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D-6 Wednesday, October 25, 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 Tech Solutions by Scott A. Hartley MARK A. MASON Mark A. Mason, 65, of Oakland City, entered rest on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky. He was born February 5, 1952, in Princeton, to Harlon (Tunny) and Shirley (Feast- er) Mason. He was a retired Coal Miner from Old Ben II af- ter 33 years, and a member of Oakland City Masonic Lodge #467. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn (Frederick) Mason; his mother, Shirley Mason, of Oakland City; daugh- ter, Andrea (Donnie) Wise- man, of Otwell; sons, Mark ( Jilaine) Mason II, of Wash- ington, Gary Mason, of Oak- land City, and Rickie Mason, of Oakland City; grandchil- dren, Kendra, Jacob, Kate- lyn, Jiles, Brayden and Josa- lin Mason; brothers, Eddie (Patti) Mason, of Poulsbo, Wash., and Kelly Mason, of Oakland City; sisters, Lisa (Brent) Feathers, of George- town, Ind., Shannon (Den- nis) Green, of Oakland City, and Tammy (Dan) Haller, of Woodford, Va. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Emery and Elizabeth Mason, and George and Helen Feaster; his father, Tunny Mason; a brother, Gary Mason; and a sister, Melinda Penny. Services were at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 21, 2017, at the Oakland City Church of The Nazarene, with Rev. Darin Nossett officiating. Burial followed in Mont- gomery Cemetery. Visita- tion was from 4-8 p.m. Fri- day at Lamb-Basham Memo- rial Chapel and from 9 a.m. until time of service on Sat- urday at the church. Family and friends may send mes- sages of comfort to www. lambbasham.com. FARM Down on the End-of-harvest considerations By Hans Schmitz Extension Educator Gibson County Purdue Extension Harvest is beginning to draw to a close, and storage considerations are fresh on the minds of area farmers. Howev- er luckily, good to great yields have cre- ated a "bin-bust- ing" situation in the area, with local grain ele- vators kept ex- tra busy han- dling corn and soybeans. On- farm storage awaiting times of better pricing or pric- ing locked in for later shipping is a good occur- rence, but there are ex- tra management consid- erations with drying and cooling in a normal year. In a good year, on-farm storage takes on extra emphasis as the great- er bushels and weath- er considerations mean some unusual practices may have occurred. Spot replant corn and soybean definitely oc- curred on many farms after the drenching re- ceived in late April. Al- though not an issue for most from a growing season perspective, the possibility that two vast- ly different moistures of corn or beans may have been harvested and placed in bins without considering that drying would be needed for the replant portion is a major concern. When corn is placed directly into bins based on sub-16 per cent field moisture content, a chance exists that a lit- tle pocket of significantly higher moisture content replant corn may sneak into the bin. This occur- rence may cause what is known as a "hot spot" or a wet pocket, and fans may have difficulty re- ducing moisture enough to mitigate the pocket of corn or soybeans with increased moisture con- tent. Warmer temper- atures this October do help when those fans are running, but some possi- bility will exist that those hot spots will crust as the winter season sets in. For this reason, con- sideration of human safe- ty when en- tering grain bins is crucial this year (and every year). For enter- ing grains bins, wear a harness, wear a respirator, and make good and darn sure augurs are turned off and no one might be around accidentally or other- wise to turn one on while in the bin. In the bin, be aware that crusted grain could be a consideration this year, and none of it is to be trusted, especial- ly when any grain from that bin has already been emptied. As cooler tempera- tures prevail, ensure grain is cooled proper- ly to be stored until the time in which it may be marketed. Warm grain has a much lower stor- age time, like bread on the counter versus in the fridge. Focus on running fans on dry grain when temperatures are low and outside air is dry to increase longevity. Great resources for more in- formation are available at The Education Store from Purdue Universi- ty, the Ag and Biological Engineering publication section at mdc.itap.pur- due.edu/dept.asp?tmp_ dept=ABE. For more in- formation on grain stor- age, please contact Hans Schmitz at 812-385 -3491, ext. 103 or hschmitz@ purdue.edu. LISA K. COFFMAN Lisa K. Coffman, 56, of Vincennes, died at 12:20 a.m. on October 19, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Hospi- tal in Vincennes. She was born on October 2, 1961, in Daviess County, to Larry and Vora Ingersoll. She was a former employ- ee of Knox County School Corporation and a member of First Baptist Church in Petersburg. She is survived by her mother, Vora Ingersoll, of Petersburg; husband, Mel- vin Coffman, of Vincennes; one son, Drew Elliot Coff- man, of Vincennes; one daughter, Courtney Lynn Coffman, of Vincennes; six grandchildren; one broth- er, Steve Ingersoll, of Vin- cennes; and one sister, Sher- ri Earley, of Petersburg. