Obituaries

James  Ward Lawson

James Ward Lawson

Feb 22, 2010

James Ward Lawson, 58, of Cambridge, died Monday (Feb. 22, 2010) at Chillicothe Veterans Hospital. He was born in Tucson, Ariz., son of the late Ward and Dorothy Lawson. Mr. Lawson was a former cook at the Shenandoah Inn and an employee of GoMart. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, during the Vietnam Era. He leaves his guardian and...

Edgar  W. Fisher

Edgar W. Fisher

Feb 21, 2010

Edgar W. Fisher, 80, of Cambridge, died Sunday (Feb. 21, 2010) at his home. He was born Oct. 3, 1929, in Cambridge, son of the late William and Bernice (Goins) Fisher. Mr. Fisher was a retired heavy-equipment operator for Columbia Gas. He was a 1947 graduate of Old Washington High School. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church,...

Charles Coulter

Charles Coulter

Feb 16, 2010

Charles "Chuck" Coulter, 67, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (February 16, 2010) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. He was born May 2, 1942 in Dayton, son of the late Frederick Coulter and Sara (Evelyn) Fleming Coulter. He was an operator for Local #18, District 6 in Akron for many years. Chuck was a member of a very close group...

Betty  Jane Mckain

Betty Jane Mckain

Feb 11, 2010

Betty Jane (Yoders) McKain, 80, of Quaker City, died Thursday (February 11, 2010) at the Red Carpet Health Care Center, Cambridge. She was born December 19, 1929 in Bridgeport WV, daughter of the late Clarence Yoders and Laura (Bell) Yoders. She married Kyle L. McKain on October 5, 1945. Mrs. McKain retired from Station Electronics in Uniontown OH, where...

Paul  R. Patrick

Paul R. Patrick

Feb 6, 2010

Paul R. Patrick, 61, of Cambridge, died Saturday (February 6, 2010) at the home of his daughter in Gambier. He was born May 6, 1948 in Cambridge, son of the late Clyde Patrick and Lucille (Whitsel) Patrick. Mr. Patrick was a truck driver for Schneider Company for many years. He was a long-time member of Ponies of America Club....

Juanita  K. Laughman

Juanita K. Laughman

Feb 6, 2010

Juanita Laughman, 80, of Winterset, our beloved sister went to be with the Lord on February 6, 2010. She was loved by all and will be sadly missed. She was born July 7, 1929 in Bannock, daughter of the late Mahlon Lodge and Florence (Estep) Lodge. Mrs. Laughman was a homemaker. She was a member of Modern Woodsmen of...

Philip  T. Repino

Philip T. Repino

Feb 6, 2010

Philip T. Repino, 70, of Cambridge, died Saturday (February 6, 2010) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born September 16, 1939 in Lewistown PA, son of the late Philip A. Repino and Ann (Deninsky) Repino. He earned his bachelor's degree from Penn State University. Mr. Repino was a self-employed technical manual writer, submitting work for both...

Lawrence  Eugene Hatcher

Lawrence Eugene Hatcher

Feb 5, 2010

Lawrence Eugene Hatcher, 76, of Freeport, died Friday (February 5, 2010) at the Valley Hospice Care Center at Trinity East Hospital, Steubenville. He was born July 31, 1933 in Quaker City, son of the late Lawrence Edgar Hatcher and Sarah D. (Phillips) Hatcher. Mr. Hatcher worked for thirty years as a truck driver for Local #92 in Canton. He...

Betty  Marie Slifko

Betty Marie Slifko

Feb 1, 2010

Betty Marie Slifko, 79, of Cambridge, died Monday (February 1, 2010) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center. She was born October 13, 1930 in Cambridge, daughter of the late William Jackson and Mahala (Showalter) Jackson. Mrs. Slifko was a homemaker and loving mother. She cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren. She enjoyed playing cards. She was a...

Leota  Beryl Gray

Leota Beryl Gray

Jan 28, 2010

Leota Beryl Gray, 83, of Cambridge, died Thursday (January 28, 2010) at Victorian Oaks. She was born August 31, 1926 in Lore City, daughter of the late John Heaster Redd and Mary Elizabeth (Meighen) Redd. Mrs. Gray retired from March Electric after thirty-five years of service. She was a graduate of Lore City High School. She was Methodist by...

