Obituaries

Wilford Winnett
May 13, 2007
Wilford "Shorty" Winnett, 84 of Cambridge died Sunday (May 13, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center. He was born July 15, 1922, in Senecaville, son of the late Raymond G. and Lula Pearl (Hennen) Winnett. Mr. Winnett was retired owner of Ace Disposal. He was a World War II U. S. Navy veteran, having been involved in five...
Shirley Maxine Harrison
May 12, 2007
Shirley Maxine Harrison, 84 of Cambridge, died Sat. (May 12, 2007) at Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 25, 1922, in Cambridge, daughter of the late John F. Williams and Iva Pearl (Robertson) Williams. Mrs. Harrison retired after 26 years as an elementary school teacher, having served at Oakland and Madison elementary, and Cambridge Junior High...
Robert E. Cesner
May 10, 2007
Robert E. Cesner of Cambridge, passed away May 10, 2007 at home surrounded by his family. He was born June 13, 1917, son of the late Charles and Christine (Cassell) Cesner. He was a graduate of Brown High School in 1935. Mr. Cesner served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was stationed in the South Pacific...
Bertha L. Mercer
May 9, 2007
Bertha L. Mercer, 99, of Quaker City, died Wednesday (May 9, 2007) at the Summit Acres Nursing Home in Caldwell. She was born December 20, 1907 in Noble County, daughter of the late John DeLong and Alice (House) DeLong. She married Walter Mercer on June 25, 1927. Mrs. Mercer was a homemaker and a Sunday schoolteacher. She was a...
Ruth Laird
May 7, 2007
Ruth Eloise Laird, 89, of Cambridge, died Monday (May 7, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on June 2, 1917 in Marietta, daughter of the late Fred Hartwig and Flora (Close) Hartwig. She married Allan L. Laird Sr. on September 21, 1940. Mrs. Laird worked at Universal Pottery and later retired from Oxford Tile....
Olga "Ilene" Carpenter
May 5, 2007
Olga "Ilene" Carpenter, 79, of Quaker City, died Saturday (May 5, 2007) at home with her loved ones at her bedside. She was born January 24, 1928 in Quaker City, daughter of the late Charles C. Heaney and Irene (Hayes) Heaney. Mrs. Carpenter retired from Quaker City School, where she worked as head cook for thirty-three years. She was...
Lauretta Bonnell
May 1, 2007
Lauretta Bonnell, 68, of Lore City, died Tuesday (May 1, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on April 10, 1939 in Goodyear (Lore City), daughter of the late John Skonce and Mary (Woyansky) Skonce. Mrs. Bonnell was a homemaker and also operated her own cleaning business. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother....
Thomas Albert Clayton
May 1, 2007
Thomas Albert Clayton, 75, of Barnesville and formerly of Byesville, died Tuesday (May 1, 2007) at The Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus. He was born on March 25, 1932 in Byesville, son of the late Albert Clayton and Mary Jane (McFarlane) Clayton. Mr. Clayton retired form the Ohio Department of Taxation. He was a 1950 graduate of Byesville...
Dorothy Lucille Whetstone
Apr 30, 2007
Dorothy Lucille Whetstone, 82, of Cambridge, died Monday (April 30, 2007) at her home. She was born on July 7, 1924 in Beverly OH, daughter of the late Edgar Reasoner and Leona (Mincks) Reasoner. Mrs. Whetstone worked in the housekeeping and dietary departments of Red Carpet Health Care Center and also New Concord Nursing Center. She was a graduate...
Michael A. Rilley
Apr 20, 2007
Michael A. Rilley, 51, of Cambridge, died Friday (April 20, 2007) at his home. He was born on January 15, 1956. Mr. Rilley was a long-distance truck driver for LCT of Leesburg FL, for many years. He was a graduate of Kaiserslauten American High School of Germany. Mr. Rilley was a United States Army veteran, having served in Germany....
