Obituaries

Margaret Coleman

Jul 27, 2024

Dean Margaret "Sis" Coleman

Columbus, Ohio

Sunrise July 23, 1929 and Sunset July 27, 2024.

Dean Coleman, age 95, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, an cherished member of the Columbus, Oh community, departed this life to be with the Lord on July 27, 2024 at the Sanctuary at Tuttle Crossing, Dublin, OH. She passed peacefully surrounded...

William G. Ferguson

Jul 27, 2024

William G. Ferguson "Calvin", age 87. Sunrise October 16, 1936 and Sunset July 27, 2024. 

Bob Henry Duckens, Jr.

Jul 25, 2024

Bob Henry Duckens Jr., age 52. Sunrise October 26, 1971 and Sunset July 25, 2024. Visitation 1:00 PM and Funeral Service 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at City of Grace, 3350 Allegheny Ave.

Yolanda Brown-Harris

Jul 23, 2024

Yolanda Marie Brown-Harris was born on April 14, 1949 in Columbus, Ohio to Willis Littleton Brown and Melberta Starks Brown Cole at Grant Hospital.

Following her father’s marriage to Martha Mae Cassimere, Yolanda moved with her older brothers, Glenn and Philip, to Houston, Texas. She attended the Houston Independent School District. Yolanda’s mother married Clayton Cole and had two more brothers,...

Wilma Perez-Rhone

Jul 21, 2024

Deacon Darren Gene Hawkins

Jul 20, 2024

Deacon Darren Gene Hawkins, age 62. Sunrise September 13, 1961 and Sunset July 20, 2024. Visitation 10:00 AM and Funeral Service 11:00 AM Thursday, August 1, 2024 at MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave. (one block east of Noe Bixby, turn North on Lonsdale Rd.). 

Denise (Mitchell) Skelton

Jul 20, 2024

Denise Jean (Mitchell) Skelton, Sunrise: June 12, 1953 and Sunset: July 20, 2024. 

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, resided in Huntsville, Alabama shortly, then moved to Columbus, Ohio. Denise was very motherly to all her younger siblings, she had a very loving, dedicated and giving spirit as a sister and aunt. However, Denise had a very low tolerance level for somethings and...

Gabriel Issac Smith

Jul 18, 2024

Gabriel Issac Smith, age 16, blessed us with his presence April 1, 2008, and went home to be with the Lord on July 18, 2024. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Aundarcio Jackson; great grandfather, Lloyd Edwin Jackson; cousin, Xavier Jackson.

He is survived by his mother, Desiree Jackson; father, Phillip I. Smith; stepfather, Justin Almon; siblings, Kian Jackson,...

Deborah Marie Quayson

Jul 18, 2024

Deborah M. Reeves Quayson was born in Columbus, Ohio to Herman Reeves Jr. and Sheila Dennis Reeves on June 13, 1964. She attended West High School and was employed by Old Time Pottery. Debbie was fun loving and loved her family. 

 She was preceded in death by her parents Herman Reeves Jr. and Sheila Dennis Reeves; maternal grandparents, Essie and Charles...

Eloise Montgomery

Jul 18, 2024

Freddie Mae McKillion

Jul 17, 2024

Rodney Maurice Culver, Jr.

Jul 17, 2024

Rodney Maurice Culver Jr., age 26. Sunrise August 31, 1997 and Sunset July 17, 2024. Visitation 10:00 AM and Funeral Service 11:00 AM Thursday, August 1, 2024 at Higher Ground Always Abounding Assemblies, 870 St Clair Ave. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens

Ida Mae Simpson

Jul 17, 2024

Mother Ida Mae Simpson, 96, of 5450 Larkwood Rd., Columbus, OH, formerly of 676 Hoyt Street Warren, OH, peacefully departed this life on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10:00 at her home. 

Mother Ida lovingly known as “GRANNY” was born on September 8, 1927 in Belzoni, MS, the 13th of 16 children to the union of Pompie and Annie Wade. She...

Mildred Vernell Smith

Jul 17, 2024

Mildred Vernel Smith passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Altercare Nursing Home in Canal Winchester, Ohio following a lengthy illness. 

She was born on February 5,1941 in Circleville, Ohio to John Henry and Alice (Smith) Locklear. Mildred was the 3rd of 5 children born to John and Alice. She attended Columbus Public Schools and earned the nickname of “Mama”...

Sandra P McCruter

Jul 16, 2024

Sandra Perry McCruter (affectionately known as Sandra P. McCruter) was born on Tuesday, January 15, 1946, in Mansfield, to the late Thomas Howard Lindsay and Thelma Loretta Lindsay. 

 She attended Mansfield Senior High School, was part of the pep-rally team cheering for her future husband and was in the 1st graduating class of Malabar High School in 1964. 

Although she worked at...

Tyon C. Hickerson

Jul 15, 2024

Our beloved son, Tyon C. Hickerson, was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm in January 2024. He gained his wings and joined his mother, Sheena Charley-Hickerson, in eternal peace. Tyon leaves behind his father, Charles Hickerson; stepmother, Michelle Hickerson; twin sister, Tyiona Hickerson; brother, Charles Hickerson IV; stepsister, Natalie Stewart; and stepbrother, Kiko Rhynehardt. He is also survived by his grandmothers,...

Lillie Mary Williams-Neal

Jul 15, 2024

James Edward Prince Sr.

Jul 14, 2024

James Edward Prince Sr., age 65. Sunrise May 25, 1959 and Sunset July 14, 2024. 

Willie James Wilson

Jul 14, 2024

Willie James Wilson, age 87. Sunrise August 14, 1936 and Sunset July 14, 2024. Visitation 10:00 AM and Funeral Service 11:00 AM Saturday, July 27, 2024 at MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave. (one block east of Noe Bixby, turn North on Lonsdale Rd.). Interment at Eastlawn Cemetery.

Pecolia Dunson

Jul 14, 2024

Pecolia Dunson, 85, of Groveport, Ohio, peacefully departed this life at home on Sunday, July 14, 2024.

Mother Dunson was born on February 22, 1939, in South Hampton, Virginia. She was a faithful and dedicated member of Rehoboth temple church where her presence and contributions were deeply valued. Pecolia was a woman of many talents, excelling in fashion and the arts....