Mr. Terry Wayne Rose, age 72, of East Enterprise, Indiana, entered this life on October 2, 1952 in Milan, Indiana. He was the son of the late Sammy Gurley and Mareta Aldean (Pickett) Rose. He was raised in Switzerland County, Indiana and was a 1970 graduate of the Switzerland County High School. Terry was united in marriage on June 2, 1985 in Warsaw, Kentucky to Evelyn Dixon. This happy union of over 40 years was blessed with two sons, Michael and Travis. Terry owned and operated a dairy farm for 40 years and raised tobacco, corn and soybeans. Terry enjoyed hunting, fishing and farming. Terry passed away at 5:09 a.m., Monday, July 14, 2025, at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Indiana.
Terry will be missed by his wife, Evelyn F. (Dixon) Rose of East Enterprise, IN; his sons, Michael Rose and his companion, Courtney Roberts of East Enterprise, IN, and Travis Rose of East Enterprise, IN; his grandchildren, Wyatt Rose, Ginger Roberts, and Augie Roberts; his brother, Larry Gene Rose of Vevay, IN; his nephew, Tony Rose and his wife, Shonda of East Enterprise, IN; his special cousins, Del Pickett and his wife, Anita, Janice Peters, and Ronnie Ray and his wife, Mary; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Etta Royce and her husband, Calvin of Lebanon, IN, Vonna Haines and her husband, Lewis of North Vernon, IN, and Carolyn Altepeter of Seymour, IN.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sammy Gurley and Mareta Aldean (Pickett) Rose; his paternal-grandparents, Samuel and Bessie Ellen (Gurley) Rose; his maternal-grandparents, Clovis and Tempest (Sanders) Pickett; his great-niece, Lauren Marie Rose; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kirby Van and Laura Bell (Osborne) Dixon.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2025, by Pastor Bill Madison, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Interment will follow in the Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Indiana.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Charity of the Donor’s Choice. Cards are available at the funeral home or online at www.haskellandmorrison.com