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C-8 Wednesday, December 20, 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 Katiedid Versus by Katiedid Langrock Meeting attire Simpson; stepsons, Allan White and wife, Donna, and family, and Mark White and family; several nieces, neph- ews and extended family. She was especially proud of her granddaughter, Les- lie Ann Freeman, and grand- son, Joseph ( Joey) Free- man, and his fiancée Emmy Custer; and great-grand- daughter, Zoey Danyelle Freeman. She also leaves be- hind lifelong friend LaVerne Shaffer and family. In accordance with her wishes, she was cremat- ed and the family received friends and neighbors from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fri- day, Dec. 15, at Owens Fu- neral Home, 101 N. Elm St., Champaign. Condolences may be of- fered at www.owensfuner- alhomes.com. WALTER F. HINDAHL Walter Frederick Hindahl, Jr., 92, passed away Decem- ber 16, 2017, at Amber Man- or nursing facility in Peters- burg. He was born August 5, 1925, in San Jose, Ill., to Wal- ter F. Hindahl, Sr. and Zelma (Scott) Hindahl. He was retired from Mid- western Gas Transmission, where he worked for almost 40 years. He was a long- time member of the Peters- burg First United Methodist Church. He was a member of the choir and served in the past as lay leader. For almost 25 years, he also distribut- ed tapes of the services to those who couldn't attend. He was a member of the Li- ons club and was Past-Pres- ident. He is survived by his four sons, Gregory, of Oldsmar, Fla., Bradley, of Duluth, Ga., Jeffrey, of Owensboro, Ky., and Phillip, of Lutz, Fla.; granddaughters, Cortney (Hindahl) Sviggum, Kier- sten (Hindahl) Levell, Kay- lyn (Hindahl) Ketchum, Mi- randa Hindahl; and grand- son, Oliver Hindahl. He was preceded in death by Dorothy (Schulz) Hindahl, his wife of 54 years; his father, Walter F. Hindahl, Sr.; mother, Zelma (Scott) Hindahl; and broth- ers, John, Joseph and Rich- ard. Visitation will be on Fri- day, December 22 from 4-8 p.m. EST at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. The fu- neral will be Saturday, De- cember 23 at 10 a.m. at Pe- tersburg First United Meth- odist Church, with burial im- mediately to follow at Walnut Ridge Cemetery in Peters- burg. is year, my daughter, Valerie Zimmerman (3/11/17), and son, Rick McDermott (10/8/17), and brother, Joe Stevens (5/10/17), will be spending Christmas in Heaven. Miss you so much, June Brooks, mother and sister Dan Brooks, brother In Memory Doug Walters My First Christmas in Heaven I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below. With tiny lights like Heaven's stairs, reflecting on the snow. The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away the tears, For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear, But the music can't compare with the Christmas choir up here. I have no words to tell you the joy their voices bring, For it is beyond description to hear the angels sing. I know how much you miss me, I see the pain inside your heart. But I am not so far away – We really aren't apart. So, be happy for me, dear ones, you know I hold you dear. Be glad I'm spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear. Because I'm spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. –Author Unknown John 14:2b "I go to prepare a place for you." Love, Kim PEACE of MIND Let our 125 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. 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They were sophisti- cated and hip – everything I needed to embellish my out- fit – but they were also high- heeled. Or I had my cowboy boots. Less polished, less hip, but I could walk in them. These are life's hard choices. I decided to risk my ankles in the pursuit of professional- ism. It was the wrong choice. Preparation and physi- cal appearance have nev- er been my strong suits. But this would be different. This week, I had an import- ant meeting – one that could change the trajectory of my life. I had to be cool. I had to be professional. I had to be polished. So I embraced the only thing I could in order to meet these high expecta- tions: I decided to fake it till I make it. Looking the part is half the battle. I had only been to the dry cleaners two times in my life. The first one was to take the wrinkles out of my dress be- fore my wedding day. The other was before I went to the Emmys. This was the third time. A week prior to the meeting, I had picked out my dress and