Obituaries

WALLINGTON,

Myrtle Wallington, age 72. Sunrise May 12, 1942 in Kimball, WV and Sunset October 27,2014 in Columbus, OH. She retired from St. Raphael Home For The Aged and was a member of Greater St. Paul Apostolic Church. Myrtle was preceded in death by her parents Virginia and Isaac Griffith Sr., husband Harold Wallington, daughter Beatrice Wallington, son Stephen Wallington,...

MARSH, Catherine Delorus Marsh, 69. Sunrise March 7, 1945 in Williamson, West Virginia and Sunset October 24, 2014 in Columbus, OH. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Helen Naomi Roach Thigpen, stepsons, Keith Marsh, Lamont Hill, and Eric Marsh, brothers, Charles, John Arthur, Jerry, and James Thigpen, sisters, Mary Frances Moore, Dorothy Dunaway, and Linda French....

NOWLIN, Eric Darnell Nowlin, age 44. Sunrise May 3, 1970 and Sunset October 14, 2014. Eric worked hard as a landscaper. He was preceded in death by his father Willard Nowlin. Left to cherish his memory, mother Annie M. Nowlin, daughters Christian Ragland, and MinUnique Nowlin, sister Leann Petina Nowlin, 2 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends....

BARNETT-KPOTOTonya Barnett-Kpoto, age 43. Sunrise August 28, 1971 and Sunset October 19, 2014. She attended Temple of Faith and was employed as a Homehealth Aide. Tonya is survived by her parents Maxine and Charles Barnett, daughter Juaniqua Griffin, sons Vincent Griffin and Isaiah Steward, brothers Richard Charles Barnett and James (Sandy) Keys, sisters Patricia Scales and Georgia Lawson, uncles Andrew...

JONES, Andrea Renee Jones, age 57. Sunrise March 28, 1957 in Earlington, KY and Sunset October 6, 2014. She was a formerly employed at Grant Medical Center and Dublin Eye Center. Andrea attended the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall on Hudson St. She was preceded in death by her mother Anna Deloris Guliam Pettus, and brothers Keith and Larry Pettus. Left...

Conyers, Tony Conyers, age 41. Sunrise March 3, 1973 and Sunset October 10, 2014. Tony was a graduate of Northland High School, Sales Manager at T. Marzetti Company and worked for Aladdin Limousines. He was a member of First Church of God where he served with the Men of Valor. Tony was preceded in death by his grandmothers Laura Conyers...

GLASS, Elisha Paul Glass Jr., age 20. Sunrise April 25, 1994 and Sunset October 10, 2014. Elisha is a 1994 graduate of Africentric High School and attended The Ohio State University and Devry University. While in school he also worked at UPS and FedEx. Elisha was preceded in death by his grandfather Paul Elisha Glass Sr., great grandparents Ella and...

William Higginbotham, 76, affectionately known as "Bill" went Home to be with The Lord on Friday September 19, 2014. He was born to Lucius and Alice Higginbotham on January 21, 1938 in Ward, West Virginia. He graduated from Washington High in London, West Virginia.

He moved to Columbus, Ohio in the late 1950's. After graduating from welding school he obtained...

PACE

Larry Joe Pace, age 58. Sunrise August 5, 1956 in Cedartown, GA and Sunset September 19, 2014 in Columbus, OH. Larry was a graduate of Cedartown High School, was an independent truck driver with Always Dragon, and a member of Triedstone Missionary Baptist Church where he served with the Men of Vision. He was preceded in death by his...

Martin

Elizabeth "Babe" Martin, age 93. Sunrise November 21, 1920 in Charlotte, NC and Sunset September 18, 2014 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Babe was a former resident of Brooklyn, NY where she was the owner of Martins Corner Restaurant and a member of Concord Baptist Church. She joined the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Columbus under...

JONES,

Joyce A. Jones, age 55. Sunrise July 3, 1959 in Fayettville, WV and Sunset September 18, 2014 at Zusman Hospice surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was a member of Triedstone Missionary Baptist Church and was employed at Nationwide Children's Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents Parish Howard and Henrietta B. Jones Acklin, sister Tomika...

Terrence Eugene "TEE" Pyfrom, age 37. He was born June 4, 1977 and he sadly and unexpectedly departed on Saturday September 13, 2014. Terrence grew up working with The Columbus Dispatch to earn extra money as a teenager and he attended Columbus Public Schools. Throughout his life Terrence became a successful entrepreneur. He loved to play basketball, gamble and travel....