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The Press-Dispatch C-2 Wednesday, Januar y 11, 2023 OBITUARIES 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 BYRON DAVID "BUTCH" OSBORN Byron david "Butch" Os- born, 68, of Monroe City, passed away december 2, 2022, in Indianapolis. He was born april 14, 1954, to Charles and Berneice (Chamnes) Osborn, in Mon- roe City. Butch was self-employed traveling the area attending auctions and acquiring items to resell. There wasn't an auc- tioneer in the area that didn't know him. He is survived by his broth- ers, danny ( Jean) Osborn, of Monroe City, Kenny (Bever- ly) Osborn, of Vincennes, and roger (norma) Osborn, of Ha- zleton; sisters, Tena ( Wade) Pemberton and Janie Fields; nieces and nephews, Les (Tif- fany) Osborn, of Petersburg, Misty ( Jeff ) Brenton, of Pe- tersburg, Bobby (Courtney) Osborn, of Chandler, Kenny (Peggy) Osborn Jr., of Vin- cennes, Justin Pemberton, ryan (Lauren) Pemberton, of Vincennes, Tracy ( Jim) reed, of Monroe City, and Tasha (ryan) eckler, of Vincennes; and several great nieces and great nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents; a niece; and a nephew. a graveside service was at 1 p.m. esT, on Tuesday, Janu- ary 10, 2023, at Walnut Grove Cemetery, in Monroe City. Harris Funeral Home is en- trusted with his care. CRISTIL DAWN SEIFERS Cristil dawn seifers, 66, of Petersburg, passed away Tues- day, January 3, 2023, at da- viess Community Hospital in Washington. she was born in evansville, on June 19, 1956, to arthur and Helen (Bailey) rupprecht. she retired from Indiana Fssa in evansville as a social worker. she was a member of st. Francis Xavier Catholic Parish in Vincennes. she is survived by her moth- er; husband, Brad seifers; and brother, drew (angie) rup- precht. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. esT on Friday, January 6, 2023, at st. Thomas Cath- olic Cemetery, in Vincennes. In lieu of flowers, memori- al contributions may be made to a local animal shelter or hu- mane society. O.d. Harris Funeral Home is entrusted with her care. Online condolences may be made at odharrisfuneralhome. com DIANA JER ALDINE FR ANDSEN diana Jeraldine Frandsen, 74, of Petersburg, passed away december 31, 2022, in Peters- burg. she was born June 22, 1948, to Thurman Vent and eva (Falls) Bartley in Oak- land City. she was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. she spent most of her life as a homemaker. she is survived by her hus- band, Gene Frandsen; son, John (april) Frandsen; daugh- ter, Gloria Keith; grandchil- dren, eric Frandsen, steph- anie Frandsen, and Colton Keith; and her brother, ran- dall Bartley. she is preceded in death by her son, ronald "shady" Frandsen; her parents; and her sister, erica rose. There will be a private ser- vice for diana at a later date. Harris Funeral Home is en- trusted with her care. DIXIE J. WILLIS dixie J. Willis, 85, of Peters- burg, passed away on January 5, 2023. she was born in Pike Coun- ty, to John dello and Maime (deJarnett) Houchins, on april 27, 1937. she married the love of her life, Gardner J. Willis, on august 10, 1952, and they were happily married for 56 years. she was a homemaker, mother and grandmother. she enjoyed making baby blan- kets, quilting, cooking, bak- ing and decorating cakes and photography. she had a great love for gospel music, and she had a wonderful singing voice. she loved Jesus and attending church her whole life and lat- er when she couldn't get out to church, she enjoyed listening to the preachers on T V. she always had a beautiful smile. she loved her children, grand- children, great grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren dearly. she is survived by daugh- ters, Teresa ( John) Melhis- er and Lisa (ron) Gladish; daughter-in-law, sue Wil- lis; grandchildren, Beth ( Joe) LacKore, amy (Mike) dressel, Keith (Georgia) Mel- hiser, Jessica (Cody) Trout- man, Jenni (richard) riley, Jordan (Kelsey scherzer) Mel- hiser, Chelsey (ryan) Houch- in, Casey Frederick, Cody (audrey) Frederick, Lucas (Leslie) roberts, Leslie (ad- am Jarboe) roberts, alex rob- erts, Justin (Kayla) Gladish and Courtney ( Jordan Butzin) Gladish; 24 great-grandchil- dren; two great-great-grand- children; and several nieces and nephews. she is preceded in death by her husband, Gardner J. Willis; her parents, dello and Maime Houchins; son, rickey allen Willis; and six siblings. Funeral services were on sunday, January 8, 2023, at O.d. Harris Funeral Home, in Petersburg. Burial was at Wal- nut Hills Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at odharrisfuneralhome. com DON E. JENKINS don e. Jenkins, 88, of Pe- tersburg, went to be with the Lord January 6, 2023. He was born september 9, 1934 in evansville, to the late Horace Jenkins and Helen (Brown) Chappell. He graduated high school in 1953 then joined the us army in 1954. He served until 1956 then married the love of his life, shirley (nixon) Jenkins, april 6, 1957. They were bless- ed with two children, suzan- na and Michael. He worked as a Welder for Las Vegas, neva- da Parks service. He enjoyed fishing and hunting in early years. He loved to weld, he was known for working in his shop making inventions that would make life easier. He was loved by so many and will deeply be missed. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, shirley Jenkins; chil- dren, suzanna Wheeler, of Las Vegas and Michael Jenkins, of Princeton; grandchildren, rob Torsky, nic Torsky, and Josh Wheeler; and great-grand- child, Luke Wheeler. He was preceded in death by his parents, Horace Jen- kins and Helen Chappell; and brother, ralph Jenkins. a funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on saturday, January 14, 2023, at Corn-Colvin Funeral Home in Oakland City. Inter- ment will follow at Williams Cemetery, with military hon- ors. a visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., on Friday, at the funeral home. Online condolences can be left at www.colvinfuneral- home.com where you can also light a candle in loving memo- ry of don. Colvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Jenkins family. GORDON E. COOK Gordon e. Cook, 84, of Ot- well, passed away on January 5, 2023, at Brickyard Health- care in Petersburg. He was born in Petersburg to Theodore and ada ( Jenne) Cook on October 7, 1938. He attended Petersburg High school and graduated in the Class of 1957. He lived most of his life in Petersburg, but in later years moved to Ot- well. He loved to hunt and fish when he had the opportunity and loved spending time with his grandchildren. He worked for Indiana southern railroad for many years, then drove cross-coun- try trucking and traveled all over the u.s. a fter retiring, he joined PCarC as a direct care staff member, and later at the stendal dump site. He is survived by his daugh- ter, Tara summers (compan- ion robert Willis), of Ot- well; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; step- sons, Jeff and Tony earls; and two nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Patri- cia ( Wells) Cook; sister, Lo- is J. Malott; and son, Gordon dean Cook. Graveside services were on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Walnut Hills Cemetery, in Pe- tersburg. O.d. Harris Funeral Home is entrusted with his care. Online condolences may be made at odharrisfuneralhome. com JUDITH ANGELA STAFFORD Judith angela stafford, 73, of Petersburg, entered into rest on saturday January 7, 2023, at her home surround- ed by her loving family. she was born on May 30, 1949, to the late James and Mabel abel, in Washington. she loved the beach. she was married to the late rick stafford on February 16, 1968. rick was in the united states navy for 23 years, hence her love of sandy beaches. she also loved her children and grandchildren. she is survived by her son, dustin stafford; daughters, Lisa stafford, Teresa (alan) renault and Heather Fox; sister, Mary Jane Vealer; sis- ter-in-law, Bernadette abel; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. she was preceded in death by her parents, James and Ma- bel (sennings) abel; husband, rick stafford; and grandson, darren stafford. There is no service at this time as cremation has taken place. Burial will take place at a later date at Martin Cemetery, in Glezen. Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel is entrusted with her care. Friends may send a condo- lence to the family at www. LambBasham.com SANDR A LOVELL sandra Lovell, 70, passed away on the evening of Janu- ary 3rd, 2023. sandy was a retired nurse who dedicated her life to car- ing for others. she was a kind and compassionate person who will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her. she is survived by her husband of 24 years, Brent Lovell; sons, damon, doug (samantha), and dusty (Me- gan) Blackburn; sisters, Pat- ty (Gary) Horrall and Mari- lyn ( Jim) Gryder; as well as eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, all of whom she loved dearly. she was preceded in death by her husband, denny Black- burn; brothers, Boyd and Ken- neth selby; and sisters, ruth Wyatt, Linda Cox, annalee as- bell, and Maxine aikman. Funeral services was at noon esT on saturday, Janu- ary 7, 2023, at Harris Funer- al Home, in Petersburg. Burial followed at Walnut Hills Cem- etery. