Obituaries
Lawrence Wright
Jan 28, 2014
Lawrence Wright passed January 28, 2014. He was born May 28, 1954 to Clara Rowe and James Wright. His late stepfather, Rev. Willie adopted him as his own son. He raised him and taught him about Jesus Christ at an early age. He was 7 years old when he quoted the 66 Books of the Bible. Through his life journey...
Dorothy M. Mills
Jan 28, 2014
Dorothy M. Mills, 82, of Commercial Point, OH, passed away on January 28, 2014. She was born in Martin County, KY on April 30, 1931. She was preceded in death by her parents, Phillip and Bertha Cassady, siblings, Robert, Mida, Ruth, Jane, daughter, Cheryl Ann Holsomback, grandson, Larry Hanshaw Jr. and his mother Janet. Surviving family includes, sister, Kathleen Bonner,...
Ronald Kohsman
Jan 27, 2014
Staff Sergeant Ronald Victor Kohsman Sr., 69, passed away January 27, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 17, 1944 in Detroit, MI to Killian and Pauline Kohsman. Ronald is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Lawrence, Gary and Gerald Kohsman. He is survived by his wife Valerie Kohsman; children Ronald (Mindy) Kohsman Jr., Richard...
Charles E. Jones
Jan 27, 2014
Charles E. "Peewee" Jones, 75, of Columbus, OH, passed away January 27, 2014. He was born on October 24, 1938. He is preceded in death by his wife, Wanda, parents, Thomas and Rita Jones, daughter, Gloria, sister, Eileen. Survivors include, children, Karen (Billy) Shortridge, Rhonda (Charlie) Houser, fiance, Sue Smith, brother, Richard (Nancy) Jones, 6 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and many...
Michael Mullins
Jan 25, 2014
Michael M. Mullins, 56, passed away January 25, 2014. He was preceded in death by his mother, Goldie Stern and brother, Danny Mullins. Michael is survived by son, Gary Lee Mullins; father, Forrest (Rosaline) Mullins; step-sister, Lori Robinson; aunts, uncles, cousins; nephews, DJ, Timmy, Joey and Jacob. Memorial Service Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 1pm at First Calvary Enterprise Baptist...
Glennis Nickell
Jan 25, 2014
Glennis W. Nickell, 89, of Grove City and Chillicothe, Ohio and Lady Lake, Florida passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014. Mr. Nickell was born February 28, 1924 in Morehead, Kentucky. He is a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII where he was in the artillery division and was awarded as a sharpshooter. He retired from Borden Chemical Company and has been...
Robert K Sprouse
Jan 25, 2014
SprouseRobert K Sprouse, 75 of Columbus passed away at Mt. Carmel West Hospital on January 25, 2014. Born on July 23, 1938 to the late Stacy and Thelma (Thatcher) Sprouse in Columbus, Ohio. Survived by sister, Agnes (Harold) Soppel, brother, David (Nancy) Thatcher and family, sister-in-law, Mary Sprouse, step-children, Diana (Joel) Hendricks, Daniel Duffey and Donna Carey, nieces, Patty (Robert...
Thomas A Brokaw
Jan 25, 2014
Thomas A. Brokaw, 70 of Grove City, passed away at Mt. Carmel West Hospital on January 25, 2014. Born on July 9, 1943 to Vivian (Peterson) and the late William A. Brokaw in Columbus, Ohio. Thomas served his county during Vietnam and the Cuban Missile Crisis, while serving in the Navy. He worked at AmeriTech for 30 plus years, was...
Betty J. Briggs
Jan 25, 2014
Betty J. Briggs, 93, of Columbus, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born in Columbus, OH on March 1, 1920, to Avery R. and Helen (Bast) Curtiss and is preceded in death by her parents and husband, Jack O. Briggs. Survivors include her son, Jack (Lynne) Briggs; daughter, Sandy (Jerry) Creamer; sister, Norma...
