Obituaries
Robert Richberg Sr
Apr 7, 2013
Robert Richberg, Sr., age 87 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 7, 2013. He was a member of Jordan Bible Church. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He had many hours of volunteer service for “Meals on Wheels” and served as the coordinator for Tuesday Bible Study Group at Jaycee Arms Apartment,...
William James 'Willie' Anderson
Apr 7, 2013
William James “Willie” Anderson of Columbus, OH, died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Wexner Heritage Village in Columbus at the age of 81. Willie is preceded in death by his parents William and Lucy Anderson, his sister Lillian Smiley and brother Roy Anderson, Sr. and his cherished wife of 48 years, Adele Anderson. Willie is survived by five children,...
Clarence Edward Hordge
Apr 6, 2013
Clarence Edward Hordge was born on June 21, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio to Clarence Reavling and Kathleen Hordge. He went to be with the Lord, Saturday, April 06, 2013. He attended Linden McKinley High School. At age 18, he enlisted and served 12 years in the U.S. Navy, where he received his GED. After leaving the Navy, Clarence worked...
Lance Markies Glenn
Apr 5, 2013
Lance Markies Glenn was born on February 11, 1984 and departed this earthly life on April 5, 2013. He was a laid back person, who was taken too soon. He was at a point in his life where he wanted to change and become a better man and father. Although he left us suddenly, his spirit will always be...
Ellenstine Hampton
Apr 5, 2013
Ellenstine Hampton was born September 2, 1932 to Blucker Crawley and Ruth Denson in Cincinnati, Ohio. On Friday, April 5, 2013, an angel stopped by Grant Hospital to take her home to be with the Lord. She spent her early years between Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, and attended South High School. While living in Cincinnati, she met Clarence Brookins....
Ada Elizabeth 'Bettye' (Sligh) Stevenson
Apr 4, 2013
Ada Elizabeth Bettye Sligh Stevenson, Sept. 25, 1942 – April 4, 2013. Age 70. Born in Asheville, NC to Gilbert Sr. and Mary Sligh. Formerly married to Claude Stevenson, Jr. A graduate of Capital University. She was a life-long educator working for Child Development Council of Franklin County Head Start and Columbus City Schools (Latchkey). Committed to enriching children’s...
Carl Albert Foster
Apr 3, 2013
Carl Albert Foster was born April 4, 1946 to Albert Foster and Mildred Viola Brown Foster in Columbus, Ohio. He was educated in the Columbus Public School System as worked as a laborer for many years with various State of Ohio agencies. Carl passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus,...
Floyd Dobbins Jr
Apr 3, 2013
Floyd Dobbins, Jr. was born February 15, 1939 in Moundville, Alabama, where he is fondly remembered by the nickname Sonny. A longtime resident of Columbus, Ohio, Floyd passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Echo Manor Healthcare Center of Pickerington. Floyd served in the United States Army and received an honorable discharge. Prior to his retirement from the...
Bettie Camille Watkins
Apr 1, 2013
Bettie Shields Watkins, age 91, died Monday, April 1, 2013, in Columbus, OH. The wife of Harry Watkins, Jr.; she was born November 17, 1921 in Manchester, OH, the first of two children born to Thomas and Gertrude Woods Shields. Bettie loved learning and reading, a passion that continued throughout her life and was revealed through her love for...
Betty Jane 'Bj' (Holloway) Anderson
Apr 1, 2013
Betty Jane Anderson, age 70, went home to the Lord Monday, April 1, 2013. Predeceased by parents, Sophronia and Claude Holloway; and brother, Clarence Holloway. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Henry Anderson, Jr.; children, Bertha (Glenn) Hicks, Johnny (Rena) Anderson, Albert (Bridgett) Anderson, Michael (Kina) Anderson, Lolita (Tracy) Moffitt, Latosha Anderson; stepson, Levi Carlton, Sr.; stepdaughter,...
Annie Ruth Jones
Apr 1, 2013
Annie R. Jones, age 82, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013. Preceded in death by husband, George W. Jones, son, Curtis S. Jones, mother Mary P. Walker, and stepfather Ben D. Walker. Survived by sons, Robert T. Hill, Sr. and Louis K. (Michelle) Jones; grandchildren, Cornelius Scott, Jerisse and Sterling Jones, Robert Jr., and Christopher Hill; and a host...
James Franklin Hord
Apr 1, 2013
James Franklin Hord, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, age 71, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013 at Wexner Medical Center. He retired from Columbus City Schools and was a Veteran U.S. Army (Vietnam). James was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Addie Hord; daughter, Jennifer Hord; and sister, Ann Lee. His is survived by loving...
Jeanie Mae Forte
Apr 1, 2013
Major Jeanie M. Forte, age 64, departed this life on Monday, April 1, 2013 at Durham VA Community Life Center, in Durham, NC. She was born on May 21, 1948 in Brownsville, PA. She was predeceased in death by parent Rev. Benjamin Forte, Sr. She retired from the Air Force in Goldsboro, NC where she served 18 years in...
Brent Tanner
Mar 30, 2013
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Hattie Mae Givens
Mar 29, 2013
Hattie Mae Givens was born August 18, 1929 to Zeb Walker and Janie Harris in Chester, South Carolina. On Friday, March 29, 2013, she passed away in her Columbus residence at the age of 83. She was a retired employee of Franklin County. Hattie is preceded in death by her two sons, Wallace and Charles, and two daughters, Shirley...
Leonard Carl Levert
Mar 28, 2013
Leonard Carl Levert was born Tuesday, October 30, 1956 to Samuel Clinton Levert and Ora Lee Levert at Mercy Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born the eldest of two sons. Leonard was a student in the Columbus Public Schools System, where he attended Shepherd Elementary, Eastmoor Middle School and graduated from Eastmoor Senior High School in 1974. He...
Arthur Brown Sr
Mar 27, 2013
Arthur “Joe” Brown, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Born in Sparta, Georgia to Nelson and Mary Brown. He was the last of their 7 children. A veteran of WWII. Survived by loving wife of 60 years, Alberta Brown; beloved children, Veda, Arthur Jr. (Fredricka) Brown, Mary (Keith) Baker; 12 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and a host...
James Winston Jackson
Mar 27, 2013
James Winston Jackson was born September 23, 1948, to the late Joseph Henry Jackson and Dana Mira Lochart, in Montvale, Virginia. He departed this life peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at age 64, at the Kobacker House, after a one day stay, with his brother/caregiver, Dennis, at his side. James was a veteran of the United States Marine...
Carolyn Ruth Gibson
Mar 26, 2013
Carolyn Ruth Gibson was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 10, 1944 to Leon and Wetona Gibson. She graduated from West High School and received an Associate Degree from MATA College. She left her beloved Columbus, Ohio to live and spread her wings in New York on Long Island where she worked for E.J. Korvette Furniture, and later at...
Lonnie Lee Ivory
Mar 26, 2013
Lonnie Lee Ivory, 78, passed on March 26, 2013. Preceded in death by parents, Alonza and Mary Ivory; brother, Robert; sisters, Savanna and Constance. Survived by a host of cousins; sister-in-law, Jeanette Ivory of Dayton, Ohio and caregiver, Lori Lee.
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