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D-6 Wednesday, November 1, 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 HAROLD E. (TOM) BURDET TE Harold E. (Tom) Bur- dette, 90, passed away on October 16, 2017, in Colora- do Springs, Colo. He was born April 30, 1927, in Coe, to Euphrates and Janie (Fleener) Bur- dette. He married Shirley Harmon on May 16, 1956. He graduated from Spur- geon High School and served in the U.S. Army during W WII. He was a manager of Postal Services in Colorado until retiring. He is survived by a daugh- ter, Kimberly McAdam; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sis- ters-in-law, Helen Burdette and Kathy Burdette; and sev- eral nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, who passed away on December 24, 2001; his parents; two sisters, Thelma Burdette and Doris Rogers; and five brothers, Wayman, Forest, Elmo, Glenn and Dean Burdette. Memorial contributions may be made to: Vera Care Hospice, 5445 Mark Dabling Blvd., Suite 205, Colorado Springs, CO 80918. HELEN K. PADGET T Helen K. Padgett, 74, of Princeton, entered rest on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Evansville. She was born August 11, 1943, to Henry and Olive (Robb)Wallace. She was employed as a waitress at the Cozy Cove Cafe in Oakland City for many years and was a joy to the customers. Those that knew her are familiar with her love of the people around her and enjoyment of sitting and talking. She is survived by her brother, David Wallace, of Evansville; and nephews, Ron Wallace, Mark Wallace (Karen) and Matt Wallace (Carrie), all of Princeton. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, William Padgett. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until noon on Wednes- day, October 25, 2017, at Lamb-Basham memorial Chapel in Oakland City, fol- lowed by a graveside ser- vice at Montgomery Ceme- tery. Pastor Scott Moreland, of Westminster Presbyteri- an Church in Vincennes, of- ficiated. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 511, Princeton, IN 47670. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www. lambbasham.com. LEON PIERCY Leon Piercy, 83, of Prince- ton, entered rest on Sunday, October 29, 2017, at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton. He was born on Sept. 25, 1934, in Fairplay, Ky., to Wil- liam C. and Stella (Helm) Piercy. Leon was a music major at Western Kentucky Universi- ty in Bowling Green, Ky. He played the piano and clari- net and was in the ROTC band. He was of the Chris- tian Faith. He worked at Pot- ter & Brumfield-Seimens for 45 years and at Gibson Gen- eral Hospital for 18 years. He is survived by a sister, Rena M. (Darrell) Corn, of Oakland City; nephews, Geoffrey (Melissa) Corn, of Springfield, Colo., and Dar- ren (Kristina)Corn, of Oak- land City; great-nephews, Allias Corn and Kaleb (Liz) Corn, both of Oakland City; a great-niece, Amanda (Ken- nedy) Ramirez, of Walsh, Colo.; and many cousins in Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a broth- er, Donald W. Piercy. Private services will be held at a later date. The fami- ly has entrusted Lamb-Bash- am Memorial Chapel for per- sonal assistance. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lamb- basham.com. NOR A ALICE DUNIGAN Nora Alice Dunigan, 86, of Oakland City, entered rest on Saturday October 21, 2017, at Dearborn Coun- ty Hospital in Lawrence- burg, Ind. She was born on August 20, 1931, in Oakland City to Joseph and Elma(Britton) Loveless. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a son, Terry (Kimberly) Dun- igan, of Oakland City; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Michael; a grandson, Mi- chael; her husband, Don Dunigan; and a brother, Jes- se Loveless. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Octo- ber 25, 2017, at Lamb-Bash- am Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Jason Clark officiating. Burial followed in Montgom- ery Cemetery. Visitation was from 4- 8 p.m. on Wednesday and from 11 a.m. until services on Thursday. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. PANSY A. MORNING Pansy A. Morning, age 77, of Washington, passed away October 23, 2017, at St. Vin- cent Hospital in Evansville. She was born on August 23, 1940, on Sand Hill, north of Petersburg, to Donald W. and Sarah C. (Sanders) Bot- toms. She is survived by one daughter, Pansy K. Bakke Morning, of Otwell; three sons, Timothy A. Morn- ing, of Petersburg, James L. Morning, of Washington, and Kenneth D. Morning, of Washington; two brothers, Donnie R. Bottoms, of Plain- field, and Gene A. Bottoms, of Arthur; one sister, Judy K. Baure Bottoms; three grand- sons, Aaron Karol, Joseph Morning and John Morn- ing; and three granddaugh- ters, Alisha Smith Morning, Marina Morning and Hunt- er Cardinal Morning. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Bobbie Joanna Karol Morn- ing; infant son, Jerry Morn- ing; and sister, Joy Lee Roach Bottoms. A graveside service was at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Octo- ber 26, 2017, at Walnut Hills Cemetery, with Pastor Scott Fulcher officiating. