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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 years, and tutored...

Rev. Gary Allen Sharp, 63 of Columbus 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...

Ronald “Ron” Roger Paynter, 58 of Zanesville 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 ...

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 always...