All Obituaries

Willow Hope Jacobs, 18-month-old daughter of Bobby and Lesley (Dickinson) Jacobs of North Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at St. Vincent Jennings Hospital.   She was born on February 20, 2018, in Columbus, Indiana.   Willow did gymnastics and enjoyed attending Cub Scouts with her brother. She also enjoyed the book club at the Jennings County Library.   Surviving with her parents, Bobby and Lesley Jacobs, are her brother, Chance Jacobs of North Vernon;...

Frederick Alan Millspaugh, 84, of Butlerville, passed away at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at his residence. Born October 6, 1934 in Gas City, he was the son of the late Don and Jean (O’Brien) Millspaugh. He married Betty Jean (Hunt) Millspaugh on September 4, 1953 at the Linn Hurst Baptist Church in Indianapolis; she survives. Mr. Millspaugh graduated from Mississinewa High School in Gas City in 1953 and attended the University of Michigan. He worked, for the...

Robert “Bob” Matthew Cywinski Jr., 67, of Butlerville, passed away at 11:55 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at his residence. Born March 9, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Robert M. Cywinski Sr. and Lona (Preston) Cywinski. Mr. Cywinski graduated from Seneca High School in Louisville in 1971 and went on to serve in the National Guard. Mr. Cywinski worked as a Tool and Die maker for over 30 years; one of the places he worked for was Kamman’s Tool...

JoAnn May, 66, of North Vernon, passed away on August 28, 2019 in Mannford, Oklahoma.   Born June 5, 1953 in Springfield, Illinois, she was the daughter of Fred and Nelva Rose (Grigsby) Jurgens. She married Joseph Arthur May on November 21, 1967 in Muncie; he preceded her in death on January 24, 2018.   JoAnn worked as a truck driver for CMT-Trucking for three years. She had previously worked as a truck driver for CTI Trucking for a year and a half, for Team 1 Trucking for...

Roger Lee Anderson, 75, of Scipio, passed away at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, August 30, 2019, at his residence. Born April 7, 1944, in Clintwood, Virginia, he was the son of the late Charlie E. and Edith (DeLoch) Anderson. He married Wilma Roe on September 3, 1979, in Clintwood, Virginia; she survives. Roger was a 1963 graduate of Clintwood High School in Clintwood, Virginia and worked maintenance/electrician for Dolly Madison Bakery in Columbus retiring in 2009 after 20 years; and had...

Canden Ray Nelson age 86, of North Vernon and a former resident of Brown County, died Thursday, September 5, 2019, at Majestic Health Care of North Vernon. Canden was born in Forreston, Illinois on April 10, 1933 to his parents, the late Arthur P. and Bernice R. (Weiler) Nelson. He married Catherine Spurlock on December 27, 1984, in Jennings County; she survives. Canden was a graduate of Rockford East High School and attended the University of Wisconsin where he graduated with B.S. and...

Johanna M. Hankins, 64, of North Vernon, passed away at 4:38 a.m. on Friday, August 30, 2019 at her residence. Born March 16, 1955, in Denver, Colorado, she was the daughter of Ed Sheehy and Merle (Bond) Passet. She married Gene Hankins on December 8, 1982, in American Fork, Utah; he survives. Johanna attended San Dieguito High School in Encinitas, California and Ricks College in Idaho. She worked for Miller’s Tavern and the former Regal Rugs and Country Club all in North Vernon and...

Jerry Kay Mack, 76, of North Vernon, passed away at 7:25 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at River Terrace Health Campus in Madison. Born April 20, 1943, in Rushville, the daughter of Harvey and Thelma (Caswell) Griffin. She married Don Mack on February 15, 1964 in North Vernon; he preceded her in death on October 9, 2004. Jerry was employed as a custodian for Jennings County Schools from 1996 until 2005 and worked as a custodian and in laundry at North Vernon Nursing Home. She was a...

Marilyn Kay Moir, 79, of Elizabethtown, passed away at 4:50 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at her residence. Born July 7, 1940, in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Marie Haston. She married Conrad Lee Moir on May 22, 1981, in Jennings County; he preceded her in death on April 9, 2007. Mrs. Moir was a 1959 graduate of North Vernon High School and the owner of Moir Apartments for several years and a farmer, she was known as “The Egg Lady.” She was a...

Barry Wade Hall, 57, of North Vernon, formerly of Versailles, Kentucky, passed away on August 27, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital in Greenwood. Born May 13, 1962 in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Roger Morris and Helen Louise (Barrick) Hall. Barry was employed at AISIN U.S.A. in Seymour and was member of the River of Life Church in North Vernon. He enjoyed camping and fishing. Survivors include his sons, Roger (Lori) Hall of Greensboro and Chris Hall of Versailles,...