Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Perry County, OH and surrounding areas
Ruth Elizabeth Ferguson
Dec 27, 2014
Ruth Elizabeth Ferguson, 81, of Corning peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family at 7:55 PM, Saturday, December 27, 2014 at her residence. Ruth was born on June 2, 1933, in Perry County, the daughter of the late Elmer and Nellie West Wesney. She was a teller for the Perry County Bank for twenty-three years and was a...
Malinda Mary "Lindy" Neff
Dec 26, 2014
Malinda Mary "Lindy" Neff, 90, of Columbus, formerly of Crooksville, peacefully passed away at 12:24 AM, Friday, December 26, 2014 at Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in Columbus. Lindy was born May 3, 1924 in Roseville, the daughter of the late, Stuart and Lois Moore Cann. She was a member of the Maple Avenue Christian Church in Crooksville where...
Eric Allen Dennis
Dec 23, 2014
Eric Allen Dennis, 26, of Roseville passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at his residence. Eric was on born March 11, 1988 in Zanesville, the son of Charles "Chuck" Dennis of the home and Pam Dennis of Crooksville. He was employed at Jeld-Wen Windows & Doors in Pataskala. In addition to his parents Eric is survived by his brother,...

Dwain Nelson Mayo
Dec 15, 2014
Dwain Nelson Mayo, 71, of Roseville passed away at 5:23 PM, Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Genesis Good Samaritan CCU in Zanesville following an extended illness. Dwain was born in Canton, March 23, 1943 the son of the late Clyde and Eileen Mitchell Mayo. He was a retired maintenance worker for Cooper Standard (ITT) in New Lexington. Dwain is...
Ralph Edward Desarro, Sr
Dec 8, 2014
Ralph Edward Desarro, Sr., 82, of Roseville, peacefully passed away at his home surrounded by his family at 1:30 AM, Monday, December 8, 2014 following an extended illness. Ralph was born January 4, 1932 in Ironspot, the son of the late Rosario and Jennie Veno Desarro. He had worked for Robinson-Ransbottom Pottery in Roseville, he served in the U.S....
LaDonna Sue Watts
Dec 7, 2014
LaDonna Sue Watts, 65, of Crooksville, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family and friends at 6:08 PM, Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Genesis Hospice & Palliative Care Morrison House in Zanesville following an extended illness. LaDonna was born January 18, 1949 in Zanesville, the daughter of the late M. Ralph "Red" and Ann Willison Kuhn. She was a...
William Bernard Pompey, Jr
Nov 30, 2014
William Bernard Pompey, Jr., 67 of Corning, Ohio passed away at 4:00 AM, Sunday, November 30, 2014 at his residence. Bill was born September 8, 1947 in Akron, the son of the late William B. and Janette Rodgers Pompey. He was retired from the Higby Plant in New Lexington where he had worked as a supervisor. He was also...
Sandra Kay 'Sandy' Rosser
Nov 28, 2014
Sandra Kay "Sandy" Rosser, 72, of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 7:40 PM Friday, November 28, 2014 at Genesis Hospice & Palliative Care Morrison House in Zanesville. Sandy was born November 17, 1942 in Rosefarm, the daughter of the late Howard and Annabelle Ross Smith. She was a former employee of Gem Ice Cream, the Snack Bar, Southside Carry-Out...
Paul Elmo Weiner
Nov 12, 2014
Paul Elmo Weiner, 70 of Corning, Ohio peacefully passed away surrounded by his loving family at 6:55 PM, on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Genesis Good Samaritan CCU in Zanesville following an extended illness. Paul was born November 28, 1943 in Zanesville, the son of the late Fredrick Samuel and Julia Ellen Jadwin Weiner. He was a former machinist...

