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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Januar y 16, 2019 C-7 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 OBITUARY DEADLINE 5 p.m. Every Monday net edition PressDispatch.net/Subscribe It's the paper. Just digital. e family of Mae Carolyn Boger would like to express our sincere apprecia- tion to all of those who sent cards, calls, food, caring words, hugs, and com- forting smiles to all of us following Carolyn's passing. Mom enjoyed a good, long life and, at 89 years old, was ready to go Home when she was called. ank you to Golden Living Center for giving Mom such wonderful, compas- sionate care over the last five years. I know Mom could be a handful at times; however, I truly believe she was fighting the Alzheimers and not you. ank you to Ascera Hospice — Mom didn't get to know you very well, but I'm sure she appreciated your care as much as we did. ank you to Harris Funeral home for providing the comfort, guidance and support that we've all come to trust and appreciate. ank you to Rev. Leon Pomeroy for the beautiful service and to Ronnie Ficklin for "stepping up" and playing the piano when we had a minor technical difficulty. Many thanks to the First United Methodist women (and men), who provided us with a lovely dinner - even though I'm sure they had better things to do the day after Christmas. ank you to all who donated to Walnut Hills Cemetery and to the First United Methodist Church - I don't have a list of all who donated, so please accept this as a sincere appreciation of your gift. And especially, thank you to ALL our friends and family - there is a lot of good in these small communities, people who give of themselves from the heart, and I truly believe you can't get it any better than that. Marta, Andy, Jason, Lisa, Kelsea, Kyle, Shanna, Dylan, Brittany, Kylee Jo, Quintin, Tylor and Caleb Sisters, Charlotte & Bill Robinson, and Betty & Wyatt Rauch, and families Mae Carolyn Boger PEACE of MIND Let our 130 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana www.SchumMonuments.com 812-937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 812-789-2009 DANIEL EDWIN MCDONALD, JR. Daniel Edwin McDonald, Jr., 84, of Winslow, passed away January 8, 2019, at Am- ber Manor in Petersburg. Junior McDonald, as ev- eryone knew him, lived in Winslow all of his life. He graduated from Winslow High School in 1952. He married Cora Irene McDon- ald on February 28, 1953. She preceded him in death on April 9, 2015. They spent 62 years building a wonder- ful life together. He cared for his wife faithfully through a nine-year battle with Alzhei- mer's. He was a member of the Winslow Church of the Naz- arene, where he served on the board, built the fellow- ship hall, generally took care of maintenance, drove the van to pick up children for Sunday school and ma- ny other roles too numerous to mention. He loved children and they loved him. He was also instrumental in many com- munity projects. He lead the construction project of the Winslow little league fields, and personally built and worked to construct the first two fields. He coached little league for many years. His "Giants" were always well trained in fundamentals and tough to beat. He was al- so recognized for his leader- ship role in the revitalization of the Winslow Eskimo gym- nasium into a community center. He spent long hours working to help restore the building and save it from demolition. There were ma- ny other projects too numer- ous to mention in which he lead and participated. He worked at Whirlpool corporation for 42 years and retired in 1995. He al- so ran his own appliance re- pair business, Mac's Appli- ance, in his spare time after work and after retirement. It was known by everyone that he could fix anything. His love for people and com- passion for those who were struggling was often shown through free repairs and low charges for labor. His repu- tation as a kind and loving man was known by all who knew him. He was first and foremost a family man. He loved his wife and kids. He worked hard to provide a great life for them. He was a great example of character. He taught his sons responsi- bility, a strong work eth- ic and how to be men. His greatest love was his grand- kids and great-grandkids. His face would glow talking about how proud he was of all of them. He was to all of his family the most won- derful man ever to live. He loved the Lord with all of his heart and gave selfless- ly to everyone he met. His last years were hard physi- cally, but his loving attitude never changed. He was faith- ful. He has rejoined his wife, Irene, in heaven and is re- joicing with her until all of his family joins him. He will be greatly missed by all who LESTER