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Box 68 Petersburg, Indiana 47567 • • • • • • Entered at the Post Office in Petersburg, Indiana for transmis- sion through the mails as Period- ical Mail, postage paid at Peters- burg, Indiana. Published weekly. (USPS 604-340) 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 I would like to thank everyone who attended and donated to the benefit for Tony Catt's family. A special thank you to the Jefferson Township Ruritan, Jefferson Township Fire Department and Otwell Com- munity Center for hosting. A very special thank you to Shirley Powell and all the women and men who helped her with all the food. To Denise Shnarr for taking care of all the tickets and Deb Troutman for organizing the auction. Thank you to the Lady Charger Basketball Coaches and team for working the dessert tables. We live in a great community that comes together when people are in a time of need. I am so grateful to you all. I am proud of my husband, my friend, for making such an impact on everyone he came into contact with. I miss him every day, but it helps to know that my family has a county full of friends to lean on. Thank you all again, Denise Catt broadcasting live! Timeless Classics Car Show Friday, Sept. 12 • Starts at 6 p.m. See you at: Enhancing Lives Innovative Healthcare 309 West Pike Avenue, Petersburg • (812) 354-8833 www.GoldenLivingCenters.com/Petersburg At Golden Living Center - Petersburg Free Food and GiveawayS! Colts tickets, IU tickets and Jackyl concert tickets. Serving hotdogs and refreshments to the public. THOMAS FROMAN JOHNSON Thomas Froman Johnson, Jr., 84, of Orleans, passed away at 12:03 p.m. Thurs- day, Sept. 4, 2014, at St. Vin- cent Dunn Hospital in Bed- ford. Born July 22, 1930, in Pe- tersburg, he was the son of Thomas Froman and Stel- la (Colvin) Johnson, Sr. He married Sheila Rae Decker July 24, 1947, and she pre- ceded him in death April 30, 2012. He retired from Allison Transmission, and was a member and past master of Raleigh Masonic Lodge No. 640 F. &A.M. Surviving are a son, Keith Edward Johnson, of Mitch- ell; grandchildren, Kristie Kirk, Angela Stryzinski, and Detra Craft; 12 great-grand- children; and five great- great-grandchildren His parents; wife; daugh- ter, Trenda Kaye Blagg; and great-great-granddaughter, Chloe Stryzinski, preceded him in death. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Mitch- ell, with Rev. Dr. O. W. Wil- lis and Rev. Aaron Willis of- ficiating. Graveside servic- es were at 4 p.m. at Williams Cemetery in Bowman. Visitation was from 11 a.m. until the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chas- tainfuneralhome.com. JOAN QUINONEZ Joan "Joany" McClellan Quinonez, 67, passed away peacefully at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2014, in Santa Fe, Texas, where she made her home with her daughter and son for the last two months of her life. She was born in Washing- ton, Ind., on October 3, 1946, to Paul and Kathleen (Clus- ter) McClellan. They pre- ceded her in death. Joany is survived by her daughter, Traci ( John) Au- trey, and her son Ray Mul- len, both of Santa Fe, Texas; two granddaughters, Alyse (Miro) Trevino, of Pasade- na, Texas, and Kalysta Dod- son, of Santa Fe, Texas; her aunt, Maxine Cluster Sut- ton, of Evansville; two sis- ters, Paula ( James) Mar- tin, of Black Canyon City, Ariz., and Patricia Ander- son, of Canton, Ill.; two niec- es, Tammy Frazier, of Phoe- nix, Ariz., and Rachel Hup- prich-Anderson, of Canton, Ill.; one nephew, Robert (Christine) Ring, of Phoe- nix, Ariz.; as well as great- nieces, great-nephew, many cousins, and many friends. She is also survived by her husband, Frank Quinonez, of Cashion, Ariz. She was a graduate of Richwoods High School in Peoria, Ill. She worked for several title companies in Phoenix, Ariz., and retired from Fidelity Title Compa- ny in 2008. She was a former member of the Pilot Club. She loved traveling, music, and spending time with fam- ily and friends. Cremation rites have been accorded and a Celebration of Life will be at a later date. Joany fought her bat- tle with cancer with grace, courage and humor. Memo- rial contributions may be made to the American Can- cer Society or to a charity of the donor's choice. JOSEPH M. BROCHIN Joseph M. Brochin, 56, of Stendal, died at 9:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8. 2014, at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Born in Washington, Ind., May 19, 1958, he was the son of Carl and Cleo (Alford) Brochin. He was a member of American Legion Post #115 and Eagles Lodge #2646. Surviving are his wife, Vicki, whom he married Aug. 29, 2008; a brother, Jer- ry Brochin, of Lytle, Texas; two sisters, Mary Jean Kel- lams, of Winslow; and Su- san Paradise, of Scottsdale, Ariz. Funeral services will be Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at Harris Funeral Home in Pe- tersburg, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Winslow. Vis- itation will be Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the funer- al home. MARJORIE J. HOUCHIN Marjorie J. Houchin, 86, of Petersburg, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Pe- tersburg. She was born June 15, 1928, in Pike County to Wil- liam and Gussie (Black) Thompson. She was a home- maker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Or- vest Houchin, Nov. 17, 1976; and a sister, Lucille Harris. There were no immediate survivors. