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South Gibson Star-Times Tuesday, September 20, 2022 A-3 DOROTHY JEAN BUNCH Dorothy Jean Bunch, 95, of Evansville, passed away at Lin- da E. White Hospice House in Evansville on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. She was born to the late Charlie and Goldie Pearl (Kramer) Mason on Jan. 10, 1927, in Fort Branch. Dorothy is Methodist in faith. She was a factory work- er for Whirlpool, in Evansville, and Emge Meat Packing, in Fort Branch, and was very active in the labor union. She enjoyed spending time with her family and swinging on the front porch watching the cars go by. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her lov- ing husband Johnny Bunch; siblings, William Mason, Charlestein Mason, Norman Mason, and Sue Ellen Mason; brother-in-law, Lloyd St. Clair; and a nephew, Brian St. Clair. She is survived by her niece and nephew that she referred to as "you kids," Brett (Polly) St. Clair of Princeton and Shari (Michael) Bazydola of Leb- anon, Tenn.; siblings, Mary St. Clair of Princeton, James (Carol) Mason of Oakland City, and Goldie Marie (Paul) Newton of Weeki Wachee, Fla; and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and cousins. A Memorial service will be held on Sept. 24, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Blythe Chapel Church in Fort Branch. Burial will be at Blythe Chapel Cemetery. Donations in her honor can be made to Blythe Chapel Church. Expressions of sym- pathy can be made at stodghill- funeralhome.com. Bulletin Do you have an upcoming community event? Send the details to editor@sgstartimes.com BRIEFLY Veterans food bank accepts donations The Veterans Food Bank of America in Buckskin is a by-appointment-only food pantr y for veterans and their widows. It's located on Ind. 57 near Ind. 68. To schedule a food pickup or to donate call 812-795-2230. VFW plans meals VFW Post #2714 of Fort Branch will have the kitchen open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday to the pub- lic with daily specials from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. September Delmonico Steak Nights will be cooked by Kim of Gemeca Inn on Sept. 24 for $35. Dinner includes 14 oz steak, baked potato, salad and homemade bread. Call 812-753-4161 after 3 p.m. for reser vations. Merit board meets The 2022 meetings of the Gibson County Sheriff's Merit Board will be at 12:30 p.m., the second Tuesday of ever y month, in the Gibson County Community Correc- tions Conference Room, located at 112 E. Emerson Street, Princeton. Trustees meet The Board of Trustees for the Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Librar y will meet at 4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of ever y month as the dates for their regular monthly board meetings. The meetings are in the Librar y Meeting Room. THIS MONTH Dr. Wells retires A retirement celebration is planned for Deaconess Gib- son's Dr. Wells at 4 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Gibson Health and Education Conference room. School plans sale St. Joseph School will host their annual rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 1 in the St. Joseph School Gym. To donate, drop off from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 25, or from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26. Volunteers are needed for drop off days, sorting days and sale day. For more info email mmcollin1971@yahoo. com. DOWN THE ROAD Habitat Bike Ride set Habitat for Humanity of Gibson County is announcing that our annual Charity Bike Tour will be Saturday, Oct. 8. The start of the bike tour will be downtown Princeton at 8 a.m. and will cover all of Gibson County. Registration and other information are on our Facebook page and website gibsoncountyhabitat.com. The bike tour will have stops at the Patoka Methodist Church for the 15 mile trip. The 30 and 62 mile trips will stop at Azalea Path, Toyota Motor Mfg. and Owensville Librar y. The funds from the event will go toward building material for the next Partner homes. We appreciate all the sponsors in the community who support the event. Con- tact the office at 812-385-2434 with questions. As always, any volunteers for building or other events are greatly appreciated. GCAS seeks vendors Gibson County Animal Ser vices is in search of vendors for the GCAS Harley's Heart Medical Fund Open House for Oct. 22. No booth fee is required, however GCAS asks for an item to place in their silent auction. Questions or concerns can be handled on the Gibson County Animal Ser vices Fundraising Facebook page or via telephone at (812) 386-8079. Honor Flight seeks mail On the evening of Oct. 29 our local heroes will return to EVV after having just visited the memorials at our nation's capital. We feel they deser ve a proper welcome home. Part of this process is called operation mail call, when they will receive and open letters from home on their re- turn flight to EVV. Mail call is a ver y touching, ver y personal way to let our veterans know that, even after all these years, their sacrifices for our freedoms have not been forgotten. Each veteran will receive a mail call envelope with dozens of cards and letters. We need your help to make this happen. Examples range from a simple card, a hand-written letter and coloring pages from children. Involve your kids, your church, your school, and be as creative as you'd like. Send a whole box of cards and we will distribute them evenly. Please leave the envelopes unsealed, as they are easier to