Obituaries

Victor D. Harding Sr.
Apr 17, 2016
Victor D. Harding Sr., 93, of Salesville, died Sunday (April 17, 2016) at Countryview Assisted Living Center, Lore City. He was born August 14, 1922 in Senecaville, son of the late Kennon Harding and Alma (Montgomery) Harding. Mr. Harding worked for the B&O railroad as a crane operator and retired after thirty-five years of service. He loved farming and...
Dorothy M. Wilkinson
Apr 16, 2016
Dorothy M. Wilkinson, 93, of Quaker City, died Saturday (April 16, 2016) at the Brenn-Field Nursing Center, Orrville. She was born December 10, 1922 in Wheeling WV, daughter of the late Charles Hercules and Nancy (Weisner) Hercules. Mrs. Wilkinson was a homemaker. She was a former member of the Cambridge Eagles Aerie 386 Auxiliary. She was a member of...
Virginia Carpenter
Apr 15, 2016
Virginia Carpenter, 86, of Quaker City, died Friday (April 15, 2016) at Emerald Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Barnesville. She was born January 19, 1930 in Salesville, daughter of the late John R. Roe and Mary Iona (Stillions) Roe. Mrs. Carpenter retired from the Guernsey County Home, where she had worked as an aide for many years. She was...
Josephine Kay Taylor
Apr 15, 2016
Josephine Kay Taylor, 90, of Cambridge, died Friday (April 15, 2016) at the Cardinal Place in Cambridge. She was born June 14, 1925, in Gratis, daughter of the late Kenneth Jordan and Laverne (Redick) Jordan. Ms. Taylor was an employee of the former Hills Department Store. She enjoyed participating in Bible studies, bowling and playing cards. She was a...
Mitchell Lee Grabans
Apr 13, 2016
Mitchell Lee Grabans, 73, of Cambridge, passed away at his home under Hospice care on Wednesday (April 13, 2016). He was born June 30, 1942 in Powhatan Point, son of the late Michael Grabans and Marjorie (Barlow) Grabans. Mr. Grabans was a retired tavern owner. He was a life member of DAV Chapter #28 and a life member of...
Helen Mae Bates
Apr 12, 2016
Helen Mae Bates, 100, of Salesville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday (April 12, 2016) at the Beckett House in New Concord. She was born August 9, 1915 in Richland Twp. and was the daughter of the late Owen Kelly and Oma Catherine (Roe) Hull. Mrs. Bates retired from the former Guernsey Memorial Hospital where she worked...
Mark A. Bennett
Apr 3, 2016
Mark A. Bennett, 46, of New Concord, died Sunday (April 3, 2016) at his home. He was born December 12, 1969 in Joliet IL, son of Carol (Thomas) Keith and Ernest Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a US Marine Corps veteran. He was a member of the Moose Lodge of Cambridge. He was preceded in death by a stepbrother, Tommy...
Lawrence L. Day
Mar 30, 2016
Lawrence L. Day, 86, of New Concord, died Wednesday (March 30, 2016) at his home, returning to his Lord and to his beloved wife, Elane. He was born August 25, 1929 in Cleveland, son of the late Alexander J. Day and Viola Mae (Twerrell) Day. Mr. Day retired from House of Metals, where he had worked in the accounting...
Lela M. Mills-Mccracken
Mar 24, 2016
Lela M. Mills - McCracken: 1925 - 2016 Lela M. Mills, 90 of Mansfield, Ohio, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at her home in Mansfield. She was born May 21, 1925 on the family farm near Mt. Ephraim, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Thoburn Britton and Mary Danford Britton. In addition to her parents, she was...
Jerry D. Hickman
Mar 22, 2016
Jerry D. Hickman, 56, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (March 22, 2016) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born December 11, 1959 in Cambridge, son of Marion Hickman and the late Mary Francis (Nickell) Hickman. Mr. Hickman worked at J&K Angus as a meat cutter for many years. He was a member of the Stop Nine Church...
