The Press-Dispatch
Issue link: https://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/292608
Obituaries GUIDE TO THE Press-Dispatch Subscriptions: Subscription rates: One year: $27 for Pike and surrounding counties and all 475 and 476 ad- dresses; elsewhere in Indiana $30; out of state $47 Paid in ad- vance. Change of address — sub- scribers changing addresses will please give their old ad- dress as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change un- less this is done. POSTMASTER: Send ad- dress changes to The Press- Dispatch, P.O. Box 68 Pe- tersburg, IN 47567-0068 or e-mail us at subscribe@pressdispatch.net How to contact us: By Phone: ........... 812-354-8500 By Fax: ................ 812-354-2014 By E-mail: General and Church News news@pressdispatch.net Sports Department sports@pressdispatch.net Advertising ads@pressdispatch.net Classified Advertising classifieds@pressdispatch.net Andy Heuring, Editor editor@pressdispatch.net Obituaries obits@pressdispatch.net Subscriptions/Circulation subscribe@pressdispatch.net Legals/Public Notices legals@pressdispatch.net Accounting Department accounting@pressdispatch.net About us: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heuring, Publishers Andrew G. Heuring, Editor John B. Heuring, Adv. Manager Eric Gogel, Production Manager Cindy Petty, Adv. Sales Nancy Copley, Adv. Sales • • • • • • Published every Wednesday by the Pike County Publishing Co. Telephone 354-8500 820 Poplar Street P.O. Box 68 Petersburg, Indiana 47567 • • • • • • Entered at the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmis- sion through the mails as Periodical Mail, postage paid at Petersburg, Indiana. Published weekly. (USPS 604-340) Joann B. Stone Joann B. Stone, 78, of Pe- tersburg, died at 4:30 a.m., Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg. She was born Dec. 21, 1935, in Petersburg, to Lowell and Marjorie (Da- vis) Griffith. She married Wayne Lee Stone July 15, 1972 and he survives. She was a former bookkeeper for Production Credit and John Deere Dealership. She was a member of Petersburg Unit- ed Methodist Church. Surviving besides her husband, Wayne, are a daughter, Leah (Benny) Tooley, of Otwell; two step- sons, Brent Stone and Brian Stone, both of Petersburg; three sisters, Marilyn Hill, Shelby Rhoades and Debo- rah Staley, all of Evansville; and five grandchildren, Ad- am Tooley, of Otwell, Ab- by Tooley, of Evansville, Jacob Stone, of Blooming- ton, Haiger Stone and Josh Stone, both of Petersburg. Funeral services were Saturday, April 5, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Greg Davis offici- ating. Visitation was from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial was in Walnut Hills Ceme- tery in Petersburg. maci marie Barkley Maci Marie Barkley, pre- mature infant, was born at 7:33 p.m. and passed away at 8:47 p.m., Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the Deacon- ess Women's Hospital in Newburgh. Her parents are Judy (Kaeck) Kaeck and Rex Lee Barkley, of Holland. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, William Barkley; her sister, Savanna Barkley; grand- parents, Ed and Penny Bar- kley, of Huntingburg, Len- ny Kaeck, of Spencer; and great-grandparents, Don and Mary Barkley, of Hunt- ingburg. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Ellen Kaeck. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the New Liberty Cemetery in Coe, Ind. Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg was in charge of arrangements. ruth ann Shelton Ruth Ann Shelton, 90, of Petersburg, died at 5:25 p.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Petersburg. Born in Pike County, March 15, 1924, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Le- nora (Spray) Catt Catt. She was a retired bookkeeper for Stewart's. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Surviving are two sisters, Lois ( Jim) Hill, of Peters- burg, and Sara (PM) Sand- ers, of Rockport; 16 nieces and nephews. Two sisters, Rosemary Abbott and Roberta Burns; and two brothers, Bob Catt and Dan Catt, preceded her in death. Funeral services were Monday, April 7, 2014, at 10 a.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with Father David Fleck officiating. Visi- tation was Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 8 to 9 a.m. at Harris Funeral Home. Burial was in Walnut Hills Cemetery. Vanice m. Smith Vanice M. "Van" Smith, 92, of Cato, passed away at 5:30 a.m., Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his home. He was born March 26, 1922 in Velpen, Ind., to Ros- coe Martin and Fay (Evans) Smith. He retired from Brake Supply Company, Inc. in Evansville where he worked in management for 35 years. He was united in marriage to Ruby G. (Am- brose) on February 9, 2002 at Mt. Olive G.B. Church in Cato. Van was a member of the Church of God Internation- al when he lived in Mar- shall, Texas, and was a Unit- ed States Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Smith, who died April 30, 1999; three children, Nancy Smith, Kenneth Smith, and Elvira Smith; one brother, Aubrey Evans "A.E." Smith; and two sisters, Fleeta Hayes and infant Darvel Smith. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Gray-Smith of Cato; a stepdaughter, Pat LaFollette, of Louisville, Ky.; two nieces, Rosemary ( Jim) Williams, of Illinois, and Sue (Terry) Rothwell, of South Dakota; three nephews, Tom (Nan- cy) Hayes, of Illinois, Mitch Smith, of California, and Phil Smith of North Dakota; four step grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. EDT, on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Hunt- ingburg with Rev. Bob Strain officiating. Burial will follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Velpen. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the VFW Post #2366 Memo- rial Detail. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 2-8 p.m., EDT, on Wednesday. Condo- lences may be shared online at: www.nassandson.com roBert J. cardinal Robert J. "Bob" Cardinal, 85, of Bruceville, died Fri- day, April 4, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital with his family at his bedside. He was born June 1, 1928, in Vincennes, the son of Jo- seph H. and Helen (Zebart) Cardinal. He married Ina Mowery on Jan. 16, 1951, and they made their life together for 63 years. He was a retired farmer and school bus driver and served his country in the U.S. Army during the Kore- an War. He was a member of the St. Phillip Neri Catholic Church and a member of the Brute Society having been inducted in 2013. He is survived by his wife, Ina Cardinal; their children, Pamela Jane Jones, of Mon- roe City, Paula Jean ( John) Adams, of Vincennes, and Gayle Ann ( James Kurt) Crockett, of Bruceville; sev- en grandchildren; 10 great- grandchildren; brothers, Maurice Gerald "Jerry" (Cora) Cardinal and Steve (Debbie) Cardinal, both of Bruceville; and sisters, Pa- tricia Gwaltney, of Peters- burg, and Helen Mowery, of Bruceville. He was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Mem- phis L. Riker and his par- ents. A Mass of Christian Burial was con-celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, April 7, 2014, at St. Phillip Neri Catholic Church with Rev. David Martin and Rev. Ron Kreilein officiating. Burial was in Stafford Cem- etery. Duesterberg-Fred- rick Wampler Shaw Chapel in Bicknell was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Good Samaritan Hospice program or the Stafford Cemetery for the perpetual care fund. Online condolences may be made at www.duester- bergfredrick.com. mary ellen rit ter Mary Ellen Ritter, 85, of Washington, died at 7 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2014, at East- gate Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Peters- burg, Jan. 5, 1929, to Owen and Pearl (Miller) Miley. She married Bruce N. Ritter Nov. 24, 1947 and he preceded her in death Nov. 13, 1998. She was a 1947 graduate of Petersburg High School. Surviving are a daughter, Mari Lynn (Sam) Smith, of Washington; a son, Bruce Steven (Cheryl) Ritter, of Albany, Ga.; four grandchil- dren; and seven great-grand- children. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew Smith; three sisters, Doro- thy Stewart, Dolores Wright- Walker, and Eizabeth Stone; and an infant brother, Glen Miley. Funeral services will be at noon Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Ed Lee Mortuary. Burial will be in Sugarland Memory Gardens. Condolences may be sent online at www.edleemortu- ary.com elma elliot t Elma Elliott, of Oakland City, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at Amber Manor Care Center in Petersburg. Arrangements are pend- ing at Lamb-Basham Memo- rial Chapel in Oakland City. The family of Ruth Shelton would like to thank Harris Funeral Home, Golden Living Center, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Father Fleck, Brenda Cates and Dr. Fenal for all your kindness shown during Ruth's illness. PEACE of MIND Let our 125 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana www.SchumMonuments.com 937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 789-2009 Jefferson Township Ruritan FRIED CHICKEN DINNER and RAFFLE When: April 12, 2014 Time: 5 p.m. Where: Otwell Community Center • Quantities over 8 please call Denise Schnarr 812-617-0333 • Menu: Fried Chicken, German Fries, Baked Beans and Ice Cream • Raffle: Drawing to be held on April 12, 2014. Contact any Ruritan member. Prizes include a Nashville, TN Getaway and a Big Splash Getaway in French Lick, IN. CORNHOLE TOURNEY April 12, 2014 Adults: $20 fee. Double elimination. Registration at 2:45pm, Tourney 3:30pm Kids: $6 fee. Single elimination. Registration at 2:45pm, Tourney 4:30pm Age groups for children: 10 and under: 15' from front of board. 11-13: 20' from front of board. 