L. WILLIS, SR. Lester L. Willis, Sr., 75, of Princeton, entered rest on Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019, at his home. He was born on Oct. 19, 1943, in Pike County, to Thomas Benjamin and Mary Vivian (Morton) Willis. He is survived by his sons, Lester Willis, Jr., of Prince- ton, A zel (Angie) Willis, Sr., of Somerville, Jeffrey (Su- san) Willis, of Mackey, and Tommy (Noramae) Willis, of Princeton; 17 grandchil- dren, Brian Willis, A.J. Wil- lis, Josh Willis, Zach Willis, Savannah Willis, Alexa Wil- lis, Trevor Willis, Izabella Willis, Jesse Willis, D.J. Wil- lis, Eli Willis, Hattie Willis, Justin Drew, Eric Drew, Lacy Drew, and Brody and Kota Willis; five great-grandchil- dren; and a brother, George Norrington, of Otwell. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Earl Norrington and Benny Ray Willis; two sisters, Joan Hale and Dorothy Willis; and his wife, Roberta Wil- lis, on Dec. 2, 2016. Service was at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Jonathan Scott officiating. Burial took place in Fairview Cemetery. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until services on Thursday at the chapel. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. knew him. Survivors are sons, Dan- iel E. (Cyndi) McDonald IV, of Lakeland, Fla., Rob- ert L. (Karen) McDonald, of Evansville, and Grego- ry A. (Charlene) McDon- ald, of Veedersburg, Ind; nine grandchildren, Josh- ua James (Kelli) McDon- ald, of Winslow, Robert Shane (Bridget) McDon- ald, of Evansville, Daniel "Dee" Edwin (Amanda) Mc- Donald V, of Lakeland, Fla., Capt. Kyle Richard ( Jessi- ca) McDonald, of Spokane, Wash., Katherine Danae ( Ja- cob) Harrell, of Greenwood, Kristen LeAnn McDonald, of Veedersburg, Benjamin Charles ( Jennifer) McDon- ald, of Evansville, Kelsey Re- nee (Chase) Pool, of Veed- ersburg, and Karter Charles McDonald, of Veedersburg; six great-grandchildren, Daniel (Ell) Edwin McDon- ald VI, Carson Charles Mc- Donald, Gauge Andrew Pool, Silas Alan Pool, Sadie Sueann McDonald, Maelee Myle McDonald, Oliver James McDonald, Emmet Loren McDonald, Cather- ine Sue McDonald, Esther Kate Harrell, Boone Shi- loh McDonald, Theodore Pfeiffer McDonald and Isa- iah DeWayne Pool; one brother, James McDonald; and two sisters, Karla Pettit and Kaye Kirk. He was preceded in death by one sister, Karen Over- myer; a grandson, Kaleb Alan McDonald; and two great-grandchildren, Wil- la McDonald and River Mc- Donald. Services were at 10 a.m. CST Saturday, Jan.12, 2019, at Oakland City Church of The Nazarene. Burial took place in Williams Cemetery. Visitation was from 5 -8 p.m. CST on Friday at the church. Family entrusted Lamb-Basham Memorial for their personal services. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbaham.com. BEVERLY ANN BECKES Beverly Ann Beckes, 82, of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018, in Cincinnati. She was born May 11, 1936, in Ft. Branch, to the late Albert and Alma (Fort- ner) Singleton. She had lived in Cincinna- ti since 2012, coming from Bloomington. She was for- merly of Princeton, and also lived awhile in Florida. A fter graduation, she attended In- diana Business College. She was formerly the director of Gibson County Council On Aging, owned and operated the Merle Norman store in Washington, and was a teach- er's aide in the Washington School System. She is survived by her hus- band, Joe Beckes, of Sulli- van, Ind.; two sons, Hap Er- ic (Doreen) Beckes, of Sulli- van, and Dr. Kirt Aron (Dr. Angie Beckes, M.D.) Beck- es, M.D., of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren; one sister, Sharon Neufelder, of Prince- ton; and one brother, Joe Sin- gleton, of Petersburg. A memorial service was at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Colvin Funeral Home in Princeton, officiated by Rev. Curtis Bond. Burial followed in Walnut Hill Ceme- tery in Ft. Branch. Visitation was from noon until service time on Saturday at the Col- vin Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gibson County Senior Center. You may leave a message of sym- pathy or light a memorial can- dle in memory of Beverly at www.colvinfuneralhome.com. MARK O. HENSON Mark O. Henson, 61, of Dale, passed away at 1:04 a.m. on Wednesday, Janu- ary 9, 2019, at home. He was born in Hunting- burg on May 13, 1957, to Marvin and Delores (Gar- land) Henson. He married Mary Alice Heeke on Sep- tember 22, 1984, in Jasper. He worked in human re- sources at Farbest Foods in Jasper for 15 years. He had a love for drawing and ani- mals. He is survived by his wife, Mary Henson, of Dale; step- mother, Margaret Henson, of Otwell; one sister, Cathy (Noble) Dearing, of Otwell; one brother, Alan (Deloris) Henson, of Otwell; one step- brother, Bryan Quacken- bush, of Otwell; and nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents. Services were at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 11, 2019, at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper. Burial followed in Otwell Cemetery. Visitation was from 9 a.m. until service time at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lange- Fuhs Cancer Center. Online condolences may be made at www.becher- kluesner.com. CLIFFORD FREDERICK "FRED" GR AY Clifford Frederick "Fred" Gray, 77, of Petersburg, passed away at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. He was born on Septem- ber 18, 1941, to Clifford and Alice Gray in Indianapo- lis. He retired from Indi- ana Desk in Jasper. He was a proud 50 -year member of the Petersburg Moose Lodge. He is survived by his daughters, Rebecca Gray and Angela Parsons, both of Petersburg; grandchil- dren, Tim (Amanda) Par- sons and Cliff (Amy) Par- sons; great-grandchildren, Grayson, Rowan and one on the way. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Nash) Gray, who passed November 20, 2005; his par- ents; a brother; and a sister. Services were Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at 10 a.m. EST at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg, with Pastor John Manges officiating. Burial followed at Arnold Cemetery in Petersburg. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. EST Sunday and from 8 a.m. to service time on Mon- day morning at the funeral home. Harris Funeral Home is entrusted with care. JAMES LLOYD HAZELTON James Lloyd Hazelton, 73, died suddenly on December 7, 2018. He was born March 2, 1945, at home in Jefferson Township, Pike County, to Baxter Delbar Hazelton and Thelma Olive ( Jerrell) Ha- zelton. He was raised on the family farm. He graduated as valedictorian from Ot- well School in 1963, having attended the same school since first grade. In 1967, he earned his bachelor's in math, with a minor in phys- ics, from Oakland City Col- lege. He then attended In- diana State University and earned a master's in phys- ics in 1969. A fter gradu- ating from Indiana State, he enrolled in a Ph.D. pro- gram in physics at Okla- homa State University. His studies were cut short when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1970. He attended basic train- ing at Fort Knox, Ky. He was then assigned into a Sci- ence and Engineering group at Fort Huachuca in Sier- ra Vista, Ariz. A fter mov- ing to White Sands Missile Range to work on laser re- search, he met Trica Lor- raine Willey at a Delta Zeta Party in Las Cruces. They were married on December 21, 1971, at First Presbyte- rian Church in Las Cruces, N.M. A fter separation from the U.S. Army, he worked as an operations research an- alyst for the U.S. Army at White Sands Missile Range from 1972 until his retire- ment in 2008. He was a proud computer geek, who also enjoyed col- lecting stamps, coins, mov- ies and television shows. He was also an avid genealogist, who specialized in DNA re- search on his family and oth- ers. He belonged to a local MacIntosh user's group and the Dona Ana County Ge- nealogical Society, as well as meeting monthly with a group of retired TR AC civ- il servants for lunch at Vil- lage Inn. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Trica Lorraine ( Willey) Hazelton; daugh- ters, Morgan L.W. ( James Brookes) Hazelton, Taryn W. ( Jacob) Garcia, and Car- rie J. (Deren Smith) Ha- zelton; three grandsons, Jaxon Brookes, Raven Gar- cia and Rowan Smith; broth- er, Donald (Hilda) Hazelton; and a sister, Dora Tretter. A reception will be at a lat- er date. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that dona- tions be made to the Ameri- can Heart Association. BR ADLEY PAUL WILHITE Bradley Paul Wilhite, 42, passed away on December 20, 2018, in Indianapolis, Ind. He was born on Febru- ary 9, 1976, in Vincennes, to Paul and Mary (Gaines) Wilhite. He graduated from Pike Central High School in 1994 and attended Ball State University in Mun- cie. He graduated from Ball State in 1998. He is survived by his par- ents, Paul and Mary Wil- hite; his sister, Jamie Lynn Chapman; niece, Taelyn Chapman; several aunts, uncles and cousins; and his beloved Italian Grey- hounds. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Rich- ard and Bernice Wilhite, and L.M. and Neoma Gaines. Graveside services were Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. EST at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Camp- belltown. Harris Funer- al Home is entrusted with care. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that do- nations be made to PAWS of Petersburg, 4224 N. Me- ridian Rd., Petersburg, IN 47567. Life Milestones made free CALL: 812-354-8500 Put a free photo with write up on Weddings, Anniversaries & Engagements.