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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, May 1, 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 BEVERLY JOYCE LUKER Beverly Joyce Luker, 87, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:19 a.m., Sunday, April 21, 2019, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born Decem- ber 21, 1931, in Stendal, to Roy and Clara (Reller) Kat- ter; and married Robert Lee Luker on August 26, 1950, in Stendal. She worked as a store manager; and was a mem- ber of St. Peter's Luther- an Church in Stendal and St. Peter's Lutheran Wom- en of the Church. She en- joyed sewing, quilting and attending her grandchil- dren's sporting events. She is survived by four children, Gail ( John) Gar- ner, of Greencastle, Debi (Phil) Ohanian, of Hunting- burg, Joyce (David) Boeg- lin, of Terre Haute, and Mike (Michelle) Luker, of New Palestine; one brother, Eldon Katter, of Kutztown, Penn.; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Robert Lee Luker, who passed away on August 24, 2015. Funeral services were at 11 a.m., EDT on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Stendal, with Pastor Ed Wicks offici- ating. Burial followed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. on Friday at Nass & Son Funeral Home in Hunt- ingburg and from 10 a.m. un- til service time on Saturday at the church. Memorial con- tributions may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Condolences may be shared online at: www.nassandson. com. 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 JAMES NEAL CAMDEN, JR. James Neal Camden, Jr., 72, of Winslow, entered rest on Friday April 19, 2019, at Amber Manor in Peters- burg. He was born on Oct. 26, 1946, in Beech Grove, Ind. He had worked as a custo- dian for 10 years at the East Gibson School Corporation. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marjorie "Brooks" Camden; his moth- er, Deana Camden Sutt, of Petersburg; daughters, Tammy Camden, of Oak- land City, Sarah Camden, of Micanopy, Fla.; son, James Camden, of Winslow; a sis- ter, Lana Pyle, of Coe; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, James Neal Camden, Sr.; brother, Jerry Camden; and sister, Sharon McMullen. A celebration of life will take place at a later date. Family has entrusted Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel for personal assis- tance. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. MARY LAVONNE (DILLON) PRIDE Mary Lavonne (Dillon) Pride, 82, passed away Feb- ruary 20, 2019, in Panama City, Fla. She was born March 27, 1936, in Velpen, to Lloyd E. Dillon and Laura Ruth Dil- lon, and was the oldest of four. Her siblings were Bon- nie, Neil and Glenn. She graduated from Ire- land High School in 1954. She married Royce K. Pride in 1955 and moved to the Evansville area until 2005, after which she and Royce moved to Panama City, where they lived until her death. She was an avid reader and writer, and collected family genealogy. She was a lifelong pianist, and loved many types of music and ballroom dancing. She loved people, especially children, and was naturally generous and well-practiced in her Christian faith throughout her life. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the LLL Sunday School Class in Panama City, Fla. She worked at many churches throughout her life, as well as the Univer- sity of Evansville Religion Department. She was also a rural letter carrier in New- burgh. She had two sons, Mi- chael (Athina) and Timo- thy (Nancy); and one grand- daughter, Katherine Pride. A memorial service will be Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Harris Funer- al Home, 705 East Walnut Street, Petersburg, with Dr. Larry Bruce speaking. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the funer- al home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gideons International Bible Program. MARK ANTHONY "JOE" JULIAN Mark Anthony "Joe" Ju- lian, 65, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indi- anapolis, surrounded by his family. He was born June 30, 1953, to Bob and Bernice Julian. He was a graduate of Winslow High School. He was an avid IU and St. Lou- is Cardinals fan. He played poker every Friday night with the same group of guys for over 40 years. He worked many years in the mining industry, roofing homes and running a mow- ing business. He will be greatly missed by his family. He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Pam; his father, Bob; brothers, Larry (Shei- la) and Mike (Debbie); three sons, Nathan (Ter- ri), Adam (Maria) and Jon- athon (Bethany); one grand- son, Oscar; nieces and neph- ews, Claudia (Gary) Love- less, Melissa ( Jeff ) Bryant, Chad (Charity) Julian and Stephen (Kristy) Julian, and their families; and fam- ily friend, Debi Harvey. He was preceded in death by his mother, Bernice. A celebration of life ser- vice will be at 2 p.m. EDT, Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Jordan Park in Spurgeon. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time on Saturday at the park. In lieu of flowers, dona- tions can be made to Jordan Park, PO Box 624, Spur- geon, IN 47584. CURTIS F. HAT TON Curtis F. Hatton, 54, of Linton, and formerly of Mon- roe City, passed away sur- rounded by family on Thurs- day, April 25, 2019, at India- napolis. He was born on June 29, 1964, in Monroe City, to Frank and Sue-Ellen (Pilz) Hatton. He was a member of the South Knox Class of 1982, Indiana State Class of 1987, Linton Elks # 866, where he was a trustee and Vincennes Moose #281. He was also a member of the Linton-Stock- ton Chamber of Commerce, having served many years on their Freedom Festi- val Task Force and was the recipient of a Citizen of the Year Award. He was vice-president of Citizen's National/Regions Bank in Linton and was an Agent for Burkhart Insurance in Vincennes. He enjoyed be- ing a basketball referee for IHSA A. Family left to cherish Curt's memory include his parents, Frank and Sue-El- len Hatton, of Monroe City; two daughters, Chondra Hatton and Anissa Hatton, both of Indianapolis; one sister, Susan McFarland, of Monroe City; and one niece. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandpar- ents, Helmuth and Vera Maude Pilz; paternal grand- parents, Sheridan and Res- sie Hatton; and brother-in- law, Matt McFarland. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Anderson-Poin- dexter Memory Chapel in Linton, with J.D. Rose offi- ciating. He was laid to rest in Royal Oak Cemetery in Bruceville. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, April 26 and from 9 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. An Elks Me- morial Service was sched- uled for 7 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Linton Elks Lodge # 866 Christmas Basket Program. All arrangements were entrusted to Meng Fami- ly Funeral Home, Ander- son-Poindexter Chapel in Linton. Online condolences may be sent to www.ander- sonpoindexter.com. DONALD J. LUKER Donald J. Luker, 85, of Stendal, passed away at 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at The Waters of Huntingburg. He was born December 8, 1933, to Elmer and Ida (Hagemeyer) Luker. He worked for Holland Dairy, was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Stendal, enjoyed watching I.U. Basketball and Bomb- ers Baseball, and enjoyed being in the outdoors hunt- ing and fishing. He is survived by his nephew and caregivers, Duane and Ann Jones, of Stendal; and by nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; four broth- ers, Austin, Bob, Paul and Kern Luker; and one sister, Karen Jones. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. EDT at St. Pe- ter's Lutheran Cemetery in Stendal, with Pastor Ed Wicks officiating. Nass & Son Funeral Home in Hunt- ingburg has been entrust- ed with the burial arrange- ments. Condolences may be shared online at: www.nas- sandson.com. MARY LOU HEMBREE Mary Lou Hembree, 88, died early evening April 1, 2019, in Arcadia, Fla. She was formerly a resident of Princeton. She is survived by sons, Brian (Pam) Hembree, of Arcadia. Fla., and Rich- ard (Karen)Hembree, of Lavonia, Ga.; sister, Ed- na(George) Utterback, of Manchester, Tenn.; son-in- law, Mike Bruce, of Oak- land City; two granddaugh- ters; five grandsons; six great-granddaughters; and seven great-grandsons. She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Nellie (Clea) Beasley; sis- ters, June Beasley Norrick, Martha Beasley Burns and Nina Beasley Hurt; husband of 47 years, Elbert Hembree; daughter, Jana Bruce; son, Mark Hembree; one grand- daughter; and one grandson. A celebration of life was at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Rick Lance officiating. Inter- ment took place in the Fran- cisco Cemetery. Friends may send mes- sages of comfort to www. lambbasham.com. NICOLE LYNN ROBLING Nicole Lynn Robling, 35, of Huntingburg, passed away at 2:15 p.m., Wednes- day, April 24, 2019, at Me- morial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born June 12, 1983, in Corpus Christi, Tex- as, to Randy L. Robling and Vickie D. Wirthwein. She attended the Hunt- ingburg United Methodist Church. She is survived by her mother and "poppy," Vick- ie D. and Roger Wirthwein, of Huntingburg; her father, Randy L. Robling, of Otwell; two brothers, Kenneth (Alli- son) Ausland, of Michigan, and Tyler Wirthwein, of Evansville; four sisters, De- ven M. (Kerry) Wininger, of French Lick, LaRae (Kevin) Downey, of Loogootee, Ran- dal (David) Robling, of Jas- per, and Casie (Ross) Smith, of Evansville; her grand- mother, Ruth Varney, of Michigan; her grandfather, John Wirthwein, of Hunting- burg; and by aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2019, at the Nass & Son Fu- neral Home in Huntingburg, with burial following at Fair- mount Cemetery in Hunt- ingburg. Visitation was from noon until service time on Sunday at the funeral home. Condolences may be shared online at www.nas- sandson.com. PHYLLIS R AE BECK Phyllis Rae Beck, 89, of Marion, formerly of