Obituaries

Merritt "Willie" Cunningham Voorhies

Merritt "Willie" Cunningham Voorhies

Oct 29, 2006

Merritt "Willie" Cunningham Voorhies, 61, of Cambridge, died Sunday (October 29, 2006) at home. He was born March 28, 1945 in Birmingham, son of Evelyn (Treherne) Voorhies and the late Clark Voorhies. Mr. Voorhies worked in the mobile home industry for many years, installing mobile homes. He enjoyed playing music and loved fishing. In addition to his father, he...

Donald  D. Braun

Donald D. Braun

Oct 27, 2006

Donald D. Braun, 83, of Cambridge, died Friday (October 27, 2006) at Aultman Hospital, Canton, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born February 17, 1923 in McMechen WV, son of the late Chester C. Braun and Christine (Kreis) Braun. His wife, Maryella (Symes) Christie Braun, died as the result of the same accident. They were married...

Maryella  Christie (Symes)  Braun

Maryella Christie (Symes) Braun

Oct 26, 2006

Maryella (Symes) Christie Braun, 71, of Cambridge, died Thursday (October 26, 2006) at Aultman Hospital, Canton, as the result of an automobile accident. She was born June 6, 1935 in Topeka KS, daughter of the late Addie (Nunemaker) Symes and Don Edwin Symes. Mrs. Braun was a music therapist at Hospice of Guernsey since 1991. She was a graduate...

Frank Miller  Jr.

Frank Miller Jr.

Oct 21, 2006

Frank Miller Jr., 43, of Cambridge, passed away Saturday (October 21, 2006) in Cambridge. He was born January 10, 1963 in Cambridge, son of Frank Miller Sr. and Sandra (Ryan) Miller. Mr. Miller was a truck driver for fifteen years and last worked for D & S Distribution. He was a gun & firearms collector. He was preceded in...

Carl  Dean Roe

Carl Dean Roe

Oct 13, 2006

Carl Dean Roe, 69, of Senecaville, passed away Friday (October 13, 2006) at his home. He was born June 4, 1937 in Senecaville, son of the late Robert Roe and Lela (Bates) Roe. Mr. Roe retired after thirty-two years with the Ohio Department of Transportation. He was a long-time farmer. He was a 1955 graduate of Batesville High School...

Thelma  I. Ellwood

Thelma I. Ellwood

Oct 13, 2006

Thelma I. Ellwood, 86, formerly of Dewey Avenue, Cambridge, passed away Friday (October 13, 2006) at Victorian Oaks of Cambridge. She was born April 2, 1920 in Coshocton County OH, daughter of the late Edna (Hoffman) Swigert and Bernard E. Swigert, who died at the age of 103. Mrs. Ellwood worked with her husband, Lester, operating Ellwood Orchards for...

David  Allen Shuman

David Allen Shuman

Oct 9, 2006

David Allen Shuman, 48, of Quaker City, passed away Monday (October 9, 2006) at his home. He was born October 8, 1958 in Noble County, son of the late Wilford Shuman and Lucille (Groves) Shuman. Mr. Shuman was the owner and operator of Shuman Auto Service. He was a member of the Quaker City Village Council. In addition to...

Edith "Edie" A. Redd

Edith "Edie" A. Redd

Oct 8, 2006

Edith A. "Edie" Redd, 85, of Old Washington, passed away Sunday (October 8, 2006) at Southeastern OH Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born July 20, 1921 in Barnesville, daughter of the late Charles Gray and Atha Mae (Betts) Gray. Mrs. Redd was a homemaker. She was a 1939 graduate of Old Washington High School. She was a member...

William  E. Hensley  Sr.

William E. Hensley Sr.

Oct 5, 2006

William E. Hensley Sr., 92, of Salesville, passed away Thursday (October 5, 2006) at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was born February 18, 1914 in Walnut Creek NC, son of the late L.B. Hensley and Ada (Roberts) Hensley. Mr. Hensley was a member of Local # 438 Steamfitters Union in Baltimore MD. He was the former owner of W.E....

Mildred  Y. Phillips

Mildred Y. Phillips

Sep 30, 2006

Mildred Y. Phillips, 69, of Cambridge, passed away Saturday (September 30, 2006) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born December 12, 1936 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Harley King and Haliey (Barr) King. Mrs. Phillips was a homemaker. She enjoyed shopping, her dogs, and being outdoors. She was a member of Byesville Assembly of God....

