Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 30, 1998
DOROTHY SOUTHARD
BICKNELL-Dorothy 'T.L.î Southard, 58, died at her residence Friday
at 8:15 a.m.
Graveside services were at 1 p.m. today at the Bicknell Memorial Cemetery.
The Rev. Forrest Godin officiated.
The McClure Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She was born on Jan. 20, 1940 in Evansville to Homer E. and Mary Jane
Nation. Her mother survives in Mt. Vernon.
Southard had been a restaurant employee as well as a nursing home employee.
Also surviving are her daughters, Connie Fox, Bicknell; Patricia Jolley,
Vincennes and Carolyn Bishop, Las Cruces, N.M.; her stepdaughters, Shelly
Newberry, Monroe City and Tammy Brontz, Dugger; a son, Gene Jolley, Jr.,
Michigan City, Ind.; a sister, Judith Thompson, Mt. Vernon; her brothers,
James H. Nation, Evansville; Ivan W., Donald E., Edward L., Roger A. and
Mike Nation, all of Mt. Vernon and 17 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, two brothers and a grandchild.
(Nov. 27, 1998)
JOSEPH FAUNCE
Joseph A. Faunce, 69, Rt. #2 Box 276A, died at the Daviess County Hospital
Sunday at 9:20 p.m.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gill Chapel with the
Rev. James Payton officiating. Interment will be in the Sugarland Memory
Gardens.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday
until service time.
He was born on March 9, 1929 in Peru, Ind. He married Audrey Cannon
on May 9, 1954 and she survives.
Faunce was a McCord employee and Army veteran. He also had attended
Peru, Ind. schools and was an American Legion and VFW member.
Also surviving are two daughters, Barbra Cox and Debbie Bryant, both
of Washington; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and a sister,
Barbra Lincoln, Leroy, Mich.
(Nov. 29, 1998)
DOROTHY RAY
Dorothy E. Ray, State Street, died at the Daviess County Hospital Saturday
at 6:35 a.m.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Trinity Gospel Tabernacle.
Bros. Mack Jones, Eugene Henry and Jonathan Mennach will officiate. Interment
will be in the Hamlin Chapel Cemetery, Knox County.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 tonight and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday
at Gills and after noon Tuesday at the Church.
She was born on Jan. 13, 1910 in Crawford County, Ill. to Henry and
Eva (Sutton) Hargis. She married The Rev. Ryburn Ray on June 17, 1932 and
he survives.
Ray was a retired Daviess County Hospital nurse having served for 20
years. She was a 1928 Oglong (Ill.) High School and Good Samaritan School
of Nursing, Vincennes, graduate. She was also a Trinity Gospel Tabernacle
member.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Louise Ray and a brother,
Don Hargis.
(Nov. 28, 1998)
LOWELL HARNER
Lowell F. 'Peteî Harner, 74, 2312 Memorial Avenue, died at the
Daviess County Hospital in the Extended Care Unit Saturday at 7:20 a.m.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Ed Lee Mortuary. Interment
will be at Mt. Gilead Cemetery with Pastor Chuck Harrington will officiate.
Friends may call at the Ed Lee Mortuary from 4 to 8 tonight and after
10 a.m. until service time on Tuesday.
He was born on Feb. 22, 1924 in Washington to William and Susie M.
(Brown) Harner. They preceded her in death.
Harner retired in 1991 from Buchta Trucking. He was a soldier in the
U.S.Army during World War II and served in the Pacific Theatre. He had
also been awarded the Purple Heart. He was a lifetime community member
and was educated at Washington Schools. He was also an American Legion
and VFW member.
Surviving are his children, Toni Evans, Nancy E. Horton and William
M. Harner, all of Washington; a stepdaughter, Carole Armstrong, Lebanon,
Ind.; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; his brothers and sisters,
Velma Purdy, Washington; Vera Beatty, Highland, Ind.; John 'Dutchî
Harner, Bradenton, Fla. and William F. Harner, Jr., Fort Collins, Colo.
He was also preceded in death by three grandchildren; three brothers
and two sisters.
(Nov. 28, 1998)
LUCILLE PILKINGTON
NEW PALESTINE-Lucille M. (Mattingly) Pilkington, 90, died Sunday at
the Sugar Creek Nursing Home, Greenfield.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Flanner & Buchanan
Washington Park East Mortuary. Burial will be at the Washington Park East
Cemetery.
Calling is tonight from 5 to 8 at the mortuary.
She married Arthur Paul Pilkington and he preceded her in death.
Pilkington was formerly of Lafayette. She was a homemaker. She was
also a previous member of St. Christopher Catholic Church, Volunteer Methodist
Hospital and RSVP organization with Methodist.
Surviving are her daughters, Patricia Applegate and Gini Rayman; a
sister, Pauline Enkoff, Washington; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
(Nov. 29, 1998)
CHYANNE DeMOSS
Chyanne Renee' DeMoss, 116 Southview Trailer Court, infant daughter
of Rob Morning and Tory DeMoss, died at St. Mary's Hospital, Evansville,
Friday at 11:05 p.m. She was born prematurely and was ill since birth.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. today at the Ed Lee Mortuary. Interment
was in Sugarland Memory Gardens. Pastor David Tomson officiated.
She was born on Oct. 29 in Washington. Her parents survive. She was
also a Souls Harbor Church member.
Surviving besides her parents are her grandparents, Jerry and Sonda
Shake and Robert and Nancy Morning, all of Washington and Rick DeMoss,
Elnora; her great-grandparents, Carl and Betty Burton, Washington; Paul
and Virginia DeMoss, Elnora; Melvin and Pauline Richardson and Robert W.
Morning, Laurel, Ind. and her siblings, Shawn and Mercide Morning, both
at home.
(Nov. 27, 1998)
DONALD WELFEL
BICKNELL-Donald Ray Welfel, 33, died at 8:43 a.m. Saturday following
a motorcycle wreck in Bicknell.
Graveside service was at 3 p.m. today at the Bicknell Memorial Cemetery
with the Rev. Dick Smith officiating. The McClure Funeral Home, Bicknell,
was in charge of arrangements.
He was born on July 31, 1965 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Gordon and
Dorothy (Oakley) Auberry. His mother survives in Bicknell.
Welfel was a carpenter employed by Butch May Contractor.
Also surviving are two sons, David Welfel and Steve Goodman, both at
home; a sister, Peggy Myers, Washington and five brothers, Ronald Welfel,
Vincennes; Troy Auberry, Bicknell; Shane Auberry, Bloomington; Mike Auberry,
Evansville and Steve Auberry, Crane.
(Nov. 27, 1998)
STEVE LECH
CENTERVILLE, Ohio -- Steve Lech, 79, died at Hospice of Dayton on Nov.
24 after a two and a half year battle with lung cancer.
Funeral services will be at the Gleason Funeral Home, 1360 Hamilton
Street, Somerset, N.J. A Mass of Resurrection was at 9:30 this morning
at St. Matthias Church, JFK Boulevard, Somerset, N.J. Burial followed in
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Middlebush, N.J. A memorial service will also be
at a later date in Port Charlotte, Fla.
He was born on Dec. 21, 1918 in Rhode Island to Mary (Czolacz) and
Adam Lech, he and his family moved to New Jersey in 1920. He was a lifelong
Franklin Township, N.J. (Middlebush), resident, prior to his Florida retirement.
Prior to his recent move to Ohio, he was an 18 year full-time Port Charlotte,
Fla. resident.
Lech graduated from New Brunswick (NJ) High School in 1938. He was
a World War II veteran having served with the 53rd Ammunition Ordnance
Company as well at 989th Ordnance Company that helped to build the AlCan
Highway. He retired from the General Services Administration, Bayonne,
N.J. in 1980 with 35 years of federal government service in assignments
at Bayonne, Belle Mead, Raritan Arsenal, Philadelphia and New York.
He was a Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department life member. He was also
the department's first Santa and performed his holiday ride for 18 years
before passing the suit and tradition to others. He was a founding parishioner
of St. Matthias Church in Somerset, N.J., where he was a Holy Name Society,
Ushers Board and Bingo Team One member. He was a Past Grand Knight of the
Third Degree, Knight of Columbus, George Washington Assembly #659, Somerville,
N.J. member.
At the time of his death, he was a member of the Charlotte County Elks
Lodge #2153, American Legion Post #110; Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge
#2121; National Association of Retired Federal Employees Chapter 754, all
of Port Charlotte; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8025, the Ukrainian National
Association and St. Matthias Council #9925 of the Knight of Columbus, Somert,
N.J. He was currently a parishioner at Church of the Incarnation, Centerville,
Ohio.
Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Regina (Grannan) from Washington
and a daughter, Mary Beth Lech, both of Centerville, Ohio.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Middlebush Volunteer Fire
Department, PO Box 6687, Somerset, N.J., 08875-6687; Hospice of Dayton,
324 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, 45420-4490 or to a children's charity
are encouraged. A gift of your time in his name to someone who needs a
helping hand is also appreciated.
