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A-8 Wednesday, May 26, 2021 The Press-Dispatch GRADUATION Continued from page 1 OBITUARIES Continued from page 1 cemetery We are in need of donations. It costs a lot to keep the cemetery up. We appreciate anything you can give. Log Creek Cemetery c/o Robin Nuhring 455 Old Petersburg Rd. Lynnville, IN 47619 Donations can be dropped off at Old National Bank (all locations) or sent to: For information or purchasing a plot, call 812-922-5632 Seeking Donations for Walnut Hills Cemetery During this time of Memorial Day Celebration, please consider a donation for the maintenance of Walnut Hills Cemetery. e City is working very hard to care for this beautiful facility and has plans for additional improvements. City of Petersburg Thank You, R.C. Klipsch, Mayor If you have questions about how you, or your family can help the City with this project, please call me personally at City Hall in Petersburg at 812-354-3396. All donations can be mailed to City Hall at 704 East Main Street, Petersburg, IN 47567 versity with honors. A fter earn- ing her master's degree in Ed- ucation, she taught elemen- tary schools in Sellersburg, Greensburg and Noblesville for 15 years. She faithfully at- tended Christian Fellowship Church for over 17 years and was an active member of the Upper Room Class. She enjoyed playing the organ and piano for her church, and she especially loved her family. She is survived by her loving husband of 73 years, Robert E. Williams; daughter, Janice Ma- rie (Gilles) Karsenty, of India- napolis; son, Robert "Mark" Williams, of Greensburg; broth- er, Alfred ( Vera) Thompson, of Augusta, Ga.; four grand- children; two great-grandchil- dren; and many cousins, niec- es and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Gladys Thompson; infant twin sisters, Janet and Jane Thompson; sis- ter, Beverly Ellerbruck; infant brother, Richard Thompson; and brothers, Robert, Ed, Mau- rice and Gary Thompson. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, 5330 Washington Avenue, Evansville, with Pas- tor David Niednagel officiat- ing. A livestream will be avail- able beginning 20 minutes prior to the service time. Visit www. boonefuneralhome.net, select Eva's obituary, scroll to the bot- tom of the page and click lives- tream. Burial will follow in Sun- set Cemetery in Winslow. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday and from 9 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences may be made at boonefuneralhome.net. VETERANS DAY SERVICE e trustees of Barrett-Bethel Cemetery would like to invite you to join them on Monday, May 31, for the Veterans Day Service (time will be listed in the Press-Dispatch). Donations may be made from Friday, May 28-Monday, May 31 at the cemetery from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. You can mail donations to: William A Ross at 5976 W. Division Rd., Petersburg, IN 47567 Please make checks payable to: Barrett-Bethel Cemetery Thank you, Jerry Barrett, Trustee Allen Aust, Trustee William Ross, Trustee-Treasurer Stop in to your nearest Menards ® location or visit /GardenCenter to learn more! GARDEN CENTER Ready Set Grow! AND MUCH MORE! • Flowers & Plants • Seeds & Bulbs • Trees & Shrubs • Lawn & Plant Care • Insect & Pest Control • Raised Garden Beds • Greenhouses • Watering & Irrigation • Pots, Planters & Hanging Baskets • Garden & Landscaping Tools MeMorial Day Flowers saDDles For Graves • anGels 1853 N. SR 57, Petersburg (Willisville) 812-582-8841 NOW OPEN Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. F l o w e r s h o p M y Wi is Cemetery vandalism investigated Vandalism in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Winslow is being investigated. An estimated 20 grave markers were damaged in recent months. Stacy Russell, who is a trustee of the cemetery, said she and Terry Strobel noticed the damage over the weekend when they were putting flowers out in the cemetery. She said, in March, they were out picking up sticks so mowing crews could mow and the markers had not been damaged. Winslow Police were called and made a report on the incident. Anyone with information about the vandalism is asked to call police. is senior class president and a member of Key Club and Na- tional Honor Society, and she participated in Swing Choir, track, soccer and cross coun- try. She won a gold rating at the state level in the Indi- ana State Music Solo and En- semble contest. She also was named Indiana Academic All- State and All-PAC for soccer, Most Valuable Sprinter in track and the 300 meter hur- dle sectional champion. She al- so was selected to received the Lily Scholarship. Young plans to attend Notre Dame with plans to become a dermatologist. Mr. Holland will then pres- ent the Class of 2021 to Su- perintendent Dr. Suzanne Blake. They will then have the presentation of the diplo- mas, which will also include the announcement of awards achieved this year by the indi- vidual students. Dr. Blake and Class Presi- dent Lauren Young will then present the Class of 2021 and begin the Ceremonial Reces- sional. The class motto for 2021 is a Bob Ross quote: "It's the im- perfections that make some- thing beautiful. That's what makes it different and unique from everything else." Class colors