Obituaries
Teresa (White) Burrell
Apr 26, 2012
Teresa Faye (White) Burrell, 62, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Grant Hospital. Born in Columbus, OH, she graduated from East High ’68. Preceded in death by parents, George White and Georgia Vaughn; husband, Roosevelt Burrell Jr. and son, Bryant A. Burrell. Survived by children, Yalanda A. (Burrell) Trapp, Yavonne A. (Burrell) Harvey, Yavette A. Burrell, Brent A....
Willietta (Ezell) Green
Apr 26, 2012
Our Dear Loved One, Deaconess Willietta Ezell Green, was born in Macon County, Alabama, on March 28, 1921. She answered God's call from labor to rest at Broadview Healthcare, Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, April 26, 2012. She was a devoted, faithful, and loyal member of Calvary Tremont Baptist Church for approximately 59 years, serving in various ministries. Willietta was...
Ella Frances Whitehead
Apr 24, 2012
Ella Frances Whitehead was born February 25, 1947, to Alice Drake Whitehead and Charles Hill Whitehead, Sr. in Battleboro, North Carolina. While growing up in Battleboro, Ella received her formal education in the public school system and graduated from Phillips High School. She later moved to Columbus, Ohio where she faithfully served her Lord and her community as a...
Linda Marie 'Lady Heavy' (Head) Dixon
Apr 23, 2012
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Willie Mae Johnson
Apr 23, 2012
Willie Mae {Donald} Johnson, age 82, was born on December 13, 1929. The only daughter of Horace W. Donald and Junetta Berry in New Orleans, Louisiana. Madear was married in Mobile, Alabama to our father, Arthur Lee Johnson Sr. until his death and six children resulted from their longtime union. Madear was a devoted wife and mother who enjoyed...
Pattie Ann Brittian
Apr 19, 2012
Pattie A. Brittian was born on October 21, 1944 in Madison, North Carolina. She graduated from Columbus Public School. She married her love Lewis C. Brittian in 1964 and to their union two daughters, Thornetie and Watnetie were born. Pattie loved attending family functions including vacations. She enjoyed attending church with her family. One of her favorite things was...
Josephine Tatum
Apr 19, 2012
Josephine Mundy Jackson Tatum was born in Lynchburg, VA on July 2, 1930 to Joseph Hamlet Mundy and Annie Harris Adkins Mundy. She received her call to join her Heavenly Father on April 19, 2012 at St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. Josephine spent most of her early life in Lynchburg, where she attended Robert S. Payne Elementary and...
James Barnes Sr
Apr 18, 2012
James E. Barnes, Sr., age 71, (affectionately known as BOONIE) departed this life on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Riverside Hospital. He was predeceased by his parents, Charles and Marie Barnes; siblings, Ruby L. Jackson, Julia Ann Redman and Lamar A. Barnes. James retired from Complete General Construction Co. He leaves to cherish his memory his sons, James E....
Lillian Jane 'Grandma Lil' Parsley
Apr 17, 2012
Lillian J. Parsley, 83, affectionately known as “Grandma Lil” or “Twiggy” was born July 1, 1928 and went home April 17, 2012. Lillian was retired from DCSC and Columbus Public Schools. She was one of eight children of Harvey and Mary Parsley of Springfield, Ohio who preceded her in death. She is survived by twelve siblings. She leaves to...
Ovetta (Rogers) Flood
Apr 16, 2012
Ovetta Rogers Flood was born in Selma, Alabama, where she graduated from the former R.B. Hudson High School, Class of 1958. She then relocated to Ohio and enrolled in undergraduate courses at Central State University located in Wilberforce. One of Ovetta's proudest moments was to have her mother in the audience as she received her Bachelor's degree in Education....
Lillie Mae (Jackson) Williams
Apr 16, 2012
Lillie Mae Williams was born on June 26, 1930 to the late William and Mamie Jackson in Warren, Ohio. She was the eldest of nine children. In the 1960's through the 1990's, Lillie devoted her time to various political clubs including the Eleanor Roosevelt Club, as well as serving as President of the Democratic Women's Club. Lillie was very...
Pearl Jones
Apr 15, 2012
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Robert Everett Rhodes
Apr 13, 2012
Robert Bob E. Rhodes, age 81, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2012. Bob was predeceased by his parents Richard Sr. and Sara Rhodes, and his brother Richard Jr. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 51 years, Dolores Dayton four children, Kim, Robin (Ronald), Gina and Darryl; 5 grandchildren, 7 great...
Marvin Bibb Sr
Apr 11, 2012
Marvin L. Bibb, age 82, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Mt. Carmel West Hospital. He was born May 8, 1929 in Columbus, OH to the late Logan and Lea Bibb. He graduated South High Class of 1948, and attended Wittenburg University. A retired foreman at Techni-Glas and Federal Glass, he was...
Willie E. Fowler
Apr 10, 2012
Willie E. Fowler, 90, went home to Glory on April 10, 2012. He retired from Coady Construction and Savko Construction Companies. Willie is preceded in death by parents Rev. Early and Estelle Fowler; sons Joe Fowler and JC Fowler; son-in-law Lowell Claridy; great granddaughter TonChilde Madison; grandson, Michael D. Fowler. He is survived by loving wife of 70 years,...
John L. 'Smiley' Redd
Apr 9, 2012
John L. Redd, 76, passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital. John was born March 25, 1936 in Goodman, Mississippi and spent his formative years in Chicago, Illinois before enlisting in the United States Air Force. He resided in Columbus, Ohio for over 50 years, where he was a longtime employee of the City of...
Robert Cummings Jr
Apr 6, 2012
Robert “Ak-Med” Cummings, Jr. was born on December 26, 1951 in Thomson, Georgia to Robert Cummings, Sr. and the late Mary Cummings-Hill entered into eternal rest at Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio on April 6, 2012. He received his education at Weequahic High School, Newark, New Jersey. Ak-Med was a member of the Muslim Community Center, Columbus, Ohio. In...
James Lomax Jr
Apr 4, 2012
James William Lomax, Jr., 77, born January 19, 1936 in North Wilkes, NC, to James William Lomax, Sr. and Lucinda Long Lomax, gave up the ghost on April 4, 2012. Jim, or Jimmy as he was more duly noticed, married Ethelyn Littleton on March 4, 1956, and bore four wonderful sons, James III, Ernest, Eric, and Howard. Having lead...
Carnell Shepard
Apr 4, 2012
Carnell Shepard, 72, passed away peacefully at his Columbus residence on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. He was born May 14, 1939 to Zeke and Ophelia Shepard in Bowden, Georgia. A resident of Columbus for more than fifty years, Carnell was a member of New Salem Missionary Baptist Church. He worked at Cota for ten years and was a manager...
Wilbert Lash
Apr 3, 2012
Wilbert Lash, born July 14, 1918 in Havaco, West Virginia passed on April 3, 2012 following a short illness and hospital stay. Wilbert was preceded in death by his parents, Kathryn L. Russell and James Preston and his brother, William Preston. After graduating from Central High School in Columbus, Ohio, Wilbert served in the United States Army and was...
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