Obituaries

Feb 19, 2016

Joann Williams, age 56, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 19, 2016 at approximately 11:55 p.m. surrounded by her loved ones at her residence in Lima.

Joann was born on November 30, 1959 in Lima, Ohio to Albert Dent and Annie R. Williams.  Her father is deceased and her mother Annie R. Williams...

Feb 17, 2016

Mr. Herbert Malcolm Hurley, age 63, passed from this life on Wednesday,  February 17, 2016 at approximately 8:07 a.m. at his residence in Lima.

He was born on March 8, 1952 in Sheffield, Alabama  to the union of Evy R. Echols, Sr. and Nellie Lee Hurley; both parents preceded him in death.

He married Ingrid...

Feb 17, 2016

Mr. Rodney Paul White, age 69,  went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at his residence in Lima.

Mr. White was born on January 31, 1947 in Lima, Ohio to the union of Elton D. and Dorothy Pauline Downton White; both parents preceded him in death.

On July 26, 1975...

Feb 14, 2016

Mrs. Ella Blanch Plair, age 76, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at approximately 2:40 a.m. at Lima Manor Nursing Home.

She was born on June 29, 1939 in Iuka, Mississippi to the union of Robert S. and Ella Mae Common Dilworth, Sr.;  both parents preceded her in death.

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Feb 11, 2016

Gordon Eugene Haithcock, Jr., age 65, passed from this life on Thursday, February 11,  2016 at approximately 11:21 a.m. at  his residence in Lima.

He was born in Lima, Ohio on December 9, 1950, to the union Gordon Eugene and Alice Ione Day Haithcock, Sr.  His mother is deceased and his father and step-mother Madeline Haithcock survive...

Feb 6, 2016

Willia Frances Napier, age 73, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at approximately 9:34 p.m. at Community Hospice of Texas in Burleson, Texas.

She was born on June 25, 1942 in Florence, Alabama to John Elliott and Aree Florence Martin Napier, both parents preceded her in death.

Willia was...

Jan 31, 2016

Mrs. Maggie Mae Shepherd, age 87, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at approximately 4:00 a.m. at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.

She was born on May 2, 1928 in Belzoni, Mississippi to William and Eula Mae Singleton Stokes; both parents preceded her in death.

On February 16,...

Jan 29, 2016

Robert Lee Price, age 83, passed from this life on Friday, January 29, 2016 at approximately 11:22 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

Robert Price was born in Roanoke, Virginia to the union ofJohn  Scott and Frankie Price ; both parents preceded him in death.

In April 1968 he  was united in holy matrimony to...

Jan 26, 2016

Mr. Charles Cotton, Jr., age 80, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at approximately 8:05 am. at Lima Memorial Health Systems in Lima.

He was born on May 13, 1935 to the union of Charles and Lillie Y. Courtney Cotton, Sr.; both parents preceded him in death.

He was...

Jan 21, 2016

Mr. Marion Hampton, age 86, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at approximately 2:50 p.m. at Richland Manor Nursing Home in Bluffton, Ohio.

Mr. Hampton was born in Valdosta, Georgia to Professor and Easter Wilder Hampton; both parents preceded him in death.

On March 19, 1948 he was united...

Jan 21, 2016

Mr. Herman Tyson, age 61, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at approximately 5:12 p.m. at St. Rita's Medical Center.

He was born on July 31, 1954 in Harlan, Kentucky to Herbert Ross and Clemmie Jean Tyson; both parents preceded him in death.

On September 27, 2002 he was...

Jan 20, 2016

Mr. Lewis Browning, Sr., age 66,  passed from this life on Wednesday January 20, 2016 at approximately 7:51 p.m. at his residence in Lima.

Mr. Browning was born on March 3, 1949 in Fostoria, Ohio to the union of Postel and Clara Epps Browning, Sr.; both parents preceded him in death.

He was formerly married...

Jan 17, 2016

Mr. Tory Clarence "T.C."  Ester, age 74, passed from this life on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at approximately 6:07 p.m. at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.

Mr. Ester was born on September 7, 1941 in Yazoo City, Mississippi to the union of Willie and Fannie McGuire Ester, Sr.   Both parents preceded him in death.

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Jan 12, 2016

Mrs. Earnestine McClain Chambers, age 92, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at approximately 9:47 p.m. at Baton Rouge Health Services Community in Lima.

Mrs. Chambers was born on June 3, 1923 in Florence, Alabama to the union of Earnest and Lucinda Patton McClain; both parents preceded her in death.

Jan 10, 2016

Barbara Diane Worthy, age 57 , was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at approximately 3:18 a.m. at  Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

She was born in Montgomery, Alabama on June 18,  1958 to Mattie Worthy.  Her mother survives in Montgomery, Alabama

Ms. Worthy was retired from...

Jan 6, 2016

Ms. Corrine Wherry, age 74 , was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at approximately 6:56 a.m. at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.

She was born in Montgomery, Alabama on June 6, 1941 to the union of David and Ethel Oliver Williams; both parents preceded her in death.

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Jan 3, 2016

Mr. James Gunn, age 71, was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at approximately 5:33 p.m. at James Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio.

He was born on July 10, 1944 in Yazoo City, Mississippi to the union of Robert and Frances Durr Gunn.  His father is deceased and his other Frances...

Jan 1, 2016

If you want your prayers answered you need to get off your knees and do something about it, was one of many expressions Charles Banks used to utter before he drew his last breath at Shawnee Manor on January 1, 2016.

Charles was born in Atlanta Georgia on March 30, 1934 to the union of James Banks...

Dec 27, 2015

Mrs. Charline Elizabeth Williams, age 62 , was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at approximately 5:25 a.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born in Gaston, Alabama on June 22, 1953 to the union of Charlie and Elizabeth Henry Blackman; both parents preceded her in death.

On...

Dec 25, 2015

Mrs. Mabel A. Cherry, age 75, was called home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 25, 2015 at approximately 11:40 a.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born in Iuka, Mississippi on July 8, 1940 to the union of Will Carter and Mable Ethel Brown Thomas, Sr.; both parents preceded her in death.