Martha A. Eaton
Jan 25, 2014
Martha A. Eaton, 76, of Columbus, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 25, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Martha was born in Rachel, WV on September 1, 1937, to William and Dorothy (Good) Eaton and is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Mary Jackson; brothers, Frank, William and Bobby Eaton. Survivors include her daughters, Karen...
Valeria Hardesty
Jan 24, 2014
Valeria Hardesty passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014 after a brief illness. Valeria "Pete" Hardesty was born April 16, 1921 in Pennsylvania, the youngest of four children born to Frank and Helen Lewandowski.She was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings Eddie, Frank and Florence; her husband Warren; and her eldest son Terry. She is survived by her...
Graeme Alexander
Jan 24, 2014
Graeme Alexander, 22, of Galloway, OH, passed away January 24, 2014. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland on March 3, 1991 to William and Katrina Alexander. Other family includes, loving wife, Arielle, siblings, Kirsty Alexander, sisters-in-law, Tori and Kate Moran, grandmother, Katie Nicolson, in-laws, Brian and Lisa Cook, his pup, Buttercup and many other close relatives. A gathering of family...
James R Kennedy
Jan 24, 2014
James R Kennedy, 68 of Grove City, passed away from Lewy Body Dementia on January 24, 2014 at Monterey Care Center. Born on February 26, 1945 to the late Howard and Edith (Eckhart) Kennedy in Portsmouth, OH. Graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1963 and The Ohio State University in 1968 with degrees in chemistry and business. James was a...
Mark Poare Sr.
Jan 23, 2014
Mark Allen Poare, Sr., 35, passed away January 23, 2014. He was preceded in death by brother, Matthew Poare. Mark is survived by his parents, Hattie Gail and Ralph David Poare; children, Makhayla, Preston, Mark Jr., Isaac and Gabriel Poare; sister, Debby (Roger) Sherman; niece, Denyle (Todd) Walling; and nephews, Austin Stewart and Andrew Stewart. Visitation Friday, January 31, 2014...
Kenny L. Roberts
Jan 23, 2014
Kenneth "Kenny" Roberts, 27 of Hilliard passed away on January 23, 2014. Born on January 27, 1986 to Alex "Ta" Denpathoumthip and Donna Roberts in Columbus, Ohio. Survived by his love of 7 years, wife Kristina (Keaton) Roberts, children Brianna McCain and Makenna Roberts, sisters Janella Roberts and Aimee Roberts, grandmother "Mammy", mother and father-in-law Curtiss and Jackie Keaton sister-in-law...
Robert Brooks
Jan 23, 2014
Robert E. Brooks, 90, of New Albany passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 at St. Ann's Hospital. He was born November 13, 1923 in Peoria, OH, son of the late Casper and Bertha Laughrey Brooks. In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Hamilton Brooks. He served in the Army during WWII and the...
Phyllis Schwebke
Jan 22, 2014
Phyllis Schwebke, 89, of Delaware, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at St. Ann's Hospital. She was born October 5, 1924 in DeKalb, IL, daughter of late George and Phyllis Bonnell Schwebke Sr. In addition to her parents, Phyllis was preceded in death by her brothers, George Jr., Wayne and Jerry Schwebke. She worked for Bell telephone in Aurora, IL...
Mary A Decker
Jan 21, 2014
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Charles Sniff
Jan 21, 2014
Charles "Chuck" Sniff, 68 of Columbus, OH passed away peacefully at his home on January 21, 2014. He graduated from Walnut Ridge in 1966 where he played the tuba in the band. He retired from F & R Lazarus downtown. Chuck was born on December 30, 1945 to the late Paul and Edna Sniff. He is survived by his wife...
Kathryn Spies
Jan 20, 2014
Kathryn Rickard Spies died peacefully Monday, January 20, 2014 at the Columbus West Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 82 years old. Born in Rome, NY Kay Rickard traveled to Wiesbaden, Germany after graduating from high school to work as a secretary for the US Air Force. There she met and married Airman First Class James C. Spies of...
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