Obituaries

Richard "Rich" L. Uran Jr.
Feb 17, 2011
Richard L. "Rich" Uran Jr., 50, of Cambridge, died Thursday (February 17, 2011) at his home. He was born February 11, 1961 in Minneapolis MN, son of the late Richard Uran Sr. and Phylliss (Owens) Uran. Mr. Uran was a retired security officer connected with the police department in Phoenix AZ. He was an avid NASCAR fan, who enjoyed...
Charles W. Anker
Feb 16, 2011
Charles W. Anker, 67, of Byesville, died Wednesday (February 16, 2011) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born January 6, 1944 in Zanesville, son of the late Russell Anker and Mamie (Van Dyne) Anker Mr. Anker had worked at the former Harper-Hutchison. He owned and operated Anker's Hauling. He also worked as a paper deliveryman for...
Mary Jane Buskirk-Berry
Feb 12, 2011
Mary Jane Buskirk-Berry, 83, of Salesville, passed away Saturday (Feb. 12, 2011) at Southeastern Med, Cambridge. She was born May 13, 1927, in Salesville, the daughter of the late Charles and Della (Warner) Osler. She was a former employee of The Woolworth Company of Cambridge and Stephens Market in Quaker City. She was a member of the Salem Baptist...
Harold James Lanning
Feb 12, 2011
Harold James Lanning, 56, of Cambridge, died Saturday (February 12, 2011) at his home. He was born October 4, 1954 in Cambridge, son of Verta (Pennington) Lanning and the late Harold Robert Lanning. Mr. Lanning had worked as a chef on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. He was a US Army veteran, having served during the Vietnam War....
William P. Jackson Ii
Feb 11, 2011
William P. "Billy" Jackson II, 52, of Delaware and formerly of Byesville, died Friday (February 11, 2011) at the Grady Memorial Hospital following lingering complications from two hip replacements. He was born September 14, 1958 in Cambridge, son of Linda (Lucas) Hardy and the late William P. Jackson. Mr. Jackson worked as a union laborer for much of his...
John R. Miller
Feb 8, 2011
John R. Miller, 86, formerly of Quaker City, died Tuesday (February 8, 2011) at the Autumn Health Care Center. He was born February 17, 1924 in Quaker City, son of the late Andrew Miller and Pearl (Conner) Miller. Mr. Miller retired from the B&O Railroad, where he had worked as a rail hand. He was Protestant by faith. Mr....
Darrell E. Steele
Feb 7, 2011
Darrell E. Steele, 57, of Cambridge, died Monday (February 7, 2011) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born December 15, 1953 in Cambridge, son of Phyllis (Engle) Heskett and the late Lester Clayton Steele. Mr. Steele was a self-employed laborer. He was a US Navy veteran, having served during the Vietnam Era. In addition to his...
Barry Lee Godwin
Feb 6, 2011
Barry Lee Godwin, 63, of Quaker City, died Sunday (February 6, 2011) at his home. He was born December 8, 1947 in Akron, son of the late Claude Lee Godwin and Bertha Lucille (Shaffer) Godwin. Mr. Godwin retired from Whiteside's Auto Dealers, where he had worked as a salesman. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Cambridge....
Margaret L. (Curran) Westcott
Feb 6, 2011
Margaret L. (Curran) Westcott, 94, of Cambridge, passed away Sunday (February 6, 2011) at the Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born February 15, 1916 in Cambridge, daughter of the late P.A. and Mary (Brislen) Curran. Mrs. Westcott retired after forty years of service with Columbia Gas. She was a member of the St. Benedict Catholic Church and...
Robert "Bob" Frederick Powell
Jan 29, 2011
Robert Frederick "Bob" Powell, 68, of New Concord, died Saturday (January 29, 2011) at his home He was born January 14, 1943 in Berea, son of the late Robert Powell and Agnes Viola (Hasselman) Powell. Mr. Powell was the owner of R.F. Powell Building Systems Inc. for twenty-five years. He studied engineering at Gannon College in Pennsylvania He was...
Leslie Morgan
Jan 28, 2011
Leslie L. Morgan, 82, a life-long resident of Quaker City, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Friday (January 28, 2011) at his home. He was born April 14, 1928, in Quaker City, son of the late Hazel L. Morgan. Les retired after 38 years as a rural mail carrier. He had served in the United States Navy...
James "Jim" R. Ronshausen
Jan 26, 2011
James R. "Jim" Ronshausen, 91, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (January 26, 2011) at Red Carpet Health Care Center, Cambridge. He was born November 8, 1919 in New Matamoras OH, son of the late James Austin Ronshausen and Ella May (Payton) Ronshausen. Mr. Ronshausen was a lifelong innovator in the oil and gas industry. He and his father established JA...
Dean K. St. Clair
Jan 23, 2011
Dean Kester St. Clair, a lifelong resident of Salesville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior and his loving wife, Lois, and family on January 23, 2011. For those who knew him, he was a person of great faith which showed in his personality and actions. He had been a resident of the Emerald Pointe Nursing Home...
Max Walton Bates
Jan 23, 2011
Max Walton Bates, 83, of Cambridge and formerly of Quaker City, died Sunday (January 23, 2011) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born August 6, 1927 in Cambridge, son of the late McKinley "Ted" Bates and Mary (McVicker) Bates. Max graduated from Canton McKinley High School and was employed by Hercules Motors before entering Harding University,...
E. Pauline Warden
Jan 22, 2011
E. Pauline Warden, 74, of Cambridge, passed away Saturday (January 22, 2011) at her home. She was born January 23, 1936 in Huntington WV, daughter of the late Okey Dick and Ruth (Stender) Dick. She was a 1953 graduate of Cambridge High School. Pauline left us with these words: "Don't cry for me when I die, for I see...
Betty Alice Rice
Jan 17, 2011
Betty Alice Rice, 90, formerly of Madison Avenue and a life-long resident of Cambridge, died Monday (January 17, 2011) at the Red Carpet Health Care Center, where she had received special care especially from Mary Ann Jirles. She was born April 8, 1920 in Cambridge, daughter of the late William T. Nowell and Reva V. (Nelson) Nowell. Mrs. Rice...
Mildred I. Jones
Jan 17, 2011
Mildred I. Jones, 87, of Cambridge, died peacefully Monday (January 17, 2011) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge, surrounded by her family. The day prior to her death, she was visited by most of her family & friends, and she felt that this was the happiest day of her life. She was born December 5, 1923 in Berea...
George "Tom" Thomas Williamson Jr.
Jan 12, 2011
George Thomas "Tom" Williamson Jr., 64, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (January 12, 2011) at his home after a brief illness. He was born April 4, 1946 in Cambridge, son of the late George Thom Williamson and Alyce Isabelle (Addis) Williamson. Mr. Williamson was a union laborer for Zanesville Local #530. He loved working on old trucks, taking care of...
Thomasina Hunter Powell
Jan 11, 2011
Thomasina Hunter Powell, 64, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (January 11, 2011) at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz. She was born May 7, 1946 in Indianapolis IN, daughter of the late Thome and Mary Strong. She was the second child in the family. She enjoyed cooking so much that she furthered her education in culinary arts at the Connelly Trade School,...
William "Bill" N. Carpenter
Jan 10, 2011
William N. "Bill" Carpenter, 77, of Zanesville and formerly of Quaker City, died Monday (January 10, 2011) at the Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. He was born November 10, 1933 in Quaker City, son of the late Ernest H. Carpenter and Emma Lucille (Knight) Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter worked for eight years with Bannock Coal Company, twenty years with Broughton...