Mary L. Mathews
Mar 21, 2016
Mary L. Mathews, 67, of Cambridge, died Monday (March 21, 2016) at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 24, 1948 in Guernsey County, daughter of the late John Kennedy and Louisa (Gibson) Kennedy. Mrs. Mathews retired from the Cambridge Developmental Center, where she had been a therapeutic program worker. She enjoyed working with her...
Peggy Sue (Poulton) Hamilton
Mar 21, 2016
Peggy Sue (Poulton) Hamilton, 55, of Tallahassee FL, died peacefully on Monday (March 21, 2016) after an 8-month fight with cancer. She was surrounded in love by her family at the time of her passing. She was born September 15, 1960 in Barnesville, daughter of Tony Poulton and Marianne (Crager) Poulton. She was a 1978 graduate of Shenandoah High...
Ricke Lee Clark
Mar 20, 2016
Ricke Lee Clark, 64, of Sarahsville, died Sunday (March 20, 2016) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born February 5, 1952, son of the late Edwin "Eddie" Wesley Clark and J. Hope (Henderson) Clark. Ricke worked at March Electric in Cambridge until its closing and later retired from NDC in New Concord. He enjoyed following NASCAR...
Raymond Andrew Mathers
Mar 20, 2016
Raymond Andrew Mathers, 31, of Cambridge, died Sunday (March 20, 2016) at The James Cancer Center, Columbus. He was born November 26, 1984 in Zanesville, son of Rocky Mathers Sr. and Carole (McMahan) Selby. Mr. Mathers had worked for Schwan Food Company in the warehouse division. He had also worked for A.E. Winland Excavating & Fencing. He loved helping...
Dorothy Avalon Mcvicker
Mar 18, 2016
Dorothy Avalon McVicker, 94, of Quaker City, died Friday (March 18, 2016) at Emerald Pointe, Barnesville. She was born May 29, 1921 in Hendrysburg, daughter of the late Frank Spence and Leah (Hamilton) Spence. Mrs. McVicker retired from Alltel Telephone Company after fifteen years of service. She had also worked at Barnesville Campus Shirt Factory. She enjoyed reading, sewing,...
Novalee Jane Dingus
Mar 17, 2016
Novalee Jane Dingus, infant daughter of Isabella Tipton and Rusty Dingus - both of Cambridge - died at her home on Thursday (March 17, 2016). In addition to her mother and father, she is survived by a brother, Zayne; a sister, Madesyn; paternal grandparents, James and Ann Dingus; and maternal grandparents, Larry and Daphne Tipton Jr. - all of...
Sharman Milligan
Mar 15, 2016
Sharman Milligan, 68, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (March 15, 2016) at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born January 9, 1948 in Cambridge, daughter of Evelyn (Fowler) Hessin and the late Kenneth Siens. Ms. Milligan was a graduate of Cambridge High School and Ohio University-Zanesville. She worked as a registered nurse and later became the director of homemaking at Guernsey...
Barbara Jean Dawson
Mar 14, 2016
Barbara Jean (Pettay) Dawson, 85, of Kimbolton, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday (March 14, 2016) after a valiant battle with cancer. She is survived by her beloved husband of sixty-seven years, Wesley Wallace Dawson; and four children: Jeffrey (Susan) Dawson of Kimbolton, James (Michele) Dawson of Anchorage AK, Cheryl Newsome of Willow AK, and Linda...
Gary Allen Garvin
Mar 14, 2016
Gary Allen Garvin, 62, of Cambridge, passed away suddenly on Monday (March 14, 2016) at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born March 27, 1953 in Cambridge, son of the late Dale Garvin and Betty (Dollison) Garvin. Gary was a 1971 graduate of Cambridge High School. He worked with Chuck Kenworthy Construction. Gary was a dedicated fan and follower of...
Mildred J. Johnston
Mar 10, 2016
Mildred J. "Millie" Johnston, 78, passed away Thursday (March 10, 2016) at the Beckett House in New Concord. She was born October 31, 1937 in Glen Robbins OH, daughter of the late Joseph and Austie (Henry) Gillespie. Millie retired from NCR. She enjoyed cooking, dancing, and taking care of her family and any other person that needed help. She...
