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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, March 11, 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 NAME Continued from page 5 He retired from Kimball, where he had worked as a truck driver and forklift op- erator for several years. He attended St. Joseph's Catho- lic Church in Jasper, and was a member of American Le- gion Post #147, V.F.W. Post # 673 and the Jasper Moose. He is survived by three daughters, Sharon (Ken) Hurst, Kim (Mark) Zehr and Micki Wolf, all of Jas- per; one son, Steve (Sha- ron) Stenftenagel, of Jas- per; one daughter-in-law, Chella Stenftenagel, of Pe- tersburg; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death are one son, Jeff Stenftena- gel; one sister, JoAnn Prech- tel; and two brothers, Je- rome "Dimp" and Larry Stenftenagel. A Mass of Christian Buri- al for was at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Jasper. Burial will follow at a later date. The V.F.W Post # 673 will conduct mili- tary rights. A visitation was from 9 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church. Me- morial contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Catho- lic Church or to a favorite charity. Online condolenc- es may be made at www.be- cherkluesner.com. way 50, Washington. Burial will follow in Antioch Cem- etery. Visitation will be from 4- 8 p.m. on Thursday at Good- win-Sievers Funeral Home, 524 Broadway, Vincennes, and from 10 a.m. until ser- vice time on Friday at the church. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to Open Arms Christian Home. Goodwin-Sievers Funeral Home is honored to assist the Wilson family with ar- rangements. 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 Mason, Jr. e family of Ivan Mason would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of love, comfort and support shown to our family during the passing of our beloved brother and uncle. ank you to Dr. Suzanne Blake for offering the Pike Central gym for the visitation and funeral services. ank you to the administrators, staff and students for showing your love and respect to Mr. Mason. ank you to the coaches, basketball team and former players that were such an integral part of his life. anks for the support of our family and friends. ank you to Arthur G.B. Church for the use of their fellowship hall. Special thanks to Pastor Gary Pancake, Corn-Colvin Funeral Home, and the New Liberty Church family for their contributions in making this a beautiful celebration of Ivan's life. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 TIMOTHY 4:7 Shirley, Gloria, Linda, Nieces and Nephews let class, she is one of only two girls who have a single first name. There are names like Elisabeth-Susannah and River-Susquehanna and Georgia-Jeanine and Savan- nah-Shay and Molly-Mag- nolia. My daughter wants to know why she has only one first name. She asked wheth- er I was too tired after giv- ing birth to give her a sec- ond first name. My son has had other questions since moving to the wild. Name- ly, why do we have names? More specifically, why do we have names that don't mean anything? He has re- cently decided that he will never get a job and will live in the woods for the rest of his life, training squirrels to forage through the for- est and bring him the nuts and berries they find. He as- sures me that he is not go- ing to be a hobo, that he'll be more of a wood elf. I ask how I'll be able to visit him if he has no home and how I'll be able to reach him if he has no phone. He says he will send a daily squirrel to my house to pick up any messages I have for him, so I have that to look forward to. I was told, however, that I can come and stay with him when his future part- ner gives birth. They will have two children, I am in- formed, a boy and a girl, and their names will be Fox and Hawk, respectively. "I can't wait to meet baby Hawk," I told my 7-year-old. "Careful. She's a raptor," he responded. "She'll claw your eye out." "Wait. I'm confused," I said. "Is your daughter, Hawk, a baby human or a baby bird? " "Human, of course," he said. "But when your name is Hawk, you're going to act like a Hawk." I wonder how much of this is true. In part, the recent name discussions erupted be- cause we were visited by friends who just had a baby. While the baby was growing in his mama's tummy, they referred to him as Grover to their toddler son, hoping that if he thought there was a lovable furry Muppet friend inside, their son would ac- cept his new baby brother. To their own surprise, the name stuck. And that baby, now 6 months old, more or less acts like a floppy, hap- py Muppet. In fact, anytime I have met a Stone or a Wiley, he has been stoic or wild. I guess that with names such as those, it's nice that upon introduction, we can get a glimpse of personality, ver- sus when you meet a Dave and think, "Well, what am I gonna do with that informa- tion? " I told my children I'm ex- cited to meet Rose, Lily, Black-Eyed Susan, Fox and Hawk someday. In turn, they asked me why my name is so boring. Katiedid Langrock is au- thor of the book "Stop Fart- ing in the Pyramids," avail- able at http://www.crea- tors.com/books/stop-fart- ing-in-the-pyramids. WILLIAM "BILL" FR ANK EVANS William "Bill" Frank Ev- ans, 61, of Algiers, passed away March 2, 2020, in Ft. Pierce, Fla. He was born November 23, 1958, in Oakland City, to Frank and Phyllis (Mc- Mahon) Evans. He worked for many years for the Norfolk Southern Railroad. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Huntingburg. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Evans; sons, Josh (Nicole) Scott and Adron (Nicole) Scott; daughters, Whitney (Max) Keller and Maegan (Aron) Bucking- ham; and seven grandchil- dren. Services were at 10 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. Burial followed the service at Mc- Clure Cemetery in Algiers. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. EDT on Monday at the funeral home. Harris Funer- al Home was entrusted with his care. DARELL G. McDOWELL Darell G. McDowell, 73, of Winslow, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at his home. He was born Oct. 26, 1946, in Oakland City, to James R. and Golda (Faries) McDowell. He was a truck driver for 40 years, last working for Tom Nass Trucking. He was a veteran of the U.S. Ma- rines, serving during the Vietnam War. He had lived in Winslow for the past four years, having lived in Evans- ville for several years. He en- joyed fishing, hunting, gar- dening, W WE Wrestling and dirt track racing. Surviving are his wife, Robin; children, Kaylee (Robert) Bronson, Jack- lynn (Christopher) Worley and James McDowell; bonus children, Marie (Steven) Bently, Ashley (Calab) Wal- lace, (Nicole) Joseph Egan and Josh (Sheena) Prud- en; grandchildren, Selena, Hannah, Savannah, Ellen, Joseph, Evan, Amber, Se- renity, Anthony and Gabri- el; siblings, Wayne (Don- na) McDowell, James Mc- Dowell, Sharon McDowell and Joann ( John) Mason; fa- ther-in-law, George Gootee; brother-in-law, Mike ( Jaye) Gootee; sister-in-law, Les- lie Gootee; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and moth- er-in-law, Virgina (Ginger) Gootee. There will be a Celebra- tion of Life service at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2020, at the New life Church, 4188 Wyntree Dr., Newburgh, with Pastor Jonathan Scott officiating. The Corn-Colvin Funer- al Home in Oakland City is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to help veterans who have been affected by agent or- ange. This may be done on- line at V VA.org or mailed to: Vietnam Veterans for Ameri- ca, 8719 Colesville Rd., Suite 100, Silver Springs, MD 20910. Condolences may be ex- pressed or you may light a candle in memory of Darell online at www.corncolvinfu- neralhome.com. ROBERT D. FISCUS Robert "Bob" D. Fiscus, 91, of Oakland City, entered eternal rest on March 8, 2020, after a lengthy battle with esophageal cancer. He was born June 9, 1928, in Greene County, to Fred and Alma Wolfe Fiscus. He retired from Peabody Coal Company in 1988 af- ter 27 years as Chief Elec- trician. He loved his job and was very proud of this ac- complishment. His long re- tirement allowed him and Joanne to spend many hap- py years together. They es- pecially loved long rides in the country. He was an ac- tive member of the Arthur Church of Christ and later the Oakland City Church of Christ, where he had served as song leader and treasur- er, and always reminding ev- eryone how important it is to "rightly divide" the word. He enjoyed hunting, learn- ing with his dad and uncles at a very young age, a tradi- tion he continued with his children and grandchildren. He loved tying knots and thought everyone should know at least the bowline knot. Many a child has prac- ticed this knot at his knee. He and Jo spent their last several weeks together at Amber Manor in Peters- burg. They were known as the "sweethearts," sharing a room with their beds pushed together so they could con- stantly hold hands. He was very proud of his family, telling everyone that he had the best. He is survived by his wife, Joanne Falls Fiscus, whom he married April 30, 1949; a brother, George Fiscus, of Winslow; a sister, Ni- na Chapman, of Charlotte, N.C.; his children, Rob- in (Robert) Davis, David (Debbie) Fiscus, Brian Fis- cus, Kimberly Fiscus Cates and Brad Fiscus; 12 grand- children; 14 great-grandchil- dren; and one great-great- grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister and her husband Freda and Adri- an Oxby; his brother and his wife, Wilbur and Alethea Fiscus; and in-laws, Robert Chapman and Opal Fiscus. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Mont- gomery Cemetery, with Steve Wright officiating. Family and friends will gath- er at the cemetery to cele- brate Bob's life. Family and friends may send messages of com- fort to www.lambbasham. com. Family has entrust- ed Lamb-Basham Memori- al Chapel for their personal assistance. BRIAN "KEITH" CURTIS Brian "Keith" Curtis, 59, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at his res- idence in Tennyson, sur- rounded by his family. He worked at Industrial Woodcraft for 31 years. He enjoyed fishing, mowing and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Marilyn DeAnn Curtis; son Bri- an K. (Tiffany) Curtis II, of Tennyson; daughter, April L. ( Justin) Vaughn, of Spurgeon; four grand- children; mother, Mary L. Curtis; brothers, Estel, Lynn and Marty (Sherry) Curtis; and sisters, Na- tosha (Tristen) and Pay- shence Curtis. He is preceded in death by his father, John E. Cur- tis, Sr.; grandparents, Archie and Lucille Cur- tis, and Robert and Ruth Wilkinson; his nephew, Travis D. Curtis; and sev- eral uncles and aunts. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Koehler Fu- neral Home in Boonville, with Pastor Kris Brown officiating. Burial will fol- low at Garrison Cemetery in Tennyson. Visitation was from 2- 8 p.m. on Tuesday and will be from 9 a.m. until service time on Wednes- day at the funeral home. Friends may send their condolences to the fami- ly at www.KoehlerFuner- alHome.com. MARY SANDR A BROCK Mary Sandra Brock, 76, of Petersburg, passed away March 2, 2020, at her resi- dence. She was born April 14, 1943, to Bernard and Billie (Stewart) Willis. She is survived by her husband, Jack Brock; sons, Steve (Tami) Brock and James Martin Brock; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Robbie Stone; and sisters, Sherry Stone and Melody Newton. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Gary Willis and Jim Willis. A celebration of life ser- vice will be at 1 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at the Gospel Center Church in Petersburg, with doors opening for the pub- lic at noon. Harris Funeral Home is entrusted with her care. K ATHRYN F. BANKS Kathryn F. Banks, 82, of Mount Carmel, Ill., passed away peacefully on Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on No- vember 21, 1937, in Cre- al Springs, Ill., the daugh- ter of Eugene and Florence (Graves) Wall. She mar- ried Richard E. Banks and he preceded her in death on June 26, 2012. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and loved her family dearly. She was a former member of the Lighthouse Church in Patton, Ill. She loved mu- sic and playing the guitar at church, and writing music. She will be missed by her family and all who knew her. She is survived by her four daughters, Shirley Mel- hiser, of Petersburg, Sandra (Fred) Weaver, of Plainfield, Karen Blake, of Mount Car- mel, Ill., and Vonda ( Joseph) Friedt, of Patoka; five grand- children; six great-grand- children; brother, Lavern (Brenda) Wall, of Friends- ville; and many loved niec- es and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; par- ents; grandson, Israel Bur- ton; and brothers, George, Cletes and Otis Wall. Funeral services were at noon on Monday, March 9, 2020, in the Chapel of Keep- es Funeral Home, with Pas- tor Charlie Wall officiat- ing. A graveside service fol- lowed at Friendsville Ceme- tery, with Brother Bill Reed officiating. Visitation was from 10 :30 a.m. until service time on Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Linda E. White Hospice House. Keepes Fu- neral Home is serving the family with the arrange- ments. MARY McCORMICK GARDNER STONE Mary Marie McCormick Gardner Stone, 99, of Vin- cennes, formerly of Mon- roe City, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 8, 2020. She was born July 9, 1920, in Knox County, to Edward and Bernice (Hinkle) Mc- Cormick. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyteri- an Church in Monroe City, Eastern Star and was a 1938 graduate of Monroe City High School. She retired as postmaster of the Mon- roe City Post Office in 1979, where she started in 1949. She was still playing the pi- ano at church at 94 years old and often said when life is hard, you just go on and do the best you can. Surviving are her chil- dren, Dan (Martha Ann) Gardner and David (Martha Jo) Gardner, all of Monroe City; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchil- dren. Preceding her in death were her parents; her first husband, Charles Gardner, who was killed in 1948; her second husband, James L. Stone; and a son, Mike Gard- ner. Funeral services will be at 10 :30 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Good- win-Sievers Funeral Home, 524 Broadway, Vincennes, with Rev. Dave Parman of- ficiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cem- etery. Visitation will be from 5 -8 p.m. on Wednesday at the fu- neral home. Memorial con- tributions may be made to the Cumberland Presbyte- rian Church or the Monroe City Blue Jean Center. Good- win-Sievers Funeral Home is honored to serve the fam- ily of Mary Marie McCor- mick Gardner Stone. MACK WILSON Mack Wilson, 77, passed away at 6:25 p.m. on March 1, 2020, at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born on August 31, 1942, in Pike County, the son of Milton Howard and Lenora Esther (Mc- Cool) Wilson. He was baptized at Camp Illiana as a child and was a lifelong member of Antioch Christian Church. He was a 1960 graduate of Montgom- ery High School, where he was a student manager of the athletic department, and a member of FFA and 4H. He joined the Nation- al Guard in 1959 and was active for seven years, be- coming a Sergeant E-6. He eventually accepted a posi- tion with Caterpillar, until he became ill and went in- to the nursing home for sev- enteen years. He became one of the first participants in the Generations program and was able to live inde- pendently in his own home for the next 32 years. It was during this time that he ob- tained his associate's degree in science from Vincennes University. His true passion was helping others and he did this through counseling many people on his Listen- ing Post. He is survived by his daughter, Terri Stogsdill, of St. Louis, Mo.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Mary Ellen Taubert; and two granddaughters, Ashley Danielle Stogsdill and Des- tinee Lenora Rose Bogard. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020, at Antioch Christian Church, 2007 East US High- DONALD L. STENFTENAGEL Donald L. "Dutch" Sten- ftenagel, 86, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at the North- wood Retirement Communi- ty in Jasper. He was born in Jasper on October 8, 1933, to Edward and Gertrude (Neuhoff ) Stenftenagel. He was a graduate of Jas- per High School and was a United States Army veter- an, who served in the 164th Infantry from 1953-1955. 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