TURNERKeith Alan Turner, 36, of Grove City, passed away April 6, 2007. Born to Bruce and Linda (Jaynes) Turner, Keith is preceded in death by son, Tyler; father, Bruce Turner; grandparents, Harold and Dolly Jaynes. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer K. (Bryant) Turner; son, Trevor Keith; mother, Linda Turner; aunt, Joni Jaynes; brothers, Kenny (Laura) Turner and Kevin Turner; nieces...

GEARHEART Kenneth "Gordon" Gearheart, 64, of Grove City, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2007, surrounded by his loving family. Born to the late John B and Manda (Ratliff) Gearheart in Hueyville, KY, Gordon is preceded in death by 1 sister and 3 brothers. Survivors include his wife, Penny (Bandy); sons, Kenneth (Sue), Bret, and Wade (Tonya) Gearheart, Terry Hall;...

STARNERNova P. Starner, 88, of Powell, passed away April 3, 2007. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Betty Joann Cordle and son, Nelson Wells. Nova is survived by her children, Judy Speakman, Jack (Gloria) Wells, Arlene Crislip, Dr. Carol (Ray) Taimanglo; 16 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 2 great great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 6, 2007,...

VAWTERSRosaline Vawters, 84, of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at Mt. Carmel West. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 65 years, Howard Vawters Sr. and sons-in-law, Jack Barkow and Mike Jordan. Rosaline is survived by her son, Howard Jr.; daughters, Chelsea Vawters, Cheryl (Mark) Seelbach, Crystal (Jeff) White and Carol Jordan; grandchildren, Brett, Sean...

BEATTYKayla Rose Beatty, infant, passed away March 31, 2007. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, James Laverack and paternal grandmother, Vallarie Beatty. Kayla is survived by her parents, Justin Beatty and Chrystal Laverack; brother, Gage Beatty; grandparents, Rose (Larry) Dalton, James (Debbie) Beatty; aunts, Lacey, Julie, Keisha, Teresa, Courtney, Stephanie and uncles, James and Michael. Visitation will...

ALLENHelen Allen, 81, of Columbus, passed away April 2, 2007. She was preceded in death by her son, Alvin; 4 sisters and 1 brother. Helen is survived by her loving husband, Robert; son, Robert (Rebecca) Allen; daughters, Carolyn (William) Climer, Mary (David) Whaley, Patty (Jerry) Perrigo, Dorothy (Mark) Rodecker; Kelly Allen daughter in law, numerous grandchildren, Great-grandchildren and great, great-grandchildren;...

KEEFERHelen J. Keefer, 85, of Westerville, formerly of Hudson, FL. passed away April 1, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Amanda (Russell) Robbins; Husband, Albert; sister, Ceola Huf and several brothers. Helen is survived by her sons, Jim (Janet) Keefer of North Carolina, Robert (Madalyn) Keefer of Plain City, OH, Ronald Keefer of Texas; numerous...

WILLIAMSRalph D. Williams, 61, of Columbus, passed away March 29, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Norma (Shinkel) Williams and sister, Cindy. Ralph is survived by his wife, Vicky; sons, Ralph (Tracy), Joe, Colby (Michelle) Williams and Gary McCarty; daughters, Margie (Jim), Lynnetta, Amy, Christine Williams; 11 grandchildren; brothers, Ed (Mary) and Charles (April) Williams...

WoodruffLawrence Edward Woodruff, 56, of Gahanna, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007 at St. Ann's Hospital. He was born April 26, 1950, in Columbus, son of the late Floyd and Marguerite McDevitt Woodruff. In addition to his parents, Lawrence is preceded in death by a sister, Mary F. Nosbisch. He served in the Army during Vietnam and also retired from...