(Nov. 24, 1998)
HELEN DELLINGER
The funeral for Helen L. Dellinger was at the Hamline Chapel Church,
Monroe City, Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment was at the Hamline Chapel Cemetery,
Monroe City. The Revs. Andrew D. Kinsey, Ronald Clark and Andrew Schramm
officiated. Pallbearers were: James Farris, Jana Millikan, Edward Farris,
Gregory Dellinger, Rebecca McDowell, Marcy Dellinger and Jennifer Walsh.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 27, 1998
GRETCHEN WINSTON
BLOOMINGTON-Gretchen W. Winston, 88, died at 2:02 p.m. Wednesday at
the Meadowood Health Pavillion.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Deremiah-Frye Mortuary,
Greene and Harrell Chapel followed by a private burial at Valhalla Memory
Gardens. The Rev. Hugh Laughlin will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until service time Saturday
at the Deremiah-Frye Mortuary, Greene and Harrell Chapel.
She was born on July 9, 1910 in Joliet, Ill. to Thomas H. and Jennie
(Stephens) Wagner.
Winston was a Resident Assignment Manager with the Indiana University
Halls of Residence. She was also a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church,
Red Cross, Tri Kappa and Gamma Phi Beta Sororities.
Surviving are a son, John T. Winston, Warner Robins, Ga.; two daughters,
Virginia Hollenback, Bloomington and Renee Kull, Glendale, Calif.; four
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a sister, Dolly Shroeder, Pompano
Beach, Fla.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack M. Winston and a brother,
Thomas I. Wagner.
Contributions may be made to the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority scholarship
fund.
(Nov. 25, 1998)
MARILYN WHITE
A mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's Church for
the funeral of Marilyn V. White with Frs. Joseph Erbacher and Lowell Will
as the con-celebrants. Interment was in St. Peter's Cemetery. The pallbearers
were: Tim and Chris Clements, Randy Emmons, Gary Wathen, Kevin White and
Richard Raubach.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 25, 1998
JESUS ROJAS
Funeral services for infant Jesus Madrigal Rojas were conducted at
St. Mary's Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Fr. Lowell Will officiating. Interment
was in St. John's Cemetery.
Rojas was stillborn at the Daviess County Hospital Sunday.
Surviving are his parents, Jaime Rojas and Arjelia Madrigal, local
residents.
Also surviving are his grandparents, Marie Hernandez, Washington and
Francisco Madrigal, Michigan.
Ed Lee Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
(Nov. 22, 1998)
MARIE CORNETT
LOOGOOTEE-Stella 'Marieî (Lane) Cornett, 77, died at her residence
Tuesday at 11:42 a.m.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lindloff-Zimmerman Funeral
Home, Gratis, Ohio. Interment will be at the Fairview Cemetery in Gratis,
Ohio. Local services will be at the Queen-Lee Funeral Home, Shoals, at
7 p.m. Friday with Bro. Ken Jergens officiating.
Calling hours will be from 11 a.m. until service time Saturday at the
Lindloff-Zimmerman Funeral Home. Friends may call locally at the Queen-Lee
Funeral Home, Shoals, from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday.
She was born on May 2, 1921 in Preble County, Ohio to Walter and Jessie
(Akers) Lane. She married James H. Cornett on Nov. 21, 1936 in Richmond,
Ind. He survives.
Cornett was retired from Jay C Food Store in Shoals after 19 years
and also worked at Alco Dime Store in Shoals. She was a member of the Shoals
Christian Church, Secretary of Sunday School Class, Grandmother's Club
and Dover Hill Homemakers.
Also surviving are five daughters, Shirley Harding and Sally Ragsdale,
both of Shoals; Marilyn Tow, Indianapolis; Shari Flippins, Santa Claus
and Becky Truelove, Nashville, Tenn.; two sons, Richard Cornett, Loogootee
and Roger Cornett, Indianapolis; 25 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren;
five sisters, Dorothy Hoskins and Regent Chamberlain, Somerville, Ohio;
Laura Taylor, Norma Creekbaum and Brenda Phillabaum, Middletown, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by two sons, James L. and Randall S. Cornett;
a daughter, Betty Lou Cornett; two sisters and a brother.
(Nov. 24, 1998)
MARY NORRIS
MARBLE, N.C.-Mary Wanda Norris, 76, died in Andrews, N.C. Monday.
A funeral mass will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at All Saints
Catholic Church in Cannelburg with burial to follow in St. Peter's Catholic
Cemetery in Montgomery.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Titzer Funeral
Home, Loogootee. A Vigil Services will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. on Friday
at the funeral home.
She was born on Feb. 11, 1922 in Cannelburg to Henry A. and Mary (Jones)
Lavely. Her husband of 48 years, A. Monte Norris, survives.
Norris was a homemaker and St. William Catholic Church in Murphy, N.C.
member.
Also surviving are a daughter, Mary Ellen Bargerhuff, Dayton, Ohio;
a brother, Charles Henry Lavely, Loogootee and two granddaughters.
Memorials may be made to the District Memorial Hospital Capital Improvement
Fund through the funeral home.
(Nov. 23, 1998)
HELEN DELLINGER
MONROE CITY-Helen Dellinger, 92, died of heart failure at her Vincennes
residence Tuesday at 8:01 p.m.
The funeral will be at the Hamline Chapel Church, Monroe City, Saturday
at 10 a.m. Interment will be at the Hamline Chapel Cemetery, Monroe City.
Visitation will be at the Harris Funeral Home, Monroe City, Friday from
4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. until service time at the church.
She was born to Edward and Anna (Reel) Ice on Jan. 16, 1906 in Knox
County. She married Chester Dellinger on Dec. 24, 1929 and he preceded
her in death on April 5, 1987.
Dellinger, a Monroe City High School and Vincennes University graduate,
taught school in Harrison Township before her marriage. She was a life
member of the Hamline Chapel Church and active member of the Hamline Chapel
United Methodist Women.
Surviving are two sons, Eldon and Dale Dellinger, both of Vincennes;
two daughters, Edith Farris, Vincennes and Mary Pahmeier, Marion, Ind.;
three brothers, Robert Ice, Monroe City; Paul Ice, Oaktown, Ind. and Clarence
Ice, Lake Havasu, Ariz.; a sister, Pauline Thompson, Washington; eight
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
Donations may be given to the Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church
or Good Samaritan Lincoln Trail Hospice.
(Nov. 24, 1998)
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 24, 1998
CLARA WILSON
AURELIA, Iowa -Clara (Williams) Wilson, 89, died at 3:57 p.m. Sunday
at Sunset Knoll Nursing Home, Aurelia, Iowa.
The funeral will be at the Worton Funeral Home, Aurelia. Interment
will be in the Aurelia, Iowa, Cemetery.
She was born April 3, 1909 in Daviess County to John and Effie (Simmons)
Williams. She married Clifford Wilson in November 1931. He preceded her
in death on Sept. 7, 1984.
Surviving are three sons and two daughters, John N. Wilson, Grand Rapids,
Mich; Leibert Wilson, Fort Worth, Texas; Norma Wood, Kankakee, Ill.; the
Rev. Ronald Wilson, Olathe, Kan. and Donna Cook, Las Vegas, Nev.; seven
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Thomas A. Williams and
a sister, Annebel Williams, Washington.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Etta (Himsel) Nolley and
Mabel Baker.
(Nov. 22, 1998)
COLLEEN EASLER
INMAN, S.C. -- Colleen C. Easler, 47, died Nov. 17 in Spartanburg Regional
Medical Center.
Services were at the Cannons United Methodist Church conducted by the
Rev. Jim Johnston Nov. 19.
A Washington native, she was a member of the Cannons United Methodist
Church and was a homemaker.
Surviving are her husband, Billy E. Easler; two daughters, Kelly Emory
and Benita Flowe, both of Inman; two sons, Brian Easler, Inman and Barry
Easler, Tryon, N.C.; her mother, Helen Smith Cornelius, Washington; four
sisters, Carol Riffey, Washington; Dorothy Newmann, Inman; Evelyn Johnson,
Mount Prospect, Ill. and Marilyn Williams, La Quinta, Calif. and eight
grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to SRMC Hospice, 120 Heywood
Ave., Suite, 300 Spartanburg, 29302.
(Nov. 17, 1998)
EUGENE HOUPT
INDIANAPOLIS-D. Eugene Houpt, 72, died Sunday evening at his residence
where he was in hospice care after an illness of just a year.
His funeral service will be Wednesday at 4 p.m. conducted by Ben Bean
and Charles Grubbs at the Bethany Christian Church with burial in the Bethany
Cemetery.
He married Alice Summer, Montgomery, on June 9, 1946 at Bethany Christian
Church. To their union was born three sons, Steven, Daniel and Michael;
seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Houpt and his wife, had been faithful state-side team members of the
South India Mission started by Art and Ruth Morris about 50 years ago in
India. Starting nearly a thousand churches, children's homes and schools,
hospital, road-side clinics and a Bible College. He had preached locally
at Bethany Christian Church in the late ë40s.