are baby blue and silver. Five charged in separate drunken driving arrests By Andy Heuring A Seymour woman was ar- rested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated when she hit a utility pole late Wednes- day night. She was one of five people arrested in Pike Coun- ty for driving while intoxicat- ed in the last week. Katherine Delph, 55, of Sey- mour, was arrested by Peters- burg Officer Bryce Manning. He said he responded to a re- port of a black SUV hitting a telephone pole on Liberty Ave. He noticed two women walking towards Vincennes Ave. with one of them leaning forward, pressing her hand against her right side. Officer Manning said he got out of his vehicle and asked the woman, identified as Delph, if she needed EMS. She said she didn't. Manning said she told him she accidentally hit a pole up the street because she turned her steering wheel too sharp. She told Officer Manning she was out of breath because she had COPD. Delph denied drinking or using marijuana, but later ad- mitted she had used metham- phetamine. Officer Manning had EMS evaluate Delph. She then failed field sobriety tests and was transported to the Da- viess Community Hospital, where she tested positive for methamphetamine and am- phetamine, according to Man- ning in the probable cause af- fidavit. She was then transported to the Pike County Jail, where she was charged with operat- ing a vehicle while intoxicated (controlled substance). A Texas man was arrested late Thursday night for drunk- en driving after police stopped him for driving 75 mph in a 55 zone. Tanner Hamlett, 40, of San Antonio, Texas, was arrested by Pike County Deputy Sher- iff Jared Simmons on High- way 57. Deputy Simmons said he was running stationary ra- dar at the Patoka Fire Station on Highway 57 when he saw a Chevrolet SUV go by at 75 mph in a 55 zone. He stopped the vehicle and talked with Hamlett, who was driving. Deputy Simmons said Ham- lett claimed he was on his way to the airport to pick up a rela- tive. Deputy Simmons said he noticed Hamlett had glassy eyes and slurred speech. Hamlett claimed he had drank a couple of beers at supper. He failed field sobriety tests, but refused taking a portable breath test or chemical test, saying his lawyer told him not to take any tests. Hamlett was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (re- fusal). A Hazelton woman was ar- rested on Monday, May 17, af- ter she was stopped for not us- ing a turn signal. Michelle Peters, 55, of 1752 N. CR 825 W., Hazelton, was arrested by Indiana State Trooper Dustin Stein after she pulled into Casey's in Peters- burg. Stein said she did not use a turn signal. When he talked to Peters, she said her turn signal didn't work. Stein said Peters had in- voluntary hand movements and couldn't sit still. She denied taking drugs, saying she was just stressed out. She failed some of the field sobriety tests and refused to take a blood test, saying she would only take a urine test. Trooper Stein, in his report, stated she had to take a blood test. She refused and was tak- en to the Pike County Jail, where she was charged with operating a vehicle while in- toxicated (refusal). A Haubstadt woman was arrested for drunken driving early Monday morning after police saw her sitting at a stop sign for a long time. Alisha Reed, 29, of 10520 S. 525 E., Haubstadt, was ar- rested by Petersburg Officer Scott Arnold at 3:25 a.m. Of- ficer Arnold said he noticed a vehicle sitting at the stop sign at the Illinois St. and Highway 57 intersection. Arnold said he noticed the car when he was passing Huck's and it did not move. He pulled into the park- ing lot at Dollar General and noticed it still had not moved. Arnold said he thought the car might be broken down. When Arnold pulled in be- hind the vehicle, it turned on a left turn signal. Arnold said he stopped the vehicle and while talking to Reed, he noticed the odor of alcohol and red, glossy eyes. Reed failed field sobriety tests and refused a chemical test. Reed was transported to the Pike County Jail and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (refusal). A Washington man was ar- rested for OV WI and his two passengers were cited for pos- session of marijuana after he was stopped for speeding. Aaron Sheets, 32, of 2863 Washington Ave., Evansville, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated at about 10 p.m. Monday, May 17 by Indiana State Trooper Hunter Manning. Trooper Manning said he saw a black 2020 Ford Focus driving north on I-69 at 82 mph and stopped the vehicle near the 43.5 -mile marker. When he talked with Sheets, he noticed the smell of raw marijuana. His front seat passenger, Lande E. Pruitt, 31, admitted to Trooper Manning there was marijuana in the vehi- cle. The rear seat passenger, James W. Bell III, 41, also ad- mitted there was marijuana in the car, according to Trooper Manning's report. Manning said a search of the car found a plastic bag containing a plant material be- lieved to be marijuana. Manning said Sheets admit- ted smoking marijuana about an hour earlier. He was trans- ported to the Daviess Commu- nity Hospital, where he tested positive for marijuana. Sheets was taken into custo- dy on the OV WI charge, while Bell and Pruitt were cited for possession of marijuana and released.