Obituaries

Peggy Louise Milner
Dec 16, 2015
Peggy Louise (Gavin) Milner, 74, of Zanesville, died Wednesday (December 16, 2015) at Genesis. She was born June 16, 1941 in DeFuniak Springs FL, daughter of the late John Gavin and Roxie Irene (Ward) Gavin Davis. Ms. Davis had worked at the Social Security office in data entry for many years. She was Presbyterian by faith. In addition to...
Tracy M. Brown
Dec 14, 2015
Tracy M. Brown, 47, of Cambridge, died Monday (December 14, 2015) at her home. She was born September 7, 1968 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Jerry J. Brokaw and Janet R. (Kirkman) Brokaw. Mrs. Brown was a homemaker. She was a member of the Cambridge VFW Post 2901 Auxiliary. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Roy D. House
Dec 10, 2015
Roy D. "Donnie" House, 77, of Quaker City, died Thursday (December 10, 2015) at his home. He was born December 5, 1938 in Batesville, son of the late Sylvester R. House and Alma Pearl (Wyscarver) House. Mr. House was self-employed in the logging industry. He was a 1956 graduate of Batesville High School and a member of the Batesville...
Joanne Mcmillen
Dec 9, 2015
Joanne "GiGi" (Ryan) McMillen, 85, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (December 9, 2015) at the home of her daughter. She was born June 29, 1930 in Lackawanna NY, the only daughter of the late Alva Ryan and Elsie (Myers) Ryan. She was a 1948 graduate of Mount Vernon High School. Mrs. McMillen retired from Cambridge City Schools, where she had...
Harold "Dick" Hughes
Dec 8, 2015
Harold "Dick" Hughes, 65, of Senecaville, died Tuesday (December 8, 2015) at his home. He was born June 3, 1950 in Barnesville, son of the late Harold Hughes and Neva (Gallagher) Hughes. Mr. Hughes retired from Ohio Valley Coal. He was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church of Temperanceville. He was a 1969 graduate of Cambridge High...
Kermit "Lou" Leland Stiffler
Dec 1, 2015
Kermit Leland "Lou" Stiffler, 76, of Pataskala and formerly of Cambridge, died Tuesday (December 1, 2015) at Tuscany Gardens, Pataskala. He was born September 12, 1939 in Cambridge, son of the late Kermit H. Stiffler and Arlene (Morgan) Stiffler. Mr. Stiffler retired from Alcotel-Lucent, where he had been in building maintenance. He was a member of the Beckett Avenue...
Margaret E. Martin
Dec 1, 2015
Margaret E. Martin, 94, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (December 1, 2015) at the Beckett House at New Concord. She was born February 24, 1921 in Cambridge, daughter of the late George Martin and Elizabeth (Dubinksy) Martin. Miss Martin worked as a clerk at the former Bargain City and had also worked at RCA. She was a member of the...
Kelly Gene Sovka
Nov 29, 2015
Kelly Gene Sovka, 70, of Cambridge, died Sunday (November 29, 2015) at his home. He was born November 14, 1945 in Cambridge, son of the late Nick Sovka and Audrey (Stewart) Sovka. Mr. Sovka retired from Plastech and was a member of the Cambridge City Police Department. He was a member of Eagles Aerie 386 of Cambridge. Mr. Sovka...
Dorothy Jane Mckim
Nov 24, 2015
Dorothy Jane McKim, 82, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (November 24, 2015) at Countryview Assisted Living, Lore City. She was born May 12, 1933 in Old Washington, daughter of the late Delbert Slasor and Edna (Miller) Slasor. Mrs. McKim had worked as a clerk at K-Mart for many years. She was a member of the Beckett Avenue United Methodist Church,...
Freda L. Potts
Nov 23, 2015
Freda L. Potts, 53, of Cambridge, died Monday (Nov. 23, 2015) at her home. She was born June 3, 1962, in Cambridge, daughter of the late Terry McGath and Donna J. (Hague) McGath-Wheeler. She was a Catholic. She enjoyed her horses and spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her half brother, Troy Potts of...
