Obituaries
Brandon J. Williams
Aug 6, 2013
Brandon JéZhon Williams, age 28, passed away on August 6, 2013 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on June 16, 1985. He was preceded in death by his father J. Timothy Williams. He leaves to mourn, mother, Ruth-Ann (Kirk) Thompson; brothers, Jai and Austin Williams; sister Alexandra Mosby; fiancée, Maria Amjed and...
Charles Eugene Roberts
Aug 5, 2013
Charles Eugene Roberts, age 71, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013 at his residence. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Charles was a proud graduate East High School. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Bell Labs as a Consumer Products Engineer and by Qwest Communications and Lucent Technologies as an IT Business Analyst. Preceded in death by children, Charles W....
Douglas Mattison Sr
Aug 5, 2013
Douglas Edward Mattison, Sr., age 68, passed away suddenly at home on August 5, 2013. He was born on December 8, 1944 to the late Gladyce Mattison in Columbus, Ohio. Employed for forty-three years at SafeLift (formerly Northway Transportation), Doug was a hardworker, always on time, and often working overtime. He was appreciated and respected by his peers and...
Norma Jean (Bowman) Russell
Aug 4, 2013
Norma Jean Russell was born on January 23, 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky, to the union of the late James Buford and Marion R. Brown-Bowman. She was the eldest of six children born to this union. Norma grew up in the South Louisville community. She was a product of the Louisville Public School System, having attended Georgia G. Moore Elementary...
Alfred Hylton Ii
Aug 4, 2013
Alfred Rucker Hylton II departed this life Sunday, August 4, 2013 at the Kobacker House hospice facility in Columbus, Ohio following a bout with heart failure. Alfred was born January 17, 1938 in Lakin, West Virginia. Upon moving to Columbus as a young adult, Alfred was employed by T. Marzetti Company and later spent many years employed by the...
Helen S. Payne
Aug 4, 2013
Helen S. Payne, born October 16, 1920 in, Spartanburg, SC, passed away on August 4, 2013 at Sunrise of Bexley. She was a former member of Friendship Baptist Church and a sitting member of Rhema Christian Center. Helen retired from Mt. Carmel West, where she was a nursing assistant. She was preceded in death by her husband, George; sisters,...
Fannie Ruth Castle
Aug 3, 2013
Fannie Ruth Castle, age 93, died on Saturday, August 3, 2013, at her home in the presence of God. She was born Fannie Ruth Davis, on April 14, 1920 in Zebulon, Georgia. Fannie was united in marriage to Bert Oliver Castle in Columbus, Ohio. To this union was born five children. As a member in good standing with the...
Deborah Jean Givens-Early
Aug 2, 2013
Deborah Jean Givens-Early was born on March 14, 1958 in Elmira, New York to Arthur Givens and Mary Jane Givens (Bentley). Deborah attended South High School in Columbus Ohio. She attended and graduated from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Elmira, New York as a registered nurse. She was employed at Mt. Carmel West Hospital and was a...
Nathaniel Smith Jr
Aug 1, 2013
Nathaniel G. Smith Jr., age 67, born in Huntington WV on August 27, 1945 ended his life’s journey surrounded by his family on August 1, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nathaniel G. Smith Sr. and Mary Emma Smith and sister, Sharon Hill. Survived by wife, Laydia Smith; daughter, Tima (Anthony) Rankins; son, Nate (Crystal) Smith;...
Albert Lewis Hodnett
Jul 30, 2013
Albert L Hodnett, age 79, a cheerful minister and tender Christ-like child of God, went on to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Al was born the son of Willie B. and Estella Allen Hodnett on February 10, 1934, in LaGrange, GA; he was the youngest of eight children. During the Korean War,...
Ronald R. Rogers
Jul 29, 2013
Ronald R. Rogers was born in Hartwell, WV on December 21, 1951. He was the eighth-born child of Levi Rogers and Lucille Waller Rogers. He passed away on July 29. 2013. Ronnie, as he was affectionately known, graduated from Linden McKinley High School in Columbus, and completed his Associate Degree in Computer Sciences at Stayer University. He was baptized...
