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D-6 Wednesday, September 27, 2017 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 Elizabeth "Betty" Mc- Cormick would like to thank every- one for the love and support shown to us during the loss of our loved one. We would like to take this time to say thank you to everyone who sent cards, brought food, flowers, for their prayers and sympathy. We would also like to thank Pastor Boyd Heldring for the wonderful service he conducted celebrating her life. Vance Hays for the beautiful music and the Main Street Presbyterian Church for the meal that was provided aer the service. Thank you and God Bless, Buddy McCormick Terry and Peggy McCormick & Sons Sue Hill Martin and Family JAMES BERNARR WILLIS James Bernarr Willis, 72, of Petersburg, died at 3 a.m. on September 20, 2017, at his residence. He was born January 11, 1945, in Petersburg, to Ber- narr and Billie Jeraldine (Boger) Willis. He worked for City of Pe- tersburg in the Petersburg Police Department. He is survived by his wife, Susan Ross, of Texas; three daughters, Lorisa Orange, Heather LaCoste and Char- itie McGaughey; a brother, Robbie Stone; three sisters, Sandra Brock, Sherrie Stone and Melody Newton; sever- al grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Shyla Willis; and a brother, Gary Willis, Sr. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, Septem- ber 25, 2017, at Harris Fu- neral Home. His body was cremated and there will be no funer- al services. Arrangements were entrusted to Harris Fu- neral Home. JODIE E. TAYLOR Jodie E. Taylor, 54, of Winslow, died at his resi- dence at 7:45 a.m. on Sep- tember 24, 2017. He was born on June 16, 1963, in Gibson Coun- ty to Darrell and Lora June ( Wade) Taylor. He was employed in pro- duction at Dubois Wood in Huntingburg. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Taylor, of Winslow; a son, Jace Taylor, of Winslow; two daughters, Vanessa Slunder, of Winslow, and Charity Taylor, of Washing- ton; a brother, Keith Tay- lor, of Washington; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sep- tember 28, 2017, at Ashby Cemetery in Winslow, with Rev. Jerry Blackwell offici- ating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Thursday at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. ALINE PHOEHLEIN Aline Poehlein, 89, of Oakland City, entered rest on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Good Samaritan Home in Oakland City. She was born on July 26, 1928, in Oakland City to Ross and Adell(Helsley) Williams. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Ches- ter Paul Poehlein; a daugh- ter, Sally J. ( Jack). Hoe- man, of Kirkwood, Mo.; two grandchildren, Lt. Col. Ryan Workman, of Seoul, South Korea, and Leah Myers, of Kirkwood, Mo.; three great- grandchildren, Kara Work- man, and Isaiah and Eve- lyn Myers; a sister, Joyce Jones, of Bethalto, Ill.; and three brothers, Al Williams, of New Iberia, La., Robert Williams, of Royal Center, Ind., and Loyce Williams, of Princeton. Aline was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Geraldine Smith. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. CDT Tuesday, Sep- tember 26, 2017, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Winslow, with Rev. Alec Hensley officiat- ing. Visitation was from 4-7 p.m. Monday at Lamb-Bash- am Memorial Chapel. Fam- ily and friends gathered at the cemetery on Tuesday for services. Memorial contributions may be given to Indiana Par- kinson Foundation. Family and friends may send mes- sages of comfort to www. lambbasham.com. NORMA JEAN BOYLE Norma Jean Boyle, 78, of Oakland City, entered rest on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Good Samaritan Home in Oakland City. She was born on Novem- ber 14, 1938, in Danville, Ill., to W. Kendrick and Lot- tie (Reed) Griffin. She graduated from Re- itz High School in 1957. She served as chaplin for the Oakland City Eagles Ladies Auxiliary for many years. She is survived by her four children, Shannon (Roger) Conder and Donald (Susie) Boyle, both of Oak- land City, and Nola (Ken- ny) Brinkley and Ellie (Rog- er) Hopkins, both of North Port, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; sis- ter, Carolyn ( Jim) Evans, of Evansville; and a niece. She was preceded in death by her son, Michael Vesper Boyle, and her parents. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. CDT on Wednes- day, Sept. 27, 2017, at Colum- bia White Church Cemetery in Princeton, with Rev. Alec Hensley officiating. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Lamb-Bash- am Memorial Chapel. Fami- ly and friends will gather at the chapel on Wednesday and proceed to the cemetery. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.Lambbasham.com. PATRICIA A. COOK Patricia A. Cook, 72, of Otwell, died at 5:39 p.m. on September 12, 2017, at her residence. She was born on March 11, 1945, in Princeton, to William and Eloise (Nel- son) Wells. She worked in retail at Walmart. She is survived by her hus- band, Gordon Cook, whom she married in 1971; three sons, James Earls, of Otwell, Jeff Earls, of Lawrencev- ille, Ill., and Gordon Dean Cook, of Great Falls, Mont.; a daughter, Tara Summers, of Washington; a brother, Bill Wells, of Winslow; a sis- ter, Sue Beck, of Hampton, Va.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Laura (Dutch) Hays. Graveside services were at 11 a.m., Friday, Septem- ber 15, 2017, at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Petersburg, with Tracy Tinker officiat- ing. How you can avoid the 'I wish I would have'? "I've not talked to one person who has had anything good to say about Windows 10," Barbara expressed when she picked her laptop up Friday after having us perform our recommend bi-annual Windows 10 Check-Up Ser- vice. "I figured Windows 10 wouldn't be a bad operating system, but boy was I wrong! I wish I would have gotten a computer with Windows 7 instead," she lamented. OOPS! I hear regrets like this from clients almost every week. They didn't know any better when they were shopping for a new PC. They just bought what they saw on the store shelf or mistakenly took advice from a big box store sales geek and came home with a Windows 10 computer. Only to quickly realize it was a mis- take. YOU don't need to suffer like these unaware clients. But you DO need to make a decision quickly to avoid that same fate. Take a moment to answer these four questions: • Is your current computer more than five years old? • Is it running slow? • Are you having constant prob- lems with it? • Have you been thinking about up- grading to a newer computer, but just haven't bought one yet? If you answered yes to one or more of those questions, it's important you finish reading this column. YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS Regular readers of this column know I strongly en- courage you to stay with the Windows 7 operating sys- tem. It's time-tested, prov- en reliable, and easy-to use. You're familiar with it. You know how to use it. Your software programs and hardware devices work with it. It's a solid, mostly problem-free operating system. THE DILEMMA Effective October 31, 2017, Micro- soft is forcing all PC manufacturers to stop selling new computers with Win- dows 7. All new computers after that date – no matter where you buy one – will come with the problematic Windows 10. (If you visit any of the big retail stores now – like Walmart, Best Buy, Staples, Office Depot, you will only find Windows 10 computers. They on- ly sell Windows 10 machines because they take their marching orders from Microsoft in the form of spiffs and oth- er monetary kickbacks.) Whether you buy a new desktop or laptop now at a big box store or wait until after October 31 to buy one any- where is a bad decision - because of Windows 10. THE RAW TRUTH When you buy a Windows 10 computer, you're buying a PC that's suffering from a terminal illness. I'm sorry to use such a crude com- parison, but I'm telling it like it is. The way Windows 10 is configured right out of the box and with each forced update, Microsoft creates frus- trating problems and errors on your computer requiring fre- quent, costly repairs and regular check-ups just to make sure your PC runs the way it's supposed to. I've written extensive- ly in the past about the major issues with Win- dows 10 and don't have room to explain them in- depth in this article. I encourage you to download my free report "7 Frighteningly Dark Secrets Microsoft Desperately Doesn't Want You to Know About Windows 10." It outlines many things that should con- cern you about Windows 10. Visit http://www.caliibreforhome. com/windows10secrets. WHAT CHOICE WILL YOU MAKE? If you've been considering buying a new (or refurbished) desktop or lap- top, you need to do so before the end of October. I don't want to see you, like Barbara, buy a computer you'll hate – because it's hard to use, requires regular visits to the PC doctor, and seriously invades your privacy without your knowledge or consent. Independent computer companies – like Calibre Computer Solutions – can still order new and some refurbished computers with Windows 7. But the ab- solute deadline is October 31. I invite you to call me today to dis- cuss your options. Maybe you don't need a new comput- er – just a good tune-up and upgrade of your existing one might make it last longer. But if you do need a new one, you don't want to wait until it's too