Obituaries

Jun 4, 2024

John David Hanna, 63, of North Vernon, passed away at 6:23 p.m., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Ascension St. Vincent Jennings in North Vernon.

A memorial service will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the...

May 29, 2024

Katherine Amburgey, 79, of Scipio, passed away at 8:16 p.m., on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at her home surrounded by loved ones.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Crossroads Community Church. Rev. Tracy McIntire will officiate. Burial will be in the Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...

May 28, 2024

David Ray Eggert, 23, passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Bunker Hill, IN.

A funeral service will be conducted at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Frank McGee will officiate. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. until the start of the service at...

May 16, 2024

Charles Leslie Brown, 87, of North Vernon, passed away at 10:45 p.m., on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at The Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison.

A memorial service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Scott Pettit will officiate. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m....

May 15, 2024

Mary Louise Baldwin, 84, of Columbus, IN passed from this life peacefully on Wednesday, May 15th, 2024 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana.

A visitation for Mary Louise Baldwin will be held Monday, May 20th, 2024 from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm, at Sawyer Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service in North Vernon, IN. Rev. Marcus Speer will conduct...

May 13, 2024

Betty L. Bernauer, 85, of North Vernon, passed away at 8:24 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2024, at her home.

There are no services planed at this time. In keeping with her wishes, cremation was chosen. Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service are entrusted with the arrangements.

May 5, 2024

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.

A memorial service will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until the start of the service on...

May 2, 2024

Edward J. Foster, 87, of North Vernon, passed away at 8:59 AM on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Schneck Medical Center.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Sawyer – Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service. Rev. Frank McGee will officiate. Interment with Military Rites will follow at Indiana Veterans...

May 2, 2024

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.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Ron Bridgewater will officiate. Burial will be...

Apr 27, 2024

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

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Deacon Larry French will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will...

Apr 26, 2024

Clara M. Suhre, 93, of North Vernon, passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024, at home surrounded by her loved ones.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at New Bethel United Methodist Church. Rev. Connie Barr will officiate. Burial will be in the Union Flat Rock...

Apr 25, 2024

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.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Ira Scott will officiate. Burial will be in the Vernon Cemetery. Visitation...

Apr 24, 2024

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

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service, followed by a burial at Otter Creek Cemetery at a later date. Visitation...

Apr 19, 2024

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

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in North Vernon. Rev. Jerry Byrd will officiate. Interment with military graveside rites will be conducted in...

Apr 19, 2024

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.

A funeral service will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Tracy McIntyre will officiate. Burial will be at a later date at the...

Apr 13, 2024

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.

No services are planned at this time. Cremation has been chosen. Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service are entrusted with the arrangements.

Born on April 20, 1940, in Lincoln, Kentucky, Jana was the...

Apr 9, 2024

Jason Daniel Gee, 40, of Seymour, passed away at 3:19 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Tippecanoe County.

A memorial service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Rev. Dan Corbin will be officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until the start of the...

Apr 1, 2024

Iva L. Brand, 80, of North Vernon, passed away at 8:50 p.m. on 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.

Born on September 1, 1943, in Arnett, West Virginia, Iva was the loving...

Mar 30, 2024

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

A memorial service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Queensville Community Church. Rev. David Neal will officiate. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until the start of the service at the church....

Mar 29, 2024

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.

A funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service. Steve Bertram and Pastor Terry Brammer will officiate. Burial will be in...