Howard Steven “Jake” Wardlow, 58, of Bratton Township, died Jan. 17, 2007. He was born Nov. 15, 1948, in Cincinnati. He was a retired meat cutter from the Kroger Company.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard V. and Charlotte (nee Dean) Wardlow.

He is survived by son, Eric (Salvacion) Wardlow; sisters, Wanda McMillion, Patricia Lynn Taylor, Sharon (Don) Brown, Beverly Wardlow, and Victoria Hinners; grandson, Jesaac Wardlow; uncle, Jimmie Dean; and aunts, Pat Bolender and Mary Waits.

Funeral services were held Jan. 20 at the Lafferty Funeral Home in West Union. Interment followed at the Cherry Fork Cemetery in Cherry Fork, Ohio.