WaldnigFlossie Stewart Waldnig, 99, of Sarasota, FL, passed away from natural causes on Sunday, January 13, 2008, in Sarasota, FL. She was born November 24, 1908, in Albany, OH, daughter of the late Andrew and Rose Smalley. In addition to her parents, Flossie is preceded in death by her husbands, H. Reitzel, M.A. Stewart and J. Waldnig; brother, Bill; sisters,...

HartingSylvia M. Harting, 72, of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at her residence. She was born September 1, 1935, in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Gabor and Irene Habadaz Yernye. Sylvia is survived by a son, Gregory Harting and daughter, Lynn (Peter) Ware. Arrangements have been entrusted to Newcomer Funeral Home N.E. Chapel, 3047 E. Dublin-Granville Road,...

WELCHJohn "Jack" J. Welch, 65, of Grove City, passed away Monday, January 14, 2008 at home. John worked 6 years as a fire fighter for Franklin Township Fire Department, and he retired after 32 years from the Columbus Division of Fire. During his career he won many service awards, including the Distinguished Service Award from the Columbus Division of Fire....

RATLIFF Chad Ratliff, 28, of Columbus, passed away at home on Tuesday, January 8, 2008. Born in Columbus on March 13, 1979, Chad is survived by his parents, Michael and Patricia (Westfall) Ratliff. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 11, 2008, 5-8PM at Newcomer Funeral Home, 3393 Broadway, Grove City, OH. Graveside service will be held on Saturday, January...

GreenWilliam R. "Billy" Green, 56, of Columbus, passed away Monday, January 7, 2008 at the Columbus Rehab & Subacute Institute. He was born January 1, 1952, in Columbus. Billy is preceded in death by his mother, Juanita Hall Green and brother, Robert Green. He was an avid bowler. Billy is survived by his father, Burton (Georgia) Green; son, William R....

CANTRELLDella Cantrell, 91, of Columbus, passed away January 4, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alton and Tennie Cantrill; husband, Albert; grandson, John Smith; granddaughter, Tina Smith; 2 brothers and 3 sisters. Della is survived by her daughters, Myrtle Stacy, Beulah (John) Langhorne, Connie Salniky, Irene Smith; sons, John (Pauline) Cantrell, Albert (Diana) Cantrell; 22 grandchildren; numerous...

THOMPSONCharles Wm. Thompson, 81, of Canal Winchester, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2008 within days of his beloved wife, Hallie Thompson, who passed away January 2, 2008. Charles retired from Grace Chemical Company and was previously a member of Westside Freewill Baptist Church. Charles attended Fellowship Baptist Church. Charles was preceded in death by his wife, Hallie; son, Mark E....

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...