This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lace_Lynch Surnames: GUTRIDGE, OSBURN, BRATTON, CARSON, TAYLOR, LENHART, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.licking/4599/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ethel Carrie Gutridge Osburn, of Gratiot, Ohio died at 2:36 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at her residence, with her loving daughters at her side. She was born Sept. 30, 1909, in Brownsville, Ohio the last of 11 children of Samuel and Minnie Bratton Gutridge. She was a member of the Brownsville United Methodist Church and the Brownsville Senior Citizens, where just a month ago she received her 25-year pin. Ethel loved activities at the Senior Citizens with her many friends. Ethel was secretary with her late husband, Fred Osburn, at Osburn Oil Drilling Co. She and Fred enjoyed traveling to several world fairs and other parts of the country from the west coast to the east coast. Ethel was an avid Ohio State fan and a former volunteer at Good Samaritan Hospital. Surviving are three daughters, Marilyn (Harry) Carson, Rhea (Larry) Taylor and Carol Lenhart of Gratiot; 12 grandchildren, Christi Carson, Craig (Elaine) Carson, Kim (Joe) Garrett, Lisa (Travis) Davenport, Kathie (John) Aksterowicz, David Worthington, Rodney (Teresa) Taylor, Debra Ludovico, Ginger (Harold) Kinney, Jill (Jim) Mobley, Mark Lenhart and Cynthia (Brad) Michel; and 17 great-grandchildren. Ethel married her high school sweetheart, Fred Osburn, on April 25, 1931 and they were married 44 years when he died Feb. 22, 1975. In addition to husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two great-grandchildren, Cassandra Lenhart and Thomas James Mobley; and 10 brothers and sisters. Calling hours will be from 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008 at the Bryan & Snider Funeral Home, 2318 Maple Ave. Zanesville, Ohio Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tom Uppole officiating. Committal services will follow in Poplar Fork Cemetery in Gratiot. (Licking County, Ohio) To send a note of condolence or share a memory of Ethel, visit the online register book at www.BryanSniderFuneralHome.com. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.