OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Ella  L. Wince

Ella L. Wince

May 31, 2015

Ella L. Wince, of Zanesville, died at 2:48 A.M. Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Brookdale of Zanesville. She was born September 17, 1927 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Oran and Lenora Mayle Chappelear. She retired in 1987 at the Zanesville City Schools in the Food Service Department. Ella enjoyed Line Dancing and was a member of the Renegade...

Jeanne  K. (Kelly)  Penn

Jeanne K. (Kelly) Penn

May 29, 2015

Jeanne K. Penn, 92, of Zanesville, died at 6:10 P.M. on Friday, May 29, 2015, at The Oaks at Northpointe. She was born April 9, 1923, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late William F. and Emma Edith Shrider Kelly. She was the Owner and Operator of Foggs Drug Store for 30 years, and was a member of Pleasant Grove...

Mary  A. (Dillehay)  Crozier

Mary A. (Dillehay) Crozier

May 28, 2015

Mary Alice Crozier, 89, of Zanesville, died at 2:06 P.M. on Thursday, May 28, 2015, at the Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born December 29, 1925, in Morgan County, a daughter of the late Clarence and Lola Leasure Dillehay. She had been a clerk for J.J. Newberry, had decorated pottery at Cooper Pottery and also Mosaic Tile, and was...

Kenneth  E. Leasure

Kenneth E. Leasure

May 22, 2015

Kenneth E. Leasure, 92, of Zanesville died at Oaks at Northpointe on Friday, May 22, 2015. He was born Jan 15, 1923 in Zanesville, a son of the late Harold and Nelda Ford Leasure. Kenny co-founded and owned Suburban Drilling Company and later was employed by Mid-Atlantic Canners Association. He was an avid target rifle sharpshooter throughout his lifetime and...

Richard  A. Bell

Richard A. Bell

May 21, 2015

Richard A. Bell, 44, of Zanesville, died at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at the Genesis Good Samaritan Emergency Room. He was born December 23, 1970, in Zanesville, a son of Margaret R. Koska Bell of Zanesville and the late Donald R. Bell. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, was an ordained minister in Georgia,...

Lillian  H. (Founds)  Shaw

Lillian H. (Founds) Shaw

May 19, 2015

Lillian H. Founds Shaw died May 19th, 2015 at The Oaks at Bethesda. She was born February 25, 1924 in Youngstown the eldest child of the late Joie Emerson Founds and Elsie Ellen Barton. Lillian graduated from Chandlersville High School in 1942 as Salutarian and from the New England School of Broadcasting in the 1960s. During World War II she...

William  Ellis Dickson

William Ellis Dickson

May 18, 2015

William Ellis Dickson, 96, of Zanesville, died at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, May 18, 2015, at The Oaks at Bethesda. He was born December 5, 1918, in Brownsville, a son of the late Orris S. and Annette Tusing Dickson. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, and retired from Armco Steel after 41 years of service....

John  E. Bunting

John E. Bunting

May 14, 2015

John Ernest Bunting, 89, of 5715 Dresden Road, Zanesville, peacefully passed away at 12:30 A.M. on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at his home of natural causes. He was born December 19, 1925, in Zanesville, a son of the late Orville and Addy Harris Bunting. John graduated from Jefferson High School. He was a lifelong farmer, Auctioneer, Muskingum Township Trustee, and...

Harry  D. Kearns

Harry D. Kearns

May 12, 2015

Harry Donald Kearns, 100, of Zanesville, died at 12:04 P.M. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at the Genesis Good Samaritan Emergency Room. He was born at the family farm on March 26, 1915, at what is now 3850 Kearns Drive. Growing up on the family farm he learned as a young boy to work the family horses cultivating his father's...

Richard  L. Watson

Richard L. Watson

May 11, 2015

Richard L. Watson, 88, of Zanesville, died at 6:47 P.M. on Monday, May 11, 2015, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. He was born January 4, 1927, in Cumberland, OH, a son of the late Cecil R. and Louise Ward Watson. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during World War II and the Korean Conflict, and retired after...