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 23, 2017, at Harris Funeral Home, with Dr. Charles Bax- ter officiating. Visitation was on Sunday from 4-8 p.m. and on Monday, from 9 a.m. un- til service time. Burial was in Walnut Hills Cemetery in Petersburg. PAMELA SUE (WILLIS) HALDERMAN Pamela Sue ( Willis) Hal- derman, 69, of Henderson, (formerly of Petersburg), passed away on October 18, 2017, at the Lucy Smith King Care Center. She was born in Oakland City on March 12, 1948, to Bob and Elizabeth (Ste- phens) Willis. She was a social worker at Petersburg Health Care. Pamela is survived by her husband of 51 years, Larry Halderman; father, Bob Willis, of Petersburg; children, Stacy Veale, of Evansville; Chris Halder- man, of Sullivan; and Bri- an Halderman, of Hender- son; brother, Steve Willis, of Petersburg; aunt, Pearl Stephens Burns, of Prince- ton; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one niece and one nephew. She was preceded in death by her mother. Services were at 5 p.m., October 24, 2017, at Tomb- linson Funeral Home in Henderson, with Corine Kellough officiating. Pri- vate family burial will be at a later date. Visitation was at 1 p.m. until service at the funeral home. Me- morial Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Online condolences may be made at www.tomblin- sonfuneralhome.com. DEBOR A "DEB" L. CROW Debora "Deb" L. Crow, 61, of Washington, passed away Oct. 14, 2017, at her residence. Born April 26, 1956, in Linton, she was the daugh- ter of Jewell and Freida (Bal- lard) Malone. She was a member of Veale Creek Baptist Church, and very active in R.S.V.P. She graduated from Edge- wood High School with the Class of 1974 and went on to receive her Associate of Science degree in C.A.D.D. (Computer Aided Design and Drafting) from Vin- cennes University. She is survived by her mother, Freida Malone; daughter, Erin M.C. Ma- son; two brothers, Gary G. (Tina) Malone and Mike W. (Cindy) Malone; a grand- daughter; and several niec- es and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father, Jewell Malone; and twin infant brothers. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at Gill Funeral Home. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society and or The American Lung Association. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. JOYCE R. LEE Joyce R. Lee, 77, of Princ- eton, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, at The Wa- ters in Princeton. She was born March 18, 1940, in Pike County, to Ray- mond and Margie ( Wilkey) Lee. She last worked as a nurse's aide at Gibson Gen- eral Hospital. She attended the First Church of the Naz- arene. She is survived by a sis- ter, Dolores Cansler, of Cal- ifornia; and many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents; a sister, Maxine Livermore, in June of 2017; and a nephew. There will be no ser- vices. Colvin Funeral Home in Princeton has been en- trusted with arrangements. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a memo- rial candle at www.colvinfu- neralhome.com. MYRTLE K ATE MCCR ARY Myrtle Kate McCrary, 82, of Winslow, entered rest on Tuesday Oct. 17, 2017, at Good Samaritan Home in Oakland City. She was born on Jan. 27, 1935. She was a member of Arthur General Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Kay (Lar- ry) Myer, of Winslow; sons, Anthony D. McCrary, of Jasper, David E. (There- sa) McCrary, of Oakland City, and Raymond L. (De- nise) McCrary, of Payson, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and neph- ews. Services were at 10 a.m. CDT Friday Oct. 20, 2017, at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel, with Terry Beadles officiating. Burial followed in Blackfoot Cemetery near Coe. 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Clark quitclaims to Lisa M. Clark, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. William E. Whitehead, Personal Rep and the estate of Emily Joan Whitehead convey to Roger A. Clark, re- al estate as recorded in Pike County. Sheriff of Pike County, Pike County Sheriff, Narl W. Gish, Jr., Katrina D. Gish, Wilmington Savings Fund So- ciety and Christiana Trust convey to Stephanie D. McK- inney, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jill Popp conveys to Warren Gibbons, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Gary R. McCandless and Linda K. McCandless con- vey to Keith D. Garretson, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Ashley Gilmore quitclaims to David E. Neidige and Mary Jo Neidige, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Six G. Farms, LLC and Ruth A. Meyer convey to Lee Byrd, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Gary P. Metzgar conveys to Angela LaGrange and Timothy L. LaGrange, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Dick Butrum conveys to Perry E. Snyder and George Snyder, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Christopher C. McMullen conveys to Sweet Water Leasing, LLC., real estate as recorded in Pike County. Ronald L. McMullen conveys to Sweet Water Leasing, LLC., real estate as recorded in Pike County. John W. McMullen conveys to Sweet Water Leasing, LLC., real estate as recorded in Pike County. Adam Scales (812) 354-8488 adam.scales@infarmbureau.com