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Ashby Cemetery in Winslow. Nass and Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg was in charge of arrangements. VELMA RUTH LAIDLE Velma Ruth Crouse Lai- dle, 82, of Vincennes, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born April 22, 1932, in Pike County, the daugh- ter of Rex H. and Ada White Masters. She was a cook at various restaurants in the ar- ea and she formerly worked at Hamilton Glass Co. She married James Lai- dle and he preceded her in 1986. She was a member of the Baptist faith and a mem- ber of the VFW Auxiliary. She is survived by her family, Pete (Mary Ann) Crouse, of Pleasant Shade, Tenn.; Jeff Crouse, Deb Brower, Becky Crouse, Fred (Dena) Crouse, and Misty Crosby, all of Vincennes.; stepchildren, Kenny Laid- le, of Vincennes, Mike Lai- dle and Mary Laidle; nine grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren; one great- great-grandchild; and broth- ers, Jack (Sheila) Masters, of Vincennes, Bill Masters, of Hazleton, and Gordon Masters, of Hawthorne, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lai- dle; her parents; a son, Stan Crouse; two brothers, Bob Masters and Earl Masters; two sisters, Oleva Hunter and Lavon Hunt; and two sis- ters-in-law, Beverly Masters and Rose Masters. A graveside service was Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Memorial Park Cem- etery in Vincennes, with Pastor Russell Veldman of- ficiating. Duesterberg-Fredrick Fu- neral Home was in charge of arrangements. Online con- dolences can be made at duesterbergfredrick.com. GENE GOODWIN Gene "Doc" Goodwin passed away on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. He was the son of Doc and Lola Goodwin, of Win- slow. Gene was a graduate of Winslow High School Class of 1952 and a member of the Winslow Eskimos basket- ball team. Surviving are his wife, Re- nee, of Little Rock, Ark. Burial services were in Little Rock, Ark. JOHN A. MCGREGOR John A. McGregor, 84, of Oakland City, passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at Deaconess Gateway Hospi- tal in Newburgh. He was born on Novem- ber 4, 1929, in Pike County, to Elva and Hazel ( Withro) McGregor. He lived in Oakland City since 1960 and was a retired coal miner, retiring in 1993 after 40 years of service, last working for Old Ben Coal Mine. He was a US Ar- my veteran who served in Germany during the Kore- an War. He was a member of UMWA Local 5179. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Jane McGregor, of Oakland City; two sons, Larry (Terry) McGregor, of Florida, and Tim McGregor, of Oakland City; one daugh- ter, Teresa ( Jack) Purkiser, of Francisco; seven grand- children; five great-grand- children; and one great- great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daugh- ter, Kathy McGregor; broth- er, Claude McGregor; and a sister, Verla Houchins. There will be private graveside services. Corn- Colvin Funeral Home in Oakland City will be in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be made online at www.corn- colvinfuneralhome.com. ETHEL CLARK Ethel Clark, 78, of Peters- burg, died at 4 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Golden Liv- ing Center in Petersburg. She was born in Vin- cennes, May 13, 1936. There were no immediate survivors. Graveside services will be Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at 10 a.m. at Sunset Ceme- tery in Winslow. Harris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. By Andy Heuring Pike County Commis- sioners voted to advertise for bids to have a new EMS Building constructed dur- ing the Tuesday, September 2 meeting. EMS Director Chris Young asked the commis- sioners for permission to advertise a second time for bids. Young said DLZ, the engineering firm that de- signed the first building that went out for bids, is convert- ing the design from a steel frame building to a tradition- al stick built frame. Earlier this year, DLZ told the commissioners they ex- pected the bids for the building to come in at about $400,000. Instead the low- est bid came in at $ 699,000. They were all rejected by the commissioners. Young said he hoped they could get it done in time for the bids to be opened on Oc- tober 1. Young also said DLZ was not charging the county more for changing the de- sign. In other EMS business, Young informed the com- missioners an auditing firm hired by the county to re- view Medicaid reimburse- ments to the EMS was es- timating Pike County could receive up to $58,000. How- ever, he said the company would get about $ 9,000 of that, leaving Pike County with $49,000. He also said even though the reimburse- ments were for the year 2013, it would probably be 2016 before Pike County saw any of the money. In other business, Robbie Weitkamp asked the com- missioners to consider re- placing and/or repairing two culverts in the south part of the county. Highway Superintendent Roger Ham said he had been pricing several types of cul- verts for CR 1150 S., includ- ing a concrete culvert. Ham said water in the creek was "hot" or acidic causing the metal culvert to rust out quickly. Ham said he tried to find a plastic culvert, but couldn't find one in the size needed. They also said they would address a large pothole in CR 400 E., just south of CR 950 S. "We will try to fix it as soon as we can," said Com- missioner Jeff Nelson. The meeting was resched- uled to Tuesday night, Sep- tember 2 because the origi- nal meeting time would have been on Labor Day. The next meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Mon- day, September 15 in the courthouse. Commissioners vote to advertise for bids on new EMS building Jerrell included among six Smith Fellowship recipients Six distinguished Ken- tucky artists, including Mur- ray State University's Carrie Jerrell, formerly of Peters- burg, have been awarded Al Smith Individual Arts Fel- lowships from the Kentucky Arts Council for demonstrat- ing a high level of excellence and creativity in their liter- ary arts careers. The prestigious award, named in honor of Kentucky journalist Al Smith, recog- nizes professional artists who have reached a high lev- el of achievements in their career. Since its beginning in 1983, the program has provided more than $2.5 million in funding to artists in visual arts, literary arts, media arts, composing and choreography. Carrie Jerrell