Obituaries

Kenneth "Ray" Ferrell
Jul 29, 2013
Kenneth "Ray" Ferrell, 66, of Salesville passed away Monday (July 29, 2013) at SEORMC. He was born June 6, 1947 in White Oak, WV and was the son of the late Emory and Bonnie Jo (Chapman) Ferrell. Mr. Ferrell was in the Plumber's and Pipefitter's Local Union #495 and was also the owner/operator of the Mountain Heir Bluegrass Festival....
Glenn C. "Gibby" Gibson
Jul 27, 2013
Glenn C. "Gibby" Gibson, 74, of Cambridge passed away Saturday (July 27, 2013) at SEORMC. He was born July 25, 1939 in Cambridge and was the son of the late Lorain and Marjorie (Berg) Gibson. Mr. Gibson retired from N.C.R. where he worked in maintenance as a welder. He was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church and was a...
Scott J. Portnick
Jul 26, 2013
Scott J. Portnick, also known as "CB Guy," 49, of Quaker City, died July 26, 2013, at his home. He was born Feb. 9, 1964, in Berea, son of the late Sheldon Portnick and Diana Sternberg Portnick. Mr. Portnick was owner of Polar Bears CB shop in Quaker City. He attended Quaker City Baptist Church, and was an avid...
Donald Craig Farley
Jul 25, 2013
Donald Craig Farley, 84, of Cambridge, died Thursday (July 25, 2013) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born April 15, 1929 in Cambridge, son of the late Gilbert Farley and Margaret (Bebout) Farley. Mr. Farley worked for Barnes Advertising of Zanesville for forty-two years, where he built billboards. He was a member of the NRA. He...
Janet Irene Ogle
Jul 23, 2013
Janet Irene Ogle, 64, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (July 23, 2013) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge, surrounded by her large family. She was born July 16, 1949 in Holloway, daughter of the late Wilbur Keith Holloway Sr. and Georgia Mae (Stoner) Holloway. Janet worked as a shift supervisor at Rite Aid of Cambridge, where she made many...
David "Mike" Michael Patterson
Jul 17, 2013
David Michael "Mike" Patterson, 55, of Cambridge, passed away Wednesday (July 17, 2013) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, with his family at his side. He was born September 23, 1957 in Cambridge, son of the late Frank Patterson and Marie (Harper) Patterson. Mike was a member of the Pentecostal Church. He enjoyed playing the guitar and singing. In...
Kevin Scott Wehr
Jul 14, 2013
Kevin Scott Wehr, 50, of Quaker City, died Sunday (July 14, 2013) at his home. He was born September 7, 1962 in Barnesville, son of the late Larry Barnhart and Leona Jackie (Leach) Yanosik. Mr. Wehr was a self-employed small engine mechanic. He was a member of the Living Waters Fellowship. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
William "Bill" Eugene Minter
Jul 13, 2013
William Eugene "Bill" Minter, 65, of Cambridge, passed away Saturday (July 13, 2013) at James Cancer Center - The Ohio State University Wexner Center, Columbus, following a twenty-three month battle with leukemia. He was born July 7, 1948 in Gnadenhutten, son of the late Arthur Minter and Winoma (Clifton) Minter. Mr. Minter retired from the Cambridge Fire Department, where...
Sharon A. Griffith
Jul 12, 2013
Sharon A. Griffith, 71, of Cambridge, died Friday (July 12, 2013) at Southeastern Med. She was born Dec. 26, 1941, in Cambridge, daughter of the late Ralph E. and Goldie M. (Durben) Brock. Mrs. Griffith worked as a secretary for Buckeye Trail High School and at Cambridge Machine and Supply Company. She was a 1959 graduate of Cambridge High...
Patricia A. Huggins
Jul 11, 2013
Patricia A. Huggins, 69, of Cambridge, died Thursday (July 11, 2013) at her home. She was born June 9, 1944 in Ashland KY, daughter of the late George Huggins and Hester (McKenzie) Holt. Ms. Huggins had worked as a press operator for Wilson Brothers Plastics. She also cleaned homes for many people. She was a member of the Christ...
