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OBITUARIES Lucille Arnold April 8, 2011. Arnold, an Army WWII veteran, was a member of Oakland City F.&A.M. Ma- sonic Lodge #467, Scottish Rite Valley of Evansville, and Oakland City American Legion Post #256. He was retired from A&H Truck Lines after many years of service. Surviving are a daughter, Geraldine E. Welch of Petersburg, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at VNA Chartier Hos- pice Center in Evansville. She was born in Pike Geraldine E. Welch, 88, County, August 10, 1923, the daughter of Gardner and Agnes (Bullard) Blaize. She married Paul E. Welch Janu- ary 2, 1942 and he preceded her in death March 14, 2005. She was a member of Brenton Chapel Church of Christ in Petersburg. Surviving are a son, Max Alan (Bonnie) Welch of Evansville; a daughter- in-law, Betty Welch of Ma- homet, IL; a sister, Dixie (Jim) Sims of Petersburg; two grandchildren, Hillerie (John) Kandul of Newburgh and Nicole (Dane) Clarke of Gridley, CA; and four great- grandchildren, Carter and Hudson Kandul of New- burgh, Dane and Zachry Clarke of Gridley, CA. A son, Paul Michael Welch, preceded her in death. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 11 a.m. EDT at Harris Funeral Home in Pe- tersburg with Bro. George Fiscus officiating. Burial was in Walnut Hills Ceme- tery. Judi Kidwell of Lafayette; three grandchildren: Jed (Julie) Kidwell, Jay Kidwell and Julie (Brad) Schuck; two great-grandchildren, Wesley and Curtis Kidwell; two sisters, Kate Hoskins of Oakland City and Barba- ra Davis of Boonville; and several nieces and nephews Memorial services will Wednesday, April 25, 2012 A-3 writing articles for WRAY Radio, and Logan Township items for The Press-Dispatch. She loved the Lord, and with her husband, attended Rumbletown Free Method- ist Church. She loved to play the piano and sing with her husband there and at many other area churches. She al- so played the piano for many others who sang. The past two years she as a lineman for Indiana Bell. Surviving are a son, Da- A veteran, he had worked be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Lamb- Basham Memorial Cha- pel in Oakland City with Dr. Bob Doane officiating. Burial will be in Montgom- ery Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:30 p.m. un- til services. Family and friends may send messages of memories to www.lambbasham.com had been a resident at Am- ber Manor Care Center and for most of that time she had been bed fast. She loved for people to come in and talk and she would sing. The nurses and aides loved her and enjoyed her singing as well. She appreciated all the good care they gave her as well as the care and the vis- its she had with Dr. Keepes. We know she would say a great big thank you to all. Graveside services were vid Bell of Newburgh; a daughter, Suzette Doane of Evansville; two brothers, Carl Bell of Washington and Jerry RayBell of Petersburg; two sisters, Sharon Ashby of Petersburg and Paula Rob- erts of Muncie; and four grandchildren. His mother, Lois Bell, pre- ceded him in death. Military graveside servic- es will be conducted by Pe- tersburg VFW Post #3587, at 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Peters- burg. Visitation will from 8 a.m. until service time. Har- ris Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. conducted at 2 p.m. CDT Monday, April 23, 2012, at the Loveless Cemetery in Pike County with Rev. Michael Elliott of f iciat- ing. There was no visita- tion. Corn-Colvin Funer- al Home in Oakland City was in charge of arrange- ments. Condolences may be expressed online at www. colvinfuneralhome.com tersburg, died at 11:53 a.m. Friday, April 20, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Pe- tersburg. She was born in Peters- Inez L. Beard, 92, of Pe- INEZ L. BEARD Dixie J. Loveless passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Amber Manor Care Center in Pe- tersburg. She was born April 11, Dixie J. Loveless, 88, 1924 in Pike County, to John and Oma Grace (Hill) Ro- bling. She was the oldest of five children. Brothers, Ermil "Doc" burg, December 30, 1919, to Walter D. and Mernith (Ro- bling) Willis. She married Oscar Billy Hill and he pre- ceded her in death. Surviving are two daugh- ner, 85, of Oakland City, died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Heritage Center. She was born in Winslow, WILMA L. CONNER Wilma L. (Barnett) Con- April 5, 1927, to Earl and Cora (Willis) Barnett, both deceased. She married Ken Conner and he preceded her in death. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Oakland City where she served the Women's Bi- ble class in many different capacities, taught Sunday school, and served on many other committees and func- tions. Surviving are three sons, Roger, Randy (Zoe) and Rick (Beth) Conner; six grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; and a sister, Phyllis Preston. Four sisters, Eldena Poe- Robling and James Willard "Bud" Robling; a set of in- fant twin sons; and a niece, Cheryl Foster, preceded her in death. She is survived by a neph- Robert W. Arnold Oakland City, entered into rest on Thursday April 19, 2012 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville. He was born on Septem- Robert W. Arnold, 89, of ew Jon Robling; nieces, Li- sa Miller, Debbie Coleman and Trisia Lamar; special friends and relatives, Ger- ald and June Loveless, and Garrett Mick Shafer. As a young teenager she ters, Catherine Foust and Ruby McCrary, both of Pe- tersburg; four brothers, Robert D. Willis of Evans- ville, Edward P. Willis of Petersburg, Joe H. Willis of Newburgh, and Gene Willis of Leesburg, FL; two sisters, Bertha Inman of Gallaway, N.J. and Mary Graham of Evansville; nine grandchil- dren; 14 great-grandchil- dren; and one great-great- grandchild. A son, Donald Eugene Hill and a daughter, Del- la Marie, preceded her in death. Funeral services were ber 23, 1922 in Danville, IL to William E. and Nora K. (Bogue) Arnold He was preceded in death by a brother, William E. Arnold who was killed in WWII; a son, Michael Steve Arnold in 1965; and wife, worked at Catt's Restaurant in Petersburg and babysat a lot of children around Pike County. She met a young man named Warner Love- less and later married him Aug. 8, 1945. He preceded her in death in 2004. They lived in lower Logan Town- ship for many years. She took care of the house and helped her husband around the farm. She became a newswriter, Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 1 p.m. EDT at Harris Fu- neral Home with Rev. Sha- ron Spicer officiating. Burial was in the Willis Cemetery, Petersburg. tersburg, died at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Pe- tersburg. He was born in Pe- tersburg, March 29, 1939, to Blythe and Lois (Selby) Bell. Larry B. Bell, 73, of Pe- LARRY B. BELL hlein, Beatrice Richardson, Mary Lou Scharfenberger, and Ruth Heacock; a grand- daughter, Kiersten L. Con- ner; and a daughter-in-law, Kathey Conner, preceded her in death. Funeral services were tained the rank of Sergeant E-5. During his time in the Army, he was stationed in Korea. He married Myrtle Robey on June 6, 1981 at Wolcott Christian Church and she survives. Throughout his life, he Press-Dispatch GUIDE TO THE lived in Huntington, Sten- dal, Morocco, Wolcott, and later moved to Brookston in 1974. From 1966-1990, he owned and managed Grain Establishments in Newton and White County. He then went on to work at Cummins Engine Company of Lafay- ette, Fairview Hatchery, In- diana Farmers Union Bean Facility, and Soybean Pro- cessing Plant.From 2000- 2008, he sold Power Sports in Rensselaer and DeMotte. He was a member of West Subscriptions: Subscription rates: One year: $25 for Pike and surrounding counties and all 475 addresses; elsewhere in Indiana $27; out of state $43 Paid in advance. Lafayette Christian Church, American Legion, Gold Wing Road Riders Associa- tion, and R-2 Gold Wingers. Surviving besides his Change of address — sub- scribers changing addresses will please give their old ad- dress as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change un- less this is done. POSTMASTER: Send ad- dress changes to The Press- Dispatch, P.O. Box 68 Pe- tersburg, IN 47567-0068 wife, Myrtle, are three chil- dren, Shannon (Danny) Burnett of Plainfield, Duane (Angie) Flack of Lafayette, and Kerri (Bert) Dodd of Vincennes; two sisters, Di- xie (Dale) Reller of Stendal and Robin (Kent) Blume of Lafayette; and two grand- children. Friends may call from 4- 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Hartzler-Clapper Funeral Home in Brookston, and from 11 a.m. until the funeral service at noon Fri- day, April 27, 2012 at West Lafayette Christian Church, 1980 Lindberg Road, West Lafayette, IN with Pas- tor John Dittman and Dick McKinnis officiating. Memorial donations may conducted at 10 a.m. Satur- day, April 21, 2012, at Corn- Colvin Funeral Home in Oakland City with Rev. Lar- ry Johnson officiating. Buri- al was at Park Lawn Ceme- tery in Evansville. Memorial contributions be made in James name to West Lafayette Chris- tian Church or the Ameri- can Cancer Society. Share memories and condolences online at www.clapperfuner- alservices.com. burg, died at 7:45 p.m. Mon- day, April 23, 2012, at Me- morial Hospital in Jasper. She was born in Peters- Lois B. Bell, 92, of Peters- LOIS B. BELL may be made to East Gib- son Food Pantry, First Gen- eral Baptist Church, Ameri- can Diabetes Association, or a favorite charity. Brookston, died at 5:30 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2012 at his residence, after battling cancer for almost four years. He was born January 10, JAMES A. COLLIINS James A. 