Raymond Jay Brothers M-E-80-2

Raymond Jay Brothers, 76, of North Vernon died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services were Monday at Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home in Edinburgh. Burial took place in Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh. Mr. Brothers was a retiree from Central Soya and was of the Baptist faith. Born February 25, 1936 in Evensburg, Pennsylvania, Mr. Brothers was the son of Walter and Aletha Jones Brothers. Survivors include daughters, Helen (Charles) Mateer and Judy (Edgar Ray) Miller, both of North Vernon; a stepson, Thomas (Trudy) Evans of Edinburgh; brother, Herman Brothers of Nebraska; sisters, Alice Burkhart of North Carolina and Verda Good and Jeanette Brothers, both of Indianapolis and grandchildren, Serena Salomon, Clarence, Troy and Thomas Evans, Logan Ryan, Patricia Mateer and Samantha, Lisa and Nathan Brothers. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brothers was preceded in death by a son, Raymond Jay Brothers, Jr.