Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Dec 29, 2019

R. David Lasure, 83, of Zanesville, died at 3:45 P.M. on Sunday, December 29, 2019, at Brookdale Zanesville. He was born May 13, 1936, in Zanesville, a son of the late Russell Edward and Rubye Louise Kirkbride Lasure. He served in the Ohio Air National Guard from 1960-1963, was a faithful member of North Terrace Church of Christ, and...

Dec 29, 2019

Faith E. Keyser, 88, of Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, formerly of Zanesville, died at 9:45 A.M. on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at her residence. She was born October 30, 1931 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Arthur Levi and Edith Aurelia Wortley Lemon. She was a member of the Blue Rock Baptist Church and she was a well-known singer...

Dec 27, 2019

Barbara Weinberg Hirsch, 84, of Blacklick, died at 1:20 P.M. on Friday, December 27, 2019 at her home. She was born June 4, 1935, in Chicago IL, to the late Joseph and Dena Lask Greenberg. She graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and was a member of the Beth Abraham Synagogue congregation and served...

Dec 27, 2019

Robert A. Hutcheson, 62, of Zanesville, died at 5:00 A.M. on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Cedar Hill Care Center, Zanesville. He was born December 21, 1957, in Zanesville, a son of the late Paul and Louise Biggum Hutcheson. He graduated from Zanesville High School and Ohio University Zanesville with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement....

Dec 21, 2019

P. D. Johnson, 75, of Zanesville, died at 5:35 PM on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. He was born October 22, 1944, in Obetz Station, to the late Paul H. and Janet L. Shoemaker Johnson. He worked for twenty six years at McGraw Edison and retired from Auto Zone after nineteen...

Dec 21, 2019

William Richard Dawson, 65, of Trinway, died at 12:21 A.M. Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born July 6, 1954 in Zanesville a son of Mary Buckalew Dawson and the late Paul Dawson. He retired from Kraft Foods as a slicer.

Surviving in addition to his mother, a brother, Michael...

Dec 19, 2019

Larry W. Nolan, age 71, of Sonora transitioned to his forever home with the Lord on December 19, 2019 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born June 2, 1948, in Zanesville, a son of the late Donald W. and Lillian Fleece Nolan. He was a United States Army Vietnam Veteran and received the Purple Heart, worked for Burnham Corporation...

Dec 15, 2019

William (Bill) Lee Graham, 78, longtime resident of Zanesville and Marietta, Ohio passed away Sunday evening December 15, 2019 at his home surrounded by his wife and children under the care of hospice for end stage Parkinson’s Disease.

Bill was the son of Gaylord and Lorna Graham. He was born in Sonora, Ohio where he grew up...

Dec 14, 2019

Thelma Sue Daugherty, 77, of New Concord, died at 1:20 P.M. Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born May 30, 1942 in Norwich, Ohio, a daughter of the late Evertt and Dorothy Jordan Powelson.

She is survived by her loving husband, Thomas Daugherty; a son, Jeff (Tina) Daugherty; a brother, Jim Powelson; and...

Dec 14, 2019

Paul W. Busche, 96, of Zanesville, died at 2:15 A.M. on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware, Ohio. He was born and raised on a Muskingum Fruit Farm near New Concord on December 14, 1923 in Zanesville, a son of the late Delbert L. and Ida Stine Busche. Paul graduated from New Concord High School...

Dec 11, 2019

O’della Faye Dutro, 98, of Zanesville, died at 7:50 A.M. on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at The Oaks of Northpointe, Zanesville. She was born November 21, 1921, in Guernsey County, a daughter of the late John L. and Ada B. Wisecarver Black. She was the head cook at Tri-Valley Schools, a lifetime member of Muskingum County, and a member...

Dec 10, 2019

Betty L. Newton, 88, of the Oaks at Northpointe, Zanesville, Ohio passed away on December 10, 2019. She was born in Lamar, Arkansas on March 16, 1931 to the late Eli Dotson and Vesta (Stone) Tilley. Betty married Cecil E. Newton, on August 19, 1950 in Zanesville, Ohio. During Cecil’s Air Force career, she and her family lived in...

Dec 7, 2019

Timothy A. Ramey, 60, of Zanesville went to be with his Lord on Saturday, December 7, 2019.  He was born September 28, 1959 in Delaware, Oh to the late Arlyn Ramey and Sharon Strawser Dotson.

Surviving are his loving wife of ten years, Rosa Ramey; five children, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Timothy gave...

Nov 30, 2019

Shirley A. Adams, 85, of Zanesville, died at 5:16 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House.  She was born July 26, 1934, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Robert Flynn and Bernice Swingle Gifford. She had worked at Essex Wire for ten years, Brighton Ice Cream and babysat her grandchildren and great granddaughter.

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Nov 28, 2019

Alice Marie Cooperrider Moorehead, 98, of Zanesville, formerly of Glenford, passed away peacefully to be with the Lord at 9:08 P.M. Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Willow Haven Care Center, Zanesville. Marie was born January 7, 1921, to Ralph and Esta Orr Cooperrider in Glenford, and graduated from Glenford High School in 1938. Marie was a member of Meadow...

Nov 26, 2019

Kathleen Jane Pletcher Ervin, Born July 15, 1920 – Passed November 26, 2019: Passed away at Helen Purcell Nursing Home while being cared for and assisted with her needs by the loving and caring staff at Helen Purcell and special assistance from Genesis Comfort Care Hospice.

She had many old friends through her life, but made many...

Nov 22, 2019

Beverly Cantwell, 91, of Zanesville, died at 7:02 A.M. on Friday, November 22, 2019, at Pataskala Oaks Care Center, Pataskala. She was born November 17, 1928, in Lisbon Ohio, a daughter of the late Dr. Ernest and Effie Bucher, Sr.  She is a retired school bus driver and a member of Meadow Farm Church.

She is survived...

Nov 20, 2019

Eloise Joan Myers, 81, of Lancaster, passed away at 5:43 P.M. on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, after several difficult years with Lewy Body Dementia at Pickering House, Lancaster.

Eloise was born January 24, 1938 in South Olive, Ohio, a daughter of William (Bill) and Laura Wells, and was the youngest of six children. Eloise married Gary Myers,...

Nov 15, 2019

Eric J. Winters, 57, of Chandlersville, went home with the Lord casting His crown at the foot of Jesus on Friday, November 15, 2019 at Genesis Hospital emergency room, Zanesville. He was born January 11, 1962 in Zanesville, a son of the late Glenn E. Winters and Shirley Holdren Winters.  He was an Evangelist who preached the gospel to...

Nov 14, 2019

Joanne (Lucas) Ryan, 88, of Zanesville, Ohio died peacefully in her sleep at the Oaks at Bethesda in Zanesville.  She was born in Zanesville, Ohio to the late James and Mildred (Dozer) Lucas.  Joanne resided in Zanesville until retirement from Lucas Truck Sales in 1990.  After retirement, Mrs. Ryan and her husband of 62 years, Bill, lived at Seabrook...