Obituaries Listing
George Thompson
Jul 14, 2018
George Otho Thompson, Jr. who was born into this world on April 14, 1933 in Alliance, Ohio, died on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the age of 85, with the dubious privilege, as he would say, of living fifteen years beyond the average life span. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Kathleen Buell. They were married on...
Barbara Hinkle
Jul 10, 2018
Barbara A. Hinkle (nee Shaw), born in Newark, OH, on February 23, 1937, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2018, following a brief illness. Preceded in death by her parents, Franklin and Mary Shaw, and twin sister, Kay Van Wagner. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Keith (Melanie) Fish, Mary Fish, and Roy (Lora) Fish; nieces, Carol (Andy)...
Jerry Hill
Jul 9, 2018
Jerry Hill, passed away peacefully at his residence in Hilliard, Ohio on July 9, 2018. For those that knew him, they would agree, that he was one of a kind, but with very special qualities. To name a few, he was a very giving person with a big heart, kind, gentle, loving and witty along with many other attributes. He...
William "Bill" Ruland
Jul 8, 2018
William “Bill” Ruland, 74, of Hilliard, OH, passed on July 8, 2018. He was born September 18, 1943 in Erie, PA to Wilfred and Pearl (Hogan) Ruland. Bill is survived by his wife of 52 years, Dolores “Dee” (Podgorney). He is also survived by 3 sons Steven (Julie), Dan (Arianne), David (Amy) all of Hilliard, 7 grandchildren: Eric, Aaliyah, Ryan,...

Dallas Lemaster
Jul 7, 2018
Dallas Lemaster 66 of Hilliard passed on July 7, 2018 at Mt Carmel West Hospital. He was born on Oct. 4, 1951 in Columbus to Edgar and Imogene (Moore) Lemaster who preceded him in death. He is survived by 2 daughters Cynthia (Nathan) Regulia and Tricia Lemaster. Also surviving are his fiancee Ayanna Yusuf, 1 grandchild, and 2 great grandchildren....

Elane Ward
Jul 7, 2018
Elane (Hopkins) Ward, age 61, of Hilliard, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018. Elane was an avid Buckeye fan. Preceded in death by parents John and Sadie Hopkins, sister Deborah Martin and niece Michelle Hopkins. Survived by husband David Ward, her dog AJ, siblings John (Shelley) Hopkins, Steve Hopkins and Fay (Charles) Morgan, brother-in-law Ron Martin, numerous nieces, nephews and...
Janis Hughes
Jul 6, 2018
Ulma Janis Van Houten Hughes, age 89, of Hilliard, Ohio passed away at Kobacker House on July 6, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Wilbert (Bill) A. Hughes, Jr., her parents, Andrew and Ulma (Leppert) Van Houten, and her six siblings. Jan is survived by son Kenton Hughes, daughter...
Jonathon R. Williams
Jul 6, 2018
Jon Williams, age 21, of Hilliard, Ohio, died suddenly as the result of an automobile accident near Troy, Ohio on Saturday, July 7, 2018. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Jon was a 2015 graduate of Hilliard Darby High School and was currently attending the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology. He was an excellent swim teacher and lifeguard at the Hilliard YMCA...
Leola Beverly
Jul 5, 2018
Leola Beverly, age 88, of Hilliard, OH, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Mill Run Care Center. Born in Madison County, OH to the late Minnie and Leonard Brigner, Leola was a graduate of Atlanta High School. She was a long-time Executive Secretary with The State of Ohio, Department of Taxation and later worked as a secretary...
Sylvia Sparks
Jul 5, 2018
SPARKS Sylvia Sparks, 73 of Columbus, died July 5, 2018 in Mt. Carmel West Hospital. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to the late Paul Davis and Garnet (Reynolds) Davis.
Sylvia was attending and volunteering at the Crossroads United Methodist Church (Hagg Ave.)
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Proctor C Sparks;
children Kim (Estill, Jr) Scarberry,...
Michael Boggs
Jul 4, 2018
Michael Boggs, age 54, of Grove City, Ohio, a native of Hilliard, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Columbus to the late Ima Jean and Oscar Boggs, he was a graduate of Hilliard High School. In addition to his parents, Mike was preceded in death by his daughter Teresa Marie Boggs, brother...
Wilma Gilkerson
Jul 2, 2018
Wilma June Gilkerson, age 88, of Columbus, passed away Monday, July 02, 2018. Wilma was a loving mother, wife, grandmother and great grandmother who will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Preceded in death by parents, husband Lonie Gilkerson, brothers and sisters. Survived by sons Mike (Edie) Lenox, Dave (Barb) Lenox and Greg (Becky) Gilkerson, 5 grandchildren, 6...
Juanita Henderson
Jul 1, 2018
Juanita “GAIL” (Drake) Henderson passed away July 1st, 2018 in Dublin, Ohio after a long and courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Gail was born in Savannah, GA. to Roger and Willie Mae (Toole) Drake November 6th, 1944. Gail was predeceased by her parents and siblings Howard Drake, Peter Drake and Rita Corpus. She is survived by Harry Henderson, her...
Thomas H. Snider
Jul 1, 2018
Thomas H. Snider, age 65, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at his home in Hilliard, Ohio surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Tom was born in Columbus, Ohio to Mary Lou McCormick and the late Herbert W. Snider. He was a graduate of Lakewood HS. He obtained his...
Nicole Kelker Durant
Jun 29, 2018
Nicole Kelker Durant passed away suddenly at her residence in Dublin, Ohio on June 29, 2018. She was 41 years old. Nikki is survived by her loving husband Christian, her precious son Noah, her mother and father Ed and Ann Kelker and her brother Doug along with a host of family and friends. Nikki graduated from Northmont High School and...

Chad Lianez
Jun 28, 2018
Chad Lianez, age 46, of Columbus, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018. He was an avid Star Wars fan, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago Black Hawks fan and loved listening to Kiss. Preceded in death by wife Heidi Smith, mother-in-law Janice Trent, grandparents Frank and Celsa Gonzalez and uncle Rod Smith. Survived by father Herbert Smith, mother Socorro Lianez, fiancé Wendy...

William Stafford
Jun 28, 2018
William G. Stafford, age 76 of Hilliard, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Darby Glenn Nursing Home. He retired from Lucent Company after many years of service, retired from the US Army Reserves as a Major and served in the Vietnam War. William was inducted in the Ohio Veterans Military Hall of Fame on May 5, 2017 for Valor....
Kevin Ring
Jun 27, 2018
Kevin T. Ring, age 64 of Hilliard, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Kevin recently celebrated 25 years at Hopkins Printing as a sales representative of commercial printer. He is a long-time resident of Hilliard; graduate of Xenia High School and Purdue University with a Bachelor’s of Science, Industrial Management, he was an avid sports fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates,...
Doris Craft
Jun 26, 2018
Doris Craft passed away June 26th, 2018 at 89 years old. She is predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Bob. She was a long time resident of Hilliard and attended the Church of the Nazarene for many years. She enjoyed baking banana bread, playing with her cats Spot and Shadow, working crossword puzzles and watching Lawrence Welk. She was...
Stephen Carl Smith
Jun 23, 2018
Stephen Carl Smith, age 77, of Columbus OH, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Glenwood Care Center. He was born August 5th, 1940 in Columbus, OH. He was in the class 1958 of Upper Arlington High School until he chose to serve our Country in the US Army. Steve was the proud owner of what became Steve Smith Auto...