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OBITUARIES and four grandchildren, Bailey and Sam Foust, Bro- dy Pancake, and Joseph Het- man. He was preceded in death Paul R. Pancake 75, of Otwell, passed away Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, at 9:55 p.m. surrounded by his family. He was born in Otwell, Paul R. (Bob) Pancake, Oct. 28, 1936, to Willard and Millie (Wyatt) Pancake. He grew up in Petersburg and graduated from Peters- burg High School in 1956. He married Esther Park- er on Dec. 28, 1957 and she survives. He was employed at Whirlpool Corporation and retired in 1995 after 40 years. He was also a long- time member of Main Street Presbyterian Church in Pe- tersburg. He was very active in the be conducted Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Main Street Presbyteri- an Church with Rev. Boyd Heldring officiating. A Cel- ebration of Life will follow in Kiefer Hall at the church. Harris Funeral Home in Pe- tersburg will be in charge of arrangements. There will be no visitation. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Paul Pancake Memorial Fund and mailed to P.O. Box 12, Petersburg, IN 47567. The family would like to express their sincere appre- ciation to American Nurs- ing, Dr. Keepes, Dr. Fenol, Memorial Hospital in Jas- per, Amber Manor and Pike County EMS. trips to the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch in New Mex- ico and canoeing trips to northern Minnesota and the Boundary Waters. Even af- ter retiring as scoutmaster, he remained active on the troop committee and within Buffalo Trace Council. "Mr. P," as he was known by his scouts, was an inspiration to generations and loved by many. Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Esther, of Ot- well; his two sons, Ron Pan- cake of Petersburg and Bob Pancake of Otwell; his two daughters and sons-in-law, Kimberly (Joe) Foust of Bloomington, IN and Lisa (Mick) Hetman of Otwell; Boy Scouts of America since the 1950s and was scout- master for the Petersburg troop for more than three decades during which time he earned many awards, most notably the silver Bea- ver and Bronze Big Horn. He also founded the Peters- burg Explorer Post and was the leader for many years. He organized several mond, January 24, 1951 to Edward P. and Wander Lee (Sanders) Sefrig. She was retired from Jasper Rub- ber Company. She married Frederick E. McClellan June 6, 1970 and he survives. Surviving besides her Petersburg, died at 11:53 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 at Daviess Community Hospi- tal in Washington. She was born at Ham- ALICE MCCLELLAN Alice F. McClellan, 61, of by his sisters, Betty Aikman and Elsie Myers; a brother, Willard Pancake, Jr., and parents, Willard and Millie Pancake. A memorial service will Wednesday, August 22, 2012 A-3 Heart Hospital at Deaconess Gateway in Newburgh. He was born in Coe, IN on July 19, 1917 to Ottis A. and Es- tel O. (Kays) Truitt. He was a combat veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Army 2/12/42-6/21/45 and was a member of VFW Post 1147, a 60+ year member of the UMWA-District 12, and was retired from Peabody Coal after working there from 12/12/46 -5/31/84. He was a member of the Big Riv- er Bend Appaloosa Horse Club. Surviving is a brother, John (Joyce) Truitt of Oak- land City; He was preceded in death conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 at Corn-Colvin Funeral Home in Oakland City, with Rev. Fred Brittain officiating. Burial was at Montgom- ery Cemetery in Oakland City. VFW Post 1147 provid- ed full military rites at the cemetery. husband, Frederick, are a son, Frederick E. McClel- lan, Jr. of Huntingburg; a daughter, Gladys E. Dix- ey of Oklahoma; a broth- er, Charles E. Seifrig of Pe- tersburg; a sister, Mary E. Marvel of Evansville; nine grandchildren; one step- grandchild; one great- grandchild; and one step- great-grandchild. There will be no services or visitation. Harris Funer- al Home will be in charge of arrangements. Ellis G. Truitt, 95, died Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 at The ELLIS G. TRUITT try in the United States Coast Guard for 4 years, he worked as a barber, a detec- tive with the Indianapolis Police Department, a teach- er in the Carmel School sys- tem, and retired in 2003 af- ter 21 years as a Special Agent with the Federal Mo- tor Carrier Safety Admin- istration. He was a 50 year Mason, a Shriner and Scot- tish Rite member. Surviving are his wife, Indianapolis, died at home Aug. 16, 2012. He was born June 28, 1935, to the late Oda N. and Helen R. Schul- tz Collins. He was raised in Petersburg, and gradu- ated from Petersburg High School and