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Front Tuesday, October 5, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times A-3 BLESSING Continued from page 1 READER GUIDE Subscriptions: Change of address: subscribers changing addresses will please give old address as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change unless this is done. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Heartland Media Group, LLC, P.O. Box 275, Fowler, IN, 47944-0275. Subscription rates: One year: $34 for Gibson County and all 476/477 zip codes; $43 elsewhere. Paid in advance. Subscriptions taken after noon on Friday will not receive a paper until the second edition after their subscription date. About us: Published every Tuesday by Heartland Media Group, LLC Phone: 812-753-3553 203 S. McCreary St., P.O. Box 70, Fort Branch, IN 47648-0070 Entered in the Post Office in Fort Branch, Indiana for transmission through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Fort Branch, Indiana – published weekly. (USPS 205-620) Contact us: Phone: .......................................................................... 812-753-3553 Janice Barniak, Editor ������������������������������ editor@sgstartimes.com Advertising ��������������������������������������������������� ads@sgstartimes.com General News ���������������������������������������������news@sgstartimes.com Sports �������������������������������������������������������� sports@sgstartimes.com Circulation ������������������������������������������ subscribe@sgstartimes.com Obituaries 4.05 4.30 3.85 09/30/22. always talk about how calm the animals become when being blessed with holy water. Kaiser, who has a service dog himself, said he'd finished a blessing in Jasper without one of his sleeves thanks to a pet. The good-natured gather- ing saw cats, dogs and even ducks prayed for. "You need a little extra water don't you," Kaiser said to the ducks post-blessing. Catholics celebrate the Feast of St. Francis, who is said to have had a special rela- tionship with animals, Oct. 4. Merla Russell brought her dog Simone, who is suffering from an aggressive cancer after a surgery that removed some of the mass. At the time Russell adopted Simone, she was told the dog had eight months left. "She doesn't really like a lot of people. I took to her and she took to me right away. I would do it all over again," Russell said. They've told her treating Simone at this stage would not make sense with a cancer this aggressive. "She's just precious. She's going to have the best eight months." Russell's husband Mark said he's never eaten so well since his wife started making hamburgers and eggs for the pup. "She's very spoiled. I just love her." RUTH A. HALL Ruth A. Hall, 70, of Prince- ton, passed away at Specialty Select Hospital in Evansville on Sept. 30, 2022. She was born to the late Lewis and Thelma (Meyer) Hall on Nov. 19, 1951 Dubois County. She graduated from Fort Branch High School in 1970. She worked at Potter & Brumfield until it closed, then worked at Hansen's Corporation until she retired at the age of 65. She was a lifetime member of the Women's Auxiliary at the Princeton VFW 1147. She enjoyed going to the Senior Center where she liked doing crafts, painting, being creative, and playing bingo. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers, Dallas Hall, Louie Hall, and Scott Hall. She is survived by her siblings, Garry (Marcia) Hall of Fort Branch, David "Andy" (Kathy) Hall of Utica, K Y, E. Pauline (Gary) Woolard of Princeton, Karen Hall of Princeton, Doro- thy Lancaster of Evans- ville, and Marcia Wing of Evansville; Malaki Young of Princeton whom she loved like a grandson; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. A graveside service will be Oct. 16, 2022, at Hill Church Cemetery in Dubois at 11:00 a.m. CST. Donations in her honor can be made to Hill Church Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy can be made at stodghillfuneralhome.com. R AYMOND McGREGOR Raymond Vernon McGre- gor, 85, of Vincennes, passed away on Sept. 29, 2022, at North River Health Campus in Evansville. He was born to the late Samuel and Alta (Reynolds) McGregor on Feb. 14, 1937, in Vincennes. Raymond was a quiet and simple man. He loved woodworking and puzzles and spending time with his family. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by 2 sisters, Billie Jean McGre- gor and Phyllis Reitmeyer, and his loving wife of 60 years, Patty (Richardville) McGregor. He is survived by his daughter, Karen (Rich- ard) Zeabart of Fort Branch; grandchildren, Lauren (Cory) Michel of Fort Branch and Zachary ( Jeanette) Zeabart of Haub- stadt; 5 great grandchildren, and several nieces and neph- ews. There will be no services per family request. Dona- tions in his honor can be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Expressions of sympathy can be made at stodghillfuneralhome.com. Webster pleads guilty to domestic battery A Princeton man pled guilty to domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 years old Sept. 22 in Gibson County Superior Court. He was sentenced to 360 days jail with work release privileges and time credited for good behavior and time served. According to the proba- ble cause affidavit, on June 26 Princeton Police were dispatched to 804 N. Main St., where a domestic battery was reported, when they arrived, gave chase to Kelvin Webster who was running away. Webster told police he'd done nothing wrong, but had been fighting with his wife, Tawana Smith, who had been "running her mouth." According to Smith, Webster often hit her while intoxicated, and hit her head open-handed that day, but she decided she "wasn't going to let him put his hand on me no more." She said she fought back and he pushed her down onto the couch then pushed her face and neck. She bit the hand on her face, she said. During the incident the Webster and Smith's daugh- ter as well as Smith's brother's minor children were nearby. The minor children witnessed the battery, accord- ing to the probable cause, and their daughter attempted to remove Webster from Smith. According to police, Webster told them while recorded by body cameras that he'd hit Smith and did not know what he'd done beside that. Department of Child Services was notified at the time. Merla Russell brought her dog Simone for the Blessing of the Animals at Gib- son County Animal Services Sunday. The dog is estimated to have eight months to live due to cancer. Fr. Gary Kaiser did a blessing over a variety of animals at Gibson County Ani- mal Services Sunday. Fr. Gary Kaiser talks to children at the Blessing of the Animals Sunday in Princeton. They ask him if he's a vet.