BARNETTLinda Barnett, 52, of Columbus, passed away March 29, 2007. She was preceded in death by her father, Clarence Neutzling. Linda is survived by her husband, Bruce; daughters, Jeana and Jennifer Barnett; step-daughters, Shannon (Ben) Mangon, Martina (Mike) Desgranges; mother, Ruby(Gary)Justice and step-grandchildren, Brittany, Lauren and Kylah. Linda was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. Visitation will be held...

JANOSKIIris Ivan "Bud" Janoski, 68, of Columbus, passed away peacefully March 28, 2007. Preceded in death by father, Peter Janoski; mother and stepfather, Fannie and Gerlad Watson and sister, Delcy Mendes. Survived by children; Michelle (Tom) Jones, Michael (Wendy) Janoski, Rhonda J. (Delbert) Dutton, Eric Naprawa; 13 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; former spouse, Nancy Holland and a host of other family...

SchulzeAlbert F. "Sonny" Schulze Jr., 63, of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born October 10, 1943, in Columbus. He is survived by his father, Albert F. Schulze Sr. and preceded in death by his mother, Eunice Imes Schulze. In addition to his mother, Sonny is preceded in death by his father-in-law, Ronald...

FREUNDThomas Freund, 68, of Grove City, passed away March 19, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Helen Freund. Thomas is survived by his wife, Tonyia; daughters, Renee (Scott) Burton, Nell (Mark) Gerhart; grandchildren, Ryan and Elizabeth Burton, Lauren and Lindsay Shepherd and an extended family of brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. Thomas was a member...

PETERSONDarlene M. Peterson, 51, of Grove City, passed away March 18, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sidney and Alberta (Glenn) Peterson; sister, Karen J. Spangler and nephew, Dylan. Darlene is survived by her sister, Bonnie (Mark) McConnell; brothers, Ronald (Lorie) Hedges, James (Becky) Peterson; special nieces, Angela, Yalonda, Sara; numerous other nieces, nephews and her beloved...

SHIRLEYMichael David Shirley, 18, of Grove City, passed away March 15, 2007. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Betty Spangler and great-grandmother, Florence Rockwell. Michael is survived by his parents, Brad and Janet Shirley; sister, Danielle; nephew, Gabriel Fike; maternal grandparents, David and Angeline Schaffer; best friends, Nick and Jeff and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends....

EDWARDSPhil Edwards, 55, of Columbus, passed away March 15, 2007. He was preceded in death by his beloved aunt, Marion. Phil is survived by his grandson, Jake; sons, Rob (Barb) Edwards, Adam Edwards; wife, Debra; brothers, Tom (Mary), Jim (Nikki), Luke (Rhonda) Edwards; parents, Phil and Betty Edwards; double cousins, Dan, Jack, Tami, Mike, Mark Edwards; cousin, Patti; sister-in-law, Julie...

Israel Cervantes Velazquez, 27, of Columbus, passed away March 10, 2007. He was born January 16, 1980, in Mexico City, Mexico, son of Arturo Cervantes and Justina Velazquez. Visitation will be Sunday, March 18, 2007 from 2:00-8:00 PM at Newcomer Funeral Home N.E. Chapel, 3047 E. Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus. Interment will be in Los Rosales San Agustin Cemetery, Mexico.

WOLFORDMaraVon (Momma Mary) Wolford, 59, of Columbus, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. Born to the late Paris and Christine (Johnson) Thompson, MaraVon is preceded in death by 2 sisters, Opal and Imalee, and 1 brother, Arnold. Survivors include her companion Rick Young; daughters, MaraVon (Phil) Wolford and Frankie Christine Wolford; son, Chad (Katie)...

FULLER-GILBERTSarah (Fuller) Gilbert, 32, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. Born to Shawn Fuller and Debborah (Wilson) Fuller, Sarah is survived by her parents, Jim and Debborah Horvath; son, Riley E. Corbin; sisters, Shawna (Anthony) Long and Saundra Fuller; former husband and dear friend, Rhawn E. Corbin; best friend, Shannon (Phillip) Andrick; nephews, Joshua...