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Woolsey, 80, of Stendal, passed away at 7:53 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, at Deaconess Gate- way Hospital in Newburgh. She was born March 1, 1935, in Washington, Ind., to Marvin and Ruth (Ste- phens) Walters. She was married to Valoris Boyd Woolsey on February 28, 1964, at Bethel General Bap- tist Church near Stendal. Mrs. Woolsey was a home- maker and worked on the family's farm. She was a member of Bethel General Baptist Church, where she served for many years as the church secretary. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother who died dur- ing the Vietnam War, Bob- by Walters. She is survived by her hus- band, Valoris "Boyd" Wool- sey, of Stendal; her caregiv- ers, Dale and Martha Nalley, of Oakland City; two broth- ers, Frank Walters, of Wash- ington, and Roy Walters, of Petersburg; and three sis- ters, Mary Helen Taylor, of Otwell, Linda Perry, of Win- slow, and Donna Uppen- camp, of Petersburg. Funeral services were at 11 a.m., EDT, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Hunt- ingburg, with Rev. Bob Deel officiating. Burial followed at Augusta Cemetery in Au- gusta. Visitation was at the fu- neral home in Huntingburg from 9 -11a.m. on Saturday morning. In lieu of flowers, memori- al contributions can be made to the Bethel General Bap- tist Church Building Fund. Condolences may be shared online at: www.nassandson. com. FAYE OYDENE MORTON Faye Morton, 90, of Indi- anapolis, formerly of Win- slow, entered rest on Satur- day, Aug. 22, 2015, at Manor Care of Prestwick in Avon. She was born on Feb. 5, 1925, in Winslow, to Nomal and Gertrude (Sullivan) Morton. She was a member of Winslow High School, Class of 1943. She had worked 42 years at Link-Belt-Rexnord in In- dianapolis. She is survived by sever- al nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Graveside services were at 10 :30 a.m. CDT, on Sat- urday, Aug. 31, 2015, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Winslow, with Rev. Bob Asa officiat- ing. Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel in Oakland City was in charge of arrangements. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbahsam.com. DOROTHY M. LAWYER Dorothy M. Lawyer, 96, of Vincennes, died at 12:55 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. She was born in Daviess County, Ind., Dec. 23, 1918, to Byron Allen and Ada Bow- man. She married Robert H. Lawyer and he preceded her in death September 9, 1994. She was a member of Monroe City First Church of God and was involved in church work all of her life. Surviving are a son, Ste- phen (Geraldine) Lawyer, of Petersburg; a daughter, Sandy M. Lawyer, of Vin - cennes; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and two step-great-grand- children. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. EDT, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg, with Pastor Mark Nielson, Dr. George Karl, Pastor Fred Nocus and Pastor Rawl- in Kegle officiating. Burial was in Williams Cemetery, Bowman. GEORGE DANIEL MONTGOMERY George Daniel Montgom- ery, 85, of Oakland City, en- tered rest on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at Good Samari- tan Nursing Center. He was born on Novem- ber 15, 1929, in Winslow, to Prentice and Ida (Davis) Montgomery. He worked for East Gib- son School Corp. for 28 years. He was an avid fish- erman and well known as the best fish fryer in Gibson County. He planted a gar- den every year, including the present year. He was preceded in death by a son Roger; his parents; sister, Beatrice Coffman; and brother, Jim Mont- gomery and infant brother, Charles. Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Evelyn (Bowen) Montgomery; sons, Ray- mond (Theresa) Montgom- ery, of Washington, and Rod- ney Montgomery, of Oak- land City; daughters, Mar- ilyn Schisel, of Petersburg, and Joyce ( Jack) Weber, of Oakland City; sister, Mary (Larry) Kramer, of Peters- burg; brother, Joe Montgom- ery, of Watson, Ill.; three grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Graveside services were at 1 p.m., Monday, August 31, 2015, at Montgomery Cemetery, with Rev. Darin D. Nossett officiating. Visi- tation was from 10 a.m. un- til 12:30 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Family and friends may send mes- sages of comfort to www. lambbasham.com. Benjamin presents program on hostas Kay Benjamin, representing the Petersburg Garden Club gave a program on Aug. 15, 2015, at Petersburg Senior Citizen Center on hostas, the varieties in shape, size and colors. She demonstrated how to divide them. Front row (l to r): Mary Ann Woodall, Joe Ridao, Jessica Ridao, Jean Osborn, Catherine Russell, Mildred Thomas and Judy Schell. Back row (l to r): Kay Benjamin, Brigitte Chamness, Loretta Chanley, Marty Horrell, Diana Ross and Oneida Fair. Dubois County Museum celebrates Archaeology Day On September 12, Ar- chaeology Day will be cele- brated at the Dubois Coun- ty Museum, 2704 N. New- ton Street, Jasper. From 10 :15 -11 a.m. EDT, there will be a panel discussion with archaeologists Dr. Rick Jones, Cathy Car- son, local collectors Ken- ny Hochgesang and Der- rick Haas on Archaeology in Dubois County. From 11 a.m. till noon there will be a presentation by Derrick Haas on Stone Tool Mak- ing and from 1-2 p.m., there will be an Artifact Identifi- cation with Dr. Jones and Ms. Carson. Local collec- tors Hochgesang and Haas will also be available. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sat- urday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday from 1-4 p.m.; and closed on Monday. Dubois Co. Museum participating in Blue Star Museums program The Dubois County Mu- seum is participating in the Blue Star Museums program, a collaboration among the National En- dowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Depart- ment of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free ad- mission to the nation's ac- tive duty military per- sonnel including Nation- al Guard and Reserve and their families from Memo- rial Day through this Labor Day 2015. The program provides families an opportunity to see the nation's cultural her- itage and learn more about their new communities. The complete list of participat- ing museums is available at www.arts.gov/national/ blue-star-museums. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sat- urday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and closed on Monday. yeah, it's that fast! net edition Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live.