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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, October 17, 2018
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SHELBY "CHIP"
ROBLING, JR.
Shelby (Chip) Robling, Jr.,
49, passed away October 4,
2018, at IU Methodist Hos-
pital in Indianapolis.
He was born July 4, 1969,
in Princeton.
He was a member of Ea-
gles 2646. He had worked
most of his life building pole
barns and roofing, recently
working in Vincennes for
the city.
He is survived by his
mother, Nellie Shoultz;
brother, Michael Robling;
and sisters, Edra Cannon
and Mary Meadows; 13
nieces and nephews; and
his dog, Tuffy.
He was preceded in
death by his father, Shel-
by Robling; and brothers,
Vince and Jason Robling.
A Celebration of Life will
be at a later date.
DARWIN JOHNSON
"JOHN" THOMAS III
Darwin Johnson "John"
Thomas III, 70, of Ghent,
died on Saturday, October
6, 2018, at his home.
He was born on Decem-
ber 24, 1947, in Shelby Coun-
ty, the son of the late Darwin
Johnson Thomas, Jr. and An-
na Marie Donovan Thomas,
of Taylorsville.
He had served his coun-
try in the United States Ar-
my from 1969 -1971, during
the Vietnam era, obtaining
the rank of sergeant. He lat-
er went on to work in pub-
lic education for most of his
life, having most recently
served as superintendent of
North Harrison, Ind., School
System. He had previously
worked for the Switzerland
County School Corporation
in Vevay, Ind., serving as the
principal and superinten-
dent of the Cannelton City
Schools in Cannelton, the
Pike County Schools in Pe-
tersburg, and the North Har-
rison Community Schools
in Ramsey, Ind. He was a
member of the Ghent Bap-
tist Church.
He is survived by his
wife, Sandra Scott Thom-
as, of Ghent; mother, Anna
Marie Donovan Thomas, of
Taylorsville; son, John Ash-
ley Thomas, of Taylor Mill;
daughters, Leah Michelle
Thomas, of Petersburg, Va.,
and Elizabeth Marie Thom-
as, of Lexington; brother,
Ronald Thomas, of Taylors-
ville; sisters, Sandy Jewell
and Penny Edwards, both of
Taylorsville; and four grand-
children.
He was preceded in death
by his father.
Funeral Services were at 1
p.m. on Friday, October 12,
2018, at the Ghent Baptist
Church, with Rev. Graham
Reynolds officiating.
Visitation was from 5 -8
p.m. on Thursday, October
11, 2018, at Tandy-Eckler-Ri-
ley Funeral Home and from
11 a.m. until service time on
Friday at the church. Burial
took place in the Ghent Ma-
sonic Cemetery.
ROBERT DENTON
Robert Denton passed
away October 9, 2018, at the
Community South hospital,
with his family by his side.
He is a graduate of
Winslow High School, Class
of 1967.
He is survived by his wife,
Cheryl; son, Bob; daugh-
ter, Natalie; brothers, Don-
ald, of Oakland City, John,
of St. Charles, Mo., Charlie,
of Jasper, Willie, of Oakland
City, and Jeff, of Mt. Vernon;
sisters, Judy, of Lynnville,
Tenn., Janice, of Petersburg,
and Debbie, of Ft. Branch;
and three grandchildren.
He is preceded in death
by his parents, Donald and
Frances (Nalley) Denton;
brother, George; and sister,
Sue Rutka.
Services will be from 2-5
p.m. on Saturday, October
20, 2018, at Hoosier Har-
vest Church, from 2-5 p.m.
in Martinsville.
ARVIN J. SELLERS
Arvin J. Sellers, 79, of
Loogootee, passed away at
12:15 a.m. Monday, Octo-
ber 15, 2018, at St. Charles
Health Campus in Jasper.
He was born in Evansville
on March 7, 1939, to Paul D.
and Madeline (Apler) Sell-
ers.
He married Ruth Ann
Braun on January 29, 1965,
at St. Peter's Catholic
Church in Montgomery.
He served in the Indiana
National Guard and retired
from Construction Local
Union #561, Evansville. He
was a member of St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Ireland,
and a former member of St.
Martin's Catholic Church in
Whitfield and the National
Plott Hound Association for
over 50 years. He was an av-
id bear and coon hunter.
Surviving are his wife,
Ruth Ann Sellers; daughter,
Christina ( James) Hawkins,
of Hawesville, Ky.; three
sons, John Lincoln Sellers,
of Loogootee, Scott Alan
Sellers, of Columbus, and
Kelly Sellers, Cannelburg;
grandchildren, Audry, Dan-
ielle, Briar, Graci and Molli,
Willis and Mary; two broth-
ers, John (Beverly) Sell-
ers, of Columbus, and Mike
(Kathy) Sellers, of Indianap-
olis; sisters, Paulette (Ray)
Quinn, of Martinsville, and
Judeanne Wilson, of San-
ta Clara, Calif.; and sever-
al step-brothers and sisters.
A Mass of Christian Buri-
al will be at 10 a.m. Friday,
October 19, 2018, at St. Mary
Catholic Church in Ireland.
