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they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover" (Mark 16:17,18). Tradition said, "The Church, the Body of Christ began in Acts Chapter 2 on the day of Pentecost." But the narrative says, "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye [unbelieving Israel] have crucified, both Lord and Christ [Messiah of Israel]" (Acts 2:36). When I pointed these in- consistencies out to those in spiritual leadership at the time, I was politely told not to take these things so seriously. They felt that it was far more impor tant to win lost souls to Christ than to quibble over such insig- nificant matters. The Word of God insignificant—God forbid the thought! Thank- fully for the sake of these religious leaders, we are not living under the former dis- pensation lest fire come out of heaven to consume them. Little wonder the Church is in such a state of confu- sion. Not long after this en- counter, the Lord graciously opened the eyes of my un- derstanding to the revela- tion of the Myster y. OBITUARIES LEAH K AY TOOLEY Leah Kay Tooley, 64, of Ot- well, passed away on Thurs- day, July 14, 2022, at home, surrounded by family. She was born in Gar y, on June 3, 1958 to Loren and Joann (Stone) Hill. She was a 1976 graduate of Pike Central High School. She went on to receive her Bach- elor's Degree in Social Work at University of Evansville and a Masters Degree of Social Work from Louisville Univer- sity. She spent 34 years in the social work field ser ving oth- ers and her community. She is sur vived by her husband of 44 years, Benny Tooley; her children, Adam (Jessica) Tooley, of Otwell and Abby (Brad) Gillum, of Bed- ford; grandchildren, Estelyn Violet Tooley and Joanna Kay Gillum; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; and step-father, Wayne Stone. Funeral ser vice will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at First United Meth- odist Church, in Petersburg, Pastor Greg Davis will be of- ficiating. Burial will follow at Walnut Hills Cemeter y. Visitation will take place from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, and again from 8 a.m. until time of ser vice. In lieu of flowers, dona- tions may be made to the Pike County Community Founda- tion and may be mailed to PO Box 587 Petersburg, IN 47567. Harris Funeral Home is en- trusted with her care. BRUCE BR ANUM Bruce Branum, 60, of Winslow, passed away Tues- day, July 12, 2022, at Deacon- ess Gateway. He was born in Pinck- neyville, Ill. on August 7, 1961, to Jack and Darlene (Press- wood) Branum. He was a retired coal-miner from Solar Sources. He is sur vived by his sons, Paul A. Branum and Damon Branum; daughters, Tiffany Angel and Gia McCarty; six grandchildren; a brother, Jack Branum; and sisters, Rhona Vickers and Lisa Taylor. Graveside ser vices will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Ashby Cemeter y, officiated by Pastor Jerr y Blackwell. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at O.D. Harris Funeral Home, in Petersburg. Online condolences may be made at odharrisfuneralhome. com SALLY L. ROELLE Sally L. Roelle, 73, of Jasper, formerly of Sullivan, passed away on July 13, 2022, at Me- morial Hospital, in Jasper, with her children by her side. She was born in Sullivan County on November 17, 1948, to Nelson Phegley and Betty Arnett Phegley. She was a 1966 graduate of Carlisle High School and be- came a loving mother, grand- mother and a great grandma. While raising her family she returned to school furthering her education to become an ac- countant and bookkeeper; and working at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. While living in Dubois County she had been employed by Aristocraft Cabinets, and was a dedicated volunteer with the Angel Works Program. She was the beloved mother of Jim Sublett, Tony Sublett, Michelle (Todd) Boyll and John (Summer) Roelle, and her little dog Dozer. One thing she loved more than reading were her eight grandchildren; and multi- ple great-grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by her parents; and one son, Tony Sublett. Ser vices to celebrate her life will be announced by the family at a later date. She will be buried next to her son, Tony, at Fair view Cemeter y, in Jasper. DONALD H MANN Donald H. Mann, 82, of Winslow, passed away on Sat- urday, July 16, 2022, at Amber Manor. Don was born on June 18, 1940, in Flippin, Ark., to Hugh and Ruby Mann. He graduated from Arkan- sas Tech with a Bachelor of Science in wildlife biology. That is where he met his wife, Phyllis. She proceeded him in death in 2007. He made his home in Indi- ana as a district wildlife biolo- gist and property manager for the Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife and retired as a mine reclamation specialist. He is survived by his son, Tony (Kristina) Mann, of Winslow; one grandchild; and his sister, Max- ine