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OBITUARIES Dressler of Evansville, San- dra and John Tichenor of Pe- tersburg; son and daughter- in-law, William Frank and Margaret Evans of Peters- burg; a sister, Arlene Hark- er of Washington; 11 grand- children and families, Mrs. Kyndra Chandler, Mrs. Kar- rie Napier, Myah Dressler, Timothy Dressler, Tristan Dressler, Andrea Simmons, Jason Tichenor, Whitney Evans, Maegan Evans, Josh Scott, and Adron Scott; and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation was Monday, Frank E. Evans Evansville, formerly of Pe- tersburg, went to be with our Lord and Savior on May 10, 2012. He was born October 13, Frank Elden Evans, 77, of 1934 to Elden and Hazel Ev- ans of Winslow. He was pre- ceded in death by his wife, Betty Evans, in 2008. He was also preceded in death by his loving parents; a sis- ter, Helen Cooper; a broth- er-in-law, Joseph Cooper, and niece, Rita Morrison. Frank attended the First May 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. and from 8 a.m. until services at the funeral home. Funeral services were Wednesday, May 16, 2012 A-3 conducted at 10 a.m. Tues- day, May 15, 2012 at Har- ris Funeral Home with Dr. Charles Baxter officiating. Entombment was at Alex- ander Memorial Park Cem- etery in Evansville. States Army in 1956 and served both on active du- ty and reserve status, re- ceiving an honorable dis- charge in 1962. Upon com- pleting active duty, he and his wife, Carol, moved to Pe- tersburg. Jon taught school for one year and, in 1960, joined his father-in-law, L.M. (Pete) Day in the pe- troleum and fertilizer busi- ness. Following Mr. Day's death, he continued oper- ation of the businesses un- til 1989. In 1990, he and his wife moved to Bloomington, IN, where he worked in a re- tail management position at Mr. D's Food Market, retir- ing in 2003. He served with several nover, he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He entered the United ly has suggested a memori- al donation to the Salvation Army or any other charita- ble organization of choice. 65, of Oakland City, died Wednesday morning May 9, 2012 at her daughter's resi- dence in Princeton. She was born on Septem- DARA L. ARENDELL Dara L."Sunny" Arendell, ber 1, 1946 in Princeton, IN to Jerry and Alice (Mon- roe) Wesley. She was man- ager of Goodwill Industries in Princeton and worked for The Princeton Dailey Clar- ion. She owned Sunny's in Somerville for 13 years. Surviving are her hus- community organizations, including President of Pe- tersburg Jaycees and the Pe- tersburg Little League. He was a long time member of the Petersburg Main Street Presbyterian Church, serv- ing the church in many ca- pacities. He was preceded in death ters and sons-in-law, Rhea and Jeffery Teague of Loo- gootee, Leah and Mark Baptist Church of Peters- burg. He was a retired mine worker and a member of the UMWA. He was an av- id sports fan and loved rem- iniscing of his days as a member of the Winslow Es- kimos basketball team. One of his greatest enjoyments in the last several years was talking about the old days with dear friends, Red and Fred, as well as the many hours spent talking with Ju- nior. Surviving are daugh- by his parents; two sons, Daniel Day Purvis and Da- vid Andrew Purvis. He is survived by his wife be conducted Friday, May 18, 2012 at 6 p.m. at Lamb- Basham Memorial Chapel in Oakland City. Donations may be made Jon K. Purvis away May 8, 2012 in Bloom- ington, IN. He was born De- cember 19, 1933, in India- napolis, to John and Mable (Ketchem) Purvis. He grad- uated from Arsenal Techni- cal High School in 1952. He attended Hanover College, graduating with a BS De- gree in 1956. While at Ha- Jon K. Purvis, 78, passed of 55 years, Carol (Day) Purvis, of Bloomington; his son and daughter-in-law, Jon Kevin and Kelly Lynn Pur- vis; and his grandson, Jon Michael Purvis, all of Gran- bury, TX. Friends are invited to join band of 25 years, Eddie Ar- endell of Oakland City; two daughters, Beth Hutchinson of Princeton and Amy Casey of Evansville; a son, Tommy Arendell of Oakland City; a brother, Jimmy Wesley of Princeton; three grandchil- dren; and two great -grand- children Memorial services will conducted at 2 p.m. Satur- day, May 11, 2012 at Twin Oaks Church near Peters- burg with Rev. Barry Whita- ker officiating. Burial was at Twin Oaks Memory Gar- dens near Petersburg. Bottoms, 74, of Washington, died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. He was born May 25, 1937. CHARLES BOTTOMS Charles "Chuck" Edward He worked for Gwaltney Drilling until his illness in October 1997. He was a vet- eran of the Korean War and a member of the Washington American Legion and Moose Lodge. Surviving are his wife of to the Taylor residence at 1341 Blazing Star Rd., Law- renceville, GA 30045-2639. Memorial gifts can be given to the Winslow General Bap- tist Church. Condolences can be sent Spurgeon, died at 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2012, at