Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Perry County, OH and surrounding areas

Hazel Mae McCray

Hazel Mae McCray

Jun 16, 2013

Hazel Mae McCray, 97, of Crooksville, Ohio passed peacefully to heaven on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at her daughter's residence in Columbus following a brief illness. Hazel was born October 31, 1915 in San Toy, the daughter of the late Jesse Skeenes and Beatrice Barron Skeenes Sowers. Her perrienal joke about her birth was that she "came in on...

Marilyn Ruth Wolfe

Marilyn Ruth Wolfe

Jun 10, 2013

Marilyn Ruth Wolfe, 76, of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 4:45 AM, Monday, June 10, 2013 at her residence after a sudden illness. Marilyn was born December 3, 1936 in Zanesville, the daughter of the late Wilson and Flossie George Fleming. She had worked at and retired from Nicol's Resturant in Zanesville. Marilyn is survived by her daughters and...

Nancy M. Dumolt

Nancy M. Dumolt

May 26, 2013

Nancy Mae Dumolt, 69, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 7:35 PM, Saturday, May 26, 2013 surrounded by her loving family at Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville following an extended illness. Nancy was born July 30, 1943 in Columbus, the daughter of the late George and Elsie Ansel Heller. She was a homemaker and a member of United...

Gerald Ray 'Chico' Novaria

Gerald Ray 'Chico' Novaria

May 14, 2013

Gerald Ray 'Chico' Novaria, 71, of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 10:15 PM, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his family following an extended illness. Gerald was born February 28, 1942 in Zanesville, the son of the late Harold and Ida Dora Whitehead Novaria. Chico retired from Shelly and Sands, Inc. where he worked road construction....

Arthur Kenneth Presley

Arthur Kenneth Presley

May 10, 2013

Arthur Kenneth Presley, 73, of Zanesville, formerly of Crooksville passed away at 11:10 AM, Friday, May 10, 2013 at Autumn Healthcare Center in Zanesville. Ken was born July 30, 1939 in Antlers, Oklahoma, the son of the late Melvin and Lillie Cochran Penrod. He had worked in a local family-owned clay mine and at Epifano's Coal Mine near Six...

Clara E. Russell

Clara E. Russell

May 8, 2013

Clara Ellen Russell, 77, of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 5:42 PM, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville following an extended illness. Clara was born January 5, 1936 in Crooksville, the daughter of the late Henry and Freda Sloan Strohl. She was a homemaker. She attended Ebenezer United Methodist Church near Roseville. Clara is...

Jack Carl Quinn

Jack Carl Quinn

May 6, 2013

Jack Carl Quinn, 73, of Columbus, Ohio passed away at 3:35 PM, Monday, May 6, 2013 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus following an extended illness. Jack was born January 15, 1940 in Zanesville, the son of the late Frank and Virginia Quigley Quinn. He was a self-employed carpet installer. Jack is survived by his wife, Cathy Barido...

Ruth E. Schmotter

Ruth E. Schmotter

May 5, 2013

Ruth Emily Schmotter, 97, formerly of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 4:26 AM, Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Emeritus at North Hills in Zanesville following a brief illness. Ruth was born April 25, 1916 in Cincinnati, the daughter of the late Walter and Emily Vollmer Grossmann. She was graduate of Withrow High School and the University of Cincinnati. Mrs....

Mabel L. Densmore

Mabel L. Densmore

May 5, 2013

Mabel Louise Densmore, 87, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 1:05 PM, Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville following a brief illness. Mabel was born April 17, 1926 in Rehoboth, the daughter of the late Walter J. and Bertha M. Crum McClintock. She had worked in janitorial services at City Loan and Central Trust Bank....

James H. Redmond

James H. Redmond

Apr 24, 2013

James Howard Redmond, 71, of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 3:07 AM, Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville following an extended illness. Jim was born February 15, 1942 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Howard and Mary Coleman Redmond. Jim served as caretaker of Crooksville Cemetery for thirty years. After his retirement...

