Obituaries
Ralph Lucas Jr
Jan 29, 2017
Ralph Alfred Lucas, Jr. was born December 17, 1937, in Columbus, Ohio, where he graduated from West High School and attended Franklin University. Ralph served in the United States Navy for eight years and retired from a career in manufacturing HVAC products with Lennox Industries, Incorporated. Known to many loved ones and friends as Bucky, he was a devoted...
Paul Cooper Parks
Jan 26, 2017
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James Young
Jan 25, 2017
James Arthur Young was born to the late Lonnie Young and Christine Ferrell Young on December 11, 1938. He went home to be with the Lord early Wednesday morning on January 25, 2017. James accepted Christ as his Savior at a young age. He united with Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Columbus, Ohio in 1970. Upon coming to Columbus,...
Celeste Rene Rosser
Jan 25, 2017
Celeste René Rosser, age 42, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 25, 2017 surrounded by family, following a courageous battle with pneumonia. She was predeceased by her fathers, George Sharpe and Kenneth Rosser; grandmothers, Mary Sharpe and Mattie P. Courts. She is survived by her children, Alisha, Alexis, Demetry, Ramon, Damion, Matthew, and Travion; mother, Geraldine; sister, Sharyn; brother, Anthony;...
James Curtis Williams
Jan 25, 2017
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Joseph Williams Jr
Jan 21, 2017
The Book of Memories is made available to all families we serve as well as any family served by any other funeral home in our community. Service: Thursday, January 26, 2017
Christine A. Carter
Jan 20, 2017
Christine Ann Carter, affectionately known as “Deannie” was born in Baumholder Germany on October 12, 1959 with her twin brother, Christopher, to Eva Mae (Robinson) and John H. Carter, Sr. Deannie received the Lord during a Georgia tent meeting she was attending with her grandmother, Liz Robinson. Much like the other children, Deannie was an Army brat and in...
Thomas Alexander Penn
Jan 19, 2017
Thomas A. Penn, age 64, of Columbus, OH went to his homecoming on Thursday, January 19, 2017. He was born in Hickory, NC to Blanche Penn Washington and the late Thomas H. Penn, Jr. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and obtained his law degree from Rutgers University in East Orange, NJ. He was an Asst. Attorney General of NJ,...
Juanita Laverne (Bayless) Baskerville
Jan 19, 2017
Juanita Laverne (Bayless) Baskerville was born February 20, 1924 in Ridgeway, Ohio. She graduated from Ridgeway High School, where she was a star basketball player, and went on to work at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Juanita met Arthur Baskerville in Xenia, Ohio and they united in holy matrimony more than seventy years ago in Dayton. In the early...
Savannah Webb
Jan 15, 2017
Savannah Webb was born to the union of Dan and Ada Macon of Columbus, MS. She moved to Tuscaloosa, AL during her young adult years, where she married and resided until she moved to Columbus, Ohio in 1964. Savannah birthed nine children Johnny, Harl, Frankie, Jerome, Elizabeth, Debra, Ennis, Leslie, and Dannie, which she raised with the support of...
Constance Mary (Jones) Scruggs
Jan 12, 2017
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Sidney Glenn Spivey
Jan 12, 2017
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Dixon Jenkins Sr
Jan 10, 2017
Dixon F. Jenkins, Sr., 78, of Columbus, OH, formerly of Dayton, passed away at his residence January 10, 2017. He was born to the late Lyda and Lawrence D. Jenkins on April 20, 1938 in Cairo, IL. Dixon grew up in Dayton and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1956. In 1963, he earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering...
John Wooden Sr
Jan 9, 2017
JOHN WESLEY WOODEN, SR., son of the late Abe Eugene and Carrie Mae Wooden, was born January 31, 1953, in Columbus Ohio. He attended Columbus City Schools and was a graduate of Linden McKinley High School. He retired from the City of Columbus Refuse Collection Department with over 20 years of dedicated service. After living with pancreatic cancer for...
Frederick Lee Crawford
Jan 8, 2017
Frederick (Fred) Lee Crawford, 82, passed away quietly on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at his home in Richmond, CA. Born to Richard and Pensacola Crawford, Fred attended Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools and graduated from East High School. Fred would go on to attend two years of college before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force where he achieved the rank...
Jennifer Ann (Jones) Porter
Jan 8, 2017
Jennifer A. Jones was born on October 22, 1960, and was called home to be with the Lord on January 8, 2017 after complications of several health issues surrounded by family. She was predeceased by parents Paul and Annie P. Jones, and brother Paul K. Jones. She leaves to cherish her memory her son Byron P. Jones, his fiancé...
Jennifer Larraine Johnson
Jan 7, 2017
Jennifer Larraine Johnson, age 36, passed away January 7, 2017. She is survived by her parents, Larraine Johnson and Michael (Dorothea) Johnson; brother Michael Johnson, Jr.; sisters, Chelsea, Dominique and Fallyn Johnson, Tonya (Steve) Ward, Tiffany Angle, and Connie Triplett; and a host of other relatives. Per the family's request, the arrangements are private at this time.
William Brathwaite Jr
Jan 6, 2017
William Woodrow Brathwaite, Jr. was born August 8, 1949 to Clyne Vilma Brathwaite and William W. Brathwaite, Sr., in Brooklyn, New York. William confessed Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior at an early age. While growing up in Brooklyn, he was a member of St. Leonard’s Church and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School. He came to be known...
Eugene Kelly Iii
Jan 5, 2017
Eugene Harrison Kelly, III was born on June 18,1940 to the union of the late Rev. Eugene H. Kelly, Jr. and Rev. Helen J. (Chick) Kelly in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was the oldest of two children and, because of his parents' pastoral responsibilities, their family relocated from Hutchinson to Wichita to Topeka, finally ending up in Kansas City, Missouri....
Thomas Blanton Sr
Jan 2, 2017
Thomas Henry Blanton, Sr., died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, January 2, 2017, at the age of 83, while at Brookdale Assisted Living in Columbus, Ohio. He will be remembered as a loving father, grandfather and friend. Thomas was born on March 15, 1933 in Rock Hill, South Carolina and was raised as a son by his uncle...
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