Worlow, of Minnesota. Besides his wife, he was proceeded in death by his par- ents; and brother, Dale. Graveside ser vices will be private and at a later time. Visitation for will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at Harris Funer- al home. Harris Funeral Home is en- trusted with his care. STEVEN M. "SCHOPPIE" SCHOPPENHORST Steven Michael "Schoppie" Schoppenhorst, 63, of Hunt- ingburg, passed away on Sun- day, July 10, 2022, at the Uni- versity of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Ky. He was born September 17, 1958, in Huntingburg, to Ray Franklin and Louise (Ingle) Schoppenhorst. He married Valerie Jean Mullen in November of 1979 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in St. Anthony. He was a member of St. Mar y's Catholic Church in Huntingburg, where he ser ved as a cantor and choir member. He worked as a car- penter in furniture manufac- turing and as a KJ-DJ. He was a true family man, a wonderful father and hus- band, and loved taking trips with his grandkids. He also had a passion for karaoke and creating intricate wooden toys. He enjoyed playing Santa Claus during the holidays and also played Batman for several charitable causes. He is sur vived by his wife, Valerie Schoppenhorst, of Huntingburg; three children, Stephanie (Steve) Grierson, of Jasper, Joshua Schoppen- horst, of Oakland City and Jennie (Richard) Hoffman, of Huntingburg; two sisters, Vicki (Jr.) Meyerholtz, of Vel- pen and Karen (Kevin) Hoff- man, of Ferdinand; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. A funeral Mass of Chris- tian Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022, at St. Mar y's Catholic Church in Huntingburg, Rev. Biju Thom- as will be officiating. Burial to follow in St. Mar y's Cemeter y. A visitation in honor of and celebration of Steven's life will be from 2 to 8 p.m., with a ro- sar y prayer vigil prayed at 6 p.m. on Thursday, at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Hunt- ingburg. Condolences may be shared online at www.nassandson. com. 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, July 20, 2022 The Press-Dispatch JEAN E. (MEADORS) GARRET T Jean E. (Meadors) Garrett passed away July 15, 2022, at the home of her son Chuck in Humble, Texas. She was born September 19, 1944, to Horace (Sam) and Nina Meadors. She is sur- vived by her son, Chuck (Mar- cy) Rogers; daughter Janice (Howard) Reece; eight grand- children and six great-grand- children; sister Willa (Paul) Bean and Kathy (Michael) Kennedy. She is preceded in death by her husband, Don Garrett; sons John Rogers and Joe Rogers; daughter, Judi Garcia and brother, Don Meadors. There will be a memorial ser vice at a later date. and if you don't get an answer leave me a voicemail with a good return number and I willl get back with you. There is lots of wood and it is chunked up in about 20" pieces. Get you a load and fire up your splitter. One day I worked with a friend who helped me install a new bath- tub faucet set. I was grateful for the help because we had to take about half of the tub surround apart to get this job done. So far it has not given us any problems and it is so good not to hear a con- stant drip. My wife and I attempted to level our mowing deck on our zero-turn mower. We didn't know what setting to use as a point of reference but we did get it within sixthteenth of an inch all the way around. We didn't have it quite right so we used another mower setting and tweaked it. Time will tell if we have it close enough. We had to make a trip to Evans- ville so my honey could get a CT scan. At times you start thinking enough is enough, but getting older sure isn't for sissies. She is scheduled for an MRI soon. I can't stand to take one because I have developed closetphobia and it just tears me up being in that tube. She is one tough gal so I doubt if she'll have any problems with it. The Petersburg Lions club held their annual cruise-in. We were told we are among the few who have a cruise-in with prizes and a short time of fellowship with other's who enjoy talking cars and just having fun. We gave out door prizes to several car owners and even had one for the oldest person to have a car regis- tered in our show. The winner received a pocket knife. We had some good look- ing dash plaques and since there were 22 entrants. everyone got one. We also had trophies for the Best of Show, 25E District Gov- ernor Choice and a resin for the local Lions Club Choice. I even had lots of fun selling brooms and whick brooms. I was glad to be able to help my wife with her housework while she isn't exactly up to power. I have never minded helping her with her work because I proba- bly mess up the house more than anyone else, so why shouldn't help her? This past Sunday, Cup Creek General Baptist had it's Home- coming and we had some good music and a great meal followed by some more music. This is a great time to ask