(Nov. 22, 1998)
MARY SUMMERS
The funeral for Mary Summers was at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Gill Chapel
with Pastor James Payton officiating. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Wes Summers, Jeffrey Mason, David Gardner, Kevin Brauns,
Robert Smith and John Brown. Honorary pallbearers were: Cynthia Mason,
Pamela Gardner, Lynn Brauns and Angela Stryzinski.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 23, 1998
MARILYN WHITE
MONTGOMERY-Marilyn V. White, 66, died in the Daviess County Hospital
emergency room this morning at 6:15. She had been ill but death came suddenly.
The funeral will be at the St. Peter's Church with interment in the
St. Peter's Cemetery. Fr. Joseph Erbacher and Fr. Lowell Will will officiate.
Friends may call at the Ed Lee Mortuary from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
There will be a Rosary prayed at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
She was born on June 8, 1932 in Daviess County to Calvin W. and Thelma
N. (Nolley) Clements. They preceded her in death. She married Donald White
on July 21, 1956 and he survives.
White was a former American Laundry employee. She was St. Peter's Church
and Altar Society member. She was also a lifetime community resident and
a 1951 Montgomery High School graduate.
Also surviving are her children, Michael L. White, Sr. and Barbara
A. Harrell, both of Montgomery and Richard L. White, Loogootee; five grandchildren;
four brothers and sisters, Dorothy I. Huff, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; William Edward
Clements, Haubstadt, Ind.; Mary Levita Kirchner, Marion, Ill. and Gilbert
Andrew Clements, New Bern, N.C.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Bernice Wathen Stucky.
(Nov. 23, 1998)
SANDRA BARKER
LOOGOOTEE-Sandra Sue Barker, 50, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at her residence.
The funeral will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Lee Funeral Home, Loogootee.
Graveside services will be at the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood,
Ind., Wednesday at 2p.m.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
She was born on Jan. 9, 1948 in Indianapolis to Donald E. and Mary
A. (Nugent) Moser. Her mother survives in Indianapolis while her father
preceded her in death. She married Wallace Barker and he survives.
Barker was a homemaker. She also was a Loogootee United Methodist Church
and Loogootee American Legion Auxiliary member.
Also surviving are a daughter, Laura Rachelle Brunner; a son, Charles
William Thomas; a sister, Cyndie Seller, and two brothers, Jeffrey and
Edward Moser, all of Indianapolis and three grandchildren.
(Nov. 22, 1998)
ALICE BUSE
MADISON, Tenn. - Alice Lovell Buse, 88, died at the Hillcrest Nursing
Home, Ashland City, Tenn., Saturday.
Graveside services will be at the Plainville Cemetery Tuesday at 10:30
a.m. The Rev. Robert Koenig will officiate.
There will be no visitation. Gill Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on May 24, 1910 in Waverly, Tenn., to John Marvin and
Lula Mai (Turner) Lovell. She married Lyle John Buse on May 23, 1931 and
he preceded her in death.
Buse was a Methodist.
Surviving are two daughters, Mary F. Dane, Fayetteville, N.C. and Betty
L. Tonderum, Spence, Iowa; five sons, Gene R. Buse, Bloomington; James
H. Buse, Auburn, Ind.; Lyle J. Buse, Jr., Lenoir City, Tenn.; Keith A.
Buse, Harrisonburg, Va. and Glenn A. Buse, Milwaukee, Wis.; 21 grandchildren;
28 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
(Nov. 21, 1998)
LAWRENCE CLIFTON
The funeral for Lawrence Clifton was at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Queen-Lee
Funeral Home, Shoals. Glen Yoder officiated. Interment was in the Spring
Hill Cemetery, Shoals. Pallbearers were: Wayne Clifton, Mike Clifton, Steve
Clifton, Travis Clifton, Larry Harder and Dave Robbins. Honorary pallbearers
were Mark Harder, Darin Clifton and Scott Clifton.
WILLIAM McPHERSON
Memorial services for William McPherson were at 7 p.m. Friday at the
Bethany Christian Church. Bros. Ben and David Bean officiated. Interment
was in the Oak Grove Cemetery. The Poindexter-Hall & McClure Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
MARGARET BARRETT
A mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Simon's Church for the
funeral of Margaret Mary Barrett with Fr. David Martin as celebrant. Interment
was in the St. John's Cemetery. Pallbearers were her sons: James, Christopher
and Peter Barrett, along with Terry Fee, Michael Burns and Peter Willette.
Funerals Nov. 21, 1998
EUGENE ROBINSON
The funeral for Eugene Robinson was at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Gill Chapel.
The Rev. Robert Koenig officiated with interment in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
The American Legion and VFW presented the flag at graveside. Pallbearers
were: Carroll Robinson, William Robinson, Richard Robinson, Robert Robinson,
James Robinson and Danny Meade.
VIRGIL PLUMMER
The funeral for Virgil P. Plummer was at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Gill
Chapel with the Rev. Lyle Rasmussen officiating. Interment was in the Sugarland
Memory Gardens. Pallbearers were: Chad Andry, Everett Ballengee, Eugene
Ballengee, Paul Ballengee, Curtis Fisher and Lawrence Kyle.
GLEN LEMMON
The funeral for Glen Ray Lemmon was at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Gill
Chapel. The Rev. Bill Stotts officiated with interment in the Sugarland
Memory Gardens. American Legion and VFW accorded full military honors at
graveside. Pallbearers were Masonic Lodge members: Leo Johnson, Robert
Eskridge, Clarence Burgess, Jack Winslade, Cliff Williamson and Roderick
Wright.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 20, 1998
MARY SUMMERS
Mary Summers, 92, formerly of Sunset Towers, died at the Daviess County
Hospital Thursday at 11:20 a.m.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Gill Chapel with Pastor
James Payton officiating. Interment will be at the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday.
She was born on April 24, 1906 in Martin County to George and Grovie
(Wainman) Alford. She married William Summers on May 11, 1935 and he preceded
her in death on Dec. 4, 1953.
Summers was a retired tailor with Donaldson's Toggery, 1955-70, self-employed
from 1970 until retirement and also, formerly employed at Reliance Mfg.
Co. She was a Central Christian Church charter member and was educated
in Martin and Daviess County schools. She was also a 50 year member of
Royal Neighbors; 50 year member of Women of the Moose, Eagles Auxiliary,
American Legion Auxiliary, Friendly Club and Jolly Times Club, past president
of the American Legion Auxiliary, Senior Citizens in 1972 and RSVP in 1977.
Surviving are two sons, William Summers, Washington and Dr. Phillip
Summers, Vincennes; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four
sisters, Fleta Osha, Roxie Osman and Esther McCamment, all of Washington
and Essie Lundergan, Louisville, Ky.
She was also preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers.
(Nov. 19, 1998)
JAMES ROGERS
The funeral for James L. 'Butchî Rogers was at 11 this morning
at the Bicknell First Baptist Church. The Rev. Warren Stewart officiated
with interment at the Bicknell Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Jerry
Branch, Leo Kotlarsky, David Van Meter, Cliff Carrico, Larry Alexander
and Jim Smith.
MARY FETTINGER
The funeral for Mary Ruth Fettinger was at the Harris Funeral Home,
Petersburg, Thursday at 1 p.m. Interment was in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery,
Winslow, with the Rev. Robert Asa officiating. Pallbearers were: Phil Hedges,
Charles Yates, Joe Henson, David Stewart, Dr. William Dye and Darren Dye.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 19, 1998
GENEVA FRY
TERRE HAUTE-Geneva (Angel) Fry, 77, died at her daughter's residence
in Martinsville Wednesday at 4 a.m.
The funeral is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mattox-Wood North Terre Haute.
Pastor Andy McQuaid will officiate. Interment will be at the Roselawn Memorial
Park, Terre Haute. Calling is from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.
She was born to Charles and Melda (Nelson) Angel on Sept. 12, 1921
in Sawyer, Ky. She married William F. Fry and he preceded him in death
April 12, 1991.
Also surviving are a son, Derrell Fry; a daughter, Marilyn Nicola;
four grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Cancer Society
at 705 Putnam St., Terre Haute, Ind. 47802 or to the charity of their choice.
(Nov. 18, 1998)
ELOISE GREENE
A mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Mary's Church
for the funeral of Eloise Greene. Fr. Lowell Will was the celebrant. Interment
was in the St. John's Cemetery, Loogootee. Pallbearers were her grandsons:
Clark Patterson, Bryan Englehart, Jim and Curt Greene, Rick Newland, Billy
Chapman and Craig and Adam Cox.
GILBERT GRESS
The funeral for Gilbert A. Gress was at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gill
Chapel. The Revs. Kenneth Birkey and Jolly Moody officiated with interment
in the Sugarland Memory Gardens. Pallbearers were: Carl Wade, Dick Wade,
Dan Gress, Rex Gress, Tom Gress and Randy Armes.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 18, 1998
GLEN LEMMON
Glen Ray Lemmon, 72, Rt. #2, Box 26, died at St. Vincent's Hospital,
Indianapolis, Monday at 4:58 a.m.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Gill Chapel. The Rev.
