Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.
Clara Shumate
Jan 7, 2018
Clara Shumate, 75, of Zanesville, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 12:58 A.M., at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born on December 8, 1942 in Lorain, a daughter of the late Elvin and Frances Geraldine McDonald Culp. She was a real estate agent for Lepi, Sutton, Findeiss and HER Real Estate. She was a member of St. Nicholas...
Clifford Leroy Spiker
Jan 5, 2018
Clifford Leroy Spiker, 83, of Dresden, went to be with his Lord at 2:55 A.M. Friday January 5, 2018 at Genesis Morrison House, Zanesville, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 17, 1934, in Dresden, a son of the late Fredrick O. and Beatrice I. Poorman Spiker. He was a longtime member of Prospect United Methodist Church, currently...

Bill Hiles
Jan 4, 2018
Bill Hiles, 71, of Zanesville, passed away at 6:39 A.M. on Thursday, January 4, 2018, at his home. He was born June 4, 1946, in Zanesville, a son of the late Leonard and Lena Baum Hiles. He graduated in 1964 from Maysville High School and retired after thirty years of service for Putnam Transfer as a driver. Bill was a...
James Frank Bumpus
Jan 3, 2018
James Frank Bumpus, 78, of Zanesville, went home to be with his Lord at 1:25 P.M. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, while in care of hospice at the Oaks of Bethesda, Zanesville. He was born July 2, 1939, in Cumberland Furnace, TN, a son of the late Clarence Henry and Bessie Hamm Bumpus. He is a retired Reclamation Foreman for...
Theodore "Ted" W. Dixon
Jan 3, 2018
Theodore Ted W. Dixon, 92, passed away on January 3, 2018, under the care of Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born October 16, 1925, a son of Roy A. and Christena May Dixon. Military service was in the Navy as an Aviation Machinist Mate Second Class during World War II. Following discharge, he worked his way up from apprentice...
Jeffrey Jay Hunt
Jan 3, 2018
Jeffrey Jay Hunt, 69, of Nashport, died at 5:53 A.M. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Mt. Carmel East Hospital, Columbus. He was born November 4, 1948, in Zanesville, to the late Joseph and Eileen Shreve Hunt. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War and a dock foreman at Allied Tube and Conduit Company in...

Rick G. Harmon
Dec 31, 2017
Ricky G. Harmon, 65, of Zanesville, died at 3:27 A.M. Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. He was born October 18, 1952, in Zanesville, a son of the late Herbert and Louella Mae Kerschner Harmon. He retired after 32 years of service at Grief and was a member of Immanuel Church of Zanesville. He was dedicated to West...

Russell E. Bateman
Dec 30, 2017
Russell E. Bateman Sr., 89, of Zanesville, died at 3:38 P.M. Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 6, 1928, in Zanesville, a son of the late George and Vivian Tolbert Bateman. He was the owner and operator of Bateman Heating and Air Conditioning Company for 36 years. Russ also worked...
Nancy Lou (Springer) King
Dec 27, 2017
Nancy Lou King, 81, of Chillicothe, died at 4:05 A.M. on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at National Church Residences, Chillicothe. She was born September 1, 1936 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Donald Springer and Dorothy Shaeffer Brandfast. She was a Secretary and Bookkeeper for Central Ohio Legal Aid. Nancy was also the secretary for New Lexington Baptist Church....
Nancy L. (Adams) Straker-Black
Dec 27, 2017
Nancy Straker-Black, 83, of Zanesville, died peacefully surrounded by family at Genesis Hospice on December 27, 2017. Born on Halloween 1934 to the late Robert and Mabel (Durant) Adams, Nancy was a lifelong resident of Zanesville. Nancy's bright smile, kind spirit, and optimistic outlook touched many. She loved the lake, the beach, the sun, and like her mother, marveled at...
Michael Brent Burchett
Dec 27, 2017
Michael Brent Burchett, 66, of Zanesville, died at 3:34 P.M. on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 11, 1951, in Zanesville, a son of the late Charles A. and Betty Baldwin Burchett. He was the owner-operator of All Temp Heating and Cooling Inc. since 1985, and it brought him...
Marcia Anne (Muffitt) Heiner
Dec 24, 2017
Marcia Anne Muffitt Heiner, 75, of Dallastown, PA, passed away at 5:40 P.M. on December 24, 2017 at Newark Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center, Newark, OH. Marcia was born in York, PA on June 28, 1942 to the late John and Helen Moxham Muffitt. She went to high school at York Suburban High School and graduated in 1960. Shortly after...
John Lewis Hammer
Dec 23, 2017
John Lewis Hammer, 68, died at 2:56 P.M. on Saturday, December 23, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 14, 1949 in Zanesville, a son of Bonadine Reed Hammer and the late Robert Hammer. John was a correctional officer at the Southeastern Ohio Correctional Institution, Lancaster for 30 years. He was a member of the Blue Knights...
Jane Kay (Stalnaker) Cowan
Dec 13, 2017
Jane Kay Cowan, 75, of Zanesville, died at 7:45 A.M. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at The Oaks at Northpointe, Zanesville. She was born July 19, 1942, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Raymond and Mildred Bingman Stalnaker. She was the manager of rehabilitation at Good Samaritan Hospital for over thirty-three years, and was a member of Coburn United...
Alexander Joseph Tarman
Dec 13, 2017
Alexander Joseph Tarman, 18, of Zanesville, died at 12:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus. He was born May 27, 1999, in Wooster, Ohio, a son of Paul Tarman and Amy (Nancy Thomas) Lanham. He graduated from Mid-East Ohio Career and Technology Centers in Business and Finance and was a 2017 graduate of Philo High...
Melva L. Hill
Dec 8, 2017
Melva L. Hill, 75, of Zanesville, died at 4:20A.M. on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born November 27, 1942 in Waverly, MO to the late Virgil William and Virginia Cordell Hostetter. She worked as an assembler at United Technologies and loved to read books and baking. She is survived by five daughters, Debra (Ray) Reavley,...

Buddy L. Brown
Dec 7, 2017
Buddy Lee Brown Sr., 76, of Roseville, died at The James Cancer Hospital on Thursday, December 7, 2017. He was born March 18, 1941 in Zanesville to the late Alfred and Bernadine Roberts Brown Jr. Buddy retired from Burnham after 30 years of service and was a member of the American Legion Post #29 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles...
Kristian Wilson
Dec 4, 2017
Kristian D. Wilson, 37, of Hopewell, died December 4, 2017 at her home. She was born July 27, 1980, in Zanesville, a daughter of Steve A. and Tessie L. Fisher Wilson. She was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, a member of the Moose Lodge and loved all animals, especially cats. In addition to her parents, she is survived...
Carol A. Taylor
Dec 2, 2017
Carol Ann Taylor, of Zanesville, passed away Saturday December 2, 2017 at her home. She was born April 10, 1945 in Zanesville, daughter of the late Ruth Anne Plants Heim. Carol Ann was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and friend. She was a very kind hearted person that was loved by all that knew her. Her smile would light...
Andrew T. Schultheis
Nov 30, 2017
Andrew T. Schultheis, 97, of Zanesville, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Primrose Retirement Community in Zanesville. Andy was born February 9, 1920 to John and Olivia Durant Schultheis in Zanesville. Andy was married to M. Jeanette Wild on October 18, 1947 and enjoyed 66 years of marriage until her passing on November 15, 2013. Andy graduated from...
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