Obituaries

Bessie Mae Jenkins, age 89 of Columbus, Ohio. Sunrise January 30,1930, Sunset September 22, 2019. She was born to the late Mack and Viola Hogan in Augusta, Georgia.

She was married to the late Wilford Jenkins Sr. Bessie was a long time member of Lincoln Park Baptist Church until her health wouldn’t allow her to attend any longer. She...

Stephan L. Butler, 59, went peacefully to be with the Lord, September 19, 2019 at his home in Columbus, Ohio. Stephan was formerly employed by The Columbus City Schools as a custodian ll. Known to his family and friends as “Ice Jr.”, he was an extraordinary grill master who enjoyed feeding his family and friends.

He was an avid...

Irvin Paul Hill, age 77, life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on September 19, 2019, at Grant Medical Center.

Irvin was born on July 25, 1942 to the late Prentiss Floyd and Dorothy L. Hill, and was the eldest of two children. Irvin attended West High School and was a member of their first wrestling team. He graduated...

Mr James Kirkland, 68, passed away on September 11, 2019. James was born on May 18, 1951 in Cinderella, West Virginia to Nathaniel and Alberta Kirkland. He lived in New York for several years until he relocated to Columbus,Oh. He enjoyed fishing and playing the lottery.

He is preceeded in death by his parents Nathaniel and Alberta Kirkland;sisters,Thelma and Theresa...

Samuel Patrick Umoh, age 32. Sunrise August 1, 1987 and Sunset September 10, 2019.

Visitation 11:00 AM and Funeral Service 12:00 PM Friday, October 4, 2019 at Jesus Power Assemblies of God, 5215 Cleveland Ave..

Interment at Blendon Township Cemetery.

Geraldine Emma Perry Watts was born August 27, 1934 to John Fletcher Perry and Minnie Neal and went home to be with the Lord on September 19, 2019.

Geraldine was a member at Praise Temple Community Church for many years. She was employed at Federal Glass. She retired from The Ohio State University and Columbus Art and Design. Geraldine was...

Linda Carol Cowans was born February 26, 1958, to William and Eleanor Suber in Columbus, Ohio.

She was educated in Columbus, Ohio graduating from Linden McKinley High School; and later on attending College studying nursing.

Linda loved her family but more importantly she loved the Lord. You would often find Linda reading scriptures from the Bible and listening to gospel...

Tralyn Ty’Lee Smith was born Wednesday, February 20, 2002 to Edna Smith and Edgar Hamilton in Mansfield, Ohio.

Tralyn was a lifelong resident of Mansfield, Ohio. He attended IMAC arde, this year he was enrolled into Job Core before moving to Marion, Ohio where he was recently enrolled in Marion Harding High School. Tralyn was very creative and he loved...

Ethel Bernice Besteda, age 83. Sunrise July 28, 1936 and Sunset September 18, 2019.

Visitation 11:00 AM and Funeral Service 12:00 PM Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Christ Memorial Baptist Church, 3330 E Livingston Ave.

Interment at Arlington Field of Honor

On Saturday, September 14, 2019 Elder James W. White, loving husband and father passed away at the age of 84.

Elder White was born on July 16, 1935 in LaGrange, Georgia. He moved to Columbus, Ohio where he worked at Ackeray as a Computer Technician. He later retired from Mt. Carmel Hospital at the age of 76. He was a...

On September 10, 2019 God, in his infinite wisdom, opened heaven’s gates and called his faithful servant home to be with him. Rodney Edward McLemore Jr., was born November 10th, 1993 in Columbus, Ohio to the parents of Rodney Sr., and Jennifer McLemore.

His educational journey gave him studies at East High School, Fort Hayes Career Center, and he was...

TaShayla Breianna Kendrix, was born September 10, 1995 in Columbus, Ohio to Ms. Selena Kendrix. She went home to be with the Lord on September 3, 2019.

TaShayla was a graduate of Mifflin High School class of 2017. She was a active member at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. She was employed at McDonalds.

As the youngest daughter of a...

Anthony Joseph Kent Sunrise September 7, 1944 and Sunset September 12, 2019.

Tony, as he was affectionately called lived his whole life on his own terms, unapologetically to the beat of his own drum. He loved basketball, art, fishing and watching old westerns.

He is preceeded in death by his parents, Hozie and Edna Hall and sister, Sheila...

Timothy “TD” Eugene Davis was born October 3, 1953 to Henry and Beverley Davis in Columbus, OH and passed away, September 15, 2019.

Tim was a retired Custodian from the Columbus City Schools. He was a hard worker and took pride in getting his work done. Tim loved his family, but he didn’t love nobody more then he loved...