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D-6 Wednesday, November 22, 2017 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 Katiedid Versus by Katiedid Langrock Mountain laundered TERRY JENKINS Terry Jenkins, 72, passed away November 14, 2017, at his residence in Otwell. He was born December 29, 1944, in Petersburg to Garland and Joyce Jenkins. He graduated from Pe- tersburg High School in 1936 and married his wife, Lorene "Russell" Jenkins, on June 23, 1972. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and arrow- head hunting. He is survived by his wife, Lorene; son, Bart Jenkins; daughters, Michelle (Tom) Neal, Dawn McCrary, Kris (Dan) Murphy and Kelly Davis; nine grandchildren, Ashley, Jordon, Kyadan, Je- rod, Bailey, Kallie, Alisha, Colton and Branden; three great-grandchildren, Tay- lor, Kyleigh and Brantley; a brother, Burtis (Myrna) Jen- kins; and four nephews. Services were at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at Harris Funeral Home in Pe- tersburg. Visitation was on Friday from 3- 7 p.m. EST at the funeral home. Burial fol- lowed at Traylor-Union Cem- etery in Otwell. Harris Fu- neral Home was entrusted with his care. PATRICIA SULLIVAN Patricia Sullivan, 79, passed away November 15, 2017, in Petersburg. She is survived by her sons, Bill Brothers and Ter- ry (Debbie) Brothers, both of Petersburg, Keith (Cheri) English, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Rick (Lisa) Brothers, of Evansville; a daughter, Tam- my (Terry) Queen, of Ow- ensville; 12 grandchildren, Adam, Gavin, Derek, Dane, Jason, Brandie, Dexter, Max, Trevor, Haley, Brittney and Erica; 18 great-grand- children; one great-great- grandchild; and two broth- ers, Doyle Sullivan and Roy "Dude" Sullivan. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Lela Kay Traylor; grandchildren, Lance and Bradford; seven brothers; and three sisters. Services were at 11 a.m. EST Monday, November 20, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg, with visita- tion Sunday, November 19, from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Harris Funeral Home was entrusted with her care. CHERYL DREW MCDOWELL Cheryl Drew McDowell, 61, of Petersburg, passed away Monday, November 13, 2017, at Parkview Care Center in Evansville. She was born March 9, 1956, in Princeton. She lived in Pike County most of her life. She is survived by her husband, Elden McDow- ell, of Petersburg; mother, Thelma May, of Evansville; three children, Charles Mc- Dowell, of Oakland City, and Christopher McDowell and Erica Warner, both of Pe- tersburg; 11 grandchildren; and a sister, Janet Enlow, of Evansville. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles E. Drew, Sr; and a brother, Charles E. Drew, Jr. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. (CST) Friday, Novem- ber 17, 2017, at Corn-Col- vin Funeral Home in Oak- land City, with Pastor Hen- ry Nelson officiating. Burial followed at Somerville Cem- etery. Visitation was from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. (CST) Fri- day at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the fami- ly. Envelopes will be avail- able at Corn-Colvin Funer- al Home. Message of sympa- thy can be left at www.corn- colvinfuneralhome.com. EMMA MCDANIEL Emma McDaniel, 73, of Petersburg, passed away at 1:25 p.m. on November 14, 2017, at Golden Living Cen- ter. She was born on Novem- ber 3, 1944, in Ginridge, Ill., to Gerald M. and Reitha Faye (Gassage) Stoneking. She married Donald D. McDaniel and was a home- maker. She is survived by her son, Dave (Debbie) Mc- Daniel, of Macomb, Ill.; four daughters, Susie (Bri- an) Miley, of Petersburg, Ju- lia (Dave) Taylor, of Otwell, Donna (Bill) Pestle, of Ma- comb, Ill., and Dana (My- ron) Vanbebber, of Colches- ter, Ill.; two sisters, Vicky Hayes and Kathy McDan- iel, both of Bushnell, Ill.; 14 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and her brother, Terry Stoneking. Funeral services will be at THOMAS H. "SARGE" MCCLEARY Thomas H. "Sarge" Mc- Cleary, 70, of Oakland City, entered rest on Friday, No- vember 10, 2017, at his home. He was born on Oct. 31, 1947, in Evansville. He was retired from the United States Army after 22 years and had worked for the Princeton Daily Clarion. He had a great passion for pho- tography. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Betty (Rostron) McCleary; daughters, Rene- a(Dave) Kroeger, of Peters- burg, and Carmen Doerner, of Oakland City; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death his by parents, Robert and Ruby (Dunn) McCleary. A celebration of life took place at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 18, 2017, at the Lamb-Basham Memori- al Chapel, with Bro. Jerry Newkirk officiating. Burial followed in Forsythe Ceme- tery. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until services on Satur- day. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. In memory of Rose Howe 6/9/39 - 11/20/13 Gone but never forgotten Deeply missed Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cathy Small Joyce M. Morton 11-08-2017 e family of Joyce M. Morton would like to thank everyone for attending the celebration of life and especially to Patty Jones for your kindness. Thank You We, the family of Terry Jenkins, would like to thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy. Traylor Union Church for their showing of kindness, to all who prepared the meal, Sister Patton and Dorothy Traylor for their song and music, and Brother Patton for the wonderful service. We would also like to thank Harris Funeral Home and Hospice for their care and showing of love in Terry's last days. If you sent food, cards, gis, prayers or visited, you will all be remembered. The family of Terry Jenkins PEACE of MIND Let our 125 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana www.SchumMonuments.com 937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 789-2009 11 a.m. on Saturday, Novem- ber 25, 2017, at Contenders of Faith Church in Otwell. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Macomb, Ill. Dinner will follow the ser- vice at VFW in Petersburg. Harris Funeral Home has been entrusted with ar- rangements. In my youth, I scaled mountains. Nay, I scaled mountain ranges. When I was an adventure tour guide in Papua New Guinea, we hired a team of locals to take intrepid trav- elers from one isolated village to the next, up one mountain and down an- other. Days of hiking, thorns digging into our skin as we trudged on. Wad- ing through rivers. Slipping down ravines. Swinging over chasms on vines. Abseiling down cliffs by the roots of trees. There were no trails, just local men with machetes and bare feet. And I loved it. It's the hardest I've ever worked. It's the most I've ever sweat. And the last summit was met with the most triumph I've ever felt — that is, like 10 minutes later, when I had caught my breath. There was always a feeling of pure aliveness I felt when I conquered a mountain. It can be summed up best by a conversation I had with one of the adventurers on a tour I led. We had scaled a mountain known as Bald Rock, and she looked out over the vast landscape and said, "I feel so small." I countered, "I feel so big." And I did. Huge. Enormous. This world was mine to conquer, explore and protect. I vowed that I would spend all my days scaling mountain ranges. Today I held myself to that promise. Before me stood a mountain range of epic proportions, hill after hill af- ter hill. Some said it could not be con- quered. Some argued that even if it could, it wouldn't be worth the jour- ney. I myself had been guilty of turn- ing my back on the mountains for too long, fearing the outcome. But I got that itch. It was time. As the great writer and conservation- ist John Muir wrote, the mountains were calling, and I had to go. That said, there's a slight chance he wasn't talking about the same mountain of laundry that stood before me today. Excuse me; I don't want to downplay this. Moun- tain range of laundry. As every great explorer knows, reaching the summit is all about preparation. This baby had been ig- nored for too long. I wasn't about to let it best me because of poor planning on my part, such as not taking a pre- climb potty break. No, I would tack- le this mountain with the unbreak- able spirit of our Postal Service. Nei- ther snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor potty break would make me stray. Granted, my laundry range was inside, but it's the conviction that counts! I strapped on my marathon belt. Intended for long-distance running and used during the two marathons I ran approximately 73,006 years ago, it comes equipped with six 8 -ounce water bottles and three pockets for supplies. I knew that to survive this trek into the laundered wilderness, I would need sustenance. I packed a lunch and shoved it into my belt — two hard-boiled eggs, a cheese stick and a miniature Snickers bar left over from Halloween. Bear Grylls says that to survive in the wild, it's all about re- warding yourself and staying positive. And I wouldn't let Bear Grylls down. Knowing that it would prob- ably be day's end by the time I completed the trek, thirst would be an issue. I con- sidered water but realized I would need more to get me through such an ardu- ous voyage — much more. I filled the six water bottles with sweet tea. Now I was set. And at breakneck speed, I launched into the mountain, sorting and folding as if I had never feared the hill before me, unmatched socks be damned. When I thought of the mountains I would scale once having children, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. This wasn't anything I had in mind. Our imagined mountain treks were more along the lines of "Heidi" meets "The Sound of Music," with notably fewer Nazis. I must admit that while gnaw- ing on my cheese stick during my much-needed lunch break, I had a longing for my mountains of yester- year. How had jungle hikes turned in- to laundry piles? I wondered whether my kids will know that feeling of big- ness, of aliveness, that I cherish so much. And then I noticed the dirt and grass stains permanently embedded in their clothes and knew they will. I took a refreshing swig of iced tea and kept scaling. Like Katiedid Langrock on Face- book, at http://www.facebook.com/ katiedidhumor. dim on this weeks ramblings but keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and enjoy your surroundings, stop for the school buses, and watch out for the deer on the roads, but always smile, wave, and say Hi to everyone you see this week. "Happy Thanksgiving" SWEETS Continued from page 2 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Sherry