Jumps, William Ernest

William Ernest Jumps

May 17, 1972 - July 20, 2002

HILLSDALE, Ind. - William Ernest Jumps, 30, of Hillsdale, passed away at 6:15 a.m. Saturday (July 20,2002) at his residence in Hillsdale.

He was born May 17, 1972, in Clinton, the son of Russell Jumps of Perrysville and Teresa Maxfield of Covington. He married Jamie Furry on May 16, 1998, in Cayuga. She survives.

Also surviving: one son, Dillion Furry at home; one brother, Dale (Meisha) Jumps of Cayuga; one sister, Mary Jumps of Terre Haute; maternal grandmother, Betty Maxfield of Clinton; maternal great grandmother, Katherine Atkinson of Tangier; in-laws, Elva (Robert) Kern of Kingman, and Charles (Celesta) Galey of Newman, Ill.; special nephew, Cody Allen Jumps; special cousin, Gage William Dice; aunts and uncles, Dale (Paula) Maxfield of Cayuga, Robert (Helen) Jumps of Kingman, Richard (Diana) Jumps of Perrysville and Rita (Millard) Freed of Rockville; special friend, Ray Accord; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William Jumps, Mary Jumps and Louise Jumps, and a maternal grandfather, William R. Maxfield.

Bill was a 1990 graduate of North Vermillion High School and a 1992 graduate of Ivy Tech in Terre Haute, Ind. in Computerized drafting. He was a member of the Rockville Nazarene Church. He formerly worked at Terre Corp. as a computerized draftsman for seven years. He then went to Heritage Product in Crawfordsville, Ind. for one and a half years. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and doing woodworking.

Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Monday, July 22, at DeVerter Brothers Funeral Home, Cayuga; Private services will be conducted for the family; Officiating: Revs. Lindey Russell and Steven Gladding; Cremation to follow; Family requests contributions to be made to the American Cancer Society, C/O Mrs. J. Fred Banks - Memorial Chairman, 1661 South Fifth St., Clinton, IN 47842.

Bill is buried in Miller Cemetery, Lodi, Indiana.