Obituaries
Eva Mae Montgomery Harris
Jan 6, 2025
Eva Mae Montgomery Harris, 79, formerly of Lorain, passed away January 6, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio following a lengthy illness.
Eva was born on August 18, 1945, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the 7th of 9 children. She moved to the Lorain, Ohio area with her family in 1953. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1964. While in high school she played...
Eva Mae Montgomery Harris
Jan 6, 2025
Eva Mae Montgomery Harris, 79, formerly of Lorain, passed away January 6, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio following a lengthy illness.
Eva was born on August 18, 1945, in Clarksdale, Mississippi. She moved to the Lorain, Ohio area with her family in 1953. She graduated from Lorain High School in 1964. While in high school she played the French horn in...
John Henry Payne Sr
Jan 6, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of John Henry Payne Sr, who left us on January 6, 2025, at the age of 62.
John was born on February 7, 1962, in Lorain, Ohio, to Maggie Mae Payne Taylor and George Payne. From a young age, he demonstrated a creative and advanced mind, excelling in drawing and graduating...
Tyrone Anthony Wilson
Jan 5, 2025
Tyrone Anthony Wilson, 63, of Lorain, Ohio passed away at his home on Sunday, January 5, 2025, following a lengthy illness. Tyrone was born February 14, 1961, in Lorain, Ohio, where he was a lifelong resident.
Tyrone graduated from Lorain Admiral King High School in 1979. While in high school, he played football and ran track. He was an outstanding athlete....
Pastor Johnnie W Cross Jr
Jan 3, 2025
Pastor Johnnie W. Cross, Jr., 92, of Sandusky, received his promotion from earth to eternity at Firelands Regional Medical Center on Friday, January 3rd, 2025, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Brunswick, Georgia on April 4th, 1932, to Johnnie Sr. and Mary Cross.
Pastor Johnnie W. Cross, Jr. worked for New Departure in Sandusky, until retiring in1986. He formerly...
Anthony Lee Coleman
Dec 26, 2024
Anthony Lee Coleman was born to Willie “Buck” Coleman and Louise Coleman on January 17, 1960, in Elyria, Ohio. He was one of six children.
Anthony was a graduate of Elyria West High School and attended Bowling Green State University for a time. Later, he joined the United States Army, where he served for several years, and received an Honorable...
Chief Petty Officer Russell Moye Sr
Dec 23, 2024
Chief Petty Officer Russell Moye Sr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), 68, of Lorain, Ohio, was called home to be with the Lord on December 23, 2024, at Hospice of the Western Reserve in Westlake, Ohio surrounded by his loving family. Russell was born in Lorain, Ohio on April 15, 1956, the oldest of eight children and identical twin brother of Ronald...
James Taylor
Dec 23, 2024
James Taylor, 95, of Lorain, passed away December 23, 2024, at Pleasant Lake Villa Nursing Home in Parma.
James was born September 6, 1929, in Boomer, West Virginia. He was the first born of 16 children to his parents, Richard Taylor, Sr. and Rachel (née Moon) Taylor. He graduated from Elkhorn Negro High School in 1949. After graduating, he joined...
Arthur "Art" R Cook
Dec 20, 2024
Arthur R. "Art" Cook, 68, of Lorain, transitioned on December 20, 2024, after a brief illness. He was born on November 22, 1956, in Lorain, Ohio.
Arthur graduated from Admiral King in 1975 and received a full scholarship to West Stark Community College in Fort Smith, Arkansas where he excelled in basketball. He furthered his studies at Bowling Green State...
Briana Renea Liston
Dec 16, 2024
Briana Renea Liston, 24, of Lorain, unexpectedly passed away December 16, 2024. She was born February 20, 2000, in Lorain where she was a life-long resident.
Briana was a former member of Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church of Lorain. She was part of the WE&ME Foundation and was very proud of her recovery success story for the past two years.
Brianna was...
