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FAITH ANN FINNEGAN Faith Ann Finnegan en- tered into rest on June 18, 2022, at Amber Manor Care Center, after an extended ill- ness surrounded by her lov- ing family. She was bor n April 1, 1939 to her late mother, Pribble Mays. She mar ried Gene Finnegan in Novem- ber 1977. She was known for her sense of humor, enjoyed crafts, and her devotion to her children and grandchil- dren, she also loved to enter- tain and have a par ty or two. She could also tell a good stor y about r unning moon- shine. She is sur vived by her daughter, Regina (Kevin) Falls; two granddaugh- ters; one grandson; four great-grandchildren; and a niece. She was preceded by her mother; stepfather, Paul Mon- tegue; daughter, Eugenia Pauley; son, Eddie Shamblin; a grandson; and half-brother, Eugene Johnson. A lovely Celebration of Life will be announced by the fami- ly at a later date. Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel is entrusted with her care. 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 OBITUARIES D-4 Wednesday, June 22, 2022 The Press-Dispatch K ATHIE LOU ADKINS Kathie Lou Adkins, 71, passed away peacefully at her home in Petersburg, Indiana on June 16, 2022. Kathy was bor n September 29, 1950, in Huntington, West Virginia to Pete and Peggy (Ray) Roberson. She mar ried Howard "Doc" Adkins on Febr uar y 16, 1970. She worked as a li- censed registered nurse for many years. She is sur vived by her husband, Howard "Doc" Adkins of Petersburg; her sons, Pete Adkins, of Mil- waukee, Wisconsin and Shawn Adkins, of Teays Valley, West Virginia; sev- en grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, June 25, 2022, from noon until 4 p.m. at 103 Center Street, Peters- burg. Har ris Funeral Home is entr usted with her care. Online condolences may be made at www.odhar risfu- neralhome.com ROBERTA W. HUGHES Rober ta W. Hughes, age 84, of Mt. Ver non, went to dwell with her Savior Jesus Christ on June 17, 2022. She was bor n in Medo- ra, Febr uar y 9, 1938, the daughter of Mar vin and Ruth Car roll Jewell. She attended Frankfor t Pilgrim College, where she met Mar vin, and to- gether they shared over fifty years of ministr y with the Wesleyan Church in Souther n Indiana. They pa- stored churches in Otwell, French Lick, Shelbyville, Evansville, and Ft. Branch. They also ser ved in district leadership for the Indiana South Wesleyan Church for 7 years. She loved being a pastor's wife and gave gen- erously to others through encouraging notes, phone calls, and visits. She is sur vived by her daughters, Jewell (Gene) Flick, Acacia (Mike) Peak, Jennifer (Dar rin) Eaton, all of Evansville, and Marl- issa (Michael) Stauf fer, of Hilliard, Ohio; 13 grand- children; four great-grand- children, with one more on the way; and siblings, Reo- va Meredith, Ver non Jewell, Laconda Wilson, Rita Car r, Rebecca Haney, and Reba McFall. She is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Mar vin L. Hughes. Funeral Ser vices will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Forest Hills Wesleyan Church, 2801 Claremont Avenue, Evansville, IN. Ser vices will be live-streamed at www. foresthillswesleyanchurch. org/ Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m., T uesday, at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel– A Family Tra- dition Funeral Home, 5330 Washington Avenue, Evans- ville, IN. Condolences may be made to the family online at boonefuneralhome.net SANDR A K AY HEUPEL Sandra Kay Abbott T il- lotson Heupel entered into rest on March 10, 2022, in Santa Maria, Calif. after an extended illness. Sandy was bor n Januar y 20, 1944, to her parents, Gar rett and Imogene (Oli- ver) Abbott. She graduated from Oak- land City High School in 1962. She mar ried Thad T illotson in 1972. She was widely known and loved for her bubbling person- ality, sense of humor, and her devotion to her son and grandchildren. She moved to Merced, Calif. with Thad while Bradley was still a young child and raised him in the Merced area making many lifelong friends in her church, Christian Life Cen- ter. She mar ried Mar vin Heu- pel in 1996 while living in Merced Calif., and then moved to Santa Maria, Ca- lif., where she helped Mar- vin with