Roger E. Cunion

Roger E. Cunion, 77, of Marietta, Ohio, passed away July 26, 2016, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born June 4, 1939, a son of the late Charles and Audra Koontz Cunion in Zanesville, Ohio. Roger graduated from Rosecrans High School, Zanesville, Ohio in 1957 and then served his country in The United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1961. He began his banking career at Economy Savings & Loan in Zanesville, Circleville, Logan and Marietta. He retired from Peoples Bank in Belpre in 1995 where he was an Assistant Vice President. After his retirement he worked at First Settlement selling men’s clothing, Washington County Educational Service Center delivering videos to schools in Washington County, and Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home. He was a member of the Marietta Lions Club, Jaycees in Circleville, and Sertoma in Circleville. He was raised in the Roman Catholic Church and attended Christ United Methodist Church, in Marietta. Roger enjoyed travel, golf, family vacations in Key West, Florida, and Cherokee Village, Arkansas, football, and was a fan of the Cleveland Browns. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Sandra L. Zeigler Cunion, who he married September 2, 1967; a daughter, Misti Dawn Spencer and grandson Brandon Todd Fitch both of Marietta, Ohio; mother-in-law, Celia Zeigler, brother-in-law, Dennis Zeigler (Sherry); sister-in-law, Lisa Zeigler and good friend Carmella Bailey; one niece, Rebecca Minor (Chris); one nephew, David Zeigler, all of Kingston, Ohio; and two great nephews. In addition to his parents, Roger was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Dana Zeigler. There will be no visitation. A graveside memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Hallsville Cemetery near Hallsville, Ohio with Pastor Greg Gardner officiating. There will be full military honors at the graveside. The family would like to thank all staff and physicians at Marietta Memorial Hospital for taking such good care of Roger. The Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home of Belpre and Hill Funeral Home of Kingston, Ohio is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association in Roger’s honor.