Obituaries

Genna Terry, age 53. Sunrise April 7, 1964 and Sunset May 20, 2017.

Visitation 2:00 p.m. Memorial Service 3:00 p.m. Saturday June 3, 2017 at MARLAN GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE NORTH, 2500 Cleveland Avenue.

Visitation 6:00 p.m. Funeral Service 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 1555 E. Hudson Avenue

Gilberto Augustus Ansell Sr., age 72. Sunrise March 4, 1945 Sunset May 24, 2017.

Preceded in death by parents, Daniel and Iona Ansell; son, Gerardo Ansell.

Left to cherish his memory, wife, Laura Ansell; son, Gilberto “Gil” Ansell Jr.; brothers, Granville, Daniel and Francisco Ansell; sisters, Elisa, Minerva and Xenia Ansell; grandson, Devin Ansell; brother-in-law, William Stephens and a host...

Joel M. Mitchell, age 39. Sunrise September 16, 1977 Sunset May 28, 2017.

Preceded in death by grandparents, John T. Powell, Frank and Louise Mitchell; aunt, Mary Fitzgerald; cousin, Consulto “GiGi” Rosario-Shaw.

Left to cherish his memory, wife, Johanna M. Mitchell; mother, Vanessa Mitchell; brother, Nick Mitchell; sister, Santina (Lamont) Robinson; uncle, Franklin D. Mitchell and a host of other...

Virginia Marie “Ginny” West, was born on February 16, 1937, in Steubenville Ohio, to the late Doris Mae-Annis Wheeler-Hython.

On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 God called her home to be with the Lord. She was united in marriage to Clarence Albert West. From this union, they were blessed with 8 children. Sis. West was an active member of Harrison Hills...

Wendy Heather Davis, age 41. Sunrise October 11, 1975 and Sunset May 22, 2017.

 

Visitation 11:00 a.m. Funeral Service 12:00 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2017 at the South Fountain Seventh-day Adventist Church, 536 S. Fountain Avenue Springfield, Ohio 45506

Interment Ferncliff Cemetery

Visitation 5:00 p.m. Funeral Service 6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 27, 2017 at the MARLAN GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE NORTH, 2500 Cleveland Avenue

Richard Dixon, age 73, a retiree of Columbus City Schools, from Omar West Virginia had his Sunrise on October 5, 1943 and Sunset May 17, 2017 at Select Specialty Hospital.

 Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Princella (Brewer) Dixon, brother, Joe Dixon.

 Left to cherish his memory, daughters, Tamika Kirkpatrick and Twanna Roper; sister,...

Hazel J. Storey-Brown, age 91. Sunrise August 25, 1925 and Sunset May 23, 2017.

Visitation 11:00 a.m. Funeral 12:00 p.m. Thursday June 1, 2017 at MARLAN GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave (one block east of Noe-Bixby, turn north on Lonsdale Road).

Interment at Evergreen Burial Park.

Shavon Jamel Reid, age 15, Sunrise September 22, 2001 and Sunset May 20, 2017.

Shavon was a student at Columbus Alternative High School where he was on the Debate Team; he played football at Beechcroft High School and was accepted in Fort Hayes Music Program and was a part of the Law and Leadership Institute at Capital University. Shavon worked...

Hattie Miller-Leslie, age 58. Sunrise August 26, 1958 and Sunset May 18, 2017.

Hattie is preceded in death by her parents, Emma Miller and WC Wells; son, Marlon Miller; and sisters, Johnnie and Margaret Jackson.

Left to cherish her memory, husband, Kenneth Leslie; sons, Erick and Arthur Miller; daughter, Latosha Miller; brothers, Liege Miller and Freddie Young; sister, Vernon Miller;...

Wanda Kay Higginbotham-Hardnick, age 61.  Sunrise August 4, 1955 at Wright Air Patterson Force Base and Sunset May 18, 2017 at The Ohio State University Medical Center.

Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Miriam Morgan Higginbotham and husband Richard Hardnick.

Left to cherish her memory, daughters, Felicia K. Higginbotham and Kim D. (Saudi) Abdullah; sisters, Kim...

Doreatha J. “Dee” Preston passed away May 19, 2017. She was born in Rendville, Ohio to the late Merrill Preston and Lovarn (John) Fleshman. She is also predeceased by her sister Patricia Boston.

She leaves to cherish in her memory daughter, Latacha Terell and son DeJai Preston Jr.; brother Meril ( Barb ) Preston Sr, Capital Heights , Maryland; sisters,...

Rachel B. Clark, age 95.  Sunrise April 9, 1922 in Highsplint, KY and Sunset May 17, 2017 in Columbus, OH.  Rachel was a member of the Triedstone Baptist Church.  She was a seamstress and a childcare provider and she loved to cook.

Rachel was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Rose Dean Mitchell; daughter, Mary B. Clark Stanley...

Charmaine E. Toran, age 57. Sunrise November 6, 1959 and on Tuesday, May16, 2017, GOD picked a special flower, Charmaine Elizabeth (Gaston) Toran and welcomed her into HIS eternal kingdom.

The late Reverend Theodore R. Gaston and the late Beulah M. Gaston were blessed with a beautiful gift, the birth of Charmaine Elizabeth (Gaston) Toran on Friday, November 6, 1959...

Allen M. Palmer, age 21. Sunrise May 18, 1995 and Sunset May 16, 2017.

Allen is preceded in death by his grandparents, Tammy Palmer and Allan Jackson and great grandparents, Mable Palmer, Freddie Palmer, Dorothy Patterson and Charles Adams.

Allen leaves to cherish his memory, mother, Jamelia Palmer; father, Allan Moore; grandfather, Mychal Patterson; brothers, Sylvester Watkins, Sylvonte Watkins, Christopher...

Lucy Clarissa James, age 89 Sunrise February 16, 1928 Sunset May 17, 2017.

A devoted and dedicated member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church for over 40 years where she served as a Deaconess.

Preceded in death by husband, Zebie D. James; sisters, Elizabeth Campbell, Rebecca Hairston, Mary Willis, Martha Nash, Hattie Pearl Hailey, Tina Rubena LaBon.

Left to cherish her...

Eunice M. Poole, age 68. Sunrise November 27, 1948 and Sunset May 17, 2017.

Eunice is preceded in death by her parents, Juanita and Leegie Hollingsworth; sister, Letha Hollingsworth; and brothers, Derry Cain and Eddie Dean Hollingsworth.

Left to cherish her memory, daughters, Tracy Hollingsworth, Tammy Marsh, and Teresa Hollingsworth; sons, Richard Hollingsworth and Samuel Woods; sisters, Alice Long and...

Sherad Brown, Sr. age 92. Sunrise April 25, 1925. Sunset May 15, 2017.

Retired Master Sergeant of the U.S. Army.

Visitation 2:00 p.m. Memorial Service 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 27, 2017 at the MARLAN GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Avenue (one block east of Noe-Bixby turn north on Lonsdale Road).