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Serving his country as a Navy Seaman 1st Class dur- ing W WII, he was in all the- atres, Pacific and Asiatic on the USS General Mitchell, Starr, Knute Rockne, Sam- uel Moody and Bunker Hill. Medals he received were W WII Victory, American Campaign, American The- atre Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Campaign, Philippine Lib- eration, Philippine Indepen- dence, Philippine Defense and the Philippine Presi- dential Unit Citation Badge. He loved his country and especially the Ameri- can flag. Smith retired from Sigeco (now Vectren) in 1986 after 29 years of ser- vice. He formerly worked at Allison Division in Indianap- olis and managed the Win- slow Kiwanis Teen Center. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jane (Dilley) Smith; four daughters, Nila (Maurice) Howard, of Co- lumbus, Ind., Brenda Kress and Sylvia Smith, both of Jasper, and Linda (Michael) O'Connell, of Bloomington; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; four broth- ers, Elwood, Eugene, Hil- bert and George Smith; and a sister, Regina Resenbeck. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at Winslow Christian Church, with Dr. Robert Asa officiating. Masonic servic- es will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Visitation will be Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funer- al home and Saturday from 10 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Win- slow, with military rites con- ducted by Petersburg VFW Post #3587. In lieu of flowers, memori- al contributions may be sent to the Winslow Christian Church or Winslow Alumni Scholarship Fund, C/O Joe Dedman. Jana KixMiller r anKin Jana Kixmiller Rankin, 42, of Floyds Knobs, Ind., passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, surrounded by her family and friends. Jana was born Dec. 4, 1971, to Arthur and Mary Lou Kixmiller, who survive her. She was baptized in- to Christ at the Petersburg Church of Christ in 1983. Jana graduated with hon- ors from Pike Central High School in 1990, Universi- ty of Evansville with a BS in Psychology in 1994 and from the University of Lou- isville with a Masters of So- cial Work in 1996. A majority of her career was spent in Social Work at LifeSpring Health Sys- tems, most recently as Se- nior Vice-President for Clin- ical Services. Over the years she was the recipient of ma- ny honors and awards, most recently the Imagine Award from the Rauch Foundation. To Jana, supporting and treating individuals with disabilities wasn't just a job, it was her life's work. She was particularly hap- py to be named a Mental Health Hero by the Eli Lil- ly Co. as part of its Heroes in the Fight program. Ja- na never stopped speak- ing for those who could not speak for themselves, even as she fought her own bat- tle against cancer for the last three years. She is survived by her husband, Greg, whom she married October 23, 1999; her sister, Jeana Garrison; two brothers, Kerry and Kent Kixmiller; her father and mother-in-law, Clark and Betty Rankin. The family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Floyd Memorial Hospital for the tender compassion- ate care given to Jana these past few weeks. Celebration of Life ser- vice was at 11 a.m. Wednes- day, Jan. 29, 2014, at Ratter- man and Sons, 3800 Bard- stown Road, Louisville, Ky., with burial following at Res- thaven. Visitation was at the funeral home from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday. JaCKie f. heMingWay adaMs Jackie F. (Hemingway) Adams, 73, of Blooming- ton, Ind., died Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at Garden Vil- la Nursing Home. She was born May 30, 1940, in Knox County, to Jim and Belva (Hellman) Hemingway. Adams was a graduate of Oakland City College. She was a grade school teacher in Winslow and also taught in Bloomington. She is survived by her son, Rodney Adams, of Bloomfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wil- liam Adams and her par- ents. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at Allen Funeral Home, 4155 S. Old State Road 37, Bloomington, with visitation one hour prior to service. Burial will take place at Valhalla Memory Gardens. Allen Funeral Home will be in charge of arrange- ments. Friends may send condolences to www.allen- funeralhome.org. viCKie lynn Willis Vicki Lynn (Akers) Wil- lis, 66, of Oakland City, en- tered rest on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at Deaconess Hos- pital. She was born Feb. 4, 1947, in Princeton, to Elvin Ray and Virginia (Ivy) Ak- ers. She was a member of Francisco Gospel Ministry Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Earl and Jessie Akers; and a sister, Bonnie June Hamer. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and was loved by all whom were lucky to have known her. She loved going to yard sales, flea markets, and antiquing and collecting dolls. Vicki loved spending time with family and close friends. She will be dearly missed by all. Surviving are her hus- band of 47 years, Gary Wil- lis; a son, Todd Willis, of Francisco; a granddaugh- ter, Jessica Willis, of Fran- cisco; two brothers, Burl (Connie) Akers, of Evans- ville, and Jim (Deanie) Ak- ers, of Francisco; and spe- cial friend, Earline Rode, of Francisco. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at Lamb-Basham Me- morial Chapel in Oakland City, with Rev. Bob McDon- ald officiating. Burial will be in Forsythe Cemetery near Oakland City. