All Obituaries

Marjorie Helen (Smith) Hammond, 99, passed away Monday, May 18th, 2020 at The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch - Senior Living Community of Sarasota, Florida.    She was born December 4th, 1920 in Malta, Ohio to Lee McKinley and Ota Elizabeth (Lynn) Smith.  She is survived by one sister Frances Williams of Malta and three sons: Jim (Darla) of Winter Haven, Florida; Bob (Barbara) of Dublin, Ohio; and Scott (Debbie) of Rockwall, Texas, ten grandchildren and sixteen great...

Daniel G. Cavanaugh 73, of Zanesville, formerly of McConnelsville passed away at 2:18 p.m. May 17, 2020 at Riverside Landing in McConnelsville. He was born March 26, 1947 in Cleveland the son of the late Gilbert Cavanaugh and Mary Duffin Cavanaugh. He was a Machinist at Mahle Corporation  in  McConnelsville. He is survived by his wife, Janis Bruney Cavanaugh of Zanesville; sons, Charles of Fountain, Colorado, Brian of Mentor, Ohio, Chris  of Zanesville; eight...

Terry E. McGrew, 61, of Stockport passed away peacefully Sunday, May 3, 2020 at his childhood home on Lightner Ridge Road from C.O.P.D. surrounded by those who loved him; his father Richard McGrew, his loving wife Teresa, and his brother Adrian (Teresa). Terry had worked as a chief deputy for the Morgan County Sheriff's Office. He is survived by his bonus children, Clint (Linda) Lemon of Malta and Deidre (Chris) Lemon of McConnelsville; his bonus grandsons, Cory and...

Judith A. Barkhurst Kirkbride 81, of Marietta, formerly of McConnelsville passed away at 1:35 p.m. April 25, 2020 at the Arbors Of Marietta. She was born March 15, 1939 in Morgan County the daughter of the late DeWitt Barkhurst and Charlotte Miller Barkhurst. She was a graduate of M&M High School  and worked at the Pick-Wick Store in McConnelsville and also Burr Oak Lodge. She is survived by a son, Kyle Kirkbride; brothers, Jack of Delaware and Paul (Dottie) of Malta; sister, Kathi...

Edith Ann Westfall Spencer, 86, of Stockport passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 1, 1933 in Lost Creek, West Virginia. Edith  was the daughter of the late Charles and Edith Westfall. Her family moved to Ohio. Ann, as she was known by family and friends, grew up outside of Malta. She married (Donald) Gene Spencer November 21, 1948. They lived on the Spencer Farm and raised 5 daughters. Ann was a devoted  wife, mother, grandma, great...

Maxine L. Grubb 95, of Clay Gardens Place, Zanesville, Ohio  formerly of McConnelsville, passed away at 11:35 p.m. April 20, 2020 at the Clay House in Zanesville. She was born Feb. 26, 1925 in Guernsey County the daughter of the late Edgar Ridgley and Clara Lake Ridgley. She was a member of the 7th Street Church of Christ in McConnelsville. During World War II she worked in an airplane factory in Columbus and after marriage in 1945, was a homemaker. She is survived by her children;...

Betty May Almendinger White 91, of Malta, passed away April 18, 2020 at her home with her family by her side. She was born September 4, 1928 in Malta to the late, Grover G. and Ruth Reynolds Almendinger. She worked as a  legal secretary and bookkeeper for her husband, Kennard White, for more than 25 years when he was an officer of the United Mine Workers of America. She was a member of the Malta United Methodist Church and a life member of the Morgan County Historical...

Muriel Joann (Ballard) Bankes, 72, of Malta, Ohio passed away peacefully at her home on April 13, 2020.  Born July 8, 1947 in Hamilton, Ohio, she was the beloved daughter of the late Rev. Roy F. Ballard and Beulah (Walsh) Ballard. Muriel is survived by her devoted husband, David Bankes of Malta, Ohio and her four children - Judy (Daniel) Wilson, Jon (Ash) Bankes, Kat (Adam) Norris and Lisa (Jacob) Smith, her seventeen grandchildren - Joshua (Regina) Wilson, Tabitha (Aaron) Downing,...

Barbara Jane Bywater, 77, of McConnelsville  passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville. She was born January 11, 1943 in Columbus to the late, Floyd James Pugh and Cordie Brown Pugh.  Barbara had worked at the Post Grocery Store in Reinersville  and attended the Seventh Street Church Of Christ in McConnelsville. Barbara is survived by two daughters; Shirley Mae Bywater of Columbus and Velma Lou Janes of Hackney; three...

Mary C. (Nohelty) Powell Leeper, 84, of McConnelsville, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020, at Highland Oaks. She was born May 21, 1935, in Milwaukee, WI, a daughter of the late Michael and Lillian Galloway Nohelty. Mary was a self taught artist and loved drawing and painting with oils, acrylics and colored pencils. We feel blessed to have several of them. She is survived by children, Robin (Mick) Freeman of Geneva, FL, Dee Dee (Nick) Lloyd of Cincinnati, Bo (Ruth) Powell of...