Thomas Michael “Mike” Mars, 74, of Madison, passed away at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, May 6, 2024, at his residence. Born July 12, 1949, in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Louise (Purdue) Mars.

Keith Holder, 60, of North Vernon, passed away at 3:32 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2024, at St. Vincent Jennings Hospital.

Theodore Earl Westerman, 74, of North Vernon, passed away at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the Ascension St. Vincent Jennings Hospital surrounded by his loved ones.

Sara Lee “Sally” Roberts Whitaker, age 87, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on March 15, 1937 in Louisa, Kentucky. She was the loving daughter of Webb and Thelma Lucille Ball Roberts. Sally died on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 8:04 a.m. at her home in Madison, Indiana.

Edward J. Foster, 87, of North Vernon, IN, died Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Schneck Medical Center. A funeral service was conducted Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Sawyer — Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service. Interment with Military Rites followed at Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madiso…

Dudley “Doug” Mays, 80, of North Vernon, passed away at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at home surrounded by loved ones.

Douglas Ray “Doug” Brown, 50, of North Vernon, passed away on April 23, 2024, at his residence. Born August 24, 1973, in Madison, West Virginia, he was the son of Mike and Barb (Cook) Wolfe.

Helen “Jeanne” James, 68, of North Vernon, passed away at 10:04 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at her residence.

Janis S. Boyd, aged 76, of North Vernon, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones.

Gerald “Jerry” Reid Russell, 64, of Seymour, passed away at 11:50 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the Lutheran Community Home in Seymour.

Clara M. Suhre, 93, of North Vernon, passed away at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024, at home surrounded by her loved ones.

Ellen Burgmeier, 88, of North Vernon, passed away at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Majestic Care of North Vernon.

Virginia Ruth “Jenny” Simmons, 77, of North Vernon, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 9:34 a.m. Born January 3, 1947, in Jennings County, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Gwendelon (Mason) Hess.

Robert Steven Alexander passed away on April 14, 2024 at the age of 80 in Port Orchard, Washington.

Lionel Ray Robinson Sr., 79, of North Vernon, passed away at 1:55 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at his home.

Joseph L. Bott, 87, of North Vernon, passed away at 5:12 a.m. on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Columbus Regional Hospital.

Jesse Alton Stoner, 87, of North Vernon, passed away on April 22, 2024, at Kindred Hospital in Indianapolis.

Dennis Dale Huckelberry, age 74, of Deputy, Indiana entered this life on December 8, 1949 in Seymour, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Robert Leonard and Rosetta Reynolds Huckelberry. He was raised in North Vernon and graduated in 1968 from North Vernon High School. On November 23,…

Donald Ray “Don” Lemon, 79, of Columbus, passed away at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at his residence.

Dorothy M. Eakins, 78, of North Vernon, passed away at 6:39 a.m. on Friday, April 19, 2024, at Ascension St. Vincent Jennings Hospital.

Merdell L. Barnes Adler, 91, of Madison, IN, died Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the Norton King’s Daughters’ Hospital in Madison. Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 15, 2024, by Pastor Brynen Chitwood at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre in Madison. Interment followed in the Spring…

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Donald Ray “Don” Lemon, 79, of Columbus, passed away at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at his residence. Born November 12, 1944, in Washington, he was the son of the late James and Grace Maxine (Anderson) Owens. He married Melanie Wilson on October 7, 1994, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee; sh…

Jana Yvonne Crawford Goodpaster, 83, of North Vernon, passed away at 5:55 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Cedar Creek of Seymour.

Patricia Kay “Patty” Spaulding, 82, of Elizabethtown, passed away in the early morning of April 12, 2024, at Four Seasons Health Care in Columbus.

John “Keith” Hoard, 58, of North Vernon, passed away at 12:31 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024, at Our Hospice of South-Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus. Born August 7, 1965, in Indianapolis, he was the son of John L. Hoard and the late Brenda C. (Hutson) Hoard.

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Paula D. Lemon, 71, of North Vernon, passed away on April 13, 2024, at her residence.

Sam “Joe” Watson Jr., 73, of North Vernon, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Willow Crossing in Columbus.

Amanda Lou “Mandy” Sharp, 44, of North Vernon, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus.

Wendell Leon Azbell, 92, of North Vernon, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024, at Autumn Trace Senior Communities in North Vernon.

Carol Pearson, 77, of Seymour, passed away at 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Our Hospice of South-Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus.

Robert Evans Rigney, 82, of North Vernon, Indiana went home to his Lord at Our Hospice in Columbus, Indiana on Good Friday, March 29, 2024.

Mark Ivan Ramey, 66, of North Vernon, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, in his home.

Iva L. Brand, 80, of North Vernon, died Monday, April 1, 2024, at the Columbus Regional Hospital. No services are planned at this time. Cremation was chosen. Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service are entrusted with the arrangements, www.sawyerpickett.com.

Harold “Harry” Melton, 69, of North Vernon, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 5:17 p.m.

Raymond Milton Pearson, 83, of North Vernon, passed away at 1:18 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at his residence.

Susie Mae (Webster) Dexter, age 71, of Knoxville, TN passed away at Parkview Hospital in Knoxville, TN on March 9, 2024. She was born on April 21, 1952 in Barre, VT to Clifford Webster and Betty (Bouley) Webster. On July 2, 2001 she married Ronald Dexter in West Fairlee, VT.

Vickie J. Fish, 71, of Columbus, passed away at 6:05 a.m. on Monday, March 25, 2024, at Silver Oaks Health Campus in Columbus.

William “Bill” Amis, 79, of Vevay, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Swiss Villa in Vevay.

Barbara Boyd, 88, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her family on March 19, 2024, at Compass Park Franklin, Indiana, where she had resided for the past nine years.

Alvin Lee Manlief, 89, of North Vernon, passed away at 6:40 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Majestic Care of North Vernon. He was born on April 10, 1934 in Jennings County, Indiana the son of Clinton Clyde and Mary Elizabeth (Shoemake) Manlief. Alvin was a lifelong resident of Jennings Co…

Cathy Sarah (Ault) Fouts, 68, of North Vernon passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Columbus Regional Hospital. Cathy was born in Bloomington, Indiana on July 7, 1955, to the late James Fremont Ault and Myrtle Lucas Ault. She married her husband, Claude Fouts on September 12, 1974, and h…

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Monterey Mildred Gillmer, 74, of North Vernon, passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Seymour Crossing in Seymour.

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Donald Edward Stroud, 74, of Scipio, passed away at 10:55 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Brown County Health and Living Community in Nashville.