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He grad- uated from Stendal High School in 1962. Collins served in the Unit- ed States Army as a heavy equipment operator, and at- Betty Weisheit hosts Petersburg Women's Club met Monday, April 9 in the home of Betty Weisheit. She opened the meeting with 11 members repeating the Club Collect. Roll call response was "Early Blooming Flow- er." meeting were read, correct- ed and approved. In the ab- sence of Treasurer Carrie Bellamy, Betty Weisheit gave the report. Minutes of the previous Petersburg Women's Club of the election of officers. All current office holders agreed to remain in office. Sharon Gladish was added to the Program Committee and Martha Jo Hurst was added to the Book Commit- tee. There being no further New business consisted business the meeting was turned over to Martha Jo Hurst for the program. She brought some of her quilts We Thank You! My family to share with the members and explained some of the history of quilting. Quilt- ing is like a family diary. It is a record of time through the use of different materi- als and designs. Quilts are made from family members clothes and scraps of about any kind of material to be found. Today, piecing a quilt is Quilt patterns have univer- sal names which were used many years ago and are still in use today. One fact of quilting is the Amish pur- posely make a mistake on each quilt they make. They believe nothing worldly is perfect. Only God is perfect. Meeting closed with the more of an art form, but in days past, it was for survival. Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag. Next meet- ing will be may 14 at the home of Sharon Gladish. and I would like to thank you for all of your kindness with the loss of their Dad, my sweetheart Ray the love of my life. It is so hard to express how my heart feels and how much I appreciate all that you have done for us. I will never forget your kindness and will keep you in my prayers, the Lord is so good to me as my friends are family to me and I would be lost without you. God Bless You! —JoAnn Sims & Family A Note from Williams Cemetery in Bowman, Indiana Dear Friends and Neighbors, We would like to take the time to thank you for all of your past generous donations that have helped to maintain the dignity and serenity of Williams. We hope that we can count on your contin- ued support for maintenance and upkeep for the nal resting place of our loved ones. Any and all donations are appreciated and should be made separately from the church. We thank you again. If you have any questions, please call or send donations to Jerry Johnson or Carol Moore: Jerry Johnson (354-6779): 3728 W. State Road 56, Petersburg Carol Moore (354-6634): 2614 W. State Road 56, Petersburg Let our 122 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana 937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 789-2009 Newsworthy? 354-8500 Something The Family Of PEACE of MIND George William "Bill" Carroll would like to thank everyone for their kind expressions of sympathy on our recent loss of our Husband, Father, and Grandfather. Our family deeply appreciates all those who sent owers, cards, and those who made donations in Bill's name to The Shriner's Transportation Fund. A special thank you to Charlotte Smith, Nola Gartin, Dick and Linda Carey, Frank, Linda and Amy Ropp and Golden Living Center for all the food. Also a special thank you to Asera Care Hospice, Harris Funeral Home, Pastor Fred Denton for his kind words, American Nursing Care, Dr. Gary Keepes and staff, The Deaconess Chancellor Center and Dr. Braden. Connie Willis for her support. Your thoughts were greatly appreciated. Martha Carroll Greg Diane, Michael, and David Carroll Kevin, Cindy, and Joe Carroll Gary Bell of Washington and Jerry Ray Bell of Peters- burg; two daughters, Sharon Ashby of Petersburg and Paula Roberts of Muncie; 12 grandchildren; 19 great- grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Two sons, Larry and Steve Bell, preceded her in death. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Petersburg with Rev. Paul Newton officiating. Visita- tion will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until service time Thursday at Harris funeral Home. Nancy Copley, Adv. Sales Frank Copley, Adv. Sales Published every Wednesday by the Pike County Publishing Co. Telephone 354-8500 820 Poplar Street P.O. Box 68 • • • • • • sion through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Petersburg, Indiana. Published weekly. (USPS 604-340) Entered at the Post Office in Pe- tersburg, Indiana for transmis- Petersburg, Indiana 47567 • • • • • • The annual meeting of Miller Cemetery, Inc. will be held on Thursday, May 3 at 7 p.m. EDT at the Miller Schoolhouse located two miles east of Oatsville. All interested family members of those buried in the Cemetery are invited to attend.