Obituaries

Kim Burgess, age 58. Sunrise April 5, 1962 and Sunset November 16, 2020.

PRIVATE Visitation 10:00 AM and Funeral Service 11:00 AM Monday, November 30, 2020 at MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave.

A MASK IS MANDATORY.

Interment at Evergreen.

Please keep the family in your prayers while they write Kim’s obituary.

Louis Harris, Sr was born June 6, 1987 to Margaret Harris and Jimmie Kimbrough. He received his GED from Dept of Education on June 8, 2008. It was one of his proudest moments, outside of being a father to his only son. Louis loved his family and he rode for them, right or wrong, through thick and thin. His smile...

Leon Franklin Sr., age 58. Sunrise November 5, 1962 and Sunset November 16, 2020.

Visitation 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Friday November 27, 2020 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.).

Graveside Service 10:00 AM Saturday, November 28, 2020...

HHattie Mae Hampton, age 71, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2020. She was born December 10, 1948 in Wilcoe, West Virginia to Calvin Nathaniel Thompson Jr. and Faye Bell Jennings.

Hattie graduated from Elkorn High School in Northfork, West Virginia, Class of ’65. She moved to Columbus, Ohio where she was married for 10 years to Stuart C. Hampton...

Dale D’Angelo Houston, 51, of Columbus, OH departed this life Saturday, November 21, 2020. He was born December 22, 1968 to Johnny and Ennis A. Houston. Dale graduated from Independence High School in 1987.

He worked in the Mortgage Dept for J.P. Morgan Chase for 20 years. While working with the company he participated in Peer Mentorship Program for...

Bettie Delores (Griffin) Jones, 71, departed this life on November 20, 2020, suddenly and unexpectedly, at home, after longstanding illness. Bettie was born on June 21, 1949, in Picayune, Mississippi. She graduated from George Washington Carver High School, in Picayune and, from 1967 through 1971, attended Jackson State University, in Jackson Mississippi. Before moving to Mansfield and undertaking her career...

Walter Leroy “Cagi” Trammell Jr. of Columbus, Ohio was born September 18, 1956 to Walter Leroy Sr. and Lillie Mae (Giddings) Trammell. He was called home November 23, 2020.

Walter was born in Rome, GA in 1956. The family relocated to Akron, Ohio in 1964 where he attended Public School and graduated East High School in 1975. He then moved...

Kenneth Lamont Smith, age 85, was born in Bronx, NY on November 9, 1935. He was raised in Columbus, Ohio and departed peacefully on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Friendship Village.

Kenneth was a retired employee for the State of Ohio. After retirement, he found a passion for painting, which he loved. He was known for his boisterous personality...

It was February 24, 1940 when Mr. and Mrs. James Pearson Talley, Sr. (now deceased) became proud parents of their only child, James Pearson Talley, Jr. Talley attended school in the Montgomery, Alabama area. He then left Alabama with his parents and moved to Chicago, Illinois where he finished his education. He left Chicago and moved to Columbus, worked and...

Ennis Ann Houston sunrise December 24, 1947 in Athens, Alabama, daughter of the late Carl Howard-Mosely and Elizabeth Mosley. Ennis departed this life peacefully on Saturday, November 14, 2020.

Ennis was a virtuous woman who accepted Christ at an early age and was a faithful servant. She attended Temple Compassion Church. She worked for the American Red Cross for over...

George Douglas McAfee Jr. was born to Anna Mae Shull McAfee and George D. McAfee, Sr. on May 3, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio. He departed this life on November 6, 2020 at The OSU Hospice Center.

George is preceded in death by his parents, Anna Mae Shull McAfee and George D. McAfee, Sr. and older brother, Charles “Chuck” Shull.

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Marlin Emar Bosley was born October 7, 1973 to Grace Clark and Charles Bosley in Columbus, Ohio.

Marlin attended Mifflin and Brookhaven High School. He was a member of Triedstone Missionary Baptist Church. He also sang in the YDS Youth Choir.

Marlin had a passion for Rap music. If you knew Marlin, you would not want to compete with him,...

Kelvin T. Thomas entered this life on September 18, 1962 and departed November 13, 2020.

Kelvin worked as a security guard for the past 13 years. His current employer was Franklin County Correctional Facility where he was a Corrections Officer.

Kelvin dedicated his life to Christ and was an active member in church. He participated in the Men’s Ministry and...

Late evening on Thursday, November 12, 2020 the angel of silence sealed the lips of Valorie Jean Dillard and took her bright spirit away to a land that is free from sickness, sorrow, pain and death to a place of eternal rest. VALORIE JEAN DILLARD, daughter of the late Mary Frances and Calloway Reeves was born on April 26, 1951...

Mildred Lindsey was born August 26, 1926 in Laurel, MS to Isabella Bender and Luther McGee.

Mildred and her family moved to Columbus, OH in 1966. She worked with special needs in the 80’s at Twin Valley. Mildred was already raising her 13 children. Mildred raised and mothered her grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and people of no relationship. Mildred was a...