open for the veterans. Deadline for EVV13 mail call is Oct. 22, the Saturday before the flight day. Send mail to operation mail call HF- SI-EVV13, PO Box 8234 Evansville, IN 47716. Jefferson charged with battery Cor y Jefferson, 29, of Princeton, was charged with batter y resulting in bodily injur y after Princeton Police responded to a Sept. 7 call by Amber Mitchell. According to police, Mitch- ell had swelling on the left side of her face around the eye and cheek and complained of ear pain. Mitchell told police, ac- cording to the probable cause affidavit, Jefferson struck her multiple times. Mitchell said Jef ferson came to her home with a woman named Kera Watt. Watt began throw- ing Mitchell's things and was asked to leave. When Watt didn't leave Mitch- ell's Emerson Street ad- dress, Mitchell was going to bodily remove her, but Jef ferson stuck her multi- ple times, according to her statement to. She slapped him back, she said. Jefferson said Mitchell hit him in the mouth with a metal pole and broke his tooth. Police did not obser ve a broken tooth or any injuries on Mitchell. Police were unable to make contact with Watt for a witness statement. Police arrest 3 during gun investigation Police arrested at least three people while conducting a stolen firearm investigation in Oakland City. Sept. 5, Police had a search warrant in connection with the stolen firearms for the home of Daniel Goodman, 46, of Oakland City. Upon arrival police ordered him out at gun- point and officers conducted a search and read him his rights. Goodman told police firearms were no longer at his home, that they were at Jeremy Norrington's Dongola Road home. During the search police allegedly found methamphet- amine, then charged Good- man with felony possession of meth under 5 grams. He bonded out Sept. 9, and has a hearing scheduled Oct. 3. Trooper Finney, Gibson County Deputy Jenn Loesch and Deputy Robb, and Oak- land City's Officer Michael McGregor, proceeded to the Dongola Road address where they spoke with Jeremy Nor- rington, 36, who was out on a $650 bond in Gibson County related to Aug. 20 charges of theft from the WIN Energy substation, and a $1,495 bond in Pike County on felony in- timidation charges. Also at the home was Sheena Faith, 41. Police allegedly found a sub- stance that field tested as meth- amphetamine on a glass pot lid and a box with a large amount of prescription medication. Some medications had the labels removed while others were labeled as the property of Norrington's uncle, Gerold Peay, Sr., of Winslow. Officer McGregor knew Peay, and told police he was currently in medical recov- er y at The Timbers Nursing Home of Jasper. The box included an A1C test kit, a silver grinder and metal smoking device that showed plant residue, a live .270 rifle round, metaformin and prednizone, among 18 pill bottles. According to police, Faith's right front shirt pocket had white residue on it, and they say they found a smoking de- vice with plant material, a glass smoking device with white powder residue and a small bag Faith identified as meth- amphetamine on her person. She told the police she took them off the table and put them in her pockets when police arrived. She said she'd been living at the residence for a month after her water was shut off. In a purse Faith identified as hers, they additionally found a Ziplock bag containing a glass smoking device, a metal smoking device, three broken smoking devices, a 9 mm spent shell casing, a green tobacco grinder with plant residue, an unidentified loose pill and an orange pill bottle. Under her bag was a lock box with additional pills, a clear bag of plant material, a white pill identified as be- longing to Michael Saltzman, several broken glass smoking devices, a silver money clip, and an orange pill bottle of 94 Gabapentin capsules. She was charged with pos- session of methamphetamine and obstruction of justice, and bonded out for $750 on Sept. 7. Norrington is facing felony possession of methamphet- amine, felony unlawful pos- session of a legend drug and conversion in connection with the Sept. 5 search of his res- idence, and posted bond of $750 Sept. 7. On Sept. 6 police continued their investigation by calling The Timbers and speaking with Norrington's uncle, who was there for medical treatment. He told police a neighbor called him to say Norrington had been to his home, had backed up a truck with an empty bed and left with a full bed, including an air compres- sor, tire changer and safe with $500 and collector's coins. The uncle said his nephew did not have permission to be on his property, but he had not had a ride to go see what might be missing from his home. He said he had approximate- ly 18 pill bottles in his home, and there was no reason for Norrington to be in possession of them, but he did not know when that might have been re- moved from the home. Indiana State Police con- tinued the investigation by talking to the neighbor, who said he had seen Norrington at the home. Police asked how the neigh- bor, Mike Gamble, knew that it was Norrington. He said Norrington gave him his name and phone num- ber and said if anyone else came onto the property they did not have permission and to call him. Norrington also faces an ad- ditional charge through Pike County of Residential entry breaking and entering that was filed Aug. 1; an arrest warrant was issued on that charge Sept. 12, with bond set at $15,000 surety — or 10 percent cash — with an order issued that he should have no contact with the alleged