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B-8 Wednesday, May 27, 2020 The Press-Dispatch OBITUARIES Submit obituaries: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: obits@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday EAST GIBSON SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call— 812-354-8500 CHERYL LEE MOORE Cheryl Lee Moore, 60, of Newburgh, passed away May 15, 2020, in Newburgh. She was born in Hunting- burg to John E., Sr. and Ru- by M. Hochmeister on Au- gust 22, 1959. She was a loving mother of three to Tara, Ryan and Andrea, and a caring "Gram- my" of four. She lived for her family and was always there for anyone who need- ed her presence. You could frequently find her with her family in Huntingburg, at her daughter's home, vis- iting her granddaughters, regularly on her phone chat- ting with her son or sisters, and always lovingly mani- curing her lawn. She is lovingly remem- bered by her surviving sis- ters, Darlene (Charlie) Franzell, Connie (Bob) Zim- merman, Beth Ann (Scott) Brown, Debra (Terry) Betz, and Elaine (Charlie) Rice; and her brothers, Thomas, Douglas and Charles ( Jane) Hochmeister. She was preceded in pass- ing by the love of her life, Bill Moore; her parents, John and Ruby Hochmeis- ter; and her brother, John E. Hochmeister, Jr. Funeral services and vis- itation will be limited due to pandemic precautions. Pri- vate services will be at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg, with burial to follow at Mayo Cemetery near Duff, Ind. With her biggest joy being her granddaughters, in lieu of flowers, the family politely requests contributing to an account created for her girls under Cheryl Moore Memo- rial at Fifth Third or by mail- ing checks made to Cheryl Moore Memorial to 2805 Boxwood Lane, Evansville, IN 47715.Condolences may be shared online at www. nassandson.com. CR AIG RICHARD DAWSON Craig Richard Dawson, Sr., 58, of Waco, Texas, for- merly of Petersburg, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020. He was born December 26, 1961, in Huntingburg. A fter graduation with the Pike Central Class of 1979, he joined the U.S. Army in 1981, and spent the next 15 years serving his coun- try in several locations, in- cluding the Middle East in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Ku- wait during the first Gulf War. He loved riding motor- cycles, playing softball, and spending time with his kids. He married Jennifer Bailey November 19, 2001, in Wa- co, Texas, and they had a wonderful life of 25 years together. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Jennifer Daw- son; mother, Navada Daw- son; brothers, David Daw- son (Shawna) and Todd Dawson (Amanda); sister, Rachel (Dustin) Carlisle; his children, Mandee Mudget, Craig Dawson, Jr., and Julia Jaclyn-Marie Dawson; his fa- ther and mother-in-law, Jack and Donna Bailey; broth- ers-in-law, Tracy (Krystal) Bailey and Michael (Bran- dy) Bailey; his Army broth- ers; several special friends; three God-sons; and a large extended family and numer- ous friends. Preceding him in death was his father, Richard Daw- son. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 25, 2020, at Lake Shore Funeral Home in Waco, Texas. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until service time on Monday at the funeral home. ELDENA D. WEISMAN Eldena D. Weisman, 90, of Otwell, passed away at 10 :58 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at home. She was born in Otwell on August 1, 1929, to Walter and Hilda (Mann) Hoffman. She married Kenneth Weisman on May 11, 1954, in St. John's Lutheran Church in Boone Township, Ind. He preceded her in death on January 11, 2012. She was a lifetime farmer and homemaker. She was a member of St. John's Lu- theran Church in Boone Township, where she was on the altar guild, visited the sick, cooked for church dinners, and taught Sunday school and Bible school, the WELCA, where she was a past president, vice-pres- ident, and secretary, and Farm Bureau. She enjoyed quilting, nee- dlework, music, playing the piano, baking, canning, flower gardening, and loved spending time with her fam- ily, especially her grandchil- dren and great-grandchil- dren. She is survived by two children, Patsy Powell, of Otwell, and Scott (Barb) Weisman, of Jasper; sev- en grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death besides her husband are three brothers, Earl, Rader and Frederick Hoffman. Private funeral services were at St. John's Luther- an Church in Boone Town- ship, with burial in St. John's Lutheran Church in Boone Township, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church in Boone Township. Online condo- lences may be made at www. becherkluesner.com. WILBUR