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Joanne J. Paynter

Joanne J. Paynter

May 15, 2019

Joanne J. Paynter, 84, of Zanesville, Ohio died Wednesday evening, May 15, 2019 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.

Born March 31, 1935 in Dresden, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Annabelle (Poorman) Krebs and she graduated at the top of her class in 1953 from Dresden Jefferson High School. Joanne worked at the...

Robert "Bob" Cannon, Jr.

Robert "Bob" Cannon, Jr.

May 14, 2019

Robert J. "Bob" Cannon, Jr., 78, of Newark, Ohio died Tuesday morning, May 14, 2019 at his home.

Born March 5, 1941 in Licking County, Ohio he was a son of the late Robert J. Cannon, Sr. and Dale L. (Kirkpatrick) Cannon. Mr. Cannon retired from the Licking County Highway Department.  He also worked for many years...

Wilbur H. Sauerbrey

Wilbur H. Sauerbrey

May 12, 2019

Wilbur H. Sauerbrey, 79, of Dresden, Ohio died Sunday evening, May 12, 2019 at his home with his loving family at his side.

Born January 15, 1940 in Coshocton, Ohio he was the son of the late Elden H. and Eleanor M. (Wilbur) Sauerbrey and was a 1958 graduate of Dresden Jefferson High School.   He proudly served...

Amy D. Grimes

Amy D. Grimes

May 11, 2019

Amy D. Grimes, 55, of Dresden, Ohio finished her journey Saturday evening, May 11, 2019 at Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville. Her loving family was at her side.

Born June 22, 1963 in Zanesville she was a daughter of the late Larry Cody and Judy (Graves) Cody of Dresden and was a 1981 graduate of Tri-Valley High...

Jerilyn "Shed" Birkhimer

Jerilyn "Shed" Birkhimer

May 7, 2019

Jerilyn Ruth "Shed" Birkhimer was born August 18, 1942 in Somerset, Ohio to the late Gale and Kathleen Lacy Henery. On December 9, 1961, Shed married Charles "Butch" Birkhimer. She missed Butch every day following his death on June 7, 1989.

The greatest joy in Shed's life was being a mother to her daughter, Danette. They took...

Bill Payne

Bill Payne

May 7, 2019

Bill Payne, 89 of Newark passed away May 7, 2019 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, operated by Hospice of Central Ohio.  He was born in Duncan Falls to the late Pearl and Laura (Patterson) Payne.

Bill was a 1947 graduate of Philo High School where he was a stand-out athlete.  Bill served honorably in the U.S....

Richard W. Hewitt

Richard W. Hewitt

May 5, 2019

Richard W. Hewitt, 90, of Toboso, Ohio died Sunday morning, May 5, 2019 at his home. His loving family was at his side.

Born November 24, 1928 in Toboso he was a son of the late Charles A. and Wilda L. (Brill) Hewitt and was a 1946 graduate of Hanover-Toboso High School. Mr. Hewitt retired in 1980...

Donald E. Harper

Donald E. Harper

May 2, 2019

Donald E. Harper, 74, of Frazeysburg, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning, May 2, 2019 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.

Born on July 15, 1944 in Coshocton, Ohio he was a son of the late Raymond E. Harper and Lottie Huffman Harper. Mr. Harper served in the United States Army from 1963 to 1967 in the transportation division....

Wanda L. Bible

Wanda L. Bible

Apr 30, 2019

Wanda L. Bible, 88, of Adams Mills, Ohio died Tuesday evening, April 30, 2019 at Brookdale of Zanesville.

Born March 3, 1931 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania she was a daughter of the late Samuel H. and Theresa P. (Larr) Welch and was a 1949 graduate of Coshocton High School. Later she graduated from Muskingum Area Joint Vocational School...

Evelyn Smith

Evelyn Smith

Apr 29, 2019

Evelyn Doughty (Gutridge) Smith, 88 of Heath, OH, formerly of Newark, OH  and Charlotte, NC peacefully passed away April 29, 2019 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center operated by Hospice of Central Ohio.