Margaret M. Lukacsko
Apr 18, 2007
Margaret M. Lukacsko, 81, of Freeport, died Wednesday (April 18, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on October 18, 1925 in Lakewood, daughter of the late Fred Dister and Mary (Smith) Dister. Mrs. Lukacsko had formerly worked at Kenny King's Restaurant and also worked part-time at a bookstore. She was an avid cross-stitcher. Mrs....
Rose M. Gray
Apr 17, 2007
Rose M. Gray, 78, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (April 17, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on September 17, 1928 in Martins Ferry, daughter of the late Jonas Hutchison and Elizabeth (Sutherland) Hutchison Slay. Mrs. Gray worked for twenty-seven years at the Cambridge Developmental Center as a Psychiatric Aide. She was a member of...
George E. Shipe
Apr 17, 2007
George E. Shipe, 69, of Londonderry, died Tuesday (April 17, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born on January 30, 1938 in St. Clairsville, son of the late Joseph Ellis Shipe and Harriet Elsie (Wesley) Shipe. Mr. Shipe retired after forty-five years with the former Tri-State Asphalt Company. For the last several years, he concentrated...
Justin Secrest
Apr 15, 2007
Justin Secrest, 18, of Quaker City, died Sunday (April 15, 2007) as the result of an auto accident. He was born on January 5, 1989 in Cambridge, son of John W. Secrest and Laura (Orum) Malinak. Mr. Secrest was a senior at Buckeye Trail High School. He had planned on joining the United State Marine Corps after graduation. He...
Larry Robert Clark Sr.
Apr 13, 2007
Larry Robert Clark Sr., 61, of Cambridge, died Friday (April 13, 2007) at his home. He was born March 7, 1946 in Belmont, son of the late Albert Leroy Clark and Helen Louise (Hanlon) Clark. Mr. Clark owned and operated Larry's Hauling for twenty-five years. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and the Eagles. In addition to...
James V. Hackley
Apr 8, 2007
James V. Hackley, 72, of Canton, died Sunday (April 8, 2007) at the Canton Regency Health Care Center of Canton. He was born August 6, 1934 in Cambridge, son of the late John Hackley and Myrtle (Golden) Hackley. Mr. Hackley was a maintenance worker for the Canton Public Library. He attended Cambridge High School. In addition to his parents,...
Everett Wayne Cutlip
Apr 2, 2007
Everett Wayne Cutlip, 80, of Quaker City, died Monday (April 2, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born August 14, 1926 in Sawyerwood, son of the late Lalie Cutlip and Emma (Sheets) Cutlip. Mr. Cutlip was a retired farmer. He loved taking care of his horses and playing his guitar. Mr. Cutlip enjoyed spending time...
Robert Dale Brown
Mar 30, 2007
Robert Dale Brown 1934-2007 Robert Dale Brown, 72, of Salesville, died Friday (March 30, 2007) at the Red Carpet Health Care Center, Cambridge. He was born August 10, 1934 in Noble County, son of the late Frank Brown and Hazel (Hastings) Brown. Mr. Brown retired from Central Ohio Coal Company after more than twenty-five years of service as a...
Guy Delong
Mar 27, 2007
Guy DeLong, 77, of Salesville, died Tuesday (March 27, 2007) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. He was born December 23, 1929 in Noble County, son of the late Joseph DeLong and Josephine (Carpenter) DeLong. Mr. DeLong retired in 1988 from the former Cambridge State Hospital after thirty-two years of service as the Food Department Manager. He also worked...
Jerry O'Dell
Mar 26, 2007
Jerry O'dell, 68, of Wooster, died Monday (March 26, 2007) at the Smithville Western Care Center of Wooster. He was born July 25, 1938 in Pennsylvania, son of the late James and Isabelle O'dell. Mr. O'dell was a truck driver. No calling hours will be observed. Graveside services will be held at Friends Cemetery on Friday (March 30, 2007)...
