obituaries

Jan 5, 2020

Orville B. Ball, 87, of McConnelsville passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta. He was born September 7, 1932 in Chesterhill to the late Otis Ball and Leona Wade Ball.  Orville was a retired truck driver for Putnam Transfer of Zanesville and was a member of the Teamsters Union Local # 637 of Zanesville....

Jan 5, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Uebel, 71, of Malta passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 at her home. She was born September 21, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Carr Hilton and Helen Lauman Hilton. Mary worked as a secretary and retired from the State of Maryland after 26 years. She loved her animals, sitting on the back porch, and visiting...

Jan 2, 2020

Stacy R. Mayle, 53, of Malta, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 surrounded by her family at her residence.  She was born on June 16, 1966 in Chesterhill to the late Philip and Shirley Mayle Croston.  She worked as an office assistant at the Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster and was a member of the Chesterhill Church of...

Dec 30, 2019

Paul Gene Bowman 87, of McConnelsville passed away at 4:44 p.m. December 30, 2019 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. He was born November 4, 1932 in Chesterhill the son of the late Earl Bowman and Mabel Edgerton Bowman. He  retired from Chesterhill Stone Co. and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in McConnelsville and Webb Lodge...

Dec 27, 2019

William "Brent" Morris, age 61, passed away at his home with his loving family by his side on Friday, December 27, 2019. Brent was born on January 10,1958 in Zanesville, Ohio. He was an avid golfer, enjoyed boating, cooking, playing cards and harness racing, but most of all he loved spending time with his friends and family, who he...

Dec 27, 2019

Ruth Marlene Smith, 87, of McConnelsville passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 at her home. She was born March 24, 1932 in Morgan County to the late Dean Hancher and Ina Ray Hancher. Ruth worked for the Morgan County Auditor's Office for 20 years. She baked delicious pies, soup, and salads for the family restaurant, Smith's Shake Shoppe for...

Dec 22, 2019

Gretta M. McGrew 41, of Stockport passed away at 5:19 a.m. December 22, 2019 at her mother's home in McConnelsville. She was born November 1, 1978 in Zanesville. She was a Home Health care aid and attended the Malta Bible Church in Malta. Gretta adored her friends and every single family member but the loves of her life were...

Dec 21, 2019

Roger Dale "Butch" Pierce, 63, of Malta passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019  at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus.  He was born December 9, 1956 in Zanesville to the late Dale Emerson Pierce and Betty Hart Pierce.  Butch was retired from the Ohio Dept. of Transportation after 22 1/2 years of service. He was a veteran of...

Dec 19, 2019

Tony Smith, 80, of McConnelsville, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 at the Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.  He was born on Feb. 17, 1939 in Chesterhill to the late Wilford and Esta Duncan Smith.  He retired from the Miba Corporation in McConnelsville where he worked in cast assembly.  He served in the U.S. Army and was a member...

Dec 14, 2019

Elinor J. Massey Robinson, 84, of Chillicothe, passed away on Sat. Dec. 14, 2019 at the Heartland Nursing Home in Chillicothe.  She was born on July 12, 1935 in Chesterhill, Ohio to the late Deighton and Dorothy Chapman Massey.  She was a homemaker and loved raising her family.  She is survived by 2 sons, Mark Robinson of Chillicothe and...

Dec 11, 2019

Willa J. Catron, 81, of Stockport, formerly of Columbus, was called home with her family by her side after a short battle with cancer on Weds, Dec. 11, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on June 22, 1938 in Branchland, W.Va. to the late Wilburn and Kathleen McComas Frye.  She worked as a researcher for the Ohio Dept...

Dec 10, 2019

Ronald Lee Woodyard 83, of McConnelsville passed away at 6:10 p.m. December 10, 2019  at Riverside Landing in McConnelsville. He was born December 19, 1935 in Morgan County the son of the late Graydon Woodyard and Mary Farnsworth Woodyard.  He was retired from McGraw Edison, United Technology in Zanesville and was a member of the Stockport Church of Christ....

Dec 1, 2019

Garry Lee Mayle Sr., 70, of Marietta, formerly of Chesterhill, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 at his residence.  He was born on April 25, 1949 in Cutler, Ohio to the late Ralph and Anna Mae Ramsey Mayle.  He worked out of the Laborers Union #639.  He served in the U.S. Army.  He is survived by 5 sons,...

Dec 1, 2019

Anna Mae Thompson, 88, of McConnelsville, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on Jan. 12, 1931 in Waterford, Ohio to the late Florence J. and Margaret Tullius Arnold.  She worked for many years at Reed's Dairy Queen in Malta.  She was a member of the V.F.W. Post #4713 Ladies Auxiliary in Malta...

Nov 28, 2019

Betty Jane Calentine, 90 of Athens, formerly of Amesville, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019 at the Laurels Nursing Home in Athens.  She was born on Dec. 11, 1928 in Akron, Ohio to the late Cecil and Jesse Petty VanDyke.  She was a homemaker who loved raising her family and working on the family farm.  She was a...

Nov 28, 2019

David C. Gersper, 91, of Malta passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019 at the Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. He was born April 9, 1928 in Columbus to the late Chelmer Gersper and Elizabeth Lorey Gersper. David was retired from North American Rockwell of Columbus after 32 years of service. He was a U. S. Army veteran of WWII and...

Nov 28, 2019

Judy L. Chappelear 74, of Malta passed away on November 28, 2019 at her home. She was born October 31, 1945 in Cleveland the daughter of the late, Louis Stalzer and Anna Simons. She was a homemaker and a member of the Wolf Creek Church of Christ. She is survived by her daughter, Meredith Stone of Ashburn, Va; son,...

Nov 27, 2019

Richard W. Travis, 82, of Stockport, passed away on Wed. Nov. 27, 2019 at the Morrison House Hospice surrounded by his family.  He was born on March 15, 1937 in Roxbury, Ohio to the late Clarence and Belva Gheen Travis.  He worked as a machinist at Taylor Woodcraft for over 39 years and retired from Hann Manufacturing in McConnelsville. ...

Nov 25, 2019

Eugene Hryb, 90 of McConnelsville, passed away on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville.  He was born on Oct. 26, 1929 in Pittsburg, PA to the late Michael and Mary Tkach Hryb.  He served his country in the U.S. Marines during the Korean Conflict and was the owner operator of Imperial Carpet Cleaners...

Nov 21, 2019

Delma Nelson, 94, of McConnelsville, OH, passed away peacefully at Highland Oaks Health Center while under the care of Buckeye Hospice in McConnelsville, OH on November 21, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Downie, who passed away on August 29, 2019. Together they enjoyed 74 years of marriage.

Delma was born September 21, 1925,...