LEE STOCKER Wilbur Lee Stocker, 91, of Terre Haute, entered rest on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at his home in Terre Haute. He was born on Dec.20, 1928 in Oakland City to Artho and Violet (Street) Stocker. He trained at the 101st Airborne and was deployed with the 7th Infantry divi- sion during the Korean War. He was a member of Krien- sten American Legion Post #107 and V.F.W. Post # 972, both in Terre Haute. He had worked at Potter Brum- field, JC Penny, Internation- al Harvester and retired from Thomas Mobile Home as corporate manager in In- diana and Texas. He is survived by his son and caregiver, Bill Brush, of Terre Haute; sister-in-law Sharon Stocker, of Haub- stadt; and a cousin. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Ken- neth William Brush, Jr., in 1992; his wife, Alice Stock- er, in 2013; and his brother, Willard P. Stocker, in 2015. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at Lamb-Basham Memori- al Chapel, with Rev. Frank A. Coleman, Jr. officiating. Burial followed in Montgom- ery Cemetery. Visitation was from 1 p.m. until service time on Tues- day at the chapel. Family and friends may send mes- sages of comfort to www. lambbasham.com. TBIN teammate has surgery for brain tumor By Janice Barniak Oakland City's Abby Wolfe, a 24-year-old Princeton Community High School grad, text- ed her mother that the intense migraines she'd had for three days straight were getting worse, and she felt like she was dying. So when her mother, Trish Goffinet, had a call from the doctor the next day and he used the past tense, saying he'd had her in the emergency room, she thought her daughter had died. As it turned out, she had a calcified five-cen- timeter brain tumor that needed removed the same night—when he said he'd had her in the ER, he'd said it in past tense because she was try- ing to check herself out to work her TBIN shift before the surgery, something he didn't advise. Luckily, Wolfe had the surgery and came through it with flying colors. She can move the fingers and toes of her right side and remem- bers enough of the basic sign language she uses with her niece, who is deaf, to sign yes and no to her nurses and finger spell to her mom and dad. "She's trying to vocalize, she's just not quite there yet. At this point, we don't know if it's can- cerous, but the doctors think it's not," Goffinet said. "Yesterday morning they did another scan, and they're fairly certain they removed all of the tumor." While Wolfe will need extensive therapy, be- cause she cannot move the left side of her body, doctors are saying to expect a speedy recovery of two to three months, after which, she'll be able to feed herself and speak again. That's an excellent prognosis health-wise, her mom said, but a lengthy time for her to be off work, especially as she is buying a house with boyfriend and fellow TBIN worker Derek Dor- worth, and they'd both only just returned to work due to COVID-19. Friends of the family started a GoFundMe page for medical expenses at GoFundMe.com/ f/ccegv-abbystrong, and locals can follow her journey on Facebook at #AbbyStrong. Hardworking couple Abby Wolfe and Derek Dorworth both work at TBIN and have bought a house together in Oakland City. Wolfe was diagnosed with a 5-cm brain tumor this month that has left her unable to move the left side of her body post-surgery. Gibson County collects 78 percent of property taxes due By Janice Barniak Commissioner Mary Key told Gibson County Commis- sioners she had a talk with the treasurer's office and learned, despite COVID-19 pushing back the date prop- erty taxes were due, 78 per- cent of the property taxes due have already been collected, and the county is still pro- cessing the mailed-in prop- erty taxes. "Which I think, for a year like this, is pretty good," she added. "That's more than I thought there would be," Commissioner Gerald Bled- soe agreed. Gibson County logs two deaths of COVID-19 patients in the last week County enters stage 3 of reopening By Janice Barniak Two Gibson County resi- dents with a history of COV- ID-19 died this week, accord- ing to the Indiana State Dept. of Heath. A press release May 21 from the Gibson County Health Dept.'s Public Health Nurse Diane Hornby confirmed only that a resident with a history of COVID-19 passed away, the first death; that was the same day the county counted their 12th confirmed case, with the new patient being a resident in his or her 50s. On May 20, the department had released a patient in their 40s and anoth- er in their 90s tested positive. By Sunday night, the In- diana State Dept. of Health website showed the county at two deaths, 13 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 373 people have been tested. Ac- cording to the Gibson Coun- ty Health Department, eight people have recovered. The news comes as Gibson County heads into phase three of reopening, which, accord- ing to the governor's execu- tive order, means gyms can re- open, gatherings can include up to 100 people, restaurants can serve at 50 percent ca- pacity, community pools and campgrounds can reopen, sports practices, courts and fields may reopen, summer camps can begin and state park common areas can reo- pen. Fort Branch Town Coun- cil president Adam Bledsoe briefed the town council on the sports-themed updates to the plan, with the gover- nor having moved up the field re-openings, an order with which the town planned to comply. "I know there are people chomping at the bit to get ac- cess to those fields. We're waiting to see the restric- tions in the executive order," he said. The town planned to have practices on baseball dia- monds resume May 26. "We're going to check with the Gibson County Health Dept. just to be sure," he said. The town would open basketball and tennis courts at the same time, he added. "We don't want to start put- ting those up until Friday at the earliest." He said the governor had al- so clarified playgrounds will not open. A fter discussion, the town council was thinking they would also have town work- ers open bathrooms for play- ers having practices. Gov. Eric Holcomb, by exec- utive order last week, also ex- tended to July 1 prohibitions on utility shut-offs, foreclo- sures and evictions, and ex- tended deadlines on license renewals, vehicle registra- tions and BMV documenta- tion. The town updated their utility shutoff suspension through July 1 as well. "While things are reopen- ing, I don't think everyone is back to work necessarily," Bledsoe said. BARTON TOWNSHIP FOURTH QUARTER HONOR ROLL 4TH GRADE A-B Honor Roll Gavin Ball Savannah Craney Rochelle Heichelbech Cirra Lemeron Kaigan Nossett Emma Pierce Carly Schoonover Zoe Sheets Gavin Strickland 5TH GRADE All "A" Honor Roll Brylee Brogan Hannah Henry Elle Schlottman Kinley Stoffel A-B Honor Roll Keziah Doerner Jaxon Egdorf Anna Ireland Isaiah Richardt Jackson VanMeter 6TH GRADE All "A" Honor Roll Madeline Balentine Abby Burns BJ Heichelbech Mya Hudson Sage Miller Talan Strickland Kade Wiseman A-B Honor Roll Leyla Cargal Jakob Ewing Maggie McEllhiney Blake Montgomery Mylee Rhoden Hattie Willis Continued from page 7 Charles Franklin Selby and Nellie Mosby Selby. He was retired from the U.S. Army after 22 years of dedicated service to his country. Following re- tirement, he joined the US Post Office in Greenville and worked until his sec- ond retirement, then fin- ished his working career with the Greenville News in Greenville, S.C. He was a Mason and member of the Scottish Rite. Surviving are his wife, Iris Rivera Selby, of the home; a son, Darrell D. "Chip" (Brandy) Selby, Jr. of Palestine, Ill.; a daugh- ter, Christina Selby San- chez, of Greenville; a step- daughter, Sundi Fuller, of Cherry Grove, S.C.; grand- children, Sgt. Alerick Sul- livan, Trenton Sullivan, Zachary Sullivan, Zane Sullivan, Anthony San- chez, Travis Selby, Mea- gan Ramsey, Brooklynn Selby, Blake Selby and Gra- cie Selby; and great-grand- children, Isaiah and Domi- nic Sullivan, Natalie, Rhett and Tatum Ramsey, and Anna Selby. In addition to his par- ents, he was predeceased by ten siblings. A funeral service will be at noon on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Robinson Fu- neral Home-Downtown, 305 W. Main Street, Eas- ley, S.C. Burial will follow in Greenville Memorial Gardens in Piedmont. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. on Thurs- day at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memori- als may be made to Prisma Health Cancer Institute, 900 W. Faris Road, Green- ville, SC 29605. The fami- ly will be at the home. Vis- it RobinsonFuneralHomes. com or Robinson Funer- al Home and Cremato- ry-Downtown, Easley. AUGUSTA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION wishes to thank all who donated so generously to the cemetery maintenance fund for Memorial Day weekend. Your continued generosity helps us keep the cemetery looking as it should and enables us to do the necessary things to improve the condition of the property, as well as make repairs as needed. Thank you again. The Augusta Cemetery Trustees Steve Sims, Sandy Russell, Dirk Hunt, Mark McClure and Jeff Thomas DARRELL DEWAYNE SELBY Darrell Dewayne Selby, 80, of Easley, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020, at his home due to multiple cancers attributed to Agent Orange used during the Vietnam War. Born in Petersburg, he was a son of the late