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05/25/2026

Today, we pause in gratitude and remembrance. 🇺🇸

We honor those who gave everything, holding their courage and sacrifice close in our hearts.



The Hillis Combs Funeral Home is honored to care for Shirley Bynum.Shirley G. Bynum, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother...
05/23/2026

The Hillis Combs Funeral Home is honored to care for Shirley Bynum.

Shirley G. Bynum, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, of Zanesville, passed away Friday, May 22, 2026, at Genesis Morrison House Hospice.

Born March 18, 1941, in Mc Connelsville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Sylva Norman and Mabel (Norris) Norman. Shirley was a loving wife to Ernest E. Bynum, Jr., whom she married on September 19, 1960. Shirley was a member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church.

Shirley will be remembered as “one of the kindest, friendliest, family-oriented ladies” you could ever meet. She was a great cook, and loved serving her family with fantastic food. Shirley cherished the time spent with her loved ones, and never met a stranger.

Shirley is survived by two children, Lisa Bynum and Ernest (Cheryl) Bynum; five grandchildren, Cory Bynum, Ashley Hill, Allison Hill, Molly Bynum, and Lionel Bynum; four great grandchildren, Ashton Shreve, Jordyn Hill, Chloe Hill, and Kash Bynum; siblings, Patricia Dorsey, Alice Kay Morgan, Roy L. Norman, and Ronald Norman; numerous nieces and nephews; and a special friend, JoAnn Spencer.

In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest E. Bynum, Jr.; and siblings, Steve Norman, Sylva Norman, Jr., and Jean Gibson.

Friends may call Wednesday, May 27, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at Hillis Combs Funeral Home, where funeral services will follow at 1:00 PM, with Rev. Clifton Killpatrick officiating. Shirley will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband in Woodlawn Cemetery. To sign the online guestbook or leave a personal note of condolence please visit www.hilliscombsfh.com

The Hillis Combs Funeral Home is honored to care for the family of Dorothy Fitz.Dorothea "Dorothy" L. Fitz, 98 of Zanesv...
05/23/2026

The Hillis Combs Funeral Home is honored to care for the family of Dorothy Fitz.

Dorothea "Dorothy" L. Fitz, 98 of Zanesville, died, Friday, May 22, 2026 at Genesis Morrison House Hospice. She was born Friday, August 26, 1927, in Zanesville, the daughter of Robert V. Schramm and Mildred Schramm (Armbrust). She married John “Bill” W. Fitz on Friday, November 24, 1944, and was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church.

Dorothy, along with her husband, owned the Fitz Children’s Shoppe on Dresden Road for over seventeen years. She was a loving and caring stay at home wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who greatly cared for her family, and friends, and cherished the time she spent with them.

Dorothy is now an angel in heaven, but she was our angel while here on earth.

Dorothy is survived by eight children, Marsha (Pat) Norris, Linda Lutz, Kristy (Jeff) Hall, Becky (Roger) Cook, Sherry Bennett, Bill (Jean) Fitz, Karen Bash and David Fitz; sixteen grandchildren: seventeen great-grand-children; three great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, John “Bill” Fitz; one grandson, Douglas Baldwin; two sons-in-law, Tim Bash and Jim Bennett, two siblings, Virginia Hummel and Robert Schramm, Jr.; an infant brother, Dick, and father and mother-in-law, David S. & Mary M. (Wagner) Fitz.

Friends may call from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at the Hillis Combs Funeral Home, 935 Forest Avenue, Zanesville. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 AM, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 925 East Main Street, Zanesville, with Fr. Martin J. Ralko as celebrant. Dorothy will be laid to rest beside her husband in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Dorothy’s memory. To sign the online guestbook or leave a personal note of condolence please visit www.hilliscombsfh.com.

Support can begin with a simple step. đź’»Visit our website for resources, guidance, and tools designed to help you move fo...
05/22/2026

Support can begin with a simple step. đź’»

Visit our website for resources, guidance, and tools designed to help you move forward with care.

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https://www.hilliscombsfh.com/



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It lives on in who you are and in the care you carry forward each day. In the love that still surrounds you, she remains close, today and always.



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