14-17: 27' Reg. adult distance CARRYOUT AVAILABLE! ARVIN'S LAWN & LANDSCAPING CONTACT: ( 812 ) 254-9162 SERVICES: • Landscape Design and Construction. • Lawn Fertilizing—Overseeding • Weed-Grubb-Mole Control • Mulching & Shrub Trimming By Ed Cahill A local minister has al- ready obtained more than $ 8,000 in pledges from indi- viduals who want to see the former Barrett Memorial Li- brary building turned into a history center. "At the last library board meeting, the president said he would like to see what kind of support there is out there," said Terry Beadles, pastor of the General Baptist Church in Winslow. "So I got to thinking, the best way to do that's probably through a pledge program. So I just went ahead and got it start- ed." As of Tuesday, April 8, Beadles said he had received more than 100 pledges, rang- ing from as small as $5 to as large as $1,000. "What I've been telling them is, even if it's just $5, with their name on the paper, it shows they're for it," Bea- dles said. Beadles said that he has been turned down by only eight people who he's con- tacted. "And four of them were because they didn't have the money," Beadles said. "I think that's a pretty clear in- dicator to the library board what kind of support we have." Beadles started his one- man pledge drive on Wednes- day, March 12, the day after the Pike County Public Li- brary's Board of Directors – by a 3-2 vote – voted to cancel an auction of the former Bar- rett Memorial Library build- ing that had been scheduled for Wednesday, April 9 and to give it to a local organization after allowing the organiza- tion time to obtain its 501(c) (3) tax-exempt status. "I literally worked one afternoon and had over $5,000," Beadles said. "I mean, everybody wants it." On Thursday, April 3, the Pike County Genealo- gy Society – which is still in the process of obtaining its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status to make it eligible to take charge of the building – for- mally named a fundraising committee comprised of Bea- dles, Tom Behme, Rick Mi- ley and Cindy Gaskins. "At that meeting, when I brought it up and showed what I'd done, the whole bunch there all said, 'I want one of those papers,'" Bea- dles said. "So I don't know how many pledges we've got now, but there's about 15 of them going around out there." Beadles admitted that even he was surprised at how successful his pledge drive has been thus far. "I couldn't hardly be- lieve that just nobody was arguing," Beadles said. "I thought I'd have quite a bit of opposition, and I only had one that really argued with me, and that was about rais- ing taxes. I told him, well, if it's given to the genealogy society, and out of the hands of the county, it's not going to raise taxes either. That's the only one that's really said why they didn't want to see it done. "Everybody that's pledged has said they didn't know what (the library board) is thinking there, they didn't know why they don't want to do this," Beadles added. "I tell them, 'I don't know if it's politics, I don't know if it's just two people being contrary, but I do know the county wants it.'" Individuals interested in making a pledge can con- tact Beadles by phone at (812) 582-0290 or by e-mail at trbeadles70@yahoo.com. More than $8,000 pledged for history center Veale Creek Players offer summer camp beginning June 23 Veale Creek Players will be offering a summer arts camp, catering to campers ages five to 13 who want to immerse themselves in the Performing Arts. Our goal is to enable theatre-loving kids to develop their confidence, character and presentation skills through ensemble per- formance. Cady Roberts will be di- recting the camp once again this year. She is a sopho- more in college who has per- formed in numerous produc- tions while in high school at Pike Central and in col- lege at Vincennes Univer- sity. From attending these schools, she is versed not only in the onstage expe- rience, but also the techni- cal side of performances as well. She has many things planned for the campers and is very excited to be teach- ing the camp this year. The camp consists of five days (30 hours) of instruction in singing, acting and danc- ing. The program will culmi- nate in a special on-stage, va- riety show performance for family and friends on Friday evening, followed by a cast party. The package includes an official Veale Creek Play- ers Kids Camp T-shirt and two tickets for the variety show performance. The pro- gram is open to all skill levels with no previous experience necessary to enroll. Due to popular demand, we offer two unrelated weeks of camp. For the first time, we will have a cast par- ty right after Friday night's performance where all guests attending the per- formance are invited. The first week of camp will be June 23 through 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The second week of camp will be July 7 through July 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $50 per child. If you are interested in enrolling your child in this camp, contact Cady Roberts at 1012 East Trafzer St., Petersburg, IN 47567. Questions may be addressed to 812-380 -1653 or crober62@myvu.vinu. edu. Since there is limited space available, deadline is June 14. A-3 Wednesday, april 9, 2014