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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Februar y 26, 2020 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 Down on the Farm 15 years and half a million pounds my dear niece, Carolyn Sue Fears, who passed away five years ago. Carolyn would have celebrated her birthday on February 29 - leap year. Beautiful memories, silently kept - of one that we that we loved and will never forget. Sadly missed by your aunt, Irma June Burch and Family In Loving Memory of The family of Bill Cochren wishes to express our thanks for the kindness, food, flowers, and support bestowed upon us. A special thanks to Amber Manor Staff and Dr. Gary Keepes for the care prior to Dad's passing and to Lamb- Basham Memorial Chapel for taking him the rest of the way to his new home. Our love to all, Wife - Betty Sons - Dave and Tony and Family William (Bill) Cochren 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 IVAN VICTOR MASON, JR. Ivan Victor Mason, Jr., 62, of Evansville, former- ly of Winslow, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. He was born in Washing- ton on October 1, 1957, to the late Ivan Victor Mason, Sr. and Georgia L. (Stuckey) Mason. He graduated from Oak- land City College and the University of Southern In- diana with a Master's in Ed- ucation. He was an educa- tor for 40 years and enjoyed teaching at Winslow Ele- mentary School and Pike Central Middle School. He was a member of New Liber- ty General Baptist Church, where he served as a dea- con. He served as trustee for Spurgeon Cemetery and trustee for Monroe Town- ship in Pike County. He was also a member of the Nation- al Education Association, the Indiana State Teachers Association and the Pike County Teachers Associa- tion. He was also the stat- istician for the Pike Central Chargers Basketball Team for over 30 years. He seldom missed a game. He was one of their greatest fans. He was a lover of music and always had a song. He was an IU basketball fan. He was a well-respected mem- ber of the Pike Co. commu- nity. His greatest joy was spending time with his fam- ily, who loved him dearly. He will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. He is survived by his sis- ters, Shirley (Allan) Crece- lius, of Newburgh, Gloria (Stuart Batterman) Mason, of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Linda Mason-Weitkamp, of Evansville; nieces and neph- ews, Suzette Humphrey, Heath (Patty) Crecelius, Kelli ( Jim) Lutterman, and Joel Mason ( Julie Brock) Batterman; great-nieces and great-nephews, Colton Humphrey, Connor Purdue, Hunter Purdue, Kaleigh Humphrey, Loralee Purdue and Mina Crecelius; and aunts, Marjorie Angerer, of Franklin, Omadeen Stuckey, of Indianapolis, Lois Stuck- ey, of Odon, and Marynelle Greene, of Lincoln, Neb. He was preceded in death by his parents; and nephew, Matthew Paul Young. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. CST/noon EST on Monday, February 24, 2020, at Pike Central High School, with Pastor Gary Pancake officiating. Burial followed at Spurgeon Cemetery in Spurgeon. Visitation was from 2-7 p.m. CST/3-8 p.m. EST on Sunday and from 10 a.m. CST/11 a.m. EST until ser- vice time on Monday at the high school. For those who wish, me- morial contributions may be given to the New Liber- ty General Baptist Church, 608 West River Road, Peters- burg, IN 47567 or Spurgeon Cemetery. You may leave a condo- lence message or light a re- membrance candle in lov- ing memory of Ivan at www. CornColvinFuneralHome. com. Corn-Colvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Mason family. JAMES "MIKE" JONES James "Mike" Jones, 48, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. He was born on June 27, 1971, in Greensburg, to James Howard Jones and Judy (Tatman) Hornbeck. He loved camping, fish- ing, kayaking and working outside. He was a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Petersburg, where he taught Sunday school and worked with the youth. He was al- ways in high spirits and loved life. He was a man de- voted to his church, his fam- ily and the great outdoors. He is survived by his lov- ing wife of 26 years, Nikki (Cox) Jones; children, Alys- sa (Seth) Hollander, Madi- son Jones and Reece Jones; mother, Judy (Ken) Horn- beck; and siblings, Cyn- thia (Tim) Hale and Nancy (Scott) Gay. He was preceded in death by his father, James Jones. A celebration of life was at 6 p.m. EST on Monday, February 24, 2020, at the First Baptist Church in Pe- tersburg, with Pastor Mike Miller officiating. Visitation was from 4:30 p.m. EST until service time at the church. Simple Cre- mation Evansville is entrust- ed with care. NANCY L. THOMAS Nancy L. Thomas, 92, for- merly of Princeton, passed away on February 16, 2020, at Lakewood Home in Pe- tersburg. She was born to the late Eugene and Hazel (Links) Settle on March 16, 1927, in Franklin. She owned and operated the Dairy Queen in Prince- ton with her husband, Wil- bur Thomas, for over 30 years. She attended the United Methodist Church in Princeton. She was a for- mer member of the Eastern Star of Indianapolis. She en- joyed playing cards, motor- cycle riding and cross stitch- ing. She is survived by her three sons, Mark (Eliza- beth) Thomas, of Pendleton, Ky., Randall (Susan) Thom- as, of Petersburg, and Carl (Tami) Thomas, of Princ- eton; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Thom- as; grandchild, Aaron Comp- ton; and three brothers, Wil- liam, Sam and Ray Settle. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2020, at Columbia White Church Cemetery in Prince- ton, with Alan Houchins offi- ciating. In lieu of flowers, do- nations can be made to the American Cancer Society. BARBAR A E. BONER Barbara E. Boner, 79 of Brownstown, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020. She was born in Peters- burg on August 6, 1940, the daughter of the late Prentice and Mable Roberts Brad- field. She married Robert Ste- ven Boner and he survives. She was a member of the Brownstown Church of the Nazarene. She enjoyed cooking, baking, quilting, singing and playing the pi- ano. She is survived by her husband; three children, Brian (Donna) Bonner, Kimberly (Tony) West and Shawn (Angela) Bonner; 11 grandchildren, Katelyn Bon- ner, Kassandra (David) Gal- itsky, Kurt (Courtney) Bon- ner and Kayla Bonner, Haily, Josh and Steven Singleton, Madison, Jacob, Marissa, and Carson Bonner, Tony West II and Samantha ( Ja- cob) West McCarty; three great-grandchildren, Kae- lyn Bonner, Bentley McCa- rty and Sophia McCarty; and two sisters, Martha Breidenbaugh and Vonda Hayes, of Petersburg. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Delbert Car- penter; one son, Delbert Lee Carpenter; two brothers, Landis and Lyndon Brad- field; and four sisters, Jean Ficklin, Ruby Lamar, Mary Lou Snyder and Nancy Wat- kins. Services were at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at the Brownstown Church of the Nazarene. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the church. Ar- rangements were entrusted to the caring staff of Win- klepleck & Brock Funeral Home in Brownstown. EVELYN JOYCE WOODS Evelyn Joyce Woods, 69, of Petersburg, passed away February 22, 2020, in Jasper. She was born on July 31, 1950, to Frank and Lillian (Melvin) Furman in Daviess County. She was a postal worker and retired from the Unit- ed States Postal Service in Vincennes. She was a proud member of the Women of the Moose of Moose Lodge #1740 in Petersburg. Evelyn is survived by her daughters, Christina Rus- sell, of Petersburg, and Ang- ie Edwards, of Washington; grandchildren, Timothy (Al- lie) Ennis, Tyler (Elizabeth) Garland, Wesley Edwards and Ashlyn Edwards; and great-grandchildren, Bryn- lee Garland and Clara Gar- land Solano. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leo "Wes- ley" Woods; and her parents. Services will be at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. Burial will follow the funeral ser- vice at Arnold Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4- 8 p.m. EST on Wednesday at the funeral home, with a service in honor of Eve- lyn at 7 p.m., performed by The Women of the Moose. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Vincent Foundation, 8402 Harcourt Rd., Suite 210, Indianapo- lis, IN 46260. Harris Funer- al Home is entrusted with her care. By Hans Schmitz Purdue Extension Educator hschmitz@purdue.edu The local food pantries had a problem. Non-perish- able goods were flowing in- to pantries at manageable rates, providing some nu- trition for families in need. Fresh goods, meanwhile, and semi-perishables had issues. Cold storage capac- ity is limited, and poten- tial spoilage requires rou- tine checks for food safe- ty. Canned vegetables and fruits could be stored dry at a pantry, but the meals ac- crued literally lacked the meat and potatoes to round out the plate. In 2005, St. Peter's United Church of Christ had a food pantry and was expanding with a new facility soon to be known as God's Storehouse. The facility organizers in- cluded Posey County farm- ers who realized the meat problem. Upon further re- search, Jim Droege, Albert Schmitz, Carl Schmitz, and Marvin Redman realized all the Posey County pantries seemed have similar lack of capacity to store and lack of total donations of meat. Real- izing the issue, they set forth to address the problem, acre by acre, forming the core of Partners In Food. First, a clearinghouse needed to be established for donations. Since the four farmers were all members of Zion Lippe United Church of Christ, they approached church leadership, who were willing to handle donations and costs, communicating regularly with Partner in Food leadership. The group then approached other farm- ers for donations of money equivalent to one acre of production minus sponsor- ships, allowing the donation to be used to purchase meat. Sponsorships are donations from the community, with each $250 of support con- stituting one sponsorship. Some farmers approached the group want- ing to donate hogs and cattle for processing and distribution. Upon ask, Tom