victim. OC woman faces meth charges Kayla Lance, 29, of Oakland City, was charged with pos- session of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance and neglect of a de- pendent after Gibson County Sheriff's Office attempted to ser ve a warrant out of Wabash County, Ill., to her Elm Street address. According to the probable cause af fidavit, Lance came to the door and advised her son was in the home. Po- lice accompanied her to get her phone to call family to come get him. Police could see the child asleep. Dr ugs and parapher nalia were in plain view on the vanity of the room where he slept within easy access to the child, along with broken glass, police wrote in the af fidavit. Police obtained a search war rant for the house, and also found kratom, and multiple Ziplock bags that field tested positive for meth. RICHARD ELMER LUIGS Richard Elmer Luigs, 94, of Haubstadt, passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at his home with his family by his side. He was born to the late Robert and Lorene (Greubel) Luigs in Evansville on Dec. 21, 1927. Richard made friends wher- ever he went and could always drum up a conversation with anyone. He was an avid gar- dener and grew some of the best tomatoes in southern In- diana. He and his wife Gloria enjoyed traveling to 49 states and Canada in their motor- home and spent many years camping. He retired from Whirlpool Corporation and did exceptional work recover- ing furniture as a hobby. He was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Haubstadt. He and his wife Gloria were the longest mar- ried couple at Sts. Peter and Paul, having just celebrated their 71st wedding anniversa- r y on Sept. 9, 2022. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and went on the Honor Flights of Southern Indiana in 2015. He was a member of the Knights of St. John, Knights of Colum- bus, and the American Legion post #194. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by a broth- er, Robert Luigs and a sister, Betty Ziliak. Richard is sur vived by his loving wife, Gloria (Deneke), his son, David (Dawna) Luigs of Haubstadt; his grandchil- dren, Adam (Caitlyn) Luigs of Elberfeld and Alissa Luigs of Owensboro, KY; great grand- children, Georgia Proctor and Everlee Luigs of Elberfeld; and his sister-in-law, Sharon Trible of Haubstadt. A Mass of Christian Burial was on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Haubstadt, with Father Andrew Thomas and Father Kenneth Betz as co-celebrants. Visitation was Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, from 3 until 7 p.m. at Stodghill Funer- al Home in Fort Branch with Rosar y ser vices performed by the Knights of Columbus and the Knights of St. John at 2:30 p.m. Militar y Honors ser vices will be performed by the Vet- erans of Gibson County. Burial will be at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemeter y. Memorial contributions may be made to Chemo Buddies, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, or St. James Catholic Church. Expressions of sympathy can be made at stodghillfuner- alhome.com. A special thanks to his caregiver Donna Rhodes, Dr. Michael Titzer and his staff, nurses at OHA, Heart to Heart Hospice, and Chemo Buddies. R AYBURN DAVID DILBECK Rayburn David Dilbeck, 90, of Owensville, passed away on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville. Hewas born to the late Walter and Catherine (Gray) Dilbeck on Dec. 3, 1931, in Fort Branch. Ray was a member of Ver- tical Church in Fort Branch, and a veteran of the U.S. National Guard. He was an engineer for the railroad for over 40 years and coached pony league baseball for many years. He was a terrific bowler and enjoyed watching cardinal baseball games with his wife Meda. He and Meda both enjoyed gardening flow- ers and vegetables together. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by his loving wife of 67 years, Meda June (Allen) Dilbeck; siblings, Paul Dilbeck, Ger- ald Dilbeck,Virginia Wright, Margaret Wallace, Walter Dil- beck, and Abe Dilbeck; and grandson, Cody Dilbeck. Ray is survived by his chil- dren, David (Helen) Dilbeck of Haubstadt,Rodney (Deb- bie) Dilbeck of Owensville, Mia (Tim) Chamberlain of Owensville, and Jon (Jeannie) Dilbeck of Owensville; sister, LaTonna "Toni" Becht of Tex- as; 13 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, and 2great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. at Vertical Church in Fort Branch with Pastor Richard Clark and Pastor Bob Doug- las officiating. Visitation were Monday, Sept. 19, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Vertical Church and again on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. until ser- vice time at Vertical Church. Military Honors will be per- formed by the Veterans of Gibson County at Walnut Hill Cemetery prior to burial. Donations in his honor can be made to the Linda E. White Hospice House. Expressions of sympathy can be made at stodghillfuner- alhome.com. Obituaries PUZZLED ABOUT WHAT TO READ? ..and you will have your solution. subscribe to 812-753-3553 South Gibson Independent Insurance Agent 812-483-4670 • Haubstadt • bill.yarbor@twc.com CALL: Bill Yarbor Are You Adequately Covered? A new year means changes to Medicare premiums, deductibles, copays and benefi ts! Bill Yarbor, experienced insurance agent can help you make sure you are adequately covered. Medicare Supplement Insurance, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part-D prescription drug plans. 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