ultimately from Indiana University. After serving his coun- Donald Ray Collins,77, of DONALD RAY COLLINS Edith H. Collins; a son, Ted C.; a daughter, Stacy A. (Brent A.)Graves; and a granddaughter. by his wife of 59 years, Mary Gene (Waller) Truitt on Aug. 22, 2004; his parents; brothers, Ora Truitt and Paul Truitt; a sister, Lucille (Truitt) LeMasters and a niece, Deanna Briggs. Funeral services were may be made to the Amer- ican Diabetes Association, www.shirleybrothers.com. 26, of Evansville, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Evansville. She graduated from F. J. Ashley Desiree Brown, ASHLEY DESIREE BROWN be Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Shirley Brothers Thomp- son Road Chapel, 3333 E. Thompson Rd., Indianapo- lis, IN 46227, with a 4 p.m. Military Service. Memorial contributions A memorial gathering will John Kalb of California; three sisters; Sally Nord- hoff of Indianapolis, Helen Kluesner of Haysville, and Beatrice Knies of Celes- tine; and several stepgrand- children. A memorial service will Guadalcanal and Cuba. Surviving are a stepson, Press-Dispatch GUIDE TO THE be conducted at a later date. Best Funeral Services in death by her stepfather, Wesley "Cabot" Phillips; and maternal great-grand- father, Earl R. Kramer. Surviving are a daugh- Reitz High School and at- tended Ivy Tech. For a short time, she worked with her mom in Mary Kay. She was a member of St. Peter's Unit- ed Methodist Church. She was preceded in ter, Lillian Ashley Phillips Kasmer; mother, Desiree` (John) Woodley-Eichen- berger; grandmother, Sha- ron Woodley; great-grand- mother, Lucille Kramer; grandfather, Frank (Don- na)Woodley of Kissimmee, FL; her father, Jim (Kathy) Brown of Petersburg; grand- parents, Jim and Jenny Wolfe; and a stepbrother, Donald. Funeral services were at worked in the business of- fice at Wirth Hospital in Oakland City. She had lived in Oakland City area most of her life and was a mem- ber of St. John's Church in Buckskin. She was a 1980 graduate of Wood Memori- al High School, a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and Eagles Ladies Auxiliary of Oakland City. She is survived by a son, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 at her home in rural Oak- land City. She was born Au- gust 10, 1962 in Evansville to Donald and Marie (Ar- nold) Buck. Williams had formerly TAMMY WILLIAMS Tammy M. Williams, 50, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, at Alexander West Chapel, with Rev. Jeff Pin- ney officiating. Condolences may be made online at www. AlexanderWestChapel.com. of Sun City, AZ, formerly of Winslow, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012 at Hospice of the Valley in Surprise, AZ. He was born at Celestine, Arthur J. Schlachter, 89, SCHLACHTER ARTHUR J. death by a brother Bobby Buck. Funeral services will be Buck Williams of Oakland City; mother, Marie Buck of Oakland City and father, Donald Buck of Evansville; two stepdaughters, Mor- gan (Matthew) Jenkins of Glendale, AZ and Chastity (Shane) Barrett of Francis- co; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in June 23, 1923, to Leo and Anna (Brosmer) Schlachter. His wife, the former Bonnie Kalb, preceded him in death April 21, 2008. Schlachter was formerly a barber in Winslow. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and served on the islands of the Philippines, until 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to the St. John's Church. Enve- lopes will be available at the funeral home. Condolenc- es may be expressed online at www.corncolvinfuneral- home.com Three arrested for preliminary drunken driving charges ed on preliminary charg- es of drunken driving last week in Pike County. Three people were arrest- By Andy Heuring STONE ARRESTED AFTER SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH ed Saturday evening after police found him standing next to his red Ford pickup that was down an embank- ment and against a tree. Jesse James Andrew A Velpen man was arrest- Stone, 22, of 4723 S. Fourth St., Velpen was arrested at 7:51 p.m. by Pike County Sheriff's Sgt. Adam Thomp- son on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, with a prior in the last five years. Sgt. Thompson said while he was on patrol near Al- giers, he noticed the red truck, had gone down an tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.10 percent for blood alcohol content. The legal limit in Indiana is 0.08 per- cent. HILL ARRESTED ON OVWI CHARGE Winslow man was arrest- ed after police stopped him for unsafe lane movement and failure to signal a lane change. Richard S. Hill, 48, of 2591 E. Seen Lakes, Win- On Friday night, a rural