Obituaries

Nov 25, 2018

Tammie Anne (Wilson) Lippert, 49, of Salesville passed away Sunday (November 25, 2018) at her home. She was born August 8, 1969 in Cambridge and was the daughter of Edward William Wilson Sr. and the late Sylvia Jean (King) Wilson. Tammie was vice president of Bill's Towing and Auto Body in Salesville. She was a member of Salesville Church of...

Nov 22, 2018

Donna L. Weaver, 81, of Cambridge, died Thursday (November 22, 2018) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born April 21, 1937 in Cambridge, daughter of the late John C. Mock and Margaret (Long) Mock. A 1955 graduate of Cambridge High School, Mrs. Weaver had worked at RCA and NCR as an inspector and line worker for several...

Nov 17, 2018

Joseph N. Power, 83, of Cambridge, died Saturday (November 17, 2018) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge.

He was born June 26, 1935 in Guernsey County, son of the late Joseph and Eugenie (Boulet) Power.

He retired from Champion Spark Plug. He also worked as a dispatcher for the Ohio State Highway Patrol Cambridge...

Nov 15, 2018

Janet C. Watkins, 78, of Salesville, died Thursday (November 15, 2018) at her home. She was born September 25, 1940 in Charleston WV, daughter of the late James C. and Francis Surber. Mrs. Watkins was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy L. Watkins, who died March 11, 2014; and a...

Nov 15, 2018

Janet Mae (Gunn) Hickenbottom of the Winterset area, passed away at home surrounded by her loved ones after losing her battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). She was born March 1, 1938 in Jefferson Township/Guernsey County, a daughter of the late Ralph Gunn and Nelva (Gibson) Gunn. Janet graduated from Madison High School in 1956 and from the Columbus Beauty...

Nov 13, 2018

Russell B. Wolfe, 83, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (November 13, 2018) at his home.

He was born March 1, 1935 in Cambridge, son of the late John Wolfe and Edna (Hill) Wolfe.

Mr. Wolfe retired from the US Air Force after twenty years, seven months, and five days of service during the Korean War and...

Nov 13, 2018

Jerry W. Starr, 72, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (November 13, 2018) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born September 4, 1946 in Cambridge, son of the late Arthur "Bill" Starr and Emma Florence (Carter) Starr. A 1964 graduate of Old Washington High School, Mr. Starr retired from Starr Advertising where he had been the owner for many...

Nov 9, 2018

**Service update:  A Veteran's memorial service and burial will be held Saturday (June 8, 2019) at 12 p.m. near the memorial chapel at Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge.**

Larry Dupler, 81, of Cambridge, died Friday (November 9, 2018) at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus.

He was born February 6, 1937 in Athens, son of the...

Nov 8, 2018

Wayne W. Lucas, 88, of Cambridge, died Thursday (November 8, 2018) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born September 27, 1930 in Cambridge, son of the late Herman Lucas Sr. and Florence E. (Wagstaff) Lucas. A Cambridge High School graduate, Mr. Lucas retired in 1977 after twenty-five years with the City of Cambridge Police Department, where...

Nov 7, 2018

Joseph Hennigin, 71, passed away unexpectedly on November 7, 2018.

Joe was born in Akron on March 21, 1947. A resident of Kimbolton, he enjoyed traveling and the outdoors, especially fishing and boating at Salt Fork and frequent visits to the Outer Banks.

Joe was preceded in death by parents George and Elizabeth; brothers George,...

Nov 4, 2018

Richard H. "Dickie" Powell, 87, of Batesville, died Sunday (November 4, 2018). He was born September 15, 1931 in Salesville, son of the late Harold Powell and Nellie (St. Clair) Powell. A graduate of Batesville High School, Mr. Powell had worked at Mahle Graphite for many years. He was a member of the Batesville Methodist Church. He enjoyed bowling and...

Oct 29, 2018

John Thomas "Tom" Longsworth, 82, of Cambridge, died Monday (October 29, 2018) at AlterCare of Cambridge.

He was born May 7, 1936 in Cambridge, son of the late William C. Longsworth and Lilly (Lake) Longsworth.

A graduate of Ohio University, Mr. Longsworth was retired.

He was Methodist by faith.

Mr. Longsworth...

Oct 22, 2018

Vaunda L. Orum, 76, of Quaker City, died Monday (October 22, 2018) at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus.

She was born May 29, 1942 in Wheeling WV, daughter of the late Alfred Swager and Laura (Bisset) Swager.

Mrs. Orum was a homemaker. She enjoyed taking care of her children and grandchildren, as well as all the...

Oct 21, 2018

Betty Tipton, 98, of Cambridge, passed away Sunday (October 21, 2018) at the Beckett House of New Concord. She was born August 27, 1920 in Doddridge County WV, daughter of the late Curtis & Gladys Glaspell. Mrs. Tipton was a member of the First Methodist Church and the Come By Here Circle of Cambridge. She retired from Champion Spark Plug...

Oct 15, 2018

Grace Hannahs, 99, of Quaker City, died Monday (October 15, 2018) at the home of her daughter in Columbus. She was born December 4, 1918 in The Sugar Camp (Monroe County OH), daughter of the late Jerome Morris and Mabel (Carpenter) Morris. She was a member of the Beaver Baptist Church and attended Summerfield High School. Mrs. Hannahs was a...

Oct 15, 2018

Betty Evelyn Gill, 81, of Cambridge, died Monday (October 15, 2018) at Southeastern Med. She was born February 17, 1937 in Guernsey County, daughter of the late Charles Hardy and Carrie (Lippencott) Hardy. Mrs. Gill was a homemaker. She enjoyed Christian music and hymns. She was a faithful and caring pastor's wife. She was a member of the Free Methodist...

Oct 13, 2018

Myrna Raye Wolfe, 51, of Cambridge, died Saturday (October 13, 2018) at Southeastern Med. She was born February 1, 1967 in Marietta, daughter of William "Bill" Cremeans and Sandra (Miller) Cremeans of Norwich. Mrs. Wolfe had worked as a packer at Colgate Palmolive and she was a homemaker. She was a fan of The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Jacksonville...

Oct 13, 2018

Marjorie Lee "Nanny" Mohler, 72, of Cambridge, died Saturday (October 13, 2018) at her home. She was born July 25, 1946 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Raymond Hardy and Bernice (Hook) Hardy. Mrs. Mohler was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing bingo and loved The Ohio State Buckeyes. She cherished spending time with her children and grandchildren. In addition to...

Oct 8, 2018

Charles "Chuck" Donahoe, 53, of Lore City, died Monday (October 8, 2018) at The Ohio State University – James Cancer Center, Columbus. He was born September 12, 1965 in Clay WV, son of the late Curtis Ray Donahoe and Aline (Butcher). A 1983 graduate of Cambridge High School, Mr. Donahoe had worked at Federal Mogul for many years as a...

Oct 2, 2018

Peter A. "Pete" Gerdau, 59, of New Concord, died Tuesday (October 2, 2018) at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.

He was born December 16, 1958 in Cambridge, son of the late Henry Peter Gerdau and Betty K. (Whetstone) Newell.

A 1977 graduate of Cambridge High School, Mr. Gerdau had formerly worked as...