Virgil "Harold" DeWitt
December 23, 1930 ~ October 4, 2020
Virgil “Harold” DeWitt, 89, Mooresville, passed away October 4, 2020. Mr. DeWitt was born December 23, 1930, in Crawford County, to the late Homer and Gladys (Newton) DeWitt.
Harold attended French Lick High School and proudly served in the United States Navy, just prior to the Korean War. Always with a strong work ethic, he worked early on at White Castle, P.R. Mallory. He made his career in insurance, working for more than 30 years at United Insurance Company of America. He was a member of the Mooresville Free Methodist Church. Harold enjoyed the outdoors – fishing, hunting, farming, and gardening. He was a great mentor to his children and grandchildren, always leading with great patience. He will be fondly remembered for his love for family and his positive and humble nature.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Delores (Palmer) DeWitt; daughters, Sheryl Cherry and Karen Harris; step-children, Alan McKinney and Vicki Vonderheid.
Survivors include his wife, Jean McKinney DeWitt, to whom he was united in marriage June 12, 1999; children, Tim (Sheri) DeWitt, Roger DeWitt, and Michael (Kathy) DeWitt; siblings, Darwin, Normalee, and Franci; twelve grandchildren; and a host of great grandchildren.
Friends and family will gather for visitation Thursday, October 8, 2020, 4 to 8 p.m., in the chapel at Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville. The funeral service will begin at 10 a.m., Friday, October 9, 2020, at the funeral home. The committal service will follow at 2:30 p.m., in the Birdseye Cemetery, Birdseye, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mooresville Free Methodist Church. Visit www.CarlisleBranson.com to share a favorite memory to sign the online guest registry.
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The triplets and I loved this man! He was always pure love and kindness and knew how to make a person feel worthy. I am so sorry Jean, I love you too and will hold you close in prayer.
In fondest memories of your dad, we are thinking of you, Tim and Sheri and Jessica. we love you.
Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your loss… Our thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.
I’ll never forget spending my summer at the farm with Tim, Roger, and Aunt Delores. And how we got in trouble for messing with the piglets. ߘ°ߘ‚ You were loved Uncle Harold and will be missed by all the lives you touched.
I don’t know if anyone will read this because it’s been a little while since Virgil has left us. I want the family to know I was thinking about Virgil today. I haven’t seen him in almost 30 years but I was thinking about him today. When you spend the summer with somebody side-by-side day after day & lunch after lunch you don’t forget them. Virgil brought me into the insurance business and trained me the summer of 1993 in Terre Haute Indiana. Before my children, which I have had 8, & before I was married Virgil taught me the career I fed my family with. I own a registered Rep business & still do life insurance. Much of my success was started with the care and concern and love I felt from Virgil in the summer of 1993 in Terre Haute Indiana. I want the family to know he touched more people than they know. God bless you all, Bob Croddy CEO & President of The Croddy Financial Group