Bill Stotts will officiate with interment in the Sugarland Memory Gardens.
American Legion and VFW will accord full military honors at graveside.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.
Masonic service will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
He was born on Sept. 19, 1926 in Daviess County to John C. and Lucy
(Wilson) Lemmon. He married Ruby A. Emmick on Aug. 11, 1951 and she survives.
Lemmon, 1946 Glendale High School graduate, was a mechanic at the B
& O Railroad Shops and later with the Heavy Equip Mechanic for Ralph
Rodgers Cons. Co. He attended the Free Methodist Church and was a World
War II Navy veteran. He was also a member of Charity Lodge #30 F&AM;
Scottish Rite, Evansville; Hadi Shrine, Evansville; Daviess County Shrine
Club; Eagles and Moose lodges; Family Campers and R.V.'ers, Good Sam R.V.
Owners Club, Washington Boat Club, International Union of Operating Engineers
and Naval Minewarfare Association.
Also surviving are two daughters, Glenda Thomas, Washington and Donna
Bratcher, Mooresville; three grandchildren; three sisters, Florence Clark,
Columbus; Rowena Davidson and Fern Myers, both of Bloomington and a brother,
Russell Lemmon, Washington.
He was preceded in death by a sister and three brothers.
(Nov. 16, 1998)
MARY FETTINGER
WINSLOW-Mary R. Fettinger, 79, died on Hwy. 56, Petersburg in an automobile
accident Monday. This is still under investigation.
The funeral will be at the Harris Funeral Home, Petersburg, Thursday
at 1 p.m. Interment will be in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Winslow, with
the Rev. Robert Asa officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday from
8 a.m. until services.
She was born on Aug. 26, 1919 in Pike County to Orville and Cora (Riley)
Mosby. She married Fred O. Fettinger and he preceded her in death in 1996.
Fettinger was a retired clerk with the U.S. Post Office, Winslow, after
25 years of service. She was also a Winslow Christian Church member.
Surviving are two daughters, Myra 'Peachyî Deen, Winslow and
Marcy Dye, Evansville; three brothers, Jerry Mosby, Petersburg; Riley Mosby,
California and Bill Mosby, Texas; a sister, Nina Stewart, Otwell; five
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a daughter and three brothers, John,
Bob and Jim Mosby.
(Nov. 16, 1998)
BRUCE RITTER
The funeral for Bruce N. Ritter was at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Ed Lee
Mortuary. Interment was at the Sugarland Memory Gardens with full military
rites accorded by the American Legion Honor Guard. Bro. Ira Price officiated.
Pallbearers were: Samuel Nate, Matt Smith, Jim Stewart, Joshua Dobbs and
Kent Johnson.
WAYNE ARMES
The funeral for Wayne L. Armes was at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Gill Chapel.
The Rev. Randall Sapp officiated with interment in the Wheatland Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: Morris Cornelius, Brett Chesnut, Frank Arney,
Ralph Akester and Ben Swartzentruber. Honorary pallbearers were his nephews:
Charles Scott, Dale Armes, Edwin Armes, Donald Armes, Jack Armes, Darrel
Armes, Dorrel Armes and Victor Armes.
Obituaries and Funerals for Nov. 16, 1998
GILBERT GRESS
Gilbert 'Gibî Andrew Gress, 68, 2007 E. National Hwy., died in
the Daviess County Hospital Emergency Room Friday at 9 p.m.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gill Chapel.
Interment will be at the Sugarland Memory Gardens from 4 p.m. to 8
p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Masonic Memorial services will
be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
He was born on May 13, 1930 in Daviess County to Andrew Earl and Ethel
(Davis) Gress. He married Leota Faye Gott on March 9, 1949 and she preceded
him in death on Aug. 8, 1995. He then married Cecile Hornaday on Feb. 1,
1997 and she survives.
Gress, a 1938 Washington High School graduate, was a retired heavy
equipment operator and owned and operated Gilbert Gress Construction. He
was also a real estate broker and had farmed. He was a member of Grace
Baptist Church, former Daviess County surveyor, Glendale Lodge #461 F &
AM, Deacon of the Church, instrumental in establishing Grace Christian
School, school board member and Civil Air Patrol.
Also surviving are four daughters, Audra Gluck, Washington; Wanda Colvin,
Montgomery; Debra Dove, Linton and Pamela Sailer, Centralia, Ill.; 10 grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Glendora Armes, Washington; Velma
Wade, Plainville and Melba Mattingly, Centerville, Iowa and a brother,
Delmar Gress, Bonita Springs, Fla.
He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Andrea Sailer and four
brothers, Cull, Rex, Clyde and Don Gress.
(Nov. 13, 1998)
GENE GILLIATTE
INDIANAPOLIS-Larry 'Geneî Gilliatte, 56, died of natural causes
at the Wishard Memorial Hospital Saturday.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Luke's United Methodist
Church, 100 W. 86th St., Indianapolis.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Lepper &
Hensley Mortuary, 740 East 86th St., Indianapolis.
He was born on April 16, 1942 in French Lick to Blair and Mary Gilliatte.
He married Brigitte Matros on Oct. 23, 1970 and she survives.
Gilliatte, a Springs Valley High School graduate, was employed at the
Hendricks County Golf Course in Danville as the golf pro for the last five
years. Prior to this, he spent 11 years at the Vincennes Elks County Club
and from 1976-84 he was the pro at the Washington Country Club. He was
a Springs Valley High School graduate. He was also a member of the St.
Lukes' United Methodist Church, United States Professional Golf Association,
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Washington; State Golf Champion in
1958, coached golf at the high school and college levels in Vincennes and
Washington and led several of his players to state and national championships.
Also surviving are his mother, Mae (Tillery) Gilliatte, French Lick;
a daughter, Iris Goebel, Indianapolis; a son, Phillip A. Alicea, Tennessee;
a brother, Robert Pollom, Orleans, Ind.; two sisters, Judy Roll, French
Lick and Margie Clark, West Baden, Ind. and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Blair Gilliatte.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association.
(Nov. 14, 1998)
ELOISE GREENE
Eloise 'Mickeyî Greene, 80, 715 Sunset Towers, died at the Good
Samaritan Hospital Sunday at 3:05 a.m. She had been in failing health for
several months and was seriously ill for three days.
The funeral will be at the St. Mary's Church Wednesday at 11 a.m. Interment
will be in the St. John's Cemetery, Loogootee. Fr. Lowell Will will officiate.
Friends may call at the Ed Lee Mortuary from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday
and after 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time. There will be D of I Memorial
services at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and a Christian wake service at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
She was born on Dec. 30, 1917 in Loogootee to James and Elizabeth (Padgett)
McGuire. They preceded her in death. She married William E. Greene on June
10, 1939 and he preceded her in death on May 25, 1961.
Greene, a 1936 St. John's School, Loogootee, graduate, was a receptionist
for Wabash Valley Human Services. She was also a St. Mary's Church and
Daughters of Isabella member. She came to Daviess County in 1948.
Surviving are six children, Sharon Bybee, Sandy Englehart, Jim L. Greene,
Phyllis Cox, Roberta Matthews and Bill M. Greene, all of Washington; 24
grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
She was also preceded in death by two sisters and a brother.
Memorials, if so desired, may be made to the Senior Family Services
or the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana.
(Nov. 15, 1998)
RAY WHITEHEAD
PETERSBURG-Ray C. Whitehead, 77, died at the Wishard Burn Center in
Indianapolis Friday.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Harris Funeral Home,
Petersburg. The Rev. Morris Ray McCrary will officiate. Interment will
be at the Willis Cemetery, Petersburg. Veterans graveside services will
be conduced. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 8 tonight and
8 a.m. until services Tuesday.
He was born on Feb. 13, 1921 in Pike County to William and Amanda (Stone)
Whitehead. He married Vonda Whitehead on Jan. 16, 1947 and she survives.
Whitehead was a retired farmer and oil field worker. He was a World
War II veteran serving as Staff Sargent, attended Free Methodist Church,
Petersburg and lifetime member of DAV.
Also surviving are a daughter, Connie Hames, Mt. Vernon; two brothers,
Tom Whitehead, Petersburg and Earl Whitehead, Washington; four sisters,
Esther Hayes, Petersburg; Doris Smith, Otwell; Edith McCain, Huntingburg
and Ethel Pierce, Mackey and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by a brother, Oral Whitehead and two sisters, Edith McCrary and Ruth Whitehead.
(Nov. 13, 1998)
VIRGIL PLUMMER
Virgil Philip Plummer, 78, Rt. 1, Box 429, died at his residence Sunday
at 9:30 p.m.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Gill Chapel with the Rev.
Lyle Rasmussen officiating. Interment will be in the Sugarland Memory Gardens.
Friends may call at 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday
until service time.
