Martha Payne age, 71, of Columbus passed away Saturday, January 31, 2004 at St Ann's Hospital, Westerville. Martha worked for Beatrice Food for thirty years with an excellent attendance record and she retired from Worthington Food. Preceded in death by husband James "Jim" H. Payne; parents Press & Katie (Keens)Johnson; brothers Mathew and Earl Johnson; sister Hazel M. (Johnson) Trent;...

Michael R. Carr age 42 of Columbus passed away January 26, 2004 at his residence. Preceded in death by father Howard Carr. Survived by mother Joyce Carr; sons Michael, Tony, Alex and Eric; sister Carolyn (Paul) Spainhower; brother Robert (MaryAnn)Shrum; two grandchildren . Graveside service Saturday, January 31, 2004 3:00 PM at Prarie View Cemetery, Kingston. The family wishes to...

Amanda Mae Porter of Wharton, passed away January 25, 2004 at Villa Angela Care Center in Columbus. She was born September 7, 1915 in Wyandot County to Harvey & Gerdy (Searfoss) Southward. Preceded in death by her husband James Paul Porter; son Monte Porter; parents; brothers Harold, George Southward; sisters Oral Clinger, Rosie Southward. Survived by daughter Mona (Raymond) Baker...

William "Mike" O'Neil age 56, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2004 at Riverside Hospital. Preceded in death by parent William H. & Doris J. (Landis) O'Neil; brother John (Blue) O'Neil. Survived by wife Susan; children Diana (Ron) Helmick of Columbus, Tonya (Raymond) Boyles of Westerville, Timothy (Barbara) O'Neil of Wilmington and Tamara Garcia; brothers Robert (Mary) O'Neil of FL, Rodney...

Norma Jean Slack, age 66, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2004 at Knox Community Hospital. Preceded in death by; daughter Freda "Lynn" Sartin; parents, Sie and Lula (Hurley) Lester; brother, Buford Lee Lester. Survived by sons, Bobby (Crystal) Lester, Tim (Karen) Slack; daughter, Pamela (Doug) Hoehner; 10 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Ronnie (Beverly) Lester. Visitation will be Wednesday 5-8 PM...

Sally Jo Morris, age 70, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2004 at her residence after a long battle with cancer. Sally Jo was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and will be sadly missed by all who knew her. She was the first person to retire from BMW Financial Services. Preceded in death by parents, William and Frances (Burkett) Elleman; sister,...

Richard D. Hudson age 75, of Gahanna passed away Thursday, January 22, 2004 at his residences. Preceded in death by his wife Rachel; daughter Phyllis Gerber; Father Charles Hudson, Mother Florence (Hipshire) Lepart. Survived by daughter Karen Mahan; many grandchildren; great grandchildren and many other family members and friends. Visitation Sunday 2-5 PM at NEWCOMER-FARLEY Funeral Home 3047 East Dublin-Granville...

Catherine Brown, age 77, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2004 at St. Ann's Hospital. Preceded in death by parents, Jacob and Mazie Wahl. Survived by sons, James (Sandra) Donaldson, Charles Donaldson; grandchildren, Janet, Michelle, Jeanie; brother, Harry Wahl; sisters, Freda Andrix, Mary Stahl; special companion, George Braid; his children, Frank and George Braid, Pamela Aulby. Visitation Tuesday 10 AM -12...

Etra Ivel Trimble age 81 passed away Saturday, January 17, 2003 at his residence. Today we say goodbye and rejoice for the lord has taken E Ivel Trimble of Grove City to be with him. Born May 1, 1922 in Kentucky. Retired after many years from the Koch Marketing company, Etra served in the Army in World War ll. He...

Larry Curtis, age 58 of Westerville passed away Friday, January 16, 2004 at Mount Carmel Hospital East. Preceded in death by parents Earl & Mary (Reeder) Curtis; step-mother Edith Curtis; brothers Franklin, David, Donald and Larry's Identical Twin Terry; sisters Betty and Carol. Survived by his wife Jennifer; daughter Joey Curtis (mother Aleta Curtis); brother Tom (Martha) Curtis of Lancaster....