Gabriel Neal
Jul 8, 2013
Gabriel Neal, son of Chris and Amber Hodkinson Neal, was born and passed away July 8, 2013 at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. He leaves a sister, Grace Evangelia Neal; grandparents, Don and Carol Hodkinson; and an aunt, Erin Hodkinson. Pastor Terry Bailey led the private graveside service at Friends Cemetery, Quaker City, on July 17, 2013....
Jesse M. Sorrell
Jul 7, 2013
Jesse M. Sorrell, 62, of New Concord, died Sunday (July 7, 2013) at his home. He was born November 18, 1950 in Alexandria VA, son of the late Jesse James Sorrell and Mollie Emily Mae (Hill) Sorrell. Mr. Sorrell was a self-employed mechanic and the owner/operator of his own trucking business. He enjoyed playing guitar and also creating oil...
Jon C. Hawthorne
Jul 5, 2013
Jon C. Hawthorne, 77, of Cambridge, died Friday (July 5, 2013) at Wheeling Hospital. He was born May 27, 1936 in Cambridge, son of the late Charles Hawthorne and Josephine (Neyman) Hawthorne. Mr. Hawthorne was employed with the Ohio State Highway Patrol and later retired from the Belmont County Sheriff's Department having earned the rank of sergeant. He also...
Howard Ronald Simon
Jul 3, 2013
Howard Ronald Simon, 74, of Cambridge, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday (July 3, 2013). He was born September 28, 1938 in Martins Ferry, son of the late Frank Simon and Opal V. (Dietch) Simon. Mr. Simon was the owner and operator of Simon's Plant Gardens. He was a construction worker for thirteen years...
Leroy E. Moose
Jul 3, 2013
Leroy E. Moose, 77, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (July 3, 2013) at his home surrounded by his loving family after a short battle with lymphoma cancer. He was born January 22, 1936 in Cambridge, son of the late Fred Moose and Hazel Maude (McConkey) Moose. Mr. Moose retired from Capital Lanes and Kingpin Lanes after working at both facilities...
Gene C. Barstow
Jul 2, 2013
Gene C. Barstow, 77, of Cambridge went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday (July 2, 2013). He was born June 9, 1936 in The Plains, son of the late Cecil Barstow and Belva (Casto) Barstow. Gene worked as a supervisor for Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. He also had worked at the former State Hospital and at...
Tony Ray Price
Jun 28, 2013
Tony Ray Price, 54, of Byesville, died Friday (June 28, 2013), at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1958, in Cleveland, son of the late John Thomas and Violet Rae (Black) Price, Sr. Mr. Price was employed by the Utilities Department of the City of Cambridge. He was a member of the VFW Post 0405 of Kipling, and...
E. Louise Clifford
Jun 19, 2013
E. Louise Clifford, 73, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (June 19, 2013) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born January 29, 1940 in Cambridge, daughter of the late James "Jack" Harris and Mary (Williams) Harris. Mrs. Clifford had worked at the former NCR for twenty-eight years. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Clifford...
Melanie J. Wintrich
Jun 19, 2013
Melanie J. Wintrich, 63, of Quaker City, died Wednesday (June 19, 2013) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville. She was born September 16, 1949 in Cleveland, daughter of the late Melvin Brown and Frances (Miller) Brown. Mrs. Wintrich was a homemaker. She was a member of the Kennonsburg United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert Wintrich; a...
Emma Jean Gardner
Jun 18, 2013
Emma Jean (Wilson) Gardner, 83, of Cambridge, loving and much-loved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, in Cambridge, Ohio. She was born December 31, 1929 at Patterson Heights, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, the youngest daughter to William Wade and Ella Mae (Scheiterlein) Wilson. She attended grade school...
