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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, July 31, 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 Down on the Farm by Hans Schmitz, Purdue Extension Posey County Ask SHIP Flash droughts: Not DC superheroes OBITUARY DEADLINE 5 p.m. Every Monday 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 From the family of Norma J. Meadors: Perhaps you sent a lovely card or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps you sent a floral piece; if so, we saw it there. Perhaps you spoke the kindest words that any friend could say. Perhaps you were not there at all but thought of us that day. Whatever you did to console our hearts, we thank you so much, whatever the part. A special heartfelt thanks to the members of the Otwell United Methodist Church, the staff of Northwood Good Samaritan Community, the staff of Lange Fuhs Cancer Center and the staff of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. Funeral Arrangements Specializing in Now Available Fresh Floral 9am-5pm Monday thru Saturday OPEN Arrangements • Music & Keepsake Boxes • Angels • Afghans Floral Designers Sandra Tichenor & Jane Reed Angie Carter, Designer & Owner 816 E. Main St., Petersburg 812-789-3046 also available • Lanterns • Chimes • Fall Wreaths • Saddles • Vases & Baskets Thank you! e family of Norman E. Dillon would like to thank everyone for the kind words and sympathy during this difficult time. We would also like to thank Paster Jeff Pinney, Harris Funeral Home and to all those who provided food for the family and sent flowers. We also appreciated everyone who donated to the 4-H on behalf of Norman. Phyllis, Norman Lee, Carrie Jean and Logan Beau LOUIS "GORDON" DREW Louis "Gordon" Drew, 80, of Petersburg, entered rest on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. He was born June 7, 1939, to Edward and Flora Drew. He was a union construc- tion worker for many years. He was also a member of the Gospel Center Church. He is survived by his wife, Patty; their children, Gor- don "Ray" Drew and Don- na (Darrell) Cox; son-in- law, Terry Loveless, of Pe- tersburg; grandchildren, Josh A. (Christina) Coo- per, of Evansville, Jeremy Drew, Cliffton Gish, D.J. Cox, Shandi Loveless, Jay- ton Cox, Teaghan Drew, Kiersten Gish, Julian Gish and Kiana Poselwait, all of Petersburg, T.J. Loveless, of Stendal, Kendra Sutt and Koda Sutt, of Otwell, and Kaydence Sutt and Shaunta ( Jason) Dick, of Tennes- see; and great-grandchil- dren, Addison Cox and Em- ma Loveless, both of Peters- burg, Tobias Carlisle-Love- less, Stendal, Aiden Cooper, Katelynn Cooper, Madelyn Cooper, Kylie Jarvis, Shane Jarvis and Jaycie Jarvis, all of Evansville. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Robert and Dale Drew; a sis- ter, Seatto Willis; a daugh- ter, Lisa (Drew) Loveless; and a great-granddaughter, Arabella Gish. A Celebration of Life will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Au- gust 3, 2019, at Bible Baptist Church in Iva. JOSHUA JOHN NOLAN Joshua John Nolan, 39, of Winslow, passed away at 11:29 p.m. Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Elberfeld. He was born October 16, 1979, in Vincennes. He worked construction for a mining company and enjoyed cooking, camping and 4-wheeler riding. He is survived by his fa- ther and stepmother, Keith and Valerie Nolan, of Otwell; one daughter, Sydney Nolan, of Petersburg; a brother, Bil- ly (Mindy) Nolan, of Peters- burg; and grandmother, Norma Dunn, of Otwell. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. EDT, Thurs- day, August 1, 2019, at Wal- nut Grove Cemetery in Vel- pen, with Pastor Denny Wis- caver officiating. Nass and Son Funer- al Home has been entrust- ed with the arrangements. Condolences may be shared online at: www.nassandson. com. service. Private burial will be with close family present. He said, "Remember me as I was alive, not as I am now." He will be remembered al- ways and forever with love. Instead of flowers, dona- tions can be made to the Alz- heimer's Association or Can- cer Research. Colvin Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements and is hon- ored to assist Kevin's fami- ly. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a candle in memory of Kevin at www. colvinfuneralhome.com. MILDRED L. HARVEY Mildred L. Harvey, 88, of Hazleton, passed away Fri- day, July 26, 2019 at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. She was born April 1, 1931, in Petersburg. She retired from Siemens, formerly Potter and Brum- field. She enjoyed crochet- ing and knitting, working word search puzzles and sitting outside in her swing. She is survived by five children, David (Norma) Harvey, of Oakland City, Rick (Cathy) Harvey, of Princeton, Pam Harvey, of Princeton, Dannie (Konni) Harvey, of Decker, and Bon- nie ( Jeff ) Splittorff, of Ha- zleton; 17 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and three brothers, Dean Church, of Otwell, Dan- ny Church, of Arizona, and Morris Church, of Florida. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Church; mother, Colna Fay Ficklin; husband, Earl F. "Jack" Harvey; brothers and sisters, Carlos, Dude, Glenn, Leon and Lena Mae Church, and Margie Abel. A funeral service was at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Colvin Funer- al Home in Princeton, with Pastor Denny Wiscaver offi- ciating. Burial will follow at Hazleton Community Cem- etery. Visitation was from 11 a.m. until service time on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hazleton White River Township Fire Dept. You may leave a mes- sage of sympathy or light a candle in memory of Mil- dred at www.colvinfuneral- home.com. Colvin Funeral Home was honored to serve the Harvey family. KEVIN DEAN MEIER Kevin Dean Meier, 60, of Patoka, went to be with the Lord on July 21, 2019. He was born June 4, 1959, in Princeton, to Richard E. and M. Janice (Hunt) Meier. He was a good carpen- ter who was taught by his Grandpa Hunt. He was very particular about his work and did beautiful finish work. He is survived by his mother, Janice (Hunt) Mei- er; brothers, Jeff (Carol), Brett (Sharon) and Clint Meier; his son, Matthew Meier; nieces and neph- ews; three great-nieces; one great-nephew; aunts, Barbara Schlottman, Jea- nette Warren, Wanda Arm- strong, Julia ( Jay) David- son and Marjorie Dyson; uncles, Robert ( Virginia) Meier, Tom (Beverly) Mei- er and Bob McDonald; and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard E. Meier; grandparents, Ar- thur and Pauline (Hoover) Hunt, and Floyd and Eva (Alsmon) Meier; aunts, Jane (Hunt) McDowell, Milly (Meier) Braun and Frances (Meier) Landrus; uncles, Jack Schlottman, Landon Warren, Richard Braun, Jerry Dyson and Jerry Arm- strong; two cousins; and al- so a step-grandmother, Cleo Meier. He requested to be cre- mated, with no showing or This year has not been a dry year, which makes our plants more prone to temporary periods of dryness. Tradi- tional droughts take weeks to appear, usually months, and dissipate slowly as well. Flash droughts, meanwhile, can appear in a week under the right conditions, namely very high tempera- tures with lower humidity. When plants are rooted shallow and late in growth stage, those conditions can cause plant stress quickly. Droughts have been recognized for centuries as hazardous phenomenon. The cause of the war in Syria in re- cent times has roots in water scarcity. Meanwhile, flash droughts are a rela- tively new event in name. The Glossa- ry of Meteorology's Second Edition, published in 2000, makes no mention of flash droughts. The closest term de- fined is "dry spell." As organizations monitoring drought conditions have evolved, the focus has become more on local ground conditions and less on contoured maps of precipitation da- ta. Agricultural droughts, as defined by the United States Drought Monitor, are considered more short-lived than the hydrologic droughts that affect municipal water supplies and river barge traffic. All flash droughts are agricultural droughts, but not all agricultural droughts are flash droughts. In the past week, portions of northern Indiana have been marked as abnormally dry. Further de- terioration is expected. Luckily or un- luckily, southern Indiana has seen more rain in the recent past than our northern neighbors. However, we are still prone to dry spells that may set in rather quickly, particularly in August. If rains continue, we may see a good harvest and lush lawns into the fall. If not, irrigation rigs will begin running, and homeowners will want to start wa- tering lawns at the rate of one inch every four to seven days. Daily water- ing promotes shallow root development and should be avoided un- less necessary. The prop- er time to water plants is as early in the morning as possible, when the sun will dry plant leaves quickly to avoid disease spread. A flash drought has symptoms that are rel- atively easy to observe. Corn rolls leaves, mak- ing it look somewhat like a pineapple's leaves. Soybeans stop growing and close up their trifoliolate to prevent