Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameDonald Dean Kinzy 
Birth21 Jul 1938, Beallsville, Monroe Co, OH
Death13 Nov 2016, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH
BurialWashington Twp Baptist Cem, Muskingum Co, OH
Misc. Notes
[Obituary] Times Recorder - 16 Nov 2016
FRAZEYSBURG: Donald Dean Kinzy, 78, of Zanesville, formerly of Frazeysburg passed away Sunday evening, November 13, 2016 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.
Born July 21, 1938 in Beallsville, Ohio he was a son of the late Carl V. and Wilma (Pittman) Kinzy and was a 1956 graduate of Beallsville High School. He was a member of the Church of Christ and attended Zane Trace Church of Christ. He was a farmer, growing up on a farm in Monroe County. Later he worked for many years in the oil fields. He also worked for Coshocton Memorials Monument Company for 37 years as well as being caretaker of Frazeysburg Cemetery for many years. Donald was a former member of the Frazeysburg Village Council and was instrumental in the construction of the Frazeysburg Swimming Pool. After retirement he began helping his daughter and son in-law on the Briggs Family Farm in Zanesville. Mr. Kinzy spent many years researching his family genealogy and was a member of the Monroe County Genealogy Society and the Monroe County Historical Society. His love for God and his family was immense. He enjoyed spending time with his grandsons, and later in life, his great grandchildren.
Surviving is his wife of nearly 55 years, Darla (Brownfield) Kinzy whom he married December 27, 1961; a daughter and son in-law, Deanna and Randy Briggs of Zanesville; two grandsons, Mark Briggs and his wife, Aubrey and Michael Briggs and his wife, Chelsie; his great grandchildren, Luke Ryan Briggs, Lillie Elizabeth Kinzy Briggs, Ellie Anne Briggs and, unborn, Marshall Timothy Briggs, who is to be born in December. Also surviving is a sister, Janet Murray; a brother in-law, Dale Brownfield and his wife, Lorna; his uncle, Joe Pittman and his wife Barbara; and several nieces, nephews and many cousins.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his nephews, Travis Murray and Clay King; his brother in-law, Carmel Murray and his father in-law and mother in-law, Joseph and Bertha Brownfield.
Graveside funeral services will be 1:00pm Friday, November 18, 2016 at Washington Township Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Washington Township Fire Department, 2310 Adamsville Road, Zanesville, Ohio 43701.
The Frazeysburg Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral has the pleasure of assisting the Kinzy family.
FRAZEYSBURG: Donald Dean Kinzy, 78, of Zanesville, formerly of Frazeysburg passed away Sunday evening, November 13, 2016 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.
Born July 21, 1938 in Beallsville, Ohio he was a son of the late Carl V. and Wilma (Pittman) Kinzy and was a 1956 graduate of Beallsville High School. He was a member of the Church of Christ and attended Zane Trace Church of Christ. He was a farmer, growing up on a farm in Monroe County. Later he worked for many years in the oil fields. He also worked for Coshocton Memorials Monument Company for 37 years as well as being caretaker of Frazeysburg Cemetery for many years. Donald was a former member of the Frazeysburg Village Council and was instrumental in the construction of the Frazeysburg Swimming Pool. After retirement he began helping his daughter and son in-law on the Briggs Family Farm in Zanesville. Mr. Kinzy spent many years researching his family genealogy and was a member of the Monroe County Genealogy Society and the Monroe County Historical Society. His love for God and his family was immense. He enjoyed spending time with his grandsons, and later in life, his great grandchildren.
Surviving is his wife of nearly 55 years, Darla (Brownfield) Kinzy whom he married December 27, 1961; a daughter and son in-law, Deanna and Randy Briggs of Zanesville; two grandsons, Mark Briggs and his wife, Aubrey and Michael Briggs and his wife, Chelsie; his great grandchildren, Luke Ryan Briggs, Lillie Elizabeth Kinzy Briggs, Ellie Anne Briggs and, unborn, Marshall Timothy Briggs, who is to be born in December. Also surviving is a sister, Janet Murray; a brother in-law, Dale Brownfield and his wife, Lorna; his uncle, Joe Pittman and his wife Barbara; and several nieces, nephews and many cousins.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his nephews, Travis Murray and Clay King; his brother in-law, Carmel Murray and his father in-law and mother in-law, Joseph and Bertha Brownfield.
Graveside funeral services will be 1:00pm Friday, November 18, 2016 at Washington Township Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Washington Township Fire Department, 2310 Adamsville Road, Zanesville, Ohio 43701.
The Frazeysburg Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral has the pleasure of assisting the Kinzy family.