Obituaries

Jan 1, 2025

Dalyn Lee Sheppard, age 23, joined his family in heaven on January 1, 2025. Dalyn will always be remembered as a loving son, father, brother, uncle, cousin, grandson, and co-worker.

Dalyn was born July 28, 2001 to Brandy Sheppard and Earnest Hall. He was a precocious child who loved to read. At the age of 17, he graduated from both Arts...

Jan 1, 2025

Verta Lynn Harris, 57, departed this life on New Year's Day, January 1, 2025, after battling a long illness. Ms. Harris was born on March 17, 1967, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Mr. Calvin Williams Sr. and Nan Harris.

 

Verta graduated from Mansfield Senior High in 1986. Verta was very outgoing, she loved to have fun, make others laugh, and...

Jan 1, 2025

Mary S. Love, affectionately known as "Mama Love," peacefully transitioned to eternal life on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, after a courageous 11-year journey with breast cancer. Mary was born on June 26, 1957, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to Emma L. King and Stanley Francis Miller, Sr. and was raised in Columbus, Ohio, where she proudly graduated from Linden-McKinley High School. A...

Dec 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2024

James Randy Love passed away unexpectedly at the age of 68 on December 31, 2024, in Snellville, Georgia. James was the youngest of eight children born to David Lee and Beatrice M. Love in Welch, West Virginia. He was affectionately called ‘Jimmy’ by family and close friends, and he knew he was everyone’s favorite. After his family moved to Ohio,...

Dec 31, 2024

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

Dec 29, 2024

Michael Howard Sr., age 74, of Springfield, OH, was born June 12, 1950, the son of Esther (Cooper) and Donald E. Howard Sr.

Michael attended South High School. He was one of the black students chosen, in a movement by Bishop Pratt, to get more young blacks a job at International Harvester. When he was laid off from his job there,...

Dec 29, 2024

 Leslie Malik Rayshawn Lacking January 30, 1997 – December 29, 2024 

Leslie Malik Rayshawn Lacking, lovingly known as Malik, was born on January 30, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio, to Beverly McClendon and Leslie Lacking. On December 29, 2024, Malik passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness, leaving behind cherished memories and countless lives touched by his vibrant presence. 

Malik was a joyful,...

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, 74, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. John, one of 13 children, was born into a family full of energy and warmth on August 30, 1950, in Maybeury, West Virginia, to Robert Lee and Virginia Hairston.

After graduating from Park Central High School in 1970, he...

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

Cary James (CJ) Peaks, age 66, of Columbus, Ohio, departed this life on Saturday,

December 28, 2024 at his home in Logan, Ohio. He was born on April 19, 1958, in Columbus, Ohio to Cary Leonard and Helen Marie Peaks.

He grew up in "Flytown" a close-knit community which is known today as Victorian Village. He graduated from Central High School in...

Dec 28, 2024

Charlene Green was born to the proud parents Paulene Fair and Shelly Bassett on April 17th 1939 in Columbus, Ohio. Charlene departed this life surrounded by her loved ones on December 28th at 10:57 AM at OSU East Hospital. 

Charlene was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend. Charlene graduated from East High School, which was where she met...

Dec 28, 2024

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