Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Perry County, OH and surrounding areas
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...
Lloyd W. Whitehead
Dec 15, 2013
Lloyd W. Whitehead, 73, of Malta, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 12:04 PM following a brief illness. Lloyd was born in Crooksville on August 11, 1940 to the late Francis and Anna Shirkey Whitehead. He was a steel worker by trade and he greatly enjoyed fishing. Lloyd is survived by his several stepchildren; his many grandchildren...
James P. Pete Sowers
Dec 1, 2013
James Paul 'Pete' Sowers, 58, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 6:00 AM, Sunday, Decmeber 1, 2013 at his residence. Pete was born June 8, 1955 in Zanesville, the son of the late Leonard and Frances Music Sowers. He was a former area pottery worker. Pete is survived by his children, Tina Sowers and Jimmy Sowers, both of Roseville,...
Robert Lee "Bob" Robinson, Sr
Nov 27, 2013
Robert Lee "Bob" Robinson Sr, 83, of Roseville, passed away quietly with his family present at 8:21 AM on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville. Bob was born in Zanesville on December 23, 1929 to the late Ellis and Verna Whitehouse Robinson. The year of his birth was also the year of the stock...
James E. "Jim" Collins, Jr
Nov 26, 2013
James E. "Jim" Collins, Jr. 73, of Crooksville, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at 2:00 AM on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster following a brief illness. Jim was born April 4, 1940 in Columbus to the late James Edward Sr. and Mary Virginia Harbour Collins. He was a...
Hazel F. Murphy
Nov 21, 2013
Hazel F. Murphy, 90, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at New Lexington Care & Rehabiliation Center following an extended illness. Hazel was born January 31, 1923 in Crooksville, the daughter of the late Edward E. and Viola Lee Stephenson Allton. Hazel graduated from Crooksville High School attended Meredith Business College. She worked at the Crooksville China Company for fifteen...
John R. Lewis
Nov 21, 2013
John R. Lewis, 70, of Crooksville, passed away 5:25 PM Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville, following a brief illness. John was born on February 25, 1943 to the late John William and Ursula Kain Lewis in Huntington, West Virginia. He was a retired Columbus City Police dispatcher. John attended the Cornerstone Baptist...
Randy James White
Nov 17, 2013
Randy James White, 54, of Glouster, Ohio passed away at 6:10 AM, Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Genesis Healthcare of New Lexington following an extended illness. Randy was born August 20, 1959 in Glouster, the son of the late David and Freda Street White. He was a former supervisor at the Hocking County MRDD workshop. Randy is survived by...
Sharon R. Lemity Cochran
Nov 16, 2013
Sharon R. Lemity Cochran, 67, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Columbus passed away at 12:45 AM Saturday, November 16, 2013 at her residence in Zanesville. Sharon was born July 20, 1946, the daughter of the late Rev. Raymond E. and Maxine Zarley Lemity. She was a 1964 graduate of Miller High School whereafter she met her husband, Bill. Sharon...
Ruth A. Caldwell
Nov 13, 2013
Ruth A. Caldwell, 81, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 4:55 AM, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster following a sudden illness. She was born April 25, 1932 in Redfield, Ohio the daughter of the late Ralph D. and Vinnie Curran Jones. Ruth was employed as a waitress at the Maysville Bowling Alley when she...
Mary Ernestine Teeny Baughman
Nov 9, 2013
Mary Ernestine 'Teeny' Baughman, 99, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 6:10 PM, Saturday, November 9, 2013 at New Lexington Care and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. Teeny was born March 22, 1914 in Somerset, the daughter of the late Harry and Hattie Leckrone Miller. She was a former pottery worker, having worked at the Crooksville China Company,...
Raymond B. Collins
Nov 6, 2013
Raymond Buckley Collins of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 6:23 AM, Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Genesis Good Samaritan ER in Zanesville following a sudden illness. Ray was born in Athens County, the son of the late Harlan and Emma Preston Collins. He was a carpenter by trade, being co-owner of Gossman & Collins Construction. Ray was very proud...
Carl W. McFann
Oct 28, 2013
Carl Wayne McFann, 58, of Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 4:19 AM, Monday, October 28, 2013 at Genesis Good Samaritan emergency room. He was born August 24, 1955 in Nelsonville, the son of the late Cahrles William and Kathern Louise Post McFann. Carl was a disabled welder, formerly working at Westerman's in Bremen. He proudly served our country in...
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