Margery Gress

Margery Eileen Gress, 86, formerly of Cambridge and Cumberland, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2025, at Danbury Columbus. Margery was born on January 28th, 1939, the only child of the late Walter and Ellen (Nichols) Burnworth. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Gress, whom she married on August 20th, 1960. She was by his side every day while he fought the cancer that took his life in August of 1995. They were the former owners of the Tom Funeral Home, Gress Grocery and Gress Carpet Sales, all located in Cumberland.

She went to college for two years at Wittenberg College and then graduated from Muskingum College. She was a teacher for 32 years with most of that time spent at Cumberland Elementary.

She was a world traveler. She often thought of others while traveling and would bring home items and gifts from those trips that would often be gifted at Christmas. She was a collector of Cambridge Glass, loved crossword puzzles, reading, water aerobics, and just floating in the pool or the Gulf. One of her greatest joys was spending time in Sarasota, Florida at the Lime Tree Resort where she had been vacationing for over 40 years. She made many friends there and will be missed by her Lime Tree family.

She is survived by her daughter Ellen Marie “Robin” (Christopher) Welch of Dublin; two step grandchildren, Jack Welch of Dublin and Jenny Welch of Montreal, Canada; many close personal friends including Pam and Dwight Robinson, Denita, Ty, and Easton Hursey, Marybelle Teters, Mary Ellen Larrick, Ken Phillipson as well as many nieces and nephews. Special mention to travel companions, nephew Shon Gress and friend Lori Miracle.

Visitation will be held Sunday (September 21, 2025) from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Thorn-Black Funeral Home (139 S 9th Street, Cambridge OH 43725), where funeral services will be held on Monday (September 22, 2025) at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Beverly Pottmeyer officiating. Burial will follow at Cumberland Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Margery’s name be made to one of the following organizations: 1) Christ Lutheran Church (1101 Steubenville Avenue, Cambridge OH 43725) or 2) Guernsey County Senior Center (1022 Carlisle Avenue, Cambridge OH 43725).

Personal condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.black-eppersonfuneralhomes.com