Obituaries
Fred A Walker
Jan 22, 2015
Fred A. Walker, 91, passed on Thursday January 22, 2015. A loving husband, father, grandfather, friend. US Army Veteran. Retired from Columbia Gas and State of Ohio. Member of the Oakley Full Gospel Baptist Deacon Board. Preceded in death by wife Gladys; son Howard; parents Moses and Magnolia Walker. Survived by loving and devoted daughter, Patricia G. Walker Mullins....
Thomas Ray Crump
Jan 22, 2015
Thomas, the fifth of six children, was born in Greenup, Kentucky, on June 21, 1924 to Frank and Gerrie Crump. As a young boy, he became a member and was baptized at the St. John A.M.E. Methodist Church in Greenup. On May 29, 1943, Tom graduated from Booker T. Washington H.S., where he played on the basketball team that...
Naomi Ruth (Smith) Reeves
Jan 21, 2015
Naomi Ruth Reeves, age 84, departed from this life on Wednesday, January 22, 2015, in her home where she was well taken care of by family members in her later years of life. She was born in 1930 to Edward McBride and Viola Margaret Smith, in Wellsburg, West Virginia. Naomi graduated from Hillsboro High School in Hillsborough, Ohio. She...
Max Mcclendon Freeman
Jan 20, 2015
Max “Tony” Freeman was born on January 3, 1932, in Rockmart Georgia, at a very early age his family moved to Gadsden, Alabama where he was raised and worked as a Brick Mason and Carpenter. He later moved to Columbus Ohio in the fifties and worked as a Masonry Construction Worker for over four decades with Val Dalcandro; Mark...
Blanche A Bell
Jan 20, 2015
Blanche A. Tyler Bell, 93, departed this life on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Monterey Care Center. Blanche was preceded in death by husbands, John Henry Welch and I.L. Bell; parents Louis and Evelena Tyler; brothers Commer Tyler and Chandler tyler; sisters Lena Bradley, Callie Tyler, Daisy Simmons, Marie Hines and Annie Maude Wright. Blanche is survived by Daughter...
Odella 'Pumpkin' Horton
Jan 20, 2015
Odella Horton was born October 1, 1941. She was guided home by angels on January 20, 2015. Odella nicknamed Pumpkin is preceeded in death by her parents Idella and Willie McGowan and son Otis Ryan Horton. Sister Jannie Mae Thomas, Alberta Brown, Helen Bowie, Frances White, Betty Brown. Jerry Carl McGowan, Alguin( LQ) McGowan,Robert Pete McGowan, Louis McGowan. Odella...
Edward Lamarr Williams
Jan 19, 2015
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Shirleen Stella Green
Jan 19, 2015
Shirleen Stella Green, age 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 19, 2015. Born on November 26, 1934 to the late William Ernest Jr. and Stella Conley in Canton, Ohio. Shirleen is a former employee of Ohio Bell Telephone Company, a long-time member of St. Paul A.M.E church, an Archousa of Sigma Pi Phi, a 45 year member of...
Doris Virginia Hairston
Jan 18, 2015
Doris V. Hairston, age 91, went home to the Lord Sunday, January 18, 2015. She leaves to cherish her memory her daughters, Priscilla (Charles Vann) Smith and Annette (Frank) Hairston Jones; grandchildren, Charla Ferguson, Melanie (Keith) Fluellen, and Philicia Jennings; great-grandchildren, Jordan Granger, Michelle Granger; Alexis Jennings, and Paris Fluellen; and many other relatives and friends.
Robert Nooks Sr
Jan 18, 2015
Robert Leon Nooks Sr., 81 “Bobby” was born on December 5, 1933 in Xenia, Ohio to that late Forrest and Geneva Nooks. He was called home to be with our Heavenly Father early Sunday morning on January 18, 2015 at the Zusman Community Hospice. He was baptized at an early age at Middle Run Baptist Church. Bobby attended Xenia...
Robert Simons Iv
Jan 17, 2015
Robert J. Simons, IV, affectionately known as Junior, was born January 19, 1955 in Columbus, Ohio. He attended Linden-McKinley High School and enlisted in the United States Army. Robert retired from the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), where was employed as a Bus Driver. In his spare time, Robert loved remodeling homes and helping other people with his handyman...
James Johnson Sr
Jan 16, 2015
James LeRoy Johnson, Sr., “JJ”, 78, January 16, 2015 at the Manor of Whitehall, where he resided since October 2011. A 1954 graduate of North High School, he attended The Ohio State University and retired from Anheuser Busch in 1995. Predeceased by parents, Willie and Lucille “Ducey” Johnson, brothers, Henry, William, Thomas, and Sanford Johnson, sisters, Betty Smart and...
Alice Levonia Price
Jan 16, 2015
Alice LeVonia Price was born in Chattanooga, TN on February 28, 1921 to the late Harry and Ella Frazier. She was the middle child of 11 children. She was very active in the church. She and her late husband, Deacon Jack Price were members of Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ where she was a Sunday school teacher,...
Carrie Louise Pettus
Jan 15, 2015
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Virginia Mamie 'Ruth' (Nickson) Kuthrell
Jan 15, 2015
Virginia Mamie Kuthrell, affectionately known as “Ruth”, was born January 14, 1922 in Roanoke, Virginia. She was a disciple of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, where she was actively involved until she was overtaken by dementia. She retired as a private duty nurse. Virginia was a classy lady that loved the Lord and her family. Always encouraging others to be...
Lucy Mae West
Jan 12, 2015
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Marie Horsley
Jan 11, 2015
Marie Horsley, 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Summits Trace Nursing Home. Preceded in death by father Harry Hilton and mother Mary Reynolds. Survived by son, Lewis (Barbara) Patterson; granddaughters, Lisa Dixon, Angela Patterson, Beth Patterson; 2 great granddaughters; 5 great grandsons; many other family members and friends.
James Hairston
Jan 10, 2015
James D. Hairston, 75 was born on July 25, 1939 in Summerlee, West Virginia to father, John Hairston and mother, Luella Holland. He was raised in West Virginia and after high school moved to New York for a short while. He then moved to Columbus, Ohio and got a job at Buckeye Steel. James had a great sense of...
Sandra Ann Dennis
Jan 9, 2015
Sandra Ann Dennis was born May 15, 1952, to Joseph and Georgia Nell Dennis in Thomaston, Georgia. She was baptized at Refuge Baptist Church, in Columbus, Ohio. A graduate of East High School, Sandra attended Southern Ohio Community College and was a homemaker. She loved to cook and spend time with her grandchildren, who brought much joy to her...
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