Evelyn was born August 17, 1930 in Columbus, OH to the late Clinton and Edna Doughty.  She loved to dance.  Rumor had it, as...

Kyle W. Stewart

Kyle W. Stewart

Apr 23, 2019

A funeral service celebrating the life of Kyle W. Stewart, 29 of Pataskala will be 6:00 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor Cornell Lewis officiating. Burial will take place at a later date at Evergreen Burial Park, New Philadelphia, OH.

Kyle died tragically April 23, 2019,...

Glen E. Starcher

Glen E. Starcher

Apr 19, 2019

Glen E. Starcher, 80, of New Concord, Ohio died Friday morning, April 19, 2019 at his home.

Born September 5, 1938 in Clinton, Ohio he was a son of the late Harley and Helen (Matheny) Starcher. Mr. Starcher proudly served our country in the United States Army and was a member of the VFW of Cambridge.  Glen...

Dorothy D. Swinehart

Dorothy D. Swinehart

Apr 16, 2019

Dorothy D. Swinehart , 73 of Indian Land, SC formerly of Columbus, OH passed away unexpectedly April 16, 2019 at her home.

Dorothy was born in Caldwell, Ohio February 9, 1946 to the late Peter and Anna ( Lehotta ) Lichwarcik .

Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Frank V. Swinehart , whom she...

Steven Tyler Shoe

Steven Tyler Shoe

Apr 15, 2019

A funeral service for Steven Tyler "Ty" Shoe, 32 of Heath will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday April 19, 2019 in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor David Warner officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery.

Tyler died on Monday April 15, 2019 at his residence. He was born April 30,...

Raymond D. "Ray" Newton

Raymond D. "Ray" Newton

Apr 13, 2019

Raymond D. "Ray" Newton 82 of Granville passed away Saturday April 13, 2019 at his residence. He was born August 22, 1936 in Fredericksburg, VA to Brodie and Nellie A. (Jones) Newton the youngest of twelve children.

He was a resident of the Licking County area for the past 65 years. He was employed by Roper, Holophane,...

Richard V. Gilmore, Sr.

Richard V. Gilmore, Sr.

Apr 13, 2019

Richard V. Gilmore, Sr., 78, of Fresno, Ohio died Saturday afternoon, April 13, 2019 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio.

Born December 3, 1940 in Delaware, Ohio he was a son of the late Dorothy E. (Snyder) Gilmore and was a 1960 graduate of West Lafayette High School. Mr. Gilmore retired in 1999 from General Electric Company...

Robert L. Philipps

Robert L. Philipps

Apr 7, 2019

A memorial service for Robert L. Philipps, 77 of Granville will be held Saturday April 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home 1850 West Main Street with Pastor Don Owens officiating. Burial will follow in Welsh Hills Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. A visitation will...

Phyllis R. Hazelett

Phyllis R. Hazelett

Apr 6, 2019

Phyllis R. Hazelett, 91, died in her home on Saturday April 6, 2019.  She was born October 10, 1927 in Huntington, WV. to the late Joe and Emma Lou Johnson Reynolds.

Phyllis worked as a beautician at Marylou's and also taught at the 3B School of Beauty in Newark before retiring.  She loved to golf and ski. ...

Ronald Ray Coleman

Ronald Ray Coleman

Mar 30, 2019

Ronald Ray Coleman, 60, of Newark, Ohio died Saturday afternoon, March 30, 2019 at his home.

Born May 13, 1958 in Zanesville, Ohio he was a son of the late Thomas E. and Anna M. (Murphy) Coleman. Mr. Coleman worked in the preventative maintenance department of THK Manufacturing and retired in 2018 after 17 years of service. ...

Walter A. West

Walter A. West

Mar 30, 2019

Walter A. West, 81, of Philo, Ohio died Saturday afternoon, March 30, 2019 at Ohio State University Hospitals in Columbus, Ohio.

Born April 11, 1937 in Newcomerstown, Ohio he was a son of the late Russell E. and Dortha (Callentine) West. Walter was a retired power linesman working for Hoosier Energy and later the Lear Corporation.  He...

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