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Elijah McGowan Obituary

McGOWAN Elijah Rayshawn McGowan, 18, Friday, September 16, 2005, Grant Medical Center. Member Promise Land Believer's Church. Survived by father, Elvis McGowan, Sr.; mother, Wendy McGowan (Sam); brothers, Nathaniel and Elvis McGowan, Jr., Jerry and Robert Ayers; sisters, Gloria Ayers and Latasha (Robert) Ayers-Humphrey, and Linda Chaney, also a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Service 12pm, Wednesday, September 28, 2005 Chapel of the Wayne T. Lee Funeral Service, 614 253-7944, Elder Harvey Hale Officiating. Family will receive friends from 11am until time of service. Interment Eastlawn Cemetery.

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Published by The Columbus Dispatch on Sep. 27, 2005.

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Terehasa Lee-MChunganji

October 19, 2005

WE love you and miss you very much. I have your pictures and poetry to remember you. I will see that your mom gets them if she contacts me. All you wanted was to be in a family. Now you have a large one.



I tried Elijah...too little...too late!

Tyrone Worthington

September 30, 2005

whats up bro we all gonna miss you.and you keep your head up in heaven.your little cuzz Ty.

Saamantha Collins

September 28, 2005

R.I.P. SAGE I LUV AND MISS U WE WLL ALL BE BACK TA GETHER 1 DAY

steven grube-lackey

September 27, 2005

may god be with u?

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