embankment and hit a tree, causing significant damage. He said Stone was standing next to the truck when he drove up. Sgt. Thompson said Stone was staggering and slurring his speech and he could smell a strong odor of alcohol. He failed field sobriety slow, was arrested on a charged of operating a vehi- cle while intoxicated, with a prior conviction in the last five years. Indiana State Trooper, John Davis, said Hill was driving south on Highway 57 near Fifth St. in Peters- burg when he stopped him for unsafe lane movements and failure to signal a lane change. He failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where he tested 0.08 percent for blood alcohol content, which is the legal limit in Indiana. THREE DAY BINGE LANDS VELPEN WOMAN IN JAIL rested early last Wednesday morning after police were called to Velpen to check A Velpen woman was ar- on a woman that had been drinking for three days ac- cording to her family. The family stated the woman had driven off in a white Mercury Grand Marquis. Phyllis L. Stepanek, 52, of 4692 S. Second St., Vel- pen, arrested at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday by Pike County Deputy Sheriff Mike Willis. Deputy Willis said he had been called to Stepanek's mother's residence in Vel- pen at about 8 p.m. Tuesday. Stepanek's mother called central dispatch and want- ed Stepanek removed from her residence. Willis said Stepanek's mother told him Stepanek had been drinking for three days. At the time, Willis told Stepanek she would be allowed to "sleep it off" in a camper located on her mother's property. Then about two hours lat- gust 20, residents, busi- nesses and non-profit orga- nizations in southwestern Indiana affected by severe storms, high winds and hail on July 31 can apply for low- interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Ad- ministration (SBA). The loans were made IDHS Disaster loans available for those affected by July 31 storms Beginning Monday, Au- Center in Gibson County on Tuesday, August 21. SBA customer service represen- tatives will be on hand to an- swer questions about the di- saster loan program. The center is located at secure website at https://di- sasterloan.sba.gov/ela/. Business loan applica- available in response to a letter from Gov. Mitch Dan- iels on August 10, which re- quested a disaster declara- tion by the SBA. The decla- ration covers Gibson County and the adjacent counties of Knox, Pike, Posey, Vander- burgh and Warrick. The SBA will also open a Disaster Loan Outreach Gibson County Oakland City Public Library, 210 South Main Street, Oakland City and will be open Tues- day, Aug. 21 from 1-6 p.m.; Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (closed Sunday). The center will be clos- Disaster loan information can be completed on SBA's tions can also be download- ed from the SBA website at www.sba.gov. 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Dale, Indiana 937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 789-2009 tests and was taken to the Pike County Jail, where she tested 0.21 percent or more than two and a half times the legal limit for alcohol in Indiana. She was preliminarily er, Willis said he got anoth- er call telling him Stepanek had gotten in a white Mercu- ry Grand Marquis and driv- en off. Deputy Willis said he looked for Stepanek in the area and about 30 min- utes later he located her in her mother's driveway. She failed field sobriety charged with operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated. 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 at the Corn-Colvin Funeral Home in Oakland City with Rev. Jason Ford officiating. Burial will follow in the St John's Cemetery in Buckskin. Visitation will be from 4 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. Peoria, AZ will be in charge of arrangements. 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MORTON ST., OAKLAND CITY PH: 812-215-6858 T The family of Sharon Darlene Willis Nelson wishes to extend our Heartfelt Thanks to all of you who lifted us up in prayer, during the loss of our wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Thank you also to those who provided comfort, food, cards, hugs, laughs, Facebook messages and the gift of your time through our loss. The best and most beautiful Things in the world cannot Be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. By Helen Keller Our hearts are full of the love that our wife, Mom, Mamaw and Great Mamaw gave to us and also with the love that our friends and family have showed us! Wayne Nelson, Brian Nelson, Kelsey and Barry Strong, Carole, Bob, Shawn, Laura & Nolan O'Rourke. m Y h o r u k a n P o B k R o c i c e s