Obituaries

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...

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...