Gerald Ralph Vannoy
January 8, 1942 ~ May 6, 2020
Gerald Ralph Vannoy, 78, of Florida, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 6, 2020. He was known as Ralph to family and friends and Gerry to business colleagues.
Ralph was born in Harrogate, Tennessee, on January 8, 1942 to Joe and Irene Vannoy. The family moved to Scottsburg, Indiana in 1947.
He graduated from Scottsburg High School where he was on the basketball and track teams. He was a US Air Force Veteran and loved running marathons and being a salesman.
Preceded in death by his father, Joe Meek Vannoy, mother, Irene Elizabeth Nevils Vannoy, brother, Charles Justin Vannoy, Sr. and brother, Joel Hurstan Vannoy and brother-in-law James V. Rinella Jr.
Survived by his sister, Wanda Jo Vannoy Rinella, son, Jay Frye, daughters, Allison (Brad) Campbell Pinkston and Leslie (Shannon) Campbell Stratton and grandchildren, nieces, nephews and sister-in-law Barbara Darling Vannoy.
The funeral will be held graveside at Garland Brook Cemetery with Rev. Derek Carpenter officiating. Military honors will be performed by the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard on May 14, 2020. Arrangements made by Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home, 3855 25th Street, Columbus, Indiana, 47203. 812-372-9923. www.jewellrittman.com
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Scottsburg High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 161, Scottsburg, IN 47170.
You are invited to view his video tribute, light a virtual candle and send a message to the family via the funeral home website.
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So sorry to hear about Ralph. We grew up in the same neighborhood and Wanda Jo and I were good friends. Sympathy to his family on his loss. Reading his obituary brought back a lot of memories!
We have known Ralph for a long time as we both went to high school with him. We want to extend our sympathy to his family, especially his sister, Wanda Jo, and sister-in-law, Barbara. Know that you, his family, are in our thoughts and prayers at this time.
In Christian love,
Mike and Annette Murphy
Ralph was a great supporter of the SHS Alumni Association. I always looked forward
to see him at the annual banquets. He will be missed. My sympathies to the family..
Please email the alumni association contact information to me at laurairenew@hotmail.com
I will be settling his affairs. The scholarship will be part of that.
The vannoy family was a big part of Scott County all the children participated in school activities. I was more aquatinted with Justin as we were in the same class, Justin was a track star, he and Hurston was our school Warrior mascot and performed at each basketball game. Ralph and Wanda Jo were younger, the best as I remember Joe and Irene moved to Columbus after the children graduated Scottsburg high school, Justin and Ralph went into the military, Hurston went to work at Cummins, not sure what Wanda Jo did as she was fresh out of high school. Ralph contacted me in later years about his brother Justin health problems, I would send Justin hand printed cards so he could read in a nursing home, the war took a toll on Justin. Ralph also wanted to set up a scholarship fund for Scottsburg cheerleading graduates, my classmates had set up a scholarship fund and Ralph wanted info. how to proceed. Ralph succeeded setting up and funding his brothers, Justin/Hurston Scottsburg Cheerleading scholarship fund years ago and came to Scottsburg alumni banquet each year to present his scholarship money! This probably more than you need to know but Ralph and the Vannoy family was exceptional people and heaven is a better place with them in it. Note Hurston worked with me at Cummins and also passed a few years ago.