The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, October 21, 2020 D-5 EAST GIBSON OBITUARIES Wood Memorial Soccer award winners Wood Memorial High School Soccer announced award winners recently. Pic- tured are, from left: Gramm Collins, MVP; Luke Schenks, Mental Attitude; Ja- cob Elaman, Most Improved; Reese Morton, Defensive Player Award; Owen Day, Coaches' Award; Kaden Newton, Offensive Player Award. The Trojans are coached by Josh Stoltz, Zach Willis and Axel Freudenberg. 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 OC Fire Dept. receives grant By Grace Miller Oakland City Fire Chief Chris Duncan told the Oak- land City Council the fire de- partment was awarded anoth- er Department of Natural Re- sources grant, though he is still figuring out the details. With this grant money, Duncan would like to get for- estry gear for the firefight- ers, which is lighter in weight than the structural firefight- ing gear they currently use to fight forest fires. Council considers property concerns By Grace Miller Mayor James Deffendall told Oakland City Council Oct. 13 that City Attorney Ro- man Ricker and former City Attorney Jason Spindler, of Spindler Law, made contact with the bank regarding the Dolly Young house. He hopes the bank will cooperate with them so as to clean up the property. Building inspector Darrell "Butch" Corn told the coun- cil he had to fine five people in the past two weeks. Keith Perkins, who has be- gun cleaning his brother's property in town, expressed his gratitude towards Def- fendall and Corn for the help they have provided in assist- ing him in the cleaning pro- cess. "And thank you for your patience," Deffendall said in response. "It's a lot tougher than what I thought it would be to get stuff cleaned up… We'll just keep chipping away." "I'd like to thank Carrie Cox on a great job of mowing and weedeating this year," said Deffendall. He added there have been many com- pliments on her and her work. Cox's last day was on Friday, Oct. 9. Oakland City hears OCRA grant opportunity By Grace Miller Oakland City Council, in their Oct. 13 meeting, heard from Brad Stork, with Utility Supply, who demonstrated a sealant called Avanti Sealant, which will temporarily seal the joints in the storm sewers. Mayor James Deffendall said the sealant was not a per- manent fix, but gives the city a chance to catch up on oth- er jobs before repairing the sinkholes correctly. Building Development Manager and Client Admin- istrator Jon Craig, from Mid- west Engineers, Inc., spoke on the storm sewer project in town and how to fund it. He told about grants provided by both the Office of Communi- ty and Rural A ffairs (OC- R A) and the Indiana Depart- ment of Transportation (IN- DOT) through the Communi- ty Crossing Matching Grant Program. "Our goal is to kind of mix the OCR A project and the INDOT projects together to where you could just keep chipping away at this thing," Craig said, also saying he would like to return to the next meeting with a financial consultant who could answer more questions. Oakland City fall decor in place By Grace Miller Oakland City's festive fall pumpkin decorations are go- ing up around town at, for example, the Oakland City Library and Mom's Diner, which have the customized pumpkins the city approved for city-wide use. Mayor Deffendall said the decorations look nice, and he hopes they will help bring a sense of pride back into the community. Meanwhile, the town plans a similar snowman cutout decoration for the winter season, which are now avail- able for order. If anyone is in- terested in receiving a snow- man for a business and/or Main Street, contact Mayor Deffendall or City Hall. Taylors 2 Mom's Diner Oakland City Library Aspire Salon LANOR A SUE KELLEY Lanora Sue (McCand- less) Kelley, 79, of Winslow, passed peacefully on October 17, 2020, and was received into the arms of Jesus after a strong five-year fight with cancer and most recently, COVID-19. She was born on April 18, 1941, to Kathleen and Law- rence (Pud) McCandless, of Winslow. She married Benja- min W. Kelley in 1991 in Oak- land City, and has resided in Winslow. She was a school teacher for a few years