GEARHEART William L. Gearheart "Bill" was reunited with his family in heaven on June 21, 2009. Preceded in death by his father, John H. Gearheart, Sr. and brother John H. Gearheart, Jr. He is survived by his mother, Mary Gearheart; daughter, Angela (David) Baugus; son, Joseph (Sandi) McKelvey; soulmate Terry; brother, Ronald (Kim) Gearheart; sisters, Theresa (Art) Minnehan and Julie...

KIRKStephen "Steve" R. Kirk (Clyde), 33, of Columbus, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2009. He is survived by his girlfriend, Barbara Adkins (Bonnie); and many family members and friends. Steve was loved by many and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2009 from 5:00PM-8:00PM at Newcomer Funeral Home, Southwest...

PAUGHEric Lincoln Paugh, 47, of Sunbury, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009, at his daughter's home. Born to Richard L. and Alice (Young) Paugh in Columbus on October 9, 1961, Eric is preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his mother; daughter, Jamie Paugh; son, David Paugh; sister, Janet (Dan) Axt; brothers, Tim (Angela) Paugh and Randy Paugh; grandchildren,...

CLARK Gail A. Clark, age 90, passed away to be with the Lord on June 18, 2009. Mr. Clark worked for his entire life in the aerospace industry. He was formerly employed by Wright-Patterson Aerospace Research and Development, North American Aviation, and Gulf-Stream America. Gail was a Fellow of the Society of Aerospace Materials and Process Engineers. He was a...

JONESKevin M. Jones, 39, of Westerville, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Kevin was born to Gerald M. Jones and Sandra J. (Lowery) Jones in Columbus on July 9, 1969, and is preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother and her husband, Sandra J. and Earl W. Thompson, Jr; sister, Yvonne D. Kelley; brother,...

MELARAGNOGeorgieanna Melaragno, 61, of Grove City, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009. She was preceded in death by her father, Harry J. Trimmer; mother, Margaret Fox-Cunningham; and brother, Gregg Trimmer. Survivors include her husband of 16 years, Victor Melaragno; sons, Steven (Shannon) Williams, Roger Williams, and Louie Melaragno; daughters, Dawn (Rodger) Morris, and Torri (Phil) Aprile; grandchildren, Sadie-Jean Williams; Cody...

JOHNSONCharlene L. Johnson (Shuster) passed away at her home on June 15, 2009. Charlene was born to Elmer Shuster and Esther (Saltzgaber) Shuster on March 12, 1928 in Columbus, OH. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Bruce; children Bruce C. (Beverly A.) Johnson Jr. and Barbara (David) Brown; siblings, Calvin (Gypsy) Shuster, Lowell (Patty) Shuster and Martha...

BITTNER Margaret L. Bittner, 89, of Columbus, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009. Born to Nickolas and Mary (Zuby) Kristoff in Cleveland, OH on May 24, 1920, Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joseph Bittner; brother, Nickolas Kristoff; sisters, Ann Repko and Mary Hospodar. Survivors include her daughter, Marlene Bittner; son, Joseph A. (Amber) Bittner; grandchildren,...

DAVISWillard G., Age 60 of Grove City, passed away, June 11, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents Marion & America (New) Davis. He served in the US Navy & was retired from Norse Dairy. Willard attended Gahanna Free Will Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Lucinda; son Will (Jodi) Davis; grandson Devon...

FRALEY-MEREDITHLucille, age 69, of Columbus, passed away, June 10, 2009. She was preceded in death by her daughter Mary Gage. She was retired from Simmons Mattress Company. Lucille is survived by her husband Clinton (Buck) Meredith; daughter Patricia Lacey-Cardone, RN, son J.R. Lacey; many grandchildren & great-grandchildren; sister Geneva Purdue. Friends may call from 4-6pm, Monday, June 15 at Newcomer...

WHARTONGreg A. Wharton, 57, of Obetz, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2009. He graduated from Dublin High Class of 1970. Greg was the owner of GGMD Phone Service and was a workaholic. Preceded in death by an infant son; grandparents, Bessie and Clyde Watkins, Floyd and Evelyn McCoy, and James and Azalia Wharton; and father, Larry A. Wharton. Survived by...

BurkeBeauford "Boots" Burke, 73, of Grove City passed away Monday, June 8, 2009 at her residence. She was born August 9, 1935, in Oil Springs, KY, daughter of the late George and Rushia Jackson Blanton. In addition to her parents, Boots was preceded in death by her brothers, George Jr., Tony and Carl Blanton; sisters, Kathleen Fairchild, Jewell Salyer and...

JENKINSEva Mae Jenkins, 90, passed away June 8, 2009 in Grove City, OH. Eva is survived by her husband of 71 years, Vern; children, David (Judy) Jenkins, Verlin (Mary Jane) Jenkins, Janet (the late Charlie) Myers, Neva (James) Kopp, Jobi (Michael) Holden; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Eva is preceded in death by her parents, Tiffin and...

WILKINSDaryl L. Wilkins, 39, of Grove City, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2009, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Born to Dewey Wilkins and Hyang Suk Sim in Seoul, Korea, on January 4, 1970, Daryl is preceded in death by a brother, Darren Wilkins. Survivors include his wife, Racy (Ham) Wilkins; his parents; daughters, Monica and Genesis; son,...

Goldie "Becky" Gandee, 53, passed away Monday, June 8, 2009 in Columbus, OH. Becky is survived by her children, Bryan, Kristen, and Denise Gandee; sisters, Mable (Glen) Mullens, Brenda (Scott) Scott, Pat (Michael) Young, Teresa (Bill) Ungerer and Judy Priddy; brothers Donald, Bud (Barb) and Michael Masters; and grandchildren, Courtney, Hope, Hunter and Hayden Gandee. Visitation, Thursday, June 11, 2009...

Way-HeeryJudy Ann Way, 60, of Columbus, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Doctors West Hospital. She was born December 1, 1948, in Columbus, daughter of the late Harry and Pearl Moore Way. In addition to her parents, Judy was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Gene Heery. She is survived by her sons,...

HARSH Paul Eugene Harsh, age 83, of Columbus, Ohio, retiring to Charleston, South Carolina., passed away Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Monterey Care Center. Paul was born in Galion, Ohio March 29, 1926 to the late Lester and Golda Harsh. He served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during WWII from January 1944 to May 1946. He was...

RobinsonCharles Thomas Robinson, 55, of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Mt. Carmel West. He was born September 5, 1953, in Columbus, son of Charles Edward Robinson and Patricia Ann McCormick Robinson. Charlie was an avid reader, history buff and enjoyed traveling on his Triumph or Harley motorcycles with fellow riders. He was a firefighter with the Columbus...

MILLERLewis "Rocky" Malcolm Miller, Jr., 49, of Columbus, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Lewis was preceded in death by his mother, Suzanne Kline; and sister, Terry. Survivors include his son, Lewis "Rocky" Malcolm Miller III; daughter, Elizabeth (Sam) Minturn; sisters, Pam, Loretta, Linda, Cathy, Darlene, and Barbara; brothers, Glenn, Jim, and Joe; father, Lewis Malcolm Miller, Sr.; step-father,...

BINEGARCharles "Chuck" H. Binegar, 64, of Columbus, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. He was born in Newport, Ohio on March 28, 1945 to the late Harry and Margaret Binegar. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by 3 sisters, and 2 brothers. Chuck served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran...