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Orpha Jeannette Gay

1927 - 2025

BORN

1927

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Smith & Sons Funeral Home - Columbia City

207 N Main St

Columbia City, Indiana

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Oct. 20, 2025

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Smith & Sons Funeral Home

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Orpha Gay Obituary

Orpha Jeannette (Watson) Gay, 98, of Columbia City, IN, passed away on October 14, 2025. Arrangements by Smith & Sons Funeral Home, 207 N. Main Street, Columbia City, IN 46725.

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Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Oct

20

Visitation

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Smith & Sons Funeral Home

207 North Main Street, Columbia City, IN 46725

Oct

20

Funeral service

2:00 p.m.

Smith & Sons Funeral Home

207 North Main Street, Columbia City, IN 46725

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Smith & Sons Funeral Home - Columbia City

207 N Main St, Columbia City, IN 46725

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