Oak- land City, went home to be with Jesus on April 23, 2019. She was born on May 22, 1929, in Oakland City, to Is- sac and Hassie Johnson. She lived and raised her family in Oakland City for 86 years. The past three years she lived with her daugh- ter, Kathy, in Marion. She attended the Trinity Unit- ed Methodist Church. She had a passion for her fami- ly, her home, working in the yard and taking care of her flowers. She was married to Wal- ter Beck for 49 years. They had three children, Dennis Beck, Randy (Laura) Beck, of Oakland City, and Kathy (Mark) Sanders, of Mari- on; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents; hus- band, Walter Beck; and son, Dennis Beck. Services were at 1 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2019, at the Lamb-Basham Memo- rial Chapel, with Rev. Mark Sanders officiating. Buri- al followed in Montgomery Cemetery. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until services on Mon- day at the chapel. Memori- al gifts in Phyllis' memory can be sent to Center Chapel Ministry Center, 8743 E. 200 S., Marion, IN 46959. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. SANDR A JANE (FITZGER ALD) ARMES, Sandra Jane (Fitzgerald) Armes, 59, of Patoka, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. She was born on Septem- ber 20, 1959, in Daviess County, Ind., to Kenny Fitz- gerald and Mary (Evans) Fitzgerald. A fter growing up in Da- viess County, she moved to the Patoka area. She mar- ried Jeff Armes on August 18, 1979, and they were blessed with almost 40 years together. She worked as an office manager at Dr. Lawlor's office for 27 years until retirement. She then went on to work as a teach- er's aide at the Intermediate School. She was a member of Hillside United Methodist Church, and a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a Girl Scout Leader and Girl Scout Camp Director. She is survived by her fa- ther, Kenny Fitzgerald; be- loved husband, Jeff Armes, of Patoka; two children, Morgan (Tommy) Gam- mons, of Princeton and Mar- cus Armes, of Patoka; six grandchildren; and a niece. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Fitzgerald; and a grandson. A funeral service was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at Hillside United Method- ist Church in Princeton. In- terment followed at Mt. Gile- ad Cemetery in Washington. A visitation was from 2-7 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2019, at the church. For those who wish, me- morial contributions may be made to the Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana, lo- cated at 5000 East Virginia Street, Suite 2, Evansville, IN 47715. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a candle in memory of Jane at www.colvinfuneral- home.com. Colvin Funeral Home is honored to served the Armes family. MAY 11, 2019 S AT U R D AY Deadline is Monday, May 6 at 5 p.m. MAY 11, 2019 U R D AY Monday, May 6 at 5 p.m. MAY 11, 2019 S AT U R D AY Deadline is Monday, May 6 at 5 p.m. Everyone in Pike County is invited to participate in this county-wide event! Participants will receive a numbered sign and be grouped by area this year. THE DEADLINE IS MONDAY, MAY 6 AT 5 P.M. Call 812-354-8500 to list your sale! Pregnant... or think you are? Call:1-877-257-1084 or Locally Call: 1-812-354-2814 • Free pregnancy testing • Free counseling and info. on pregnancy options. • Confi dential counseling for women & men who are suff ering from post-abortion syndrome. • Residential Care • Health and assistance referrals. • Training and education. • Assistance in getting baby and maternity clothes washpcc@sbcglobal.net www.washingtonpregnancycenter.com REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Gregory P. Charlton and Janet L. Charlton convey to Hollie Jo Brown, real estate as recorded in Pike Coun- ty. Gary D. Jenkins and Shirley E. Jenkins convey to Wilson Properties & Development Inc., real estate as recorded in Pike County. Board of Commissioners conveys to Rich Coan, re- al estate as recorded in Pike County. Sheriff of Pike County and Catherine Aileen Whit- ney aka Catherine A. Whitney convey to US Bank National Association, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Michael A. Houtsch and Judith K. Houtsch convey to State of Indiana, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Trustee of the Irrevocable Trust of Madie B. Gray and Kenneth W. Hagan Trustee convey to Sean P. Ha- gan and Nicole M. North, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Rickie Hatfield and Brenda Hatfield convey to Dayla J. Pride, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Oliver Harrell Shoultz Revocable Trust, Oliver Har- rell Shoultz Trustee and George Orr AIF convey to Raland Shane Daugherty, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Derek S. Catt quitclaims to David K. Catt, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Kevin L. Rehms and Angela Rehms convey to Chris- topher L. Matteson and Lynnette Matteson, real estate as recorded in Pike County.