jacket. Because this was a lunch meeting, teeter- ing the line be- tween formal and informal (the worst kind of event for the fashion-illiter- ate), I had cho- sen to wear a busy-print dress to reduce the impact of a probable incident of my drip- ping food on myself. Some- times you can't ignore his- tory and you must adjust to account for likely mishaps. I didn't want my spill to dis- tract from my professional pitch. To further prevent this food-to-mouth malfunction, I scanned the menu days in advance. I decided on a wrap; it would be light and unlikely to leave food in my teeth, and the wrap itself would create an anti-drip defense. Everything had been ac- counted for. My ideas were clear, my pitch perfected, and now my professional look was, at the very least, perfectly faked until it could be maked. The morning of the meeting, I stepped out- side with my morning cof- fee to gather my thoughts and prepare for the day. For all of my calculations, I had not accounted for the below-freez- ing weather. Luck- ily, minimal leg would be exposed to the elements in my dress and high boots. Inside, I took the dress out of the plastic wrapping and put it on. The dress had shrunk. It looked as if someone had hemmed the bottom 6 inches off my dress. I wasn't showing knee; I was showing thigh. I immediately took to my closet in a last-minute scramble to switch outfits. Nothing else worked. My clothes were either wrin- kled or dirty. Considering the cold weather, I decided to put leggings underneath my dress. Perhaps not the classiest look but one that I felt confident would be ex- cused because of the cold weather. With my leggings on, high-heeled boots on and dress pulled down as low as it could go, I drove to the lunch meeting. Unfamiliar with walking in high heels, I tripped twice walking up the restaurant's stairs. Luckily, no one saw. I was not so lucky when I went to shake my col- league's hand and basically tripped right into her. I was joking it off, when she said, "You might want to check something." She pointed to the floor. I made a joke about the floor's being uneven as an excuse for why I had fall- en. "No, no," she said. That's when I looked down and saw that my leggings, made of a sweater-type material, had attached to my dress and hiked it up even higher. I pulled it down and apolo- gized. Once the lunch meeting began, I found my rhythm. I landed every point, spoke passionately and authori- tatively. And my colleague seemed to really be soak- ing in everything I was tell- ing her. She kept tapping her chin in the same way I do when I'm really thinking about something and pro- cessing information. I was elated. When I finally stopped talking, she tapped her chin again and said, "You have a little something." I took a napkin to my chin and wiped off a glob of ranch dressing. Preparation is for the birds. Like Katiedid Langrock on Facebook, at http://www.face- book.com/katiedidhumor. and celebrate the birth of Je- sus and for all the little ones who get that special gift from Santa Claus with that smile of surprise. December 31 – New Year's Eve – reflect on the past year and celebrate the New Year in. January 1, 2018 – New Year's Day – resolutions for the New Year. Winslow Seniors meet on Mondays and Tuesdays at the Snyder Community Cen- ter. Petersburg Seniors meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the Courthouse Basement. Postcards this week at Sweets Column Winslow, IN 47598 is one. Postcard # 637 has pic- tured a two story, two chim- ney house, and several oth- er two story houses, behind the white picket fence is a lighthouse with a marker in front welcoming visitors to Tybee Lighthouse. On Tybee Island, Ga., the lighthouse was one of the first public structures in Georgia. The original completed in 1736, was con- structed with cedar piles and brickwork. Tybee Light- house is one of the earliest in American history. This lighthouse continues to serve as a welcome beacon to ships from around the world that arrive daily at the busy port of Savannah. It reads, "Hi Sweets, We are attending the National Young Farmers convention in Savannah, GA. Learning lots of things about GA ag- riculture and enjoying the sights." Max and Cheryl Carlisle, Stendal, Ind. Max and Cheryl, thanks for postcard # 637 of the Tybee Island Lighthouse. Loved the history and we are glad you both are enjoy- ing more of this countries beautiful sights. The Patoka River is full but with not too much rain- fall it might drop a