Robert Lee "Bud" Tigner, Jr
Nov 11, 2014
Robert Lee "Norm" "Bud" Tigner, Jr., 58, of Crooksville, peacefully passed away after an extended battle with cancer at 1:21 PM, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Genesis Hospice & Palliative Care Morrison House in Zanesville. Robert was born in Zanesville on December 3, 1955, the son of the late Robert Tigner, Sr. and Nina Lynch Reeder. He was a...
Jeffery Allen Gilvin
Oct 28, 2014
Jeffery Allen Gilvin, 41, of Crooksville passed away at 6:41 PM, Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville. Jeffery was born May 21, 1973 in Zanesville, the son of the late Cornelius "Neal" Gilvin and Kathy Crain Gilvin of the farm. He was an employee of Massaro Trucking in Caldwell. Jeffery is survived by his...
Tessabelle C. Kirkwood
Oct 23, 2014
At 12:20 PM, Thursday, October 23, 2014, the Lord called home Tessabelle C. Kirkwood at Lexington House in Alexandria, Louisiana. Tess was formerly of Crooksville, Ohio. She was born October 3, 1917 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Hazel V. (Taylor) Niebel. She married Russell P. Kirkwood in 1944 and enjoyed 55 years...
Leota Marie "Dode" Barton
Oct 20, 2014
Leota Marie "Dode" Barton, 94, of Crooksville, peacefully passed away at 2:30 PM, Monday, October 20, 2014. Dode was born February 1, 1920 in Roseville, the daughter of the late Frank and Ina Probasco Grant. She was a member of the Crooksville Eagles Aerie 1979 where formerly she served as President, she was a Charter member of VFW Auxiliary...
Maureen Shela Hannum
Oct 19, 2014
Maureen Shela Hannum, 93, of Zanesville, formerly of Crooksville passed away at 10:59 AM, Sunday, October 19, 2014 at The Oaks at Bethesda in Zanesville following an extended illness. Shela was born March 31, 1921 in Clemens, Michigan, the daughter of the late Quinton and Florence Purcell Hannum. She was retired from the US State Department where had worked...

Jack Lee Morical
Oct 17, 2014
Jack Lee Morical, 74, of New Lexington, formerly of Crooksville, peacefully passed away at 12:02 AM, Friday, October 17, 2014 at Genesis Care and Rehab in New Lexington. Jack was born in Junction City on June 18, 1940, the son of the late Floyd and Eleanor Rambo Morical. He was protestant by faith and was a corrections officer for...
William M. "Mink" McCormick
Oct 13, 2014
William M. "Mink" McCormick, 79, of Deavertown was reunited with his loving wife, on Monday, October 13, 2014 at 12:18 PM. Mink peacefully passed away surrounded by his loving family. William was born July 14, 1935 in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of the late Kin and Mel Vina Adkins McCormick. He was a self-employed heavy equipment operator and...

Roland Dale Tolley
Oct 12, 2014
Roland Dale Tolley, 68, of Crooksville, peacefully passed away surrounded by his loving family at 1:35 PM, Sunday, October 12, 2014 following an extended illness. Dale was born on September 2, 1946 in Zanesville, the son of the late William Ray and Rozella Cherry Tolley. He was protestant by faith and the Co-owner and operator of Tolley TV and...

Gordon Michael Duncan
Oct 12, 2014
Gordon M. Duncan, 71, of Mt. Vernon formerly of Crooksville, passed away at 12:46 PM, Sunday October 12, 2014 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus following a brief illness. Gordon was born on April 22, 1943 in Washington, D.C., the son of the late William and Flossie Waits Duncan. He was a member of the Crooksville Free Methodist Church...
Hazel Marie Elkins
Oct 4, 2014
Hazel Marie Elkins, 88, of Crooksville, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Autumn at the Lake in Thornville. Hazel was born in Newark on March 7, 1926, the daughter of the late Lanson and Tollie Hoffer Burge. She had worked as a newspaper delivery person for the Tampa Tribune in Florida. She was also attended the McLuney Wesleyan...
Robert David Bess
Oct 2, 2014
Robert David "DB" Bess, 56, of Crooksville, Ohio peacefully passed away at 6:20 PM, Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Genesis Hospice and Palliative Care Morrison House in Zanesville after a one month illness. Dave was born February 3, 1958 in Zanesville, the son of the late Robert and Marjorie (Donaldson) Bess. Dave served our country in the US Marine...
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