Our Story

Hello, my name is Mark Howdyshell and this is my wife Carol. We have been married 45 years and are true partners in life. Together we have raised four children who all have made their own mark in the world. We started out as farmers in 1979. As our family grew it became apparent we were not going to be able to give our children the opportunities we wanted for them. It was a time not unlike now, inflation and high interest rates. We shifted gears and I went to law school and Carol went to nursing school.

I am currently serving Morgan County as Prosecuting Attorney, a position which I have held for the past 16 years. I have worked as a prosecutor my entire career spanning 33 years as an attorney. Carol is the Director of Nursing for the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department.

We live our lives servants to our faith, our family, and our community. We are not joiners, we are helpers. We have never turned down a request to help and organization or event within the Morgan County Community. We love to cook for others and have prepared and served countless meals to service organizations and community events. We have a long history of supporting youth organizations with our time and resources, boy scouts, girl scouts, youth hunting and fishing, and just being a good neighbor. One of my most satisfying volunteer activities has been the years I served with the M&M Fire Department as an Emergency Medical Technician. Carol served on the Board of Directors for the Muskingum Valley Health Center in the early days laying the groundwork for accessible health care services in Morgan County.