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Dennis Ramey Obituary
A funeral service will be held at Sawyer-Pickett Funeral and Cremation Service in North Vernon at 11 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Mona Safley officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday. Burial and military graveside rites will be held at Vernon Cemetery.
A family dinner will be held at Scipio United Methodist Church directly following the service.
Born on Nov. 18, 1920, in Scipio, Dennis was the son of the late William H. and Sadie B. Cole Ramey.
Mr. Ramey was a member of Scipio United Methodist Church, Jennings County Senior Resource Center and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He retired from Cummins Inc. after 30 years of service.
Dennis enjoyed cutting wood after retirement, attending Jennings County High School basketball games and attending senior center functions.
He is survived by five children, Sandra "Sandy" Vance and her husband, Barry of North Vernon, Peggy Paswater of St. Petersburg, Fla., Randall H. Ramey and his wife Nancy of Vernon, Tammy Creech of Columbus and Benjamin T. Ramey of Carlisle; 10 grandchildren, Vanessa, Trevor and Trent Vance, Patton Hall, Josh, Jennifer and Jessica Creech, Tatum and Myles Ramey and Rheann Thomas; six great-grandchildren, Merrick, Zac and LeeAndra Vance-Green, Isaac Vance, Christopher and Madison Hall.
Dennis was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Dennis Ramey Jr.; a grandchild, Tracy Lee Ison; a great-grandchild, Jordyn Vance; nine brothers and sisters, Lila Holt, Mary Poer, Virginia Carnes, Mabel Zerbe, John Ramey, William "Jake" Ramey, Virgil "Red" Ramey, Woodrow Ramey and Thomas Ramey Sr.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Alzheimer's Association, Jennings County Hospice, Scipio School Alumni and Jordyn Vance Scholarship Fund, both through the Jennings County Community Foundation.
Family and friends may sign an online guestbook and light a candle of remembrance at sawyerfuneralservice.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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