Area Obituaries

Denis “Den” L. Kinnen age 63, of Cumberland, Ohio passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at his home. He was born January 24, 1957 in Zanesville, OH a son of the late Wilbert George and Thelma Marie Schott Kinnen. He was a 1975 Graduate of the Caldwell High School. He was employed for many years…

Nancy J. Howell, age 79, of Cambridge, Ohio, died Friday, May 29, 2020, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born June 18, 1940, daughter of the late Oscar Ralph and Margaret Poling Archer. She was a 1958 graduate of Belle Valley High School. Nancy was employed by GMN in Caldwell for many years…

John B. Miser, age 74, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at SEORMC in Cambridge Ohio. John was born in Cambridge on October 22, 1945 a son of the late John Kermit Miser and Janice Berry Miser. John was raised in Pleasant City and graduated from Pleasant City High School in 1963. John joined the…

Gary David “Bear” Fox, age 77, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at The James Cancer Center in Columbus after an almost 25 year battle with leukemia. He was born January 11, 1943, in Caldwell, son of the late Claude Albert Fox, who died in 1997, and the late Mary Mildred Crum…

Janice “Marilyn” Gregg was born on September 22, 1942.  Her parents were the late Harold and Wilma (Anderson) Oliver.  She was born as her father served overseas in WWII.  She passed on May 7, 2020. In spite of a lingering neurological disability, she was close to the land (farming), her community, and her nation.  On…

Herbert L. Hamilton, age 76, of Cumberland, Ohio, died Sunday, May 10, 2020, at his home of cancer. Herb was born in Ava on December 4, 1943, to Herbert G. and Ruth Brown Hamilton. At an early age, he was helping the farmers around the area. He loved working, especially farming. He then went to…

Patsy S. Gillman, age 79, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Sunday, May 10, 2020, at her home. She was born June 2, 1940, in Paris, Tennessee, daughter of the late Latham and Janie Beaton French. Patsy retired from Norandex in Bedford Heights. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, reading, and she was an excellent cook. She was devoted…

Reva Charlene Morris Bailey, 64, of Ona, WV, passed away May 1, 2020. She was born on July 9, 1955, a daughter of the late Robert Jacob and Dorothy Deloris Carpenter Morris, of Summerfield, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her partner of 33 years, Richard Burns. She is survived by one daughter, Reona Bailey of…

Donald R. Hartley, 75, of Quaker City, died Tuesday (April 28, 2020) at Wheeling Hospital. He was born March 21, 1945 in Quaker City, son of the late Ralph Hartley and Virginia Lee (Foraker) Hartley. A 1963 graduate of Quaker City High School, Mr. Hartley was the owner of Dandy Don’s Store in Quaker City…

Harley Robert “Bob” Chandler age 87, of Macksburg, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his home, on his beloved farm. He was born June 1, 1932 a son of the late Ernest Hanford “Hank” and Lila Belle Mincks Chandler in Crooked Tree, on what is now his son Jeff’s Farm.  In his early…