Carl Hartwig

Carl Hartwig

Sep 29, 2006

Carl Hartwig, 82, of Cambridge, passed away Friday (September 29, 2006) at the Cardinal House, Cambridge. He was born January 5, 1924 in Cambridge, son of the late Fred Hartwig and Flora (Close) Hartwig. Mr. Hartwig was a ward attendant for thirty-one years at the former Cambridge State Hospital. He was a 1942 graduate of Brown High School. Mr....

Doris  J. Dearth

Doris J. Dearth

Sep 28, 2006

Doris J. Dearth, 76, of Lore City, passed away Thursday (September 28, 2006) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born July 5, 1930 in Kings Mine, daughter of the late Mike and Angie Canel. Mrs. Dearth worked at Universal Pottery, but for most of her life she was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she...

Francis  "Frank" Moore

Francis "Frank" Moore

Sep 27, 2006

Francis "Frank" Moore, 56, formerly of Cambridge, passed away Wednesday (September 27, 2006) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. He was born August 29, 1950 in Cambridge, son of Arlene (Bishard) Moore and the late Kenneth Revere Moore. He leaves his mother, Arlene (Bishard) Moore of Cambridge; a daughter; twenty brothers and sisters; and forty-eight nieces and nephews. Family...

Jessie  Eileen (Goodhart)  Riley

Jessie Eileen (Goodhart) Riley

Sep 25, 2006

Jessie Eileen (Goodhart) Riley, 83, of Batesville, passed away Monday (September 25, 2006) at her home. She was born January 1, 1923 in Batesville, daughter of the late Briscoe Goodhart and Florence (Hyett) Goodhart. Mrs. Riley was a homemaker. She was a member of the Batesville United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Nancy  E. Watkins

Nancy E. Watkins

Sep 20, 2006

Nancy E. Watkins, 93, of Cambridge, passed away Wednesday (September 20, 2006) at Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center, Cambridge. She was born September 16, 1913 in Kipling, daughter of the late William Robertson and Cathryn (Shafer) Robertson. Mrs. Watkins worked for eighteen years at Ceramic Tile and for twelve years at The Daily Jeffersonian. She also worked for many...

Thomas  Duane Williams

Thomas Duane Williams

Sep 20, 2006

Thomas Duane Williams, 80, of New Concord, passed away Wednesday (September 20, 2006) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. He was born May 27, 1926 in Guernsey County, son of the late Ben Williams and Mabel (Eisnagle) Williams. Mr. Williams retired from McGraw-Edison of Zanesville. He was a 32nd degree Master Mason and a member of the Zanesville Masonic...

George  E. Knight

George E. Knight

Sep 18, 2006

George E. Knight, 81, of Cambridge, passed away Monday (September 18, 2006) at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born March 8, 1925 in Guernsey County, son of the late Ledlie D. Knight and Alva (Kesselring) Knight. Mr. Knight worked at Universal Pottery, Oxford Tile and Sunstone Corporation. He retired from Designers Accent, where he was an...

Keith Carpenter

Keith Carpenter

Sep 16, 2006

Keith Carpenter, 68, of Quaker City, passed away early Saturday morning (September 16, 2006) at his home. He was born April 8, 1938 in Quaker City, son of the late L. Victor Carpenter and Sylvia (Forsythe) Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter was a 1956 graduate of Quaker City High School. He was a member of Local 18/District 6 of the International...

Phyllis  Ann Croft

Phyllis Ann Croft

Sep 16, 2006

Phyllis Ann Croft, 75, of Cambridge, passed away Saturday (September 16, 2006) at the home of her daughter in Cambridge. She was born September 11, 1931 in Toledo, daughter of the late Louis Stoncheck and Marcella (Braatz) Stoncheck Cordell. Mrs. Croft was the former owner of the Country Goose Art & Frame Shop. She organized the Heritage of the...

Richard "Dick" M. Woltz

Richard "Dick" M. Woltz

Sep 15, 2006

Richard M. "Dick" Woltz, 75, of Cambridge, passed away Friday (September 15, 2006) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born July 7, 1931 in Rockbridge OH, son of the late Richard L. Woltz and Mildred O. (Primmer) Woltz. Mr. Woltz retired from the Guernsey County Sheriff's Department after thirty years of service as a deputy. He...