Rea Mae Huff, 87, of Zanesville, passed away peacefully, May 6, 2021 at her residence. She was born July 9, 1933 in Adamsville, OH daughter of the late Willis Cole and Luella King Cole Rice.  She was a homemaker busy hauling four children to church, boy scouts, Devilettes, band practice, softball, dancing and other school activities from 1958 to 1982, after which she became a Zanesville fire/police dispatcher.  She taught Sunday school at First United Methodist Church for five...

Clarice E. Bates, 87 of Zanesville, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2021 at the Morrison House. She was born in Zanesville May 11, 1933, daughter of the late Elmer E. Watson and Rachel Shearer Watson. She retired from Benco Pet Foods. She enjoyed cooking and loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her daughter, Rachel (Charles) Miller; sons, Donald (Shantay) Bates, Henry (Karen) Bates; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.   In addition to her parents, she is...

Rita Marie Schindler, 94 of Zanesville, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2021 at Willow Haven Nursing Home. She was born on March 22, 1927 in Duncan, WV, daughter of the late William Schindler and Nellie Warfield. Rita worked at ARMCO Steel and was a member of St. Nichols Church. She is survived by her beloved friends, Sharon Smart and Roy Smart. Graveside services will be held on Thursday May 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Zanesville, Ohio with Chaplain Daniel...

Ronald “Ron” Roger Paynter, 58 of Zanesville, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at his residence. He was born July 22, 1962 in Zanesville, son of Wilma Rose Paynter (Nicholson) and the late Robert R. Paynter. Ron was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing and hunting anything from deer to mushrooms and ginseng. He never knew a stranger and had too many friends to count. He was a handyman with a heart of gold and enjoyed helping family and friends with anything...

Rev. Gary Allen Sharp, 63 of Zanesville, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born on June 08, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio, son of Frances Speakman Sharp and the late Rev. Thomas W. Sharp. Gary was a member of The Anchor Church, where he served as part of the Ministerial Team. He also served as a Pastor in Minerva, Ohio; Grampian, Pennsylvania and most recently in Cambridge, Ohio at The Anchor Church, formerly known as Crossroad Ministries for 14...

Betty Jane Reed, 81 of Zanesville, passed away April 26, 2021 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born November 29, 1939 in Springfield, OH, daughter of the late, Carl Sparrow and Thelma Green Sparrow. She is survived by her children, John (Kathy) Russell, Paul Russell Jr., Eugene Russell, Teresa Reed, Danny “Bo” Reed, and Christy (Benny) Smith; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Melvin...

James (Jim) Walter Swingle, 93, made his transition from this life on April 29, 2021, three days shy of his 94th birthday, and exactly five months after his wife Sally Teresa Swingle made her transition on November 29, 2020.  He and Sally were married for 42 years. They had resided at The Inn at Winchester Trail in Canal Winchester, Ohio since 2015. Jim was born on May 2, 1927 in Crooksville, Ohio to the late Georgia Watts Swingle and Walter Swingle.  He graduated from Crooksville...

Clara Mae Hansen, 92 of Zanesville, passed away April 18, 2021 surrounded by family, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born October 21, 1928, daughter of the late Frank Kaminsky and Christine Peterson. Clara was a Homemaker and was a long time member of Trinity United Presbyterian Church. She cherished her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter, Susan (Daniel) Robison; grandchild, Amy (Dony) Dennis;...

Brannon Thomas McGee, 28 of Zanesville, passed away on April 15, 2021. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio on May 16, 1992, son of James McGee and Becky Forsythe. Brannon was well liked by many. A powerline man by trade, he had worked many jobs in faraway places until his daughter was born, then he worked local. Being handy in his younger days, he often bought and sold 4-wheelers, motorcycles, and even a few cars. He played baseball, football, boxed in Pal, and loved to fish and hunt. He was...

Waunita Darlene Yocum, 87 of Roseville, passed away April 17, 2021 at her residence. She was born July 27, 1933 in Columbus, OH daughter of the late, Wilbur Cross and Catherine Stanley Cross.  She worked for JC Penny’s and was a veteran of the United States Army and was a member of WAC in the 1960’s. She is survived by her children, James Yocum, David (Debra)Yocum, Philip (Mary Beth) Yocum; brother Vernon Hatcher; sister Linda Bell Mays. In addition to her parents, she...