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www. edleemortuary.com. BET TY J. LEWIS Betty J. Lewis, 79, passed away at her residence in Loo- gootee on October 27, 2017. She was born in Peters- burg on February 20, 1938, to Victor and Thelma (Stub- blefield) Bradfield. She graduated from Pe- tersburg High School in 1956 and Vincennes Uni- versity School of Nursing in 1973 as an LPN. She had been employed as a nurse for Prairie Village in Wash- ington and was a member of the Poplar Grove Wesleyan Church in Shoals. She was an avid reader, sponsor of the Wounded Warrior Proj- ect and also the Disabled Veterans. She is survived by three sons, Steven (Tina) Cato, of Loogootee, Donnie Cato, Sr. (Brenda Stone), of Evans- ville, and Jeremy M. (Brit- tany) Lewis, of Evansville; five grandchildren, Don- nie Cato, Jr., Cynthia Lynn Loveman, Brittney Leah Ca- to, Donnie D. Cato and Kole Matthew Lewis; and twelve JAMES E. NICKENS James E. Nickens, 61, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at Good Samari- tan Nursing Home in Oak- land City. Jim was a long-time em- ployee of Pike County ARC, working as an attendant at the Recycling Center in Pe- tersburg. He was a kind and quiet man who would give anyone the shirt off his back, but was never one to ask for help for himself. He attend- ed Contenders of Faith Mis- sion in Otwell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Nick- ens; and aunt, Dorothy Todd, who raised him as a child. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at Wal- nut Hills Cemetery. All are welcome to attend. ters; two grandsons; one great-grandson; one sister, Karen McQueen, Ill.; and many nieces, nephews and friends. She had no daugh- ters, but was honored to have two very special niec- es, Sandy Gomez and Kelly See. Her nephew, Robert Go- mez, assisted her husband in her care. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Barbara Ann (Harrington) Tatom; her brother, Steven David Harrington; two in- fant sisters, who both died at birth; and her nephew, Se- an McQueen. There will be a graveside service on November 18, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Beeman Cemetery in Re- treat, Texas, outside of Cor- sicana. At the time of her burial, she and her sister will be laid to rest together. ROSE MAT TESON Rose Matteson, 63, of Winslow, died at 10 :15 a.m. on October 26, 2017, at her residence. She was born on February 14, 1954, in Huntingburg, to John and Martha Leighty. She worked as a bookkeep- er at Oakland City Building Supply and Leighty's Trad- ing Post. She attended Mt. Pisgah G.B. Church and was a part of Pike County Wom- ens Ministry and Pike Coun- ty Jam Club. She is survived by her husband, Rodney Mat- teson; a son, James (Dana) Hughes, Jr., of Winslow; her mother, Martha Leighty, of Jasper; a sister, Linda Alex- ander, of Westland, Mich.; and grandchildren, Austin David Hughes and Chey- enne Hughes. She was preceded in death by her father; a sister, Betty Treadway; and a grandchild, Hayden John Hughes. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Octo- ber 29, 2017, at Mt. Pisgah G.B. Church, with Rev. Jerry Blackwell officiating. Buri- al followed at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Visitation was at Harris Funeral Home in Peters- burg on Saturday from 4-8 p.m. and from 10 a.m. until SHELBY J. CORN Shelby J. Corn, 80, of New- burgh, formerly of Winslow, entered rest on Thursday, October 25, 2017, at the Dea- coness Hospital in Evans- ville. She was born on July 25,1937, in Petersburg, to William C. & Doris (Engle- man) Boger. She had worked at the Touch of Class, and operated Sunrise Bait and Tackle in Winslow with her husband. She is survived by two daughters, Rhonda Evans and Sondra (Randy) Rainey, both of Winslow; five grand- children; three great-grand- children; three brothers, Jerry Boger and Donny Goodpasture, both of Wash- ington, and Kenny Goodpas- ture, of Otwell; and three sisters, Patty Thompson, of Algiers, Marilyn "Tootsie" Swain, of Petersburg, and Linda Dillion, of Princeton. Shelby was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Joe Boger; a sister, Beverly "Cookie" Church; and her husband, Joe Corn. Services were at 3 p.m. CDT Monday, October 30, 2017, at Sunset Cemetery in Winslow. The family entrusted Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel for personal assis- tance. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. WILLIAM F. "BILL" COOMER William F. "Bill" Coom- er, 82, of Oakland City, en- tered rest on Saturday, Oc- tober 21, 2017, at RiverOaks Health Campus in Prince- ton. He was born on Sept. 14,1935, in Petersburg, to Russell and Blanche (Lew- is) Coomer. He sold cars in the area for many years. He is survived by wife, Ruth ( Jerrell) Coomer; daughters, Tonya Gray, of Oakland City, and Gala Coomer, of Francisco; and grandson, Jason Gray. He was preceded in death by his bothers, Marion, Jay, Ralph and Rawlin Coomer; and sister, Charlotte Oxley. Celebration of Life ser- vices were at 2 p.m. Satur- day, October 28, 2017, at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel, with Bob Shepherd officiated. Burial took place in Martins Cemetery, near the Littles Community. Visitation was at 12 p.m. on Saturday at the chapel. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. Thank You Kimberly (Robling) Wentzel October 10, 2017 We want to thank our family and friends, Glezen Revival Center and Living Word Christian Church for their prayers, flowers, food and cards during the passing of our daughter, Kim Wentzel. It's hard to lose someone you love and though words can't take away the sadness, words can comfort. It helps also to know that our daughter is in God's care. "Come to Me and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28) Dad, Mom, Kevin, Mike & Samuel 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 PULLED LUNCH Pork M a so n i c Lo dge P i ke # 1 21 N o v e m b e r 1 8 10 : 30 am to 2 p m at the Masonic Lodge in Petersburg (Down from PAWS animal shelter) Tickets available from any Lodge member or at the door. Pulled Pork with baked beans and potato salad. $ 10 per meal LAUR A LEE (HARRINGTON) BRIT TON Laura Lee (Harrington) Britton, 65, departed this life on October 21, 2017. She was born on May 15, 1952, in Chicago Heights, Ill., to David Samuel Thom- as and Betty Louise (Lantz) Harrington. She graduated in 1970 from Portage Cen- tral High School in Portage, Mich. She is survived by her hus- band of 39 years, Kenneth R. Britton, of Winnsboro; sons, Michael Lee (Michele) Har- rington, of Gatesville, Tex- as, and Christopher Ken- neth (Tiffani) Britton, of Pe- tersburg; five granddaugh- noon on Sunday, then con- tinued from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Women's Christian Ministry of Pike County. great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; hus- band, Roy Francis Lewis, on February 27, 1986, whom she married December 16, 1978; and sister, Evelynn Dillon. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, No- vember 1, 2017, at Ed Lee Mortuary, with Rev. James Downs officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesday at the mortuary. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www. edleemortuary.com. Tech Tips by Reese Ricketts, T3 Residential Technical Services Learn to spot scams We all have seen it one time or another, where a "Nigerian family" with tons of money will email you in a desperate attempt in get- ting money out of country. Maybe it is a prince who is in jail and is willing to give you a hefty reward to bail him out, or a woman whose husband died and she wants to leave millions of dollars to wherever. Scam- mers will try their best to play with your emotions and scam you out of your hard earned cash. Let's take a look at a few ways they may try and scam you out of your money, how to spot those scams, and how to avoid them. RECYCLED SCAMS The reason I am calling some of these scams "re- cycled scams" is because these have just been basi- cally recycled to fit nowa- days society. These scams (also known as the ad- vance-fee scams) are one of the most common scams to try and trick you. They all are set up pretty much the same, where they promise the victim a good share of a large amount of money, but in return require little upfront payments here and there to "unlock" or obtain the large amount of mon- ey. The more you pay these scams, the more fees will magically come up that block you from your mon- ey (spoiler alert: there is no money.) Some examples of this scam you may encoun- ter are: The prince who is in jail and is willing to give you a reward to get him out. A bank employee who knows of a terminally ill wealthy person with no relatives wants you to play the next of kin and will give you a 35% cut of the money if you play along. A corrupt government official who has embez- zled funds has chosen you to share his funds with. If you see an email like these and it seems too good to be true, it proba- bly is. The best course of action is to ignore and de- lete these emails. BOGUS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY There is also another type of scam that is close to the recycled scams but in- stead of giving information for them to "transfer their funds" to your account they will offer you a bogus busi- ness opportunity where they may want a person- al assistant to buy them items such as an ipod and or any other electronics, which they will send you a check first to put howev- er many hundred or thou- sand dollars into your bank to buy these, and then mail them to an address. These scams are easily fallen for, and after they send you a fake check and you cash it in at the bank its done. It will take the bank up to a couple weeks to notify you that the check bounced, and then whatever you bought and sent to the scammer plus whatever else you may have bought with the bounced check you will owe the bank from your own money. One thing you can do is if you ever get offered money to do something like this, or sent a random check to buy something for some- one else, send the check back and email them tell- ing them no and that you are not interested in doing this or at least wait a few weeks before sending an- ything. PHISHING SCAMS Phishing scams are where someone will send you a email pretending that they are a common company such as a bank. Then they will also have some sense of urgency or importance, and request personal information. They will also have a link usually, which could have a forged or fake link. One way to check to see if these links are forged is to place your mouse cursor over the link and when looking at that link see if it is di- recting you to the official site of the company. Anoth- er thing to keep in mind is to check if the website link has https in it. These web- sites are more secure to put personal information in because the s at the end of https stands for secure. If you do not see "https" in these links then do not pro- ceed to these links and put in your information. If you are not sure about some- thing a company sends you, remember it never hurts to call the company and ask because it's better safe than sorry. There are also phishing attacks that can happen over email, if you click on the email link or download a document, there could be malware or a virus hidden and they can put this on your computer. My advice is never open, or at least don't download, something from someone you do not know. Whatever these scams are there easiest way to protect yourself is to not open an email from a sender you do not know. If it looks like it is coming from a company you know but the email looks differ- ent, just go ahead and de- lete it. If you think you have fallen victim to any of these scams first change your passwords, to your email and bank accounts. If you think you might have downloaded malware or a virus, you will need to do a virus cleanup on your com- puter. If you are not sure how to do that, don't hes- itate to bring it to us.