Obituaries

Bonnie  Jean (Anker)  Bakos

Bonnie Jean (Anker) Bakos

Apr 30, 2009

Bonnie Jean (Anker) Bakos, 76, of Cambridge, passed away Thursday morning (April 30, 2009) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio, with her family at her side. Mrs. Bakos was born February 6, 1933 in Liberty Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. Mrs. Bakos had worked at J.J. Newberry's, Montgomery Wards and the Guernsey County Board of Elections. She...

Benny  T. Knight

Benny T. Knight

Apr 30, 2009

Benny Thompson Knight, 81, of Cambridge, died Thursday (April 30, 2009) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born December 15, 1927 in Byesville, son of the late Charley Knight and Annabel (Thompson) Knight. Mr. Knight was a former employee of Cambridge Glass and Universal Pottery. He also had worked at RCA and later retired from NCR....

Patricia Martin

Patricia Martin

Apr 28, 2009

Patricia "Pat" (Dollison) Martin, 66, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (April 28, 2009) at her home. She was born December 27, 1942 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Walter Jr. Dollison and Betty Jean (Goodwell) Dollison. She married Chester L. Martin on September 25, 1965. Mrs. Martin was a cafeteria worker and a teacher's assistant in the Orrville school district...

Helen  R. (Foraker)  Tilton

Helen R. (Foraker) Tilton

Apr 26, 2009

Helen R. (Foraker) Tilton, 89, of Dearborn, Michigan, died Sunday (April 26, 2009) in Livonia, Michigan. She was born June 17, 1919 in Wills, Ohio, daughter of the late Aultman Foraker and Della (Britton) Foraker. She was a lifetime member of the Order of the Eastern Star. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Bessie  May Logan

Bessie May Logan

Apr 22, 2009

Bessie May Logan, 83, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (April 22, 2009) at the Red Carpet Health Care Center, Cambridge. She was born September 29, 1925 in Akron, daughter of the late George William and Mabel (Nutter) William. Ms. Logan was a former employee of the Bell Haven Nursing Home. She had also worked at the Cambridge Country Club and...

Harry  J. Moseley

Harry J. Moseley

Apr 20, 2009

Harry J. Moseley, 78, of Cambridge, died Monday (April 20, 2009) at his home. He was born on November 27, 1930 in Guernsey County, son of the late Harry C. Moseley and Dessie (Leeper) Moseley. Mr. Moseley was a retired tavern owner, having owned the Raven Café for twenty years. He was also a truck driver. He was Presbyterian...

Ray  Stanley Hayhurst

Ray Stanley Hayhurst

Apr 17, 2009

Ray Stanley Hayhurst, 66, of Cambridge, passed away Friday morning (April 17, 2009) at Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 9, 1942 near Antrim, son of the late Joseph Wilson and Mary Opal Kirk Hayhurst. He was a graduate of Madison High School in 1961. Mr. Hayhurst was a member of the Antrim United Methodist Church...

Virgil  R. Watson

Virgil R. Watson

Apr 15, 2009

Virgil R. Watson, 91, of Dover, died Wednesday (April 15, 2009) at the New Dawn Nursing Home, Dover. He was born on January 7, 1918 in Millwood Township/Guernsey County, son of the late Chester K. Watson and Freeda (Bate) Watson. Mr. Watson was a farmer and a trucker. He enjoyed having Black Angus cattle, goats, alpacas on his farm....

Ruth  Ann Knight

Ruth Ann Knight

Apr 11, 2009

Ruth Ann Knight, 79, of Cambridge, died Saturday (April 11, 2009) at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born on September 23, 1929 in Guernsey County, daughter of the late John R. Valentine and Vera Ruth (Keith) Valentine. She married George E. Knight on January 1, 1947. Mrs. Knight was a homemaker. In addition to her parents,...

Billy  S. Cater

Billy S. Cater

Apr 6, 2009

Billy S. Cater, 89, of Cambridge passed away Monday (April 6, 2009) at his home. He was born May 30, 1919, on Memorial Day, in Cambridge, son of the late William F. and Susanna (Scott) Cater. Mr. Cater retired from Columbus Equipment. He later sold bituminous products for Koppers Inc. Billy was a decorated WWII and Korean War veteran....