Friends may call from
2-8 p.m. Thursday, Octo-
ber 18, 2018, at the Bech-
er-Kluesner North Chapel
in Jasper.
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Jude
Children Hospital. Condo-
lences may be made at www.
becherkluesner.com
DONNA SUE SHELTON
Donna Sue Shelton, 69,
passed away on Wednes-
day, October 10, 2018, at her
son's residence.
She was born on April
24, 1949, in Vincennes, the
daughter of Bert and Violet
Mae (Milligan) Shelton.
She was of the Lutheran
faith. She loved her family
very much, and also loved
gardening and her animals.
Survivors include her
sons, Dave (Rachael) Fred-
erick, of Vincennes, and
Robert C. (Holli) Freder-
ick, of Texas; brothers,
Dennis Shelton, of Decker,
Gary Shelton, of Petersburg,
and Bert Shelton, Jr., of Vin-
cennes; sister Brenda Lan-
man, of Allendale, Ill.; three
grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents.
Graveside services were
at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oc-
tober 13, 2018, at Memorial
Park Cemetery. Interment
followed the service.
Online condolences may
be shared with Donna's fam-
ily at www.gardnerbrock-
man.com. Gardner-Brock-
man Funeral Home was hon-
ored to assist Donna's family
with arrangements.
K AY SCHWINGHAMER
Kay Schwinghamer, 67,
of Holland, passed away at
12:55 p.m. on Friday, Octo-
ber 12, 2018, at the Linda
E. White Hospice House in
Evansville.
She was born January 30,
1951, in Huntingburg, to
Raymond and Arla (Egbert)
Meyer; and married Mark
Alan Schwinghamer on No-
vember 25, 1977, at St. James
Lutheran Church in Holland.
She was a homemaker and
teacher's aide, a member of
St. James Lutheran Church
in Holland, enjoyed reading
and bird watching and was
a St. Louis Cardinals base-
ball fan.
She is survived by three
daughters and two sons-in-
law, Melissa Schwinghamer,
of Holland, Amanda (Adam)
Johnson, of Indianapolis, and
Lauren ( Johnny) Hayes, of
Otwell; and one grandchild.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Mark Alan
Schwinghamer, who died
January 8, 2015; her par-
ents; one brother, Ray Allan
Meyer; and one sister, Patri-
cia Kuntz.
Funeral services were at
2 p.m. EDT. on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 16, 2018, at St. James
Lutheran Church in Holland,
with Pastor David Darling
officiating.
Visitation was from noon
until service time on Tues-
day at the church.
Arrangements have been
entrusted with the Nass &
Son Funeral Home in Hunt-
ingburg. Memorial contri-
butions can be made to The
Linda E. White Hospice
House or the American Di-
abetes Association. Condo-
lences may be shared online
at: www.nassandson.com.
Gary Chestnut; and his fi-
ancée', Angie Dillon, of
Washington; his sister, Ra-
chel (T.J.) Denny, of Wash-
ington; one nephew; and his
grandmother, Pauline Ari-
son, of Washington.
He is preceded in death by
his mother, Gayle (Arison)
Chestnut; and his grand-
parents, Bill Arison, Nor-
man Chestnut and Wilma
Chestnut.
Funeral services were at
noon on Saturday, October
13, 2018, at noon at Good-
win-Sievers Funeral Home.
Burial followed in Bethel
Cemetery. Visitation was
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, dona-
tions may be made to 7 Sis-
ters or Friends for Animals.
Online condolences may be
sent to the family through
goodwinfamilyfh.com.
VERNON R. LONG
Vernon R. Long, 77, of
Evansville, formerly of
Oakland City, entered rest
on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at
Deaconess Gateway Hospi-
tal in Newburgh.
He was born on Oct. 23,
1940, in Oklahoma City,
Okla., to Eugene and Ruby
(Smith) Long.
He served in the Unit-
ed States Army Reserve,
Air Force and Navy for ten
years. He moved his family
to Patoka in 1985, when he
was transferred from PPG
in Wichita Falls, Texas, to
PPG in Evansville, where he
worked from 1980 -2001. He
was also a member of The
New Life Church of the Naz-
arene in Princeton.
He is survived by his wife,
Sandra Hess; sons, Vernon
E. Long, of Princeton, and
Jeff Robbins, of Terre Haute;
daughters, Stefanie Hedge,
of Evansville, and Jamie
(Dennis) Griggs, of Las Ve-
gas, Nev; 13 grandchildren;
16 great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; first wife, Jo-
anna Long; son-in-law, Ja-
son Hedge; a sister, Deloris
Clark; and step- sons, Ste-
ven Hess and James "Crick-
et" Robins.
Services will be at 1:30
p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.
17, 2018, at Lamb-Bash-
am Memorial Chapel, with
Rev. Larry Stoops officiat-
ing. Burial will take place in
Blackfoot Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
10 a.m. until services on
Wednesday at the chapel.
Family and friends may
send messages of comfort
to www.lambbasham.com.
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