Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Perry County, OH and surrounding areas
James Nelson Sparks
Aug 5, 2011
James N. "Jim" Sparks, 76, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 5:30 PM, Friday, August 5, 2011 surrounded by his loving family at his son, Jim's residence following an extended illness. Jim was born May 3, 1935 in Deavertown, the son of the late James Melvin and Sarah Garris Sparks. Mr. Sparks retired after 43 years at the Cesco...
Charles Roy Higgins
Aug 4, 2011
Charles "Roy" Higgins, 85 of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 4:45 PM, Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville surrounded by his family. Roy was born January 30, 1926 in Roseville, the son of the late Charles and Sarah Carrell Higgins. Mr Higgins was the owner of Higgins Lumber Company in Ironspot which he founded...
Harold Pennington
Jul 25, 2011
Harold Pennington, 70 of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 3:33 PM, Monday, July 25, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville following an extended illness. Harold was born July 27, 1940 in Lee County, Virginia, the son of the late William and Bonnie Smith Pennington. He was a coal miner and retired from Peabody Coal Company. Harold was a...

Cheryl L. Sowers
Jul 21, 2011
Cheryl L. Sowers, 66, of Lancaster, Ohio, formerly of Crooksville passed away at 12:48 PM, Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster following an extended illness. Cheryl was born January 12, 1945 in Zanesville, the daughter of the late James and Betty Williams Matheny. Mrs. Sowers had retired from PCC Airfoils in Crooksville. She is survived...
Dorothy M. Baughman
Jul 18, 2011
Dorothy M. Baughman, 86, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 11:15 PM, Monday, July 18, 2011 following an extended illness. Dorothy was born December 7, 1924 in Crooksville, the daughter of the late Claude and Docie L. Goff Blair. Mrs. Baughman was the former owner and operator of the Cozy Corner Restaurant in Crooksville and was currently the owner...
Charles D. Chuck Williams
Jul 13, 2011
Charles David "Chuck" Williams, 80, of Crooksville passed away at 2:30 PM, Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at Adams Lane Care Center in Zanesville following an extended illness. Chuck was born February 6, 1931 in Crooksville, Ohio, the son of the late Ted and Naomi Wolfe Williams. Mr. Williams was retired from Ferro-Alloy Corporation. He was Methodist by faith. Chuck...
Arthur Jim Colley
Jul 11, 2011
Arthur "Jim" Colley, 61, of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 1:41 AM, Monday, July 11, 2011 at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus following an extended illness. Jim was born September 23, 1949, the son of the late Phillip and Florine McKibben Colley. Mr. Colley was an employee of Boeing Air Force specializing in missile guidance. He was...
Cecelia Ann Newlon
Jul 9, 2011
Cecelia Ann Newlon, 74 of Lancaster, Ohio formerly of Crooksville, passed away at 8:15 AM, Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster following an extended illness. She was born January 28, 1937 in Morgan County, the daughter of the late Harry R. Lewis and Elizabeth Adams Lewis Bankes. Mrs. Newlon was a former teacher in the...
Dollie Jean Lacy
Jul 7, 2011
Dollie J. Lacy, 86, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 5:20 PM, Thursday, July 7, 2011 at New Lexington Care and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. She was born January 5, 1925 in Roseville, the daughter of the late Lowell W. and Helen M. Quillan Emory. Dollie retired for PCC Airfoils in Crooksville. She was Methodist by faith...
Joseph M. Yonis, Jr
Jun 16, 2011
Joseph Michael "Little Joe" Yonis, Jr., 46, of St. Rt. 37E, Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 8:15 A.M, Thursday, June 16, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Joe was born August 22, 1964 in Wooster, the son of Joseph M. and Betty Groves Yonis, Sr. of Crooksville. He was a former logger and over-the-road truck driver. Joe...
Annabelle F. Smith
Jun 14, 2011
Annabelle F. Smith, 89, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 8:28 PM, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus following a brief illness. She was born March 15, 1922 in Rosefarm, the daughter of the late Thede and Mary Giles Ross. Annabelle was a former employee of the Crooksville China Company and Essex Wire in Zanesville....
Pearl I. Edgell
May 28, 2011
Pearl Ines Edgell, 97, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Roseville passed away at 12 noon, Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Cedar Hill Care Center following an extended illness. She was born January 9, 1914 in Tridelphia, the daughter of the late Arthur and Zoe Aler Edgell. Pearl was a registered in obstetrics and retired from Bethesda Hopsitral in Zanesville....
George W. Head
May 19, 2011
George W. Head, 62, of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 6:00 AM, Thursday, May 19, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born July 14, 1948 in Zanesville, the son of the late George E. Head and Dorothy Dickerson Head of Roseville. George was an equipment operator and a member of Local #18, Ohio Operating Engineers....
Stella M. Spires
May 17, 2011
Stella Mae Spires, 70, of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 3:50 PM, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born April 17, 1941 in Crooksville, the daughter of the late Charles and Sadie Dobbs Lovingshimer. Stella was a homemaker and former area pottery worker. She was a former member of Franklin Ave. Church...
Shirley L. McLean
May 9, 2011
Shirley L. McLean, 61, of Roseville, Ohio passed away with her loving husband, Jerry, at her bedside at 3:30 AM, Monday, May 9, 2011 at Adams Lane Care Center in Zanesville following an extended illness. She was born November 21, 1949 in Zanesville, the daughter of the late Edward Hamler and Margaret Whitehouse Hamler of Zanesville. Shirley was a...
Larry F. Di Nunzio
Apr 29, 2011
Larry F. (Breeze) Di Nunzio,64, of Corning, Ohio passed away at 4:05 AM, Friday, April 29, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Larry was born February 4, 1947 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Louis and Mary Agnes Gregory Di Nunzio. He was the owner and operator of Cherrie Car Company of Crooksville and...
Mary G. Starrett
Apr 21, 2011
Mary G. Starrett, 91, of New Lexington, formerly of Crooksville passed away at 2:33 PM, Thursday, April 21, 2011 at New Lexington Care and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. She was born April 22, 1919 in Claremore, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Alice Mildred Shinn Swingle, Sr. Mary was a homemaker and the former...

Betty Ann Burley
Apr 16, 2011
Betty Ann Burley, 84, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Crooksville, passed away at 9:41 AM, Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Cedar Hill Care Center in Zanesville following an extended illness. She was born December 8, 1926 in Crooksville, the daughter of the late Carl E. and Birton Young Burley. Betty had worked as a secretary at the Crooksville China...
Jack W. Harley
Apr 10, 2011
Jack Wayne Harley, 79, of Crooksville passed away at 10:15 PM, Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Riverside Country Care Center in McConnelsville following an extended illness. He was born January 29, 1932 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of the late Nelva and Hazel McFadden Harley. Jack was a former truck driver for Robinson-Ransbottom Pottery in Roseville. He was an...
John Michael Moore
Apr 7, 2011
John Michael "Mike" Moore, 70, of Crooksville, passed away at 6:20 AM Thursday, April 7,2011, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born September 2, 1940 in Zanesville, Ohio, the son of the late Leroy "Sleepy" and Margaret Shields Moore. Mike formerly worked as a professional masonry contractor, a foreman for the Ohio Ferro Alloy Corporation, worked...
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