Southwestern High School Indiana Alumni Obituaries

Josette Holtzworth Jones 84 passed away peacefully on Sunday January 4 2026 in Plain City Ohio where she had resided during her illness. She was formerly a longtime resident of Buckhannon West Virginia. Josette was born July 24 1941 in Huntington WV to her parents Billy Joe and Phyllis Saunders Holt...

Mr. Richard Allen "Rick" Jackson age 73 of Lexington Indiana entered this life on November 11 1952 in Saluda Township in Chelsea Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Boyce "Pooge" and Daisy Skirvin Jackson. He resided all of his life in the Chelsea community and attended Southwestern High Scho...

Mr. Cornelius Thomas "Neil" Pruitt Sr. age 94 of Madison Indiana entered this life on May 16 1931 in Indianapolis Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Rev. Russell Franklin and Mildred Louise Kenton Pruitt. He was raised in Brown County Petersburg and Charlestown Indiana and had graduated from...

Elizabeth Ann Phipps Mercer passed away at North River Health Campus on October 29 2024 in Evansville IN. She was born in St. Joseph Missouri on June 27 1942 daughter of the late Berwyn R. Phipps Sr. and Elizabeth Nance Ozenberger Phipps. She is survived by her children Ara Beth NelsonMercer Theron ...

Mary Ane Peters was born on January 29 1937 on a farm west of Aline Oklahoma. Her parents were Frank Goss and Mollie Young Goss. She was the sixth of eight children. She attended Aline Public Schools throughout her youth with the exception of six months when her family moved to Gary Indiana. She mad...

Josephine Marie Harvey age 86 of Indianapolis IN passed away January 17 2026. She was born on December 8 1939 in Jennings County Indiana. She was the daughter of Kenneth E. Berry and Frances A. Jackson Berry. She graduated from Southwestern High School near Lafayette in 1958. She married George E. H...

Mr. Gerald Raymond "Gerry" Hobbs Jr. age 76 of Madison Indiana entered this life on March 7 1949 in Shelbyville Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Dr. Gerald R. Sr. and Betty June Engle Hobbs. He resided in Jefferson County most of his life and was a graduate of Southwestern High School Clas...