All Obituaries

     LeRoy A. Gulbran, 87, of Coal Run, Ohio, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at his home. He was born on November 10, 1932 in Hamilton, NY, son of LeRoy Andrew Sr. and Maude Chase Gulbran. LeRoy retired in 1993 from AEP Muskingum River Plant after 36 years of service. He served his country in the US Army Air Forces from 1953-1956 during the Korean War. He was a longtime member of the American Legion Post 750 at Lowell. He was first married on January...

     Donna (Perry) Brooker, 70, of Beverly, Ohio, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, January 13, 2020 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born on July 22, 1949 in Marietta, Ohio to John Perry Jr. and Peggy (Baker) Perry. After graduating from Marietta High School in 1967, she married her best friend, Robert (Bob) Brooker on September 16, 1967 and together they owned and operated the Muskingum Valley Hardware store for over 31 years. Donna belonged to St....

Theodore Allyn “Ted” Harmon, 75, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 28, 1944 in Houston, Texas, son of Jesse Boyd and Sylvia Hallie Jermstad Harmon. He was a Boilermaker and had been a welder and diesel mechanic for Central Ohio Coal Company retiring in 1996. He graduated from Waterford High School in 1962. Ted was a member of the Mt. Moriah Lodge #37 at Beverly, Webb Lodge #252 at Stockport and the Clemente Amite...

Phillip Lee Crane of 70 Maple Cir. Waterford, OH age 71 died on January 12, 2020 after a long illness. He was born on October 3, 1948 in Spencer, WV son of Dwight M. Crane and Madge Looney Crane.  He was raised in Ritchie County, WV, and moved with his parents to Waterford, OH in 1961.  He graduated from Waterford High School in 1967, Marietta College in 1971, and Ohio University in 1984.  Mr. Crane was a career teacher of 36 years. Beginning at Waterford in 1971-1974 where...

     Robert H. “Red” Hill, 86, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at his home. He was born on December 7, 1933 in Wyandotte, Michigan, son of Harold Dorsey and Margaret Pierce Dorsey and was adopted by his step father, Ralph G. Hill. He was a school teacher and coach for 35 years at Ripley High School, Warren High School and Fort Frye High School. He graduated from Dunbar High School and Morris Harvey College and received his Master’s...

     Randy L. Babb, 67, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Monday, December 30, 2019 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 24, 1952 in Beverly, Ohio son of Elmer L. Babb and Betty Jane Day Babb. He had been employed by the State of Ohio as a lock tinder at the Muskingum River locks in Beverly for over 30 years. Randy served his country in the US Marines. He is survived by a son, Leif Babb of Reedsville, Ohio; four grandchildren, Susan, Madalynn, Cannon and...

     Mary L. Mayle, 62, of Chesterhill, Ohio, died on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on November 5, 1957 in Canton, Ohio, daughter of Argel Leroy Hill and Irma Mayle Hill. She was a homemaker and was an outreach worker at the Marietta Family Service Center. She attended the Vore Ridge Church. She loved to quilt and had a lifelong passion for baking and cooking. She loved her nieces and nephews and would do anything for them. She...

Dovylene Dolores Silvus, 80, of Beverly, Ohio, died Thursday December 19, 2019 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born September 12, 1939 in Morgan  County , Ohio, daughter of Blaine and Mary Elizabeth Zumbro Sells. She graduated  in 1957 in the last class to graduate from Beverly High School. She was a homemaker and was a Past Patron of the Order of Eastern Star in McConnelsville and a member of Beverly United Methodist Church. She was married on June 16, 1957 to David E....

Marilyn V. Hart, 80, of Pataskala, Ohio died Monday, December 16, 2019 at her home. She was born at Selby General Hospital in Marietta on October 30, 1939 to George and Noma Bryner. Marilyn graduated from Beverly High School in 1957, which was the last class before the school was torn down and rebuilt as Fort Frye. She was an active student, proudly playing the  E-flat Alto horn in the band, alternating with her Majorette duties, and sneaking off to the girls room during class, to...

Betty Jean Miller, 83, of Beverly, Ohio died Monday, December 16, 2019 at Tuscany Gardens Nursing Facility in Pataskala, Ohio. She was born in Smithfield, Ohio on June 22, 1936 to Steve and Ruth Matthews Lecik. Betty graduated from Beverly High School in 1954. After graduation she went on to Cosmetology school in Columbus, Ohio. She married Ronald Lee Miller on July 9, 1955. She was baptized into Christ at age 24 and served Him faithfully for 59 years as a member of the Fifth Street Church...