Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
John B. "Jack" DuVall
( January 18, 1944 - February 20, 2020 )
Residence: Monticello (Buffalo area), Indiana
Died: Thursday, February 20, 2020
Location: 12:20 p.m., at the Franciscan Health, St. Elizabeth East Hospital of Lafayette, Indiana, with his family by his side
Age: 76
Date of Birth: Tuesday, January 18, 1944
Birth place: White County, Indiana
Branch: Air Force
Service: Vietnam Era
Father: Bruce DuVall
Mother: Velda ( Gilmore ) DuVall
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Jack had lived in the rural Monticello (Buffalo area), Indiana, most all his life.
Funeral Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Funeral Location: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Celebration of Life Service will be here at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Dr. James Elliott of Sitka Baptist Church of rural Monticello (Sitka), Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Buffalo Cemetery in Buffalo, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Jack was born and raised in rural Buffalo, Indiana, area, and was a 1962 graduate of Buffalo High School in Buffalo, Indiana. He was the second (2nd) of six (6) children. Jack had farmed all his life in the rural Buffalo, Indiana, area. He was a member of the Sitka Baptist Church of rural Monticello (Sitka), Indiana. Jack spent a constant quest to find his Missing In Action (MIA) brother, Chief Master Sgt. Dean A. DuVall and renaming the former Washington Street Bridge of Monticello, Indiana, to the Chief Master Sgt. Dean A. DuVall Bridge. He took great joy in mentoring and was a patient teacher, teaching anyone to do many and different jobs. Jack was very much respected as a pillar of the farming and spiritual community of rural Monticello (Buffalo area), Indiana, and was literally "A Jack-of-all Trades" and a Perfectionist. He was a United States Air Force Veteran serving during the Vietnam Era.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to Sitka Baptist Church of rural Monticello (Sitka), Indiana, or the family encourages blood donations.
Marriage Information: On June 17, 1972, at the Miami Baptist Church of rural Logansport, Indiana, he married Ruthelyn Smith; she survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Ruth DuVall of rural Monticello (Buffalo area), Indiana; Two (2) Daughters, Amy (husband Vernon) Douglas of Lafayette, Indiana, and Karen DuVall of Indianapolis, Indiana;Nephew - Raised as a Son, William "Bill" Christian of Monticello, Indiana; Three (3) Granddaughters, Kalyn (husband Braden) Williams, Sophie Douglas, and Kylee Douglas; Three (3) Siblings, Janice Spencer of Boise, Idaho, Marvin (wife Alva) DuVall of Lebanon, Tennessee, andKay (husband Joe) Martinez of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Several Nieces, and Nephews,John (wife Ivy) Spencer, Quintina (husband Trent) Burton, Kathleen (companion Russ) Martinez, Kyle (husband Derrell) Williams, Dustin DuVall,Lindsey (fiancée Ryan Barber) DuVall, and Terry (wife Betsy) Logan; Several Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Cousins, and Numerous Friends.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Bruce and Velda (Gilmore) DuVall; Brother, Missing In Action (MIA) Chief Master Sgt. Dean A. DuVall; Sister and Brother-In-Law, Carol (DuVall) and William "Bill" Christian; Brother-In-Law, Wayne Spencer; Two (2) Nephews,Michael Martinez, andMick Logan.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 (574) 583-8488.
Died: Thursday, February 20, 2020
Location: 12:20 p.m., at the Franciscan Health, St. Elizabeth East Hospital of Lafayette, Indiana, with his family by his side
Age: 76
Date of Birth: Tuesday, January 18, 1944
Birth place: White County, Indiana
Branch: Air Force
Service: Vietnam Era
Father: Bruce DuVall
Mother: Velda ( Gilmore ) DuVall
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Jack had lived in the rural Monticello (Buffalo area), Indiana, most all his life.
Funeral Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Funeral Location: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Celebration of Life Service will be here at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Dr. James Elliott of Sitka Baptist Church of rural Monticello (Sitka), Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Buffalo Cemetery in Buffalo, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Jack was born and raised in rural Buffalo, Indiana, area, and was a 1962 graduate of Buffalo High School in Buffalo, Indiana. He was the second (2nd) of six (6) children. Jack had farmed all his life in the rural Buffalo, Indiana, area. He was a member of the Sitka Baptist Church of rural Monticello (Sitka), Indiana. Jack spent a constant quest to find his Missing In Action (MIA) brother, Chief Master Sgt. Dean A. DuVall and renaming the former Washington Street Bridge of Monticello, Indiana, to the Chief Master Sgt. Dean A. DuVall Bridge. He took great joy in mentoring and was a patient teacher, teaching anyone to do many and different jobs. Jack was very much respected as a pillar of the farming and spiritual community of rural Monticello (Buffalo area), Indiana, and was literally "A Jack-of-all Trades" and a Perfectionist. He was a United States Air Force Veteran serving during the Vietnam Era.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to Sitka Baptist Church of rural Monticello (Sitka), Indiana, or the family encourages blood donations.
Marriage Information: On June 17, 1972, at the Miami Baptist Church of rural Logansport, Indiana, he married Ruthelyn Smith; she survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Ruth DuVall of rural Monticello (Buffalo area), Indiana; Two (2) Daughters, Amy (husband Vernon) Douglas of Lafayette, Indiana, and Karen DuVall of Indianapolis, Indiana;Nephew - Raised as a Son, William "Bill" Christian of Monticello, Indiana; Three (3) Granddaughters, Kalyn (husband Braden) Williams, Sophie Douglas, and Kylee Douglas; Three (3) Siblings, Janice Spencer of Boise, Idaho, Marvin (wife Alva) DuVall of Lebanon, Tennessee, andKay (husband Joe) Martinez of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Several Nieces, and Nephews,John (wife Ivy) Spencer, Quintina (husband Trent) Burton, Kathleen (companion Russ) Martinez, Kyle (husband Derrell) Williams, Dustin DuVall,Lindsey (fiancée Ryan Barber) DuVall, and Terry (wife Betsy) Logan; Several Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Cousins, and Numerous Friends.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Bruce and Velda (Gilmore) DuVall; Brother, Missing In Action (MIA) Chief Master Sgt. Dean A. DuVall; Sister and Brother-In-Law, Carol (DuVall) and William "Bill" Christian; Brother-In-Law, Wayne Spencer; Two (2) Nephews,Michael Martinez, andMick Logan.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 (574) 583-8488.