Obituaries

Arthur B. Duncan Jr

Arthur B. Duncan Jr

Aug 8, 2015

Arthur B. Duncan Jr. Age 85, of Canton died Saturday, August 8, 2015 in his home following an extended illness. Born April 3, 1930 in Canton, Ohio to the late Arthur B. Sr. and Mary Estelle (Lehman) Duncan. He was a life resident of Canton Township and a 1948 graduate of Canton Township High School. Art served 27 years...

Blake J. Lambert Jr

Blake J. Lambert Jr

Aug 7, 2015

Blake J. Lambert Jr Age 72, of North Canton died Friday, August 7, 2015 in Mercy Medical Center following an extended illness. Born September 12, 1942 in Benbush, WV. to the late Blake J. Sr. and Gertrude (Weaver) Lambert. He was a 1961 graduate of Malvern High School and a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran. Blake retired from the Hoover...

Floyd S. Haught

Floyd S. Haught

Aug 3, 2015

Floyd S. Haught Age 94, of Massillon, passed away Monday August 3, 2015 in The Inn at University Village. He was born January 3, 1921 to the late Elijah and Victoria Haught. Floyd was a WWII Army Air Corps veteran. He retired from the Ford Motor Company after more than 30 years of service. Floyd was a long time...

Glenn A. Devore

Glenn A. Devore

Aug 2, 2015

Glenn A. Devore Age 76, of East Sparta, passed away Sunday August 2, 2015 in Manor Care. He was born December 23, 1938 in Woodsfield, OH to the late David D. and Julia Mae (Hendershot) Devore. Glenn was a Vietnam Army veteran and was formerly employed by DLH Industries. He was a member of the Northwest Church of Christ...

Joanne F. McCall

Joanne F. McCall

Aug 2, 2015

Joanne F. McCall Age 77, of Massillon, passed away peacefully Sunday August 2, 2015 in Mercy Medical Center. She was born December 18, 1937 in Canton to the late John and Laura (Ritchey) Reed. She was a 1955 graduate of Timken Vocational High School. Joanne was the owner/operator of A Hart Company for 35 years. She was a member...

David A. Harper

David A. Harper

Jul 25, 2015

David A. Harper Age 58, of East Canton died Saturday, July 25, 2015 in Select Medical Hospital following an extended illness. Born September 16, 1956 in Canton, OH. to Edsel P. and Gae M. Harper. He was a life resident of East Canton and had worked through the CWE Program. David had participated in Special Olympics where he won many...

George W. Joy

George W. Joy

Jul 24, 2015

George W. Joy Age 85, of Canton died Friday, July 24, 2015 in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Born August 31, 1929 in Canton, OH. to the late George R. and Faye I. (Lee) Joy. He was a life resident of Canton and a 1947 graduate of Canton Township High School. George retired from Sugardale Foods with 47 years...

Mildred M. Hayhurst

Mildred M. Hayhurst

Jul 24, 2015

Mildred M. Hayhurst Age 96, of Canton died Friday July 24, 2015 in Hennis Care Centre of Bolivar following a brief illness. Born January 1, 1919 in Smithfield, WV. to the late Howard and Minnie (Price) Higgins. She was a Canton resident since 1940. Mildred was a member of Canton Baptist Temple where she taught Sunday school for 55 years....

Lawrence T Page

Lawrence T Page

Jul 21, 2015

Lawrence T. Page Age 91, of East Canton died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 in Mercy Medical Center following an extended illness. Born July 19, 1924 in Canton, OH. to the late Francis E. and Lola Faye (Tipton) Page. He was a life resident of Canton and a 1942 graduate of Canton Township High School. Lawrence was a U.S. Army WWII...

Vera E. Keller

Vera E. Keller

Jul 15, 2015

Vera E. Keller of Malvern, passed away Wednesday July 15, 2015 in Green Meadows Health and Wellness Center. She was born in Canton to the late David and Evelyn Brooks. Vera retired from Joseph T. Nist Nursing Home and was the former owner/operator of V-Jay Cleaning Company. She served as a volunteer at the Palace Theater for many years and...