William "Bill" Millington, age 55, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2004 at OSU Hospital. Graduate of The Ohio State University Class of 1970. Preceded in death by parents, John W. & Alice (Seeger); sister, Anna Steward; brother, John. Survived by brothers, Robert (Mary), Fred, Frank (Marilyn), Theodore (Virginia); sisters, Frances (Luster) Cottrell, Mary (Richard) Church, Ruth (Dwight) Ricketts and a...

Virgil D. Workman, age 54 of Columbus, Passed away Friday, January 9, 2004 at The James Cancer Center. Preceded in death by son Jason: father Virgil Workman and sister Sandra. Survived by wife Patricia; sons Virgil P. (Kimberly) Workman of Columbus, Anson D. (Brooke) Workman of Sunbury; daughter Misty Wynne Adams of Columbus; grandchildren Elizabeth Workman, Michael Workman, Noah Workman,...

Donald G. Zimmerman age 75, of Columbus passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at his residence. Preceded in death by parents Franklin B. & Mamie (Brown) Zimmerman. Message of condolences can be left at

Daniel Watson Boggs Jr., age 79 of Columbus passed away January 9, 2004 at Doctors West Hospital, Columbus. Daniel was an US Army veteran of World War ll and a Teacher in the Southwestern School District for twenty five years. Preceded in death by father Daniel W. & Ruth (Rhodes) Boggs, Survived by daughter Kristen (Tim) Holt; grandchildren Laura, Daniel,...

Ernestine McIlroy was born in 1919 in New Germantown, PA. She was a licensed cosmetologist for 50 years, and the owner of Ernie's Salon in Whitehall for 20 years. She attended Village Baptist Church. Ernestine passed away on December 26, 2003 at The Manor of Whitehall. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert McIlroy, and an infant son...

Henry M. McCoy, age 86 of Columbus passed away Friday, January 2, 2004 at Riverside Hospital. Preceded in death parents William & Ethel (Nichols) McCoy. Survived by wife Margaret; daughter Ethel Clapsaddle; sons Steven M and Charles D. McCoy all of Columbus. Visitation Wednesday 8-9:30 AM at NEWCOMER-FARLEY Funeral Home 3047 East Dublin-Granville Road. Graveside Service 10 AM Northlawn Memory...

Joel Eugene Heisley, born 6/21/85 died January 4, 2004, and Alicia Kay Heisley, born 4/30/77, died January 3,, 2004 suddenly and unexpectedly. Joel and Alicia are survived by their loving parents, Kent and Marsha Heisley; their brother, Eric and his wife Shalonda; their brother, Kevin Woods; their sister, Heather and her husband Richard Dunmire; their niece and nephew, Kasey and...

Mabel "Mae" (Cantrell) Davis, born December 31, 1951, left to be with her Lord on January 3, 2004. Mae worked for the General Electric Company in Worthington for the last 27 years. She will be sadly missed by her family and the many friends she made through life's journey, but we rejoice in the knowledge that she will find peace...

Brett A. Farley, age 36, of Columbus, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at his residence. Brett was a loving husband, dad, son, brother and a loyal friend and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Preceded in death by father, Sterling. Survived by wife, Michelle Perry-Farley; sons, Marcus, Cody, and Connor; sisters, Jacqueline Eplin of WV,...

George Croone Sr., age 61 of Columbus passed away Friday, December 26, 2003 at his residences. Preceded in death by parents Hardy & Ola (Gaines) Croone; sister Massie. Survived by wife Colzie; children George Croone Jr., Cameron R. Croone; daughter Genene Croone; grandchildren Todd, Davion, Darius, Adarus, Randy, Asia and Cameron; brothers Hardy (Joann) Croone, Johnny (Erstine) Croone, Larry Croone...