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Alum Turnings............ $0.37 Litho Alum ................. $0.49 Alum Wheels ............. $0.56 ALUM. CANS Under 100 lbs ........... $0.53 Over 100 lbs ............. $0.55 Over 1000 lbs ........... $0.57 Over 2000 lbs ...........CALL MISC. Batteries - Auto ........ $0.20 Electric Motors ......... $0.20 Sealed Units ............... $0.11 Ballasts ........................ $0.15 Lead ............................. $0.38 We offer a digital weight display with a printed scale ticket. Is it time for your next eye exam? 8–7 . Mon. 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. Now Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th St., Petersburg 354-9400 ElainE Gr acE StEinhart Elaine Grace (Campbell) Steinhart, 78, formerly of Pe- tersburg, entered into rest Thursday, April 24, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper. She was born in Lockland, Ohio, Aug. 4, 1935, to Albert and Virginia Campbell. She married Jerry Steinhart, of Jasper, in 1964 and he pre- ceded her in death May 2009. A 1953 graduate of Pe- tersburg High School, she also graduated from Indi- ana Business College at Vin- cennes with honors. She was a member of Job's Daugh- ters of Petersburg Mason- ic Lodge and a member of Petersburg First Christian Church since 1949. She volunteered at Some- body's Place from 1999 until her death. She also worked as a bookkeeper at K-Mart in Jasper until her retirement in 1993. Surviving are a daughter, Alene (Darren) Blaylock, of Stuart, Fla.; two sons, Da- vid ( Wendy) Steinhart, of Palm City, Fla., and Dennis (Tracie) Steinhart, of Jas- per; six grandchildren, Na- than, Apryl, Laralyn, Jessi- ca, Tony and Jeremy; sev- eral great-grandchildren; a sister, Alene Grubb, of Pe- tersburg; and several niec- es and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Lloyd Campbell in August 2011. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, May 24, 2014, at 10 :30 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Peters- burg, with Rev. Jack Howard officiating. A luncheon will follow at the church. In lieu of flowers, memo- rials may be given to Some- body's Place. VErnEr E. McDaniEl Verner E. McDaniel, 90, of Oatsville, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Nurs- ing Home in Oakland City. He was born near Oatsville July 8, 1923, to Eldon and Ruth (Borders) McDaniel. He grew up on a farm and became a farmer. He al- so drove a school bus from 1954 to 1977. He graduat- ed from Mt. Olympus High School in 1941. He had lived in the Oatsville area most of his life and was a member of the Wheeling United Meth- odist Church and the Indi- ana Farm Bureau. He is survived by a son, Jim, of Oatsville; six daugh- ters, Diana (Bob) Leffler, of Oakland City, Nancy Jo (Bob) Jones and Betty (Den- ny) Sherman, both of Hazle- ton, Judy Petruso, of Oats- ville, Janice (Mike) Berry, of Patoka, and Pam (Bob) Morris, of Gosport; son-in- law, Dale (Sue) Leffler, of Oakland City; sister-in-law: Doris McDaniel, of Oats- ville; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mel- ba Jean McDaniel in 1998; daughter, Mary Jane Leffler in 1998; and a brother, Mar- vin McDaniel. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2014, at the Colvin Funer- al Home in Princeton, with Pastor Jeff Pinney officiat- ing. Burial followed in Wal- nut Hills Cemetery in Pe- tersburg. Visitation was from 11 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to the Al- zheimer's Association. Con- dolences may be expressed on-line at www.colvinfuner- alhome.com. PrEnticE UDEll nicholS Prentice Udell Nichols, 86, of Winslow, died at 10 :15 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2014, at The Waters in Scottsburg, Ind. He was born in Pike Coun- ty, Sept. 20, 1927, to George and Hazel ( Ward) Nichols. He married Vonda V. Selby July 6, 1980, in Winslow and she survives. He was in the U.S. Army for 20 years and served in W WII, the Korean War, and Vietnam War. He retired Ju- ly 1,1972. He owned and op- erated Udell's Pizza for 10 years. Surviving are two sons, Terry Nichols, of Winslow, and Roger Nichols, of Ev- erett, Wash.; a daughter, Marsha ( Jim) Pearson, of Lawrenceville, Ill.; a step- son, Danny (Kim) Sharp, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; a stepdaughter, Tara (Ken) Viot, of Virginia Beach, Va.; 13 grandchildren; 20 great- grandchildren; and a sister, Marlene Penninton, of La- mar. Funeral services will be Monday, May 5, 2014, at 10 a.m. at Curtis Funeral Home in Winslow, with burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Campbelltown. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sun- day at the funeral home. Mary MarGarEt hall Mary Margaret "Peggy" Hall, 93, of Winslow, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Deaconess Gateway Hos- pital in Newburgh. She was born Oct. 22, 1920, in Buffalo, N. Y., to John L. and Margaret Mary Dunbar. She married Ed- ward H. Hall June 7, 1944, and he preceded her in death Jan. 20, 2006. Surviving are children, John (Brenda) Hall, Marga- ret (Charlie) Burke, Marty (Brenda) Hall, Susie Stil- well and Kevin Hall, of Win- slow, Donnie (Kathy) Hall, of New York, Eddie (Bever- ly) Hall, of Petersburg, and Jerry (Pam) Hall, of Iowa; grandchildren, J.D. (Kim) Knight, of Kentucky, Lori (Chad) Holman, of Monroe City, Doug Hall, of Califor- nia, Jason Hall and Maggie Stilwell, both of Winslow, Al- an Brock, of Evansville, Jus- tin Hall, of Petersburg, Kev- in Lee Hall, of Iowa, Debbie Hall and Tim Hall, both of New York; great-grandchil- dren, Kynlee E. Anthis, of Winslow, Macey Nelson and Jennifer Holman, both of Evansville, and Jared Hol- man, of Monroe City; great- great-grandchildren, Chey- anna Nelson, Kassonda Aus- tin, Haley Austin, Charley Ann, and Paige N. Holman; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother; three sisters; and a daughter, Ada Marie Hall. