The South Gibson Star-Times serves the towns of Haubstadt, Owensville and Fort Branch.
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South Gibson Star-Times Front Tuesday, November 2, 2021 A-3 Something Newsworthy? Email Editor@sgstartimEs.com Do you have an upcoming community event? Send the details to editor@sgstartimes.com THIS WEEK Soup Supper to benefit Right To Life Of Gibson County Right to Life of Gibson County will host a drive-through only soup supper 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at Knights of St. John Hall in Haubstadt. The menu will include: chicken noodle and chili soups, and whole pies. For more details, contact Mary Hirsch at 812-499 -1497 or Mary May at 812-385 -6428. Learn to line dance Beginners Line Dance Class Wednesday Nov. 3 , 6 to 6:30 p.m. at Harpers Pub and Pizza, 115 N. McCreary St., Fort Branch Open dancing with a line dance taught or reviewed from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact 812-664-7690. Fall installment of Gibson County property tax due Nov. 10 Mary Ann O'Neal, Gibson County Treasurer, would like to remind property owners that the fall installment of Gib- son County property tax will be due on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The Treasurer's Office is open daily from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. and property owners may pay ahead of the deadline. Prop- erty owners have four options for payment. The Courthouse is open for payment in person. With the new security procedures in place for the Courthouse, pa- trons must enter the building through the South basement entrance. Mailed payments must have a Postal Service postmark on or before the due date of Nov. 10, 2021. To ensure proper posting of their tax payment, please detach and return the payment coupon with the property owner's check. Spring and Fall Tax coupons were mailed in late April and no new coupon will be mailed for the fall installment. There is also a property tax payment drop box available on the northeast side of the courthouse for patron's con- venience. This box is checked daily and payment should include checks only, tax payment coupons, and a stamped self-addressed envelope if a receipt is needed. Property Tax Payment can also be made Online by Deb- it or Credit Card by phoning 844-882-3395, or www.gov- techtaxpro.com. Property owners must have their 18 -digit real property parcel number or their 12-digit personal prop- erty number in order to make online payment. A 2.5 percent service fee plus a $1.50 handling fee will apply and will be paid to the Debit/Credit Card vendor. THIS MONTH Downtown Princeton, Inc. plans Market Downtown Princeton, Inc. will host a Christmas Market at 10 a.m. Nov. 21. Thanksgiving tractor pull planned The USAP Thanksgiving Weekend Antique Tractor Pull is planned for Nov. 26 at the Gibson County Fairgrounds. DECEMBER EVENTS Parade planned Princeton's Snowflake Christmas Parade is set for 5 p.m. Dec. 4 with a theme of "Have an Essential Christmas," and the goal of honoring essential workers. Haubstadt Holiday Expo slated for Dec. 4 Shop local at the Haubstadt Holiday Expo on Dec 4 at the Old Gym in Haubstadt 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lots of local crafters and vendors are ready to help. Free admission. There will be a food truck for lunch, too. DOWN THE ROAD VFW youth contests VFW #2714 announced five separate youth contests re- cently. Students will submit their entries to the local VFW Post in Fort Branch by the noted deadline. Competition win- ners will advance to district, state and national levels. • Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue Singing Contest – Grades K-12 – Deadline is March 31, 2022 • Patriotic Art Contest – Grades 9 -12 – Deadline is March 31, 2022 • Illustrating America Art Contest – Grades K-8 – Deadline is March 31, 2022 Contact VFW Post 2714 at 812-753-4161 for information/ forms or you can visit vfw.org or vfwauxiliary.org. Eclipse comes to Gibson County During the next full solar eclipse, on April 8, 2024, Gib- son County will be on a path of totality, giving a unique tour- ism opportunity. Gibson County Visitors and Tourism will be looking at ways to partner with organizations to make the eclipse a big event for the county. To offer ideas or as- sistance, contact eric@gibsoncountyin.org. Community bulletin obituaries READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Change of address: subscribers changing addresses will please give old address as well as new one along with phone number. 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(USPS 205-620) Contact us: Phone: .............................................................................. 