CUNNINGHAMWilliam D. Cunningham, 80, of Grove City, passed away January 5, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Margarite Cunningham; brother, Dick and sister, Mary. Bill is survived by his wife, Hilda Cunningham; daughter, Mary Catherine Cunningham; sons, William "Billy" (Janice) Cunningham, Darren Spears, Bob Moore; grandchildren, Matthew (Liz) Cunningham, Bobbie June Moore; great-granddaughter, Isabella Cunningham;...

LockardJoseph S. Lockard, 81, of Gahanna, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2008 at his residence. He was born April 21, 1926, in Circleville, son of the late George and Stella Stevenson Lockard. In addition to his parents, Joseph is preceded in death by five sisters and two brothers. He retired from Rockwell International and was a member of A.A. since...

THOMPSON Hallie E. Thompson, 94, of Canal Winchester, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at home. Hallie retired from General Motors after 25 years and was previously a member of the Westside Freewill Baptist Church. Hallie attended Fellowship Baptist Church. Hallie was preceded in death by her son, Mark E. Thompson; parents, Con and Pearl Pennington; sister, Marie Miller; brother,...

DanielsRobert Arthur Daniels Sr., 63, of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at the Village of Westerville. He was born August 15, 1944, in New York City, son of Nicholas and Rita Moley Liberty. In addition to his parents, Robert is survived by his wife, Linda Bailey Daniels; sons, Robert Arthur (Tamara) Daniels Jr., Richard E. (Michelle) Harris II,...

PACK Phillip R. Pack, 59, Grove City, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at his residence. Phil is preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Marie (Marcum) Pack and a sister,Joanne Kretzer. Survivors include his son, Brady Pack; sister, Lois (Tom) Becker; brother, Jesse (Georgia) Pack; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 6,...

EGGARTFrank Louis Eggart Sr., 82, of Circleville, Ohio, formally of Florida, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2008. Frank was the owner of Frank Eggarts Auto Barn for many years, raced cars at Columbus Motor Speedway for over 20 years, a veteran of WWII and most importantly a life long follower of Christ. Frank is survived by his children, Shirley Levan...

MasonWilliam E. Mason Sr., 78, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2007 at home surrounded by family. He is preceded in death by his father, Lester; mother, Kate and son, Michael Pettiford. William was employed by Local #423. He is survived by his wife, Madeline Pettiford Mason; children, William (Renee) Mason Jr., Yvonne Allen, Wilhemenia Mason, Elizabeth Oldham, Jackie Pettiford, Charles...

PHILLIPS Kelly Phillips, 79, of Columbus, was lovingly received in Jesus' open arms on Sunday, December 30, 2007, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born on November 11, 1928, in Hazard, KY., Kelly was a U.S. Army and Navy Veteran, in which he proudly served his country for four years. In 1957, at a church function in Dayton , Ohio, he met...

HAGERTracy L. Hager, 49, of Grove City, passed away, Friday, December 28, 2007. Tracy was formally of Portsmouth, Ohio. Tracy was preceded in death by his mother, Holline Secreto. Tracy is survived by his daughters, Stacy Ferrell, Andrea Hager, and Allyson Hager; sons, Tracy Fraley, Aaron Hager, and Austin Hager; grandchildren, Timothy Bailey II, Hayden Ferrell, Astacia Collier, and Tracy...

HENNIGJames E. Hennig, 66, of Columbus, passed away December 11, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Mary Hennig; wife, Carol; son, Floyd "Buster" and brother, Thomas "Turk" Hennig. James is survived by his daughter, Evelyn Gray; grandchildren, Crystal, Matthew, Robert; brothers, Walter "Sonny", Ron, Chris Hennig; sisters, Mary Nugent, Kathy Law and many nieces and...

METTLERBetty J. (Swartz) Mettler, 87, of Marengo, passed away December 28, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Ivy Swartz; husband, Harold Mettler; daughters, Sue Dunahoo, Barbara Trusler; son, Roger Mettler; grandson, Randy and special friend, George Resch. Betty is survived by her sister, Gwen Kerns; brother, Robert "Bobby" Swartz; grandchildren, Elizabeth Clemens, Sheila Palmer, Tim...

BURTONDoris Burton, 75, of Columbus, passed away December 27, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Etha Adkins; brothers, George, Jenks and Dallas Adkins and sisters, Faye Maynard and Freda Marks. Doris is survived by her daughters, Joyce (Dennis) Phillips, Marlene (Barry) Utzinger; son, Roger (Darla) Burton; grandchildren, Roger Burton Jr., Brian Burton, Jason Utzinger, Amanda...

HeidmannAlice E. Heidmann, 92, of Pickerington, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007, at Lutheran Village Nursing Home in Columbus. She was born May 25, 1915, in Curtice, OH, daughter of the late John and Ruth Rutchow Sandrock. In addition to her parents, Alice is preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Herman F. Heidmann (former pastor of North Community...

DANFORDJack L. Danford, 80, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007. Jack was a veteran of WWII serving in Germany as a Staff Sergeant in medical records. Jack worked for 35 years as a tool maker with Westinghouse and Bowing. He was named top machinist at both places. Jack is survived by his wife, Winona; daughters, Ellen (Dennis)...

HendelMichael Hendel, 80, of Powell, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at the Laurels of Norworth. He was born September 22, 1927, in Transylvania, son of the late Georg and Sofia Baier Hendel. In addition to his parents, Michael is preceded in death by a brother, Georg Hendel and sister, Sofia Johrendt. He migrated to the United States in 1952....

YeaugerLester "Les" Yeauger, 74, of Centerburg, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, at Heartland of Centerburg. He was born August 10, 1933, in Middleport, OH., son of the late Paul and Ethel (Kinnaird) Yeauger. In addition to his parents, Lester is preceded in death by his son, Phillip "Randy" Yeauger; brother, Edward Yeauger; life partner, Helen Wackinger. He was a...

SWIGERMargaret M. Swiger, 64, of Columbus, passed away at her home. She battled a long and hard illness that took her on December 24, 2007 at 11:00PM. She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Alice Bowles; brothers, Norman, Floyd Jr., Clarence, Tommy Sonny and sister, Rosemary. Margaret is survived by her husband of 46 years, Kenny Swiger;...

CurryRichard E. Curry Sr., 83, of Columbus, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born June 8, 1924, in Glenford, son of the late David and Grace King Curry . In addition to his parents, Richard is preceded in death by his wife, Audrey Fisher Curry; brother, Willard; sisters, Helen Walser and Sylvia Broadhurst. He...

WOLFERamona S. Wolfe, 55, of Columbus, passed away December 21, 2007. She is survived by her husband, Victor Wolfe; son, Wayne (Susan) Wolfe and her beloved dog Fritz. Ramona was a member of Holy Family Church. She worked as an administrative assistant, alongside her husband Victor in their family business, Wolfe's Piano Service. She enjoyed astronomy and aviation. Ramona loved...

MAXWELLJames "Jim" F. Maxwell Jr., 40, of Columbus, Ohio, suddenly passed December 22, 2007. Preceded in death by grandparents, Marge Moyer, Wendell Halley, Ray and Joyce Maxwell. Survived by his loving mother, Jeanie (Gene) Coleman; father, James "Fred" (Dorothy) Maxwell; sister, Traci Speakman; brother, Tony Maxwell; Aunt, Judi Halley; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be held...