Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Perry County, OH and surrounding areas
Leslie A. Dillinger
Mar 22, 2014
Leslie A. "Les" Dillinger, 69, of Philo, Ohio passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville following an extended illness. He was born on July 12, 1944 in Zanesville to the late Clarence L. and Virginia L. Moody Dillinger. Les was a construction worker by trade and a member of Zanesville VFW Post#...
Kent D. Pritchard
Mar 10, 2014
Kent D. Pritchard, 55, of Crooksville passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at his residence. Kent was born in Zanesville on August 23, 1958 to the Patricia Frame Pritchard and the late Delmar "Dink" Pritchard. He was a member of the New Lexington Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #2070 and past President of the Zanesville Country Music Association. Kent...
John L. "Jack" Mattey
Mar 8, 2014
John L. "Jack" Mattey, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Zanesville, on Saturday, March 8, 2014. John was born February 25, 1928 in Zanesville to the late John Anthony and Ethna Melissa George Mattey. He was a retired AT&T telephone technician and an avid fisherman. John also enjoyed playing cards at the Zanesville Eagles. John is survived...
John M. Stoneburner
Feb 9, 2014
John M. Stoneburner, 69 of Crooksville, Ohio (Deavertown) passed away at 6:05 AM, Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville following a sudden illness. He was born November 20, 1944 in Zanesville, the son of the late Dalton Vaughn and Edna (Baker) Stoneburner. John retired from Cooper Standard (Higbie) in New Lexington where was an...
Linda L. Fisher
Feb 9, 2014
Linda L. Fisher, 73, of Crooksville died 1:20 AM, Sunday, February 09, 2014 at Genesis Morrison House Hospice following a brief illness. She was born April 21, 1940 in Zanesville, the daughter of Walter & Florice (Pritchard) Braglin. She married Denver Fisher who preceded her in death and attended Faith Center Ministries in Crooksville. She was employed by Hull...
William E. "Bill" Mercer
Feb 9, 2014
William E. "Bill" Mercer, 83, of Corning, Ohio died peacefully at 6:43 AM, Sunday, February 9, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 15, 1930 in New Lexington, the son of Wilford & Letha (Geddes) Mercer. He married Shirley (Sprouse) Mercer on July 17, 1954 and was a member of the Maple Avenue Christian...
Jay Kris Hardy
Feb 8, 2014
Jay "Kris" Hardy, 53, went to Heaven on February 7, 2014, under the loving care of his family at his residence in Leesburg, Florida. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio on March 30, 1960 to Jo Ann and the late James Hardy. Kris graduated from New Lexington High School in New Lexington, Ohio and then moved to Leesburg, Florida...
Virginia A. DeGarmo
Jan 28, 2014
Virginia Ann DeGarmo, 57, of New Concord, Ohio passed away at 8:45 AM, Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Adams Lane Care Center following an extended illness. Virginia was born December 15, 1956 in Boscobel, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Howard M. and Josephine M. (Sobek) McKnight. She was a former file clerk at the Bureau of Workers' Compensation...
Harold Lloyd Willison
Jan 27, 2014
Harold Lloyd Willison, 84, of Crooksville passed away Monday, January 27, 2014 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital Critical Care Unit. He was born in McLuney, April 2, 1929 to the late Charles W. and Mabel Brown Willison. Lloyd was an electrician by trade for Columbia Cement for over thirty years and the owner and operator of Lloyd's Tavern in...
Sherrell R. Ungemach Reed
Jan 23, 2014
Sherrell R. Ungemach Reed, 70 of Roseville, Ohio passed away at 7:15 AM, Thursday, January 23, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness. Sherry was born November 5, 1943 in Columbus, Georgia, the daughter of the late Robert and Bonibelle G. (Allard) Ungemach. She was a former area pottery worker. She was formerly very active in the Boy...
Sue E. Sprankle Adams
Jan 22, 2014
Sue Ellen Sprankle Adams of Crooksville, was given back to the Lord at 8:23 AM, Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus following a brief illness. For 67 years, she made wonderful memories with her family and is now making them in heaven with her Lord. She was born October 28, 1946 in Crooksville, the daughter...
Mary Lou Hines
Jan 21, 2014
Mary Lou Hines, 75, of Crooksville, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at her home. She was born January 13, 1939 in Crooksville to the late Gerald B. and Abby Marie Sutherland Conaway. Mary Lou received her Registered Nurse's degree from Ultman Hospital in Canton. She retired as an RN from the Muskingum County Health Department. Together with...
Daniel S. Thorp
Jan 13, 2014
Daniel Scott Thorp, 42, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 12:14 PM, Monday, January 13, 2014 at Genesis Good Samaritan Emergency room after a sudden illness. Danny was born September 6, 1971 in Zanesville, the son of the late Delbert E. Thorp and Carolyn Smith Thorp of Crooksville. He was a former employee of Delicom (Perry County Foods) in...
Betty E. Ford
Jan 9, 2014
Betty Elaine Ford, 90, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Crooksville passed away at 6:35 AM, Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the Clay House in Zanesville. Betty was born September 8, 1923 in Hocking County, the daughter of the late Lester and Edith (Lanning) Donaldson. She was a former decorator for many area potteries, using her natural artistic talent. She...
Thorla G. Tod Gottke
Jan 7, 2014
Thorla G. "Tod" Gottke, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 1:32 PM, Tuesday, January 7, 2014 following an extended illness, surrounded by his loving family at the residence of his daughter. Tod was born July 10, 1931 in Perry County, the son of the late Harold L. and Lenora (Brown) Gottke. He was the former owner and operator of...
Ina May Burley
Dec 31, 2013
Ina May Burley, 89, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Crooksville, passed away at 6:50 PM, Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville following an extended illness. Ina was born May 11, 1924 in Crooksville, the daughter of the late Carl E. and Birton (Young) Burley. She was a former pottery worker having worked in many...
Robert L. Willison
Dec 22, 2013
Robert Lee Willison, 86, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 10:55 PM, Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Genesis Healthcare of New Lexington. Robert was born February 10, 1927 in Flatiron, Perry County, Ohio the son of the late James Lee and Ethel (Clements) Willison. He retired from Mosaic Tile Company in Zanesville. He was a member of the McLuney...
Ruth A. Parsons
Dec 21, 2013
Ruth Ann Parsons, 86, of New Lexington, Ohio formerly of Crooksville passed away early Saturday morning at her residence. Ruth was born January 15, 1927 in Deavertown, the daughter of the late Harland and Goldie (Fye) Fisher. She was a homemaker and a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall at Six Mile Turn. Ruth is survived by her daughter,...
Mildred M. Wilson
Dec 20, 2013
Mildred M. Wilson, 101, of Tiffin, Ohio formerly of Crooksville, passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at the St. Francis Home in Tiffin. She was born July 16, 1912 in Whitacker, Virginia to the late Rev. George and Bertha Allen McGuire. Mildred was a homemaker and a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall. Mildred is survived by her son,...
Gary Ray "Reno" Ater
Dec 18, 2013
Gary Ray "Reno" Ater, 66, of Crooksville passed quietly away surrounded by his family at 12:25 AM, Wednesday, December 18, 2013. He was born on April 21, 1947 in Zanesville, the son of the late Melvin "Perk" Ater and Dortha Bolyard Carr of Crooksville . Gary was a former coal miner for Peabody Coal Company. He was a member...
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