Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Jul 3, 2021

Jackie Buxton, 90, of Zanesville, died at 6:08 A.M. on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born December 27, 1930, in Pataskala, to the late James A. and Clara (Compton) Buxton. He was a United States Navy Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict and retired as a Metallurgist with the Burnham Boiler Corporation after...

Jul 3, 2021

Raymond E. Dixon, 86, of Zanesville, died at 11:43 A.M. on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Willow Haven Care Center, Zanesville. He was born January 11, 1935, in Zanesville, a son of the late Roy A. and Christena M. (Wilson) Dixon. He retired from C. W. Taylor & Sons Contracting Company as Superintendent after 42 years and was a...

Jun 30, 2021

Anthony “Tony” James Scott, 48, of Pataskala, died June 30, 2021 in Reynoldsburg. He was born February 9, 1973, in Zanesville, a son of James E. and Karen Mannila Scott of Dresden. He was the owner and operator of ASAP Garage Door Services in Pataskala, a catholic by faith, a proud United States Marine Veteran and a graduate of...

Jun 22, 2021

Terry Lee Lewellen, 77, of Zanesville, died at 1:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Alter Care of Zanesville. He was born June 15, 1944, in Zanesville, a son of the late Robert and Catherine “Betty” (Robbins) Lewellen. He was a Sergeant in the United States Army serving during the Vietnam War with 101st Airborne Division. He was...

Jun 21, 2021

Beverley J. Bates, 77, of Zanesville, died at 4:36 P.M. on Monday, June 21, 2021 at Genesis Hospital Emergency Room, Zanesville. She was born November 4, 1943, in Weymouth, MA, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (McEvoy) Theall.

She is survived by two sons, David Bates and Brian (Jenifer) Bates; three sisters, Pauline, Connie, and...

Jun 21, 2021

Patrick L. “Pat” Fusner, 71, of Zanesville, died at 5:01 P.M. Monday, June 21, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 13, 1950, in Zanesville, a son of the late Warren and Vivian Bernadine (White) Fusner. He retired from Burnham Foundry as maintenance superintendent after forty three years, enjoyed hunting and playing golf, and...

Jun 19, 2021

Lawrence D. “Chinky” Burkhart, 82, of Zanesville, died Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Altercare of Zanesville . He was born August 6, 1938 in Zanesville, a son of the late Sylvester “Pop” and Julia Dietenbeck Burkhart. He retired from Essex Wire after over 35 years of service and was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. Chinky was a...

Jun 19, 2021

Lynda K. Collin, 74, of Zanesville, died at 4:35 P.M. Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born October 22, 1946, a daughter of the late Walter and Fannie Louise Thomas Kneeland. She was the Co-Owner of Warehouse Outlet.

Surviving are her husband, James W. Collin

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Jun 18, 2021

Harold “Pete” Clayton, 80, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, formerly of Zanesville, died at 10:14 P.M. Friday, June 18, 2021 at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. He was born April 21, 1941 in Cambridge, a son of the late Harold “Peanut” and Goldie Watson Clayton. He was a member of Coburn United Methodist Church and retired from Brockway Glass after...

Jun 15, 2021

Merle J. Huntsman, 92, of Zanesville, died at 8:59 P.M. Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born February 3, 1929 in Morgan County, Ohio a daughter of the late Elmer E. and Blanche (Perry) Hann. She was a longtime member of Central Trinity United Methodist Church and had worked for 22 years for JoAnn...

Jun 15, 2021

Kimberly S. Hollingshead, 56, of New Lexington, died at 2 A.M. Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 1, 1965 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Delane Starner and Florence “Susie” (Terry) Pickrell Blosser. Kim loved to plant flowers and watch them grow.

Surviving are her husband,...

Jun 14, 2021

Michael Eugene “Pappy” Burford, 68, of Zanesville, died at his home surrounded by his loving wife and his daughter Jessie, at 7:50 P.M. on Monday, June 14, 2021. He was born April 23, 1953, in Columbus, a son of the late Franklin D. and Mary D. (Day) Burford. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam...

Jun 13, 2021

Jeffrey Lynn Mahon, 65, of Trinway, went to be with the Lord after a long hard fought battle with lung cancer, at 8:50 A.M. on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born September 18, 1955, in Zanesville, a son of the late James and Mary (Archer) Mahon. He was a 1973 graduate of Zanesville High...

Jun 10, 2021

Carl L. Haessler, 92, of Zanesville, died at 9:25 P.M. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Brookdale Assisted Living, Zanesville. He was born August 5, 1928, in Zanesville, a son of the late Herman and Esther (Gille) Haessler. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean Conflict. He obtained his BS in Education in...

Jun 10, 2021

Barbara J. Scott, 65, of Zanesville, died at 5:35 A.M. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at her home. She was born September 7, 1955, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Virgil P. and V. Arlene (McCracken) Miller. She had worked at Muskingum County Job & Family Services Child Support Division for forty-five years. Barbara enjoyed camping with her...

Jun 5, 2021

Juanita G. McKnight, 72, of Dresden, died on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at her home. She was born March 9, 1949, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late James and Golda (Knicely) McMillen. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Dresden.

She is survived by two sons, Shane and James Travis; three daughters, Rhonda, Heather,...

Jun 4, 2021

Glenna I. Maxwell, 95, of Zanesville, passed away, June 4, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born September 15, 1925 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Arthur and Ola Davis Johnson. She was a homemaker and an active member of Norval Park Church of Christ for over 60 years. She was baptized in 1948 and taught...

May 24, 2021

Julie Buchanan Galloway lost her hard fought battle with lung cancer on Monday, May 24, 2021 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. She was born July 8, 1960 to Charles Frederick and Vera (Bednarczuk) Buchanan. She was a 1978 graduate of John Glenn High School. In 1980 at the age of nineteen, she moved and started...

May 23, 2021

Kyle D. Weber, 42, of Nashport, died on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at his home. He was born July 8, 1978, in Zanesville, the son of Deborah (Thompson) Weber and the late David M. Weber. He was the owner and operator of TNT Wireless and loved to ride motorcycles and traveling.

He is survived by his mother,...

May 22, 2021

Kevin W. Hoover, 59, of Frazeysburg, passed away unexpectedly on May 22, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 4, 1962. His last several years were spent driving a dump truck for his own personal business, Chubby’s Trucking, and working consistently throughout this time for Sidwell Excavating. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and spending...