OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Dorothy  L. (Wightman)  Murray

Dorothy L. (Wightman) Murray

Oct 21, 2014

Dorothy L. Murray, 82, of Zanesville, died at 10:20 P.M. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at The Oaks at Northpointe. She was born May 11, 1932, in Washington Courthouse, a daughter of the late John A. and Effie I. Bunch Wightman. She had worked as a sales person for Hornes, Lazarus, the Longaberger Clothing Store, and Kohl's, was active in...

Wanda  Elaine (Lacey)  Bennett

Wanda Elaine (Lacey) Bennett

Oct 21, 2014

Wanda Elaine Lacey Bennett, 85, of Zanesville, died at 12:40 P.M. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born November 2, 1928, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Louis and Betty Rubey Lacey. She was a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ, and had worked at the Sweet Station in the Freight Shops downtown....

Michael  Frederick Engle

Michael Frederick Engle

Oct 17, 2014

Michael Frederick Engle, 27, of Zanesville, ended his courageous 2 year battle with cancer on Friday, October 17, 2014 at Nationwide Children's hospital in Columbus, Ohio, surrounded by family and friends. Michael was born on April 2, during the blizzard of 1987 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Zanesville, Ohio, the son of John and Crystal Woestendiek Engle. Michael was...

Martha  L. (Moore)  Barker

Martha L. (Moore) Barker

Oct 9, 2014

Martha L. Barker, 75, of Avondale, died at 11:20 A.M. on Thursday, October 9, 2014, at her home. She was born October 5, 1939, in Mt. Ephraim, OH, a daughter of the late Sumner and Hazel Wickham Moore. She worked for 18 years as a cook for the Maysville Local School District, and was a member of First Church of...

Connor  J. Helms

Connor J. Helms

Oct 8, 2014

Connor Helms, 18, of Nashport, died at 6:15 A.M. on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at his home. He was born July 11, 1996, in Columbus, a son of Eric and Michelle Smith Helms of Nashport. He was a member of Meadow View Church in Frazeysburg and attended Starlight School. Connor loved Gospel music, SpongeBob SquarePants and ice cream. He was...

Therese  N. (Henry)  Smith

Therese N. (Henry) Smith

Oct 1, 2014

Therese "Terri" N. Smith, 72, of Zanesville, died at 7:57 P.M. on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at the Oaks at Northpointe. Arrangements are pending.

Marion  R. Stoneburner

Marion R. Stoneburner

Oct 1, 2014

Marion Ray Stoneburner, 67, of Buford, Georgia, died at 3:12 P.M. on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 19, 1947, in Zanesville, a son of Alvin E. Stoneburner of Zanesville and the late Lois E. Sullivan Stoneburner. Marion graduated from Zanesville High School Class of 1965, then went on to...

Sandra  J. (Crawford)  Bradford

Sandra J. (Crawford) Bradford

Sep 30, 2014

Sandra J. Bradford, 68, of Nashport, died at 2:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born January 24, 1946, in Canton, a daughter of the late Clarence and Gloria Blythe Crawford. Sandra loved to play Bingo, and she also enjoyed shopping and spending time with her family. Surviving are her husband Richard H. King,...

Jean (Price)  Bonifield

Jean (Price) Bonifield

Sep 28, 2014

Jean Price Bonifield, 88, of Zanesville, died at 1:15 A.M. Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Primrose Retirement Community of Zanesville. She was born February 17, 1926, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Frank and Irma Heinle Price. Jean graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in Education and was a long time school teacher serving in the...

Loretta  M. (Mcpeck)  Osborne

Loretta M. (Mcpeck) Osborne

Sep 24, 2014

Loretta M. Osborne, 79, of Zanesville, died at 4:10 P.M. on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at Autumn at the Lake. She was born September 10, 1935, in Muskingum County, a daughter of the late Albert R. and Mary P. Bachelor McPeck. She had worked as Head Cook for Zanesville Schools, and was a member of Central Presbyterian Church. Surviving are...

