Obituaries

Sep 4, 2018

DANVILLE- Roger Wayne Coffield, 70, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 at the OSU Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus.

He was born Oct. 7, 1947 in Mt. Vernon to the late Wayne and Alice (Smith) Coffield. He was a 1965 graduate of Danville High School, and he recently retired after over 50 years of employment at the former...

Sep 3, 2018

Danville – Alvoide J. Williams, 81, died Monday September 3, 2018 at his residence.

He was born in Waynesville, NC on March 24, 1937. He was the son of Oval and Ona (Watson) Williams. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Alvoide is survived by his children; Irene S. Kiss of Stuttgard, Germany, Susan...

Sep 2, 2018

Brinkhaven – Terry L. Sheldon, 70, or “D” according to his grandkids, passed away on Sunday September 2, 2018 at the Knox Community Hospital.

He was born in Mount Vernon March 1, 1948 to Floyd W. “Chap” and Edna Marie (Didinger) Sheldon, who preceded him in death.

Terry worked at American National Can for 31...

Aug 29, 2018

COSHOCTON- Candy Sue (Ross) Dickerson, 63, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 at Signature Healthcare.

She was born Jan. 3, 1955 in Coshocton, daughter to the late Harold and Marilyn (Fuller) Ross. She was a 1974 graduate of River View High School, and worked as a hairdresser for many years. She had a great love for all animals....

Aug 11, 2018

COSHOCTON – Louis Frederick Harper, 91, died Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Signature Health Care in Coshocton.

He was born Dec. 4, 1926 in Wheeling, WV to the late Harvey C. and Lillian A. (Kirk) Harper.

Lou was a graduate of Flushing High School and a 1950 graduate of Muskingum College.  He was a U.S....

Aug 9, 2018

Howard – Linda L. Frye, 75, passed away on Thursday August 9, 2018 at her residence.

She was born in Knox County on October 16, 1942. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Clara (Rice) Norman.

Linda is survived by her husband, Eldon Frye, her daughter, Gail Booth, her son, Lee Frye, grandchildren,...

Aug 7, 2018

COSHOCTON – Danny Eugene Snyder, 73, died Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at his residence.

He was born August 28, 1944 in Jeffersonville, Ohio to the late David and Virginia (Cook) Snyder.

Dan was a retired employee of AK Steel in Coshocton.  He was a member of the NRA, a bull rider, and a member of...

Aug 6, 2018

Fredericktown – Craig Dee Pfouts, 60, passed away at his residence on Monday, August 6, 2018.

He was born in Mount Vernon on August 28, 1957 to Leisle Virginia (Swadner) and Francis Marion “Foo” Pfouts. He loved his family first of all, but also God and his church family. He also enjoyed working on cars of any...

Jul 30, 2018

Danville – Darlene K. Hood, 61, finally got to go be with Billy on Monday July 30, 2018 when she passed away at Riverside Hospital.

She was born in Wooster on August 3, 1956 to Albert and Brenda Owens. On October 31, 1976 she married William L. Hood. He preceded her in death on August 5, 2002....

Jul 27, 2018

WARSAW- Joanne Mary Powers, 63, passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 at her residence.

She was born Nov. 26, 1954 in Austin, TX to the late Burndetta Iva (Andrews) Cannon and Dale Duane Cannon, Sr.

She enjoyed antiquing, crafts, sewing and making dolls. Her hummingbird feeders brought her great joy, as did spending time with...

Jul 22, 2018

KILLBUCK- Peggy Marie Rising, 67, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ while surrounded by her loving husband and sons in Killbuck on Sunday, July 22, 2018.

She was born Sept. 29, 1950 in Ravenna, the daughter of Warder and Lena (Rucks) Barker. She was the loving wife of Thomas Rising for 49...

Jul 20, 2018

WALNUT CREEK- Ava I. Engelhardt, 95, of Millersburg passed away on July 20, 2018 at Walnut Hills Nursing Home in Walnut Creek.

Born on July 24, 1922 in Tiverton, Ohio she was the daughter of the late William and Estella (Reed) Warner.  She graduated from Tiverton and Warsaw High Schools.

On March 28, 1948, she...

Jul 18, 2018

Warsaw – Joseph Harstine, 58, passed away at his residence on Wednesday July 18, 2018.

He was the son of Arthur and Jean (Bender) Harstine, and was born July 14, 1960 in Coshocton. They both preceded him in death along with his brother, James Harstine.

Surviving are his wife, Julia (Williams) Harstine, son, Russell (Karri)...

Jul 11, 2018

Mount Vernon – Lillian C. (Hamm) Buckland, 85, passed away on Wednesday July 11, 2018 at her residence.

She was born May 22, 1933 in Damascus, VA to Kenney and Minnie (Doss) Hamm. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, sewing, gardening, and yard sales.

Lillian was preceded in death by her parents,...

Jul 7, 2018

LEXINGTON, KY- Barbara “Barb” BLAKE, 62, of Lexington, KY, passed away July 7, 2018 at the UK Medical Center.

Born June 15, 1956 in Millersburg, OH, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Giauque Blake. In addition to being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Ms. Blake worked as...

Jul 3, 2018

COSHOCTON- Mildred “Millie” Eloise (Mowery) Scherer, 92, passed away Tuesday, July 03, 2018 at Signature Healthcare.

She was born Feb. 4, 1926 in Bethlehem Twp.  to the late Walter James and Mary Elizabeth (Zaugg) Mowery. She was a 1943 graduate of Warsaw High School, and graduated from the Coshocton City School of Nursing in 1946. Mildred was...

Jul 1, 2018

COSHOCTON- James Dale Tignor, 77, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at his residence.

He was born April 10, 1941 in Dresden to the late Junior C. “Tig” and Kathleen M. “Kate” (Bice) Tignor. He was formerly an employee of AK Steel. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and baking. He was an archer, a craftsman, and a very...

Jun 30, 2018

COSHOCTON- Nathan David Dile, 34, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Cleveland Metro Hospital following an accident.

He was born Sept. 10, 1983 in Coshocton to David Richard and Cathy Jo (Ward) Dile. He was a 2002 graduate of River View High School, and was the Vice President of Dile’s Faithful Cleaning, LLC. He served in...

Jun 25, 2018

Danville – Kenneth L. Armstrong, 84, passed away on Monday June 25, 2018 at Country Club Nursing Center in Mount Vernon.

He was born in Mount Vernon on October 22, 1933 to Dawson and Bernice (Harding) Armstrong. He married Ruth Edmister on June 26, 1953, who survives along with his children; Pamela (Brent) Grassbaugh of Howard, Tammy...

Jun 22, 2018

HOWARD- Andy A. Miller, 12, died Friday, June 22, 2018 as the result of a vehicular accident.

He was born Aug. 26, 2005 in Millersburg to Albert H. and Clara J. (Raber) Miller, who are members of the Old Order Amish.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by four siblings, Mattie, Esther, Leroy,...