A. Howard conveys to Jordan Cornelius, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. James B. Henning and Rea D. Henning convey to Aaron Corbett, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Sam D. Polen conveys to Thomas E. Willis and Ashley P. Willis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Cynthia A. Coleman conveys to Tammy M. Mayes, re- al estate as recorded in Pike County. David L. Shimer, Christine Shimer, AK A Christina Shimer convey to Cindy A. Lich, Daniel L. Shelton, Da- vid L. Shimer II, Allen Ray Lich and Carrie L. Shelton, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Edwin R. Lee, Executor and Bettye L. Lee convey to Brendan P. Bonifer and Kacee M. Bonifer, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Burkhart Properties, LLC and Jason Burkhart convey to Diana Birkle, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Kevin L. Woods conveys to James Lemoin Woods and Sharon Kay Woods, real estate as recorded in Pike Coun- ty. Sharon Kay Woods and James Lemoin Woods convey to Kevin L. Woods, TOD, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Stephen K. Hathaway, AK A Stephen Kyle Hathaway quitclaims to Emily Erin Hathaway, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Randy Hamm, PR and Melvin Hamm Estate convey to Carolyn Listner, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Randy Hamm, PR and Melvin Hamm Estate convey to Carolyn Listner, Linda Lynxwiler, Stacy Huelsman and Randy Hamm, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Randy Hamm, Personal Rep and Melvin Hamm convey to Jarod Willis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Randy Hamm, Personal Rep and Melvin Hamm convey to Linda Lynxwiler, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Lelah F. Clements and Brenda J. Riley, POA convey to Patty J. Bruce, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Sarah A. McBeth quitclaims to Erin L. Landis and Mol- ly M. Landis, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Edwin R. Lee and Bettye L. Lee Estate convey to Na- than Bonifer, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Laura M. O'Rourke and Shawn M. O'Rourke convey to The Petersburg Gospel Center, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Indiana Land and Mineral Company, LLC conveys to Triad Mining, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jesse E. Neese conveys to Kelsey H. Freyberger, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Dustin L. Traylor, PR and Cynthia E. Traylor Estate convey to John R. Hellman, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Rhonda D. Jochim,PR, Gerald Leroy Sorgius Estate, Gerald L. Sorgius Estate and Teresa S. Kruse PR convey to August C. Ubelhor and Amanda J. Ubelhor, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Ashley L. Barley, FK A Ashley L. Woolsey and Terry E. Woolsey quitclaim to Ashley L. Barley and Terry E. Wool- sey, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Michael E. Western and Jane B. Western convey to Gregory P. Stidd and Rhonda L. Stidd, real estate as re- corded in Pike County. Shirley F. Barrett conveys to Deerhake, LLC., real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Matthew Willis quitclaims to Tina Marie Bartley, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Farmers to vote for FSA positions Indiana Farm Service Agency (FSA) state exec- utive director Steven E. Brown announced that the U.S. Department of Agricul- ture (USDA) began mail- ing ballots to eligible farm- ers for the 2017 FSA Coun- ty Committee elections on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. Pro- ducers must return ballots to their local FSA offices by Dec. 4, 2017, to ensure that their vote is counted. "County committee members represent the farmers in our Indiana communities," said Brown. "Producers elected to these committees have always played a vital role in local agricultural decisions. It is a valued partnership that helps us better un- derstand the needs of the farmers we serve." Nearly 7,700 FSA County Committee mem- bers serve FSA offices na- tionwide. Each commit- tee has three to 11 elected members who serve three- year terms of office. One- third of county committee seats are up for election each year. County commit- tee members apply their knowledge and judgment to help FSA make important decisions on its commodity support programs; conser- vation programs; indemni- ty and disaster programs; emergency programs and eligibility. Brown said producers must participate or coop- erate in an FSA program to be eligible to vote in the county committee election. Farmers who supervise and conduct the farming opera- tions of an entire farm, but are not of legal voting age, also may be eligible to vote. Farmers will begin re- ceiving their ballots the week of Nov. 6. Ballots in- clude the names of candi- dates running for the local committee election. Voters who did not receive a bal- lot can pick one up at their local FSA office. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than Dec. 4, 2017. Newly elect - ed committee members will take office Jan. 1, 2018. For more information, visit the FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov/elec- tions. You may also contact your local USDA Service Center or FSA office. Vis- it http://offices.usda.gov to find an FSA office near you.