Obituaries

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.

Dec 23, 2015

Mr. Leonard Eugene Ward, Sr., age 64, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 1:51 p.m. at his residence in Lima.

He was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 30, 1951 to the union of James Lewis and Emma M. Harris Ward, both parents are preceded.

He leaves to cherish his precious...

Dec 9, 2015

Mr. Bobby L. Long, Jr., age 71, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.

He was born on July 27, 1944 in Seal, Alabama to the union of Bobby Lee and Nora E. Collier Long, Sr.  His father is deceased and his mother; Nora E. Collier Long survives...

Dec 9, 2015

Mrs. Willie Mae Brown, age 85, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 09, 2015 at approximately 3:05 a.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born on February 24, 1930 in Columbia, Mississippi to Elijah and Sarah Alexander Evans; both parents preceded her in death.

She previously worked at RCA in Findlay and Lima...

Dec 9, 2015

Raymond Abraham Wilson, Sr., age 66, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at approximately 8:40 p.m. at Lima Manor Nursing Home.

He was born on January 8, 1949 in Lawndale, North Carolina to the union of Clarence and Sarah Mae Branan Wilson.  Both parents preceded him in death.

Dec 4, 2015

Mr. Jerry D. Boyd, age 76, passed away on December 4, 2015 at approximately 8:58 a.m. at the Orchards of Lima, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on May 19, 1939 in Iuka, Mississippi to Hamp B. and Henrietta Brown Boyd, Sr., both preceded him in death.

On January 21, 1978 he was...

Dec 1, 2015

Susie A. McGee-Maravilla, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Northwestern Prentice Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

She was born on January 14, 1930 in Lima, Ohio to the union of Edgar Leroy and Grace Irene Stewart McGee.  Both parents preceded her in death.

Ms. Maravilla was a...

Nov 30, 2015

Mrs. Yvonne Marie Downton, age 75, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 30, 2015 at approximately 1:54 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

She was born on June 10, 1940 in St. Louis, Missouri to the union of Julius and Verdie Mae Robinson Stubblefield; both parents preceded her in death.

On...

Nov 28, 2015

Courtney LaVell Smith, age 35, passed from this life on Saturday, November 28, 2015 in Bismarck, North Dakota.

He was born on May 7, 1980 in Lima, Ohio to Willie Jeffers and Linda Smith.  His father survives in Lima, Ohio and his mother preceded him in death.  He was raised by his maternal grandparents;  Lee A. and...

Nov 24, 2015

Ronnie E.  Ward, age 59, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at approximately 6:45 a.m. at Lost Creek Care Center in Lima.

He was born on May 21, 1956 in Lima, Ohio to the union of Elza M. and Frances M. Durr Ward, Sr., both parents preceded him in death.

Mr. Ward...

Nov 24, 2015

Mr. Ronnie E. Ward, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Lost Creek Care Center.   Servcies are incomplete at this time.