Obituaries

Kenneth Lee Compton Sr.

Kenneth Lee Compton Sr.

Jun 5, 2021

Kenneth Lee Compton, Sr., age 61, passed away June 5, 2021. He was preceded in death by parents, Philip and Carolyn Compton; wife, Kathleen Compton; grandson, Aiden Adkins. Ken is survived by sons, Kenny Compton (Tiffany), Branden Compton, Justin Compton (Andrea), and Brian (Lindsey) Adkins; grandchildren, Paisley, Kenny III, Kane, Kaleb, Meghan, Jada, Brian II, Xavier, and Brielle; siblings, Phyllis,...

Beatrice Ann Travis

Beatrice Ann Travis

Jun 4, 2021

Beatrice Ann Travis, 76, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away June 4, 2021. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 15, 1944 to late Walter and May Ruth (Baker) Travis. She is preceded in death by her brother, John Travis; and son, Donald Pinnix.Surviving family includes, daughter-in-law, Robyn Rice; nieces, Taletha Meadow, Tracey Stiltner; great nephews, Jeremy, and PJ;as well...

Emmanuel Lee Bryant

Emmanuel Lee Bryant

Jun 4, 2021

Emmanuel Lee Bryant, age 41, went home to be with the Lord on June 4, 2021. He was born on August 8, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio.Emmanuel is survived by his mother, Mary Bryant; sister, Kathryn Bryant; nieces, Kamiya Bryant, Kaniya Lamarr, Rayonna Jackson; son, KeShawn Captain and his mother Lagila Captain; son, Emmanuel Lee Bryant Jr.; uncle, L.V. Bryant Jr.;...

Barbara Iolene Williamson

Barbara Iolene Williamson

Jun 4, 2021

Barbara (Bryant) Williamson Barbara Iolene went to be with her heavenly father Friday June 4th surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 2nd, 1943, to Ronald and Jessie Bryant. Preceded in death by parents, daughter April, granddaughter Alexandria and her brother Richard. Survived by children Thomas (Linda) May, Robert May, Theresa May, Laura (Art) Stubbs, Tina (Gary) Defluiter,...

Velda E. Williams

Velda E. Williams

Jun 4, 2021

Velda E. Williams, 89, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away June 4, 2021. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on September 2, 1931 to the late Stacy and Myrtle Pearl Jakeway. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 70 years, Donald Williams; grandson, Donnie Williams; and son, Rickey Williams. Surviving family includes daughter; Katie (Jim) McMahon; granddaughters, Amber...

Grace A. Hixenbaugh

Grace A. Hixenbaugh

Jun 3, 2021

Grace A. Hixenbaugh, 92, passed away June 3, 2021. She was preceded in death by parents, Forrest L. and Margaret Miller; husband, Thomas Hixenbaugh Jr.; and brother, Charles N. Miller. Grace is survived by daughters, Bette (Ted) Haines and Gina (Fred) Francis; grandchildren, Casey A. (Amy) Hixenbaugh, Joshua P. (Alex) Francis-Ratte, Mauna J. (Hunter) Morrison, and MacKenzie R. Haines; 6...

Richard L. Rehm

Richard L. Rehm

Jun 3, 2021

Richard L. Rehm, 63, passed away June 3, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Noel Rehm and step-father, Clark Greenwood. Survived by mother, Wilma Greenwood; daughter, Rachelle Rehm (Merle Swaney); grandchildren, Makenzie and Dominic Swaney. He served as a cook for two years in the United States Navy. Richard was an avid guitar player and a...

Russell W. Gardner Sr.

Russell W. Gardner Sr.

Jun 3, 2021

Russell W. Gardner Sr., age 87, passed away on June 3, 2021. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on November 19, 1933 to the late John Edwin Gardner and Gladys Rose Cochrun. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings; and children, Jane Ann Southworth and Mark W. Gardner. He is survived by his siblings, Ralph (Linda) Gardner and...

Paul Shoaf

Paul Shoaf

Jun 3, 2021

Paul was born September 26, 1924, in Columbus, Ohio to Sterling and Ferne Shoaf and attended Columbus South High School. Paul proudly served in the US Army during WWII in the 107th Mechanized Calvary from 1943 - 1945. He spent most of his deployment in Germany where he operated a tank and was involved in several battles. He received numerous...

Doris Davis Hamilton

Doris Davis Hamilton

Jun 3, 2021

Doris Hamilton, of Dublin, Ohio, passed away at the age of 85, after a short illness.Doris was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to the late Eugene and Maggie (Smithen) Davis.Growing up, she was a talented musician playing piano and violin in orchestra as well as accompanying in church and her family gospel group. She was 6th out of 8...

