TaoChing Ning Tao, 81, of Columbus, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2007, at his residence. He was born June 20, 1925, in Guangzhou, China, son of the late Yin Pei Tao and An Wei Yu. He is survived by his wife, Xiuying Tao; son, King Tao; daughters, Chung Tao and Angela Tao; brothers, Ching Ping Tao, Ching An Tao and...

EDWARDSCharles M. Edwards, 53, of Marengo, passed away Friday, March 2, 2007, surrounded by his loving family. Born to the late Charles and Rosa Lee (Mumford) Edwards, Mike is survived by his wife Shirley (Woyan); daughters, Jennifer (Darrin) Shawl and Brenda Rowland; son, Andrew (Sarah) Rowland; sister, Katherine "Patty" Edwards; 9 grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 4,...

EDWARDSEvelyn Edwards, 79, of Grove City, passed away March 1, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; parents, Lawrence and Alma (Richards) Wilks and brothers-in-law, Roy Starcher, Fred and Robert Edwards and Harlowe Tribe. Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Dawn (Jim) Weaver; son, Steve Edwards; grandchildren, Michael, Lexi, Danielle, Tyler, Jimmy and sister, Peggy Starcher. Evelyn...

CORNWELLJames C. Cornwell, 79, of New Holland, Ohio, formerly of Hilliard, Ohio, passed away March 1, 2007. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Virginia (May) Cornwell; children, Jackie Cornwell, Carol Dalton, Jim (Bobbie) Cornwell, Tracy (Randy) Samson; 11 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; brother, Don (Peggy) Cornwell; sisters, Ann Smith, Wilma (Ed) Stickel and Dorothy (Clark) Smith. James...

GRAYDottie L. Gray, 66, of Columbus, passed away March 2, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin and Louisa (Blaine) VanSickle. Dottie is survived by her daughter, Diane Gray; sons, William (Bonita) Gray, James (Jeanne) Gray; 6 grandchildren; sisters, Irene Moore, Wanda Russo, Mary Cartwright and brothers, Everett VanSickle and Darrell VanSickle. Visitation will be held 4:00-8:00PM...

EVANS Bernice Evans, 74, Worthington, went to be with her heavenly Father on Thursday morning, March 1, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. Born to Kenneth and Theresa (Baietto) Rushing, August 31, 1932, in Illinois, Bernice is preceded in death by her father. Survivors include: mother; husband, Grady Sr; son, Grady Jr. (Donna) Evans; daughter, Jan (Dan) Bryant; grandchildren, Bradley,...

GROOMSGary Lee Grooms, 50, of Columbus, passed away March 1, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Al and Rosalie (Collins) Grooms and grandson, Jordan Michael Grooms. Gary is survived by his wife, Charlotte; daughters, Trisha (John) Corns, Jessica (Doug) Rammage; sons, Ed (Tina) Grooms, Greg Grooms; grandchildren, Jacob Lee Grooms, Edward Austen Grooms and mother-in-law, Charlotte Clay....

GIRTJoyce Ann Girt, 64 of Westerville, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2007. Joyce was born to Oliver and Jean (Lewis) Cole, Jr. on April 11, 1942, in Middletown, Ohio. Survivors, including her parents, are her husband, Don E. Girt; sons, David (Angie) and Brian (Pam) Metsker, Donald and Kelly Girt; brothers, Bradford (Kristan) and Benny (Kathy) Cole; grandchildren, Michael, Cindusta,...

LindseyKaren Lee Lindsey, 58, of Columbus, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2007 at her residence. She was born November 24, 1948, in Columbus, daughter of the late James and Helen Stoody Thomas. In addition to her parents, Karen is preceded in death by her husband, Richard; sister, Ruth. Karen is survived by her sons, Mark and Jason; stepdaughters, Cheryle and...

RoeseStephen W. Roese, 38, of Columbus, passed away Monday, February 26, 2006 at St. Ann's Hospital. He was born June 30, 1968 at Camp LeJuene, N.C. He is survived by his father, William (Rebecca) Roese; mother, Carol Roese (Paul); brothers, Todd (Katia) Roese, Chris (Linda) Shoemaker and Jerry (Debbie) Shoemaker; sisters, Tracy Roese and Wendy (Charles) Shirk; grandparents, Ruth (Jim)...

MARCUM- HOFFTrinity Marie (Marcum) Hoff, stillborn, passed away February 21, 2007. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Phillip Gehlken. Trinity is survived by her parents, Justin Hoff and Sara Marcum; maternal grandmother, Barbara Marcum; paternal grandparents, Linda Schmidt and Robert Hoff; great-grandmother, Lora Opal Moore and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Visitation will be held 4:00-8:00PM Wednesday,...

MILLERJanet D. Miller, 48, of Gahanna, passed away at her home on Saturday, February 24, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 8, 1958 to the late Donald and Evelyn (Vincent) McAdams in Providence, RI, Janet is preceded in death by two sisters, Sheila and Sandy McAdams. She leaves behind her husband, Frank of 30 years; daughter, Amy...

MEHRLEJohn R. Mehrle, 80, of Grove City, passed away February 25, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Helen Mehrle; brother, Tommy; sister, Jean and granddaughter, Christy. John is survived by his wife, Julia; sons, Mike (Pattie) Mehrle, Danny Mehrle; daughter, Sandy (Carlos) McCown; grandchildren, Olivia, Isaac, Dustin, Bobbie Jo, Trent, Brandon, Cassie, Verlin; great-grandchildren, Naomi,...

MooreRoberta Mae Moore, 76, of Columbus, went to be with the Lord Friday, February 23, 2007, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born June 17, 1930, in Wayland, KY, daughter of the late Earlie and Oma Blair Litteral. In addition to her parents, Roberta is preceded in death by her brothers, Earl, Harold and Bobby Carlos Litteral; sisters, Mary Copley,...

McFaddenRobert "Louis" McFadden, 70, of Westerville, this sweet man went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 23, 2007, at St. Ann's Hospital. He was born August 2, 1936, in Dallas, Texas, son of the late Andrew Jackson and Tommy Lela McFadden. He was baptized in Jesus name on March 13, 1978 and received the gift of the Sweet...

HOLBROOKJames Monroe Holbrook, passed away February 21, 2007. He was born July 27, 1935 to Guy and Georgia Holbrook, in Wise County, Virginia. He moved to Columbus in 1955 and married Ruth Knoepfel on September 14, 1957. They had five sons of whom he was very proud. He was retired from ConAgra. He umpired basketball and softball games around the...

ABELFranklin Jefferson Abel, 62, of Columbus, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 after a brief illness with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur John and Anna C. (Corbin) Abel and brother, Richard Abel. Franklin is survived by his loving wife, Margaret M (Davis) Abel, to whom he was married to...

JACKSONReverend Jimmie L. Jackson, 68, was called home to be with the Lord on February, 19, 2007. Born to the late Jimmie Lee and Alice Mae (Smith) Jackson on January 5, 1939, in Cedartown, GA, Reverend Jackson is preceded in death by his wife, Marcella Jackson; sisters, Lois and Virginia Jackson; brothers, Preston and William Jackson. Survivors include his sons,...