OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Larry  E. Watts

Larry E. Watts

Sep 11, 2015

Larry E. Watts, 73, of Zanesville, departed this life at 11:55 P.M. Friday, September 11, 2015 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born November 19, 1941 in Zanesville, son of the late Cecil and Eleanor Watts. Larry was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and worked twenty-six years at McGraw Edison. He is a graduate of Zanesville High School and became...

Florence  Fay (Hull)  Hopkins

Florence Fay (Hull) Hopkins

Sep 9, 2015

Florence Fay Hopkins, 84, of Zanesville, died at 5:30 A.M. on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at her home. She was born February 25, 1931, in Crooksville, a daughter of the late George Arthur and Josephine Edna Dunn Hull. She had worked for Essex Wire, loved to crochet, quilt, and make baby blankets, and was a member of North Terrace Church...

Arlene  E. (Johnston)  Shumaker

Arlene E. (Johnston) Shumaker

Sep 8, 2015

Arlene Elizabeth Shumaker, aged 77, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ early in the morning on Tuesday September 8, 2015. Arlene was born October 7, 1937, in Coshocton, the daughter of the late Ralph F. and Isabel B (Foote) Johnston. She was a 1955 graduate of Jefferson High School in Dresden, OH and a 1959 graduate of the...

Carole  Ann (Butler)  Smock

Carole Ann (Butler) Smock

Sep 4, 2015

Carole Ann Smock, 72, of Zanesville, died at 4:27 A.M. Friday, September 4, 2015, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, following a brief illness. She was born November 18, 1942, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Edwin E. and Lois L. Huffman Butler. She married the late Edmund G. Smock on September 15, 1966. Carole was a member of Muskingum Presbyterian...

Mary  Rita Bauer

Mary Rita Bauer

Sep 2, 2015

Mary Rita Bauer, 91, of Zanesville, died Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at her home. She was born September 30, 1923, at Williamstown, WV, a daughter of the late Walter Phillip and Eda Holdrieth Bauer, and worked with her family in the Bauer Pottery business. She lived on the same farm for 86 years where a brick kiln still stands in...

Helen L. Bruns (Murphy)  Eversberg

Helen L. Bruns (Murphy) Eversberg

Aug 30, 2015

Helen L. Bruns Eversberg, 83, of Zanesville, died at 12:37 A.M. on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 6, 1931, in Athens, Ohio, a daughter of the late Frank and Elsie McNeal Murphy. Helen graduated in 1949 from Athens High School in Athens, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of...

Jay  D. Close

Jay D. Close

Aug 29, 2015

Jay D. Close, 64, of Zanesville, died at 2:36 A.M. Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Genesis Hospital. He was born November 14, 1950 in Zanesville, a son of the late Howard E. "Pete" and Donna J. Smith Close. Jay had worked for Genesis Hospital as a Service Desk Analyst, was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. He had two...

Charles  E. Scott

Charles E. Scott

Aug 26, 2015

Charles E. Scott, 89, of Zanesville, died at 1:15 A. M. on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Cedar Hill Care Center. He was born April 15, 1926 in Conesville, a son of the late Charles W. and Margaret Ellen Dawson Scott. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in World War II, a member of the St. Thomas Catholic Church...

Jane  Lee (Hoobler)  Miles

Jane Lee (Hoobler) Miles

Aug 26, 2015

Jane Lee Hoobler Miles, 87, of Zanesville, died at 5:24 A.M. on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at the Helen Purcell Home. She was born June 30, 1928 in New Kensington, PA, a daughter of the late Wilson L. and Garnett G. Knott Hoobler. Jane worked at United Technologies for 33 years and is United Methodist by faith. In her spare...

Robert  L. March

Robert L. March

Aug 21, 2015

Robert L. March, 72, of Zanesville, died after a long illness at 5:35 P.M. on Friday, August 21, 2015 at Adams Lane Care Center. He was born December 4, 1942 in Zanesville, a son of the late Glen F. and Katheryn J. Myers March. Bob was a graduate of New Concord High School in 1960, attended college in accounting while...

