All Obituaries

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...

Jean E. Nicola, 71, of McConnelsville passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville. She was born September 9, 1948 in New Lexington. Jean was a graduate of the Ohio State University  and retired from Ohio State University where she worked in the payroll department for 34 years.  She is survived by her fiancé', John R. Christy of McConnelsville; and a brother, Don Funk Jr. of Columbus. Jean was preceded in death by her...

Beverly C. Martin 74, of McConnelsville passed away at 3:01 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2020 at the Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville. She was born April 27, 1945 in Knox County, the daughter of the late Wilma Brown and Robert Wagner. She worked as a nurses aid at the nursing home in Beverly and was Apostolic by faith. She is survived by her children; Virginia (Sam) Rinehart of Malta, Melissa (Mike) Maxwell of Gaysport, Edward (Amy) Martin of McConnelsville, Alan (Karen) Martin of...

Cathy L. "Rabbit"  Jenkins, 64, of McConnelsville passed away Monday, March 16, 2020 at her home. She was born July 25, 1955 in Jackson, Ohio to the late Roger Cox and Geraldine Coffman Cox. Cathy was a retired electrician and was a member of I.E.B.W. Union #71 of Columbus. She was a former driver for the Morgan County Transit. She enjoyed making crafts, sewing, and quilting. She was a member of the O.E.S. of Wellston and the McConnelsville Eagles Club. Cathy loved her dogs,...

Kelvin E. Walker, 83, of McConnelsville, formerly of Columbus, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at  Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville. He was born September 17, 1936 in Stockport to the late Earl Walker and Grace Kirkbride Walker. Kelvin worked as a printer for many years and was a U. S. Army veteran. He is survived by two daughters, Lynn Wilburn of Colorado and Cindy Brown of Ft. Collins, Colorado; a son, Keith Walker of Baltimore, Ohio; twelve grandchildren;...

Alice Eloise (Baker) Spray, 92, of McConnelsville, Ohio, passed from this earthly life on March 2nd, 2020 . She was born in Cape Girardeau, MO, on July 13, 1927, the daughter of John Siess and Mabel Louise Baker.  The family moved to Ohio in 1943.   A life long musician, she was graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Music Education, a Bachelor of Music, and Master of Arts Degrees, completing her formal education in 1954....

Richard Pollock 76, of Stockport, passed away at 9:02 a.m. March 9, 2020 with his family by his side. He was born December 7, 1943 in Brandon, Ohio the son of the late Shaffer Pollock and Melina Seavolt Pollock. He worked at Miba Bearings for 30 years, was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ in McConnelsville, served in the U.S. Army, loved to fish and watch NASCAR, and enjoyed being with his family. He is survived by his wife, Julia A. Konkler Pollock whom he married September 26,...

Robert R. (Bob) Harrison 94, of Malta, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 12, 1925 in Ringgold, Ohio to the late Russell and Blanche Glass Harrison. He retired from Muskingum Vally Grocery  in Malta after 32 years.  He was a member  and trustee of Fairview Holiness Church. He loved walking in the woods and hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife of 75 years and 8 months, Boots (Baker) Harrison whom he married June 26, 1944. He is also...

Barry G. Long, 68, of McConnelsville passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville. He was born April 4, 1951 in Zanesville. Barry was a retired owner of Long's Jewelry  Store of McConnelsville for many years. He repaired clocks of all kinds and was a U. S. Army veteran. He was a member of the American Legion Post #24  of McConnelsville, the V.F.W. Post #4713 of Malta, the Valley Lodge #145 of Malta, and the McConnelsville Eagles Club....

Gloria Ann (Whaley) Ott 70, of Malta passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 with her loving family surrounding her. She was born  February 3, 1950 in Dothan, Alabama to the late Gralious O. Whaley and Betty Pinkston Whaley.  She is survived by three sons, Joe Oldaker of Malta, Chris Oldaker of East Palestine, Doug Ott of East Palestine; one daughter, Toni Ott of Newark; and 11 grandchildren; sisters, Shirley Mills of Lancaster, Linda Nichols of Malta; and one brother, Marshal...