TicknorWilliam D. Ticknor III, 79, died July 20, 2011. Bill was preceded in death by parents, William D. Jr. and Elizabeth Ticknor. He is survived by loving wife of 57 years, Shirley Ticknor; children, Laura (Ron) Schott, Bill (Cheryl) Ticknor, Joyce Ticknor, Cathy "Cate" Ticknor, Steve (Kara) Ticknor, Rachel Ticknor and Julia Ticknor; siblings, Arthur Ticknor, Julia Petrakis, Anne McNeece,...

OSBORNE Forest Osborne, 92, of Grove City, OH, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011. Forest was born in Pike County, KY to Grover C. and Rebecca (Tackett) Osborne and is preceded in death by his parents; wife of 62 years, Ethel (Oliver) Osborne; 12 brothers and sisters; grandson, Ronald S. Van Horn. Survivors include his daughter, Sandra K (Birtchel) Mosley;...

BAKERDavid Alan Baker, 28, passed away unexpectedly on July 19, 2011. Born August 10, 1982 in Columbus, OH. He is survived by his parents, Roy D. Baker and Angela J. (Bill) O'Day; wife, Caley Baker; daughters, Ckiler, Sydney and Haley; son, David II; sister, Amber; brother, Tony; and many other family members. David enjoyed playing basketball with Ckiler and supporting...

STOCK Jeffrey E. Stock, 50, of Gahanna, OH passed away Monday, July 18, 2011. Jeff was born in Pittsburgh, PA to Frederick M and Elvera Mae (Diana) Stock on April 7, 1961, and is preceded in death by his mother and a sister-in-law, Barbara J. Stock. Survivors include his wife, Judy Berry-Stock; sons, Edward and Adam Stock; father, Frederick M...

STATENJerry R. Staten, 71, of Columbus, passed away Monday, July 18, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Jerry was born in Portsmouth, OH on November 19, 1939, to John R. and Gladys (Thompson) Staten and is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Rita (Steele) Staten; son, Mark Staten; sisters, Linda Golden, Sue Ann...

Smith Mataya L. Smith, of Columbus, passed away July 18, 2011. She was born September 20, 1990. Mataya was preceded in death by grandfather, Clyde Cunningham; uncle, Scott Cunningham; and grandparents, Homer (Ruth) Smith. She is survived by parents, Gregg (Tammie) Smith; brother, Kyle Smith; grandmother, Katherine Cunningham and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Mataya was a very social...

THOMATerry L. Thoma, 62, of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Terry was born in Chicago, IL on October 1, 1948, to Leonard and Agnes Lenore (Halter) Thoma and is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Joseph Thoma. Survivors include his special friend, Grace McKibben; sisters, Mary Jean (Carl) Wallace, Karen...

EGELHOFFAlice Marie (Cummins) Egelhoff, 77, passed away July 19, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert; brothers, Fredrick, Chancey and Carl Cummins; and sister, Rena June Cave. Alice is survived by her sons, Fritz G. (Emmy), A. Cole (Vicky Moore) and Benjamin C. (Barbara) Egelhoff; sisters, Mary Jane Dean, Nettie L. Cummins, Doris J. Nibert and...

HINKLERay Hinkle, born Feb. 25, 1990, died July 18, 2011; went home to be with the Lord. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jesse Hinkle and uncle, Jesse Hinkle Jr., of Columbus, OH. Ray is survived by his mother and father, Robin (Hinkle) and Donald Arthur; sister, Mindy Hinkle (Jimmy Lorman) of London, KY; nephew, Kaleb; niece, Autumn...

Vandermark Emory I. Vandermark, Jr., age 51, passed away Saturday, July 16 2011, at his residence. Son of the late Emory I. Sr. and Bertha Price Vandermark. Employed at Edison Automotive for 17 years. Also preceded in death by his brother Rex Allen Vandermark, and his sister Bertha (Birdie) Taynor Miller. He is survived by his best friend and long...

Morgan Ruth C. Morgan, 86, of Columbus passed away July 18, 2011. She was born September 2, 1924. Ruth was preceded in death by parents, Clarence and Francis Friebis and 2 brothers, Bill and Ned Kerr. Survivors include her husband of 67 years Robert E. Morgan; children, Robert (Lynda) Morgan Jr., Lynn Ferguson, Bruce (Beth) Morgan and Tim Morgan; sister,...

JOHNSONFreda R. Johnson, 83, passed away July 17, 2011. Born March 4, 1928 in Leon, KY to Luther and Margie (Shepard) Hall. In addition to her parents, Freda was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Johnson; sisters, Adeline Dickerson and Kathy Hall; brothers, Raymond and Ralph Hall; grandson Donald Smith Jr. and his daughter, Bobbie Jo. Freda is survived...

RATLIFFElbert Ratliff, 76, passed away July 16, 2011. He was born September 17, 1934 in Cabin Creek, WV to the late Arlond W. and Belva (Mullins) Ratliff. Elbert was a proud graduate of DuPont High School, class of 1954. He served in the US Armed Forces for 8 years and was a retired diesel mechanic for Retail Merchants and then...

GreeneRuth E. Greene, 90, of Columbus, passed away Friday, July 15, 2011 at Westminster-Thurber. She was born October 10, 1920, in Columbus, daughter of the late Elmer and Grace Cannon Jones. In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Clifford N. Greene; son, Glenn Greene; sisters, Lois Frances and Maxine Strigle. She...

LoewDorothy Loew, 77, of Columbus, passed away Friday, July 15, 2011 at the Village of Westerville. She was born March 20, 1934, in Barberton, OH, daughter of the late Philip and Mary Guisinger Wagner. In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Wagner; sister, Betty Lou Goble and special friend, Travis Zeto. She is...

BLYTHECynthia Fisher Blythe of Groveport, Ohio surrendered on July 16, 2011 after a nineteen-year battle with breast cancer. Cindy was born on October 31st, 1955 in Columbus, Ohio to Edward L. and Jean E. (Cannon) Fisher. She is preceded in death by paternal grandparents Edward A. & Mae M. Fisher and maternal grandparents William T. & Mary A. Cannon. Cindy...

DotsonRobert Dotson, 80, of Delaware, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Grady Memorial Hospital. He was born December 16, 1930, in Chattaroy, WV, son of the late Mont and Velva Fitch Dotson. Bob retired after 41 years of service from Honeywell (Grimes Aerospace). He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Alpha Parsley Dotson; daughter, Kay Baglione;...

AultBetty J. Ault, 76, of Canal Winchester, passed away July 13, 2011. She was born October 10, 1934 in Ashland, KY. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert G. Ault on August 23, 2010; parents, John and Corilda Moore; son, Clarence Woods Jr. and sister, Lucille Watson. Betty is survived by son, Doug (Brenda) Woods; brothers, Milton (Barbara)...

DemasMarie Lou Demas, 84, of Gahanna, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011 at her residence. She was born August 3, 1926, in Akron, daughter of the late Joseph M. and Alvisa M. Eichelberger Lang. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred J. Demas, son, Paul A. Demas and daughter-in-law, Melissa A. O'Kelley-Demas. She...