Obituaries

CALDWELL -- Elizabeth Ann Webber Zaleha, 80, of Caldwell, passed away Tuesday evening (July, 13, 2010) at her home . She was born April 2, 1930, in Noble County, daughter of the late Morris W. and Hazel A. Courtney Webber. Mrs. Zaleha was a 1948...  Read Story.

ZANESVILLE -- Elaine Lee Arnett-Derrenbacher, 85, of Zanesville, formerly of Daytona Beach, Fla., for over 40 years, died at 11:47 a.m. Wednesday (July 14, 2010) at the Genesis Extended Care and Rehab Center. She was born Dec. 12, 1924, in Senecaville,...  Read Story.

NEWCOMERSTOWN " The Rev. H. Dean McElroy, 84, of West Lafayette, went to be with the Lord on Monday (July 12, 2010.) He died at Lafayette Point Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born Thursday, April 8, 1926 in Steubenville, to the late Harry C. McElroy and Margaret (Merryman)...  Read Story.

CALDWELL " Curtis Clayton "Clampster" Lamp, 47, of Marietta, died Sunday (July 11, 2010) near Marietta. He was born June 6, 1963, in Caldwell, son of the late Curtis B. and Jewell B. Harriman...  Read Story.

CALDWELL " Gregory W. "Greg" Scott, 40, of Caldwell, passed away Friday afternoon, July 9, 2010, at his home. He was born May 30, 1970, in Zanesville, a son of Rosalee Scott of Caldwell and the late Earl Scott...  Read Story.

CUMBERLAND " Milan Edward Lestock, 84, left this life and loved ones to be with the Lord and with those who had gone on before him on Tuesday (July 13, 2010) at 4:30 a.m. at his home in Cumberland. He was born Sept. 5, 1925, in Cumberland, son of the late John and Mary (Mihalik)...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD " Allen T. "Charlie" Elliott, 53, of New Concord, died at 12:23 a.m. on Saturday (July 3, 2010) at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. He was born Aug. 16, 1956, in Zanesville, son of the late Myron and Mary Louise Hague...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD " Denzil E. Derry, 88, of New Concord, passed away at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, July 1, 2010, at The Beckett House, New Concord. He was born Dec. 24, 1921, in Zanesville, a son of the late John and Luna Allison Derry. He retired as a self-employed truck...  Read Story.

Marjorie Anne Jardine Bricker, 81, of Norwich, passed away on Tuesday (June 22, 2010) on the farm she loved. She was born Jan. 10, 1929, in Youngstown, daughter of John W. and Isabel Campbell Jardine. Mrs. Bricker graduated from high school at...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD " Thelma Irene Dailey, 81, of Chandlersville, died at 9:33 a.m. June 10, 2010, at the home of her son, following a long illness. She was born Jan. 9, 1929, in Chandlersville, a daughter of the late Ralph and Norma Mansperger...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD " Irene H. Ross, 100, of New Concord, died at 3:10 p.m. on Sunday (May 23, 2010) at The Beckett House, New Concord. She was born Jan. 23, 1910, in Guernsey County, daughter of the late Charles Ross and Emma Jordan...  Read Story.

James Robert Kinnison, 93, of Zanesville, formerly of New Concord, passed away Saturday (May 8, 2010) at the Autumn Health Care in Zanesville. He was born Sept. 29, 1916, in Oklahoma, Grady County, to the late Martin Luther and Bertha May (Hosak) Kinnison. Also preceding him in death were two sisters, Ruth Ellen and Mary...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD " Dorothy McCoy Johnson Knight, 94, of New Concord, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully Wednesday (April 21, 2010) at her home. She was born Sept. 28, 1915, on her parents' farm north of Wooster, daughter of the late Clarence and Nellie Cochran Johnson. In 1937, shortly after her graduation from the College of Wooster, she married her college sweetheart, Lyman Coleman Knight Jr. She received her master's degree from Kent State University in 1941. In 1942, she moved to New Concord and with her husband, taught mathematics at Muskingum College for the next 41 years. After retirement, she continued teaching by tutoring students. She was a member of College Drive Presbyterian Church in New...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD -- Ruby A. Taylor, 91, of Cambridge, passed away 4 p.m. Sunday (April 25, 2010) at Red Carpet Heath Care Center, Cambridge. She was born Feb. 22, 1919, in Zanesville, the daughter of the late Fred and Anna Dietrich Jones. Mrs. Taylor was a...  Read Story.

Alvin L. Fritter, 60, of New Concord, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. at The Ohio State University Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in a logging accident on Tuesday. Mr. Fritter was born Nov. 1, 1949, in Zanesville, the son of...  Read Story.

Doris Leota Graham Fenwick, 83, of New Concord, passed away Sunday (April 18, 2010) at Genesis- Good Samaritian Hospital in Zanesville. She was born on Nov. 13, 1926, in Guernsey County, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Blanche (Keith) Diss. Also...  Read Story.

Richard E. Cone, 88, of New Concord, passed away Thursday (April 8, 2010) at The Beckett House in New Concord. He was born Oct. 28, 1921, in Athens. He was graduate of Athens High School and attended Cleveland Art School. He was a member of First...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD -- Charles Okley "Okey" Lighthizer, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 30, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Cambridge, in 1931, the son of the late W.O. and...  Read Story.

NEW CONCORD -- Arla M. Davis, 69, of Norwich, passed away Thursday (April 1, 2010) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, following a short illness. She was born Jan. 1, 1941, in Zanesville a daughter of the late Ralph and Doris Matzenbach...  Read Story.

ZANESVILLE -- William Richard Upton, 89, of Zanesville, passed away Saturday (April 3, 2010) at Summerville Inn at North Hills, with his family at his side. William "Bill" Upton was born April 23, 1920, in Cambridge, to William Teutonic and Hazel...  Read Story.