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Willa Carpenter Obituary

Carpenter Willa Mae Carpenter, age 90, sunrise May 17, 1926, sunset October 19, 2016. Born to the late George W. Carpenter and Sallie C. Carpenter in Cabell West Virginia. She is preceded in death by three sons Richard Giles, Eric Giles and Gregory Giles. She is survived by her children, Keith (Yvette) Giles, Carl (Cheryl) Giles, Maxine Claybrook, all of Pittsburgh, PA, LaiMari Bailey, Luciano Claybrook, Flornory (Dorothy) Claybrook, all of Columbus, OH, Mia (Darryl) Gee of Frisco, TX; 38 grandchildren and 52 great grandchildren; goddaughters, Elizabeth Tucker and Pauline Vance; and godson, Taelor Gray; a host of family and friends. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, October 29, 2016 at the International Christian Center, 6600 Busch Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229, where the funeral service will be held immediately following at 11 a.m. Please visit www.newcomercolumbus.com to leave a message of condolence for the family.

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Published by The Columbus Dispatch from Oct. 24 to Oct. 25, 2016.

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