Betty  Lou Walter

Betty Lou Walter

Jan 24, 2010

Betty Lou Walter, 66, of Cambridge, died Sunday (January 24, 2010) at the Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a resident for four years. She was born April 14, 1943 in Cambridge, daughter of the late George Leeper and Ritta Lucille (Jeffries) Shearer. Mrs. Walter had worked as a waitress at Coney Island, the Elks Lodge...

Erma Carpenter

Erma Carpenter

Jan 21, 2010

Erma Carpenter, 85, of Quaker City, died Thursday (January 21, 2010) at her home. She was born December 15, 1924 in Brownsville PA, daughter of the late Frances (Hennessey) Hertzog. Mrs. Carpenter was a homemaker. She enjoyed camping and travelling. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rodney Ray Carpenter, who died July...

Herbert  L. Price

Herbert L. Price

Jan 19, 2010

Herbert L. Price, 70, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (January 19, 2010) at his home. He was born January 16, 1940 in Cleveland OH, son of the late Charles Herbert Price and Dorathy (Orbin) Price. Mr. Price served in the US Navy for twenty years. He also worked at the Cambridge City Police Department and then later as the supervisor...

Holly (Harley)  Douglas

Holly (Harley) Douglas

Jan 18, 2010

Holly (Harley) Douglas, 88, died Monday (January 18, 2010) at his home with his family by his bedside. He lived on the farm and raised cattle & sheep for many years. He was a long-time resident of the Quaker City area. Harley enlisted in the US Army in September of 1942. He was a rifleman with the 45th Infantry....

Betty Mae Unklesbay Warner

Betty Mae Unklesbay Warner

Jan 16, 2010

**Services update: Graveside services will be held on Thursday (January 28, 2010) at 2 p.m. at Guernsey Memory Gardens, Cambridge, with Evang. Bruce Daugherty officiating.** Betty Mae Unklesbay Warner, 82, a resident of Victorian Oaks Assisted Living Center, Cambridge, died Saturday (January 16, 2010) at the center. She was born July 27, 1927 in Pleasant City, daughter of the...

Carol  J. Hetrick

Carol J. Hetrick

Jan 16, 2010

Carol J. Hetrick, 79, from Cambridge but lived in Zanesville, died Saturday (January 16, 2010) at Autumn Health Care Center, Zanesville. She was born March 8, 1930, in Cambridge, daughter of the late Robert L. Hetrick Sr. and Mabel (Snyder) Hetrick. Ms. Hetrick was a retired cytologist at Davidson Laboratories and was Christian by faith. She was preceded in...

Mary  Ella Christman

Mary Ella Christman

Jan 15, 2010

Mary Ella Christman, 67, of Lafferty, passed away Friday (January 15, 2010) unexpectedly at her home. She was born March 12, 1942, in Quaker City, daughter of the late Casey and Zela Mae (Lucas) Carpenter. She was a homemaker, an avid reader and NASCAR fan. She loved cooking and being with her family. In addition to her parents, she...

Richard  H. Eschbaugh

Richard H. Eschbaugh

Jan 15, 2010

Richard H. Eschbaugh was called home by the Lord and entered into rest peacefully surrounded by his family Friday (January 15, 2010). He was born April 20, 1927, in Beaver Township near Batesville, son of the late Clarence and Leona (Carpenter) Eschbaugh. Richard was a Korean War veteran serving as a forward observer in the 9th Infantry Regiment Division...

Robert  E. Warne

Robert E. Warne

Jan 14, 2010

Robert E. Warne, 90, of Salesville, died Thursday (January 14, 2010) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born August 11, 1919 in Guernsey County, son of the late Paul E. Warne and Celia (Miller) Warne. Mr. Warne retired from the former Cambridge State Hospital after twenty-years of service. He was also a farmer, operating a Lore...

Florence I. Sorrell (Gross)  Heath

Florence I. Sorrell (Gross) Heath

Jan 12, 2010

Florence I. (Gross) Sorrell Heath, 95, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (January 12, 2010). She was born August 2, 1914 in Crooksville, daughter of the late Samuel Gross and Bessie (Dennis) Gross. Mrs. Heath was a homemaker. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, sewing, gardening and canning. She attended the Pentecostal Community Chapel for twenty years. She recently began attending the Good...