all of us to con- tinue being a blessing to all we come in contact with. MIND Continued from page 1 resents what I have been read- ing from all over the country. "It's so weird how this pan- demic has changed people's personalities. Pretty much everybody I talk to has anxi- ety and seems to be unhappy or not as happy as they used to be pre-pandemic. Have you guys noticed a change in how people behave? I work with the general pub- lic and it's a pretty good gauge of how people are doing men- tally, because I see hundreds of people a day and interact with a lot of them face-to-face and I have seen people are majorly disconnected from their fellow humans and do not want to so- cialize." If you have been following the COVD narrative, we now know government and busi- ness overplayed and misman- aged the pandemic. Surprise? People were needlessly terri- fied with the constant refrain of "we're all going to die if we don't get COVID under control." Two weeks to flatten the curve has now been two+ years. People are exhausted and worn out. Add to that the political and economic chaos we are experi- encing and Wala—fear of epic proportions. Jesus has the solution to free- dom from fear. Jesus was in a boat with his disciples. He told them to cross the lake to the other side. While they were rowing, he fell asleep. A storm blew in with such force that the boat was in danger of being swamped and sunk. The disciples were terrified. They looked for Jesus and he was in the ship's stern, sleeping on a pillow. Note how Mark highlights Jesus was asleep on a pillow. They woke him up in a panic saying, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" He awoke, rebuked the storm and the sea. Everything became calm again. Then he told his dis- ciples. "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?" You can read the entire story in Mark Ch 4, MT 8, and LK 8. Let this story sink into your heart. Jesus asked them two ques- tions. Why are you afraid? Why don't you have faith? Put anoth- er way, why are you allowing fear to rule over you? I am with you. Do you think God would allow you to drown if I am with you? Additionally, in his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chap- ters 5-7) Jesus said God has promised us food, clothing and shelter. So why are you worry- ing "oh ye of little faith?" Why do we look to the government to fulfill our needs when God says I will provide? We are fellow citizens of an- other country by the new birth in Christ Jesus. We are right now sitting in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Eph 2). Christ has promised to supply all our needs according to His riches in Glory. He has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, peace, and a sound mind. I suggest turning off the news and turn to the Bible. You can either bail water or sleep on a pillow. The choice is yours. DOUBTS Continued from page 1 BREAK Continued from page 1 NEWS BRIEFS Homeland to perform at Gentle Shepherd Church of God this Sunday Homeland will be guest singers for the Praise and Worship ser vice at Gentle Shepherd Church of God, located at 8350 East 350 North (just west of Oatsville on the Oatsville/ Wheeling Road) in Gibson County on Sunday, July 24 at 6 p.m. (CDT). Food and fellowship will follow. Ever yone is welcome. DONALD BREWSTER Donald Kent "DK" Brew- ster, loving husband of Sherrie Brewster, adored dad to Cody and Jaimee Brewster and cherished grandpa of eight, entered into rest on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at Cox Medical Center in Branson, MO at the age of 79. DK was bor n to Ber nard & Flossie (Purl) Brewster on August 18, 1942 in In- diana. He led a full and accomplished life, owning and operating his own elec- trical company and being an accomplished musician, singing and playing music with his band that opened for ar tists including George Jones. He also received Dove Awards for his accomplish- ments as a song writer. On De- cember 31, 1982, DK married Sherrie McCandless in Peters- burg. They moved to Hollister from Melbourne, FL. DK was a man of faith and founder of The Best is Yet to Come Min- istries. DK is sur vived by his wife Sherrie of Hollister; son Cody Brewster & wife Elizabeth of Springfield, MO and daugh- ter Jaimee Brewster of Hol- lister, along with his eight grandchildren, Michael, Chad, Isiah, Corbin, Kade, Khloie, Kameron and Kynz- lie. He was preceded in death by his parents, eight siblings and his precious daughter Krista Cox. Visitation will be Wednes- day evening, July 20, 2022 from 6–8 p.m in Snapp- Bearden Funeral Home and Cremator y, Branson. Funeral ser vices will be in the funeral home on Thurs- day, July 21, 2022 at 2 p.m. Burial will be at Walnut Hills Cemeter y in Petersburg, on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. Life Milestones made free CALL: 812-354-8500 Put a free photo with write up on Births or upcoming Card Showers.