Mauvienne J. Ward
Nov 13, 2015
Mauvienne J. Ward, 86, of Cambridge, died Friday (November 13, 2015) at The Beckett House at New Concord. She was born June 26, 1929 in Uhrichsville, daughter of the late Russell B. Murray and Lottie H. (Thornton) Murray. Mrs. Ward retired from the former Bargain City, where she had been a secretary and bookkeeper. She was a member of...
Dorothy E. Davis
Nov 10, 2015
Dorothy E. Davis, 67, of Old Washington, died Tuesday (November 10, 2015) at the home of Betty Heskett, a niece who was like a daughter to Dorothy. She was born July 1, 1948 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Paul Davis and Celia "Kate" (Leeper) Davis. Dorothy retired after forty years with the former Guernsey Memorial Hospital, where she...
Louann "Annie" R. Barton
Nov 9, 2015
Louann "Annie" Barton of St. Clairsville passed away unexpectedly on Monday Nov. 9th, 2015 at the age of 45. She was born on April 2nd, 1970 to Paul and Joyce (French) Cox in Dennison, Ohio. She was a 1988 graduate of Buckeye Trail High School, where she was a cheerleader and homecoming queen, and excelled in anything she put...
Carl E. Kennedy
Nov 9, 2015
Carl E. Kennedy, 81, of Oklahoma and formerly of Cambridge, passed from this life November 9, 2015. He was born on January 1, 1934 in Cambridge, son of the late Wallace and Alice (Mourer) Kennedy. He graduated from Cambridge High School. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Lewis Washington. He...
Terry B. Milliner
Nov 9, 2015
Terry B. Milliner, 45, of Cambridge, died Monday (November 9, 2015) at Southeastern Med. He was born October 4, 1970 in Lorain, son of the late Terry Vernon Milliner and Beverly (Wellman) Milliner. Mr. Milliner was a member of the Plumbers & Pipefitters union. He enjoyed remote control cars and gaming. He was a car enthusiast and a gearhead....
Mary Lou Cowgill
Nov 7, 2015
Mary Lou Cowgill, 85, of Cambridge, died Saturday (November 7, 2015) at Southeastern Med. She was born December 2, 1929 in Barnesville, daughter of the late Walter S. Skinner and Margaret (Gillespie) Skinner. Mrs. Cowgill was the secretary/treasurer of Cowgill's Plumbing for many years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Cambridge. She was very...
Barbara J. Harper
Nov 7, 2015
Barbara J. Harper, 77, of Newcomerstown and formerly of Old Washington, died Saturday (November 7, 2015) at her home. She was born January 18, 1938 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Harry Schimmel and Betty (Berstler) Schimmel. Mrs. Harper was a homemaker. She loved painting and was an avid fan of The Ohio State Buckeyes. She was a member...
David A. Jeffrey Jr.
Nov 2, 2015
David A. Jeffrey Jr., 34, of Cambridge, died Monday (November 2, 2015) at Southeastern Med. He was born September 9, 1981 in Cambridge, son of Vicky A. (Saylor) McCleese of Mt. Gilead and David A. Jeffrey Sr. of Cambridge. Mr. Jeffrey worked construction. He attended Cambridge High School. He enjoyed fishing and watching football. He was a fan of...
Alma J. Wallace
Oct 29, 2015
Alma J. Wallace, 85, of Cambridge, died Thursday (October 29, 2015) at the home of her daughter. She was born November 7, 1929 in Guernsey County, daughter of the late Robert Atkinson and Mabel (Gibson) Atkinson. Mrs. Wallace was a line worker at the former NCR for many years. She was Presbyterian by faith. In addition to her parents,...
Charles W. Fife
Oct 28, 2015
Charles W. Fife, 82, of Canton and formerly of Cambridge, died Wednesday (October 28, 2015) at Astoria Place, Canton. He was born February 14, 1933 in Cambridge, son of the late Joseph Fife and Edna G. (Leach) Fife. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Emmett Fife and Rev. John Fife; and one...
