obituaries

Frederick O'Hara, 60, of Columbus, passed away June 17, 2018 at home. He was born December 22, 1957, the son of Donald O'Hara and Ethel Brown. He is preceded in death by his father; brother, Ted O'Hara; and granddaughter, Chastity Cline. He is survived by the love of his life Darlene Beam: children; Crystal Layton, Heather Layton, Freddy O'Hara, Elizabeth (Shawn) McAndrew, Kristy (Everett) Cline, Randall Beam, Na Tasha Beam, and Jennifer (Larry) Miller; 18 grandchildren...

Patricia Johnson, age 64, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Doctors Hospital West. Arrangements completed by Jerry Spears Funeral Home with Crematory, 2693 West Broad St., Columbus.

Brent Daniel Albertson, age 57, a caring husband, dad, son, brother and friend, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018 at Riverside Hospital, after an intense and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.  Anyone who knew Brent saw that people gravitated to him and he absolutely lit up a room. His infectious personality and sense of humor were truly second to none. He was one of those guys that, from a very early age, was so good at everything but always remained a gentleman and...

Richard "Eric" Liston, Jr., age 31, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at his residence. 2005 Graduate of Westland High School. He was an avid Cleveland Browns and Ohio State Buckeyes fan. Survived by: Daughter: Elizabeth Hollie-Mae Liston. Mother: Lori (Tom) Contini. Father: Eric (Valerie) Liston Sr. Sister: Ashley (Jeff) Turner. Niece: Lauren Turner. Maternal grandmother: Vicki Murphy. Numerous other family and friends. There will be a Celebration of Life service...

Jack Loren Rutherford, age 48, born December 19, 1969, passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. He was employed with Anchor Security and Logistics. He enjoyed working on cars and being a mechanic. Jack was formerly a certified martial arts specialist. Preceded in death by: Parents: Jesse and Mary Rutherford. Wife: Esther. Son: Daniel Lee. Brothers: Charles Rutherford, of Michigan and Jesse Rutherford Jr. Survived by: Sisters and brothers: Yolanda (Rick) Jarvis, of Columbus, Richard...

Todd Alan Parker, age 32, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018 at Mt Carmel West. Preceded in death by: Daughter: Madison. Uncle: Tim. Grandmother: Bertha "Bert". Aunt: Debbie. Survived by: Daughters: Hailey and Mariah, and their mother Jenny Nichols. Parents: Donald and Tammy Parker. Brothers: Jason (Shannon Brown) Parker and Eric (Anastasia Stanton) Parker. Half sisters: Brandy and Penny. Nieces: Shianne, Bridget, Brooklyn and Elly. Nephews: Jason Jr., Logan and little Eric....

Than Cin, age 37, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018. Arrangements completed at Jerry Spears Funeral Home with Crematory, 2693 West Broad St. Columbus, OH 43204.

Phan Top, age 80, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Mount Carmel Medical Center. Arrangements completed at Jerry Spears Funeral Home with Crematory, 2693 West Broad St. Columbus.

Carla D. Stanton, age 50, passed away at Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Doctors Hospital West. Preceded in death by mother, Rosa Stanton and daughter, Tara Stanton. Survived by: father, Robert Stanton; children: Kyle (Ashley), and Crystal (Don); and 8 grandchildren. Carla is now at peace with the Lord. Friends may call 3-5pm on Thursday, June 14 at Jerry Spears Funeral Home with Crematory, 2693 West Broad St. where service will be held at 5pm.

James A. Martin age 84 passed away June 6, 2018.  Jim was a graduate of West High School. He then attended The Ohio State University where he was a member of the 1957 National Championship Football team; Veteran US Navy Seabees; member of The Upper Arlington Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by parents; Clarence and Ruth Martin; son, Steve Martin; wife, Cynthia (Wayre) Martin; step son, Paul Wayre. Jim was survived by brother, Don Martin; sister, Virginia...