wa- ter loss. That effect makes a field look whitish green rather than a true green. Potted plants look wilted. Cool season lawns turn brown. Warm season lawns stay greener but stop vigorous growth. Keep an eye out and act accordingly if August turns dry. For more informa- tion, contact Hans at hschmitz@pur- due.edu or 812-838 -1331. Q: My friend said she lost her Extra Help last Fall, and I didn't realize this was going to happen. I have Extra Help too. What do I need to do to make sure I keep it? A: Every summer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic- es (CMS), re-evaluates LIS/Extra Help recipients to see if they will still qualify in the future. You will be notified by mail this Fall to tell you if you continue to qualify. Be sure to watch your mail to see if you need to take further action to keep your LIS/Extra Help. In July each year Medicaid agen- cies and the Social Security Admin- istration (SSA) send information to CMS about Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible for any type of Med- icaid program or Supplemental Secu- rity Income (SSI) so they can be au- tomatically renewed for Extra Help. A beneficiary with Medicaid or SSI as of July 2019 is "re-deemed" eligible for LIS/Extra Help for all of 2019 and 2020, with no further action neces- sary. Beneficiaries who begin receiv- ing Medicaid or SSI any month be- tween August and December will be deemed eligible for LIS/Extra Help through December of the next year and will not need to do anything to re- ceive LIS/Extra Help. These Medicaid and SSI recipients will receive a pur- ple letter telling them they are eligi- ble for LIS/Extra Help until the end of the next year. Beneficiaries with LIS/Extra Help because they received Medic- aid or SSI but who will no longer re- ceive Medicaid or SSI, will not be re- deemed eligible for LIS/Extra Help automatically. In September, CMS will send them a letter printed on grey-colored paper explaining that they will lose their deemed eligibil- ity for LIS/Extra Help as of the end of December. The mailing will also include an SSA application for LIS/Extra Help along with a postage-paid return envelope to apply. You must take action if you would like to continue to receive your Extra Help benefits in this situation. If a beneficiary will have a change in their subsidy level, CMS will mail a letter on orange-colored paper explain- ing the change in copayment levels for Extra Help (LIS) starting January 1. If the data transmitted by the state Medicaid agency reveals that the LIS/ Extra Help subsidy level will change, CMS will generate a letter (Pub No. 11199) in the fall (late September/ear- ly October) printed on orange-colored paper explaining the change in copay- ment levels for LIS/Extra Help start- ing on January 1. If you have any questions about Ex- tra Help (LIS) or any other questions related to Medicare, contact SHIP at 1-800 -452-4800, 1-866 -846 -0139 TDD or online at www.medicare.in.gov. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Nancy J. O'Dell Trustee Joint Revo- cable Trust DTD 7/25/1996 and Earl B. O'Dell Trustee Joint Revocable Trust DTD 7/25/1996 convey to Earl B. O'Dell and Nancy J. O'Dell, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Earl B. O'Dell and Nancy J. O'Dell con- vey to Robin E. Kavanaugh, Wendy Mi- chelle VanSickle and Theresa L. Wright, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Hoosier Hills Credit Union conveys to Gonzalo Morales, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Rex A. Satterfield and Tressa Satter- field convey to Jeffrie D. Fiscus and Da- na J. Fiscus, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Rickey L. Shoultz and Vicki J. Shoul- tz convey to Rickey L. Shoultz Life Es- tate, Clinton R. Shoultz and Valarie J. Williams, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Heather Faith Personal Rep. and Rod- ney Dale Whitehead Estate convey to John M. Harris and Cynthia A. Harris, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Steven A. Scraper conveys to John A. Punturi, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Wilson Properties and Development, Inc. conveys to Marlana E. Barber, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Mark A. McClure and Kerry Wayne McClure convey to Linda M. Hunter, re- al estate as recorded in Pike County. Warren Gibbons conveys to John R. Furman, Jr. , real estate as recorded in Pike County. The Church Alive, Inc. and Joseph Mark Davis, President, convey to Irene Ann Fuhrman, real estate as recorded in Pike County.