Deaconess Gateway Hospi- tal in Evansville. He was born at Indianap- Frank A. Genco, 56, of FRANK A. GENCO olis, Dec. 15, 1955, to Gene and Edith (Duff) Mason. Surviving are his wife, Jer- 52 years, Mary Jane (Man- gin) Bottoms; children, Ja- son (Deana) Bottoms of Vin- cennes and Laura (Eric) Watkins of Terre Haute; five grandchildren; two brothers, Ken (Bonnie) Bottoms and Jerry Bottoms, both of Mon- roe City; and two sisters, Bet- ty (Burel)Hochin of Bedford and Peg (Larry) Morton of Petersburg. He was preceded in death to American Cancer Soci- ety in lieu of flowers. Family and friends can the family for an 11 a.m. graveside service at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Peters- burg on Monday, May 21. A time for fellowship will follow in Kiefer Hall at the Main Street Presbyteri- an Church in Petersburg. In lieu of flowers, the fami- Social Security updates listed announced 52 new Compas- sionate Allowances condi- tions to the growing list of severe medical conditions that qualify for expedited medical decisions. The new conditions include many neurological disorders, can- cers, and rare diseases. The Compassionate Al- In April, Social Security lowances initiative is a way of quickly identifying dis- eases and other medical conditions that invariably qualify as "disabled" based on minimal medical infor- mation. Compassionate Al- lowances allow Social Secu- rity to identify the most ob- viously disabled individuals for allowances based on ob- jective medical information that we can obtain quickly. The announcement of 52 to grow as Social Securi- ty, the National Institutes of Health, and a number of patient organizations help identify new conditions that clearly warrant quick ap- provals. "Social Security will con- the National Institutes of Health, Also, we consider which conditions are most likely to meet our definition of disability. For more information on tinue to work with the med- ical community and patient organizations to add more conditions," Commissioner Astrue said. "With our Com- passionate Allowances pro- gram, we quickly approved disability benefits for near- ly 61,000 people with severe disabilities in the past fiscal year, and nearly 173,000 ap- plications since the program began." Social Security develops new conditions, effective in August, will increase the to- tal number of Compassion- ate Allowances conditions to 165. That list continues the list of Compassionate Al- lowance conditions from in- formation received at pub- lic outreach hearings, com- ments received from the disability community, coun- sel of medical and scientific experts, and research with No one injured in two vehicle accident on Wednesday day, May 9, Jack W. Hunt, age 81 of Petersburg, was driving south on CR325 W in Petersburg. As he ap- proached the intersection with CR200 N in his ma- roon Chevrolet, Hunt en- countered Andrew B. Haire, age 20 of Petersburg, driv- ing a maroon Volkswagen. At 6:10 p.m. on Wednes- Haire sideswiped the driv- er's side door of Hunt's car as he turned off CR200 N. The damage from the crash was estimated between $5,000 and $10,000, but nei- ther party reported any in- juries. Deputy Jeff Boger of the Pike County Sheriff's department investigated the scene. Randy Willis May 17, 1952 – May 3, 1992 Remembering Love, Melinda, Jarod, Chris and Nathaniel Willis McClure Cemetery Please send your donation to John Palmer at 401 N. 10th Street, Petersburg, IN 47567. Your donations are needed for the care and upkeep of the cemetery. Thank You! McClure Cemetery Board of Trustees the Compassionate Allow- ances initiative, visit www. socialsecurity.gov/compas- sionateallowances. The of Petersburg, died at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012. He was born in Peters- Lyndon R. Bradfield, 81, LYNDON R. BRADFIELD Gayle (Boger) Bradfield of Petersburg; a daughter, Lynn Bradfield of Indianap- olis; and four sisters, Vonda Hayes and Martha Breiden- baugh, both of Petersburg, Barbara Bonner of Indianap- olis, and Nancy Watkens of Washington. A brother, Landis Brad- field; and three sisters, Jean Ficklin, Ruby Lamar, and Mary Lou Snyder, preced- ed him in death. Funeral services were Big Peach A family tradition for 56 years! burg, June 19, 1930, to Pren- tice and Mabel (Roberts) Bradfield, both deceased. He was a retired coal miner from Parke's Coal Co. and a Korean veteran. Surviving are his wife, send messages of memories to www.lambbasham.com by his parents, Joseph and Irene Bottoms; and a sister, Hattie Downey. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Ed Lee Mortuary in Washington with Yvonne Ev- ans officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery. Mili- tary graveside rites will be conducted by the Washington American Legion and VFW. Visitation will be from 4 to merly of Winslow, died Fri- day, May 11, 2012. He was born Aug. 12, 1927 Bert E. Bottom, 84, for- BERT E. BOTTOM to Bryce and Opal (Willis) Bottoms. He was preceded in death by his parents; a broth- er, Dale; and a sister, Odyne. He is survived by his wife retta (Green) Genco of Sur- geon; three sons, Joseph Gen- co of Columbus, IN, Jeremi- ah Genco, and Greg Genco, both of Spurgeon; a daughter, Amanda Stailey of Spokane, WA; his mother, Edith Rain- ey of Spurgeon; four broth- ers, James Clark and Danny Clark, both of Winslow, Cur- tis Genco of Petersburg, and Mark Mason of Holland; a sis- ter, Bonnie Hudson of Louis- burg, KY; five stepsisters, Becky Perez, Linda Perry, Ladonna Turner, Tanya Wil- son, and Amber Meadows; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Gene Mason, and a brother, Dale Mason. Funeral services will be Friday, May 18, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg with Rev. Ter- ry Beadles officiating. Buri- al will be in the New Liberty Cemetery, Coe. Visitation will be from 3- 8 p.m. Wednesday at the fu- neral home. 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. PEACE of MIND of 64 years, Minnie Jean Bottom; a daughter, Brenda (Dave) Taylor; a son, Brent; a grandson, Dale (Michelle) Way; a granddaughter, Melis- sa Slawson; twin great-grand- sons, Jesse and Jeremy Way; and a great-granddaughter, Ainsley Slawson. MARKET US 41 North, 7 miles north of Vincennes Open 10am-6pm Every Day! OPEN MAY 18 Southern Peaches FRESH BAKED PIES Reel's Chapel Cemetery located just off of State Road 61 north of Petersburg, has a quite country setting with a paved road lead- ing to it. DONATIONS NEEDED We take great pride in the appearance of this cemetery, but we are all experiencing the increasing costs of maintenance. We would appreciate any donations to help keep the grounds neat. If you have a loved one here, we encourage you to support the upkeep to the best of your ability. No gift is too small, and all donations are greatly appreciated. We also have lots available for purchase at a very reasonable price. Reel's Chapel Cemetery Board Jim Like 812-743-2985 Joe Tryon 812-743-2942 Thank you and God bless! Margaret Hagemeyer The family of would like to thank everyone for their kind expressions of sympathy during the recent loss of our wife, mother and grandmother. Our family really appreciates all those who sent flowers, cards and memorial gifts. Special thanks to all from Zoar Church for the wonderful meal. Thanks to the Pastor for the kind words. Thank you to those who provided the special music. Special thanks to the caregivers at the Waters of Huntingburg and Vista Care Hospice and Nass and Son Funeral Home. Your thoughts were greatly appreciated. She will be dearly missed. Thank You, Clifton Hagemeyer Ryan Hagemeyer and Family Shelia Hagemeyer-Pitsonbarger and Family Sandy Hagemeyer-Sulbertson and Family Let our 122 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana 937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 789-2009 — Thank You — The family and fiancee of Deforrest (Wrex) Sim- mons, would like to thank each and everyone for their thoughtfulness, kindness, visits, flower arrangements and special gifts to the family, also thank you for the food and prayers. Special thank you to Larry Barr (minister) the service was wonderful and greatly ap- preciated. The Pike Co. EMTs and ambulance service, Petersburg Police Department, Harris Funeral Home (Ron Hays & Lowry Cooper), Memorial Hospital and Health Care (Jasper) and staff. The Ole Flower Shop, Don & Sue Russell, special thank you Triad Mining and Stella Jones Corp. Mt. Pisgah & Murren Church of God. All the cards received from family and friends. To all Wrex's hunting and fishing buddies. And any other acts of kindness shown. Wrex had so many friends that cared about him as much as we did. Wrex was a loving, giving and kind man. He had a beautiful smile and sense of humor. He loved to fish, hunt, garden, watch for birds in the yard, horseback ride and camp. He had a great love for his family, as well as his friends. His beautiful smile, laughter and love will forever remain in our hearts. Wrex will be deeply missed and remembered by all of us forever. He will be in our hearts forever. With our deepest love and true gratitude, The family and fiancee of Deforrest (Wrex) Simmons May God Bless and keep you all. DONATIONS NEEDED Friends of Oak Hill Cemetery in Winslow, we need your help. If we want to keep the cemetery mowed all summer like we have been we are going to need more money. Yes, we do have the trust fund but we can no longer use that money for mowing. It has to, by law, stay in the trust and we can only use the interest. With the interest rate being down so much, we are not receiving enough to keep the cemetery mowed. So if you can we need your help so we can keep it looking nice. Send your donations to one of the board members. Do not send it to the Citizens Bank of Winslow. Board Members: Paul Poehlein Robert Erwin Richard Tisdale Kenneth L. Curtis Doug Foster Dione Foster Terry Strobel PO Box 99 • Winslow, Indiana