Obituaries

Edith E. Crump

Edith E. Crump

Dec 1, 2025

Edith E. Crump, 76, of Columbus, Ohio transitioned peacefully on December 1, 2025. To leave a message of condolence please visit her Guest Book.

Ronald James Ervin

Ronald James Ervin

Nov 23, 2025

Ronald James Ervin was born 6-27-1941 and he passed peacefully 11-23-2025 at the Laurels of Worthington. Ron was a graduate of Columbus South High School. He earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Ohio State University. Ron worked as a senior Medical Illustrator at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, as a medical consultant at the University of Virginia...

Richard Brown

Richard Brown

Nov 22, 2025

Richard Brown, 92, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away on Saturday November 22, 2025. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, on May 12, 1933, to the late Donald Brown and Mary Foster Watkins-Brown. Richard graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1951; He earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Anderson University in 1956. In addition to earning master’s degrees from...

Nyles J. Lester

Nyles J. Lester

Nov 21, 2025

Nyles J. .Lester, 30, of Columbus, Ohio, gained his wings on November21, 2025. Full obituary forth coming. Visitation will be held December 8, 2025 10am-11am with a Funeral Service immediately following at Grace fellowship 575 Diley Rd. 43147. Burial will process to Evergreen Cemetery Columbus, Ohio. To leave a message of condolences visit Nyles J. Lester's Guest Book.

Daisy Richardson

Daisy Richardson

Nov 21, 2025

Daisy W Richardson, beloved mother to four children, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio passed away at home on November 21, 2025, leaving a void her family cannot fill. She was 96. She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1929 to John Walton and Martha Pannill, and during her early years the family moved to Omar, WV. Daisy attended Roland Hayes Elementary, Dunbar...

Beverly A. Belcher

Beverly A. Belcher

Nov 21, 2025

Beverly Ann Belcher, age 83, passed away on November 21, 2025, after a lengthy illness. Beverly was born on May 18, 1942 in Lafayette, LA to Loomis and Nellie Guidry. She attended and graduated from Holy Rosary Institute in 1960, where she earned Valedictorian of the Class of 1960. Her collegiate studies began at South Louisiana Institute in Lafayette(now the...

Clinton Williams

Clinton Williams

Nov 10, 2025

Clinton Williams, 86, of Columbus, Ohio, transitioned peacefully on November 10, 2025. CLINTON WILLLIAMS, 86, departed this life after a long and fulfilling journey. A lifelong resident of Asheville, North Carolina, Clinton was born June 20, 1939, to the late Frank and Alice Searles Williams. For the past eleven years, he had made his home in Columbus, Ohio, where he...

Frederick L. Moore Sr.

Frederick L. Moore Sr.

Nov 6, 2025

Frederick Lewis Moore was born July 28, 1942, in Princeton, WVA. Preceding him in death were his parents, Katherine Blair Moore and Tracey L. Jamison. Frederick has a life filled with joy and an appreciation of family. He proudly displayed pictures of members from his large family tree. Immediate and extended family meant a lot to him. He always embraced...

Edwina L. Bradley

Edwina L. Bradley

Nov 6, 2025

Edwina L. Bradley of Columbus, Ohio gained her wings on November 6, 2025. Edwina Lynette Johnson was born on April 28, 1941, in Jackson, Mississippi, the eldest of two children born to the late Roscoe and Tessola Johnson. The family was later blessed with another addition, Edwina's beloved younger brother, Roscoe Johnson, Jr. In 1943, the family moved to Toledo,...

Janice Gray White

Janice Gray White

Nov 4, 2025

Janice Gray White went home to be with the Lord on November 4, 2025. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1938 to parents Murray Gray (a pharmacist) and Odessa Parker Gray (a school teacher). She was the oldest of three children and an active and social child growing up in Cincinnati and Cleveland Ohio. Janice graduated from Glenville High School and...