Carl M. Sonny Milner, Jr

Carl M. Sonny Milner, Jr

Apr 21, 2013

Carl M. 'Capt. Sonny' Milner, Jr., 76, of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 3:07 AM, Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital ER in Zanesville following an extended illness. Sonny was born July 25, 1936 in Roseville, the son of the late Carl and Ellen Treadway Milner. He was a self-employed carpenter and a member of Carpenters' Union...

Margaret JoAnn Peggy Thorp

Margaret JoAnn Peggy Thorp

Apr 11, 2013

Margaret JoAnn 'Peggy' Thorp, 68 of Crooksville, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at 11:20 AM, Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Genesis Morrison House Hospice in Zanesville following a lengthy illness. She was born Saturday, January 27, 1945 in Columbus, the daughter of the late John & Anna Mae (Saxton) O'Neal. She married her husband of 48...

Charles Edward Imlay

Charles Edward Imlay

Mar 24, 2013

Charles Edward Imlay, 76, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Crooksville passed away at 2:10 PM, Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Autumn Healthcare in Zanesville following an extended illness. Ed was born January 23, 1937 in Zanesville, the son of the late Loren E. and Blanche Mae Driggs Imlay. He was a 1954 graduate of Crooksville High and school and...

William E. Cavinee

William E. Cavinee

Mar 19, 2013

William E. Cavinee, 84 of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 9:15 AM, Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. Bill was born July 5, 1928 in Oakfield, the son of the late Pearl and Carrie Beatrice Cavinee. He had worked as a superviser and truck driver for National Plumbing and Muskingum Mines and several other...

Linda Faye Wood

Linda Faye Wood

Mar 11, 2013

Linda Faye Wood, 56, of Crooksville (Rose Farm), Ohio passed away at 8:45 PM, Monday, March 11, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. Linda was born June 25, 1956 in Zanesville, the daughter of Tommy Wood of Newark and the late Leila Faye Wilson Wood. Linda was former employee of Beaumont Pottery in Crooksville. She was a...

Brian E. Donaldson

Brian E. Donaldson

Mar 3, 2013

Brian E. 'Dog' Donaldson, 57, of Zanesville, formerly of Crooksville passed away at 1:52 PM, Sunday, March 3, 2013 at OSU Hospital in Columbus following an extended illness. Brian was born June 24, 1955 in Zanesville, the son of Gerald Donaldson of Crooksville and the late Gwen Moore Donaldson. He was a former employee of Cesco Plant Refractories Division...

Frances J. Sowers

Frances J. Sowers

Mar 2, 2013

Frances J. Sowers, 81, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 2:55 AM, Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Genesis Hopice Morrison House in Zanesville following a one year battle with cancer. Frances was born on January 27, 1932 in Meally, Kentucky, the daughter of the late John Music and Flossie Perkey Music Houston. Frances retired from Hartstone Pottery in Zanesville....

Rodney K. Inman

Rodney K. Inman

Feb 22, 2013

Rodney K. Inman, 77, of Crooksville (Deavertown), Ohio passed away at 7:30 PM, Friday, February 22, 2013 at his residence following a brief illness. Rodney was born December 31, 1935 in Deavertown, the son of the late John H. and Margaret Landerman Inman. He was a former heavy equipment operator and was a member of the Operator's Union. Rodney...

Harry E. Sonny Smith

Harry E. Sonny Smith

Feb 16, 2013

Harry E. 'Sonny' Smith, 75 of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 9:08 AM, Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville following a brief illness. Sonny was born March 19, 1937 in Rose Farm, the son of the late Harry Smith and Claudine Rosser Smith Appleman of Portersville. He retired from Owens-Corning in Newark where he...

Paul Robert Gardner

Paul Robert Gardner

Feb 1, 2013

Paul Robert 'Bob' Gardner, 85, of Crooksville (Rose Farm), Ohio passed away early Friday morning, February 1, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. Bob was born February 5, 1928 in Cheshire, the son of the late Carl and Ada Yauger Gardner. Bob retired from Peabody Coal Company near New Lexington. He loved fishing, gardening and traveling. He...