Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.
Jean Carter Ankrum
Apr 16, 2009
Jean Carter Ankrum, 84, died on Thursday, April 16, 2009. Jean was born April 12, 1925, in Norman, Oklahoma, a daughter of the late Ralph James and Edna Rayburn Carter. She married her beloved Bob Ankrum in 1952 in Witchita, Kansas, on the baseball field at home plate. Jean graduated with a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. After...
Evelyn M. Nabb
Apr 15, 2009
Evelyn M. Nabb, 93, of Nashport, died at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at the Adams Lane Care Center. She was born May 27, 1915, in Portsmouth, Ohio, a daughter of the late James Emmett and Rose Edna Abrams Short. She retired as a packer for Brockway Glass and volunteered at the Senior Center on West Main Street. She...
Palmer B. Calihan
Apr 13, 2009
Palmer B. Calihan, 66, of Lancaster, died at 5:46 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2009 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born July 17, 1942, in Zanesville, a son of the late John B. and Dorothy Adams Calihan. He graduated from Adamsville High School Class of 1960 and Cum Laude from Franklin University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business...
Bessie E. Marple
Apr 11, 2009
Bessie E. Marple, 88, of Zanesville, died at 7:43 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Genesis Good Samaritan hospital. She was born July 21, 1920, in Ironspot, Ohio, a daughter of the late Floyd E. and Grace Mauller Hiles. She retired as a sales person and meat wrapper for Lucky's IGA in Arizona and the Terrace IGA store on Maple...
James R. Brown
Apr 10, 2009
James R. Brown, 81, of Zanesville, died at 12:15 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2009 at Adams Lane Care Center. He was born August 18, 1927, in Newton County, Arkansas, a son of the late Doy Brown and Nora Boone Hall. He was the owner/operator and mechanic for Jim's Auto Service and later Jim's Auto and Trailer Sales. He was a...
Jessie Tracey Jr.
Apr 9, 2009
Jessie Tracey Jr, 80, of Zanesville, died at 1:21 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Genesis Good Samaritan hospital. He was born July 16, 1928, in Zanesville, a son of the late Jesse and Violet Thomas Tracey. He was a retired machine operator and a United States Army Veteran. Surviving are three sons, Terry L. (Melody) Tracey, Larry E. (Melissa)...
Mildred E. Levison
Apr 9, 2009
Mildred E. Levison, 96, of Zanesville, died at 12:25 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Genesis Bethesda hospital. She was born August 25, 1912, in Zanesville, the daughter of the late David and Ruby Uphold McIntire. Mildred was a merchant who owned and operated Senter's Clothing Store in Coshocton for 48 years and retired at the age of 90. Mildred...
Juanita K. Mitter
Apr 5, 2009
Juanita "Neenie" K. Mitter, 86, of Zanesville, died at 9:35 a.m. Sunday, April 5, 2009 at her home. She was born January 22, 1923, in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Catherine Nunley King VanFleet and the late Laird King. She came to Zanesville in 1940 and from the minute she stepped off the train...
Alvin R. Melvin
Apr 1, 2009
Alvin Russell "Rusty" Melvin, 55, of Zanesville, died at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at his residence. He was born April 1, 1954, in Zanesville, a son of the late Alvin L. and LaVerne Randles Melvin. He retired after 26 years of service as a truck driver for Putnam Transfer and was employed as a bus driver for Maysville...
Gloria G. Durst
Mar 31, 2009
Gloria "Peg" Durst, 60, of Zanesville, died at 5:19 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2009 after a 6 week courageous battle with cancer at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 19, 1948, in Lafayette, Indiana, a daughter of Charles L. Greten of Zanesville and the late Gloria C. Markert Greten. She had worked as a home...
Lawrence E. Banfield
Mar 30, 2009
Lawrence E. "Larry" Banfield, 73, of Blacklick, formerly of Zanesville, died at 7:40 p.m. Monday, March 30, 2009 at Mount Carmel East Hospital in Columbus. He was born December 6, 1935, in Philo, a son of the late Lawrence E. and Bertha Harry Banfield. He worked for 18 years as a supervisor for the Pepsi Cola Co. and retired after...
Heather Hamilton Mock
Mar 27, 2009
Heather Hamilton Mock, 46, of Zanesville, died at 2:00 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2009 at her residence after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born December 18, 1962, in Butler, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Hal and Judith Lonas Hamilton. Heather was instrumental in creating families in Muskingum County. She was an Adoption Coordinator at Muskingum County...
Raymond L. Tipton
Mar 24, 2009
Raymond L. Tipton, 66, of Zanesville, died at 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Genesis Good Samaritan hospital. He was born March 2, 1943, in Muskingum County, a son of the late Frederick and Alma Crock Tipton. He had worked for 30 years at Nelson McCoy Pottery and retired from Burley Pottery after 10 years of service. He was...
Kim D. Crawford
Mar 22, 2009
Kim D. Crawford, 53, of Zanesville, died Sunday, March 22, 2009 at her residence. She was born February 19, 1956, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late William and Audrey Campbell Crawford. She was a member of VFW George Selsam Post #1058 Women's Auxiliary and she loved her dogs, Cain, Penny, Gidget and Puppy, who were her life. Surviving are...
Richard L. Butler
Mar 19, 2009
Richard L. Butler, 67, of Adamsville, died at 10:52 a.m. Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Genesis Good Samaritan emergency room. He was born March 10, 1942, in Zanesville, a son of the late Walter C. and Elsie Irene Wickham Butler. He retired after 35 years of service as a laborer for Armco Steel. He attended Adamsville Methodist Church, was an...
Violet M. Kennedy
Mar 19, 2009
Violet M. Kennedy, 90, of Zanesville, died at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 2009 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 18, 1918, in Philippi, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Artennis and Virgie Miner Mayle. She was a homemaker and a Methodist by faith. Surving are three daughters, JoAnn (Gene) Gill of Zanesville,...
Clyde E. Reed
Mar 18, 2009
Clyde A. Reed, 56, of Zanesville, died at 5:07 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Genesis Good Samaritan emergency room. He was born May 17, 1952, in Zanesville, a son of the late Leonard and Barbara Rogers Reed. He was employed for 30 plus years in the housekeeping and maintenance departments for Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. Clyde was a hard...
David E. Jones Sr.
Mar 18, 2009
David E. Jones Sr., 57, of Sonora, died at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at his residence. He was born May 2, 1951, in Zanesville, a son of the late Harold E. and Rita V. Kain Jones. He was a former employee of Wendy's New Bakery. He was a member of VFW George Selsam Post #1058 and was a...
Ruth E. Wright
Mar 16, 2009
Ruth E. Wright, 64, of Zanesville, died at 3:15 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2009 at Genesis Good Samaritan emergency room. She was born August 27, 1944, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Gilbert and Elizabeth Bland James. She was a member of Moose Auxiliary #867, was an avid bingo player and gave the gift of life as an organ...
Paul H. Bowers Sr.
Mar 10, 2009
Paul H. Bowers Sr., 88, of Zanesville, died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at Summerville at North Hills after a 4 year battle with cancer. Paul was born October 7, 1920, in Zanesville, a son of the late John Riley and Cora L. Gibbens Bowers. He was a graduate of Zanesville Lash High School, Class of 1939, and...
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