Joshua Scott Hartford

Joshua Scott Hartford, 36, of Columbus, died November 22, 2023, at 11:15 a.m. at his home. Josh was born August 25, 1987, the son of Ronald Hartford and Brenda Michelle Alexander Powers. Josh was a 2006 graduate of Pinecrest High School in Pinehurst, NC. He loved playing video games, fishing, and any sports activity. He enjoyed being with his family. He was a friend that you could always count on to be there when needed. A loving father that will be greatly missed. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Jewell-Rittman Funeral Home with Virgil Clotfelter officiating. Calling will be at the funeral home from 9:30 to 11 a.m., before the service. Burial will be at Rodney Friendship Separate Baptist Church Cemetery in Greensburg. Memorials may be made to Jewell Rittman Family Funeral Home to help with final expenses. Survivors include his father, Ronald Patrick Hartford, of Columbia, South America; a son, Jaxson Isaiah-Blue Hartford; a grandmother, Brenda Powers; brothers, Stefan Tyler Hartford, Zachary Jack Hartford, Daniel Robert Alexander, all of Columbus; and a brother, Liam Hartford of Columbia, South America; a sister, Lily Rose-Marie Alexander, of Columbus; a sister, Alisson Hartford, of Columbia, South America; grandchildren, Kato Hartford, Landon Hartford, Ayden Hartford, and Gavin Hartford. He was preceded in death by his mother, a grandfather, Maurice Jack Powers, and a paternal grandmother, Suzanne Lyford. Arrangements entrusted to Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home.