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C-4 Wednesday, Januar y 2, 2019 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 Jennifer L. Drof Thank You e family of Jennifer L. Drof would like to thank everyone for their acts of kindness during Jennifer's illness and passing. e many calls, cards, flowers and memorial gis were all truly appreciated. Joyce and Janna Drof Jon, Dilek, Jay and Shayne Drof LOUET TA BRENTON Louetta Brenton, 96, of Petersburg, passed away December 28, 2018, at Am- ber Manor in Petersburg. She was born on July 27, 1922, to Thomas and Ellen Corten in Pike County. For many years, she owned the Rumbletown Grocery Store. She is survived by her sons, Jack (Susie) Brenton and Gene (Betty Marie) Brenton; grandchildren, Jeff Brenton, Will Teague, Rachel Doades, Jennifer Maddox, Stephanie Bren- ton, Kyle Brenton and Beth Brenton; great-grandchil- dren, Chase and Bailey Brenton, Ivy and Max Bren- ton, Trace Fulk, Micah and Damion Young, Ethan and Abbie Doades, and Quinlan and Eibhlin Teague. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wil- fred J. Brenton; son, Wil- fred Keith Brenton; daugh- ter, Mary Ellen Teague; and her parents. Services will be on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at 10 a.m. EST at Har- ris Funeral Home in Peters- burg. Visitation was from 4- 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Willis Ceme- tery in Petersburg. Harris Funeral Home is entrusted with care. LINDA SUE CARTER Linda Sue Carter, 76, of Francisco, passed away Sun- day, December 23, 2018, at her home. She was born September 22, 1942, in Portland, Ky., to the late Wallace Allen and Mary Marie ( Wilcox- en) Parsons. She had resided in Fran- cisco for the past 23 years, after living in the Princeton and Pike County areas. She was a coal miner, retiring in 2002 from Kindall Mine, and had formerly worked for four years for AMA X mining in Keensburg, Ill., from 1974- 1978. She was a member of UMWA Local No. 5179. She had also been a beau- tician and retired from that in 2014. She is survived by her husband of 23 years, David Eugene Carter, whom she married December 7, 1995; two children, Annette (Hold- er) Dalton, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Veryl "Chip" (Lisa) Holder, of Otwell; five step- children, Sherry ( James) McCoy, of Vincennes, Lin- da (Cliff ) Ingram, of Princ- eton, Scott (Michelle) Car- ter, of Francisco, Eric (Rob- in) Carter, of Princeton, and Jenny ( J. D.) White, of Pato- ka; a sister, Barbara Fisher, of Kentucky; 16 grandchil- dren; and six great-grand- children. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two siblings, Jeanette Gar- rison and Jack Parsons. A funeral service was at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, De- cember 29, 2018, at Colvin Funeral Home in Prince- ton, with Rev. Dennis Mc- Fadden officiating. Burial followed at Francisco Com- munity Cemetery. Visitation was from 9 a.m. until service time on Satur- day at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospi- tal, 501 St. Jude Place, Mem- phis, TN 38105 or at stju- de.org or Riley Children's Health, 705 Riley Hospital Drive, Room 4510, Indianap- olis, IN 46202 or at www.ri- leychildrens.org. Colvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Carter family. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a memo- rial candle at www.colvinfu- neralhome.com. JACK L. ENGLEMAN Jack L. Engleman, DDS, 87, of Mooresville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 20, 2018, at Demaree Crossing, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 3, 1931, in Washington, to the late Andrew T. and Lota E. (Gray) Engleman. He grew up in Peters- burg, where he excelled in academics and athletics. He starred on the basketball and baseball teams while at Petersburg. He proud- ly served his country state- side in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In October of 1957, he met the love of his life, Jacqueline Stidham, on a blind date and quickly knew she was the one with whom he wanted to spend the rest of his life. Subse- quently, they married on January 30, 1958. Later that year, he graduated from the Indiana University School of Dentistry. He went on to ob- tain his