James P. Sullivan

James P. Sullivan

Jun 3, 2021

James Patrick Sullivan of Grove City, Ohio lost his battle with cancer. He was born on February 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio and passed away on June 3, 2021 in Grove City, Ohio.Jim attended High School at Aquinas in Columbus. He retired from Consolidated Freight (CF) and the Teamsters after 30 years. Jim was also a barber for over 30...

Roger Calvin Weirick

Roger Calvin Weirick

Jun 2, 2021

Roger C. Weirick was born on July 4, 1936 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He passed away peacefully on June 2, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio surrounded by his family. Roger was preceded in death by his parents Burnell E, and Doris O Weirick, and his brother Ronald (Leta) Weirick, Richard (Martha) Weirick. He is survived by his children Kevin (Lori) Weirick ,...

Margaret Jean Zuiderweg

Margaret Jean Zuiderweg

Jun 2, 2021

Margaret Jean Zuiderweg, 85, of Columbus, passed away June 2, 2021. Jean was born February 12, 1936 in Columbus, OH to Charles and Inez (Stiffler) Armbrust. She was an active member of the congregation at Gahanna Community Church. Jean loved her family and enjoyed many years of traveling Ohio with her husband. She was an avid Buckeye fan and spent...

Heather L. Repass

Heather L. Repass

Jun 1, 2021

Heather L. Repass, 47, passed away June 1, 2021. She was preceded in death by her sister, Tami Mollette. Heather is survived by her parents, James and Sherry Cuthbert; children, Dillon Repass, Christian Foughty, Roman West, Riley West, and Eli Waddle; grandson, Raiden Repass; half sister, Meagan Waddle; half brother, Tom Waddle; several other extended family and friends. Visitation Saturday,...

Richard Lee Schmidt

Richard Lee Schmidt

Jun 1, 2021

Richard Lee Schmidt age, 66, of Columbus, Ohio went home to be with our Lord on June 1, 2021 while surrounded by family after a hard fought battle. Rick was born to Charles (Pappy) and Faithe Schmidt on April 15, 1955 in Columbus, OH. Graduating from Linden McKinley High School in 1973. He immediately entered into Auto mechanic work, also...

Mary E. Frost

Mary E. Frost

Jun 1, 2021

Mary "Betty" E. Frost , 89, of Gahanna, Ohio passed away June 1, 2021. She was born in Columbus, OH on September 18, 1931 to the late John and Mary Margaret (Hunt) Reese.She is preceded in death by her brother, William Reese; and sister, Patricia Michael.Surviving family includes, Irene Patricia (James) Starrett, Robin (the late Bryan) Bagley, Michael (Kim) Graves,...

Eric G. Woodring

Eric G. Woodring

Jun 1, 2021

Eric "Rick" Woodring01/24/1960 - 06/01/2021Eric "Rick" Woodring, age 61, of Columbus, Ohio passed away early morning on June 1st, 2021. Rick was preceded in death by his parents Ralph and Delores Woodring, as well as his brother, Brian Woodring . He is survived by daughters Erica May and Samantha Woodring, four grandchildren, a grand-dog, siblings, Victoria Little, Karen Miller, Ralph...

Benny D. Wells

Benny D. Wells

Jun 1, 2021

Benny D. Wells, age 64, passed away on June 1, 2021. He was born on November 27, 1956 in Painsville, Kentucky.Benny worked at Worthington Industries for 35 years. He liked to go fishing and sometimes hunting. He loved spending time with his grandkids, especially at COSI. He never met a stranger and if you ever needed anything, he was there...

Dwayne Wright

Dwayne Wright

Jun 1, 2021

Dwayne "Wayne" Wright, age 70 of Grove City, passed away at Mt. Carmel Grove City on June 1, 2021. He was born on February 22, 1951 to the late Roy and Flora (Percell) Wright in Hillsboro, OH. Wayne is survived by his loving wife of 23 years Penny (Wiles) Wright, children Cindy (Mike Ross) Long, Kelly (Doug) Price, Valerie (Jon)...

Florence Ann Braskett

Florence Ann Braskett

May 31, 2021

Florence Ann (Hanna) Carr Braskett, age 91, passed peacefully from this life to the next on May 31,2021.Born in Columbus, Ohio, she attended St.Mary School and Mifflin High School.Florence enjoyed simple pleasures such as studying the Bible, listening to her favorite music, watching golf and baseball on tv, dining out and visiting with family and friends.As a founding member of...

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