Obituaries

Ezekiel LaTraun Davis

Adanech Gebremariam, nickname Aduka, age 57 years old, she was a resident in Columbus, OH. Survived by her current loving spouse JAMA Hassan who loved and cared till the end. Her mother Woldehana Buznesh, her only son Ebenezer Bekele, her two grandsons Zakhai, Zyon, daughter-in-law; Kailee. Seife her older brother and younger brother Demeke. Adanech has many nieces and nephews,...

Jayd Darean Alyse Dillon-Ringold 29, was born August 12, 1993, in Bucyrus, Ohio to Robert (Bo) Charles Dillon Jr. and Regina Eatmon Ross. She went home to be with the Lord quietly on Monday August 7, 2023, surrounded by her family and loved ones at Ohio Health Mansfield, Ohio following a unexpected brief illness.  She went to Wynford High School,...

Jacquelyn Foya Allison, known to many as Foya, was born on December 15, 1969, to Ronald and Phyllis Allison of Columbus, Ohio. Foya graduated from Marion Franklin High School in1989. At Marion-Franklin Foya was a member of the Girl’s Basketball and Track Team. She was also a member of the First Mt. Carmel Baptist Church under the Leadership of the...

Troy Shawn Almanson, age 55, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023, at Avita Hospital in Galion, Ohio, following an extended illness.

Troy was born May 12, 1968, to Isoleen Almanson-Dunn and Henry Dawson Jr. He grew up in Crestline and Mansfield, Ohio. He attended school in Crestline and Mansfield. While attending Madison High, he trained in Electrics and received...

Andrews, Riley Jr.; age 87, whispered to his Heavenly Father “Take My Hand, Precious Lord and Lead Me Home.” Riley departed this life surrounded with wife and family at his bedside on Monday, July 31, 2023. He was born December 9, 1935 in Griffin, Georgia to the late Riley Sr. and Mattie Lou. Riley Andrews Jr., graduated from Central High...

Ms. Jacqueline Marie Simpson, age 53. Sunrise June 12, 1970 and Sunset August 2, 2023.

Please revisit this page and pray for the Simpson and Smith Family as they write her obituary.

Visitation 9:00 AM and Funeral Service 10:00 AM Saturday, August 12, 2023 at The Original Glorious Church, 2030 Joyce Ave.. Ministry of Comfort entrusted to MARLAN J....

Dorothy “Dot” Mae Butler was born in Dixon Mills, Alabama, to the late Ervin and Laura Bell Agee on December 16, 1943.

She attended Marengo city schools, She graduated from Marengo High School in 1961 and moved to Columbus, Ohio shortly thereafter.

She soon met and married her husband, Johnnie Butler Sr. They had 3 Children, Tanya, Jacklyn,...

Ricky was born in Crestline, Ohio on August 9, 1964 to Cornelius and Jeannette (Brown) Walker who preceded him in death.

Ricky was a 1983 graduate of Bucyrus High School where he made lifelong friends and excelled in athletics. In 1986, Ricky joined the United States Navy where he became a licensed boiler operator until 1990.

Known as...

Inez (Robinson) Swann was born to Channie Robinson on November 30, 1925, in Elkhorn, Maybeury, McDowell City, WV. She moved to Columbus, Ohio when she was 3 years old. Inez attended Pilgrim Elementary, Champion Middle and East High Schools before moving back to West Virginia. Inez married the love of her life, Edward W. Swann in 1947. The first if...

Martha Irma Pearson Lawrence completed her labor on earth and continued her peaceful journey to her reward on August 1, 2023. She was born on May 25, 1925, to William Pearson and Elmina King in Asheville, North Carolina.

At the age of eight, she joined her first church, Wilson Chapel Methodist Church, in Asheville. She attended Allen School, a...

Reverend Dr. Sharron Frances Tucker, age 81, of Columbus, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on July 31, 2023. A called and ordained preacher of the Gospel – Dr. Tucker will be remembered as a servant of God, a champion of the marginalized, a lover of nature, and a woman hopelessly in love with her husband.

Sharron...

Stanley W. Thompson, age 67. Sunrise December 18, 1955 and Sunset August 1, 2023.

Visitation 9:00 AM and Funeral Service 10:00 AM Saturday, August 19, 2023 at MARLAN J. GARY FUNERAL HOME, THE CHAPEL OF PEACE EAST, 5456 E. Livingston Ave. (one block east of Noe Bixby, turn North on Lonsdale Rd.).

Interment at TBD Cemetery.

Please...

Eugene Dave Bell was born in Alliance, Ohio on July 20, 1948, to Harrison Dempsey and Olivia Townes Bell. Both preceded him in death. Eugene was affectionally known as “Dave” by his family and friends. Dave passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023, surrounded by his family. Dave was a big man in stature and in attitude. Once you got...

Jeffery Bell 1He attended Benton Harbor High School. Jeffery loved his family, and he had a special way of showing it. He was the Life of any party he attended.

Jeffery moved to Columbus, Oh in 2009, where he met his wife, Amy Easley. They married in 2013 in South Carolina. They were happily in love.

Jeffery leaves to cherish...