degree in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Texas Med- ical Branch in Galveston, Texas. A fterwards, he and his partner, Kurt Strempel, practiced oral surgery to- gether on the south side of Indianapolis until retiring in 1994. He was an active mem- ber of the Southport Pres- byterian Church in India- napolis, and First Presbyte- rian Church in Haines City, Fla., where he taught Sun- day School, went on several mission trips and men's re- treats. He was also active in several professional associ- ations, including the Amer- ican Dental Association, the Indiana University School of Dentistry and the Interna- tional Congress of Oral Im- plantology. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed playing for more than 20 years in his retire- ment at the Grenelefe Golf and Tennis Resort in Flori- da. He is survived by his lov- ing wife of 61 years, Jacque- line (Stidham) Engleman; son, Dr. Eric ( Janet) Engle- man; daughters, Dr. Erin (Dr. Matthew)Wittrig, Pas- tor Eden (Dr. David) Pfoten- hauer and Elana Engleman; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Colleen Burton; brother-in-law, Robert Bur- ton; and a niece, Karen Hale. A time of celebration of Jack's life was from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, December 30, 2018, at the family resi- dence, with a memorial ser- vice starting at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Life Song Christian Fellowship, 6460 E. Winding Brook Lane, Mooresville, IN 46158; Wheeler Mission, 205 E. New York St, Indianapo- lis, IN 46204; or to The Alz- heimer's Association, 50 E. 91st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240. Final arrangements and cremation are entrusted to Carlisle-Branson Funer- al Service & Crematory, Mooresville. Visit www.Car- lisleBranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry. KEITH MANNING Keith Manning, 55, of Pe- tersburg, passed away Sun- day, December 23, 2018, in Washington. He was born November 3, 1963, in Owensboro, Ky. He was an Operating En- gineer for IUOE Local 181 in Evansville. He was a mem- ber of the Petersburg Moose Lodge and Petersburg VFW. He had been the Pike Cen- tral girls' basketball coach for 10 years. He was an avid sports fan, especially of the St. Louis Cardinals and Dal- las Cowboys. He is survived by his mother, Pansy (French) Manning, of Evansville; daughter, Chelsea Potts, of Petersburg; son, Nicholas Manning, of Petersburg; three grandchildren, Kaid- en Young, Bowen Potts and Daxen Potts; sisters, Deb- ra (Brett) Doerner, of Spur- geon, and Vickie (Rick) Hutchinson, of Somerville; two brothers, Steve (Kathy) Manning, of Boonville, and Wayne (Leslie) Manning, of Petersburg; former wife, La- na Manning; 15 nieces and nephews; and 21 great-niec- es and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, James Man- ning in July 2018; and broth- er-in-law, Jeff White. A funeral service was at 11 a.m. CST on Friday, Decem- ber 28, 2018, at Corn-Col- vin Funeral Home in Oak- land City, with Pastor Frank Coleman officiating. Buri- al followed at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Petersburg. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. CST on Thursday and 9 a.m. until service time on Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ron- ald McDonald House, 3540 Washington Ave., Evans- ville, IN 47714. Corn-Colvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Manning family. You may leave a message of sym- pathy or light a memorial candle in memory of Keith at www.corncolvinfuneral- home.com. BERNARD "BERNIE" WISEMAN Bernard "Bernie" Wise- man, 84, of Otwell, passed away on December 23, 2018, in Petersburg. He was born on August 24, 1934, in Otwell, to Ber- nard and Lynetta Wiseman. He proudly served in the United States Army. He was a self-employed farmer for much of his life. He is survived by his sons, Terry L. Wiseman, of Lake- wood, Fla., Ron Wiseman, of Hollywood, S.C., and Donnie Wiseman, of Otwell; daugh- ter, Sheila Bailey, of Fish- ers; grandchildren, Drew Wiseman, Ashley Hebert, Katelyn Turner, Alexandra Wiseman, Lauren Norris, Jessie Rose Wiseman, Aus- tin Wiseman, and Luke Bai- ley; and sisters, Rita Sendel- weck, Janice Brittain, Bever- ly Traylor