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until services on Thursday. Family and friends may send messag- es of comfort to www.lamb- basham.com. doroThy M. ChaMness Dorothy M. Chamness, 96, of Otwell, died Satur- day Feb. 1, 2014, at Memo- rial Hospital in Jasper. She was born July 25, 1917, in Fairbanks, Ind., to Elza and Bertha (Clouse) Har- ris. She had lived in Otwell the past 11 years, moving there from Petersburg. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Hall, of Otwell; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Virginia Boes, of Terre Haute. She was preceded in death by her parents; hus- band, Floyd L. Chamness in 2000; and sisters, Doris Pugh and Pauline Harris. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at the Corn- Colvin Funeral Home in Oakland City, with Rev. Dan Gilley and Rev. Darrell Wineinger officiating. Buri- al will follow in the Walnut Hills Cemetery in Peters- burg. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. EST until service time on Saturday at the fu- neral home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.corncolvinfuneral- home.com. Charles edWard WeiTK aMp Charles Edward Weit- kamp, 72, of Evansville, for- merly of Lynnville, passed away at 4:02 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at his resi- dence in Evansville. He was born Feb. 19, 1941, at home in the Zoar Community to Floyd and Hilda (Sollman) Weitkamp. He married Linda L. Ma- son on August 22, 1981 at the Zoar United Methodist Church. Weitkamp retired from Alcoa, where he was a slitter operator. He was an active member of the Lyn- nville Lions Club, attend- ed Zoar United Methodist Church, and was an avid mushroom hunter and I.U. sports fan. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Margaret Joyce Hagemeyer and Anna Mae Weitkamp; and one brother who died in infancy, Paul Ray Weit- kamp. He is survived by his wife, Linda L. Weitkamp, of Evansville; two sons and two daughters-in-law, Den- nis (Candee) Weitkamp, of Winslow, and Kerry (Pau- la) Weitkamp, of Selvin; one stepdaughter, Kelli Purdue, of Newburgh; one stepson, Mathew Young, of Dale; two brothers, Richard Weitkamp, of Winslow, and Keith Weitkamp, of Spur- geon; one sister, Kathleen Weitkamp, of Enos Cor- ner; four grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. EST, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at Nass and Son Funeral Home in Hunt- ingburg, with Rev. Honna Schloss officiating. Burial was in Spurgeon Cemetery. Visitation was at the fu- neral home from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST on Monday. Memorial donations may be made to Gentiva Hospice, Lynnville United Methodist Church or the Lynnville Lion's Club. Con- dolences may be shared on-line at: www.nassand- son.com. Judy eveline Klueg Judy Eveline Klueg, 66, of Newburgh, died Wednes- day, Jan. 29, 2014, at Golden Living Center-Brentwood. She was born March 9, 1947, in Evansville, to Cal- vin and Dorothy (Moore) Baize. She was formerly em- ployed at St. Mary's Med- ical Center and babysat for many children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wil- fred Klueg and her father. She is survived by daugh- ters, Bridget (Gary) Fuss- ner), of Boonville, Julie (Er- ic) Hedges, of Jeffersonton, Va., Rhonda ( Jerry) Cole- man, of Petersburg, Sta- cey Klueg Berry, of New- burgh, and Tina Marie Bel- leville, of St. Ignace, Mich.; adopted daughter, Chey- enne Miller, of Newburgh; sons, Robert R. (Rhonda) Miller, of Newburgh, and George A. Klueg, of Santa Claus; 15 grandchildren; mother, Dorothy Baize, of Evansville; brother, Mi- chael Baize, of Evansville; and sister, Carol Boger, of Evansville. Funeral services were at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel in Evansville. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foun- dation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004. The Indiana Depart- ment of Child Services an- nounced Aaron Simpson has been appointed the of- fice director for the Indi- ana Department of Child Services, Pike County of- fice. In his new role, Simp- son will set goals and ob- jectives for child welfare management, helping to ensure children are pro- tected from abuse or ne- glect. In addition, he'll oversee five family case managers and two cleri- cal staff. He'll also handle general office operations. "Aaron brings a wealth of experience with him and we're pleased to have him take the reins for Pike County," said Jane Bis- bee, DCS Deputy Direc- tor of Field Operations. "His practical job experi- ence working with at-risk youth and then later serv- ing as a family case man- ager will benefit families in his county for years to come." A life-long resident of southwest Indiana, Simp- son was born and grew up in Princeton. He be- gan working with youth in 1997 as a youth develop- ment specialist with South- west Indiana Youth Village in Vincennes. In 2000, he joined Ireland and Luzio Behavioral Services in Evansville and worked as a youth counselor. He be- came a family case manag- er for the Pike County of- fice of the Indiana Depart- ment of Child Services in 2005. Simpson has a Bach- elor of Science Degree in Business Management/ Human Resources from Oakland City University. He began his new duties Jan. 13. The Pike County office of the Indiana Department of Child Services is locat- ed at 2105 East Main in Pe- tersburg. To report child abuse or neglect, call the child abuse/neglect hot- line: 800 -800 -5556. 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