December 5, 1964 – November 21, 2024
Vanessa Jean Irwin, 59, of Mitchell, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Indiana University Health Hospice House.
She was born December 5, 1964, in Mitchell, the daughter of Henry Clay and Bettie Marilyn (Daughrity) Osborne.
Vanessa was a homemaker and had worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She enjoyed babysitting her granddaughter and claimed many people as her children. Vanessa was very generous and would help anyone in need. She was always about having a good time; wherever she was, there was a party. She was a member of Ruffcut Ministries – “once a Ruffcut, always a Ruffcut.” Vanessa loved her dogs: Cletus, Popcorn, and Snoots.
Survivors include her mother, Bettie Osborne; daughter, Hannah (Larry) Baker of Mitchell; granddaughter, Zyna Baker of Mitchell; partner of over 20 years, Ed Clark of Mitchell; siblings, Terry (Joetta) Osborne of Mitchell, Valena (John) Whitner of Bedford, Tim Osborne of Bedford, and Joe Osborne of Mitchell; several nieces and nephews; and many cousins.
Her father, George Bradford; son, Tracy Osborne; brother, Granny and Gramps Daughrity; aunt, Delite Cauble; niece, Stacey Glotzbach; and nephews, Derek Finney and Chayce Glotzbach, preceded her in death.
The graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, at Connerley Switch Cemetery, with Brother Steve Manly officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com.
