obituaries

Mar 27, 2020

Phil Allen Mayle of Chesterhill, formerly of Zanesville, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020 at his residence in Chesterhill.  He was born on Jan. 5, 1961 in Glouster to the late John and Ida Mae Dixon Mayle.  He was a truck driver for Western Express in Nashville.  He is survived by his wife, Julie Smith Mayle of Zanesville,...

Mar 22, 2020

Joyce Kay Woodward, 64, of Malta, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at the Genesis Morrison House Hospice in Zanesville.  She was born on July 5, 1955 in Canto to the late Virgil and Mary Ellen Tracy Carpenter.  She retired from the Mt. Aloysius Boys Home in New Lexington.  She is survived by her significant other Larry Spitzer...

Mar 22, 2020

Millie Anne Reed, 96, of McConnelsville, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March, 22, 2020.  She was born on Feb. 17, 1924 in Newhall, West Virginia to the late William Henry and Rose Eva Lou Harrison Medley.  She was a homemaker and worked on the family farm.  She was a founding member of the Evangelical Methodist Church...

Mar 20, 2020

Mary C. (Nohelty) Powell Leeper, 84, of McConnelsville, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020, at Highland Oaks.

She was born May 21, 1935, in Milwaukee, WI, a daughter of the late Michael and Lillian Galloway Nohelty.

Mary was a self taught artist and loved drawing and painting with oils, acrylics and colored pencils. We...

Mar 20, 2020

Fred E. Hook, 75 of Chesterhill, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at the Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.  He was born on Jan. 21, 1945 in Shawnee, Ohio to the late Barney and Helen Hook.  A family memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 12:00 P.M. at the Home of Mary Wogan in Chesterhill. ...

Mar 19, 2020

Jean E. Nicola, 71, of McConnelsville passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville. She was born September 9, 1948 in New Lexington. Jean was a graduate of the Ohio State University  and retired from Ohio State University where she worked in the payroll department for 34 years.  She is survived by her...

Mar 19, 2020

Ella Maxine Scott, 92, of Chesterhill, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville.  She was born on May 10, 1927 in Chesterhill to the late George and Irma Michener Newton.  She worked as an Income Maintenance Aid at the Morgan County Dept. of Human Services and was member of the Chesterhill...

Mar 17, 2020

Juliet E. Sephfus, 76, of Columbus, formerly of Broadwell passed away on Tues. March 17, 2020 at her residence.  She was born on Oct. 31, 1943 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Kenneth and Elba Flowers Cook.  She worked for many years at Essex Wire in Zanesville and retired from warehouse work in the Columbus area.  She is survived...

Mar 16, 2020

Cathy L. "Rabbit"  Jenkins, 64, of McConnelsville passed away Monday, March 16, 2020 at her home. She was born July 25, 1955 in Jackson, Ohio to the late Roger Cox and Geraldine Coffman Cox. Cathy was a retired electrician and was a member of I.E.B.W. Union #71 of Columbus. She was a former driver for the Morgan County Transit....

Mar 14, 2020

Beverly C. Martin 74, of McConnelsville passed away at 3:01 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2020 at the Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville. She was born April 27, 1945 in Knox County, the daughter of the late Wilma Brown and Robert Wagner. She worked as a nurses aid at the nursing home in Beverly and was Apostolic by faith. She...

Mar 11, 2020

Vicki L. Urquisa, 63, of McConnelsville, passed away on Weds, March 11, 2020 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville.  She was born on Feb. 13, 1957 in Marietta, Ohio to the late Leroy Sampson and Irene Hanna Tabor.  She is survived by 2 brothers, Rick Sampson of Wooster and Sean Hawker of Ft. Myers a half-sister, Melanie...

Mar 9, 2020

Richard Pollock 76, of Stockport, passed away at 9:02 a.m. March 9, 2020 with his family by his side. He was born December 7, 1943 in Brandon, Ohio the son of the late Shaffer Pollock and Melina Seavolt Pollock. He worked at Miba Bearings for 30 years, was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ in McConnelsville,...

Mar 5, 2020

Robert R. (Bob) Harrison 94, of Malta, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 12, 1925 in Ringgold, Ohio to the late Russell and Blanche Glass Harrison. He retired from Muskingum Vally Grocery  in Malta after 32 years.  He was a member  and trustee of Fairview Holiness Church. He loved walking in...

Mar 5, 2020

Barry G. Long, 68, of McConnelsville passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville. He was born April 4, 1951 in Zanesville. Barry was a retired owner of Long's Jewelry  Store of McConnelsville for many years. He repaired clocks of all kinds and was a U. S. Army veteran. He was a member...

Mar 3, 2020

Gloria Ann (Whaley) Ott 70, of Malta passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 with her loving family surrounding her. She was born  February 3, 1950 in Dothan, Alabama to the late Gralious O. Whaley and Betty Pinkston Whaley.  She is survived by three sons, Joe Oldaker of Malta, Chris Oldaker of East Palestine, Doug Ott of East Palestine;...

Mar 2, 2020

Alice Eloise (Baker) Spray, 92, of McConnelsville, Ohio, passed from this earthly life on March 2nd, 2020 . She was born in Cape Girardeau, MO, on July 13, 1927, the daughter of John Siess and Mabel Louise Baker.  The family moved to Ohio in 1943.

A life long musician, she was graduated from The Ohio State University...

Mar 1, 2020

Kelvin E. Walker, 83, of McConnelsville, formerly of Columbus, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at  Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville. He was born September 17, 1936 in Stockport to the late Earl Walker and Grace Kirkbride Walker. Kelvin worked as a printer for many years and was a U. S. Army veteran. He is survived by two...

Feb 29, 2020

Harold A. "Buddy" Drake, 93, of McConnelsville passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Riverside Landing Nursing & Rehab. He was born December 17, 1926 in Morgan County to the late Albert E. Drake and Hazel Fuller Drake. Buddy was a farmer and was a member of the Morgan County Farm Bureau. He was an avid Ohio State...

Feb 29, 2020

Lois  Helen Waddell 88, of Chesterhill, passed away at 12:25 p.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at her home. She was born October 11, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland the daughter of the late Orville Fisher and Mildred Jenkins Fisher. She was a Florist.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Millard Edward Waddell...

Feb 29, 2020

Richard W. Davis, 94, of Rokeby Lock, passed away on Sat. Feb. 29, 2020 at his residence.  He was born on Dec. 15, 1925 in Sharpsburg, Ohio to the late Hugh and Gladys Brawley Davis.  He served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII and retired from Taylor Woodcraft in Malta.  He was a member of the Wolf...