obituaries

Josie Lee Taylor, age 89, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2026 at The Landings of Westerville. Friends may call at JERRY SPEARS FUNERAL HOME of HILLIARD, 5471 Frazell Rd., Tuesday, August 11, 2026 from 11-1 PM where service will follow at 1 PM. Pastor Dylan Coyle officiating. Interment Sunset Cemetery.Please check back later for complete obituary.

Georgina Villar, age 2, passed away, Wednesday,  July 29, 2026 after an accidental drowning at her Hilliard residence. Survived by, parents Hipolito Villar Brito and Lissette Reyes Defrank, brothers and sisters, Franyeli, Giana, Gjelina and Amir, many other family members and friends. Friends may call at JERRY SPEARS FUNERAL HOME of HILLIARD, 5471 Frazell Rd., Sunday, August 2, 2026 from 1-3 PM where service will follow at 3 PM. Her grandfather, Hipolito Villar, will be celebrating the ...

Roy Dell Elliott, age 85, passed away July 29, 2026 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was a West High School alumni and spent many years working for the Ohio Department of Transportation. He enjoyed simple quiet hobbies like growing violets, reading his national geographic magazines and spending time with his parents, he also loved numbers and was interested in computers. Roy was very simple, quiet and soft-spoken, but had a wicked dry sense of humor. He valued his personal space and ...

Rose Marie Hamilton, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at Cedarville Commons, Washington Courthouse, OH. She retired from the State of Ohio Department of Transportation before becoming a prison chaplain as well as a chaplain with Mount Carmel Hospital. Member Saint Cecilia Catholic Church. Preceded in death by, husband, Sheldon, parents, Fredrick and Catherine Jenkins, grandson, Pete Hamilton, brothers, Fred, Jerry, Mike, sisters, Ruth Ann and Katie. Survived by, children, Jim ...

Richard "Dick" Dean Rhodes, age 80, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026 at his Columbus, Ohio residence. Dick was a proud Navy veteran who served on the USS Canopus and was a master mechanic. After an honorable discharge from the Navy, Dick started his career with The W. W. Williams Co. as service manager from 1973-1988 at the Miami, Toledo and Columbus offices.  In 1988 he was co-owner of R. G. R. Equipment Corporation in Miami, Florida.  The business was ...

Duane Sawyer, age 66, passed away July 24, 2026 at his Plain City residence. Former installer in the flooring and fixture business. Preceded in death by, parents, sisters, Donetta and Pixie. Survived by, wife, Sandra, half brother, Tony Jarrells, step children, Sherri and Laura, step grandchildren, Chris, Mary, Ashley, Jessica, Brooke and Cassandra. Private family arrangements have been completed with JERRY SPEARS FUNERAL HOME of HILLIARD, 5471 Frazell Rd.

Dipak Gandhi, age 73, passed away at his residence on July 23, 2026. Services will be held Monday, July 27 from 11:30-1:30pm at JERRY SPEARS FUNERAL HOME with CREMATORY, 2693 West Broad St, Columbus, Ohio 43204.

Miguel Angel Guerra Ruiz, age 35, passed away on July 20, 2026 in Delaware County after an accidental drowning. Friends may call at JERRY SPEARS FUNERAL HOME, 2693 W. Broad St., Tuesday, July 28, 2026 from 4-7 PM. The viewing will run at the same time with his wife, Carmen Idalia Ferrera Lara, who passed away from the same accident. The burial for both he and his wife will take place in Honduras. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to assist the family with these unexpected ...

Jose Mario Pineda-Diaz, age 33, passed away on July 20, 2026 in Delaware County after an accidental drowning. Friends may call at JERRY SPEARS FUNERAL HOME, 2693 W. Broad St., Tuesday, July 28, 2026 from 4-7 PM. The viewing will run at the same time with his wife, Marina Regalado-Miranda, who passed away from the same accident. The burial for both he and his wife will take place in Honduras. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to assist the family with these unexpected expenses, ...

Carmen Idalia Ferrera, age 30, passed away on July 19, 2026 as the result of an accidental drowning. Friends may call at JERRY SPEARS FUNERAL HOME, 2693 W. Broad St., Tuesday, July 28, 2026, from 4-7 PM. The viewing will take place at the same time with her husband, Miguel Angel Guerra Ruiz, who passed away from the same accident. Both she and her husband will be transported back to Honduras for burial. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to assist the family with these ...