OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

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...

Ronald  Earl Newton

Ronald Earl Newton

Apr 16, 2015

Ronald Earl Newton, 46, of Zanesville, died at 5:50 A.M. on April 16, 2015, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. Ron was born May 26, 1968 in Zanesville to the late Ralph Arnold and Juanita Ruth Hunter Newton Sr. Ron was a member of Cornerstone Full Gospel Church and retired from the Army after 21 years of service. Surviving are his wife,...

Paul Mack  Jr.

Paul Mack Jr.

Apr 9, 2015

Paul E. Mack Jr., 67, of Nashport, died at 10:40 A.M. on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at the Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, following a lengthy illness. He was born November 10, 1947, in Zanesville, a son of the late Paul E. Sr. and Myrtle Bates Mack. He retired after 38 years of service from the Energy Cooperative. He had previously worked...

Stephen  D. Welsh

Stephen D. Welsh

Apr 6, 2015

Stephen D. Welsh, 71, of Roseville, died at 3:17 P.M. on Monday, April 6, 2015, at his home. He was born November 28, 1943, in Zanesville, a son of the late Herbert T. and Esther Bonifield Welsh. He was a 50 year member of Richvale Grange and attended Word of Life Ministries. Surviving are his wife of 32 years, Veta...

Virgil  L. Dennis

Virgil L. Dennis

Apr 5, 2015

Virgil L. Dennis, 59, of Zanesville, died at 5:20 A.M. on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at the Select Specialty Hospital, Zanesville. He was born September 16, 1955, in Zanesville, a son of Margaret Scott Dennis of Zanesville and the late Cecil Dennis. He had worked for ten years at Royal Cleaners, and he also mowed grass and raised horses. He...

Charles  A. Sheline  Jr.

Charles A. Sheline Jr.

Apr 5, 2015

Charles A. "Chuck" Sheline Jr., 89, of Zanesville, died Sunday, April 5, 2015, at his home. He was born April 9, 1925, in Minden, WV, a son of the late Charles and Myrtle Lucas Sheline Sr. He retired in 1990 from Mid Atlantic Cannery and was a Baptist by faith. Surviving are a son Gary (Connie) Sheline Sr.; two daughters,...

Jane  E. (Liermann)  Buck

Jane E. (Liermann) Buck

Apr 4, 2015

Jane E. Buck, of Zanesville, died at 8:20 P.M. on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at the Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born March 28, 1922, in Cincinnati, a daughter of the late Carl and Sarah Huening Liermann. Jane graduated from Mt. Notre Dame High School in Cincinnati. She was a member of Central Presbyterian Church, had worked in the...

Patricia  A. (Hayes)  Harper

Patricia A. (Hayes) Harper

Apr 4, 2015

Patricia A. Harper, 69, of Nashport, died at 4:30 A.M. Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Adams Lane Care Center. She was born September 30, 1945, in Lancaster, a daughter of the late Hugh Hayes and Garnet Caplinger Hayes McGee. She attended the First Church of God, loved to read, and especially enjoyed spending time with her family. Surviving are her...

Joanne  M. Burson

Joanne M. Burson

Apr 1, 2015

Joanne M. Burson, 84, of Nashport, passed away at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, April 1, 2015, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 2, 1931, in Dover, Ohio, a daughter of the late Gustave and Thelma Gray Burtscher. She graduated in 1949 from St. Joseph High School, and had worked for Ohio Bell. Surviving...

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