obituaries

Mar 30, 2016

Larry E. Albert, 69, of Stockport, Passed away on Tues. Aug. 30, 2016 at his home. He was born on Sept. 4, 1946 in Columbus to the late Fredrick J. and Clara M. Kulp Albert. Larry worked as a truck driver. He is survived by 1 son Chris Albert of Zanesville, 1 daughter, Myra Albert of Columbus, 1 half-brother,...

Mar 30, 2016

Mary Lea Shuster, 84, of Stockport, died on Weds. March 30, 2016 at the Riverside Country Landing in McConnelsville. She was born on April 16, 1931 in Stockport to the late James Lee and Evelyn Mae Bole Hollett. She retired from Gould Corporation in McConnelsville after 39 years of service. She was a member of the Stockport United Methodist...

Mar 25, 2016

Roger D. Richardson, 55, of Crooksville passed away at 10:03 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2016 at his home. He was born April 9, 1960 in Zanesville. Roger was a 1979 graduate of Morgan High School and was a truck driver. He attended the Tridelphia Church of Christ and loved wood working. He also enjoyed gardening and spending time outdoors...

Mar 20, 2016

Mary E. Ray 90, of McConnelsville , passed away at 2:45 a.m. March 20, 2016 at Riverside Landing in McConnelsville. She was born May 2, 1925 in Morgan County, the daughter of the late Charley Johnson and Ruth Clark Johnson. She was a housewife and a member of the Eastern Star in McConnelsville. She is survived by son in...

Mar 16, 2016

Florence E. McCormick McInturf, 89, of Pennsville passed away peacefully on March 16 at Riverside Landing in McConnelsville.  She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Janis and John Tysko and grandchildren J.D., Joanna (Jason Tarnow), and Joseph Tysko, her brother and sister-in-law Chester and Dorotha McCormick and sister-in-law Dorothy (Kenneth) McInturf, and several nieces and nephews.

She...

Mar 16, 2016

Marilyn A. Keyes, 56, of McConnelsville passed away at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville. She was born May 4, 1959 in Marietta to the late Paul Keyes and Helen Little Keyes. Marilyn was a lifelong resident of Morgan County and spent her childhood on a small farm on Pisgah Ridge...

Mar 12, 2016

Clarence O. Bywater 86, of Malta, passed away at 6:50 a.m. March 12, 2016 at Riverside Landing in McConnelsville. He was born November 16, 1929 in Wellsburg, W.Va. the son of Chester Bywater and Effie May. He was a coalminer and worked at Weirton Steel, and Malta Manufacturing Co. He was an Army Veteran of WWII. Surviving are his...

Mar 11, 2016

Melissa J. Hamilton 31, of Stockport, passed away March 11, 2016 in Malta. She was born March 28, 1984 in Marietta the daughter of Tony McMannis and Vikki Nelson McMannis. She was a Home Health Aid. She is survived by her parents, one daughter Trinity Hamilton , sons Jacob and Ethan Hamilton and Casious Wallace, sisters Rebecca McMannis, Toni...

Mar 10, 2016

Fred R. Hunter, 72, of McConnelsville passed away at 11:58 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville. He was born January 4, 1944 in Nelsonville to the late William Hunter and Myrtle Scott Hunter. Fred was a retired fork lift operator having worked at Taylor Woodcraft for 15 years and Shelly & Sands...

Mar 8, 2016

Janet M. Starling, 80, of McConnelsville, passed away at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at the Genesis Morrison House, in Zanesville. She was born June 18, 1935, in Morgan County, a daughter of the late Robert Barkhurst and Frances Anderson Barkhurst. She was a RN and worked at Rocky Glenn and Mark Rest Center, in McConnelsville. She was...

Mar 3, 2016

Samuel J. Crandall  22, of McConnelsville, passed away at 10:33 p.m. March 3, 2016 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.  He was born June 23, 1993 in Marietta  the son of Norvel Hemkes Crandall and the late Randy Crandall. He was a packer for Miba Sinter in McConnelsville and a 2010 graduate of Morgan High School. He was Catholic by...

Feb 29, 2016

Nicky D. Harlow, 61, of New Lexington, passed away Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at his home, in New Lexington. He was born Nov. 20, 1954, in Malta, to the late Daniel Harlow and Betty Roberts Harlow. Nicky was a former truck driver and he was a Navy veteran. Harlow is survived by two sons, Daniel Harlow of Thornville and...

Feb 14, 2016

Audrey L. Hall, 83, of McConnelsville, passed away at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 14, 2016, at Riverside Landing in McConnelsvile. She was born April 13, 1932, in McConnelsville, the daughter of the late John Gavin and Elsie Thomas Gavin. She was an LPN at Mark Rest Center in McConnelsville and attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in McConnelsville. She...

Feb 7, 2016

Nancy Eileen (Swoke) Watson, 69, of Springfield, TN, formerly of Stockport, passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at North Crest Medical Center, in Springfield. Mrs. Watson was born May 11, 1946, in Columbus, OH, to the late Herbert and Norma (Wyer) Swoke.

She was the co-owner/operator of Country Angel Gifts, in Adairville, KY, and formerly owned the...

Jan 29, 2016

Vera Mae Fluharty Bratka, 92, of McConnelsville, passed away at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at the Highland Oaks Health Center, in McConnelsville.

She was born August 1, 1923, in Deerfield Township, Morgan County, to the late Thurman and Goldie Frash Fluharty.

Vera and her late husband, Bill, owned and operated the Chatterbox Restaurant,...

Jan 27, 2016

Judy H. Roach, 75, Valley City, formally of Malta, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, surrounded by family sharing stories of her life.

Judy was born on Jan. 20, 1941, in Mt. Nebo, WV.

She owned the River Queen Tavern and Restaurant, in Malta, She had many friends, was deeply loved, and lived...

Jan 11, 2016

Thelda L. McDermott 77, of McConnelsville passed away at 1:30 a.m. Jan. 11, 2016 at Riverside Landing in McConnelsville. She was born May 26, 1938 in Windsor Township the daughter of the late Francis McDermott and Mary Baker McDermott. She is survived by her siblings Mary Snyder, Jim Brennan, Frank McDermott, John McDermott, Alice Spain, Debbie Stulak, Linda Whitt,...

Jan 2, 2016

Mary V. Hale 91, of McConnelsville, passed away Jan. 2, 2016 at Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville with her family at her side. She was born August 16, 1924 in Morgan County the daughter of the late Hobart Hinkle and Winnifred Snyder Hinkle. She cleaned houses and worked at Elliott's Laundromat. She is survived by children Jane (Roger)...

Jan 2, 2016

Charles F. Nichols, 82, of Malta passed away at 7:35 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville.

He was born February 23, 1933 in Trimble, Ohio to the late John Nichols and Gladys Armstrong Nichols. Charles was a farmer and was retired from the Ohio Division of Wildlife where he worked...

Jan 2, 2016

Darrell Lee Mayle, 51, of Cutler, died on Sat. Jan. 2, 2016 at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. He was born on Feb. 9, 1964 in Chesterhill, Ohio to Joseph Edward "Charlie" and Betty Rush Mayle. He worked as an electrician for DuPont and Chemours Inc. in Parkersburg. He was a member of the Cutler Mission Church...