Ellen Loraine 'Skip' (Walker) Harris
Jul 27, 2013
Ellen Loraine (Walker) Harris was born November 23, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio. Affectionately known to many as Skip, she grew up in Urbancrest and Columbus, where she graduated from East High School. She developed a passion for music and began to master the heavenly sounds of the piano. Immediately after high school, Ellen enlisted in the United States Army...
Harvey Nathaniel 'Nate' Allen
Jul 27, 2013
Harvey Nathaniel “Nate” Allen, a resident of Reynoldsburg, OH, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013. He was born August 15,1944 in Huntington, WV. Preceded in death by his parents John Henry and Narcissus Lee Allen; grandmother Susie Henrietta Chadwick-Allen; bothers Robert Lee and James Edward and sister Irma Jean Allen. Survived by wife, Lois Ann Allen; son, Jason McCord...
Angelo R. Walls
Jul 26, 2013
ANGELO RONDELL WALLS, age 36, passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at the OSU Ross Heart Hospital. He was born September 19, 1976 here in Columbus. He graduated from Eastmoor High School in 1996 and was an employee of Carmen's Vacuum Sweepers and a Meals-on-Wheels volunteer at Sawyer Towers. Angelo was a sports enthusiast loving basketball the most. He...
James Buford Jr
Jul 25, 2013
James O. Buford, age 94, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013. A WWII/Pearl Harbor Veteran and faithful member of Trinity Baptist Church. Predeceased by son William Buford, stepdaughter Alma Sowell, 3 brothers and 5 sisters. Survived by wife Selma H. Buford; son Julian (Doris Ann) Buford of Murfreesboro, TN; sister Laura O’Neil of St. Paul, MN; beloved niece Barbara...
Antonio Lamont (Marshall) Frazier
Jul 25, 2013
Antonio “Lamont” (Marshall) Frazier, 17, passed on Thursday, July 25, 2013. He is preceded in death by his father Antonio Lamont Frazier; mother Antonette K. Marshall. He is survived by maternal grandmother, Sheena (Marshall) Daniels; paternal grandmother, Jacqueline “Jackie” (Michael) Johnson; sister, Opal Marshall; brother, Detronne “Tylee” Marshall; and a host of aunts, great aunts, uncles, great uncles, cousins,...
Martha (Stafford) Whitaker
Jul 24, 2013
Martha was a resident of Columbus, Ohio for more than 69 years, she was born in Barnesville, GA on April 19, 1924 to Alec and Lucille (O’Neal) Stafford. Martha was a devout baptist and an early and long time member of Trinity Baptist Church. Martha is preceded in death by her husband Walter Whitaker, her father Alec Stafford, her...
Annette (Hairston) Woods
Jul 22, 2013
Annette Woods, 56, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 22, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Retired from DCSC and a faithful member of 7th Avenue Community Baptist Church. Predeceased by father James E. Hairston; sister Alma Jean Hairston. Survived by husband, Eugene Woods; children, Trameco (LaShawnda), Deon (Denae), Dewayne, Lakishann Woods; mother, Anna (Roland) Poindexter; brother,...
David Love Jr
Jul 22, 2013
David Lee “Buddy “ Love, Jr. ,65, entered into eternal rest on Monday, July 22, 2013 at OSU Hospital East. Formerly employed at the United Methodist Children’s Home. Preceded in death by his parents David Lee, Sr. and Beatrice Love; sister Drucilla Juan Love and nephew Marcus Love. He leaves to mourn his passing children, David A. (Elke) Love...
Ruby Elizabeth Whitmire
Jul 19, 2013
Ruby E. Whitmire, age 86, went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, July 19, 2013. Born January 6, 1927 in Gaffney, S. Carolina, she graduated from Carver High School (Spartanburg, SC) in 1946. She moved to Columbus, Ohio in 1957. For over 50 years, she was a faithful member of Trinity Baptist Church where she...
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