He was born on Jan. 28, 1920 in Sullivan County, Ind. to Willie and
Madge (Howard) Plummer. He married Thelma Rydenbark on Oct. 20, 1945. She
survives.
Plummer, a 1938 Oaktown High School graduate, retired as a welder at
McCord Corp. after 33 years of service and passed the Times-Herald for
27 years. He was also a Washington Conservation Club member.
Also surviving are a daughter, Debra Andry, Washington; two grandsons
and a stepgrandson.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Calvin Plummer.
(Nov. 15, 1998)
MILDRED ZEHR
BOONE TOWNSHIP-Mildred M. Zehr, 74, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at her
home from a Diabetic condition.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the St. John's Lutheran
Church in Boone Township with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
The Rev. David Knox-Juel will officiate. Visitation from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper.
She was born on Feb. 12, 1924 at Dubois, Ind. to Phillip and Martha
(Thimling) Keller. She married Raleigh Zehr on Jan. 7, 1947 at the Emmanuel
(Hill) Lutheran Church, Dubois. He survives.
Zehr was a homemaker and was a St. John's Lutheran Church in Boone
Township.
Also surviving are a son, Larry Zehr, Boone Township; two daughters,
Diann and Cheryl Zehr, both of Huntingburg; two stepgrandchildren; three
stepgreat-grandchildren; a brother, James Keller, Dubois and two sisters,
Sarah Popp, Huntingburg and Esther Zehr, Dubois.
She was preceded in death by a son, Mark Allen Zehr and a brother,
Ralph Keller.
Memorial contribution may be given to the St. John's Lutheran Church.
(Nov. 15, 1998)
FREDERICK MEYER
JASPER-Frederick P. Meyer, 65, died of cancer at 3:10 a.m. Sunday at
the Jasper Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the St. John's Lutheran
Church in Boone Township with burial to follow in St. John Cemetery. The
Rev. David Knox-Juel will officiate.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Becher-Kluesner
North Chapel, Jasper and an hour before services Wednesday at the church
building.
He was born Sept. 29, 1933 in Boone Township to William J. and Clara
(Weisman) Meyer. He married Janice E. Sendelweck on Oct. 16, 1958 at St.
Paul Lutheran Church in Haysville. She survives.
Meyer was a farmer in Boone Township Community and also served as past
trustee and Deacon at St. John Church. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran
Church, Dubois County Farm Bureau Co-Op and U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving are two daughters, Kim Hoffman, Otwell and Janelle Durcholz,
Jasper; four grandchildren; two sisters, Henrietta Neukam, Dale, Ind.;
Lovella Neukam, Huntingburg and two brothers, Wilfred D. Meyer, Otwell
and Melvin Meyer, Jasper.
Memorial contributions may be sent to St. John's Church or to the American
Cancer Society.
(Nov. 15, 1998)
CAROLINE WAGLER
The funeral for Caroline Wagler was at the family residence Sunday.
Home Ministers officiated with interment in the Graber Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Willard Wagler, Amos K. Wagler, Joe Eicher and Ben
Knepp.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 14, 1998
BRUCE RITTER
Bruce N. Ritter, 73, 2421 Sunrise Drive, died at the Good Samaritan
Hospital Friday at 5:32 a.m. He had been in failing health for several
years, but death came suddenly.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Ed Lee Mortuary. Interment
will be at the Sugarland Memory Gardens with Bro. Ira Price officiating.
Friends may call at the Ed Lee Mortuary from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday
and before the funeral hour on Monday.
He was born on July 14, 1925 in Washington to John and Effie Elizabeth
(Frye) Ritter, Jr. They preceded him in death. He married Mary Ellen Miley
on Nov. 24, 1947 and she survives.
Ritter was a retired machinist and supervisor of shipping for Superior
Steel Ball Mfg. He was a lifetime community resident who had attended St.
Simon's Schools and Washington Catholic High School. Also, he was a U.S.
Army veteran having served in the European Theatre during World War II
and was an American Legion member.
Surviving are his children, Bruce Steven Ritter, Albany, Ga.; Mari
Lynn Smith, Washington and five grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ben and Bill Ritter
and three sisters, Verna Ritter, Thelma Miles and Irene Ferguson.
(Nov. 13, 1998)
MARIE HANKS
Funeral services were held for Marie Hanks at 10:30 a.m. today at Harris
Funeral Home, Petersburg. Pastor Charles Baxton officiated. Burial was
in Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg.
Casketbearers were: Katy Hanks, Andy Sparks, Delbert Cooper, Chad McClellan,
Mike Hildebrand, and Lowry Cooper.
Obituaries and Funerals Oct. 13, 1998
BRUCE RITTER
Bruce N. Ritter, 73, 2421 Sunrise Drive, died at the Good Samaritan
Hospital this morning at 5:32.
Arrangements are pending at the Ed Lee Mortuary.
(Nov. 13, 1998)
MARIE HANKS
PETERSBURG-Marie Hanks, 76, died of heart failure at 12:39 p.m. Wednesday
at the St. Mary's Medical Center, Evansville.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Harris Funeral Home,
Petersburg. Interment will be at the Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg.
Pastor Charles Baxter will officiate.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 4 to 8 tonight and 8 a.m.
until services Saturday.
She was born Nov. 15, 1921 in West Frankfort, Ill. to Henry and Hattie
Mae (Haney) Jordan. She married Jack Hanks on June 27, 1946 and he survives.
Also surviving are a son, John Hanks, Zionsville, Ind.; a daughter
Jackie Cooper, Petersburg; a brother, Jack Jordan, Marion, Ill.; four grandchildren;
a stepgrandchild and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Boatright and two brothers,
William and LeRoy Jordan.
(Nov. 11, 1998)
WAYNE ARMES
Wayne L. Armes, 82, 307 S.E. 13th St., died at the Washington Nursing
Center Thursday at 7:45 a.m.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Gill Chapel. The Rev. Randall
Sapp will officiate with interment in the Wheatland Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and after noon Sunday.
He was born on Aug. 26, 1916 in Daviess County to Scott and Carrie
(Lett) Armes. He married Anna Margaret Baldwin on Oct. 14, 1961 and she
survives.
Armes, a 1934 Glendale High School graduate, was a retired salesman
with Sutcliffe Sportings Goods, Louisville, Ky. and World War II Army veteran.
He was also a Church of the Nazarene, Gideons International and Daviess
County Camp member.
He was preceded in death by 11 sisters and four brothers.
The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations
to the Gideons International or Nazarene Church Building Fund.
(Nov. 12, 1998)
CAROLINE WAGLER
ODON-Caroline (Schrock) Wagler, 74, died at her residence Thursday
at 6:30 p.m.
The funeral will be at the family residence Sunday at noon.
Home Ministers will officiate with interment in the Graber Cemetery.
Poindexter-Hall & McClure Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on Dec. 9, 1923 in Daviess County to Daniel and Susan
(Raber) Schrock. She married Noah P. Wagler on Jan. 20, 1952.
Wagler was a homemaker and was an Old Order Amish member.
Surviving are four sons, Alvin, Larry and Harvey Wagler, all of Odon;
Marvin Wagler, Keosauqua, Iowa; three daughters, Anna Mae Graber, Odon;
Marie and Kathleen Wagler, both at home; 26 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
and three sisters, Mary Wittmer, Lydia Knepp and Emma Schrock, all of Montgomery.
She was preceded in death by a son, David Wagler; a sister, Lucy Schrock
and two brothers, Willie and Bennie Schrock.
(Nov. 12, 1998)
LINDA BECHTEL
The funeral for Linda Kay Bechtel was at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
Otterbein United Methodist Church. The Rev. David Blystone officiated.
Interment was in Sugarland Memory Gardens. Pallbearers were: Jeff Hawkins,
Ron Hawkins, Joe Bechtel, Bret Myers, Kevin Myers and Bob Campbell.
VALERIA SUMMERS
The funeral for Valeria Louann Summers was at 10:30 a.m. today at the
Edwardsport First Baptist Church. The Revs. Walter Terry and George Varns
officiated. Interment was in the Edwardsport IOOF Cemetery. Pallbearers
were: Kent Stoelting, Brent Stoelting, Kurt Volle, Craig Volle, David Davis,
Hilbert Volle, Brett Summers and Bryant Summers. Honorary pallbearers were:
Russell Buck, Tom Burnett, Jerry Hoffman, Delmar Meyer and Jim Cole.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 12, 1998
JAMES MURDOCH
Funeral services for James Gordon Murdoch, a former resident, will
be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Simon's Church with Fr. David Martin celebrating
the Mass.
Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery. He died Oct. 23 in Oak Lawn,
Ill. and there was cremation. There will be visitation at the church before
the funeral hour.
Ed Lee Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
OMAR BARKER
NEWBERRY-Omar W. Barker, 92, died at the Hospitality House, Bloomington,
Wednesday at 1 a.m.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Jenkins Funeral Home,
Bloomfield. Mark Richardson will officiate with interment in the Mt Nebo
Cemetery, Bloomfield.