late and you're stuck with only getting Win- dows 10. It will be a purchase you'll regret for years to come. Scott A. Hartley is the President/CEO of Calibre Computer Solutions in Prince- ton. For computer tips, information, and free software tools, check out our web- site at http://www.calibreforhome.com. Tech Solutions by Scott A. Hartley Katiedid Versus by Katiedid Langrock Like many kids, I was always afraid to show my mom a bad report card. Grades were not the most important thing in our house, but they were defi- nitely important. A low score on an assignment or test was inevitably met with weeks of discussing per- sonal drive, making work schedules and making study charts. It was worth excelling just to avoid the conversation. But I will never for- get the joy that accompa- nied my one and only fi- nal grade of a C in college or my fearlessness as I ran downstairs, tripping over my own two feet because I was beyond eager to tell my mom the wonderful news. My one and only C in col- lege was in aerobic dance. Yes, that's a real class. No, I did not want to take it. Failing it – or, I should say, being average at it – was probably the crown- ing achievement of my col- lege career. As part of our liberal arts education, we were required to take one ac- tivity class. My university had so many cool options – ice skating, horseback rid- ing, archery. The only one that fit into my schedule was something similar to Jazzercise. Lacking any rhythm and with a deep aversion to sweating, I thought of this class as my biggest night- mare. Worse, it was filled with students who thought it was the best thing that had ever happened to them. An entire sorority joined our Tuesday and Thursday 11 a.m. dance room of despair. They wore the same pink shirts with sayings intend- ed specifically for this class: "The only thing that moves me more than aer- obic dance is my sisters." "Breathe. Groove. And Love Your Sisters." Their makeup was al- ways flawless. Each strand of their hair was impecca- bly pulled back in adorable ponytails that looked the same going into the class as they did going out. But that's not what made me hate them. I hated how, at the end of every class, each one of them would give me a sweaty hug and say, "Didn't you just love that? " I would scream back, "No! That was the worst! You are the worst! " Well, I would have if I could have actually breathed at the time, which I never could. Years later, I befriended and lived with one of these glistening optimists. She didn't remember we'd tak- en the class together. On the night of her wedding, donned in my bridesmaid dress, I told her our true or- igin story. "You were Bright Red Angry Loud-breather? " Yes. Yes, I was. A fter college, I moved to Los Angeles. Over the years, I tried my hand at ex- ercising again. I would take a class here and there, try- ing kickboxing, Pilates, yo- ga. The only time I was con- sistent about going was be- fore my wedding. No matter the class, I hated it. The women were even more perfect than the sorority girls. Their make- up sharper. Their hair slick- er. Their buns tighter. The shirts now had sayings like "Sweat, betches" on them. They were always looking over their shoulder to see whether an agent was tak- ing the class. Under each water bottle was a head- shot. Eventually, I swore off bodily movement altogeth- er. This past week, I thought I'd try again. Working from home has its perks, but hav- ing a social life is not one of them. I needed a place to meet folks, so I joined the Y. There have been a lot of wonderful discoveries I've made since leaving Los Angeles to live in the wild, but these aerobics classes may be the most surpris- ing one. Men and women of all ages, not a design- er shirt in sight, nearly all of them bright red angry loud-breathers. As the instructor count- ed down the last seconds of a pose we had to hold or a swift move we had to keep pushing through, one lady yelled out, "This is worse than having to watch 'Showgirls' on repeat." The class laughed. In Pilates, a particularly flatulent lady kept complimenting our instructor by yelling out at each pose, "I'm makin' noises! " Yes, she most cer- tainly was – loud and una- shamedly. And I loved it. Nothing was being taken serious- ly in class, and there was a collective disdain for everything we were suffer- ing through. All this time I thought I hated exercise classes, perhaps I was just taking them in the wrong places. At the end of the group cycling class, an older wom- an squeezed my shoulder and said, "That was hell, eh? See you next week." I think I will. Like Katiedid Langro- ck on Facebook, at http:// www.facebook.com/katie- didhumor. 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