obituaries

Nov 15, 2015

Peg Grove died Nov. 15, 2015, in McConnellsville, Ohio, at age 90 after a brief illness. She lived a full life. Calling hours will be held at Miller-Huck Funeral Home, 62 South Seventh St., McConnelsville, OH 43756 from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17. In place of flowers, donations may be made to Bartlett Wesley Township VFD Auxiliary, 2060 State...

Nov 13, 2015

Dorothy M. Christy 91, of McConnelsville passed away at 8 :50 p.m. November 13, 2015 at Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville. She was born Dec 19, 1923 in Carbon Hill the daughter of the late Edward Dawley and Verna Locke. She was retired from Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services and a member of the Grace United...

Nov 6, 2015

Lucy Belle Mayle Flowers, 85, of Amesville, Ohio, died at 7:26 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2015 at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio. She was born July 20, 1930 in Sharpsburg, Ohio, the daughter of the late Carl and Ella Hill Mayle. She married Earl Lee Flowers, was a homemaker, a member of the Mt. Hermon Church, and...

Nov 3, 2015

Billy P. Harris, 71, of Cutler, died on Tues. Nov. 3, 2015 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on Aug. 19, 1944 in Cutler to the late Gerald L. and Emma Goins Harris. He worked at Anchor Hocking in Lancaster and served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He also attended the Cutler...

Nov 1, 2015

Lois Jean Smith, 86, of McConnelsville, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville.

She was born February 1, 1929 in Mountville, Ohio to the late Roy Trainer and Frances Triplitt Trainer. She was a housewife and homemaker and was a member of the Seventh Street Church of...

Oct 31, 2015

Charles Herbert Mollohan 91, of Columbus passed away at 10:30 p.m October 31, 2015 at McNaughten Point in Columbus. He was born Jan 15, 1924 in Clay County, West Virginia the son of the late Clifford Mollohan and Aldi Dulaney. He was a former Auto Worker and a Veteran of WWII, and Baptist by faith. He is survived by...

Oct 29, 2015

Muriel J. Medley McGrew, age 74, of Chesterhill, Ohio, passed away at 9:01 a.m. Thursday, October 29, 2105 at the Genesis/ Highland Oaks Nursing Center in McConnelsville. She was born on July 25, 1941, in Pennsville, a daughter of the late John and Frieda Medley. Muriel attended school in Pennsville and worked at the Athens Mental Health Center for...

Oct 24, 2015

Jeffrey Allan Maxwell, 55, of Malta, died on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born on Jan. 12, 1960 in Zanesville, Ohio to Duane I. And Rita Brown Maxwell. He worked for the last 12 years as a laborer at Anchor Hocking Glass in Lancaster. He was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church in...

Oct 23, 2015

Ina Heskett, 90, of McConnelsville, was taken by age and welcomed into the loving embrace of her late husband Ernest E. and daughter Cassie Ann Heskett Martin on October 23, 2105.

She was born in Crooksville, Oct. 2, 1925, to the late Harley and Myrtle Sowers Zinn.

Ina was a secretary with AEP in Crooksville,...

Oct 21, 2015

Barbara Ellen Smith Ray, 82, of Zanesville formerly of McConnelsville who had resided at the Primrose Retirement Community in Zanesville passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville.

She was born July 21, 1933 in Malta, Ohio. She was the daughter of Kile Opie and Harriett Ellen Smith. She married Kenton...

Oct 20, 2015

Lori A. Hill 48, of Crooksville, passed away at 9:30a.m. October 20, 2015 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born Feb. 7, 1967 in Franklin County the daughter of Francis Murphy and Rosie McDaniel Murphy. She was a housewife and proud member of the Crooksville Fire Dept. in Crooksville, she enjoyed time with her grandchildren and never met...

Oct 17, 2015

Vicki Lynn Pastol, age 63, of McConnelsville, passed away at 4:42 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Genesis Hospice in Zanesville. She was born January 24, 1952 in Malta, Ohio. She is survived by 1 son: Jimmy (Sabrina) Pastol of Malta, 1 daughter: (Miranda (Jeff) Stakes of S. Zanesville, 3 grandchildren, 1 brother: Dennis Kamento of Columbus and...

Oct 12, 2015

Phyllis Ida Cunningham, 84, of Stockport, died on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015 at her residence. She was born on Feb. 10, 1931 in Steubenville, Ohio to the late John and Margaret Parr Adkins. She worked for the Big Bear Grocery Store in Columbus. She was a member of the Stockport Oakland Methodist Church and the Zane's and Jane's Square...

Oct 9, 2015

Jake Alan Bush, 8, of Malta, died on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 at the Children's Hospital in Columbus. He was born on Feb. 2, 2007 in Zanesville to Alan and Christie Queen Bush. He was a student at West Elementary School who loved to play with the other kids. He loved being outside, horses, cows and riding on tractors...

Oct 8, 2015

Sharma J. Silvus Wilson, 46, of Beverly, died on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 29, 1968 in Marietta to David E. and Dovylene Dolores Sells Silvus. She was a member of the Fort Frye class of 1987. She worked attending vending machines for AVI, the Morgan County Transit and the...

Oct 4, 2015

Ralph L. Johnson, 90 of Malta formerly of Nelsonville, died on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville. He was born on June 13, 1925 in Nelsonville to the late James H. and Catherine Vaught Johnson. He worked as an installer for Western Electric all over Southeastern Ohio. He served his country in the...

Oct 3, 2015

Marilyn D."Dawnie" Cunningham, 72, of McConnelsville passed away at 9:35 a.m. Saturday, October 3,2015 at her home.

She was born February 14, 1943 in Malta to the late Harley Gladden and Mina Faye McElfresh Gladden. Dawnie was a homemaker and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of McConnelsville.

She is survived by her...

Oct 2, 2015

Donnie J. Perry, 15, of Malta, passed away Friday, Oct. 2, from injuries suffered in an auto accident near Malta.

He was born March 24, 2000, in Columbus, Ohio.

Donnie was a sophomore at Morgan High School and a member of the Morgan High School Band. He also attended the Cornerstone Church in McConnelsville.

Oct 2, 2015

Edith I. Miller 53, of McConnelsville passed away at 12:18 a.m. October 2, 2015 at her home . She was born November 4, 1961 the daughter of Elmer Beachy and Lena Yoder Beachy. She was a member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church . She is survived by her husband Thomas Miller whom she married August 6, 1988, daughter Kristen...

Oct 2, 2015

Hannah Leora Lewis, 16, of Malta, died on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. She was born on June 29, 1999 in St. Mary's, Pennsylvania to Andrew and Geri Pease Lewis. She was a student at Morgan High School and played the Trumpet in the Morgan High School Marching Band and Concert Band. She is survived by her parents, Andrew and...