NUNANDeborah L. Nunan, 39, of Grove City, lost her courageous battle with cancer October 9, 2007. She was preceded in death by her father, Leo Nunan; maternal grandparents, Ed and June Hart and paternal grandparents, Phil and Emma Chevallard. Deborah is survived by her sons, Leo Piela and Dante Collier; mother, Jerralyn Nunan-Garich; step-father, Bob Garich; brother, Joseph Nunan; several...

MONTGOMERYJoshua W. Montgomery, 83, of Grove City, passed away October 10, 2007. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 54 years. Natalie Montgomery; parents, Joshua and Ada Montgomery; sisters, Jane Bishop and Betty Deitch and brother, Charles Montgomery. Joshua is survived by his son, Joshua (Cathy) Montgomery; daughter, Connie (Warnie) Jackson; grandchildren, Steven (Michelle) Besse, Christopher Besse,...

RaynardLawrence "Larry" Raynard, 76, of Johnstown, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born August 29, 1931, in Columbus, son of the late Gilbert and Clara Diehr Raynard. Larry graduated from Linden McKinley High School in 1951. He proudly served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict aboard the U.S.S. Roanoke. In addition to this,...

MONTGOMERYNatalie J. Montgomery, 74, of Grove City, passed away October 7, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Elsie Skinner. Natalie is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Joshua Montgomery; son, Joshua (Cathy) Montgomery; daughter, Connie (Warnie) Jackson; sisters, Barbara Armentrout, Cindy (Mike) Roberts; grandchildren, Steven (Michelle) Besse, Christopher Besse, Joshua Montgomery, Sarah Montgomery...

HESKETTBonnie Lou Heskett (nee Allen), 51, of Grove City, passed away October 9, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Virginia (Criner) Allen and a grandson, Christopher Allen Lyon. Bonnie is survived by her husband, Jeffrey; daughters, Deloris (Eric) Lyon, Cindy (Clint) Thomas, Olivia (Billy) Heskett, Jenny (Jon Michael) Heskett; sister, Sue Ann (Brian) Paulus; brother,...

DOTY William H. Doty, 89, of Westerville, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2007, after an extended illness. Bill is preceded in death by a son, Thomas Richard Doty. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Kathleen (Condon) Doty; daughters, Judy (Doug) Cyrus, Nikki (Michael Denihan) Hall, Toni (Ron) Bennett; son, Craig (Beth) Doty; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild....

SPENCER Harleth "Hank" S. Spencer, 88, of Columbus, was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 6, 2007, surrounded by his loving family. Born to the late Harry and Eda (LeValley) Spencer, Hank is preceded in death by his daughter, Carol Spencer; sisters, Janet Thompson and Ruth Earl; brother, Bob Cheugh. Survivors include his wife of 66...

REFFETTJoan Reffett, 70, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2007. Joan was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Reffett; parents, Charles and Charlotte Harden; daughter in-law, Kris Reffett; and brother, Donald J. Harden. Joan is survived by her son, Ron (Jeannie) Reffett; special niece, Kelly (Tony) Marchi; and many other nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held...

ALLEN Mary C. Allen, 81, of Columbus, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. Born to the late Joseph F. and Jessie C. (Bratton) Rott in Albany, OH, Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Allen Sr; sons, Steven Allen and David Duane Carothers; brother, Joseph E. Rott Jr. Survivors include her daughters,...

KELLEY Lillian O. Kelley, 69, of Columbus, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. Born to the late Irving J. and Lula (Valentine) White in Portsmouth, Lillian is preceded in death by three brothers, Ogden, Harold, and Everett White. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Jack Kelley; sons, Blake and Jason (Michelle) Kelley; granddaughter,...

HopwoodMargaret Ann Hopwood, 80, of Grove City, Ohio, passed away Friday, October 5, 2007. Margaret was preceded in death by her first husband, Edward Klein; parents, Vaughn and Edna Scott; brothers, James Scott, William Scott; and great granddaughter, Brook Thomas. Margaret is survived by, her husband, Harry Hopwood; daughter, Linda Klein; sons, Vaughn (Helen) Klein, Ronnie (Brenda) Klein; stepdaughters, Tammy...

RAYJames Stanley Ray, 79, of Grove City, passed away 10:10PM Tuesday, October 2, 2007. James was preceded in death by his father and stepmother, Stanley and Florence Ray and his mother, Nelle Ray Duncan. James is survived by his loving wife, Ernestine Ray; daughter, Dianna (Burl) Queener; sons, Michael (Karen) Ray, Stanley (Kathy) Ray; grandchildren, Christopher, Michael, James Queener, Elizabeth...

FRIENDEudine Friend, 83, of Galloway, passed away October 2, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lovel Cleve Friend; parents, Owens and Eva (Davis) Taylor Jr.; grandson, Richard Friend and sister, Geraldine Erb. Eudine is survived by her sons, Randall (Angela) Friend, Lovel "Ed" (Jane) Friend; grandchildren, Lori, Rebekah, and Andrew Friend, and 2 great-grandchildren. Eudine was a...

CONRYRegina L. Conry, 58, Columbus, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 29, 2007. Born to the late Calvin and Harriet (Phillips) Kellar in Norwalk, OH, Regina graduated from Berlin Heights High School and received her bachelor's degree from OSU. Preceded in death by two brothers, David and Donnie Kellar, Regina, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, is survived by her...

SLATTERYRobert Francis Slattery, 84, of Columbus, passed away September 30, 2007. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hanae. Robert is survived by his sons, William Slattery, Francis Slattery and close friend, Linda Frizzell. Robert was retired from the United States Air Force where he served during World War II, Korean War and Vietnam. Arrangements entrusted to Newcomer Funeral...

WOODS-MCBRIDERonald Woods McBride, 22, of Orient, passed away September 29, 2007. He was preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Lucy; grandfather, Jerry; uncle "little" Jerry; aunt, Kate and cousin, Michael Baker. Ron is survived by his parents, Michael and Jamie McBride; brother, Scott (Danielle); grandparents, Perry and Anna Baker, John and Mary McBride; uncles, Robert, Ronald, Jerry; aunts, Laura, Rosanna,...

York (Nee Grummell)Dorothy M. York, 87, of Columbus, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2007 at The Forum at Knightsbridge. She was born November 1, 1919, in Portsmouth, OH., daughter of the late John H. and Lutie H. Grummell. In addition to her parents, Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, James E. York II, whom she married September 13,...

GIFFORDDonald Thomas Gifford, 37, of Columbus, passed away September 29, 2007. He was preceded in death by his mother, Eleanor Gifford and brother, Jim Gifford. Tom is survived by his wife, Laura; children, Brittany and Jacob Gifford; father, Donald E. Gifford; sisters, Pam Storms, Nancy Cardonas, Kelly Quackenbush; brother, George Gifford; numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Tom enjoyed spending time...

CHATFIELDHenry "Mickey" Chatfield, of Columbus, passed away September 28, 2007. He is survived by his wife, Linda Chatfield; daughter, Doris Johnson; sons, James Chatfield, Kevin Chatfield, Fred (Karen) Chatfield; 12 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; numerous in-laws, nieces, nephews and many lifelong friends. The family wishes to thank HomeReach Hospice for their compassion and care. Visitation will be held 10:00AM until noon...

ALBERTDorothy Albert, 86, of Columbus, passed away September 28, 2007 after a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Norman and Frances (Stump) Green; son, Jerold and brother, Donald. Dorothy is survived by her children, Matthew (Jennifer), James (Susan), Chad and Norman Albert; grandchildren, Carly, Kyle, Lindsay, Brett, Daniel and Kyle; brother, Kenneth and special...