Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Perry County, OH and surrounding areas
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...
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...
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