All Obituaries

Beulah J. (Boots) Harrison, 94, of Malta passed away Monday, April 12, 2021 at her home. She was born on September 24, 1926 in Dale, Ohio to the late, Andy and Susie (Kerns) Baker. She retired from the former Ben Franklin Five & Ten in McConnelsville, after 17 years. She was a member of Fairview Holiness Church. She loved to crochet hangers and gave them to everyone.  Every child that came to Ben Franklin got their cheeks pinched by Boots. She is survived by a...

Rosalie M. Murphy 83, of Crooksville passed away peacefully April 10, 2021 in Columbus. She was born Feburary 7, 1938 in McConnelsville to the late, Loretta McPeak Coler and Leonard McDaniel. Rosalie was family oriented and everyone she met loved her. She loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren endlessly. She is survived by her son in law, Ralph Hill Jr.; three grandchildren, Amber White, Brady (Jes)White and Taylor (Matthew) Matson; seven great grandchildren, Ariana, Ella,...

Jean L. Totman Wagoner 82, of Zanesville passed away at 7:00 p.m. April 4, 2021 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born February 3, 1939 in Glouster the daughter of the late, Forrest Totman and Patricia Nedley Totman. She retired from Morgan High School where she was a Cosmetology Teacher, attended St. James Catholic Church in McConnelsville and attended St. James Episcopal Church in Zanesville. She is survived by her children, Timothy Wagoner of Miami, Florida, Todd (Diane)...

Joseph James Carpenter 62, of Malta, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021 in Pineville , North Carolina. He was born February 13, 1959 in Sutton, West Virginia the son of Joseph Carpenter and Edna Carpenter. He was a truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Burgett Carpenter; children, Ronald Carpenter, Frannie Carpenter, Joseph Carpenter, John Carpenter and Alice Lowery; seventeen grandchildren; and six great grandchildren; sister, Goldie...

Marjorie (Midge) May (Robinson) Moore of McConnelsville passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021. She was born on May 27, 1930 in Bloom Township, Morgan County, the daughter of Noble Ross Robinson and Cora Blanche (Nuzum) Robinson. The youngest of six children, Midge grew up on the family farm in Blue Rock and with her family in Salem, WV. She married Cecil William Moore on June 11, 1947 becoming a dedicated...

Linda S. Greer of 336 W Bone Road, McConnelsville left this earth on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at her home with her loving husband at her side. She was born on April 10, 1943 in Zanesville to the late Mervin J. Ray and Elsie E.McCully Ray. Linda is survived by her husband Brent of 59 years;  five children, Jodie Reiter of Beverly, Jeff (Donna) Greer of Waterford, Julie (Rick) Harris of Newport, Jennifer (Daniel) Clemens of Malta and...

Sue Ann Shepard, 72, of Stockport, passed away at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born December 1, 1948, in Morgan County, a daughter of the late Howard Clark and Virginia Showalter Clark. She was a member of the Cornerstone South Life Church in McConnelsville. She is survived by her children, Michelle Boring of Stockport, Shannon Pope of Malta, Tabitha Bloomfield of Stockport, and Kristina Kelly Shepard of Stockport; twelve grandchildren; twelve...

John S. Kalb, 67, of McConnelsville, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021, at his home. He was born May 27, 1953, in Zanesville, to the late Robert Kalb and Carma Garrett Kalb. John was a heavy equipment operator for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 18. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was a former Bristol Township Trustee for many years. John was also a member of the Meigs Church Of Christ and the McConnelsville Eagles Club. He is survived by his wife of 41...

Mary C. Mayle, 83, of Malta passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 at her home. She was born April 9, 1937 in Morgan County to the late Gale Norris and Norma Clayton Norris.  Mary worked as a caregiver for the late Justus and Captola Alderman of McConnelsville for many years. She was an avid gardener and loved the outdoors and her flowers.  Mary is survived by two daughters, Rebecca (Ronald) Tyndall of Apex, NC, Jackie (Tom) Cunningham of Malta; two sons, Michael...

George William Sherer, 88, of McConnelsville, formerly of Malta passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 at Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville. He was born Dec. 20, 1932 in Fremont, Ohio, Sandusky County to the late, Garnet M. Sherer and Mary Ruth Jacobs Sherer. George graduated from Green Springs High School, and Ohio State University with B. S. and M. S. degrees.  He was first employed by the Ohio Farm Bureau and then the Ohio State Cooperative Extension Service in Perry and...