Visitation to the public will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and from
noon until service hour Saturday at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home, Bloomfield.
He was born to John P. and Minnie (Roach) Barker on Feb. 25, 1906 in
Greene County. They preceded him in death. He married Vivian Irene Carpenter
and she preceded him in death on June 5, 1989.
Barker was a retired self-employed farmer.
Surviving are two daughters, Rena Sipes, Newberry and Linda Richardson,
Indianapolis; two sons, John Barker, Odon and Wallace Barker, Newberry;
nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
(Nov. 11, 1998)
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 10, 1998
MARY WALKER
Mary Kay Walker, 71, Washington, died at 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the
Prairie Village Living Center, Washington.
The funeral was at the Johnson Funeral Home, Vallonia, Ind., today
at 1 p.m. Tom Cash officiated. Burial was in the Vallonia Cemetery.
She was born on Aug. 17, 1927 to Glen and Flora (Ewing) Peugh.
Surviving are her children, Timothy Walker, Montgomery and Glenda O'Brian,
New York, N.Y. and seven grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Pam O'Bannon.
(Nov. 7, 1998)
LINDA BECHTEL
Linda Kay Bechtel, 47, Bedford Road, died Monday following an automobile
accident.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Otterbein United
Methodist Church.
The Rev. David Blystone will officiate.
Interment will be in the Sugarland Memory Gardens.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Gill Chapel and
after 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.
She was born on Nov. 22, 1950 in Daviess County to Robert L. and Doris
(Cornelius) Hawkins and they survive in Odon. She married Jerry L. Bechtel
on July 27, 1969 and he survives.
Bechtel, a North Daviess High School graduate, was a teller at Peoples
National Bank. She was also an Otterbein United Methodist Church member.
Also surviving are two daughters, Kimberlee J. Gries, Evansville and
Robin R. Felice, Lakesworth, Fla.; three grandchildren and two brothers,
Jeff Hawkins, Odon and Dr. Ronald Hawkins, Bloomington. & nbsp; &n
bsp; (Nov. 9, 1998)
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 9, 1998
JIM BARBER
Jim Norman Barber, 69, Rt. 2, Box 351, died at the Petersburg Health
Care Center Saturday at 12:10 a.m.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Gill Chapel with the Rev.
Robert Koenig officiating. Interment will be in the Bethel Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 tonight and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
He was born on March 8, 1929 in Daviess County to Norman and Faye (Allison)
Barber. He married Dorothy May Walters on Jan. 14, 1954 and she survives.
Barber, a 1947 Washington High School graduate, was a retired farmer
and rural mail carrier for 30 years. He attended Pleasant Hill United Methodist
Church and was a former Sunday School teacher for several years, former
Board of Trustees of Church and Secretary of Board for many years. He also
was chairman of the Daviess County Soil and Water Conservation Board for
30 years, served in the Army from 1950 to 52 and was in the Korean War.
Also surviving are a daughter, Glenda Joy Wadsworth, Boonville; a son,
Terry Jim Barber, Rt. 4 and four grandchildren.
The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations
to the Pleasant Hill Church Stained Glass Window Fund.
(Nov. 7, 1998)
WARREN HUMPHREYS
Warren P. Humphreys, 55, Sugarland Road, died at his residence Saturday
at 3:30 a.m. He had been in failing health since June.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Poindexter-Hall
& McClure Funeral Home, Washington. The Rev. David Blyston will officiate.
He was born in Boston, Mass. to Henry C. and Louise (Keith) Humphreys
on March 3, 1943. He married Susan Scanlon on June 20, 1981 and she survives.
Humphreys was an attorney specializing in Environmental Law. He was
a member of the Kiwanis Club and Daviess County RSVP, where he helped members
with filling out income taxes. He was in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years
retiring in January 1990. He was a Lt. Colonel-Staff Judge Advocate and
from 1990 to 1996 he worked with Waste Management Corp. He was a Franklin
Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., and University of Connecticut School
of Law graduate and received a Masters Law Degree from George Washington
University.
Also surviving are two sons, Daniel Humphreys, Washington and Scott
Humphreys, Chicago, Ill.; his father, Henry, Middleboro, Mass. and two
brothers, Nathanal D. Humphreys, Augusta, Ga. and Keith C. Humphreys, Portsmouth,
R.I.
In lieu of flowers family requests donations be made to the Lincoln
Trails Hospice.
(Nov. 7, 1998)
HELEN KELLEY
BICKNELL- Helen Kelley, 73, died at 10:57 p.m. Friday at the Good Samaritan
Hospital.
Graveside services were at 1 today at the Bicknell Memorial Cemetery.
The Rev. Alice Bline officiated.
McClure Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
She was born on Jan. 13, 1925 in Ragsdale to Nelson and Cora (Stroud)
Raley. She married Elmer Kelley and he preceded her in death in 1979.
Surviving are a son, Jerry Kelley, Bicknell, two sisters, Imogene Wineinger,
Shoals and June Page, Bicknell; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
(Nov. 6, 1998)
CHARLES VAN WINKLE
BLOOMINGTON-Charles W. Van Winkle, 90, died at the Bloomington Hospital
Sunday.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Allen Funeral Home, 3000
East Third St., Bloomington, with interment in the Clear Creek Cemetery.
The Rev. Tom Ellsworth will officiate.
Visitation will be tonight at the funeral home from 3 to 8.
He was born May 10, 1908 in Daviess County to John W. and Pluma J.
(Bush) Van Winkle.
Van Winkle was a retired stock handler and shipping clerk for RCA.
He was also a Sherwood Oaks Christian Church member.
Surviving are two daughters, Betty Martin and Sharon Babcock, both
of Bloomington; a sister, Ruth Rinehart, Vincennes; a brother, Anderson
'Andyî Van Winkle, New Albany; a half-brother, Lorenzo Winegar, Elkart;
three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Van Winkle; a brother,
three sisters and two half-sisters.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.
(Nov. 8, 1998)
RICHARD HAMBY
GLENDALE-Richard Eugene Hamby, 93, died at his residence Friday at
1 p.m.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gill Chapel. The Rev. Paul
Hyatt will officiate with interment in the East Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight and after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
He was born on Nov. 5, 1905 in Wheeling, W. Va. to Robert Roy and Martha
(Donnely) Hamby. He married Mildred Edna Russell on June 29, 1927 and she
preceded him in death on April 14, 1986.
Hamby and Mrs. Hamby had owned and operated 'The Hitching Postî
antique shop at Glendale since 1951. He also attended Alfordsville Assembly
of God Church and was an Elks Lodge member.
Surviving are his daughter, Marilyn Dye, Oakland City; his son, Richard
Russell Hamby, Temple, Texas; four grandsons and nine great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by a sister and a brother.
(Nov. 6, 1998)
ETHEL WIRES
SHOALS-Ethel C. Wires, 85, died at the Martin County Healthcare and
Rehab Center Saturday.
The funeral was at 11 this morning at the Queen-Lee Funeral Home. The
Rev. Bert Duckwall officiated with interment in the Beech Grove Cemetery,
Bedford.
She was born in Martin County to April 4, 1913 to Frank and Elizabeth
(Cottingham) Haines. She married Earl Gene Wires on May 27, 1933 and he
preceded her in death in 1987.
Wires was retired from NSWC Crane and had worked at RCA at Bloomington.
She was a member of the Shoals United Methodist Church, United Methodist
Women's Club, Dover Hill Homemakers Club, Shoals Women's Study Club, Eastern
Star #368 and Martin County Garden Club.
Surviving are a daughter, Evelyn Fallowfield, Shoals; a sister, Zoe
Sage, Indianapolis and two brothers, Ward Haines, Loogootee and Earl Haines,
Speedway.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Studley and three
brothers, Clifford, Reid and Lee N. Haines.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 547,
Columbus, Ind.,, 47202.
(Nov. 7, 1998)
DONALD PATTON
The funeral for Donald O. Patton was at 11 a.m. Saturday at the McClure
Funeral Home. The Rev. Warren Stewart officiated. Interment was in the
Bicknell Memorial Cemetery with graveside rites by Bicknell VFW Post 3190.
Pallbearers were: Robin Deering, Bill Junod, Jeff Wright, Steve Page, Butch
Erwin and Lonnie Haney.
BRENDA HUGHES
The funeral for Brenda Lee Hughes was at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Gill
Chapel with the Bro. Cliff Woodrum officiating. Interment was in the Sugarland
Memory Gardens. Pallbearers were: D.J. Keller, Marc Racey, Brock Armes,
Markie Armes, Tommy Lett and Trent Spaulding.
SHIRLEY SILER
The funeral for Shirley Ann Siler was at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's
Catholic Church with Frs. Lowell Will and Bernard Lutz officiating. Entombment
was in the Sugarland Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Pallbearers were: Tom Houle,
Ryan Viau, Thom Tate, Barry Andis, Matt Schmitz and Dick Gaborie.