little. The Christmas decorations look really great as you travel the backroads. Winslow has the spirit of Christmas and they all have the oohs and awes as you pass by. Some yards you just have to drive by slow to see all the wonder- ful decorations. Have you seen the new colors of lights this year? They are so bright as in the colors of bulbs, the blue ici- cles are really bright, and some of the colored bulbs are bright in the light colors. I got to see my new doc- tor this past week just to see if I was okay, cause with ev- eryone in the house com- ing down with some kind of bug I wanted to know where I was. My new doctor is Dr. Nathaniel Grow and he checked me out and I just have a small sinus problem. Antibiotic and a steroid just to combat the problem from the doctor. While at the doctor's of- fice I saw two visitors, Jan- ice Miles and Rita Craney who I haven't seen for a long while now. Since Laura went to the doctor with me the next day I went to the doctor with her and all is okay with her foot also, but her bronchi- tis in her throat is still there and with the cold weather around she has been seen wearing a mask to help with the breathing and oth- er germs. Last Thursday, Norm got a call to see if he would like to pick up the Chevy truck we are buying and yes he was thrilled to go with Lisa to pick it up. We have the in- surance so now we need to get the license when he has the time to do it and they are open. Norm got restless so he cleaned the truck inside and he got carried away and washed the outside also. It looks so much better since the dust is off, like a new truck. This blue truck was Lisa's then she got anoth- er vehicle and Greg drove it then the kids used it for a while. To Greg and Lisa, we are so grateful to have the opportunity to get a Christ- mas present like a truck and thanks a whole lot from the other cabin lovers. Saturday was the Spur- geon Monroe Auxiliary Christmas Party at the sta- tion house along with the fire dept. volunteers and friends. All the auxiliary members made the meal and desserts and what a feast we had with about 25 stars. There were laughs and more laughs as we all drew num- bers to pick out what gift we wanted but we could al- so take someone else's gift if we wanted to. A fter the picking and taking of gifts were over we got to see what we got. I got two homemade throw rugs and Norm got a LED light and gloves. At the end of the day, we all enjoyed ourselves and had a really great time with friends. Besides the gifts brought, we gave a plaque each to Gary and Cary Young for lifetime members, a plaque to the fire chief Donnie Pan- cake and a coat with reflec- tor tape for Dee Fiscus to wear when she goes out to a scene of a fire or rescue. The Pike County School Corp will soon be on their Christmas break from De- cember 22 to January 2. Have a great time off and enjoy this time with family. We hope you all have a won- derful Christmas and get what you wanted Santa to bring you. We would love to wish ev- eryone a very Merry Christ- mas and if you travel over this holiday, please look out for others on the roads and have an enjoyable time with family and friends. As the lights begin to dim on this week's ramblings, keep an eye on family and friends, slow down, and see what wonders are in your area, watch out for the deer cross- ing to roads, and always smile, wave, and say Hi to everyone you see this week. Merry Christmas to all our stars! EUNICE MAE WHITE Eunice Mae White, 94, passed away at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at Helia Healthcare in Cham- paign. Ms. White was born Ju- ly 30, 1923, in Glezen, the daughter of Irvin and Myr- tle Davis. She attended Glezen schools and graduated from Winslow High School. She worked at a parachute facto- ry as her contribution to the war effort. She was a store clerk, worked for Weller Community Homes and as executive housekeeper for Ramada Inn, Chancellor Ho- tel, University Inn and Hol- iday Inn. She was also ac- tive in the Parents Without Partners group and loved to dance. A longtime resident of Westfield Drive, she was known as "Grandma White" and loved the neighbors as her extended family. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Simp- son and her husband, War- ren Adams, and Lynn Ann Whiteley and her husband, Larry Scott; son, Larry Joe Continued from page 4 SWEETS EARLY Deadline for Obituaries For guaranteed placement in the Dec. 27 and Jan. 3, please sub - mit obituaries by Saturday at noon.