James R. “Dick” Gardner, age 93,  of Sherrodsville, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon August 21, 2019 in the Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia surrounded by those whom always sought his comfort. As with most people of his age, his life was composed of several distinct stages. He was born October 11, 1925 in Uhrichsville, Ohio and was the son of the late Clarence Granfell and Helen “Gladys” Chaney Gardner.  He spent the bulk of his...

Margaret A. "Marge" Collins, age 82, of  Antigua Road S.W., Carrollton, Ohio,  died early Sunday morning, August 11, 2019 in the Hennis Care Centre of Bolivar after a short illness. She was born September 28, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Austin and Thelma  Klein Ulrich.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by   two sons Joseph Alan Collins, Sr. and  Thomas G. Collins, Jr., and a brother Thomas...

Richard T.  "Dick" Morrison, age 91, of  Bowerston  (New Hagerstown), Ohio, died Saturday night, August 3, 2019 in Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia. He was born August 9, 1927 in Akron, Ohio and was the son of the late Thomas and Wilma McVicker Morrison.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by  a brother, Don Morrison. Dick retired as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Clinton, Ohio in 1991 after more...

Lew F. Higgenbotham, age 60, of  Gnadenhutten, Ohio,  died early Wednesday morning, July 31, 2019 in the Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital at Dover from the effects of a two-year illness. He was born November 29, 1958 in Wheeling, West Virginia and was the son of Lewis Thomas  "Red" and Geneva Hrabak Higgenbotham of Sherrodsville, OH.  He was preceded in death by  a daughter-in-law, Meghan Higgenbotham. Lew was a CDL Test Site Manager at U.S. America in...

Moneda  Greathouse, age 77, of  Mineral City, Ohio,  died early Friday morning,  July 19, 2019 in the Aultman Hospital at Canton following a brief illness. She was born September 22, 1941 in Nicut, West Virginia and was the daughter of  the late Orley Burton and Dana Marie McCumbers Cottrell.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by the love of her life Sherril E. Greathouse, who died in 1989,  five brothers, Dennis Cottrell, Leonard...

Ella May Perkins, age 89, of Dover, formerly of Piedmont, Freeport and Sherrodsville, passed away  Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Born January 17, 1930 in Harrison County near Cadiz she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Bessie Carrothers Thompson. She married Robert Perkins on October 22, 1960, who preceded her in death on September 18, 2005. Ella was on the Harrison County Cancer Society Board for many years and volunteered for...

Esther M. Conkey Blanks, age 89,  most recently a resident of Copley Place Independent Living Center, Copley, Ohio,  died peacefully Friday night, June 7, 2019 in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center at Canton following a brief illness. She was born January 24, 1930 in Copley, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Daniel A. and Ruth E. Wagar Hufford.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by  her first husband, Rev. James C. Conkey, Jr.,  who died...

Shirley Jean Maple (1947-2019), age  71, of New Cumberland, Ohio,  passed away peacefully Thursday night, May 30, 2019 in the Aultman Hospital at Canton, Ohio after an extended illness.  She was born in Carrollton, Ohio on July 11, 1947, daughter of the late  Fred and Freda (Lucas) Wood.  Additionally,  Shirley was preceded in death by her  husband Charles Buddy Maple on January 31, 2006, two brothers, Jim Wood and Richard Wood, and two sisters Lenora Wood...

Isaac Franklin "Frankie" Poole III, age 39, of  Mineral City, Ohio,  died suddenly early Wednesday morning,  May 22, 2019 from injuries received in an automobile accident.  He was born March 5, 1980 in Canton, Ohio and was the son of  the late Isaac Franklin Poole Jr. and Alberta Lynn McCamant Poole.   Frankie was employed as a carpenter for his uncle Bill McCamant at Built-Right Construction. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army,...

Clara Imogene "Jean" Mullen, age 93,  a former Sherrodsville and Dellroy area resident, died  Friday afternoon, May 10, 2019 in the Brewster Parke Nursing Home in Brewster, Ohio.  She was born on November 12, 1925 in Glouster, Ohio and was the third of eleven children of the late Leo Listen and Clara Hazel Cavey Bailey.  Her husband, John Henry Mullen, whom she married May 31, 1947, passed away on May 27, 2006.  In addition to her parents and...