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D-8 Wednesday, June 8, 2016 The Press-Dispatch OBITUARIES Submit obituaries: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: obits@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Deadline: 5 p.m. on Monday 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 Thank You e family of Robert Lee Ramsey wishes to thank family, friends and neighbors for cards, calls, visits, food, love and support. A special thank you to Hospice and Amber Manor Care Center. Sondra, Greg, Debora & Rebecca, Gene & Virginia 2B1 ASK 1 I.O.O.F. Meets the second Monday of every month at 7pm. All area members are encouraged to attend. Pacific Lodge #175 ASK 1 2B1 Odd Fellows F L T CHARLES MA XWELL, JR. Charles Maxwell, Jr., 92, of Petersburg, died at 2:10 a.m. Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Evansville. He was born in Gibson County, Feb. 14, 1924, to Charles Sr. and Anna Faye (Harvey) Maxwell. He married Kathleen G. Maxwell April 1, 1945, and she preceded him in death May 28, 2001. He formerly owned and operated the last barber shop in Peters- burg from 1944-2011 and worked in many ar- eas of Indiana and part of Florida. He was a member of the IOOF and Glendale Masonic Lodge. Surviving are a daugh- ter, Katie Jo Rumble, of Washington; a daugh- ter-in-law, Anita Max- well, of Otwell; a broth- er, Ival Maxwell, of Mar- ion, Ill.; grandchildren, Brian Maxwell, Dustin Rumble, Eric Rumble and Bridget Cannon; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild. A son, Eugene Max- well; a sister, Lorene Lindy; a grandson, Brad- ley Maxwell; and one great-grandchild, pre- ceded him in death. Funeral services were Monday, June 6, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. at Harris Fu- neral Home in Peters- burg. Visitation was from 3 to 8 p.m. EDT Sunday, June 5. Mason- ic services were conduct- ed at 7 p.m. Burial was in Walnut Hills Cemetery. GREGORY S. NELSON Gregory S. Nelson, 59, passed away at his home in Elk View, W. Va. He was born in Jasper, Ind., Sept. 11, 1956, to Margaret Morrison Wat- son and the late Carl F. Nelson. He grew up in the Ot- well and Washington area, graduating from Washington High School in the Class of 1974. He worked as a mechanic on heavy equipment in the coal mines of West Vir- ginia for many years. He is survived by his mother, Margaret Watson, of Australia; step-mother, Annetta A. Nelson, of Petersburg; a daughter, Lindsey ( Ja- mie) Wiant and a son, Joshua S. (Erica) Nel- son, both of Nettie, W. Va.; a sister, Lana Kirch- ner, of Hayesville, N.C.; two grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren. Funeral services are pending. Quick Reads by Ann Munro Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild An interview with author Mary A. Kassian By Ann Munro Press-Dispatch Staff Witer writer@pressdispatch.net What's the main message of your book? For girls to be able to live wisely in a world that has gone crazy — and to live biblically to make good, wise de- cisions...to understand what Scripture calls them to...to be able to discern what the difference is between (the) culture's model of the ideal woman and Scripture's model of what is good and beneficial and wholesome for women. Why is this book important? It gives women tools they need to wisely live God's way in this culture. Why did you write it? I have a heart for women and I see women struggling with understanding what the Bible says in terms of ethics, morality, and how they live their life. There are ex- ternal cultural pressures on women. I want to help them make life work be- cause I know when they live accord- ing to the Word of God, life works a lot better than when they don't in terms of the heartache, heartbreak and con- sequences. What did you learn while working on it? I learned that there is a whole lot more wildness in my heart than I thought. God's Word always challeng- es us so whenever I am writing some- thing, the Holy Spirit is always shining His spotlight on my heart as well. All of us are on the journey and in the po- sition of being that "wild woman" who needs their heart transformed by the Word of God. Even the most Godly and best of us have areas in our heart that we need to have corrected by Scripture because the culture just inundates us so much. I think we swallow so much of it without even realizing it. Anoth- er thing I learned, and was so inter- esting to me, was this was the study of Proverbs in the Old Testament and just to see how all of the directives and teachings in terms of ethics, behavior, and morality for women...support what was in the Old Testament — and the consistency between the Old and New Testament with regards to what God's standards are for us. If we're on the wrong road, how can we change course and navigate to- wards the right road since our culture doesn't promote it? I think we need to examine the influences that are in our lives. Garbage in, garbage out. If we are taking in what the world says and not taking in what Scripture says then there is going to be a tendency to be ignorant and to drift the wrong way. Proverbs says: her steps wander and she doesn't even know it. She doesn't even know she is getting off track. What are the three most impor- tant things readers can learn from it? I always ask women when they have read the book: which ones were really impactful for you? It depends upon the demographics of the women. The ones the women who have been in church and have grown up with the concepts of what it means to be a woman of God are a little bit different than the ones that come from a background that has not been informed by the Word of God. The top three for Christian wom- en are authenticity, appearance and habits and for non-Christian women it would be neediness, sexual conduct and boundaries. Mary Kassian is an award-winning author, internationally re-nowned speaker, a distinguished professor at Southern Baptist Seminary and will be a plenary speaker at True Woman '16 National Women's Conference on September 22-14 at Indianapolis Con- vention Center. Visit www.truewom- an16.com for more information. Pregnant... or think you are? 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