All Obituaries

Tressia Jean Hallawell, 86, of North Vernon, passed away at 11:03 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus. Born September 5, 1932, in Jennings County, Mrs. Hallawell was the daughter of Curtis Barnes Sr.  and Violet Orrell Barnes. She married Robert Hallawell on October 25, 1953, at the New Bethel Church in Jennings County. Mrs. Hallawell was a 1950 graduate of North Vernon High School and worked as the secretary to the vice-president of Contel Telephone...

Eric Dean Burkman, 62, of Scipio, passed away at 11:25 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour. Born October 28, 1956 in Seymour, he was the son of the late Robert Wayne and Anne Mae Kemp Burkman. Mr. Burkman graduated from Jennings County High School in 1976. He worked as a machinist for Precise Mold of Columbus for 17 years before retiring in 2016. He had also worked for North Vernon Mold and Decatur Mold. He was a member of the Sandcreek Township...

Anna Beam, 86, of North Vernon, passed away at 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Majestic Care in North Vernon.   Born October 18, 1932 in Jennings County, she was the daughter of the late Roy E. and Christina Biehle Beam.   Miss Beam served as a homemaker and was a member of the Vernon Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed embroidery and making blankets.   She is survived by her brothers, Roy (Mim) Beam of California, Chester (Linda) Beam of North Vernon, and Dale...

Mamie Elizabeth Cross, 88, of Ashland, Ohio, passed away at 10:15 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2019 at The Good Shepherd Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Campus in Ashland, Ohio.   Born March 20, 1930 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of the late Sylva and Mae Combest Renner. She married Freddie E. Cross on June 7, 1971 in Phoenix, Arizona. He preceded her in death on June 1, 1995.   She served as a housewife and enjoyed cross stitching on plastic canvas.   She is...

Mary “Jeani” Worrell, 61, of North Vernon passed away at 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus. Born May 14, 1957, in Louisville, Kentucky, Jeani was the daughter of the late Wilbert Earl and Alice Virginia O’Bryan Nall. She married Charles “Chuck” Worrell on July 12, 1980, at the First Christian Church in North Vernon; he survives. Jeani was a 1975 graduate of Jennings County High School...

Barbara Gail Pearson, 60, of North Vernon, passed away at 7:25 p.m. on March 13, 2019 at St. Vincent Jennings Hospital.   Born November 15, 1958 in Hazard County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of John and Loretta Bush Crawford.   She attended Jennings County High School. She worked for Metaldyne for 15 years before retiring in 2009. She also worked as a daycare provider from her home for 15 years. She was a member of the Smiling Senior Citizens and enjoyed crocheting, baking,...

Donna Henry, 69, of North Vernon, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at her residence.   Born April 6, 1949 in Salyersville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Warden and Reva Collett Caudill. Donna was a 1967 Vernon High School graduate and had worked as a greeter for ten years at the Seymour Wal-Mart Supercenter, on the assembly lines of both Aisin in Seymour and Cosco in Columbus for fifteen years each, and at ITT Thompson Industries in North Vernon. Donna was a member of...

David Wayne West, 54, of North Vernon, passed away at his residence on March 13, 2019.   No services are being held at this time.

Patsy Ann Tyler, 70, of North Vernon passed away at 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus. Born November 15, 1948, in Carrollton, Kentucky, Patsy was the daughter of Joseph and Roberta Penn Danner. Patsy worked as a custodian for Decatur Plastics from October 2017 until present and had previously worked one year for ResCare and 11 years for D.S.I both in North Vernon. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene...

Dustin Barrachias Payne, 33, of Scipio, passed away at 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Born October 24, 1985, in Columbus, Dustin was the son of Gerald Payne and Sharon Hamilton. Dustin worked as an operator for Dave O’Mara Contractors for 14 years and enjoyed fishing, hunting, being outdoors, farming and pouring concrete. Survivors include father, Gerald Payne of Seymour; mother, Sharon Hamilton of Seymour;...