Funeral Nov. 7, 1998
DEWAYNE ABELL
The funeral for Dewayne Abell was at the Harris Funeral Home, Petersburg,
Friday at 1 p.m. Interment was in the Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg.
The Rev. Ken Burcham officiated. Pallbearers were: Terry Gladish, Larry
Morton, John Clinard, Shirley Williams, Les Chanley and Gary Aydelott.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 6, 1998
SCOTT ROMANS
Scott Romans, 25, 125 Mill St., died at his residence Thursday at 11:18
a.m.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the New Veale Creek
Cemetery with Bro. Wayne Walters officiating.
There will be no calling. Everyone attending services should meet at
the Poindexter-Hall & McClure Funeral Home, Washington, by noon Saturday
for processional to cemetery.
He was born on Aug. 20, 1973 in Indianapolis. His parents, Charles
H. Romans, Washington and Toni Tonnis, Vincennes, survive.
Romans worked in general labor. He was a lifelong community resident
and 1992 Washington High School graduate.
Also surviving are two sons, Trent Mason and Nicholas Logan Romans,
both of Washington; a brother, Timothy Romans, Washington and his maternal
grandmother, Frances Diane Hillan, Indianapolis.
(Nov. 5, 1998)
DONALD PATTON
BICKNELL-Donald O. Patton, 62, died at 1:36 p.m. Wednesday at the Good
Samaritan Hospital.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the McClure Funeral Home.
The Rev. Warren Stewart with officiate. Interment will be at the Bicknell
Memorial Cemetery with graveside rites by Bicknell VFW Post 3190.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight.
He was born on July 6, 1936 in Bicknell to Clifford and Dorothy 'Faithî
(Padgett) Patton.
Patton was a retired boiler maker and served in the Korean War. He
was also a member of the Bicknell French Club, Bicknell VFW and had been
named Kentucky Colonel.
Surviving are two sons, Danny Patton, Veedersburg, Ind. and Donald
J. Patton, W. Lafayette; two brothers, Carl Patton, Vincennes and Gary
Patton, Bicknell and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister and a brother.
(Nov. 4, 1998)
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 5, 1998
DONALD PATTON
FREELANDVILLE-Donald O. Patton, 62, died Wednesday afternoon at the
Good Samaritan Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the McClure Funeral Home, Bicknell.
(Nov. 4, 1998)
BRENDA HUGHES
Brenda Lee Hughes, 37, Rt. 4, Box 380A, Buzzard Road, died at the Daviess
County Hospital Emergency Room Wednesday at 2 p.m.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Gill Chapel with the Bro.
Cliff Woodrum officiating. Interment will be in the Sugarland Memory Gardens.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday
until service time.
She was born on July 29, 1961 in Knox County to Charles and Betty (Edmondson)
Jones. Her mother, Betty Sutton, survives in Washington while her father
preceded her in death. She married Charlie Hughes on Sept. 20, 1980 and
he survives.
Hughes had attended Washington High School and was a First Christian
Church member.
Also surviving are a son, Justin Hughes, at home; a stepson, Thomas
Hughes, St. Louis, Mo.; two sisters, Darlene Elofson and Betty Armes, both
of Washington and a brother, James Jones, Washington.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Dennis R. Jones.
(Nov. 4, 1998)
DEWAYNE ABELL
PETERSBURG-Dewayne Abell, 77, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Daviess
County Hospital.
The funeral will be at the Harris Funeral Home, Petersburg, Friday
at 1 p.m. Interment will be in the Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg. Military
graveside rites will be conducted. The Rev. Ken Burcham will officiate.
Visitation will be at the funeral home tonight from 4 to 8 and Friday
from 8 a.m. until services.
He was born on April 19, 1921 in Pike County to William and Cora E.
(Tempelton) Abell. He married Lola W. Mead and she survives.
Abell was retired from Indianapolis Power and Light. He was an Army
veteran serving in World War II. Also, he was a First United Methodist
Church, Petersburg; Pike Masonic Lodge #121 and Petersburg VFW member.
Also surviving are a son, Kevin Abell, Petersburg; a daughter, Tonia
Stidd, Petersburg and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Vonda Abell and two grandchildren.
(Nov. 3, 1998)
SHIRLEY SILER
Shirley Ann Siler, 56, 1210 Bedford Road, died at her residence Monday
at 9:30 p.m.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church
with Fr. Lowell Will officiating. Interment will be at the Sugarland Memory
Gardens. Friends may call at 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Gill Chapel. Kappa
Kappa Kappa memorial services will be Friday at 5 p.m. Rosary services
will be at 6 p.m. Friday.
She was born on Jan. 31, 1942 in Dearborn, Mich. to Edward and Evelyn
(Perow) Viau. She married Joseph C. Siler on Oct. 19, 1963 and he survives.
Siler, a Holy Redeemer High School, Detroit, Mich., graduate, was a
secretary/treasurer at Siler Oil Company. She was also a License Practical
Nurse and St. Joseph School of Nursing, Mt. Clements, Mich., graduate.
She was a Red Cross Volunteer, Kappa Kappa Kappa and St. Mary's Catholic
Church member.
Also surviving are two daughters, Michelle Marie Siler, Indianapolis
and Jeannine Ann Siler, Carmel; a son, Joseph C. Siler, Jr., Indianapolis;
two grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Lou Houle, South Bend and Laura Lee
Schmitz, Lincoln Park, Ind. and a brother, Michael Viau, Redford, Mich.
The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations
to: Arthritis Foundation, Leukemia Society or St. Mary's Building Fund.
(Nov. 2, 1998)
MARY GRAMELSPACHER
A funeral mass for Mary G. Gramelspacher was at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
St. John Catholic Church, Loogootee. Fr. Leo Kiesel officiated. Pallbearers
were: Ken Beasley, Eric Beasley, John Morrison, David Gramelspacher, Sam
Spears and Howard Trambaugh.
RUTH SALLEE
Funeral services for Ruth C. Sallee were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the
Titzer Funeral Home. The Rev. Dennis Payton officiated. Pallbearers were:
Brian Harmon, Brad Harmon, Barry Harmon, Michael Brunson, Sam Harmon and
John Drake.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 4, 1998
SHIRLEY SILER
Shirley Siler, 56, 1210 Bedford Road, died at her residence Monday.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Gill Chapel.
(Nov. 2, 1998)
ELLSWORTH McCORD
OAKLAND CITY-Ellsworth D. McCord, 82, died at 5:17 p.m. Monday in a
traffic accident.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the First General Baptist
Church. Burial will be in the Montgomery Cemetery with the Rev. Terryl
Almond officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the Lamb-Basham Memorial
Chapel, 226 East Washington St., Oakland City and from 8 a.m. until 10
a.m. Thursday at the chapel and from 11 a.m. until services at the church.
He was born in Pike County on July 14, 1916 to Fred and Anna (Barrett)
McCord.
McCord worked for International Harvester for 20 years and Whirlpool
Corp. for 25 years. He was a World War II veteran serving in the Army.
He was a member of the First General Baptist Church, Deacon Emeritus,
Brotherhood Sunday School class and class treasurer.
Surviving are two stepsons, Jerry Dougan, Madison, Ind. and Jimmy Dougan,
Warsaw, Ind.; three stepgrandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren; two
sisters, Eva McCord, Winslow and Clova Dobbyn, Washington and four brothers,
Gola P. McCord, Washington; Virgil McCord, Oakland City; Harold McCord,
Evansville and William Ervin McCord, Albany, Ga.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys in 1981 and three brothers,
Eliza, Louis and Walter McCord.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First General Baptist Church.
(Nov. 2, 1998)
RUBLE GOODWIN
VINCENNES-Ruble Goodwin, 84, died at 4 p.m. Monday at the Gentle Care
Nursing Home, Vincennes.
Graveside services will be at the Plainville Cemetery Nov. 9 at 11
a.m. There is no visitation planned.
Arrangements were made by Goodwin Funeral Home, 524 Broadway, Vincennes.
He was born on Sept. 23, 1914 in Plainville to Leo and Ada Bell (Snider)
Goodwin. They preceded him in death.
Goodwin was a truck driver for I & S Trucking.
Surviving are a son, Buddy Goodwin and a daughter, Connie Richardson,
both of Vincennes; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Marie Goodwin, on Oct. 21.
(Nov. 2, 1998)
HOWARD GAINES
FENTON, Mo.-Howard F. Gaines, 81, formerly of Collinsville, Ill., died
at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Belleville, Ill., Monday at 2:35 p.m.
The funeral will be at the Herbert A. Kassly Funeral Home, 515 Vandalia,
Collinsville, Ill., Thursday at 1 p.m. Interment will be in the Lake View
Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Ill. Pastor Julie Durkin-Pigg will
officiate.
A 'Celebration of Lifeî will be part of the funeral service.
Friends may call tonight from 4 to 9 at the funeral home.
He was born in Washington to Samuel and Stella (Neal) Gaines on March
30, 1917. He married Ruby Lucille (Martin) Gaines and she preceded him
in death on July 14, 1980.