Richard  J. Grether

Richard J. Grether

Aug 21, 2015

Richard J. Grether, 66, of Zanesville, died at 12:01 A.M. Friday, August 21, 2015 at his home. Richard requested a Dignified Cremation to be performed by BOLIN-DIERKES FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 1271 BLUE AVENUE, ZANESVILLE. No further services will be held. www.bolin-dierkesfuneralhome.com

Helen A. Jack (Merriam)  Moore

Helen A. Jack (Merriam) Moore

Aug 17, 2015

Helen A. Jack Moore, 90, of Zanesville, died at 9:30 A.M. on Monday, August 17, 2015, at Brookdale-Zanesville. She was born December 11, 1924, in Muskingum County, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Rosetta Boyer Merriam. She had worked as a Sales Associate for J.C. Penny and was a member of First Christian Church. Surviving are a son Dan...

Margaret  L. (Brock)  Lear

Margaret L. (Brock) Lear

Aug 14, 2015

Margaret L. Lear, 92, of Zanesville, died at 12:35 A.M. on Friday, August 14, 2015, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, with her family at her side. She was born April 4, 1923, in Zanesville, to the late William Jennings Bryan Brock and Linnie Wible Brock. She attended Zanesville High School. She was a member of the First Baptist Church where she...

Earl  A. Lyall

Earl A. Lyall

Aug 14, 2015

Earl A. Lyall, 86, of Zanesville, died at 5:30 P.M. Friday, August 14, 2015 at his home. He was born October9, 1928 in Perry County, Ohio, a son of the late William L. and Pearl B. Saxton Lyall. He retired from Kroger Meat Packing in Columbus. Surviving are the mother of his children; Evelyn G. Adams Lyall of the home;...

Amanda  Jane (Tuck)  Sanner

Amanda Jane (Tuck) Sanner

Aug 13, 2015

Amanda Jane Sanner, 77, of Zanesville, died at 8:40 A.M. on Thursday, August 13, 2015, at the Cedar Hill Care Center. She was born May 16, 1938, in East Rainelle, WV, a daughter of the late Joseph and Gladys Brown Tuck. She was a homemaker and had been a member of the Moose Lodge. Surviving are two sons, John A....

Richard  Matthew Kirkbride  Jr.

Richard Matthew Kirkbride Jr.

Aug 10, 2015

Richard Matthew Kirkbride Jr., 20, of Columbus, died Monday, August 10, 2015, at his home. He was born September 30, 1994, in Columbus, a son of Richard M. Kirkbride Sr. of Zanesville and Heather Travis (Benjamin) Joof of Columbus. He was a 2013 graduate of West Muskingum High School and had worked as a sorter for UPS in Columbus, Ohio....

Jeffrey  Lynn Rapol

Jeffrey Lynn Rapol

Aug 9, 2015

Jeffrey Lynn Rapol, 65, of Zanesville, died at 9:50 A.M. on Sunday, August 9, 2015, at the Cedar Hill Care Center with his wife and Priest by his side. Jeff had battled ALS since 2008. He was born January 8, 1950, in Zanesville. A son of the late Donald and Onda Buxton Rapol. Jeff was a graduate of Rosecrans High...

Susan  L. (Young)  Willey

Susan L. (Young) Willey

Aug 6, 2015

Susan L. Willey, 41, of Zanesville, died at 6:25 PM on Thursday, August 6, 2015, at the Genesis Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, August 17, 2015, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville.

Harold  James Hayes

Harold James Hayes

Aug 2, 2015

Harold James Hayes, 89, of Zanesville, died at 8:30 A.M. on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Genesis Hospice- Morrison House. He was born April 18, 1926, in Ava, OH, a son of the late Homer I. and Roxie Gill Hayes. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, had been a truck driver and retired in 1989,...

Martha  E. (Kinney)  Lasure

Martha E. (Kinney) Lasure

Jul 31, 2015

Martha E. Kinney Lasure, 79, of Zanesville, died at 12:35 P.M. on Friday, July 31, 2015, at the Genesis Hospital CCU. She was born July 15, 1936, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Russell Edward and Vina Messer Kinney. Martha had taught Elementary students for 40 years and was a faithful member of North Terrace Church of Christ. Surviving...

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