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OBITUARIES at Browning Funeral Home in Evansville with Pastor Jack Feldbusch officiating. Burial will at Sunset Memo- rial Park Cemetery. of Petersburg, died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, June 3, 2012 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville. She was born in Monroe WINIFRED F. GRABLE Winifred F. Grable, 79, Mary Hope Vos IL, April 5, 1935, to Helen Blythe Smith and George Mitchell. She graduated in 1952 (at age 16) from Pe- tersburg High School. She attended Indiana Univer- sity for a year with full in- tentions of a medical ca- reer, but even though she worked part-time, baby-sat for faculty, and lived in a co- operative dormitory, financ- es did not allow her to finish. She left IU for adventure in San Francisco working in the law office of her cousin. She later moved to San Di- ego when she married Rich- ard E. Nowicke and he pre- ceded her in death. Surviving are a daughter, 76, of Romeo, MI, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 surrounded by her family af- ter a battle with multiple my- eloma and leukemia. She was born in Peoria, Mary Hope Mitchell Vos, City, May 6, 1933, to Em- merson P. "Pete" and Ora Ellen (Biggs) Cockerham. She had worked as a clerk for The Pantry in Peters- burg. She lived for her children band, Bob J. Grable of Pe- tersburg; two sons, George Michael Cockerham of Vin- cennes and Joe Grable of Pe- tersburg; two sisters, June Beal of Baltimore, MD and Bernice Griffith of Oakland City; and three grandchil- dren, Cody Cockerham, Melissa Knepp, and Joshua Grable. Funeral services will be and grandchildren. She en- joyed auto racing and loved animals. Surviving are her hus- Wednesday, June 6, 2012 A-3 death by her parents and one son, Lawrence "Larry" Long. A graveside service for She was preceded in in death on August 24, 2006. He was an equipment op- Nancy L. Long will be con- ducted Friday, June 8, 2012 at the Pleasant Ridge Cem- etery in Campbelltown near Petersburg at 2 p.m. (EDT). There will be a visitation from 10 a.m. until noon (EDT/IN time) at the Cun- ningham Funeral Home in Bridgeport, IL. There will also be a Cele- bration of Life conducted in memory of Nancy in Peters- burg on Saturday, June 9 at Prides Creek Shelter House 2 beginning at 2 p.m. (EDT/ IN time). erator with the construc- tion division of AMAX Coal Company. He also served in the US Army during WWII as a light tank operator and was a former member of both the VFW Post #1147 and the American Legion Post #25 of Princeton. He is survived by a son, conducted at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Garrett Sloan officiat- ing. Burial will be in Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg. Visitation will be from 4 to music. She was a friend of the Detroit and Flint sym- phony orchestras and had many friends who were pro- fessional musicians. She was a devoted and lifelong member of the First Congre- gational Church in Romeo. She taught all her chil- was conducted January 7, 2012, at First Congregation- al Church in Romeo, MI. dren to read advanced mate- rials at very early ages. She tutored her son Craig in Cal- culus, and even took a chem- istry class with him so that could be lab partners. She enjoyed connecting with old friends from Petersburg at reunions and on Facebook. She was looking forward to attending her 60th reunion. A memorial celebration Evansville, died Wednes- day, May 30, 2012, at Dea- coness Hospital. He was born in Bremen, JAMES D. VINCENT James D. Vincent, 74, of of 55 years, Edna (Ander- son) Vincent of Evansville; a daughter, Rhonda Vincent of Evansville; a son, Daniel (Debbie) Vincent of Peters- burg; a sister, Saundra (Jes- se) Flemings of Greenville, KY; a brother, Perry (Janie) Vincent of Greenville, KY; two grandchildren; and two great-grandsons, Wyatt Vin- cent and Gage Vincent. He was preceded in death KY, September 22, 1937, to the late Henry and Juani- ta (Sallee) Vincent. He re- tired from American Nation- al Can as a department man- ager in 1994, after 40 years of service. Surviving are his wife by his parents; sisters, Jan- ice Mills and Lou Kather- ine Garst; and a grandson, Brock Vincent. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, PEACE of MIND Carole Nowicke of Bloom- ington, IN; a son, Richard (Cheryl) Nowicke of Bever- ly Hills, MI, and Craig (Lin- da) Nowicke of Tampa, FL; grandchildren, Alex and To- nia Nowicke of Tampa, FL; stepchildren, Thomas (Sha- ron) Vos of Whidbey Island, WA and Martha (Howard) Bondy of Linden, MI; step- grandchildren and a step- grandchild. She loved most forms of 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. 81, of Oakland City, entered rest on Sunday June 3, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Jas- per. He was a resident of Golden Living Center in Pe- tersburg. He was born on Dec. 11, Jack Randall Warnsman Jack Randall Warnsman, past president of Oakland City Kiwanis and Oakland City Golf Club, and a mem- ber of S.Q.U.A.D. Warnsman retired from 81 of Ireland, IN and for- merly of Petersburg, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012 at the Memorial Hospital Healthcare Center in Jas- per. She was born in Law- renceville, IL on June 1, 1931 to Douglas and Alene (Zehner) Wood. She was a member of the Nancy L. (Wood) Long Nancy L. (Wood) Long, six children, Debra Spen- cer and husband Kevin and Cathie Whitney, all of Pe- tersburg, Kevin Long and wife Joanne of Vernal, UT, Joseph Long and wife Sara of Mt. Vernon, IN; Elizabeth Walker and Tim of Washing- ton, Sarah Byrne and hus- band Patrick of Ireland; 18 grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; and one sis- ter, Leanne Cook of Liver- pool, NY. First Baptist Church of Pe- tersburg and formerly af- filiated with her local chap- ter of the Eastern Star. She served her family as a loving homemaker as well. Nancy is survived by years, Peggy (Sheetz) Warnsman of Oakland City; sons, Jack Randall II (Kim) Warnsman of Petersburg and Michael Dean (Pam) Warnsman of Harrisburg, IL; five grandchildren, An- drea (Dustin) Madison, Aaron (Reva) Warnsman, Jake (Abby) Warnsman, Sa- mantha and Stephanie Hen- dricks; seven great-grand- children; several nieces and nephews; a brother, Jim (Martha) Warnsman of Huntingburg; and a brother- in-law, Garold (Pat) Sheetz of Kettering, OH. He was preceded in death Alcoa Warrick Operation in 1993 after 30 years. Surviving wife of 61 Friday June 8, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Lamb-Basham Me- morial Chapel with Dr. Douglas Low officiating. Burial will take place in Montgomery Cemetery in Oakland City. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Family and friends may by a daughter, Julie Ann Hendricks in 2008. Funeral services will be send message of comfort to www.lambbasham.com 1926 in Francisco to Jo- seph and Mary Jane (Lew- is) Vickers, both deceased. He married Theda "T.R." Ray and she preceded him Odell (Smokey) Cockerham extends a heartfelt Thank You The Family Of to all who said prayers and extended kindness to us in our time of loss, with a special thank you to Pastor Joe Shouse and the Petersburg First Church of God 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 Our gratitude goes out to those who donated meals and food trays and to the Winslow and Oakland City American Legion for the Military Service, Nick Henson with O.D. Harris & Sons Fu- neral Home, the Winslow Eagles, James Clark and Nathan Griffith. We would be remiss if we didn't acknowledge Judy McLain for her time and special atten- tion in preparing the beautiful flower arrangements. — May God Bless You All — Rickie, Terry, Vicki and Kendall The Daughters of Odell drivers that Mikey loaded everyday. I am sure he would want to give you all one last final "42". He thought a lot of all of you guys. A Special Thanks to all the pall bearers: John Miller, Steve Fish, Jerod Neal, Darin, Fancher, Claude Grubb, and Jeremy Page. We would also like to thank the Pike Co. School Corporation workers for all the kindness that was shown to