Obituaries

Mylah Demetria O’Hara (aka MyMy) 17, transitioned to the next phase of life on Friday, October 28th  2022 at Mount Carmel East Hospital with her family by her side.

Mylah was born October 9th, 2005, in Columbus, Ohio to Marla O’Hara and De’Angelo Jones. Mylah was such a joyous baby and the sweetest little girl. Mylah never met a stranger...

Minnie Evelyn (Booth) Adams was born in Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia to Ira and Edna Booth on December 28. 1931. She was the second of four children: Ira Jr, Minnie Evelyn, William Kermit and Jackie.

She received her formal education, graduating from Kimball High School, the class of 1948.

With then husband, Leonard Lee Scales Jr., in 1955 they...

Glory N. Pratt, age 83. Sunrise June 21, 1939 and Sunset November 4, 2022.

Our Matriarch, born Glory Nell Stoumile to the parents of (Father) Sodick Stoumile who was born February 28, 1896 from Prattville, Alabama, and (Mother) Linnie Melton Jones who was born May 23, 1908 in West Virginia. Glory’s parents married in Fayetteville, West Virginia in 1939.  Glory...

Bernice Young, age 68. Sunrise April 15, 1954 and Sunset November 4, 2022.

Please pray for the family as they prepare the obituary.

Visitation 2:00pm and Funeral 3:00pm Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Greater Glory Ministries, 487 N Champion Ave.

Brenda S. (Brown) Toone age 73 passed away on October 27, 2022. She was born on March 2, 1949. She was the sixth of seven children born to the late Susan and Guy Brown.

Brenda attended Columbus East High School. She furthered her education and received a bachelor’s degree in early childhood development.

She enjoyed working with children. Brenda was...

Charles H. Powell, age 72. Sunrise November 24, 1949 and Sunset October 31, 2022.

Ministry of Comfort entrusted to MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. LIVINGSTON AVE.

Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers during this time.

Ms Joyce Marie France, 71, passed away on October 30, 2022. Joyce was born on August 27, 1951 in Columbus, MS to John and Nettie Davis.

She was a 1970 graduate of Mansfield Senior High. She loved to fish, shoot darts, cooking, bingo and talking to her grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Bobby Davis and...

Danielle Johnson, age 49. Sunrise August 16, 1973 and Sunset November 2, 2022.

Visitation 8:30 AM and Funeral Service 9:30 AM Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Higher Ground Always Abounding Assemblies, 870 St Clair Ave, Columbus, OH 43201.

Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

To stream the service https://www.highergroundaaa.com/live-streaming.

 

Mr. Elliott Norman Harris, age 65. Sunrise March 23, 1957 and Sunset October 18, 2022.

Elliott was a 1975 graduate of Columbus East High School, where he was known for his gregarious personality. After high school he joined the US Navy where he honed his interest in radio operations.

Upon his return to Columbus in 1996 he landed at radio...

Rosenita “Neat” Proctor passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Sunday, October 30, 2022. She was 77 years old. Rosenita was born on June 30, 1945 to her parents, Naomi (Starks) Whiting and J.C. Whiting in Montgomery, Alabama. She loved the Lord with all of her heart and soul and was definitely a servant of the Lord.

Neat...

Bridget Smith, age 51. Sunrise February 3, 1971 and Sunset October 26, 2022.

Please pray for the family as they prepare the obituary.

Services will be private.

On October 28, 2022, early morning, Cassandra G. Allen-Houpe (Sandi) answered the call of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Cassandra was born on May 21, 1965, in Columbus, Ohio to the union of A.C. Allen and Rose Mary Thomas Allen.

Cassandra was a graduate of Columbus Beechcroft High School and attended Franklin University. Sandi was a faithful and resolute...

William A. Dammond, age 60. Sunrise April 15, 1962 and Sunset October 22, 2022.

Please pray for the family as they prepare the obituary.

Visitation 1:00pm and Funeral 2:00pm Friday, November 11, 2022 at MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE NORTH, 2500 Cleveland Ave.

Elder Sylvestre Pierre, age 80. Sunrise March 7, 1942 and Sunset October 27, 2022.

Please revisit this page and pray for the Pierre Family while they write the obituary for Elder Pierre.

Visitation 10:00 AM and Funeral Service 11:00 AM Friday, November 11, 2022 at MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave. (one...

Leonard Alexander Nelson was born March 13, 1959, in Columbus, Ohio to Henry Leon Nelson and Mildred (Duckett Nelson) Hall.

He graduated from Brookhaven High School in 1977 where he played football. He got a Masonry degree from Columbus State Community College where he had a career in bricklaying. Leonard loved his children and grandchildren, as well as his siblings,...

Celebration of Life Deacon William Earl McCorvey son of the late Joseph and Fannie Mae McCorvey. He was born June 12, 1957, in Pensacola, FL, and was received to eternal life on Sunday, October 23, 2022, in Columbus, OH. William was one of 8 siblings raised in a home of love; his siblings fondly recall his childhood being filled with...