obituaries

Sep 25, 2015

Ronald O. Nichols, 76, of Malta, passed away on Friday, Sept. 25 at his home. He was born on Jan. 19, 1939 in Waddington, NY to the late Israel and Gertrude Jandrew Nichols. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in Vietnam. He served on Malta Village Council for over 20 years. He also served as...

Sep 24, 2015

Louise Bell 86, of McConnelsville, passed away at 2 :10 a.m. September 24, 2015 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born April 28, 1929 in Pomeroy the daughter of the late Earl Thomas and Sarah Ward Thomas. She was a retired hairdresser and a member of the Cornerstone Church in McConnelsville. She is survived by one son Melvin...

Sep 23, 2015

George L. Snyder 87, of McConnelsville passed away at 6 :40 p.m. September 23, 2015 at the Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville. He was born November 13, 1927 in Zanesville the son of the late George Snyder and Katherine Ward Snyder. He was a retired Realtor and Insurance Agent. He worked for Summitville Tile Co. and was a graduate...

Sep 19, 2015

Elton C. Hickerson, 93, of McConnelsville, Ohio, passed peacefully from this life on Sept. 19, 2015, at his home with his children by his side. He was born in Penn Township, attended Hickory Ridge School, and graduated from Penn High School Class of 1940. Elton was a World War II veteran, who proudly served in the U.S. Army. He...

Sep 16, 2015

Marion M. Pierce Triplet, 91, of Sunbury, Ohio formerly of Chesterhill died on Weds, Sept. 16, 2015 at the Country View Nursing Home in Sunbury. She was born on Oct. 22, 1923 in Lathrop, Ohio to the late Roy and Margaret Quinn Pierce. She retired from General Electric in Worthington, Oh, where she was an inspector and she was...

Sep 15, 2015

Kathryn M. Trimble 88, of McConnelsville passed away at 4 :00 a.m. September 15, 2015 at Riverside Landing in McConnelsville. She was born September 5, 1927 in Muskingum County the daughter of the late Maurice Trimble and Eula L. Cook Trimble. She was a former member of the Duncan Falls Baptist Church . She is survived by two brothers...

Sep 14, 2015

Jean Oyer, 84, of Chesterhill, passed away Monday, Sept. 14, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born Jan. 22, 1931 in Malta, Ohio the daughter of the late Hobart and Madge Thomas Carter. Jean loved the Lord with ferocity throughout her life and chose to serve him in various capacities. She served as a missionary...

Sep 11, 2015

Martha A. Oakes, 78, of McConnelsville, formerly of Buckeye Lake, passed away Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, at the Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.

She was born June 6, 1937, in New Lexington, to the late Russell Scott and Edna Yarger Scott.

Martha was a retired licensed social worker for Licking County L.E.A.D.S. and was a Lutheran...

Sep 10, 2015

On Sept. 10, 2015, the Lord called another Angel home.

Jimmy Elwood Brown, 63, of Stockport, passed away at the Genesis Hospital after a long battle of pneumonia and lung cancer.

He was born January 5, 1952, in Athens, to the late Herman Brown and Mary Kittle Balch.

Jimmy is survived by many;...

Sep 10, 2015

Roger Price VanNess, 66, of Stockport, died on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 at 3:48 P.M. at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. He was born on February 7, 1949 in Chesterhill, Ohio to the late Price and Donna Mae Harris VanNess. He retired from the Muskingum Valley River Parkway where he worked as a lock tender and was...

Sep 9, 2015

Esther E. Miller, 80, of McConnelsville passed away at 9:59 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the Genesis Hospice, Morrison House in Zanesville. She was born April 1, 1935 in Baltic, Ohio to the late Emanuel Troyer and Ada Miller Troyer. Esther was a homemaker and was a member of the Ebenezer Mennonite Church. She is survived by her...

Sep 4, 2015

Floyd L. Conaway 84, of McConnelsville passed away at 5 :30 a.m. September 4, 2015 at Riverside Landing in McConnelsville. He was born Dec. 14, 1930 in Bellaire, Ohio the son of the late Elmer Conaway and Nettie Goff Conaway. He was retired from Imperial Clevite in McConnelsville and was a member of St.James Catholic Church in McConnelsville, Navy...

Aug 30, 2015

Sammie L. Hatfield, 75, of Stockport passed away at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 at the Highland Oaks Health Center.

He was born August 27, 1940, in Stone, KY, to the late Albin Hatfield and Edith Irene Price Hatfield.

Sammie was raised by Albin and his late mother, Larue McKee Hatfield.

He...

Aug 30, 2015

Vera Mae Campbell, 99, of McConnelsville passed away at 1:52 p.m. Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville.

She was born May 25, 1916 in McConnelsville to the late Everett Miller and Clara Price Miller. In her earlier years, she sang on WHIZ Radio in Zanesville for a half hour every week....

Aug 26, 2015

Steven Samuel Matthew Pierce Jr., 26 of Stockport, died, on Weds, Aug. 26, 2015 in Stockport, Ohio. He was born on Jan. 29, 1989 in Zanesville, Ohio to Steven E. Pierce and Teresa M. Young. He worked as a laborer at the Coolville Truss Shop in Coolville and attended the Coolville Assembly of God. He is survived by his...

Aug 25, 2015

Daniel L. Turner, of Nitro W,VA., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. He was born Sept. 7, 1954 in South Charleston and was the son of the late Claude A. and Pearl Fox Turner. Danny was a graduate of Nitro High School, Class of 1972 and attended W. V. Tech. and was a graduate of Center College in...

Aug 22, 2015

Ralph D. Dye Jr. 83, of McConnelsville passed away at 12.00 p.m. Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Highland Oaks Care Center in McConnelsville. He was born September 10, 1931 in Zanesville the son of the late Ralph D. Dye Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Coulson Dye. He was a graduate of Ohio State University and Youngstown State School of Law....

Aug 16, 2015

Herbert Guy Cain, 55, of Blue Rock passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015 at his home.

He was born January 8, 1960 in Athens, Ohio. Herbert had worked as a painter.

He is survived by his mother, Betty Dingey of Zanesville; three daughters, Jean Anne Kinney of Zanesville, Christina Reed (Floyd) of Crooksville, and Becky...

Aug 16, 2015

Judy L. Spurlock, 69, of McConnelsville, died on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Center in McConnelsville. She was born on June 30, 1946 in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Clarence and Wandetta Larrison Clouse. She worked in the Home Health Care industry and was a homemaker. She was a protestant by faith and a member...

Aug 16, 2015

. Fawna A. Norris,44, of Guysville went to be with the lord at 1:30 a. m. Sunday, August 16, 2015. She passed away at the Arbors Nursing Home in Gallipolis. She was born December 27, 1970 in Chesterhill, the daughter of Gary and Sylvia Tabler Norris of Stewart. Fawna loved being around her family and friends and had a...