us. Thanks to everyone who sent food, flowers, gifts, and for all their caring thoughts and prayers. Thanks to Harris Funeral Home for being SO gracious and kind. Thanks Again & Love You All, Thank You Michael "Bubby" Page Stephanie & The family of Michael "Mikey" Page would like to express our gratitude and appreciation for all the kindness shown to us. We would like to give a big thanks to Five Star Mining and the truck Haubstadt, died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the RiverO- aks of Princeton. He was born on May 31, JOHN JACOB VICKERS John Jacob Vickers, 86, of 1930 in Princeton Hospital to Ruth and George Warn- sman. Jack, a Korean War veteran serving four years, was a member of Oakland City American Legion Post #256. He attended Evans- ville College and was a life- long member of Good Shep- herd United Methodist Church. He was an avid golfer, stepsons, Randy (Pame- la) Catt of Jasper and Jer- ry (Carolyn) Catt of Pato- ka; stepdaughters, Debbie (Boon) Ralph of Reed, KY, and Angie (Ron) Murphy of Princeton; two broth- ers, Larry (Evelyn) Vickers of Mt. Carmel, IL and Jack Vickers of Francisco; a sis- ter, Wanda Holder of Wis- consin; 25 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchil- dren. He was preceded in death Matt Vickers of Haubstadt; three daughters, Robin (Robert) Vickers-Utley of Princeton and Kimberly (Mark) Vickers-Armstrong, both of Princeton, and Jen- ny Roeder of Petersburg. Other survivors include at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the General Baptist Church in Princeton with Pastor Brad Keenen offici- ating. Doyle Funeral Home in Princeton was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made by a son, Danny S. Vick- ers; a daughter, Penny El- kins; brothers, Bill Vickers and Louis Vickers; and sis- ters, Kate Willis and Joanne Graves. Memorial services were liams of Oakland City; a stepsister, Teresa (David) Williams of Francisco; five grandchildren, Matthew, Nathan, Drew, Dane, and Delaney; two nieces, Tra- cy (Bob) Stanton of New- burgh and Donna Kay Bo- ren of Louisiana; and two nephews, Kevin Ray (Mary) King of Winslow and Tony (Shellie) Welch of Indianap- olis. Her father, William How- ard Harvey; stepfather, George Harrell "Bunny" Be- ment; and a brother Harold Lee Harvey, preceded her in death. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Peters- burg with Pastor George Fiscus officiating. A luncheon will be hosted of Petersburg, died Satur- day, June 2, 2012, at 9:30 p.m. He was born in Giro, Gib- Fred A. Whittington, 90, WHITTINGTON FRED A. son County, May 18, 1922, to Charles and Mildred (Deck- er) Whittington. He married Grace Sande- Press-Dispatch GUIDE TO THE Subscriptions: Subscription rates: One year: $25 for Pike and surrounding counties and all 475 addresses; elsewhere in Indiana $27; out of state $43 Paid in advance. at Brenton Chapel Church of Christ following the service. 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. 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Surviving are his parents, ANDREW GLENN OTT Infant Andrew Glen Ott and served as a teacher's aide for 33 years in the Pike County Schools, Petersburg. She was a member of Brenton Chapel Church of Christ, VFW Auxiliary, and Women of the Moose of Pe- tersburg. Surviving are her hus- County, Oct. 3, 1942 to Wil- liam Howard and Phoebe Jean (McClellan) Harvey. She was a homemaker Clint and Dr. Libby Ott; a sister, Morgan Ott; grand- parents, Jane and Joe Haag, Rick and Jeanie Ott, Terry and Gloria Morgan. Private graveside servic- es were conducted Monday, June 4, 2012 at Fairview Cemetery near Princeton. Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel in Oakland City was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Harris Fu- neral Home with Rev. Ervin Mize officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Mt. Olympus. Visitation will be from 8 fer and she preceded him in death July 10, 1997. He had worked for Amax Coal Com- pany. 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