Obituaries

Thelma  Jean Willey-Scott

Thelma Jean Willey-Scott

Mar 5, 2009

Thelma Jean Willey-Scott, 60, passed away Thursday (March 5, 2009) at her daughter's home in Beverly surrounded by her daughters and family. She was born on May 5, 1948 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Harold Richard Willey and Eula Jean (Vermillion) Willey. Mrs. Willey-Scott was a homemaker and a loving mother to her children. She loved spending time...

Donald Ellson  Jr.

Donald Ellson Jr.

Feb 28, 2009

Donald Ellson Jr., 52, of Senecaville, died Saturday (February 28, 2009) at the Red Carpet Health Care Center, Cambridge. He was born on December 17, 1956, son of the late Donald Ellson and Julia Kurtz. Mr. Ellson was a welder for Wilder Manufacturing of New York and a former employee of LDM and Encore. He leaves his wife, Nadine...

Larry  Lee Lepage

Larry Lee Lepage

Feb 28, 2009

Larry Lee LePage, 57, of Cambridge, died Saturday (February 28, 2009) in Lewisville. He was born on February 22, 1952 in Zanesville, son of Oma Mae Cunningham Haney of Byesville and the late Miles Edwin LePage. Mr. LePage was currently employed at Ken's Certified Auto in Cambridge for the past fourteen years. He was a 1971 graduate of John...

Kenneth  J. Stillions

Kenneth J. Stillions

Feb 28, 2009

Kenneth J. Stillions, 68, of Lore City, died Saturday (February 28, 2009) at the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was born on March 6, 1940 in Barberton, son of the late Joseph Ellsworth Stillions and Evelyn Leona (Fogle) Stillions. Mr. Stillions worked at several plastics plants, including Phillips, Arrow and LDM. He was a member of the Abundant Life...

Lois  M. Bates

Lois M. Bates

Feb 26, 2009

Lois M. Bates, 85, of Quaker City, died Thursday (February 26, 2009) at the Barnesville Hospital. She was born on September 21, 1923 in Beaver Township/Noble County, daughter of the late Edgar Douglass and Edna (Watson) Douglass. Mrs. Bates was a seamstress for thirty years with Barnesville Manufacturing. She was a member of Beaver Valley Garden Club and the...

Ernest "Bill" William Clayton

Ernest "Bill" William Clayton

Feb 23, 2009

Ernest "Bill" William Clayton, 75, of Salesville, entered into rest at his home on Monday (February 23, 2009). He was born on July 17, 1933 in Wall Township NJ, son of the late Ernest Post Clayton and Agnes M. (Allen) Clayton. Mr. Clayton had previously operated a dairy farm in the Mt. Vernon area. Later on, he was also...

Charles  A. Dragosin

Charles A. Dragosin

Feb 23, 2009

Charles A. "Chuck" Dragosin, 86, of Lore City, died Monday (February 23, 2009) at the Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on March 24, 1922 in Cambridge, son of the late Adam and Faye (LaFollette) Dragosin. Mr. Dragosin worked in the kitchen department at the former Cambridge State Hospital for thirty years, fifteen of which were as...

Luther Bates

Luther Bates

Feb 22, 2009

Luther "Boots" Bates, 66, of Cambridge, passed away quietly at his home on Sunday (February 22, 2009). He was born on June 8, 1942 in Cambridge, son of the late Theodore "Ted" and Orpha May (Davis) Bates. Mr. Bates was a former employee of Moldrite Plastics and was a tree trimmer for many years. He was an avid NASCAR...

Harold  Daniel Conrath

Harold Daniel Conrath

Feb 18, 2009

Harold Daniel Conrath, 87, of Cambridge, passed away Wednesday (February 18, 2009) at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born on September 1, 1921 in Cambridge, son of the late Daniel E. Conrath and Leota Pearl (Gardner) Conrath. He married Dorothy Pearl (Adkins) Conrath on March 17, 1958. Mr. Conrath was a plant maintenance engineer at...

Victor  "Allen" Harding

Victor "Allen" Harding

Feb 17, 2009

Victor "Allen" Harding, 57, of Cambridge and formerly of Freeport, died Tuesday (February 17, 2009) at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born on January 23, 1952 in Wheeling WV, son of the late William E. Harding and Shirley A. (Harper) Harding. Mr. Harding was an over-the-road trucker for U.S. Xpress for many years. He was...