Zayne Austin Edghill

Zayne Austin Edghill

Nov 4, 2025

Zayne was born in Columbus, Ohio at Grant Hospital On December 1, 2014. He passed away peacefully at Nationwide Children’s Hospital on November 4, 2025 God gave us an angel on earth. We are blessed with the experience of knowing and loving Zayne. His name means “Gift from God,” and every moment of his precious life he lived up to...

Rashard J. Brown

Rashard J. Brown

Oct 24, 2025

Rashard, best known as RJ, was an angel on earth — a light in a dark world. He was kind, respectful, and a natural leader who was never afraid to try new things and pursue his dreams. Anything he set his mind to, he accomplished. RJ was a protector who deeply loved his family and friends. He was not perfect,...

Ruby F. Smedley

Ruby F. Smedley

Oct 20, 2025

Ruby F. Smedley, a devoted woman of faith, love, and purpose, transitioned from this life on October 20, 2025. She was born on December 1, 1955, in Bluefield, West Virginia, to the late Joe H. and Mildred Jackson. A lifelong member of Eliezer Church of Christ, Ruby’s spiritual foundation was planted in childhood and blossomed throughout her life. She faithfully...

Femi Israel Osabiya

Femi Israel Osabiya

Oct 20, 2025

Femi Israel Osabiya, 51, of Columbus, Ohio transitioned peacefully on October 20, 2025. Femi Israel Osabiya was born on December 9, 1973, into the esteemed family of Overseer Johnson Kayode Osabiya and Late Deaconess Christiana Modupe Osabiya in Lagos State, Nigeria. His father hails from Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, while his mother was a native of Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria....

Johnie M Torain

Johnie M Torain

Oct 10, 2025

Johnie “Bunny” Torain, 70, of Westerville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 10, 2025, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born on April 9, 1955, in Columbia, South Carolina, and raised by the late Nathan Bostic and Florine Elam, Johnie lived a life marked by love, service, and unwavering dedication to others. Known for her warm heart, sharp wit, and tireless...

Laverne H. Dubenion

Laverne H. Dubenion

Oct 10, 2025

"Mrs. Laverne H. Dubenion, age 94, loving wife of the late Walter Dubenion of Westerville, passed the morning of Friday, October 10th at Otterbein Senior Living in New Albany. She was the first daughter of the late Freeman Walker and Tabitha (Whitfield) Hightower of Binghamton, NY. She was born on October 1st, 1931. ‍‍She is survived by two daughters Lisa...

Eurlando Ector

Eurlando Ector

Oct 6, 2025

Eurlando Shawn Ector, 62, transitioned peacefully at his residence on October 6, 2025. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on March 4, 1963 Shawn was the second oldest of seven children, cherished by his loving parents, Paul William Ector Sr. (Roy) and Freddine A. Taylor Ector. Shawn was a devoted son, father, brother, and uncle. Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, he was...

Warren Fletcher Jr.

Warren Fletcher Jr.

Oct 2, 2025

It is with deep sorrow that our family announces the passing of Warren Fletcher Jr., age 71, of Cleveland, Ohio. Warren peacefully passed away in the early hours of October 2, 2025, at Altercare of Canal Winchester. He is preceded in death by his father Warren Fletcher Sr, mother Josie Ree Fletcher and sister Hattie Catherine Fletcher. Warren was born...

Dwight Anthony Lee

Dwight Anthony Lee

Oct 1, 2025

Dwight Anthony Lee, born on June 18, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, who left us on October 1, 2025. Dwight was the beloved son of George N. Lee Jr. and Catherine L. Dalton. He was preceded in death by his mother, Catherine L. Dalton; grandfathers George N. Lee Sr. and Theodore Jackson; grandmothers Gloria Lee, Margurite Lee, Hattie Sherman, and Joyce...

Laura E Williams

Laura E Williams

Oct 1, 2025

Laura Ella Williams, 71, of Columbus, Ohio, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on October 1, 2025. She was born in Winston Salem, NC on November 12, 1953, as the only daughter to the late Esau and Fannie (Young) Williams. Laura graduated from East High School in 1972 where she established and maintained several lifelong friendships. While...