Obituaries

Gail  Lavein Payton

Gail Lavein Payton

Mar 3, 2015

Gail Lavein Payton, 53, of Frankfort, Ky., and formerly of Cambridge, died Tuesday (March 3, 2015) at the Georgetown Community Hospital in Lexington, Ky. She was born June 3, 1961, in Cambridge, to the late Ira Payton and Marie Harden. Gail was a retired factory worker who enjoyed knitting, crocheting and loved bingo. She was preceded in death by...

David  Carl Leasure

David Carl Leasure

Feb 27, 2015

David Carl Leasure, 52, of Quaker City passed away Friday (February 27, 2015) at his home. He was born May 12, 1962 in Ashland and was the son of Marilyn R. (Powell) Leasure of Quaker City and the late Carl Leasure. Mr. Leasure enjoyed playing cards. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a nephew...

Howard  F. Henderson

Howard F. Henderson

Feb 24, 2015

Howard F. Henderson, 95, of Quaker City, died Tuesday (February 24, 2015) at Cardinal House, Cambridge. He was born February 15, 1920 in Quaker City, son of the late Albert F. Henderson and Etta (Robinson) Henderson. Mr. Henderson was a prominent dairy farmer in the area. He was a former board member of the Farm Home Administration. He was...

Katrina  M. (Johnson)  Bichard

Katrina M. (Johnson) Bichard

Feb 23, 2015

Katrina M. (Johnson) Bichard, 32, of Quaker City, died Monday (February 23, 2015) in Byesville. She was born May 28, 1982 in Cambridge, daughter of James F. Johnson and Julie A. (Burrell) Johnson. Mrs. Bichard was a 2000 graduate of Buckeye Trail High School. She enjoyed fishing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Bichard, who...

Mary  Joan Crews

Mary Joan Crews

Feb 23, 2015

Mary Joan Crews, 78, of Cambridge, passed away Monday (February 23, 2015) while at home with her loved ones. She was born June 7, 1936 in Plain View, daughter of the late William "Bill" and Norma (Hill) Colvin. Mary's life was spent devoted to caring for those she loved most. In her last years, those that loved her spent...

Stephen  K. Keylor

Stephen K. Keylor

Feb 21, 2015

Stephen K. Keylor, 66, of Cambridge, died at his home surrounded by his family and friends following a three-year battle with cancer. He was born August 21, 1948 in Barnesville, son of Kenneth Keylor and Wanda (Johnson) Keylor. Mr. Keylor retired from March Electric after thirty years of service. He was a 1966 Zane Trace High School graduate. He...

Roy  Dallas Wolfe

Roy Dallas Wolfe

Feb 21, 2015

Roy Dallas Wolfe, 82, of Cambridge, died Saturday (February 21, 2015) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville. He was born January 26, 1933 in Cambridge, son of the late John Wolfe and Edna (Hill) Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe was a mechanic. For the past twenty-eight years, he operated R & R Truck Repair with his son, Roy Dale Wolfe. He was...

Ellen  Louise Brueck

Ellen Louise Brueck

Feb 17, 2015

Ellen Louise Brueck, 81, of Dover, died Tuesday (February 17, 2015) at Community Hospice of New Philadelphia. She was born September 18, 1933 in Orrville, daughter of the late Herbert Lautenschlager and Stella (Huntsberger) Lautenschlager. Mrs. Brueck had worked as a medical coder at various hospitals. She was a former owner of the Owl's Nest and helped to manage...

Patricia  A. Conard

Patricia A. Conard

Feb 16, 2015

Patricia A. Conard, 71, of Quaker City, died Monday (Feb. 16, 2015) at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Jan. 18,1944, in Bellaire, daughter of the late Vallis Clifton and Margaret Thelma (Dodson) House. She was a repair person at NCR, and a 1961 graduate of Barnesville High School. She enjoyed bowling, her cats and...

William  Paul Huntsman

William Paul Huntsman

Feb 16, 2015

William Paul Huntsman, 68, of Byesville, died Monday (February 16, 2015) at his home with his loved one by his side. He was born June 6, 1946 in Cambridge, son of the late Paul William Huntsman and Madeline Elizabeth (Zwick) Huntsman. Mr. Huntsman had worked at NCR and then later retired from Cambridge Eagles Aerie 386, where he had...

