Monica Lee Stith

A Time to be Born
Monica Lee Stith, the third of three children, was born to the late Robert Edward Jenkins of Springfield Ohio, and Tosca Lajoise Deppe Jenkins of Cedarville, Ohio on April 26, 1949.

A Time to Learn
The family relocated to Columbus, Ohio when Monica was a young girl. She began her education at St. Dominic’s Grade School and later at East High School (Go Tigers!) where she was a Majorette, a member of the Concert Band, and a member of the Student Court.

A Time to Love
There she met her high school sweetheart Paul W. Stith. From their union were born Kara (Andrew Terry) and Tamara (Rudolph Lynch). Thirteen years later, her love journey led her to Ron H. Williams. This loving relationship bore Burman C. Williams (Fiancée Jessica Carpenter).

A Time to Grow
After high school, Monica attended Franklin University and held various positions including modeling but found her greatest passion in Real Estate in 1974.

A Time to Work
Monica began her Real Estate career in August of 1974 at First Associated Brokers. Here she gained viable experience in Residential, Investment, and Commercial Properties. Because of her devotion to learning and growing in her knowledge of real estate, which continued up until her untimely death, she developed an extensive real estate profile. Consequently, in August of 1986, Monica became an independent broker and M. L. Sales and Associates was born. Over the course of Monica’s real estate career, she received numerous certifications, recognitions, and awards.

A Time to Serve
Monica had deep compassion for her community. One of the first of many examples of this includes a time when she rented a passenger van to take a group of the neighborhood kids to Kings Island and Cedar Point for a summer day trip. Monica also organized a drill team in order to participate in a 4th of July parade. Monica volunteered at Mifflin High School as the drill team coach as well as organized the community festival at St Dominic Church.

As beautiful and graceful as she was, Monica wouldn’t hesitate to roll up her sleeves and get her hands dirty. That was evident when she diligently worked to promote the Livingston Ave clean-up on July 22, 1987. This initial drive to improve the community and to take pride in the place that you live continued to local Parks and Recs. like Driving Park. The last clean-up effort that she took part in was held in September 2021. Monica also took pride in the work that she did with volunteer ventures at Saint Dominic’s. As mentioned before, she organized summer festivals and most recently, cleaned up the garden. The clean-up of the Garden was also an opportunity for ex-offenders to complete required Community Hours.

A Time to Mourn
On July 16, 2022, Monica was ushered in and returned to her Creator and to those loved ones who preceded her in death, grandparents; Lois B Deppe and Christine A. Deppe, father; Robert Jenkins, mother; Tosca Pegram and brother; Hakim Shafeeq. We celebrate her life as we mourn for such a loss to each one of our lives and souls. She leaves to cherish her memory, her sister Tosca (Tommy) Jackson, sister by choice Karen Thomas; grandchildren Gianni Lynch (fiancée Tamia Odimegwu), Reyadh (JaNiyah) Lynch, Jeremiah Williams, Kaya Terry and Jediah Lynch, and Amyah Holloway; great-grandchildren: Atavion, Gi Niyah, Kaden, Gianni Jr, and Baby Royce and a host of loved ones too numerous to mention here.

A Time to Reflect
As we look back on the life and the legacy of Monica L. Stith, we know she was a hard-working woman who loved her family and her friends. There was nothing she wouldn’t do for them within her power. We loved everything about you and will miss everything about you. Your sparkle and bling, only you could wear festive hats, and pull it off and still look like a diva! We thank you for instilling in us hard work, perseverance, the importance of giving back to your community, and most importantly never giving up! We promise to “Keep It Movin.”

To everything, there is a season and a time for every purpose under the sun Ecclesiastes 3:1

Visitation 11:00 AM and Funeral Service 12:00 PM Thursday, July 21, 2022 at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, 451 N 20th St. Entombment at Green Lawn Cemetery.

Ministry of Comfort entrusted to MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave. To read the complete obituary, order flowers, view video tribute and offer condolences to the Stith Family, visit www.TheChapelofPeace.com