Obituaries

Jan 3, 2025

Bertha Lorraine Brown, age 74. Sunrise August 7, 1950 and Sunset January 3, 2025. 

Jan 3, 2025

It is with deep sorrow and sadness that we announce the Homegoing of Paul Lewis Goodwin Jr., age 82 of Columbus, Ohio who journeyed peacefully to his Sunset on January 3, 2025 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Paul was born on June 30, 1942 in Columbus, Ohio to Mabel and Paul Goodwin, Sr. who throughout their lives were known for the...

Jan 2, 2025

William Bluford "Bill/Billy/Pop" Luke January 18, 1952 – January 2, 2025

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of William Bluford Luke, affectionately known as Bill, Billy, or Pop, who went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at the age of 72. Bill passed away peacefully at Laurels of Walden in Columbus, Ohio.-

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Jan 1, 2025

Mary Susan Love, age 67. Sunrise June 26, 1957 and Sunset January 1, 2025. Visitation 11:00 AM and Funeral Service 12:00 PM Friday, January 10, 2025 at Second Baptist Church, 186 N. 17th St. Interment at Glen Rest Memorial Estates. Ministry of Comfort entrusted to MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave. To...

Dec 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2024

Dorothy J. Riven, age 92. Sunrise June 17, 1932 and Sunset December 31, 2024. 

Dec 29, 2024

Michael Andrew Howard Sr., age 74. Sunrise June 12, 1950 and Sunset December 29, 2024. Visitation 10:00 AM and Funeral Service 12:00 PM Saturday, January 11, 2025 at Greater Grace Temple, 380 W Leffel Ln. Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery. Ministry of Comfort entrusted to MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, SPRINGFIELD CHAPEL, 823 S. Yellow Springs St. To read the complete...

Dec 29, 2024

Dec 29, 2024

John William Henderson Jr., age 89. Sunrise August 8, 1935 and Sunset December 29, 2024. Visitation 10:00 AM and Funeral Service 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Christian Valley Baptist Church , 3330 Scottwood Rd.. Interment at Glen Rest Memorial Estates. Ministry of Comfort entrusted to MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston...

Dec 29, 2024

John Thomas Hairston, age 74. Sunrise August 30, 1950 and Sunset December 29, 2024. Visitation 10:00 AM and Funeral Service 11:00 AM Friday, January 17, 2025 at Chapel of Peace - East, 5456 E. Livingston Ave.. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Ministry of Comfort entrusted to MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston...

Dec 29, 2024

Kenneth “Kenny” Dwight Gray Jr., affectionately known by his friends and family as KG, was born on June 9, 1991, in Columbus, Ohio, to his devoted parents, Kenneth D. Gray Sr. and Andrea P. Gray. He left this world for eternal rest on Sunday, December 29, 2024. His influence and spirit live on in the hearts of everyone who knew...

Dec 28, 2024

Clifford Wesley Nurse, age 62. Sunrise April 3, 1962 and Sunset December 28, 2024. 

Dec 28, 2024

Dec 28, 2024

Brent Maynard Porter was born in Columbus, Ohio to his parents George and Marcella Porter on July 18, 1969. He was educated in the South-Western City Schools system and graduated from Westland High School in 1987. Brent’s computer programming and technology career expanded over 30 years, including highlighted positions working as a Manager for Data Center Operations at the Nationwide...

Dec 26, 2024

Dec 25, 2024

Obituary

Mary Ann (Caldwell) Stephens

(May 15, 1942 – December 25, 2024)

 

Mary Ann (Caldwell) Stephens, was born in Dothan, Alabama, and was a 1960 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. She was a remarkable individual whose life was characterized by her deep faith, creativity, and commitment to serving others. Her parents, the late Herbert Daniel Caldwell Sr. and Thelma (Saffold) Caldwell...

Dec 25, 2024

Malcolm Keith Johnson, age 62. Sunrise July 28, 1962 and Sunset December 25, 2024. 

Dec 24, 2024

Johnnie B Davis, 79, of Mansfield, Ohio, peacefully passed away December 24, 2024, at the Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio, surrounded by family after an extended illness.

 

He was born on February 4, 1945, in Rich, Mississippi, to the late Bennie and Walter Lee Davis. As a young child, he moved to Mansfield, where he was affectionately known as “Johnnie B”...

Dec 23, 2024

Lillie Bell (Hampton) age 85, of Columbus, Ohio, was born February 6, 1939 in Augusta Georgia; the oldest daughter of John and Lizzie Lou Hampton, raised by Aunt Lillie Mae Kendrick. 

She was preceded in death by her loving husbands Howard Andrew Jackson and James Kirk, parents John and Lizzie Hampton, Aunt Lillie Mae Kendrick, brothers Johnnie Simmons, Nathaniel and John...

Dec 23, 2024

Opening Act: 

Isaac (Ike) Harper entered this life on September 5, 1940, in Hancock County, Sparta, Georgia, to the Union of John Wesley and Lula Harper. In 1952, his mother decided to move to Columbus, Ohio, to be close to her brother, Arthur Brown, and son, Louis Harper. After settling down in Columbus, Ike attended Starling Middle School and Columbus Central...