Raymond Paxson

Raymond D. Paxson, 70, a lifelong resident of rural Pennville, Indiana. (Penn Township, Jay County) passed away at 9:52 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland, Indiana. 

He was born on Friday, Jan. 8, 1954, in Bluffton, Indiana. He married Sue Ellen (Rippy) Paxson on Friday, June 8, 1973, at the Pennville United Methodist Church. Ray graduated from Pennville High School in 1972 and from Purdue in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in horticulture and teaching. 

Ray taught at Warren Central High School, worked at Production Credit in Portland, was vice president of Ossian State Bank and had also worked at Farm Credit in Bluffton. Ray also worked at Raymond James in Bluffton, Markle Bank in Bluffton and First Merchant's Bank in Bluffton, and retired as senior vice president.

He was a member of the Gilead Church, Bryant, Indiana, and was a Jay County farmer for many years. Ray received the Century Farm Award from the Jay County Fair Association in 2016 and had also received the Hoosier Homestead Farm award.

Ray will be forever missed by his wife Sue Ellen (Rippy) Paxson, Portland, Indiana; son Daniel (Angela) D. Paxson, Pennville, Indiana; daughter Angela (Jason) K. Shawver, Portland, Indiana; son Andrew (Heather) C. Paxson, Bryant, Indiana; grandchildren Nathaniel Paxson, Cameran Paxson, Avery Paxson, Carson Paxson, Kavyn Adams, Ainslee Paxson and Jacob Shawver; sister Donna Bense, Columbus, Indiana; brothers Edward Paxson, Carmel, Indiana, Richard Paxson, Bryant, Indiana, Max Paxson, Bryant, Indiana, and Bill Paxson, Bryant, Indiana; mother-in-law and step-father-in-law Alton and Nancy Swingley, Portland, Indiana; brother-in-law Brian (Shelly) Rippy, Winchester, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his father Carl Paxson; mother Mabel Ilene (Hesher) Paxson; Ggrandchild Weslee Paxson; sister Connie Paxson; brother David Paxson; and father-in-law Kenneth Rippy.

Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home, located at 109 W. Windsor St., Montpelier, Indinaa, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, from 1 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to service on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

A service to celebrate Ray’s life will be at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, with Pastor John Myers officiating. Interment will follow in the Twin Hill – I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Pennville.

Memorials may be made to the Gilead Church, 8435 W. 650 North, Bryant, IN 47326; or to Rock Steady Boxing, 128 E. Market St., Bluffton, IN 46714 .

Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier.

Condolences may be expressed at glancyfuneralhomes.com.