Tracy L King
Dec 16, 2024
Tracy L. King, of Elyria, Ohio, was the second child born to Doris V. Taylor and Joe Bill Taylor on January 10, 1967, in Winchester, Tennessee.
Tracy was three years old when her mother, Doris Taylor, and two brothers, Troy and Shannon Taylor, all relocated to Elyria, Ohio in 1970. Tracy graduated from Elyria High School in June 1985. Tracy...
Frances Onell Stewart Castaneda
Dec 13, 2024
Frances Onell Stewart Castañeda, a woman of extraordinary musical talent, dedication to family, and unwavering faith, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2024, at the age of 90. Born on August 7, 1934, in Decatur, Alabama, Frances was the cherished daughter of Bluitt and Adabelle Stewart and one of six siblings.
At a young age, Frances’s prodigious musical abilities...
Helen Frazier
Dec 11, 2024
Helen Frazier, of Lorain, was born April 2, 1950, to Curtis Hough, Sr. and Daisy Hough, in Lorain, Ohio. She unexpectedly departed this life on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
She was a graduate of Lorain High School and was employed at U.S. Steel for over 30 years, where she met and married Eugene Frazier. They loved going on cruises and traveling....
Brittany Nichol Moore
Dec 2, 2024
Brittany Nichol Moore was born on May 23, 1987, to Ryan Moore and Julie Slusher. She passed away on December 2, 2024, at the age of 37.
Along with her parents: Julie & Anthony Raymore, Ryan Moore & Tiffany Reel, she has left behind so many loved ones to grieve. Her children: Jevin Moore & Kenzie Zeno, Aedryan Armstrong, Deja Armstrong,...
Dashun Larone Ferrell
Nov 30, 2024
Dashun Larone Ferrell, 51, of Sandusky, passed away unexpectedly on November 30, 2024, at Cleveland Clinic-Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born March 23, 1973, to Howard “Percy” Ferrell and Janet McCarty Ferrell.
Dashun graduated from Sandusky High School in 1991. He held various jobs and was most known for working alongside his father and older brother Jabar at...
Maxine L Lee
Nov 29, 2024
Maxine L. Lee (née Walker), 76, of Elyria, peacefully transitioned Friday, November 29, 2024.
She was the oldest daughter of Edward and May Dora Blue (née Elliott), born December 17, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was married to Joseph Lee for 42 years, and enjoyed traveling throughout the United States with him in his semi-truck while he worked. They would often...
Jack Wesley Patton Sr
Nov 27, 2024
Jack Wesley Patton Sr., age 81, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. He was a long-time resident of Elyria, Ohio and later moved to Sacramento, California for 22 years and then moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he resided during his passing.
He graduated from Elyria High School, Lorain Community College, and Kent State University. He studied math...
Leonard Anthony McCall Jr
Nov 25, 2024
Leonard Anthony McCall Jr., 39, of Lorain, departed from his earthly home on Monday, November 25, 2024. He was born Thursday, April 18, 1985, to Sheila (Smith) Moore and Leonard Anthony McCall Sr.
Leonard Jr. was a graduate of Southview High School, Class of 2003. Upon completion of high school, he went on to study Business Management at Lorain County Community...
Gwendolyn Irene Jones
Nov 18, 2024
Gwendolyn Irene Jones (née Overton), 75, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, November 18, 2024, in Avon Cleveland Clinic.
She was born July 22, 1949, in Little Rock, Arkansas, but raised in Lorain, Ohio where she graduated from Lorain High School. She then went on to the Job Corps and became a switchboard operator. She was later employed at Lithonia...
Mimi L Moore
Nov 12, 2024
Mimi L. Moore, 51, of Cleveland, passed away November 12, 2024, at Elyria University Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born January 31, 1973, in Bay Village Ohio.
Mimi spent most of her life living in Lorain and Cleveland, Ohio. She owned her own restaurant in Cleveland called Mimi’s Bistro. She loved to travel and loved to watch the water...
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