Obituaries
Mary Alice Pettis
May 16, 2019
Mary Alice Miller was the fifth child born to JC and Mary Miller in Columbus Ohio on September 5, 1953. She attended Pilgrim Elementary School, Champion Junior High, and graduated from East High School in 1971. Later she attended Business school where she obtained an Associate of Arts degree. In 1969, Mary accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior...
Rosa M. Raglin
May 16, 2019
Rosa M. Raglin, age 98, of Columbus, Ohio went to her Heavenly home on Thursday, May 16, 2019. She was born July 9, 1920 in Norfolk, Virginia to the union of Charlie and Fannie (Leftwich) Williams. Rosa is preceded in death by husband: Albert H. Raglin and sons: Raymond Albert and Philip Russell. She is survived by grandchildren: Lisa,...
Bertha Lee Dell
May 16, 2019
Bertha Dell of Columbus, Ohio passed away on May 16, 2019. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Willis Harris, Jr.
May 15, 2019
Willis Harris, Jr., born to Willis Harris, Sr. and Wilda Elizabeth Clark in Dayton, Ohio. They settled in Columbus, Ohio when Willis, Jr. was 4 years old. He worked at the First National Cleaners with his father in the south end of Columbus. He later educated himself in the field of gemology and worked as a top rate jeweler...
Aubrey Keith Banks
May 15, 2019
Aubrey Keith Banks was born August 10, 1939 in Georgetown, Kentucky to loving parents, Robert Steven Banks and Anna Gabriella Banks. While living in Georgetown, Aubrey was educated in the Public School System. He graduated from Ed Davis High School. He attended the First Baptist Church in Georgetown, Kentucky, where he accepted Christ at an early age and was...
Willa Lavinia Caldwell-Chatters
May 13, 2019
Dr. Willa Lavinia Caldwell-Chatters, 95 was called Home to her Lord and Savior on May 13, 2019. Dr. Caldwell received her professional doctorate in medicine from Howard University, Washington, DC. Retired from Bureau of Disability Determination. Preceded in death by parents, John Caldwell and Georgia McKinney; daughter, Renate Chatters; and brother, St. Elmo (Josephine) Caldwell. Left to cherish her...
Gregory Campbell
May 12, 2019
Gregory Campbell was born on February 6, 1960, in Kilmichael, Mississippi. He graduated from Kilmichael High School where he was a football standout and went on to play football at Holmes Junior College. He transferred to West Virginia State University where he met his wife Tracie Lee Davis. The day they met they talked for over six hours which...
Sherman Arnetha Davis
May 12, 2019
Arnetha Sherman Davis was born to Rena Mae Davis and Percy Bryant, Sr. on March 27, 1936. On the morning of May 12, 2019 God reached down and took one of His servants home to be with Him. Sherman received Christ at an early age. He was a faithful member of Greater 12th Avenue Baptist Church, Columbus, Ohio for...
Millicent Dolores Johnson
May 8, 2019
Millicent Dolores (Dill) Johnson was born in the parish of Devonshire in Bermuda on November 18, 1934 to Walter and Stella Dill. Bright as the yellow color and the lighthouses she favored, she shared fondly of her childhood and younger years on her beloved island. Being a bit of an admitted tomboy at times, she enjoyed her school days...
Norma Jean Hope
May 6, 2019
Norma Hope of Westerville, Ohio passed away on May 6, 2019. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Mabel Ruth Hawkins
May 6, 2019
Mother Mabel Ruth Hawkins was born February 5, 1912 in Ironton, Ohio to parents George and Corneilia Hawkins. Of the four children born to this union, one sister, Lula Mae, succumbed to whooping cough at the age of two. Her father worked for the railroad and her mother was self-sufficient and resourceful and made all of the family's clothing....
William Thomas Russell, Ii
May 2, 2019
William Thomas Russell II, was born in Columbus, OH on August 3, 1952 to William and Minnie Russell, Sr. “Bill” as he was known to many was educated in the Columbus City School System graduating from East High School in 1970. He was a career Firefighter with the Columbus Fire Department with over 30 years of committed service. For...
Clara Belle Williams
Apr 30, 2019
Clara Belle Robinson was in born in Polk, Georgia October 19, 1928. One of eight children of Charlie & Hattie Mae Robinson to farm 80 plus acres in Georgia. The children of Charlie & Hattie Mae soon started to head north, and Clara did as well, where she met Robert F. Williams and soon married December 4th, 1953 in...
Donald C. Brown
Apr 29, 2019
Donald C. Brown was born on July 28, 1948 in Lavonia, GA to the late Inez Frances Scott Brown and Julius C. Brown. Donald “D.C.” is proceeded in death by brothers William Brown, John Brown, Claude Brown and John Thomas Brown, Sisters Shirley Brown, Mary Ann Brown and Martha Ann Brown and nephew Charles Anthony Brown. He departed this...
Tina Marie Barton
Apr 28, 2019
Tina Marie Barton, affectionately known as “Big Red” , age 40, was born October 16, 1978 in Cleveland OH to Dornell Barton and Patricia Connors. Tina attended South High School Academy and she was baptized at Asbury United Methodist Church. As a youth, she enjoyed soccer, softball and singing. Tina was employed as a patient care specialist. One of...
Raleigh Harlin, Sr.
Apr 27, 2019
Raleigh Harlin of Columbus, Ohio passed away on Apr 27, 2019. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Gary A. Wright, Sr.
Apr 26, 2019
Gary A. Wright, Sr., affectionately known to family and friends as “Ghee”, was born to Sterling Jr. and Betty (Montgomery) Wright in Columbus, Ohio, on April 29, 1951. Gary Sr. was a proud graduate from East High School in 1969. Gary Sr. was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. He served during the Vietnam War and was...
Darian Tirrell Braxton
Apr 23, 2019
Darian Tirrell Braxton passed away on April 23, 2019. He was born on January 30, 1974 and was raised in Columbus, Ohio. Darian was affectionately known to everyone as “Big D”. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army from 2001 to 2005 as an ammunition specialist. He graduated from Franklin University with a bachelors and a master’s degree...
Florence Johnson
Apr 22, 2019
Florence Johnson was born to the union of Frank and Zennia Davidson in Anniston, Alabama in 1942. She graduated from East Depot High School in 1963. She relocated to Columbus, Ohio as a young adult to live with her maternal aunt Lucille Brady. Florence met the love of her life George Johnson Jr., at a prayer meeting and after...
Johnnie Mae Smith
Apr 17, 2019
Sister Johnnie Mae Smith went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. She was a faithful member of Tabernacle Baptist Church for many years, where she enjoyed attending Sunday School, the Missionary Society and helping with the food drive. Johnnie is preceded in death by her parents John and Ella Mae Smith and her sister...
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