Gregg  E. Kirkman

Gregg E. Kirkman

Mar 30, 2009

Gregg E. Kirkman, 50, of Cambridge passed away Monday (March 30, 2009) at his home. He was born September 8, 1958 in Cambridge, son of Bernard E. Kirkman of Byesville and the late Roma Jean (Mead) Kirkman. Gregg was an employee of Richey Brothers Auctioneers. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his son Timmy, spending time with his grandchildren...

Paul  David Fields  Sr.

Paul David Fields Sr.

Mar 28, 2009

Paul David Fields Sr., 71, passed peacefully with his family at his side on Saturday (March 28, 2009) at Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on February 17, 1938 in Cambridge, son of the late Revere Fields and Dora (Gibson) Fields. Mr. Fields was a retired Cambridge City street department foreman. He attended Trinity Baptist Church of...

Ruth  Elizabeth Carothers

Ruth Elizabeth Carothers

Mar 28, 2009

Ruth Elizabeth Carothers, 89, of Kimbolton, died Saturday (March 28, 2009) at her home. She was born on November 1, 1919 in Kimbolton, daughter of the late Jasper Fred Umstott and Ida Myrtle (Wilson) Umstott. She married Leonard P. Carothers on September 23, 1939. Mrs. Carothers was a homemaker. She enjoyed tending to her flowers, gardening, reading, crocheting and...

Lillian Millhon

Lillian Millhon

Mar 27, 2009

Lillian Millhon, 95, of Cambridge and formerly of Salesville, died Friday (March 27, 2009) at Victorian Oaks, where she resided. She was born on May 31, 1913 in Salesville, daughter of the late Owen Hull and Catherine (Roe) Hull. She married Homer Cecil Millhon on August 8, 1929. Mrs. Millhon was a faithful member of the Salesville Church of...

Zella  Mae Lynn

Zella Mae Lynn

Mar 21, 2009

Zella Mae Lynn, 98, of Florida and formerly of Cambridge, died Saturday (March 21, 2009) at the Crystal River Health & Rehabilitation Center, Crystal River FL. She was born on April 8, 1910 in Perry County OH, daughter of the late Wilson Anderson and Mary Annie (Lenhart) Anderson. Mrs. Lynn was a former employee of Cambridge Glass and Oxford...

Winifred  I. Mehaffey

Winifred I. Mehaffey

Mar 19, 2009

Winifred I. Mehaffey, 88, of Cambridge, died Thursday (March 19, 2009) at the Cardinal House, Cambridge. She was born on August 18, 1920 in Cambridge, daughter of the late William Gaskill and Mary (Hamilton) Gaskill. She married Paul W. Mehaffey on August 12, 1947. Mrs. Mehaffey retired after a total of twenty years of service with the Clerk of...

Juanita Miller

Juanita Miller

Mar 17, 2009

Juanita Miller, 70, of Lore City, died Tuesday (March 17, 2009) at Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on October 2, 1938 in Lore City, daughter of the late John Felton and Mildred (Johnson) Felton. Mrs. Miller was a homemaker. She loved working with ceramics and crocheting. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Elizabeth  "Libby" Mooney

Elizabeth "Libby" Mooney

Mar 11, 2009

Elizabeth "Libby" Mooney, 85, of Reynoldsburg, died Wednesday (March 11, 2009) at Mt. Carmel East Hospital, Columbus. She was born Aug. 24, 1923, in Cambridge, daughter of the late William E. Gibson and Olgia (Dunning) Gibson. Ms. Mooney retired from Hills Floral Co., Columbus, following several years of service. She was a graduate of Cambridge High School. She enjoyed...

Billi  Jo Graham

Billi Jo Graham

Mar 9, 2009

Billi Jo Graham, 20, of Cambridge, passed away Monday (March 9, 2009) at her home. She was born May 27, 1988 in Cambridge, daughter of Clifford L. Graham and Shirley A. (McHenry) Smalley both of Cambridge. She enjoyed taking walks and hanging out with friends and family. She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents. In...

Mabel Williams

Mabel Williams

Mar 6, 2009

Mabel Williams, 98, a resident of the Cardinal House and formerly of Cambridge, died Friday (March 6, 2009) at the Cardinal House. She was born on January 23, 1911 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Dale Proctor and Samantha (Patterson) Proctor. She married William C. Williams on March 25, 1952. Mrs. Williams had worked at Kennedy's Bakery, Cambridge Glass...