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until service time. In lieu of flowers, the fami- ly requests donations be made to PC Pound Puppies/new- Life rescue at P.O. Box 295, Mt. Vernon, In 47620, as that was a cause and organization dear to her heart. ROMA J. BLAIR roma J. Blair, 92, of Linton, passed away Thursday, Janu- ary 5, 2023, at Terre Haute re- gional Hospital. she was born in Otwell on October 14, 1930, to Herschel and Cecil (Padgett) Teague. she is survived by her four girls, Carolyn Jane Harting, of sandborn, Marilyn arm- strong, of Horse Branch, Ky., sherrill Lifford, of Linton and Janice Bayless, of West union, Ohio; sister, sylvia downs, of Princeton; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great-grandchildren. she was preceded in death by her husband, William Ken- neth Blair in 1985; her parents; and a brother, Melvin Teague. Funeral services was at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at O.d. Harris Funeral Home, in Petersburg. Buri- al followed at Pleasant ridge Cemetery. Visitation was from 1 p.m. until service time at the funer- al home. O.d. Harris Funeral Home is entrusted with her care. Online condolences may be made at odharrisfuneralhome. com WILLIAM 'BILL' BOUCHIE William B. Bouchie, 80, of sullivan, passed away on sat- urday, January 7, 2023 at still- water Hospice Care in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born on October 10, 1942 in Vincennes. He was the son of Bernard Bouchie and annabelle Campbell Bouch- ie. He graduated from high school and served in the na- tional Guard. He married Car- ol sue Taylor on October 18, 1963 and was married for 55 years before she passed away on January 7, 2019. He is survived by a son, aar- on ( Julee) Bouchie, of Fort Wayne, Ind., daughter, Jea- nette Bouchie, of Terre Haute, brother, Joe (Theresa) Bouch- ie, of Vincennes, sister, Carol (Mike) sherman, of evans- ville, and one step-grandson. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, Carol sue Bouchie and brother, Larry Bouchie. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m., saturday, January 14, 2023 at st. Mary's Catholic Church in sullivan, Ind. with Father suresh Bakka offici- ating. Interment will follow in Center ridge Cemetery in sullivan, Ind. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Fri- day, January 13, 2023 at Brust Funeral Home in sullivan, Ind. I would like to thank the dispatchers, deputies, EMTs and other first responders who came to the aid of my wife Dawn Seifers on January 3. I deeply appreciate your kindness, compassion and professionalism. Also I would like to express my thanks for all of the condolences, prayers and donations made in her name. Brad Seifers Social Security Matters By Rusty Gloor Will the family maximum limit my benefits? now? Dear Rusty: I have a ques- tion about the family max- imum ss retirement bene- fit. as I understand it, if the breadwinner is drawing re- tirement benefits or is de- ceased, the family maxi- mum is calcu- lated from a formula that yields a figure between 150 percent and 188 percent of the bread- winner's pri- mary insur- ance amount — his or her monthly ben- efit if claimed at full retire- ment age. That age is 66 and four months for people born in 1956 and will gradually increase to 67 over the next few years. Is this calculation only applicable at full retire- ment age (in my case 66 and four months) or is it still appli- cable if I delay taking ss un- til 68 or 70? My assumption is the "breadwinner" is the spouse with the higher in- come. signed: Planning my retirement. Dear Planning: The family maximum applies only when more than one dependent is collecting benefits from the record of a worker who is either de- ceased or collecting social security retirement benefits (the "breadwinner"). That might typically be a spouse and a minor child, multiple minor children, or, perhaps, multiple children and a spouse as well. The family maxi- mum doesn't apply, for example, when both a current spouse and an ex- spouse are collect- ing benefits from that "breadwin- ner" – only when a current spouse and minor children are collecting, too. The family maximum al- so does not apply when only one dependent (e.g., a spouse) is collecting benefits from the "breadwinner," or when no de- pendents are collecting bene- fits on the "breadwinner's" re- cord. neither would the fam- ily maximum restrict your benefit if you wait until you are age 70 to claim your max- imum personal benefit. so, if your concern is that the family maximum might lim- it your, or your wife's benefit if you wait until age 68 or 70 to claim, you can discard that concern. you are correct that the family maximum formula, when it applies, yields a maxi- mum total limit of 150 percent to 188 percent of the worker's "primary insurance amount" or "PIa," which is the amount the worker is due at full re- tirement age (Fr a) and, as you know, your Fr a is deter- mined by your year of birth. If the family maximum ap- plies because multiple de- pendents are collecting ss benefits on your record, so- cial security will determine your maximum family dol- lar amount, deduct your PIa (your Fr a benefit) from that amount, and the remain- der would be available to be shared equally among your multiple dependents. But if no one else, or only your wife, is collecting benefits on your record, the family maximum does not apply. To submit a question, vis- it website (amacfoundation. org/programs/social-securi- ty-advisory) or email ssadvi- sor@amacfoundation.org. Want to share your news with others? The Press- Dispatch can help deliver it to Pike and the surrounding counties. NEWS! 812-354-8500