Nell Jean Truesdell Burnham Cayton Obituary (1939

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Nell Jean Truesdell Burnham Cayton Mrs. Nell Jean Truesdell Burnham Cayton, age 81, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on September 30, 1939 in Brooksburg, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Harry Alonzo and Albertha King Truesdell. She lived in the Switzerland and Jefferson County areas her entire life and was a 1957 graduate of Vevay High School. She was united in marriage to James H. Burnham on October 9, 1964 and was blessed to raise three sons, Lanny, Tony and Alan, before his death on August 22, 1971. She was later married to Joseph Frank "Joe" Cayton on April 21, 1978 in Milton, Kentucky. She worked along side Joe in the Cayton Fertilizer Company for 20 years. Joe died on Christmas Eve in 2004. She was employed with Speedway in Madison for several years with two years of that time as assistant manager. She had first been a member of Braytown Church of Christ and Center Square Church of Christ before becoming a member of North Madison Christian Church. She last worked at Trader Bakers in Madison. Nell loved working in her yard, growing flowers and caring for her grandchildren. Nell died on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at 2:15 a.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Nell will be missed by her loving sons, Lanny Burnham of Osgood, Indiana, Mark Anthony "Tony" Moore of Madison, Indiana, Alan J. Burnham and his wife Debbie of Madison, Indiana; her grandchildren, James Burnham, David Burnham, Brent Burnham, Bobby Jo Davis, Maylee Burnham, Jamin Moore, and Aaron Moore; her great grandchildren, Jubilee Erin, Noah James, Atreyu Burnham, Miller Moore, Brayden Moore, Ethan Moore and Mackenzie Moore; her step grandchildren, Kylee Hart, Katrina Hart and Brennan Jump; her step great grandchild, Amora; her brothers, Bro. Don Truesdell and his wife, Carolyn of Moorefield, Indiana, Dan Truesdell and his wife Carolyn of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Harry Alonzo Truesdell, died July 23, 1987, her mother, Albertha King Truesdell, died March 14, 2003, her brothers, Harold Ray Truesdell, died January 1937 and Kay Meredith Truesdell, died October 30, 2009 and his wife, Mary Katherine, died October 6, 2001, her first husband , James H. Burnham, died August 22, 1971, her second husband, Joseph "Joe" Frank Cayton, died December 24, 2004, and her daughter in law, Jennifer Massie Burnham, died January 30, 2011. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, January 1, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., by Bro. Robby King at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the North Madison Christian Church. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Nell Jean Truesdell Burnham Cayton, please click here to visit our sympathy store.