All Obituaries

Evelyn Fay McLean, 92, of Blue Rock, Ohio formerly of Roseville died at 6:43 AM, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at her residence. She was born May 27, 1928 in McLuney, the daughter of the late John M. and Edith (nee: Riffle) Rosser. Evelyn was a former pottery worker at Hull Pottery Company in Crooksville and Nelson McCoy Pottery  in Zanesville and also a former employee of Essex Wire in Zanesville.  For enjoyment, Evelyn loved to crochet and knit items for her family and friends. ...

William Keith Eppley, 63, of Crooksville, Ohio (Deavertown) died at 2:14 PM, Monday, May 3, 2021 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville due to complications of COVID-19 surrounded by his wife and children. He was born December 18, 1957 in Zanesville, the youngest son of the late William T. and Irene (nee: McLaughlin) Eppley. Bill was a self-employed truck driver for his own company, Eppley Trucking.  He worked as a truck driver for Cardinal Glass of Utica for the past year.  Bill...

Harry Daniel Gibbs, Sr., 64 of Deavertown, Ohio died at 12:45 AM, Thursday, April 29, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 9, 1957 in Fairfield County, the son of the late Harry S. Gibbs and Betty (nee: Wheeler) Gibbs of Deavertown. Danny was a 1975 graduate of Morgan High School. He had worked as a truck driver, hauling timber for Yonis Logging.  He then formed his own trucking company, Gibbs Trucking.  Most recently, he was a crane operator for...

Shirley Marlene Smith, 84, of Roseville, Ohio died at 4:07 AM, Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville after an extended battled with stomach cancer. She was born September 26, 1936 in Crooksville, the daughter of the late Vernon and Bessie (nee: Bash) Whitehouse. Shirley had worked for short periods of time at various jobs but after she began having children, she became a stay-at-home Mom, tending to the needs of her household for her husband and...

Stella Marian Dunn, 97, of Crooksville peacefully passed away in the morning hours of April 14, 2021 in her home, while under the care of Genesis Hospice and Palliative care.  She was born in Radstock, Mid-Somer-Norton, near Bath, England, Great Britain on October 11, 1923, the only daughter to the late, James and Edith (Guiliford) Turner. Marian was raised and spent her younger years in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, Great Britain with her brother Rex. During the height of...

Rosalie Mae Weaver peacefully died in the afternoon hours of Tuesday, April 13, 2021 with her family by her side following 96 years of a life well lived. She was born one of five children to her parents, the late, James and Grace (Caton) Jaynes on May 1, 1924 in the family home in Roseville. Rosalie was a gracious woman, mother, and grandmother. Being made a war widow at only the age of 20, Rosalie continued forward, strong in life. She went to work at the Nelson-McCoy Pottery in Roseville...

Troy Thomas White, 52, of Malta, Ohio died at 2:57 PM, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born April 8, 1968 in Columbus, the son of the late Mitchell White and Barbara (nee: Knox) White of Malta. Troy was a self-employed painter. He enjoyed remodeling and painting homes, fishing and cooking. In addition to his mother, left behind to mourn his passing is his wife, Teri (nee: Hoagland) White; his children, Jamie Hougland,...

Robert Eugene ‘Bob’ Hoffer, 77, of Crooksville, Ohio died at 10:42 AM, Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 18, 1943 in Zanesville, the son of the late Bernard and Blanche Hoffer. Robert was retired from Smeltzer’s Fiberglass Manufacture near Somerset.  He was an avid NASCAR fan and actually got to ride in one of the cars at Charlotte Motor Speedway at the speed of 170 miles an...

Deborah Eileen Wilson, 62, of Crooksville, Ohio died at 6:34 PM, Thursday, April 1, 2021 at her residence surrounding by her loving family. She was born August 20, 1958 in Zanesville, the first daughter of the late Kenneth and Shirley (nee: Bateson) Hamm. Debbie was a former employee of PCC Airfoils in Crooksville. She enjoyed working her flower gardens at her home but the most joyful thing in her life was being the mother of her beloved children and spending family time with them, her...

Alberta Grace Gandarilla, 77, of Crooksville peacefully passed away in the afternoon of Saturday, March 13, 2021 with her son by her side. Grace was born one of 14 children in Parkersburg, WV on October 23, 1943 to her parents, the late, Alvie and Irene (Lanham) Cunningham. In her younger years, Grace worked in manufacturing as a vacuum cleaner assembly operator and in a sandpaper factory. She also enjoyed the thrill of being a volunteer paramedic back in her hometown in West Virginia. In...