Betty J. Barwick

Betty J. Barwick

Jul 12, 2015

Betty J. Barwick Age 82, of East Canton, passed away Sunday July 12, 2015. Betty was born May 30, 1933 in Canton to the late Harry F. and Minnie (Yoerns) Adler. She was a member of the Louisville Church of Christ. Betty was an avid bowler for many years and enjoyed trips with her husband and friends to the casinos....

Pastor Jeffrey M. Ellsworth

Pastor Jeffrey M. Ellsworth

Jul 8, 2015

Pastor Jeffrey M. Ellsworth Age 59, of North Canton, passed away Wednesday July 8, 2015 in Mercy Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Jeffrey was born April 10, 1956 in Massillon, OH to Edgar and Marian (Ristle) Ellsworth. He was a graduate of Hoover High School and Kent State University. Jeffrey was currently serving as pastor for Eden...

Danny L. Lindsey

Danny L. Lindsey

Jul 5, 2015

Danny L. Lindsey Age 63, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly Sunday July 5, 2015 in Aultman Hospital. He was born June 15, 1952 in Gastonia, NC to Herbert and Louise (Freeland) Lindsey. Danny was a U.S. Army veteran and retired from The Timken Company in 2013 after 40 years of service. He was a member of the Canton Baptist Temple...

Dorothy L. Applegarth

Dorothy L. Applegarth

Jul 5, 2015

Dorothy L. Applegarth Age 88, passed away Sunday July 5, 2015, which would have been her 69th wedding anniversary. She was born April 27, 1927 in Germano, OH, the youngest daughter of Roy and Lena Wilson. She is preceded in death by a daughter, Vicky in 1968; her husband, Roy in 1986. She is survived by her daughter, Sheila (Robert)...

Esta I. Wolford

Esta I. Wolford

Jul 3, 2015

Esta I. Wolford Age 80, of East Sparta, passed away Friday July 3, 2015 in the Laurels of Canton. She was born October 19, 1934 in Charleston, WV to the late Adam and Nora Edna (Stalnaker) Lanham. Esta retired from The Timken Company after 30 years of service. She was a former member of Otterbein United Methodist Church. She was...

Franklin R. Haring

Franklin R. Haring

Jul 2, 2015

Franklin R. Haring Age 87, of Canton, passed away Thursday July 2, 2015 in The Gardens of McGregor in Cleveland. He was born February 6, 1928 in Reading, PA to the late Walter and Anna (Sallade) Haring. Frank was retired from Ashland Oil after 40 years of service. Frank was a WWII Army veteran and a Korean War Navy veteran....

Dwight V. Buxton

Dwight V. Buxton

Jun 30, 2015

Dwight V. Buxton Age 74, of Canton, passed away Tuesday June 30, 2015 in Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born June 26, 1941 in Canton to the late Luther and Ada (McCarty) Buxton. Dwight was a 1959 graduate of Canton South High School and a member of Howenstine Christian Church. He retired from The Timken Company after 40 years of...

Ruth A. Stewart

Ruth A. Stewart

Jun 28, 2015

Ruth A. Stewart Age 77, of Canton died Sunday, June 28, 2015 in her home following an extended illness. Born November 5, 1937 in Canton, Ohio. She was retired from Timken Mercy Medical Center after 37 years of service. Ruth was a member of Canton Baptist Temple. Preceded in death by her mother, Margaret Anita Crissey; one son, William Ringler;...

Joseph H Wallace

Joseph H Wallace

Jun 22, 2015

Joseph H. Wallace Age 87, of East Sparta died Monday, June 22, 2015 in Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. Born November 29, 1927 in Harrison City, Pennsylvania to the late Jacob and Bessie (Lauffer) Wallace. He was an East Sparta resident most of his life and a U.S. Army veteran. Joseph retired from the Timken Company in 1987 with...

Jack D. "Butch" "Buddha" Duell

Jack D. "Butch" "Buddha" Duell

Jun 21, 2015

Jack D. "Butch" "Buddha" Duell Jr. Age 68, of East Canton, passed away Sunday June 21, 2015 in The Cleveland Clinic. Jack was born March 19, 1947 in Canton and proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a member of First Christian Church, Canton. He retired from AWP and was formerly employed by the East...