E. Eugene “Gene” Miller passed from this life to the next on January 11, 2023 at his home in Sellersburg, Indiana after a brief illness. 

He is the son of Elmo and Evelyn Brown Miller, but was reared by his uncle and aunt, Darrell and Wilma Miller of Pekin. Gene had several jobs during
his lifetime, including UPS driver, banker, minister, and insurance agent. 

Although his jobs changed over the years, his life’s mission never did, which was to glorify God in the way he lived. 

Gene’s hobbies included fishing (where he applied a strict “catch and eat” philosophy), riding his bicycle, discussing Scriptures with anyone who would listen, and eating delicious desserts made by Mary, his wife of 60 years.

Other surviving members of the family include Brian Miller (and Jennifer) of Searcy, Arkansas, Beth Miller (and Ross) of Jacksonville, Florida, Donna Norris of Jeffersonville, Indiana, and Bradley Miller of Louisville, Kentucky. 

His beloved grandchildren are Chase Haynes (and Rachel), Darby Gaines (and Derek), McKenzie Price (and Trey), Tennyson Douglas, Kendrick Douglas, Grant Norris, Logan Norris, and Lauren Norris. 

He is also survived by six sisters and one brother; Anita Disponett, Nancy Little, Shirley Wright, Phyllis Graves, Joyce Mull (and Jerry), Cindi Arbuckle (and Brian), R.E. Miller (and Connie). Gene also had six great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his parents Elmo and Evelyn Miller, Darrell and Wilma Miller, and one
brother, D.L. Miller.

Gene loved his family dearly, but his greatest love was Jesus Christ. 

He loved talking to people about the love of Jesus, whether it was during an individual conversation or from the pulpit of one of the local
Churches of Christ.

He will be sorely missed by his family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital or the Child
Safety Center of White County (childsafetycenter.org), which is located
in Searcy, Arkansas and assists children in crisis.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 pm Friday at Dawalt Funeral Home in Salem, Indiana and from 9 am to 11 Saturday January 14th, at Big Springs Church of
Christ in Pekin, Indiana. 

Funeral Services will be held at 11 am at the
church with a committal service to follow at Olive Branch Cemetery near Pekin, Indiana.

D (Donivan) Jack Mahuron beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023 at the age of 96.

Jack was born October 30, 1926 to John M Mahuron and Bertha C Akers Mahuron. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Warren and sister Mary Lou Routh.

Jack learned from the early age of 6 about the value of hard work. First from the family owned Mahuron Dairy delivering milk by way of a horse
drawn wagon and then to a delivery truck.

Following graduation from Salem High School in 1944 he joined the US Army and served in France and Germany only later to be recalled in 1950 for the Korean War. After years of service in the military he was later discharged from the
Indiana National Guard in 1986.

He came back home in the 1950s with the intention of going to dental school, instead he took a summer job at the Farmers Citizens Bank as a file clerk and retired as President of the bank which is now PNC Bank.

Believing in serving his community he became a tireless volunteer involved with the establishment of the Washington County Community Foundation, the building and financing of the John Hay Center and Stevens Memorial Museum and the restoration and financing of Beck’s Mill.

Jack was the chairman of the full year celebration of our Sesquicentennial in 1964, which was the longest and biggest celebration in Salem’s history.

He served 40 years as a volunteer fireman and was an active 80 year member of the First Christian Church, Salem. His volunteer interests also included the field of education by being a
former advisory board member of Indiana University Southeast and the
Paul W Ogle Cultural & Community Center.

Jack was a man of humor, integrity, compassion and had a curious mind,
asked a lot of questions and always had a project or a new idea in mind.
He was proud to be from Salem and especially proud that he and his
brother, Warren, established Warren’s Sweet Shop which is now H&R
Bakery. He, along with Frank Ball, developed and constructed homes
becoming Fair Acres. Sharing stories with his family of banking,
business, community service and traveling all 7 continents of the world
made for educational conversations at every Sunday family dinner.
Up until death he was still serving on committees involving the City of
Salem, Washington County, State of Indiana and the US Army. He was
active in politics as a Republican and served as an alternate or
delegate to at least 5 national conventions.

Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife of 64 years Carol; son
Chris (Jane) Godfrey; son John (Laura) Mahuron; daughter Julie (Bruce)
Snider; son Joe (Christine) Mahuron; grandchildren Sean Godfrey, Andrew
Godfrey, Michael Mahuron, Teddi (Nick) Purkhiser, Joe Snider, Thomas
Snider, Shane Mahuron and Grant Mahuron; great grandchildren Reid
Mahuron, Wayne Mahuron, James Purkhiser and Sawyer Purkhiser.

Visitation will be held at Dawalt Funeral Home in Salem, Indiana on
Tuesday, January 10th from 4 to 8 pm and Wednesday after 9 am.

The funeral will be held Wednesday January 11th at 11 am at Dawalt Funeral Home with internment to follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to the Friends of Beck’s Mill Fund through the Washington County Community Foundation
(wccf.biz).