Patricia  A. (Pennington)  Graves

Patricia A. (Pennington) Graves

Sep 24, 2014

Patricia A. Graves, 78, of Zanesville, died at 2:53 P.M. on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born August 19, 1936, in Marion, IN, a daughter of the late Wilbur W. and Edith E. Davidson Pennington. She had worked for 10 years as a Telephone Operator for Ohio Bell, and was a member of Kingdom Hall...

Deloris  I. (Mcmillan)  Lincicome

Deloris I. (Mcmillan) Lincicome

Sep 24, 2014

Deloris I. Lincicome, 87, of Zanesville, died at 3:40 A.M. on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at the Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born February 23, 1927, a daughter of the late William and Geneieve Dupler McMillan. She had worked as an Inspector for Essex Wire, where she worked for 30 years. Surviving are a daughter Dottie Sterzinar of Zanesville;...

Carmen  E. (Coleman)  Lee

Carmen E. (Coleman) Lee

Sep 23, 2014

Carmen E. Coleman Lee, 84, of Zanesville, died at 2:10 A.M. on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born August 26, 1930, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Fredrick and Gladys Crosier Coleman. She worked 36 years as a Nurse's Aide for the Muskingum County Home, and was a member of the Calvary Missionary Church...

Jill  Annette Fowler

Jill Annette Fowler

Sep 20, 2014

Jill Annette Fowler, 69, of Zanesville died Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born September 16, 1945, in Zanesville, a daughter of of Alice Searle Cabeen Hutchinson Varner of Zanesville and the late Harold (Hutch) Hutchinson. Jill was employed at Nickles Bakery, Pine Pizza, Good Samaritan Medical Center, and as a nanny for several Zanesville families....

W.  Joyce West

W. Joyce West

Sep 14, 2014

COME CELEBRATE THE HOMECOMING OF W. JOYCE MADDEN WEST, 94, of ZANESVILLE. Joyce finally made it on time to Sunday school class when she entered her Heavenly Home at 8:53 A.M. Sunday, September 14, 2014. She was born July 15, 1920 at Soldier, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Pierce and Loraine Vincent Madden. She was a pre-school teacher, a...

Roberta  E. (Ratcliff)  Howard

Roberta E. (Ratcliff) Howard

Sep 12, 2014

Roberta E. "Bobbie" Howard, 64, of Chandlersville, died at 3:40 A.M. on Friday, September 12, 2014, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born October 23, 1949, in Chillicothe, a daughter of Dorothy J. Dixon Ratcliff of Zanesville and the late Robert A. Ratcliff. Bobbie was a 1968 graduate of West Muskingum High School and went on to earn her Bachelor's...

William  "Bill" Dillon

William "Bill" Dillon

Sep 5, 2014

William Ray "Bill" Dillon, 68, of Zanesville, died at 4:08 P.M. Friday, September 5, 2014 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born October 31, 1945, a son of the late Harold and Jean Creviston Dillon. Bill was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, was a 35 year employee of Kroger's, enjoyed working on cars, painting model cars, NASCAR...

John  Gordon Williams  Jr.

John Gordon Williams Jr.

Aug 28, 2014

John Gordon Williams Jr., 84, of Hendersonville, NC, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014, at Park Ridge Hospital. He was born February 13, 1930, in Akron. He began work in 1955 as a Manager with the General Electric Company. During his time in Zanesville, John served as President of the Chamber of Commerce as well as the Chairman of the...

Billie  L. (Ritter)  Mccoy

Billie L. (Ritter) Mccoy

Aug 24, 2014

Billie L. McCoy, 90, of Zanesville, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014, at her home. Billie was born March 7, 1924, in Groom, Texas. She was the daughter of the late Jess and Ayme Ritter. She graduated from Gulf Port College. She married Nelson McCoy in 1945 and moved to Zanesville. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church....

Clair  Bruce Ridgway

Clair Bruce Ridgway

Aug 20, 2014

Clair Bruce Ridgway, 75, of Zanesville, died on Wednesday, August 21, 2014, at Oak Harbor, Ohio. He was born April 26, 1939, in Zanesville, a son of the late Charles and Evelyn Bush Ridgway. He was a graduate from Frazeysburg High School, and retired after 30 years as a semi truck driver, having worked for Cook Motor Freight and Yellow...

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