John Northern, Sr. Obituary (1932

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. John Northern, Sr. Mr. John Northern, Sr., age 84, of Lexington, Indiana, entered this life on March 22, 1932 in Shoal, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late Joe and Beretta Couch Northern. He moved to Jefferson County and was united in marriage to Betty Jo Williams on May 30, 1963 in Madison, Indiana. This happy union of 53 years was blessed to raise eight children, Larry, Roger, Richard, Deborah, Rick, Anthony, John Jr., and Angela. John retired in 1974 after 30 years of working as a union carpenter with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. He was a lifetime member of the National Plott Hound Association and had been a member of the Dupont Coon Hunter's Club. John was a faithful member of the Open Door Baptist Church in Deputy. His favorite past-time was coon hunting, the outdoors, church work, witnessing to people, raising a large garden and going to the Sale Barn and Junk Store. He was a beloved husband, devoted dad and papaw. John died on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at 10:37 p.m. at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky with his loving family at his side. Click Here for Tribute or Funeral Service Video A LOVING FAMILY John will be missed by his loving wife of 53 years, Betty Jo Williams Northern of Lexington, Indiana; his loving sons, Larry Northern and his wife, Donna of Madison, Indiana, Roger Northern and his wife, Gay of Kent, Indiana, Richard Northern and his wife, Rita of Paris Crossing, Indiana, Rick Mitchell and his wife, Judy of Bargersville, Indiana, Anthony Mitchell and his wife, Heather of Henryville, Indiana, John Northern, Jr. and his companion, Stacey Moscoe of Madison, Indiana; his loving daughters, Deborah Masterson and her husband, Dennis of Madison, Indiana, Angela Northern of Lexington, Indiana; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; his brother-in-laws, Herman Williams and his wife, Edith of Chula Vista, California, Mike Williams and his wife, Betty of Lexington, Kentucky; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe Northern, his mother, Beretta Couch Northern, his sisters, Edna Brown, Thelma White-Linderman, Georgia Flynn, his brothers, Henry and William Northern, his sisters-in-law, Jewel Rowlett, Patsy Grimes, his brother-in-law, Stanley Williams and his great granddaughter, Savannah Brooke Scott. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 5, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., by Pastor Michael Cammack and Pastor Brad Enevoldsen at the Open Door Baptist Church, 4013 North Front Street in Deputy, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery near Austin, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Saturday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service at the Open Door Baptist Church, 4013 North Front Street in Deputy, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Open Door Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home and at the church. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of John Northern, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.