Obituaries

Oct 2, 2021

Andrew Scot Hull, 54, of North Vernon passed away at 8:15 A.M. on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Clark Memorial Hospital.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Sawyer – Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service. Rev. Dale Boyd will officiate.

Born in Columbus on April 29, 1967,...

Sep 30, 2021

Gary D. Smith, 74, of North Vernon, passed away at 6:28 a.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at the Columbus Regional Hospital.

A memorial service will be conducted at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 4, 2021, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Frank McGee will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. till the start...

Sep 23, 2021

Daniel W. Johnson, 53, of North Vernon, passed away at 6:58 p.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at the Schneck Medical Center.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, September 27, 2021, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Burial will be in the Otter Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m....

Sep 17, 2021

David J. Lane, 69, of North Vernon, passed away at 12:47 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 2021, at home.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Joe Wyatt will officiate. Burial will be in the Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00...

Sep 14, 2021

Gary Asbury, 70, of North Vernon, passed away at 7:08 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Majestic Care of North Vernon.

A funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Don Asbury and Tommy Asbury will officiate. Burial will be in the Scipio Cemetery. Visitation...

Sep 12, 2021

Lucy Ann Engel, 88, of Paris Crossing passed away at 8:07 A.M., on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at her home.

A funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 12:00 P.M. at Sawyer – Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service. Rev. Damon Marling will officiate. Interment will be in Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Aug 28, 2021

T'Kieya Weaver, 30, of Columbus, passed away at 4:49 p.m., on Saturday, August 28, 2021, in Columbus.

A funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 p.m., on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Faith, Hope, and Love Church of Christ located at 11401 E State Rd. 7 Elizabethtown, IN. Rev. Mike Harris will officiate. Visitation will be from...

Aug 24, 2021

Kenneth R. Ritz, 52, of North Vernon, passed away at 2:49 p.m., on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at his home.

A funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Dale Boyd will officiate. Burial will be in the Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...

Aug 17, 2021

Harry W. Rine, 91, of North Vernon, passed away at 6:25 p.m., on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at the Majestic Care of North Vernon.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., on Monday, August 23, 2021, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Joe Wyatt will officiate. Burial with military graveside rights will be in...

Aug 13, 2021

Joseph Leroy Reitman, 90, of North Vernon passed away at 9:44 PM on Friday, August 13, 2021, at Schneck Medical Center.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Rev. Shaun Whittington will officiate. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Aug 7, 2021

Theresa E. Toepfert, 72, of North Vernon, passed away at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at home.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021, a Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Frank McGee will officiate. Burial will be in the Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00...

Aug 2, 2021

Mary Lee Nicholson, 85, of Clarksville, passed away at 10:08 p.m. on Monday, August 2, 2021, at the Hoosier Christian Village Facility in Brownstown.

There will be a celebration of life held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at the Stave Hollow Lake Shelter House East. Cremation has been chosen. Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service...

Aug 1, 2021

Elizabeth Ellen Gosman, 73, of Vernon passed away at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday, August 1, 2021, at Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at Sawyer – Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service. Rev. Michael Bean will officiate. Interment will be in Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Jul 31, 2021

Alan Ray Gross, 43, of North Vernon, passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at home.

A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m. on Monday, August 9, 2021, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Cremation was chosen.

Born on March 14, 1978, in Seymour, Alan was the loving son of Howard...

Jul 31, 2021

Charles Russell Castetter, 72, of North Vernon passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Majestic Care in North Vernon.

There are no services planned at this time.

Born August 8, 1948, in Seymour, Charles was the son of Wilford and Frances Miles Castetter.

He served in the United States...

Jul 30, 2021

Sandra Sue Miller, 75, of North Vernon passed away at 2:46 a.m. on Friday, July 30, 2021, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at Sawyer – Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service. Rev. Dan Denny will officiate. Burial will be in Otter Creek Cemetery....

Jul 27, 2021

Teresa Jane Wilson, 81, of Hayden passed away at 9:15 AM on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Majestic Care in North Vernon.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Sunday, August 1, 2021, at Sawyer – Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service. Rev. Larry French will officiate. Burial will be in Hayden Cemetery.Visitation will be...

Jul 24, 2021

Charles James "Jug" Miller died at home of natural causes on July 24, 2021, in North Vernon, IN.

He was born on January 9, 1936, on North Elm St. in North Vernon, IN to Edward P Miller and C Lucille (Hirtzel) Miller. He was the fourth of six siblings.

Charles grew up in North Vernon,...

Jul 23, 2021

Cloyd Hobart Onks Sr., 85, of North Vernon, passed away at 1:20 pm on Friday, July 23, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loved ones.

A funeral service will be conducted at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Michael Bean and Rev. Marvin Wright will officiate. Burial will...

Jul 20, 2021

James Michael (Jim Buck) Umphrey, 76, of North Vernon, passed away at 5:22 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center in Indianapolis.

A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Cremation was chosen. Rev. Kendall Wildey will officiate. Visitation will...