HURST Russell Maxon "Sam Spade the Flower Man" Hurst, 80, of Gahanna, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2009, surrounded by his loving family. Born to Claude Maxon and Annabelle (Townsend) Hurst on November 19, 1928, in Columbus, Russell is preceded in death by his father, Claude Maxon Hurst; sister, Marilyn Anderson; brother-in-law, Norman P. Jones. Survivors include his mother,...

Norman Robert Randall, 64, of Columbus, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2009. Born to Clarence and Margaret (Humphries) Randall on April 1, 1944, in Columbus, OH, Bob is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Clarence and Ronald Randall; sister, Sally Randall. Survivors include his daughter, Angela (Charles) Lindley; sons, Robert (Mathew Bailey) and Brian (Tina) Randall; grandchildren, Hadyn,...

WEBER Peggy A. Weber, 78, of Columbus, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. Born to Charles and Stella (Seymore) Shisler in Columbus, OH on July 20, 1930, Peggy is preceded in death by her parents; husband, James L. Weber; 2 brothers and 3 sisters. Survivors include her daughters, Joyce Weber and Kim (George) Perkins;...

PerrySherman "Gus" Perry Jr., 70, of Grove City, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at his residence. He was born September 7, 1938, in Inez, KY, son of the late John and Lucy Endicott Perry. Gus retired from Westinghouse and the City of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Lynn Reynolds Perry; daughters, Lisa (Steve) Price and Bonnie Pridemore;...

MCCOYGuy "Bud" McCoy II, began his journey with God on January 21, 2009 due to his struggle with cancer. He was born July 18, 1965 in Huntington, West Virginia. He was a loving son, brother, nephew, and loved one. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy McCoy; father, Guy McCoy; sister, Linda Gay Kipp; and brother, Dale McCoy. He is...

ScottMatthew David Scott, 21, of Columbus was taken on January 20, 2009. He was born January 21, 1987, in Columbus. Matt was an avid hunter, fisherman and Buckeye Fan who will be missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his parents, Leonard and Brenda Masters Scott; brother, Daniel Hildebrand; sisters, Amanda (Michael) Cordle, Carolyn Scott and Christina...

COERonald E. Coe, Sr., passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at his home. Ronald was preceded in death by his loving wife of 49 years, JoAnn Coe. He is survived by his best friend and beloved bird, Hobbs; son, Ron (Kim) Coe, Jr.; and grandchildren, Jesse and Shell. Family observed private services. Arrangements were entrusted to Newcomer Funeral Home, Southwest...

FugettRaymond Fugett, 70, of Columbus, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2009 at his residence. He was born June 26, 1938, in London, son of the late James and Rosallee Spencer Fugett . In addition to his parents, Raymond was preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Fugett. He was an avid golfer, outdoorsman and loved four-wheeling. Raymond is survived by...

MOOREDerl Wayne Moore, Jr., 46, of Williamsport, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January, 18, 2009. Derl is survived by his wife, Teresa Moore; daughter, Sara Moore; step-daughters, Jessica and Danielle Thompson; father, Derl Moore, Sr.; mother, Wilma Lafferty; sisters, Bonnie (Bill) Aldrich, and Lisa Brown; brother, Ronnie (Shanda) Moore; and many nieces and nephews. Derl is remembered as being a...

MURPHYEdna M. Murphy, 95, London, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2009. Born to E.M. and Henrietta (Carson) Porter in Morgantown, WV., on March 21, 1913, Edna is preceded in death by her parents; first husband, John Lincoln Miller and second husband, John B. Murphy; daughter-in-law, Claudia C. Miller; infant brother; sister, Mary A. Jones. Survivors include her son, C....

PERSINGER Delores E. Persinger, 70, Columbus, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. Born to the Herman and Eleanor (Castle) Volk in Columbus on November 10, 1938, Delores is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles Persinger; son, Lester Wright; sister, Linda Stueber. Survivors include her daughters, Pamela Robinson, Teresa (Frank Karshner) Kneice, Peggy...

MENDES Helen M. Mendes, 76, Columbus, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, after a short illness. Helen was born to the late August P and Laura (Raymond) Albert Sr in Fall River, MA., on May 27, 1932, and is also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Alfred A. Mendes, Sr; sister, Dorothy Oliveria; brother, August P....

SMITH George Clenard Smith, 70, of Grove City, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at Doctor's Hospital. He was born to the late Albert and Leona Smith on March 7, 1938 in Lilly Chapel, Ohio. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers, Orville, James, Bob, John, and Roy; and sister, Louise. He was the...

McDONALD Robert Clifford McDonald, 59, Columbus, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Born to the late William C. and Thelma L. (Butler) McDonald in Columbus, OH on November 13, 1949, Bob is survived by his brother, William E. McDonald; niece, Aliese (Timothy) Fenstemaker; nephew, William D. McDonald; great nieces and nephews, Jeanette, Olivia, Lillian, Nasia, Robert and Isaiah; family...

KrisherFred V. Krisher, 74, of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Grant Medical Center. He was born June 1, 1934, in Kenton, son of the late Fred and Cleon Haynes Krisher. Fred served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict was a member of the Moose Lodge #11 and was also an avid Bengals, Reds and Jeff Gordon...

KING Ethelyn J. King, 83, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Mt. Carmel Medical Center. She founded the Gahanna Garnet Gems Chapter of the Red Hat Society. She was an active member of Gahanna Senior Citizens Community Center. She was a volunteer for Catholic Social Services and helped with voting registration. She has worked for Harding Hospital, Sarah...

GILL Kenneth R. Gill, 73, of Westerville, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009. Born to the late James C and Pauline (Sheldon) Gill in Henderson, KY., on June 30, 1935, Kenneth is survived by his wife, Eunice (Krespach) Gill; daughters, Laura (David) Eddy, Annette (Steve) Hawley; step-children, Laurie Caudill, Lisa (Eugene) Pelino and Timothy (Adrianne) Roettker; 21 grandchildren and...

LLOYD Lewis P. Lloyd, 92, of Kyra Way,Plains, PA, died on Saturday night at his home. He was born in Oak Hill, Ohio on May 14, 1916, the son of the late Daniel and Ida (Morgan) Lloyd. He graduated from Oak Hill High School and attended Ohio State. He served in the US Army Air Corp. during WW II in...

STANLEY Linda K. Stanley, 56, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009. Linda is survived by her 4 sons, 1 daughter, 2 brothers, 1 sister, and 8 grandchildren. Friends may call on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 from 5 P.M. until the time of service at 6:30 P.M. at Newcomer Funeral Home NE Chapel, 3047 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. Columbus, OH 43231....