his purebred Suf- folk Sheep operation and enjoyed their horses, going to the NPR Bull Rides in Las Vegas, gardening, and living the countr y life. She is sur vived by her son, Bradley T illotson, of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; three grandchildren and their mom, Sophie (Mar- vin) Heupel of Sacramento, Calif., and other Heupel family members; and sever- al cousins. She was preceded by her ex-husband, Thad T illot- son; her beloved mother, Imogene; and twin infant daughters, Marlene and Mechelle. A lovely Celebration of Life was on April 16th, 2022, in Santa Maria, Calif. Graveside ser vices will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Blackfoot Cemeter y, in Petersburg. Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel is entr usted with her care. SAUNDR A WINSTED Saundra Winsted, 78, of Terre Haute passed away Monday, June 20, 2022. She was born Januar y 23, 1944 to Charles Lloyd "Pete" and Pearl O. (Hunt) Winsted. As a young person she had attended Ayrshire Valley General Baptist Church in Winslow. A graveside ser vice at Cup Creek Cemeter y in Vel- pen, Indiana is pending. Ar- rangements will be posted at www.cor ncolvinfuneral- home.com. FR ANKLIN DELANO HALE Franklin Delano Hale en- tered into rest on June 19, 2022, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home after an ex- tended illness. Franklin was bor n on April 25, 1937 to the late Jessie Hale and Calie Miller. He mar ried Hazel Par rish in June 15, 1957. Franklin ser ved in the United States Army from 1954 until he was honorably discharged in 1964. He worked much of his adult life as a crane shovel operator and enjoyed fish- ing, painting and gardening. Franklin was also a mem- ber of the Assembly of God Church in Francisco. Franklin was preceded by his parents, Jessie Hale and Calie Miller; wife; Ha- zel Hale; and brother, John Hale. Franklin leaves behind his five daughters, Judith Sloan (Glenn), Debra Helsley, Ter r y McGregor (Lar r y), Mar y Freyer (Dan), and Su- san Gray; sister Shirley; and brother Joe Hale. A Celebration of Life will be announced by the family at a later date. Lamb-Basham Memori- al Chapel is entr usted with care. MARY F. FLINT Mar y F. Flint, 72, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022, at her home in Washington. She was born to Donald E. and Ida Frances (Benton) Coleman, on June 7, 1950. She retired as a bus driver from the Pike County and Da- viess County school systems after 31 years of ser vice. She is sur vived by her hus- band of 47 years, Roger E. Flint; daughters, Mindy Nich- olson and Jodi Hinkle; son, David Hunt; brother, Donald Lee Coleman; sister, Cather- ine Darnell Mickey; 15 grand- children; and 12 great-grand- children. She is preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Mick- ey J. Walker. Funeral ser vices were on Monday, June 20, 2022, at O.D. Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. Burial was at Wal- nut Hills Cemeter y. Online condolences may be made at odharrisfuneralhome. com GR ACE G. HALDERMAN Grace G. Halderman, 103, of Pendleton, passed away June 14, 2022. She was born December 10, 1918 in Randolph County and was a Petersburg resident for most of her life before moving to Pendleton in 2008. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Petersburg. Sur vivors include her two children, Carolyn Meals, of Pendleton and Larr y Halder- man, of Henderson, Ky.; five grandchildren, Mark (Janet) Meals, of Brownsburg, Misty (Brett) Clarkson, of Wilkin- son, Brian Halderman, of Henderson, Ky., Chris Hal- derman, of Florida and Sta- cie (Brian) Veale, of Ky.; 10 great-grandchildren; seven gr eat-gr eat-grandchildr en; and several nieces and neph- ews. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Bessie (Chittum) Hester; husband, Harold Leon Hal- derman who she married De- cember 31, 1938 and passed away July 5, 1977; three sis- ters; great-grandson, Joshua Meals; son-in-law, Morris Meals; and daughter-in-law, Pam Halderman. A graveside ser vice with burial following was at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022, at Walnut Hills Cemeter y, Pe- tersburg. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Dementia/Alzheimer's Asso- ciation. Online condolences avail- able at www.stpierrefamilyfu- neral.com ANTHONY "TONY" ROSS DOWNEN Anthony "Tony" Ross Downen, 63, passed away June 11, 2022, at his home with his family at his side. Tony was born on Decem- ber 29, 1958, to Samuel and Hazle (Thorne) Downen. He was a 1977 graduate of South Knox High School and of the Christian Faith. He was a farmer all of his life, loved trucking in his Peterbilt, loved tractor pulling and raising cat- tle, and the many cookouts at home with his family and friends. He was also a mem- ber of the Palymra Township Advisor y Board and the Ea- gles at Bicknell. Tony loved Kylee Ann with all of his heart and since the day she was born she had papaw wrapped around her finger. Papaw taught her how to take care of the land, farming, driving trac- tors, taking care of livestock and many other lessons she will treasure. He is sur vived by his wife, Carolyn (Kidwell) Downen, whom he married on Decem- ber 22, 2000; granddaughter, Kylee Ann Ar vin; his siblings, Vic (Karen) Downen, Mar- tha "Duffer" Downen, of Vin- cennes, Gloria Worland, of Linton, Georgia (Al) Stasulis, of Miss., Sandy Hall, of Ala., John Downen, of N. Y., and Jennifer Daily and her son Carter, of Vincennes; his sis- ter-in-law, Carol Downen, of Wheatland; and several niec- es, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Sam- my Downen, Robert Downen, Paul Downen, Royal Downen; and his sisters, Rachel Lowe and Mar y Abigail Downen. Funeral ser vice will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022, at Goodwin-Sievers Funeral Home, 524 Broadway, Vin- cennes, with Darrel Bobe offi- ciating. He will be laid to rest in Memorial Park Cemeter y. Friends may visit from 4 p.m. to 8 pm on Thursday, at the Funeral Home. Online memories may be shared with his family and friends at www.goodwinsiev- ers.com. Goodwin-Sievers Funeral Home is privileged and hon- ored to be entrusted with his care. JOHN F. BR ANDLE, JR John F. Brandle, Jr, 59, of Stendal, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at his home. He was born in Evansville, Indiana on June 22, 1962, to the late Wanda and John F. Brandle, Sr. He was a United States Army veteran, who worked for 30 years at Crescent Plastics and retained the position of a super visor. A man of ver y strong faith, he enjoyed living in the countr y and spending time with his family. He was a ver y ar tistic man and could often be found outdoors among nature. The family's two dogs, Bruno and Obi were a big par t of his life. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, broth- er and nephew who will be greatly missed. He is sur vived by his wife of 32 years, Nancy (Coleman) Brandle, of Stendal; daugh- ter, Grace Brandle, of Sten- dal; sons, Samuel Brandle and Joshua Brandle, both of Indianapolis; sisters, Doreda (Mike) Birdwell, Lisa Bran- dle, Mar y Brandle and Teresa (Jim) Martin; brother, James Brandle; aunts; uncles; and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents. A gathering for friends and family will be at 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022, at Browning Funeral Home, 738 Diamond Ave., Evansville, IN 47711. Condolences may be made online at www.browningfuner- al.com. AREA HAPPENINGS Celebrate Recover y– Will meet ever y Monday at 6 p.m. at the River of Life Church, 342 E. CR 300 N., Petersburg. For more infor- mation, contact Pastor Jim at 812-354-8800. Pike County Histor y Center—Will meet the fourth Monday of each month at the Histor y Cen- ter, 1104 Main Street, Pe- tersburg at 6:30 p.m. New members welcome. Histor y Center hours Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until further notice. DAR—Local chapter of the Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution meet the second Monday of each month September through June at 6 p.m. at the Histo- r y Center in Petersburg. Free Clothing Bank, CLOSED–Oak Grove Clothing Bank in Oakland City is now closed. No other free clothing bank location available in Oakland City. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous–will meet ev- er y Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789-8535 for loca- tion of the meeting. Odd Fellows IOOF Pa- cific Lodge #175 meet- ing–the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area members are encour- aged to attend. Otwell Ruritan–will have its monthly meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regular stated meeting–the second Tues- day of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Ot- well–will have its monthly meetings the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Perinatal Loss Sup- port–Expectant parents who suddenly lose their child often experience a wide range of emotions and grief. Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center of- fers support to assist those who have experienced the loss of a child (conception to one month of age) through the grieving process. For more information about Perinatal Loss Support, con- tact Theresa O'Br yan, Pas- toral Care, at 812-996-0219 or tobr yan@mhhcc.org. Stendal Community Create and Craft Night– The first Tuesday of each month, anytime between 6-9 p.m., at St. Peters Luther- an Church fellowship hall. Bring a craft, sewing, yarn or unfinished projects. Cre- ate and finish projects, and learn new ones while having fun. For more information, call Sherr y Meyer at 812- 457-9842. Grief Support Series– The death of a loved one, a child leaving home, over- whelming changes in one's personal life – each can cause profound grief and suffering. To offer reassur- ance and comfort, Memori- al Hospital and Health Care Center has developed a free support program called "Grief Support Series." Call for the next five-week pro- gram. Programs will be at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial Hos- pital and Health Care Cen- ters Chapel. This program is free and space is limited. Pre-registration is neces- sar y, call 812-996-0219. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Support Group–Memori- al Hospital's Caring Hands Senior Ser vices sponsors an Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Caregiver Sup- port Group. Meeting dates have changed to the first Tuesday of ever y month, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Medical Arts Conference Center, located in the low- er level of the Medical Arts Building at 721 W. 13th St. in Jasper. For more informa- tion, visit Memorial Hospi- tal's website at www.mhhcc. org and click on "Classes and Events." If you would like more information on dementia and being a care- giver, call 812-996-0218. Pre-registration is not nec- essar y. Living with COPD–If you or if someone you care for is living with COPD, join us for an educational meet- ing on the second Tuesday of each month, from noon- 1:30 p.m. in the Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Mar y Potter Meet- ing Room, located inside the hospital at 800 W 9th St., Jasper, IN. For more information, visit Memorial Hospital's website atwww. mhhcc.org and click on "Classes and Events," or call 812-996-5232 or 812-996- 1528. Pre-registration is not necessar y, and there is no cost to attend. Memorial Hospital Of- fering Stroke Sur vivor and Caregiver Support Group–The support group will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month, from 1-3 p.m. in the Medical Arts Building Conference Center located at 721 W. 13th Street in Jasper. The support group will be held monthly. Pre-registration is not required to attend. For more information about the Stroke Sur vivor and Care - giver Support Group, please call Mar y Jo Eaton Calhoun, BSN, RN, Telemedicine Ser vices, at 812-996-6364, or Brandie Beck, RN, Neu- roscience Nurse Coordina- tor, at 812-996-5912 or. You can also e-mail questions or comments to strokesup- port@mhhcc.org. Petersburg Senior Cit- izen Will be Offering Se- nior a Lunch Menu–Pe- tersburg Senior Citizen will be offering seniors lunch on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to ? At the Petersburg court house basement, 801 Main Street. Otwell Community Li- brar y Summer reading program is on Tuesday at 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. There will be stories, crafts, games and activities. Terri Whitehead and Deb Trout- man will be in charge. net edition pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet Streamline the Headline! 812-354-8500 • 820 Poplar St., Petersburg, IN • ads@pressdispatch.net STOP it takes 3 MINUTES to subscribe to 812-354-8500