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B-8 Wednesday, September 22, 2021 The Press-Dispatch 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 Every Monday at 5 p.m. 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 ALAN H. STUCKEY Alan H. Stuckey, 78, of Princeton, passed away Tues- day, September 14, 2021, at RiverOaks Health Campus, due to complications follow- ing a stroke. He was born October 16, 1942, to the late Orrin and Bar- bara (Burbank) Stuckey, and grew up in Oakland City. He worked at Mid-States Rubber in Princeton and Warehousing, Inc. in Evans- ville, before being employed for 34 years with Southern Railway/Norfolk Southern as a brakeman/conductor until his retirement in 2010. While with the railroad, he served as President of his UTU Lo- cal #490 for 12 years. He was an avid runner, com- monly seen at the old PCHS track, and enjoyed riding his bicycle throughout Gibson County. Besides exercising, he also enjoyed watching No- tre Dame football and cheer- ing on his favorite NASCAR drivers, especially #14 Tony Stewart. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Donna (Patterson) Stuckey; daughter, Tiffany (Mark) Johnson, of Chester- field, Mo.; son, Marcus Stuck- ey, of Dallas, Texas; special "oldest son," Don (Sharon) Colvin, of Patoka; two grand- daughters; brother, Roger (Su- san) Stuckey, of Winslow; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; brother, Ste- ven; and a nephew. Per his wishes, no memori- al services will be held. Col- vin Funeral Home in Prince- ton has been entrusted with arrangements. You may light a candle in honor of Alan or leave a mes- sage of sympathy to the fami- ly at www.colvinfuneralhome. com. Colvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Stuckey family. BOBBIE L aSHELL PAYNE Bobbie LaShell Payne, 59, of Petersburg, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 13, 2021, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vin- cennes. She was born September 23, 1961, in Evansville, to the late Robert Wayne "Bobby" Gallo- way. She was a member of Pe- tersburg First United Meth- odist Church and was a grad- uate of both McLean County High School and OCTC. She loved making diamond art, watching hummingbirds and spending time with both her family and friends, especially her grandbabies. Survivors include a son, Patrick Payne, of Livermore, Ky.; two daughters, Kelli (Er- ic) Wood, of Henderson, Ky., and Jessica Best, of Owens- boro, Ky.; nine grandchildren; her mother, Joann Galloway, of Calhoun, Ky.; two broth- ers, Steve (Lynn) Moody, Sr. and Michael (Tiffany) Moody, both of Petersburg; two sis- ters, Rhonda ( Jeff ) Flynn of Eddyville, Ky., and Regina Simmons, of Calhoun, Ky.; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins; and ma- ny friends. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Terry Gifford; and by a son-in-law, Roger Lee Best. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Muster Funer- al Homes, Calhoun Chapel. Burial followed in the Pleas- ant Hope Cemetery in Mc- Lean County. Visitation was from 11 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the funeral home. The family requests expres- sions of sympathy take the form of donations to LaShell Payne, Memorial Fund, C/O Muster Funeral Homes, P.O. Box 160, Calhoun, K Y 42327. Share your memories and photos of LaShell at muster- funeralhomes.com. BRENDA K AY HAYES Brenda Kay Hayes, 67, of Oakland City, entered rest on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at Dea- coness Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born on November 4, 1953, in Gibson County, to Ernest and Ruth Royalty May. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Sharron Boost; and husband, Gilbert Hayes, in 2020. She was an R.N. for over 29 years. She had worked at Wirth Hospital as Director of Nursing and St. Joseph Hospi- tal in Huntingburg. She is survived by her chil- dren, Tiffany (Roger) Mc- Candless and Shelly (Bri- an) Norrington, both of Oakland City, and Billy (Sa- mantha) Robinson, of Wash- ington; 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; and sev- eral nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Williams Cemetery near Oakland City. Visitation will be from 5 -8 p.m. on Friday at the Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel. Due to the increase of COVID-19, the family asks that all attending wear face masks and observe social dis- tancing. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. HELEN L. HARMON Helen L. Harmon, 91, of Evansville, formerly of Oak- land City, entered rest on Sat- urday Sept. 18, 2021, at her home. She was born on May 1, 1930, in Pike County, to Pres- ton and Ruth Potter. She was retired from Pot- ter-Brumfield after 30 years of service, and was a member of Good Shepherd United Meth- odist Church in Oakland City. She was preceded in death by her sister, June Clark; her first husband, Prentice Smith in 1978; and second husband, William "Bill" Harmon, in 2012. She is survived by her chil- dren, Donna Meier and Far- ley Smith, both of Evansville, IN, Butch Weist, of Winslow, David Loveless, of Evans- ville, Vicki Holtsclaw, of Oak- land City, and Terry Harmon, of Jefferson City, Mo.; sisters, Kay Klipsch, of Indianapolis, and Donna Stinson, of Evans- ville; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be JACK DAVID BOLIN Jack David Bolin, 74, for- merly of Winslow, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021, at 3:55 a.m. at his home in Palo Pinto, Texas, surround- ed by his loved ones. He was born December 5, 1946, at Oakland City, the son of Denver and Laura Anna Henson Bolin. He loved his family and play- ing with the kids. He loved to tell stories and jokes. He loved riding horses and was great at anything he put his mind to, always saying he was a jack of all trades and master of none. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Diane Rose Sel- by Bolin; two children, Da- vid Prentice (Mari) Bolin and Teresa Lee (Kenny) Stoner; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Bob (Peggy) Bolin, Terry (Marie) Bolin and Ray (Pamela) Bolin, all of Winslow; and one sister, Nina (Lee) Mc- Candless, of Winslow. He was preceded in death by his parents; three broth- ers, John, Don and Ronnie "Butch" Bolin; one sister, Ju- dy Bolin; and one grandson, Casey Ross. Memorial services were from 6 -8 p.m. on Friday Sep- tember 10, 2021, at the Fam- ily Farm in Palo Pinto, Texas. Visitation was from 6 -8 p.m. on Thursday at Edwards Fu- neral Home in Strawn, Texas. JANET R AE MORTON Janet Rae Morton, 72, of Evansville, passed away Sep- tember 17, 2021, at Solarbron Point in Evansville. She was born November 2, 1948, to Harold and Glad- ys (Phillips) McClellan in Pe- tersburg. She and her husband, Mi- chael Morton, were married July 17, 1998. She is survived by her hus- band, Michael Morton; broth- ers, Freddy and Teddy Mc- Clellan; and sister, Carolyn Jean Byer. She was preceded in death by her parents; and sisters, Brenda and Anna. Services were at 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg, with Pastor Da- vid Kiegel officiating. Burial followed at Spurgeon Ceme- tery. Visitation was from noon until service time on Tuesday at the funeral home. Harris Funeral Home was entrusted with her care. He retired after 29 years as an Operating Engineer out of Local 181 in Evansville. A fter retiring, he went on to do odd jobs around the Petersburg ar- ea with concrete work. He at- tended the Petersburg Church of God. He is survived by three sons, Todd Sullivan and Scott (Becky) Sullivan, both of Pe- tersburg, and Jay (Tina) Sulli- van, of Lynnville; two sisters, Faith Livermore, of Princeton, and Phyllis Gootee, of India- napolis; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Steven Arthur Sullivan. Funeral services were at noon CDT on Saturday, Sep- tember 18, 2021, at Doyle Fu- neral Home in Princeton, with John B. Davidson officiating. Interment will take place in Shiloh Cemetery in rural Ha- zleton. Visitation was from 10 a.m. CDT until service time on Sat- urday at the funeral home. Condolences may be left online at www.doylefuner- alhomeprinceton.net or the Doyle Funeral Home Face- book page. KRISTA JO STOREY Krista Jo (Collins) Storey, 52, of Princeton, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. She was born on Decem- ber 31, 1968, in Washington, to David Lee and Karen Sue (Eck) Collins. She enjoyed playing com- puter games, watching movies and listening to music. Most of all, though, she loved to spend time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her hus- band, Gary Storey; her son, Jesse Willis; stepchildren, Amanda Rea and Curtis Sto- rey; seven grandchildren; sib- lings, Brian David Collins and Michele Dawn (Dale) Cardi- nal; her father, David Lee (Helen) Collins; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Karen Sue Col- lins. A Celebration of Life will be at 4 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Sep- tember 26, 2021, at the A zalea Path in Union. Simple Cremation Evans- ville is entrusted with her care. MARTHA "ANNIE" EVERET T Martha "Annie" Everett, 81, of Petersburg, passed away September 14, 2021. She was born June 30, 1940, to Floyd and Ada (Quiggins) Stork, in Knox County. She loved raising her Per- sian cats and her German Shepard, Rocky. She is survived by her sons, Roy Allen Selby, of Carlisle, and Chip (Brandy) Selby, of Palestine, Ill.; nine grandchil- dren; and several great-grand- children; niece and caregiver, Jenna White; aunt, Mary Jane Rhoades; and a brother, Les- ter Stork. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ever- ett; her parents; a grandchild; and her brother, Glen Stork. Services were at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg, with Pastor Ron Ficklin officiating. Burial fol- lowed at Reels Chapel in Mon- roe City. Visitation was from noon EDT until service time on Fri- day at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the fami- ly requests that donations be made to Somebody's Place in Petersburg. Harris Funer- al Home was entrusted with her care. ROBIN LEE WILLIAMS Robin Lee Williams, 67, of Jasper, formerly of Winslow, passed away September 16, 2021. He was born January 26, 1954, to Elvis and Wilma (Street) Williams in Prince- ton. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Ladonna Williams; son, Jim Bob (Lori) Williams; grandchildren, Jaden Wil- liams, Dalton Williams and Jasmine Fleming; and two brothers, Ronnie Williams and Terry Williams. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services will be at noon EDT on Wednesday, Septem- ber 22, 2021, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg, with Pas- tor Frank Coleman officiating. Burial will follow at Montgom- ery Cemetery in Oakland City. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time on Wednesday at the funeral home. Harris Funeral Home is entrusted with his care. A Celebration of Life for Roger D. Willis (Owner and Operator of the Ole Flower Shoppe and Mary L&R Floral Design Shop) will be Sunday, September 26 at 1:30 pm at the Loogootee United Methodist Church at 208 West Main Street in Loogootee Roger passed away on August 31, 2020. He was well-known as a beloved art teacher, Christian speaker, devoted member of his family, and loving supporter of Israel and the Jewish people. He visited Israel eleven times. Please join us as we celebrate and honor Roger's life. Celebration of Life for Roger Willis JOHN HENRY AUGUST SICKMAN John Henry August Sick- man, 92, of Stendal, passed away at 8:49 a.m. on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at his res- idence. He was born December 8, 1928, in Stendal, to John Henry August and Katherine Mary (Egbert) Sickman. He married Wilma Jean Kern on November 7, 1958, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Stendal. He was a school teacher and taught for many years at the Holland Elementa- ry School. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Wilma Jean Sickman, of Sten- dal; five children, Tim Sick- man, of Owensboro, Ky., San- dra Sickman, of Stendal, Em- ily (Paul) Gloeckner, of Co- lumbus, Marla Sickman, of Stendal, and Janice ( John) Watkins, of Washington; and six grandchildren, Jenna ( Jon- athan) Stoss, Amanda Sick- man, Sarah Gloeckner, Rachel Gloeckner, Clay Watkins and Birdie Watkins. He was preceded in death by his parents; three siblings, Louise Heidorn, Ernest Sick- man and Mary Keys; and a daughter-in-law, Sharon Sick- man. Memorial services will be at noon EDT on Saturday, Sep- tember 25, 2021, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Stendal. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time on Sat- urday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memori- al contributions can be made to a charity. Nass & Son Fu- neral Home in Huntingburg has been entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences may be shared online at www. nassandson.com. KENNETH ROBERT AUSTIN Kenneth Robert Austin, 85, of Winslow, entered rest on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at Lin- da White Hospice House. He was born on Novem- ber 9, 1935, in Lapeer Coun- ty, Mich., to Robert and Elsie Austin. He had worked at various places during his lifetime. He is survived by a step- daughter, Constance Ranay Flamini, of Westland, Mich.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma (Barrett) Austin. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. CDT on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at Ashby Cemetery near Winslow. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel is honored to assist Kenneth's family. DANNY R. DREW Danny R. Drew, 65, of Winslow, entered rest on Sun- day, Sept. 19, 2021, at Daviess Community Hospital in Wash- ington. He was born on Feb. 2, 1956, in Washington, to Dale and Virginia Drew. He had worked at Uebel- hor and Sons in Jasper in the service department and was a member of South Patoka Vol- unteer Fire Department. He is survived by his broth- er, Jimmie ( Jennifer) Drew, of Winslow; nieces, Laura Gutgsell, Haley Greer, Amy Funkhouser and Kasey Ever- sole; 13 nieces and nephews; and one great-nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services will be at 3 p.m. EDT on Sunday Sept. 26, 2021, at Lamb-Basham Memori- al Chapel, with Rev. Ralph Newkirk officiating. Burial will follow in Martin Ceme- tery. Visitation will be from noon until service time on Sunday at the chapel. Due to the in- crease of COVID-19, the fam- ily asks that all attending wear face masks and observe social distancing. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. JERRY ROBERT SULLIVAN Jerry Robert Sullivan, 78, of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at the Golden Living Center in Petersburg. He was born in rural Pike County on Sunday, August 1, 1943, to Robert Arthur and Blanche White Sullivan, both of whom precede. He was a lifelong Pike Coun- ty resident. He started out farming alongside his dad, Robert, and brother, Steve. held on at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday Sept. 22, 2021, at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel, with Dr. Douglas Low and Rev. Neal Scifres officiat- ing. Burial will follow in Mont- gomery Cemetery. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday and will be from 10 :30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the chapel. Due to the increase of COVID-19, the family asks that all attending wear face masks and observe social dis- tancing. Family and friends may send messages of com- fort to www.lambbasham.com.