Robert  F. Adams

Robert F. Adams

May 5, 2015

Robert F. Adams, 79, of Norwich, died May 5, 2015. He was born in Zanesville, February 12, 1936, the son of the late Robert and Mabel (Durant) Adams. He graduated from Lash High School in 1954 (the last Lash graduating class) and Muskingum College with a degree in speech communication. Retiring in 1997 as vice president of development for the...

Hawk  K. Spearman

Hawk K. Spearman

May 5, 2015

Hawk K. Spearman, 42, of Zanesville, died at 2:30 A.M. on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at the Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. He was born February 28, 1973, in Birmingham, Alabama, a son of David O. Spearman and Delores Fields Cullison. Hawk was a Bounty Hunter. Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife Karen L. Phillips Spearman, whom he married...

Leslie  Keith Boykin

Leslie Keith Boykin

May 2, 2015

Leslie Keith Boykin, 64, of Zanesville, died at 8:27 P.M. on Saturday May 2, 2015 at Genesis Hospice - Morrison House. He was born January 6, 1951 in Wilson County, NC to the late Johnnie W. and Nellie Gray Davis Boykin. Keith was a factory worker, delivery driver and worked in office jobs throughout his life. As an adult Keith...

Connie  L. (Carpenter)  Stines

Connie L. (Carpenter) Stines

Apr 24, 2015

Connie L. Stines, 58, of Zanesville, died at 5:35 A.M. on Friday, April 24, 2015, at Cedar Hill Care Center, Zanesville. She was born December 10, 1956, in Zanesville, a daughter of John and Elsie Hittle Carpenter of Zanesville. She had worked as a tool and die maker for United Technologies and Lear Corporation. Connie received an Associate Degree in...

Dr. Melvin R. Krohn

Dr. Melvin R. Krohn

Apr 23, 2015

Dr. Melvin R. Krohn, 91, of Zanesville, OH, died peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2015, in Cleveland, OH. He was born March 18, 1924, in Cleveland, the son of the late Abe and Anne Aron Krohn. He received his Bachelor's Degree at the University of Michigan, his Master's Degree in Chemistry at The Ohio State University and his M.D. from...

Nancy  A. (Morris)  Keeling

Nancy A. (Morris) Keeling

Apr 21, 2015

Nancy A. Keeling, 86, of Zanesville, died at 9:17 A.M. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at the Adams Lane Care Center.

Clifford  A. Mitchell

Clifford A. Mitchell

Apr 21, 2015

Clifford A. Mitchell, 84, of Gratiot, died at 9:50 A.M. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at his home. He was born November 28, 1930, in Newark, a son of the late Ivan and Mary Loughman Mitchell. He was a graduate of Glenford High in 1948, a mold maker by trade, and retired from Kaiser Aluminum. He was a member of...

Florence  Bernice (Lundell)  Powell

Florence Bernice (Lundell) Powell

Apr 20, 2015

Florence Bernice Powell, 89, of Zanesville, died at 5:14 P.M. Monday, April 20, 2015 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born September 13, 1925, in Shinnston,WV, a daughter of the late Harvey John and Margaret Ashcraft Lundell. She was a homemaker, a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, and was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Surviving are...

Jeffrey  V. Delong

Jeffrey V. Delong

Apr 18, 2015

Jeffrey Virgil Delong, 57, of Zanesville, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at his home. He was born February 5, 1958, in Zanesville, a son of the late Virgil Delong and Shirley Hiestand Krouskoupf. Surviving are three daughters, Jennifer, Heather and Bethy; two sisters, Diane Delong and Cindy Kessler; his step-mother, Mary Jane; five step-brothers, Conrad, Donnie, Jeff, and Robert Krouskoupf...

Marian  E. (Mcpherson)  Frank

Marian E. (Mcpherson) Frank

Apr 16, 2015

Marian Eileen Frank, 96, of Zanesville, died at 11:18 A.M. Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Darby Glenn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born September 15, 1918 in Crooksville, a daughter of the late LeRoy Felton and Mary Etta Zinn McPherson. She was a homemaker, worked at Hazel Atlas and worked for Essex Wire from 1966- until she retired in...

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