and Judy Alcorn. He is preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Wise- man; his parents; a grand- son, Thomas Duane Wise- man; and brother, Thomas A. Wiseman. Services were at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. Burial followed at Iva Cemetery in Otwell. Visitation was from 5 -8 p.m. on Friday and before the service on Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pike Co. Shrine Club or the Gospel Center Church. Harris Fu- neral Home is entrusted with care. REV. GEORGE J. JOHNSON Rev. George J. Johnson, 58, of Washington, received the best present by spend- ing Christmas with Jesus on Tuesday December 25, 2018, at I.U. Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis. He was born on March 8, 1960, in Seymour, Ind., one of 10 children to George Washington and Eliza (No- ble) Johnson. He had lived in Washing- ton for the past 19 years, moving there from Bedford. He was the Minister for the Washington Church of the Nazarene for the past 19 years. He was an avid Ken- tucky Wildcats fan and a St. Louis Cardinal baseball fan. He enjoyed college football, fishing and traveling to the Smokey Mountains as often as he could, with hopes of seeing a bear. He is survived by his wife, Renee Johnson, of Washington; son, Rev. An- drew Johnson, of Prince- ton; twin daughters, Ashley (Phil) Diaz, of Washington, and Brittany (Thom) Ire- land, of Washington; sev- en grandchildren; eight sib- lings, Raymond (Martha) Johnson, Willard (Connie) Johnson, Richard (Marilyn) Johnson and Marie ( John) Baker, all of Bedford, Frank (Mary) Johnson, of Prince- ton, Mary ( Wayne) Allman, of Seymour, Betty (Tommy) Dion of Santa Fe, Texas, and Edith Kemper, of Massa- chusetts; father-in-law and mother-in-law, John P. and Gerri Jones, of Bedford. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2018, at the New Life Church of the Nazarene in Princeton, with Rev. Andrew Johnson officiating. There was a graveside service at 2:30 p.m. CST on Monday at the Greenhill Cemetery in Bedford. Visitation was from 3- 7 p.m. on Sunday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wash- ington Church of the Naz- arene, P.O. Box 751, Wash- ington, IN 47501. The Colvin Funeral Home in Princeton handled the arrangements. You may leave condolences or light a candle in memory of George at www.colvinfu- neralhome.com. FREIDA F. SMITH Freida F. Smith, 93, of Princeton passed away Mon- day, December 24, 2018, at Amber Manor Assisted Liv- ing in Petersburg. She was born October 7, 1925, in Princeton, to Roy and Fern (Pellum) Newton. She worked at Potter and Brumfield, then at Faultless Castor in Evansville until re- tirement. She was a member of Hillside United Methodist Church in Princeton, a life member of the VFW Auxil- iary, and a 50 -year member of the Golden Fleece Chap- ter #176 Order of the East- ern Star. She was loved and will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her daughter, Dona ( James) Minnis, of Petersburg; son, Dennis (Kathy) Smith, of Spokane, Wash.; three grandchildren, Wendy (Mark) Goldsmith, Bri- an (Angie) Smith, and Steven (Katie) Smith; five great-grandchildren, Grayson and Michaela Gold- smith, Ethan and Loren Huck, and Crosby Smith; and sister, Marilyn Dear- ing, of Fort Branch. She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands, William R. Smith and Robert Stunkel; three sisters, Ruth Blaize, Jean Newton and Al- ice Gwaltney; brother, Don- ald Newton; granddaugh- ter, Spicy Minnis Huck; and grandson, Todd Minnis. A graveside funeral ser- vice was at 1 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Co- lumbia White Church Cem- etery in Princeton. A special thank you to the staff at Amber Manor Assist- ed Living for the love and care she received in the last two and half years. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a me- morial candle at www.corn- funeralhome.com. HAZEL P. COLLINS Hazel P. Collins, 99, of Ha- zleton, passed away Wednes- day, December 26, 2018, at the Gibson General Hospi- tal SNF in Princeton. She was born July 27, 1919, in Gibson County, to Scott and Bertha (Dunn) Collins. She was a lifelong resi- dent of Gibson County. She retired in 2001 from North Gibson School Corp., where she had worked at Low- ell School, after 23 years. She also worked for the Green Thumb. She joined the Hazleton General Bap- tist Church 1951 and was baptized in the White Riv- er down by the old Town Hall in July of 1951. She lat- er became a member of the Hazleton United Methodist Church. She is survived by seven nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Grace McDaniels and Lula Crecelius; and three broth- ers, Otis, Doris and David Collins. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan- uary 2, 2019, at Hazleton United Methodist Church, with Pastor Sam Polito and Evelyn Owens officiating. Burial will follow in David- son Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time on Wednesday at the church. Colvin Funeral Home in Princeton has been entrust- ed with arrangements. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a me- morial candle in memory of Hazel at www.colvinfuneral- home.com. CARL EDWARD PROCTOR Carl Edward Proctor, 82, of Petersburg, passed away on December 25, 2018. He was born on July 11, 1936, to Thomas and Lo- la Mae Proctor in Hender- son, Ky. He was known as a jokester and loved to make everyone laugh. He was a PFC in the Marine Corps before working as a coal miner. He enjoyed fishing, tinkering with cars and watching NASCAR. He was a family man and loved his grandkids very much. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Sharon Proc- tor; his daughters, Mari Goble and Patricia (Steve) Schmitt; four grandchil- dren; one step-grandson; and his siblings, Ruby ( Jim) Nemier and Kenneth (Linda) Proctor. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Robert Lee Proctor; and his sister-in-law, Lou Proctor. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until service time at noon on Saturday, Decem- ber 29, 2018, at Newburgh New Life Church. An en- tombment followed at Sun- set Memorial Park with mil- itary rites. In lieu of flow- ers, donations may be made to New Life Church in New- burgh. OBITUARY DEADLINE 5 p.m. Every Monday Continued on page 5 JACK MILEY HUNT Jack Miley Hunt, 88, passed away December 28, 2018, at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg. He was born November 5, 1930, in Gibson County to Purley and Opal Hunt. He graduated from Mt Olympus High School. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He owned and operated Hunt Well Ser- vice until his retirement. He married his wife, Jane Car- olyn (Harvey) Hunt, on De- cember 14, 1951. He is survived by his son, Larry (Candy) Hunt, of Ha- zelton; daughters, Nancy Sapp, of Milton, Fla., Peggy (Allan) Brenton-Goepfrich, of Jasper, Phyllis (Kevin) Ar- nold, of Winslow, and Mel- anie (Amy) Hunt, of Evans- ville; grandchildren, Clint, Brian and Katelyn Mickow, Jeff and Beth Brenton, Demi Arnold Schmitt, Joshua and Jordan Hunt, Jana Freder- ick, Julie Robling, and Isa- iah, Hunter, Josiah, Rose, Jax and Dallas Thaxton; and 11 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Jane Carolyn (Har- vey) Hunt; parents; broth- ers, Arthur, Glenn, Roscoe, Clarence and Donald; sis- ters, Edith Cusick, Dorothy Utley, Elizabeth Elliott and Mary Phillips. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at Harris Fu- neral Home in Petersburg and a private graveside ser- vice will take place at Union Community Cemetery. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Union Commu- nity Cemetery, 4805 N. 550 E., Francisco, IN 47649. The family would also like to give a special thanks to Am- ber Manor Care Center and Asera Care Hospice. Harris Funeral Home is entrusted with care. SHERRY L. GREEN Sherry L. Green, 57, of Oakland City, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born August 22, 1961, in Princeton, to Ronald L. and Darlene M. (Holder) Doerner. She married Ronald "Ron" Green on August 14, 1992, in Kentucky, and they were blessed with 26 years togeth- er. She was a homemaker and took loving care of her fam- ily. She was extremely ac- tive at Somerville Wesleyan Church, where she also vol- unteered her time with their school. At church, she loved singing together with her family by her side and en- joyed drawing pictures for Bible School. She was very fond of art and had a good steady drawing hand. She is survived by her par-