812-753-3553 Fax: ...................................................................................812-753-4251 Janice Barniak, Editor ���������������������������������������������� editor@sgstartimes.com Advertising ��������������������������������������������������������ads@sgstartimes.com General News ������������������������������������������������� news@sgstartimes.com Sports ������������������������������������������������������������ sports@sgstartimes.com Subscriptions ������������������������������������������subscribe@sgstartimes.com JOAN K AY BARRET T Joan Kay Barrett, 74, of Ow- ensville went to be with the Lord Oct. 24, 2021. She was born Jan. 22, 1947 in Lawrence, Ill., to the late Paul and Retha Medlin. She attended and graduat- ed from Lawrenceville High School. She worked as an office manager for Nation- al Homecare, now known as American Communities. She married the love of her life, Ronald Barrett, July 18, 1996. She attended New Life Church in Princeton. She was very artsy and enjoyed sewing, painting, crafting and scrapbooking. She loved baking and cooking for her friends and family. She liked to spend time outside working in her garden. She and Ron- ald loved traveling, and visit- ing casinos and flea markets. She is survived by her chil- dren, Lori ( James) Frederick and Donnie (Trisha) Garrett; stepchildren, Tony (Dawna) Barrett and Randy (Michelle) Barrett; siblings, Keila (Mi- chael) Streck and Linda Ja- cobs; 12 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ron- ald Barrett; and brother, Lee Medlin. The funeral was at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, at Holder's Funeral Home. Buri- al followed at Antioch Ceme- tery. Visitation was from 9 a.m. until service time on Thurs- day at the funeral home. Hold- er's Funeral Home was hon- ored and privileged to be en- trusted with the care of Mrs. Barrett. LUCA JACKSON DOWNS Infant Luca Jackson Downs passed away on Oct. 23, 2021, at St. Vincent Women's Hospi- tal in Evansville. He was born to Logan Downs and Adreann Size- more on Oct. 23, 2021. He is survived by his par- ents, Logan Downs and Adre- ann Sizemore, of Haubstadt; siblings, Kelton, Zaydon and Braxton; grandparents, Brid- get and David Beard, of Fort Branch, and Niccole and Bruce Brandy, of Fort Branch; great-grandparents, Toni and George Meny, of Haubstadt; and aunts and uncles, Tay- lor and Anthony Stephens, of Evansville, and Keith, Tren- ton, and Raymond Sizemore, of Fort Branch; grandfather, Roger Sizemore, of Springhill Fla.; and great-grandmother, Edna Sizemore, of Springhill Fla. He was preceded in death by a sibling, Ivalenn Mae Downs; and great-grandfa- thers, Ernest Craddock and Mark K. Neisler. Private services will be held at family residences. 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He is survived by his son, Eric Howard; three grandchil- dren; and his daughter-in-law, Debra Howard. He was preceded in death by his wife, Arnetta Howard; and his son, Michael Howard. Simple Cremation Evans- ville is entrusted with his care. Friends may send a condo- lence to the family at www. SimpleCremationEvansville. com. K ATHRYN E. HIRSCH Kathryn Elizabeth Hirsch, 90, of Poseyville, passed away on Oct. 30, 2021 at West River Health Campus in Evansville. She was born to Frank and Verona (Lamey) Bayer on April 4, 1931, in Vanderburgh County, She graduated from Re- itz Memorial High School in 1949. Following graduation, she met Robert Hirsch, of Poseyville, and they married in 1953. They were longtime members of St. Francis Xavi- er Catholic Church. She was a charter member of the Tercera Club, a Girl Scout leader and a religious education teacher. She en- joyed helping with 4-H and was an active member of the North Posey Band Boosters. She enjoyed travel, cooking, reading, knitting, sewing and going to dances with Bob. She never met a stranger. She is survived by her daughters, Janet (Tom) Price, of Indianapolis, Susan Weatherholt of Poseyville, Julie (David) Hirsch, of Leb- anon, Sarah (Dave) Smith, of Lexington, Ky., and Amy ( John) Mueller, of Cincinna- ti, Ohio, 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Dolores Tucker, Dor- othy Marshall, Anna Ritzert and Rose Ann Barrow (Bill). She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Bob; her grandson, Nick Bar- kley; her brothers, Edward, Raymond, Vincent and Rob- ert Bayer; and sisters, Mary Widick, Helen Schenk, Rita Like, Bernice Huff and Bet- ty Dossett. A Mass of Christian Buri- al will be at 10 a.m. Wednes- day, Nov. 3, 2021, at St. Fran- cis Xavier Catholic Church in Poseyville, with Father Ed Schnur officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville. In lieu of flowers, memori- al contributions may be sent to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 10 N. St Francis Ave., Poseyville 47633 or Ameri- can Cancer Society, North Posey Relay for Life, 5250 Vogel Road, Suite A, Evans- ville 47715. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family online at: www.werryfuner- alhomes.com. Owens sworn in as new Sheriff's Deputy By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Judge Jeffrey Meade swore in Michael Owens, of Wades- ville, as a Gibson County Sheriff's Office Deputy Oct. 29 in the Gibson Circuit Court room. The officer began his duties Nov. 1. Owens, a 2004 Reitz grad- uate, has worked as a truck- er, mechanic and construc- tion worker. From April 2015 through December 2019, he served as a corrections offi- cer at the Gibson County Jail, where he was a member of the CERT team, worked as a transport officer, and then an office manager for communi- ty corrections. This October, he became a certified Tactical Medical Instructor. He lives with his wife, Erin, and son, Wade. He is attending Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in 2022. From left, Gibson County Sheriff Tim Bottoms, celebrates the swearing in of new deputy Michael Owens, pictured holding his son, Wade, next to Judge Jeffrey Meade last week.