Obituaries

Feb 6, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of Robert Earl Parkman , who passed away Monday, February 6, 2023 in Westerville, Ohio. Mr. Parkman is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss him dearly. At the discretion of the Parkman Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a...

Feb 5, 2023

Patricia Ann (Rogers Valentine) Wimbish, born Friday, May 15, 1953, departed this life unexpectedly on Sunday, February 5, 2023, in Conyers, Georgia. Mrs. Wimbish is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss her dearly. The services will be held at Diehl-Whittaker Funeral Service, 720 E. Long Street, Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Visitation...

Feb 2, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of Margaret Louise Knight , who passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Columbus, OH. Mrs. Knight is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss her dearly. At the discretion of the Knight Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a...

Jan 31, 2023

Henrietta Spencer was born the second of six children to Walter R. Spencer Sr and Mable Jackson-Spencer on September 24, 1952 in Dixie, GA. Henrietta grew up in a loving Christian household of eight which consisted of her five siblings, mother, and father. The family later relocated to Ohioville, Pennsylvania. Before graduating Western Beaver High School in 1970, she...

Jan 31, 2023

Deacon Lawrence Gene Larkins, Sr. was born in Wheatcroft, Kentucky, on March 13, 1936, to the late Gertrude Larkins and Charles Lee. He was received by God into his heavenly home on the afternoon of January 31, 2023.

Deacon Larkins was a longtime resident of the Village of Urbancrest, Ohio, and member of Union Baptist...

Jan 31, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of Alfred Reed Allen , who passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2023 in Chillicothe, Ohio. Mr. Allen is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss him dearly. At the discretion of the Allen Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a...

Jan 29, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of Karen Sue Jewell , who passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 in Columbus, OH. Dr. Jewell is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss her dearly. At the discretion of the Jewell Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a...

Jan 29, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of Charles Kenneth Sealy , who passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 in Columbus, OH. Mr. Sealy is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss him dearly. At the discretion of the Sealy Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a...

Jan 26, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of Willie D. Body , who passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023 in Columbus, OH. Mr. Body is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss him dearly. At the discretion of the Body Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a...

Jan 25, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of Marlin Jones , who passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in Columbus, OH. Mr. Jones is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss him dearly. At the discretion of the Jones Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a later...

Jan 22, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of Edmund Pearson Ashford , who passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 in Westerville, OH. Mr. Ashford is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss him dearly. At the discretion of the Ashford Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a...

Jan 17, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of Scott LaMann Whitfield , who passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023 in Columbus, OH. Mr. Whitfield is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss him dearly. At the discretion of the Whitfield Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a...

Jan 16, 2023

Gregory Willis Cartier, 73, died on Monday January 16, 2023, preceded in death by his Father, Herschel D. Cartier, and mother, Juanita Whaley Cartier. Left to cherish his memories are his sons, Andre and Christopher Cartier and Brendan Tillman, brother , Dwight E. Cartier and sister , Roxyanne Cartier-Burrus, nephews, Will L Burrus, Sr. ( Bianca) , Dwight M....

Jan 16, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of JoAnn Rose Middleton , who passed away Monday, January 16, 2023 in Columbus, OH. Ms.. Middleton is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss her dearly. At the discretion of the Middleton Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a...

Jan 15, 2023

Ralph Lockett Pryor was born May 22, 1927 in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from North High School and became a sergeant in the U.S. Army and served in WWII. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University, then a Master’s degree of Education from Norfolk State University. His career spanned 40 years with the Columbus City Schools in...

Jan 14, 2023

This online tribute is dedicated in remembrance of JoAnn Pearson , who passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 in Columbus, OH. Ms. Pearson is survived by a host of family and friends who will miss her dearly. At the discretion of the Pearson Family, the obituary that you see here may be updated with additional details at a later...

Jan 14, 2023

WALTER HERBERT BRYANT was born in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, August 27, 1957. He was the son of Thelma Mae Porter and Walter Herbert Warner. Herbie, as he was affectionately called by family and friends, received his formal education from Columbus City Schools. He was a proud graduate of South High School, where he played football and ran track....

Jan 14, 2023

DOLORES JEANETTE USHRY was born Tuesday, November 21, 1939, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Hazel M. Shaw and Louis B. Smith. Dolores was a graduate of The Rayen High School, Class of 1957, in Youngstown. Upon graduation, Dolores enlisted in the United States Air Force as a member of the Women’s Air Corps (WAC). As a WAC, Dolores rose to...

Jan 13, 2023

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord which made heaven and earth.” - Psalm 121:1-2

Annie Ruth Gibbs was born Sunday, April 28, 1946, in Council, North Carolina, to Wheeler Owens and Sir Willis McLean Drye....

Jan 13, 2023

Ross, Andre Chappelle Ross, 30, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 13, 2023, at home. He was born on February 28, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio to his mother, Nichol R Gouch. At the age of 4, was embraced and adopted by his father, Donald L Ross. Preceded in death by maternal grandparents James W Gouch Jr and Donna M...