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 2, 2014, at 11 a.m. EDT at Curtis Funeral Home in Winslow, with Rev. Dave Fleck officiating. Buri- al will be in Spurgeon Cem- etery. Visitation will be Fri- day, May 1 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. john c. StEwart John C. Stewart, 87, of Oakland City, died Sun- day April 27, 2014, at VNA Charlier Hospice Center in Evansville. He was born on December 15, 1926, in Mackey, to Ad- miral and Myrtle (Cooper) Stewart. He lived in Evans- ville, then Petersburg and finally moved to Oakland City for the last 20 years of his life. He retired after 45 years from Faultless Caster in Evansville. He was a veteran of the United States Army Signal Corps and served in W WII. He was a member of the VFW Post 1114 in Evans- ville and the Formans Club. He was also a member of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, of Oak- land City. He is survived by his wife of almost 70 years, Eve- lyn (Kuhlenschmidt) Stew- art, of Oakland City; six children, Clinton (Peggy) Stewart, Carlene (David) Robb, Calvin (Trudy) Stew- art, Carter ( Judy) Stewart, Cathy Ogg and Curtis Stew- art; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Desi, Dorothy and Lucy; and a brother, Luther. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Corn-Colvin Funer- al Home in Oakland City, with Rev. Douglas Low of- ficiating. Burial will be at Montgomery Cemetery in Oakland City. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. on Thursday at Corn-Col- vin Funeral Home. Military graveside services will be conducted by retired mili- tary veterans. Memorial contributions may be made to the Good Shepherd United Method- ist Church. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. clar a jUnE oxby Clara June Oxby, 83, of Lynnville, passed away Mon- day, April 28, 2014, at VNA Charlier in Evansville. June was a Lynnville High School valedictorian, retired teller from Spurgeon State Bank and Church Treasurer for Spurgeon United Meth- odist Church. She loved her flowers, crocheting, Sundays spent with family, attending horse shows and was always ready for a family trip. Family was very important to her and she was the number one fan for her grandkids' sporting events. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Es- ther ( Wiggs) McWilliams; husband, Gene Oxby; grand- daughter, Kim Corn; sister, Irma Evans; and brothers, Bob, Harry and Charlie Mc- Williams. June is survived by her daughters, Gayle (Ed) Der- ringe, Sis Hobson and Nan ( Jim) Lemond; sons, Tom Oxby and Tim Oxby; grand- children, Mandy (Chad) Bottoms, Heath (Mandy) Oxby, Heidi (Brandon) Hartke, Hunter Oxby, Kate- lyn, Kelsey and Kari Lem- ond; great-grandchildren, Nolan and Saydee Bottoms, Avarie and Carson Hartke, Rylan and Kason Oxby; brother, Frank McWilliams; and sister, Mary Aigner. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. CDT, Friday, May 2, 2014, at Pemberton-Brad- ley Funeral Home, 301 N. Main Street, Lynnville, with Rev. Honna Schloss officiat- ing. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Spurgeon Cemetery in Spurgeon. In lieu of flowers, memo- rials preferred to Spurgeon United Methodist Church. Condolences to the family can be sent to www.brad- leyscc.com. Sharon K. wooSlEy Sharon K. Woolsey, 53, of Winslow, died at 3:15 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2014, at her residence. She was born in Chicago, Ill., May 1, 1960, to Jack Sr. and Novella Darlene (Press- wood) Branum. Surviving are a son, Rich- ard Branum, of Carlisle; a daughter, Melanie Star De- Weese, of Petersburg; three brothers, Jack Branum, of Jasper, Bruce Branam and Steve Branum, both of Win- slow; three sisters, Georgia McCandless and Lisa Tay- lor, both of Winslow, and Rhonda Vickers, of Peters- burg; and seven grandchil- dren. Graveside services will be Friday, May 2, 2014, at 1 p.m. at Ashby Cemetery near Winslow, with Rev. Larry Barr officiating. Vis- itation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. GrEGory bolin Gregory Bolin, 49, of St. Francisville, Ill., formerly of Petersburg, died at 6:49 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2014, at his residence. He was born in Washing- ton, Ind., August 18, 1964, to Leonard and Ruth Ann (Teague) Bolin. Surviving are a son, Mi- chael Bolin, of Huntingburg; a daughter, Amanda Bolin, of St. Francisville, Ill.; two brothers, Len Bolin and Jimmy Bolin, both of Vin- cennes; a sister, Sheila Hat- ton, of Washington; and two grandchildren. There will be no visitation or services. Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg will be in charge of arrangements. DonalD jErry SKinnEr Donald Jerry Skinner, 81, of Vincennes, entered into rest on Thursday April 24, 2014, at Deaconess Gate- way Heart Hospital in New- burgh. He was born on August 23, 1932, in Spurgeon, to ReElect ReElect ReElect Randy Harris County Council for District 1 buSInESS I ask for your vote, May 6, in the Republican Primary. ExpEriEnCEd in Paid for by Randy Harris for County Council, Denise Harris Treasurer, BreAnn Lane Chairperson. A-3 wednesday, april 30, 2014 continued on page 9