Ida "Queenie" Mae Earley

Ida "Queenie" Mae Earley

Feb 17, 2009

Ida Mae "Queenie" Earley, 69, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (February 17, 2009) at her home. She was born on February 9, 1940 in Canton, daughter of the late Charles J. Buckius Sr. and Pauline Heskett. Mrs. Earley was a collector of angels. She also enjoyed gardening and painting ceramics. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Fred  Earl Moose

Fred Earl Moose

Feb 13, 2009

Fred Earl "Bud" Moose, 85, of Cambridge, passed away Friday (February 13, 2009) at the Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on June 1, 1923 in Cambridge, son of the late Fred M. Moose and Hazel (McConkey) Moose. Mr. Moose was a retired gravedigger for the City of Cambridge and retired in 1985 after twenty-six years of...

Jane  Louise Colvin

Jane Louise Colvin

Feb 13, 2009

Jane Louise Colvin, 87, of Cambridge, passed away Friday (February 13, 2009) at the Beckett House in New Concord. She was born on July 20, 1921 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Wilbur Proctor and Lela (Gibson) Proctor. She was a member of the former Second Presbyterian Church of Cambridge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Mary  Hardy Helsel

Mary Hardy Helsel

Feb 11, 2009

Mary Hardy Helsel, 58, of Cambridge, passed away Wednesday (February 11, 2009) at her home. She was born on August 22, 1950 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Louis Hardy and Freda (Hook) Hardy. Mrs. Helsel was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers; and a brother-in-law. She is survived by...

Robert  Wayne Clum

Robert Wayne Clum

Feb 11, 2009

Robert "Sam" Wayne Clum, 74, of Newcomerstown, passed away Wednesday (February 11, 2009) at the Union Hospital in Dover, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 29, 1934 in Newcomerstown, son of the late Ernest Emory Clum and Helen Noreen Thompson. Mr. Clum was self-employed and operated Sam's Tree Service for many years. He enjoyed hunting and...

Roy  L. Clinger

Roy L. Clinger

Feb 9, 2009

Roy L. Clinger, 53, of Byesville, passed away Monday (February 9, 2009) at the Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. He was born on September 2, 1955 in Byesville, son of the late Velma Jean Clinger Scherich. He is survived by his wife, Tammy (Quarles) Clinger of the home, whom he married on December 10, 1988; and two brothers, Jimmy...

Bernard  Allen Black

Bernard Allen Black

Feb 5, 2009

Bernard Allen Black, 82, of Salesville, passed away Thursday (February 5, 2009) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born on September 15, 1926 in Guernsey County, son of the late Allen C. Black and Catherine (Laughman) Black. Mr. Black was a school bus driver, working privately for five years and later working for fifteen years with...

Harry  L. Yarnell

Harry L. Yarnell

Feb 3, 2009

Harry L. Yarnell, 77, of Cambridge, passed away Tuesday (February 3, 2009) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. He was born on February 26, 1931 in Cambridge, son of the late Harry Yarnell and Myrtle (Stillions) Yarnell. Mr. Yarnell was an independent trucker for most of his life and retired from S&H Trucking Inc., where he was the owner...

Madeline  V. Archer

Madeline V. Archer

Feb 3, 2009

Madeline V. Archer, 87, of Cambridge, passed away Tuesday (February 3, 2009)at the Red Carpet Health Care Center, Cambridge. She was born on June 30, 1921 in Robins, daughter of the late Andrew Bezek and Anna (Bakos) Bezek. Mrs. Archer was a former employee of Branthoover & Johnson, where she had worked as a bookkeeper. She was Catholic by...

Darrell  R. Hollins

Darrell R. Hollins

Feb 2, 2009

Darrell R. Hollins, 43, of Delmar DE and formerly of Cambridge, passed away Monday (February 2, 2009). He was born on March 21, 1965, son of Fred and Barb Hollins of Cambridge. Mr. Hollins was a graduate of Cambridge High School and a former employee of Andrews Produce Co. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two...