early in life and did some substituting over the years. She worked as a li- brarian at the Petersburg Li- brary. She retired from Atlas Van Lines and most recently worked at Jasper Walmart in the photo department, which she loved. Through the years, she was active in her community, dedi- cating her time to Winslow Li- ons Club and reaching out to children to get them involved in scouting, and spent approxi- mately 15 years introducing 4- H to her children, grandchil- dren, nieces, nephews and neighborhood children, pro- viding guidance, support and enrichment to the community. She attended Arthur Gen- eral Baptist Church, was skilled in various crafts, such as painting, knitting, sewing and crocheting, was an av- id book reader, loved work- ing with 4-H animals and was always willing to help others when she could. She is survived by her hus- band, Benny; her children, Eddie (Tammy) Tisdale, Sue (Kevin) Boyles, Beth (Phil- lip) Tisdale-Watts; grand- children and great-grandchil- dren, Brandi ( Justin Crow) Saunders, and their children, Aaddy, Kira, Lily, Keyion and Aubree, Justin ( Vicki) Lee, and their children, Haley, Si- erra, Lindsay and John Mi- chael, Kevin ( Wendy James) Boyles, Michael Boyles, Kae- da (Michael Duck) Boyles, and their child, Zander, Tif- fani ( Wade) Marcinkowska, and their child, Cooper, Heath- er (Trace) Brown, and their child, Jayden, Kurtis Drees- man, Daniel Watts, James (Aiste) Watts, Nikolas Moli- na, and Sierra (Mark) Renz, and their children, Roxanne and Scarlett; and siblings, Faye Johns, Janet Fithian, Ju- dy (Hubert) Loveless and Lar- ry (Brenda) McCandless. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Otho and Valentine Amos, who raised her; parents, Kathleen and Lawrence McCandless; a brother, Lawrence (Buster) McCandless; and brother-in- law Ernie Johns. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at Pleasant Ridge Ceme- tery, near Winlsow, with Rev. Henry Nelson officiating. A walk-through visitation was from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. CDT at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham. com In lieu of flowers, contri- butions can be made to Ben- ny Kelley for assistance with medical/funeral expenses. Lanora's family would like to thank Dr. Mark Browning and the entire staff of Ascension Evansville Oncology Center and Gateway Neuro ICU staff for the wonderful care they each provided. JERRY "ROGER" CR AIG Jerry "Roger" Craig, 84, of Otwell, passed away at 12:50 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. He was born in Otwell on August 5, 1936, to Dr. Har- ry and MariLou (Houtsch) Craig. He married Karen Jones on August 31, 1958, in Otwell Methodist Church. He was a United States Ar- my veteran. In 1962, Roger graduated from Kansas State University, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in agri- culture economics. He then worked as manager of Craig Mills, Inc. He later worked as an area representative for the National Farmers Association (NFO). He retired from A.L. Pharma, where he became a regional sales manager. His fa- vorite hobby was playing mu- sic. For 16 years, he played in a band called Roger and Friends, where he sang and played the bass guitar for all the local nursing homes. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Karen Craig, of Ot- well; two sons, James D. (Cin- dy) Craig, of Wadesville, and Jonathan Craig, of Indianapo- lis; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Cherril Weathers, of Winslow. Preceding him in death are two brothers, Michael and James T. Craig. No services were held due to the pandemic. Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner. com. JOHN LINNE BRIGGEMAN John Linne Briggeman, 79, of Washington, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at home. He was born on May 9, 1941, in Washington, to Omer and Helen (Linne) Briggeman. He graduated from Wash- ington Catholic High School in 1959 and went to Austin Peay University on a scholarship to play basketball and baseball, and graduated in 1964. His was head basketball coach of Montgomery-Barr Reeve High School from 1964-1966 and then Washington Cath- olic High School from 1972- 1977, where he was their Ath- letic Director, head basketball and baseball coach and histo- ry teacher. He retired from Briggeman Roofing Company. He was a member of Knights of Columbus. He was an avid sports fan and spent a lot of time at his second home, El- lis Park. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis (Mangin) Briggeman, whom he married on June 16, 1962; son, Edwin (Mendee) Briggeman, of Indianapolis; three daughters, Anita (Gary) Dunt and Karla ( Jack) Mahan, both of Washington, and Amy (Dale) Schmitz, of Peters- burg; brother, Larry (Bev) Briggeman, of Washington; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, with Father Paul Fer- guson as Celebrant. Visitation was from 5 -8 p.m. on Monday at Ed Lee Mortu- ary North Chapel. Family asks that all memo- rials be made to Washington Catholic Schools, 315 N.E. 3rdSt. Washington, IN 47501. Condolences can be sent to the family online at www.edl- eemortuary.com. All arrange- ments were entrusted to Ed Lee Mortuary. CARL WILLIAM MARVEL Carl William "Bill" Marvel, 77, of Monroe City, passed away October 13, 2020, at Kin- dred Hospital North in India- napolis. Born July 13, 1943, in Mt. Olympus, he was the son of Carl E. and Eunice (Robin- son) Marvel. He was a farmer. An avid hunter, he also enjoyed tar- get shooting and loved to drive trucks. He and his wife, Cheryl, attended Communi- ty United Methodist Church. He participated in the Walk to Emmaus. He loved to be with his family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Surviving are his wife, Cheryl (Frankum) Marvel, whom he married March 17, 1962; his children, Meli- sa (Steve) Hale, of Haub- stadt, Kim (Curt) Mitchko, of Washington, Andrea ( Jim) Junkin, of Vincennes, Ton- ya (Tim) Sternberg, of Hunt- ingburg, and Thad Marvel, of Vincennes; his sister, Mary Jo (Ron) Ruppel, of Sten- dal; 17 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Vi- ola Foster, Dorthea Marvel, Georgia Ann Marvell and Dar- lene Marvel; and his brother, Ron Marvel. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Community Unit- ed Methodist Church in Vin- cennes. Burial followed in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. on Friday at Goodwin-Sievers Funeral Home in Vincennes. Donations may be made to the Community United Methodist Church, c/o Mary Marthas, or to Riley Children's Hospital. MARY MARGARET CORNELISON Mary Margaret Cornelison, 85, went home to the Lord on October 20, 2020. She was born on November 18, 1934, in Wheatland, to Ber- tha ( Wise) and Irval Fletcher. She graduated from Wheat- land High School and cosme- tology school in Indianapolis. She married the love of her life, Allen Cornelison, on July 15, 1955. She loved her family very much. She was active in her church, and enjoyed bak- ing and camping. She worked as a hairdress- er for more than 40 years. She was a resident of Wheatland and a member of the Wheat- land United Methodist Church for more than 65 years. She is survived by her son, Patrick (Pam) Cornelison, of Charlestown; daughters, Sue Ann (Don) Steinmetz, of Fort Branch, and Julie (Michael) Edwards, of Monroe City; her brother, Jerry (Perry) Fletch- er; and 11 grandchildren, Ni- cole Eolee, Matthew O'Neil, Andrea Cornelison, Sam Steinmetz, Alec Steinmetz, Gabe Steinmetz, Drew Stein- metz, Lauren Fitch, Kennedy Edwards, Cora Edwards and Knox Edwards. She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Cornel- ison; her brothers, Charles (Helen) Fletcher, Jack (Mar- ilyn) Fletcher, Warren (Ruth) Fletcher, and Dean (Dottie) Fletcher; and her sisters, Lena (Gene) Robinson, Betty ( Ju- nior) Sutton and Joyce (Tom) Bohnert. Funeral services will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Satur- day, October 24, 2020, at the Wheatland United Methodist Church, with Pastor Jarrod Chattin officiating. She will be laid to rest next to her hus- band in the Wheatland Cem- etery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at the church. In lieu of flowers, do- nations may be made in Mar- gie's name to the Wheatland United Methodist Church. Duesterberg-Fredrick Funer- al Home is honored to assist the Cornelison family during their time of loss.