O. Elsworth "Elzy" Sipes

March 4, 1936 - April 28, 2020

O. Elsworth "Elzy" Sipes, 84, of Rocky Ford Road, died at 12:58 a.m. April 28, 2020, at Columbus Regional Hospital. Elzy was born March 4, 1936, in Silverville, Indiana, the son of Merlin Gilbert and Martha Taylor Sipes. He married Sherry Williams October 23, 1954. He was a member of 25th Street Church of Christ. In 1995, after 40 years of service, Elzy retired from Arvin Industries and his position as a supervisor of the Tech Center. After retirement he worked at the Bartholomew County Library for 17 years. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, May 1, 2020, at Mount Olive Cemetery, Williams, Indiana, with Jim Atkins officiating. Interment will follow the service. Calling will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with the required social distancing. Memorials may be made to Columbus Animal Care Service in memory of Elzy. Survivors include his wife, Sherry Sipes; son, Jeffrey (Linda Maynard) Sipes of Columbus; daughter, Julie (Ed) Prince of Hoopston, Illinois; brother, Larry (Judy) Sipes of Bedford; grandchildren, Cristin Prince, Dakota Prince and Jennifer (Joe) Pagan; and great-grandchildren, Jayden Pagan, Olivia Pagan and Joe Pagan. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Ronald Sipes and a sister, Joan Kubina. You are invited to light a virtual candle and send a message to the family via the funeral home website www.jewellrittman.com