Parsons. She worked as a waitress for several Morgan County restaurants and was owner/operator of the...

Sep 16, 2014

Leo Dale Bailey, 94 of McConnelsville, passed away at 5:07 P.M. Tuesday Sept. 16, 2014 at Highland Oaks after a long illness with Alzheimer's and Prostate cancer. He was born on January 9, 1920 in Windsor Township, Stockport, Ohio the son of the late Emmett S. and Bessie Porter Bailey. Mr. Bailey played varsity basketball at Windsor High School,...

Sep 14, 2014

William Clifford Bailey Sr., age 89, of Stockport, Ohio passed away in the arms of the Lord at 2:56 p.m. on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at his residence which he shared with his grandchildren William and Christina Bailey. He was born August 15, 1925 in Grantsville, West Virginia, a son of the late Samuel W. and Rose Nell States...

Sep 13, 2014

Olive Laverne Murphy, 74, of Lexington formerly of McConnelsville, died on Sat. Sept. 13, 2014 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was born on Sept. 12, 1940 in Trimble to the late John M. and Mary B. Davis Kirkbride. She was a homemaker and a member of the Malta Bible Church in Malta. She is survived...

Sep 12, 2014

Carl Bud McCune, 82 of Duncan Falls, formerly of Malta, died on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014 at the Riverside Landing Nursing Home in McConnelsville. He was born on Oct. 1, 1931 in Belle Valley, Ohio to the late Elmer and Mary Carpenter McCune. He was an operator for Ferro Alloy in Philo and raised Angus Cattle on his farm...

Sep 11, 2014

Mary Geraldine Sheets, 92, of Stockport, passed away on Thursday, Sept 11, 2014. She was born on Nov. 6, 1921 in Pennsville, to the late Charles and Bernice Rouanzoin Calendine. She married Wayne Sheets in 1941 prior to him reporting for duty in the U.S. Army. She is survived by three children, Octava M. (Paul) Roddy of Fleming, Gary...

Aug 28, 2014

Carolyn Sue Jewell, 77, of McConnelsville, died on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville. She was born on Sept. 22, 1936 in Malta, Ohio to the late Harold E. and Verna V. Baker Wood. She was a homemaker and a Methodist by faith. She was a member of the American Legion Post #24...

Jul 25, 2014

Lisa Diane Croston, 56 of Malta, died on Friday, July 25, 2014 at the Riverside Hospital in Columbus. She was born on August 10, 1957 in Zanesville to Denzil Stevens Jr and Lila Mayle Stevens. She worked as a home health care nurse for B&L Agency of Marietta. She was a member of the Chesterhill Church of Christ and...

Jul 20, 2014

Jessie James Withem, 80, of Millfield, died on Sun. July 20, 2014 at the Hickory Creek Nursing Home in The Plains at 8:35 a.m.. He was born on March 22, 1934 in Glouster, Ohio to the late William J. and Ceola Dolan Withem. He owned and worked at Stewart Sand and Gravel as well as strip mining, logging and...

Jul 13, 2014

LaDyne Hill Mayle, age 65, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at her residence following a long illness. She was born in Athens, Ohio, on March 1, 1949, a daughter of the late James O. and Juanita June Jenkins Hill. LaDyne was retired from the State of Ohio as a clerk. Surviving...

Jun 28, 2014

Martha Jane Bumgardner, 77, of McConnelsville, died on Sat. June 28, 2014 at her residence. She was born on April 5, 1937 in Windsor Township near Stockport to the late Harold F. and Retta G, McDaniel Blackmer. She retired from the United Telephone Company in McConnelsville where she worked as the head secretary for many years. She is survived...

Jun 21, 2014

Gloria Sweeney Meranda, 70, of Malta, Died on Sat. June 21, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 30, 1943 in Calcutta, India to the late Peter and Susan Smith Sweeney. She spent her life as an artist and worked for many years at Morris Hardware in McConnelsville. She is survived...

Jun 17, 2014

Burl M. Sparkman Jr., age 88, of Chesterhill, Ohio passed away ay 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Winchester Place in Canal Winchester, Ohio. He was born on June 14, 1926 in Ethel, WV, a son of the late Burrell Howard and Lou Ellen Stidham Sparkman. He was a self employed Body Man, his shop being in...

Jun 16, 2014

Siegfried Kurt Grommeck age 74 of McConnelsville, O. died June 16, 2014 at Morrison House in Zanesville,O. He was born Dec. 9,1939 in Germany, the son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Karl Grommeck. Worked as a mechanic for Jeffers Ford in Lancaster, O. He is survived by 1 son, Karl Grommeck (Brenda) of Grovepport, Ohio; 1 daughter, Nocola...

Jun 12, 2014

Randy L. Harrison, 62 of Malta, Died on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at the Morrison House Hospice in Zanesville. He and his wife Dee lived at their Big Oak residence for the last 37 years. He was born on July 25, 1951 in Zanesville to Carl and Kate Lewis Harrison. He retired from Sprint Telephone Company where he worked...

Jun 10, 2014

Jason Alan Dulaney, 36, of Malta, Died on Tues. June 10, 2014 in Zanesville, Ohio. He was born on Dec. 9, 1977 in Marietta, Ohio to Mike Dulaney and Mary Harvey Cunningham. He was a laborer and Block Layer for Lang Masonry in Waterford. He attended the Malta United Methodist Church. He is survived by his father, Mike Dulaney...