Mary  E. Trusso

Mary E. Trusso

Feb 12, 2015

Mary E. Trusso, 90, of Cambridge, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday (February 12, 2015) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. She was born August 22, 1924 in Akron, daughter of the late Willard Blamble and Zina Ann (Bowers) Blamble. Mrs. Trusso was a licensed LPN. She retired after thirty-two years from the former Cambridge State...

Robert Mason

Robert Mason

Feb 10, 2015

Robert Mason, 86, of Quaker City, died Tuesday (February 10, 2015) at his home. He was born May 27, 1928 in West Virginia, son of the late Perman H. Mason and Grace O. (Fulton) Mason Hursey. Mr. Mason retired from the BP Oil Company, where he had worked as a truck driver. He was Protestant by faith. Mr. Mason...

Mollie  Ann Reed

Mollie Ann Reed

Feb 7, 2015

Mollie Ann Reed, 61, of Cumberland, died Saturday (February 7, 2015) at Red Carpet Health Care Center, Cambridge. She was born January 16, 1954 in West Virginia, daughter of the late Woodrow Reed and Cora S. (Heck) Reed. She was a manager for the Hartley Company. Mollie loved spending time with her grandchildren and her good friends. She also...

Sabina  Christine Rhoades

Sabina Christine Rhoades

Feb 5, 2015

Sabina Christine Rhoades, 79, of Kimbolton, died Thursday (February 5, 2015) at her home. She was born August 8, 1935 in Glade WV, daughter of the late Rex Lewis Sullivan and Ellena Mae (Adkins) Sullivan. Mrs. Rhoades was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Davis G. Rhoades, who died in...

Robert "Lee" Leeroy Shinn

Robert "Lee" Leeroy Shinn

Feb 5, 2015

Robert "Lee" LeeRoy Shinn, 84, of Byesville, died Thursday (February 5, 2015) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born November 26, 1930 in Evans WV, son of the late Roy Shinn and Laura (Stover) Shinn. He retired in 1992 from Wedren Properties in Shaker Heights. Mr. Shinn was a US Army veteran, having served for two...

Zelda "Cookie" Elizabeth Casterline

Zelda "Cookie" Elizabeth Casterline

Feb 3, 2015

Zelda "Cookie" Elizabeth Casterline, 72, of Cambridge, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday (February 3, 2015). She was born March 20, 1942 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Charles "Red" Tingle and Alma K. (Peyton) Tingle. Cookie, a graduate of Ohio University, spent thirty-eight years as an elementary school teacher for the East Muskingum Local School District...

Robert  Thomas Edgell

Robert Thomas Edgell

Feb 3, 2015

Robert Thomas Edgell, 84, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (February 3, 2015) at his home. He was born December 5, 1930 in Holloway, son of the late Curtis Orville Edgell and Edna Belle (Staggs) Edgell. Mr. Edgell retired from CSX Railroad, where he had been a chief clerk for many years. He was Methodist by faith. Mr. Edgell was a...

Melissa  A. Sasser

Melissa A. Sasser

Jan 30, 2015

Melissa A. Sasser, 47, of Cambridge, died Friday (January 30, 2015) at Southeastern Med, Cambridge. She was born February 22,1967 in Cambridge, daughter of Evelyn (Cramblett) Greenwalt. Mrs. Sasser was a 1984 graduate of The Cambridge Christian School. She enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her grandparents. She is survived by her mother,...

Laura  Evalena Gibson

Laura Evalena Gibson

Jan 28, 2015

Laura Evalena (Carpenter) Gibson of Quaker City, died peacefully in the arms of family Wednesday (January 28, 2015) at Emerald Pointe in Barnesville, aged 110 years and 11 days. Born January 17, 1905 near Calais, she was the daughter of Silas and Charlotte (Dailey) Carpenter. She lived a long and productive life growing up and starting married life on...

Amy Wilson

Amy Wilson

Jan 27, 2015

Amy Wilson, 29, a beautiful and cherished girl, had her life taken from her on Tuesday (January 27, 2015). She was born May 14, 1985 in Cambridge, daughter of Ivand Wilson of Kimbolton and Suzanne (Watson) Wilson of Cambridge. Miss Wilson worked at the Guernsey County Library in the maintenance department. She was a graduate of Newcomerstown High School....