Gaines was a foreman for B & O Railroad for 37 years. He was also
a World War II Army Veteran and Railroad Union member.
Surviving are his children, Ronald Gaines, Edwardsville, Ill.; Patricia
Havlik, Fairview Heights, Ill; Sandra Bode, O'Fallon, Ill.; Gary and John
Gaines, both of Collinsville, Ill.; Billie McCaskey, Philadelphia, Tenn.,
Randall Gaines, Fenton, Mo. and Ed Gaines, Midwest City, Okla.; a brother,
Alvin Gaines, Washington; a sister, Margie Jordan, Maine; 18 grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by two grandsons.
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WILLIAM CRANEY
The funeral for William Gene Craney was at 11 a.m. on Monday at the
Queen-Lee Funeral Home. Fr. Leo Kiesel officiated with burial at St. Martin
Cemetery, Whitefield. Graveside rites were by the Shoals American Legion.
Pallbearers were: Joe Summers, Tom Gerkin, David Jones, Roy Nelson,
Norm Bratton, Henry Bosell and John Bratton. Honorary pallbearers were:
Bill Jones, Leroy Lewis, Mike Greene, Dan Flynn, Gil Martin and Virgil
Harper.
SYLVIA ALTON
The funeral for Sylvia Alton was at the Harris Funeral Home, Monroe
City, today at 10:30 a.m. The Revs. Dave Parman and Dick Wyant officiated.
Interment was at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes. Pallbearers
were: Rick Alton, Avery Alton, Matt Alton, Shannon Alton, Cort Alton and
Mandy Alton Davis.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 3, 1998
LINDSEY HAMILTON
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Lindsey Lee Hamilton, 15, died at the Methodist Hospital
in Indianapolis on Sunday.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Lone Hill United Baptist
Church in Louisville, Ky. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery, Louisville,
Ky.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church Wednesday.
Hamilton was a Male High School student. In high school she was a field
hockey, chorus, girl's soccer, swim team and Lyndon Softball Association
member.
Surviving are her parents, Tammy and Glenn Hamilton, Louisville, Ky.;
her twin sister, Brooke Hamilton, Louisville; her grandparents, Ruby and
Roger Chickedantz, Plainville; Robertine and John Stoner, Hanover, Ind.;
Carl and Barbara Head and Kenneth and Nancy Hamilton, all of Louisville,
Ky. and her great-grandmother, Mary Cowles, Louisville, Ky.
Expressions of sympathy may be given to the Lindsey Hamilton Memorial
Fund at National City Bank, Middletown Branch.
(Nov. 1, 1998)
RUTH SALLEE
LOOGOOTEE-Ruth C. Sallee, 80, died at 3:06 a.m. Monday at the Martin
County Health Care Center, Loogootee.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Titzer
Funeral Home, Loogootee. Burial will be in the Mt. Union Cemetery east
of Loogootee.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. There will
be an Eastern Star service conducted at 6:30 p.m.
She was born on Sept. 21, 1918 in Martin County to Herbert and Carrie
Calvin Scott. She married Clyde Sallee and he preceded her in death in
1989.
Sallee was retired from NSWC Crane and was a member of the Loogootee
United Methodist Church, Eastern Star and United Methodist Women.
Surviving are three sisters, Esther Brunson, Indianapolis; Helen Jones,
Louisville, Ky. and Nelda Kobas, New Carlisle, Ohio.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Calvin Scott.
(Nov. 2, 1998)
WILLIAM CRANEY
SHOALS-William Gene Craney, 53, died at 4:42 p.m. Friday at the Bedford
Regional Medical Center.
The funeral was at 11 a.m. Monday at the Queen-Lee Funeral Home. Fr.
Leo Kiesel officiated with burial at St. Martin Cemetery, Whitefield. Graveside
rites were by the Shoals American Legion.
He was born on May 30, 1945 in Martin County to William N. and Geraldine
(Mauder) Craney. His father preceded him in death in 1989 while his mother,
Geraldine Johnson, survives in Washington.
Craney was a disabled american veteran, Shoals American Legion, Shoals
VFW, Shoals Eagles, Vincennes 40 and 8 member.
Also surviving are three sisters, Dian Bauer, Loogootee; Donetta Sorrells,
Spotsville, Ky. and Sharon Brassine, Alexander, Va. and his stepfather,
Cy Johnson, Washington.
(Oct. 30, 1998)
ALPHA COOPER
The funeral for Alpha Cooper was at the Harris Funeral Home, Petersburg,
today at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Mike Sumner officiated. Interment was at the
Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg. Pallbearers were: Jeri Randolph, Steve
Edwards, Randy Wood, Rick France, Tom Ingersol and Payton Abbey.
NANCY KRODEL
The funeral for Nancy Kay Krodel was at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Gill
Chapel with Bro. Cliff Woodrum officiating. Interment was at the Oak Grove
Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Troy Zollars, Aarron Fox, John Summers, Mike
Healy, Dennis Himsel and Bob Foster.
Obituaries and Funerals Nov. 2, 1998
MARY GRAMELSPACHER
LOOGOOTEE-Mary G. 'Bedieî Gramelspacher, 73, died at 11:05 p.m.
Saturday at Jasper Memorial Hospital.
A funeral mass will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Catholic
Church, Loogootee. Burial will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Titzer Funeral Home, Loogootee.
She was born on July 27, 1925 in Loogootee to Herchel and Maude (Taylor)
Greenwell. She married Sylvester Gramelspacher and he died in 1978.
Gramelspacher was retired from General Electric in Tell City and was
a St. John Catholic Church member in Loogootee.
Surviving are two sisters, Margaret Trambaugh, Loogootee and Martha
Williams, Melbourne, Fla.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Robert Greenwell.
(Oct. 31, 1998)
SYLVIA ALTON
MONROE CITY-Sylvia Alton, 83, died at the Willow Manor Nursing Home,
Vincennes, Saturday at 8:55 a.m.
The funeral will be at the Harris Funeral Home, Monroe City, Wednesday
at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Vincennes.
Visitation will be at the funeral home Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
and Wednesday from 8 a.m. until services.
She was born on May 22, 1915 in Knox County to Clyde and Emma (Myers)
Like. She married Paul Alton and he preceded her in death on April 16,
1994.
Alton was a retired Pink Lady at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes
and Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Monroe City, member.
Surviving are her children, Rick Alton, Petersburg; Linden G. and Kim
Alton, both of Monroe City and Rex Alton, Vincennes; 13 grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
(Oct. 31, 1998)
WILMA WESNER
INDIANAPOLIS-Wilma T. (Truelove) Wesner, 81, died in Indianapolis Friday.
Graveside services will be at the Slinkard Cemetery, Newberry, Ind.,
Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Calling will be at the Grinsteiner Funeral Home, 1601 E. New York St.,
Indianapolis, tonight from 2 to 8.
Surviving are a son, Sherman LeRoy Wesner; three sisters, Elva Potts
and Elsa Meyers, both of Washington and Maxine Hauser, Beech Grove and
a granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Virgil Wesner, on June
25, 1980.
(Oct. 30, 1998)
ALPHA COOPER
PETERSBURG-Alpha Cooper, 92, died of heart failure at Eastgate Manor
Nursing Home, Washington, Saturday at 7:42 a.m.
The funeral will be at the Harris Funeral Home, Petersburg, Tuesday
at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg.
Visitation will be at the funeral home tonight from 5 to 8 and Tuesday
from 8 a.m. until services.
She was born on Dec. 3, 1905 in Hartwell, Ind. to George and Maudie
(Hopper) Barrett. She married Matt Cooper and he preceded her in death
on June 21, 1958.
Surviving are her daughters, Wilma Leighty, Washington; Lola Lawyer
and Joyce Wood, both of Petersburg and Evelyn Michlic, Lake Station, Ind.;
nine grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
(Oct. 31, 1998)
RUTH NOLAN
A mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Simon's Church for
the funeral for Ruth C. Nolan with Frs. David Martin and Joseph Erbacher
as the con-celebrants. Interment was in St. Peter's Cemetery. The pallbearers
were his grandchildren: Mary Lynn Cochran, Vicki Strange, Terry, Jerry,
Chris and Richard Schnarr, Lisa Miller, Colleen Moore, Lori Gusman, Tim
and Larry Nolan and Julie Slunder.
CLIFFORD POTTS
The funeral for Clifford Potts was at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Christian
Church, Odon. Bro. Richard Crabtree officiated. Interment was in the Walnut
Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Julian Huffman, Andy Huffman, Jason Potts,
Steve Lawyer, Kevin Roberts and Jerry Reed. Honorary pallbearers were his
grandchildren.
JOHANNA VAUGHN
The funeral for Johanna A. Vaughn was at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic
Church, Petersburg, Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment was at the St. Mary's
Cemetery, Bristol, R. I. Fr. Edward Schneider officiated. Pallbearers were:
Don Gladish, Gary Lemond, Brian Gladish, Ryan Lemond, Rick Vaughn and Jay
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