Dewig agreed to pro- cess any dona- tions at a dis- counted rate, and Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry have helped offset processing costs. Kenny Dewig has also processed meat for the program. The processed cattle would be placed into individual one- pound ground beef pack- ages and hogs one-pound ground pork. Until pantries could take the meat for dis- tribution, a few chest freez- ers on local farms were repurposed to store meat. The mission of the program is to assist in the food needs of the Posey County food pantries (Mt. Vernon, New Harmony, St. Peters, Salem Heusler) and United Caring Shelters, Inc. In its first year, the Part- ners In Food program pro- cessed 10 swine and two beef (and 60 frozen tur- keys), providing just under 1500 pounds of meat to lo- cal pantries. In 2007, the program expanded to in- clude 2,500 pounds of pota- toes, a product that has been purchased and allocated ev- er since. As word has ex- panded about the project, monetary donations have expanded along with other calls providing unusual do- nations, such as two tons of hot dogs in 2012 or 900 pounds of fresh peaches in 2019. The program current- ly has a community donor option as well for individu- als or businesses who be- lieve in the program but do not actively farm. In 2019, 13 individu- als provided beef for pro- cessing. Twelve provid- ed hogs. Community do- nors included 27 business- es, churches, foundations, or individu- als, many pro- viding multi- ple sponsor- ships. The do- nate-an-acre idea allowed for 59 farms to provide dona- tions from around Posey, Vanderburgh, and Gibson Counties, with the sponsor- ship to farmer ratio being nearly one to one. Count- ing solely meat and potato donations, 35,371 pounds of product was distributed last year, the second big- gest year for distribution in the history of Partners In Food. Since the first year of the program, 2019 marked a milestone. In the sec- ond half of the year, Part- ners In Food surpassed 500,000 pounds of meat and potatoes distributed lo- cally. That's half a million pounds, 250 tons, of meat and potatoes that have been given to local food pantries and distributed to local individuals and fami- lies in need, thanks to the generosity of the commu- nity. Partners In Food con- tinues today with the same four farmers spearheading the donations as those in the beginning. Those farm- ers thank all the partici- pants and donors through- out the years, remain ex- cited about the potential to benefit those in need, and encourage others to help expand the program in the future. For more in- formation on donating food items, contact Marvin Red- man at 812-430 -5005. For other inquiries about Part- ners In Food, contact Jim Droege at 812-449 -5847. STORY Continued from page 4 cautionary tale. If you are victim of a "crime like this," good news: You are not the vic- tim of a crime! But your brain is being kidnapped and held in a dystopian sto- ry cycle from which there is no escape. Unless you stop watch- ing. Lenore Skenazy is pres- ident of Let Grow, founder of Free-Range Kids and au- thor of "Has the World Gone Skenazy?" REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Barbara J. Miley, personal rep., and David L. Miley (deceased) convey to Jamen Keith Frederick and Megan Lynn Frederick, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. David L. Miley Estate and Barbara J. Miley, PR, convey to Barbara J. Mi- ley Life Estate, Bryan Miley and Shelia Miley, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Brenda Willis, Andrea Sharp and Don- na Sheren convey to Phillip Sharp and Andrea Sharp, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corpo- ration conveys to Thomas Daves II, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Michael J. Meadors and Rodney Meadors AIF convey to Tina Marie Weisman and Thomas Paul Weisman, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Melissa Janet Meredith conveys to Tina Marie Weisman and Thomas Paul Weisman, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Heather Michelle Fitt conveys to Ti- na Marie Weisman and Thomas Paul Weisman, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pike County Sheriff, Rosetta M. Ris- ley and Paul E. Sollman convey to the United States of America and United States Department of Agriculture, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Michael E. Branam and Kimberly S. Branam convey to Vicki Edwards, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Robert Earl Curry and Kimberly Bolin AIF convey to Andrew G. Heuring and Phyllis N. Heuring, real estate as record- ed in Pike County. Nancy K. Baer Trustee, Nancy Baer Trust DTD 8/28/2006 and Nancy Baer Revocable Trust convey to Tim P. Baer, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Tim P. Baer conveys to Baer Farms, LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Michael Barrett and Glenda Barrett convey to Clifton Jasper Barrett, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. 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