Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Apr 2, 2021

George Walter Bailey, 94, of Chandlersville, died at 2:48 A.M. on Friday, April 2, 2021, at Altercare of Thornville. He was born October 11, 1926, in Zanesville, a son of the late George Henry and Mary Florence (Carens) Bailey. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during WWII and the Korean Conflict and retired from Robert...

Mar 31, 2021

Madeline M. Darr, 83, of Zanesville, died at 6:05 A.M. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Beckett House, New Concord. She was born March 29, 1938, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Orville and Vergen (Wolfe) Rushing. She was a home health aide and a member of Church of God at God’s Acres.

She is survived...

Mar 30, 2021

Ronald J. Gibson, 79, of Zanesville, died at 5:46 P.M. on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born November 3, 1941, in Konawa, Oklahoma, a son of the late Fred W. and Eva (Bradley) Gibson. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and was a Data Center Manager for IBM. Ronald was catholic by...

Mar 29, 2021

William “Bill” Nolan Balderson, 83, of Zanesville, died at 9:50 A.M. on Monday, March 29, 2021 at his home. He was born October 20, 1937, in Zanesville, a son of the late Nolan and Eva (Pickens) Balderson. He a 1956 graduate of Zanesville High School and a United States Army Veteran. He was the owner and operator of Balderson...

Mar 28, 2021

William G. Selsam, 81 passed away 3/28/2021. A resident of the Springfield Masonic Community in Springfield, Ohio, where he served as the Resident Representative to the Board of Trustees. He was a native of Zanesville, Ohio and a veteran of The United States Air Force.  Preceded in death by mother Wilda F. “Bill” Selsam and father Robert P. Selsam. ...

Mar 22, 2021

Jeffrey D. Kimble, 62, of South Zanesville, died at 10:27 A.M. on Monday, March 22, 2021 at Genesis Emergency Room, Zanesville. He was born March 25, 1958, in Zanesville, a son of the late Roy Delmar and Peggy A. (Taylor) Kimble. He had worked at Haliburton as an oil field worker and was a member of Northside Nazarene Church....

Mar 21, 2021

David K. Hiller Sr., 69, of Nashport, died at 11:45 P.M. on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at his home. He was born January 12, 1952, in Channelview Texas, a son of the late Dallas Scott Hiller and Pauline Yeager. Growing up in Highlands Texas, he served as the music minister for many churches in the Houston area. After moving...

Mar 21, 2021

Richard W. Trout Jr., 71, of Zanesville, died at 4:17 P.M. on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Genesis Emergency Room, Zanesville. He was born March 14, 1950, in Zanesville, a son of the late Richard W. and Gloria (Tanner) Trout. He retired as the Environmental Coordinator at Miba in McConnelsville, loved to hunt, garden, and golf.

He...

Mar 15, 2021

Delmar Willis Smith, 52, of Roseville, died on Monday, March 15, 2021 at his home. He was born January 18, 1969, in Zanesville, the son of Clarence E. and Ellen Kay (Arnett) Smith.

A cremation has taken place under the direction of BOLIN-DIERKES FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, 1271 BLUE AVENUE, ZANESVILLE.

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Mar 14, 2021

Gary D. Gaylord, 67, of Zanesville, died at 12:48 A.M. on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born March 31, 1953, in Zanesville, a son of the late Donald F. and Marilyn P. (Warne) Gaylord. He retired from Tectum Inc. and had also worked at Central Ohio Coal. He enjoyed spending time with his family...

Mar 13, 2021

The family of Marilyn S. Paisley, who died March 13, 2021, will hold a celebration of life on Sunday, August 1 at the Zanesville Country Club.  Please come and enjoy a cup of coffee, look at pictures and visit with the family from 11:30am- 12:30pm. Remarks will begin at 12:45 pm with Pastor Larry Kudart officiating. Please come as...

Mar 13, 2021

Faye Marie Rowland (Hanna) was born on April 7th, 1954 to Dorothy A. & Lloyd E. Hanna. Faye resided in Zanesville with her husband, Gary R. Rowland and it was there that she passed peacefully on March 13th, 2021. Faye is one of four children and attended Zanesville High School and Tri-Valley and graduated in 1971.  She graduated from...

Mar 13, 2021

Marilyn Sue (Newman) Paisley, 86, of Zanesville, died at 5:20 P.M. on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at her home. She was born February 2, 1935, in Benton, Illinois, a daughter of Mary Catherine (Kimmel) Newman Caulk and Ralph Ross Newman. In 1941, her father who was in law enforcement was killed in an accident. In 1943, her mother married...

Mar 11, 2021

Thomas Payne “Tommy” Balderson, 56, of Zanesville, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Genesis Hospital emergency room, Zanesville. He was born January 20, 1965, in Zanesville, a son of William N. and Katherine Payne Balderson. He graduated from Franklin University with a BA in Business Administration. Tommy was Co-Owner of Balderson Motors for twenty-eight years then was...

Mar 11, 2021

Mirem Rose “Sissy” Buzza, 85, of Zanesville, died at 1:08 A.M. on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born November 2, 1935, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late William A. and Rosa F. (Riston) Buzza. She had worked at Kay Jewelry and was a member of First Christian Church.

She is...

Mar 5, 2021

David Howard Thurston, 74, of Philo, died on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born July 4, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio, a son of the late Howard A. and Anna V. O’Neil Thurston. He attended Ohio Northern University where he obtained his degree in electrical engineering and worked 34 years for AEP Ohio. David was...

Mar 5, 2021

William Jefferson (Jeff) Smith, 89, of New Concord, died at 12:14 A.M. on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born September 6, 1931, in Columbiana Alabama, a son of the late William Thomas and Ruby (Reinhardt) Smith. He retired from Central Ohio Coal and was a member of Jackson Masonic Lodge #85 F&AM.

Mar 1, 2021

Beverly Ruth Benson went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday night the 1st of March, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband William J. “Buzz” Benson. Beverly was anxious to see him again. Bev was born July 15, 1927 in Curwensville Pennsylvania. She married Buzz in 1948, after he served in...

Mar 1, 2021

Shirley Madigan, 86, of Zanesville, died at 10:52 P.M. on Monday, March 1, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born December 17, 1934, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Wood) Gamble. She retired from the Muskingum County License Bureau and loved her family dearly.

She is survived by a daughter, Becky (Doug)...

Feb 25, 2021

Frederick “Fred” W. Kennedy, 77, of Zanesville, died at 10:56 AM on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born August 14, 1943, in Zanesville, a son of the late Benjamin F. and Violet (Mayle) Kennedy, Sr. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during Vietnam and a member of Rolling Plains United Methodist Church....