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C-8 Wednesday, Januar y 17, 2018 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 OBITUARY DEADLINE 5 p.m. Every Monday PEACE of MIND Let our 130 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana www.SchumMonuments.com 812-937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 812-789-2009 303 Breckinridge Rd, Monroe City 812-743-2382 Fax: 812-743-2169 | Email: perryshvac@gmail.com HEATING & AIR-CONDITIONING Craig Perry Vance Perry Chase Perry Perry ' s LLC Serving the area since 1950. Perry ' s Complete Line of: Air Conditioning, Gas Furnaces, Heat Pumps, Whole-Home Air Cleaners, Humidifiers, Water Heaters and Water Conditioners Whether you need a tune-up or an emergency repair call, we'll take the worry out of winter. When you see our truck, you know that peace of mind just pulled in the driveway. Call us today! We're Confident You'll Stay Cozy LISA GAYLE ARBURN Lisa Gayle Arburn, 56, of Oakland City, entered rest on Monday, January 8, 2018, at her home. She was born on August 14, 1961, in Washington. Lisa was a 13-year employ- ee of the Solar Sources Coal Company. She is survived by a son, Les Arburn (Bas DeVries,) of Mt Carmel, Ill.; moth- er, Dixie (Matteson) Bass, of Petersburg; sisters, Lin- da (Ron) Meier, of Mt Car- mel, Ill., Tracy (Sean) Mee- han, of Ft. Wayne, and Dix- ie (Dennis) Buesching, of Franklin, Ky.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Paul E. Bass in 1996; and brother, Larry Bass. Services were Saturday, January 13, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Lamb-Basham Me- morial Chapel, with Rev. Alec Hensley officiating. Burial followed in the Bar- rett Cemetery near Stendal. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. until services on Saturday at the chapel. Family and friends may send messages of com- fort to www.lambbasham. com. MARLENE M. MCCORMICK Marlene M. McCormick, 83, of Oakland City, entered rest on Friday, January 12, 2018, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. She was born on January 12, 1935, in Golden Gate, Ill., to Courtney and Sarah Lillian (Gaither) Hedrick. She was a member of Oak- land City Church of the Naz- arene. She is survived by daugh- ters, Sandra (Roger) Myers, of Oakland City, Carolyn (Glenn) Craig, of Montvale, Va., Marilyn (Tim) Benson, of Owensville, Rhonda (Les) Robling, of Petersburg; son, Mike McCormick, of Princ- eton; sisters, Dorothy Glov- er, of Mt Erie, Ill., Darlene Caudill, of Florence, Ky., Sharon Dukes, of Jackson, Mich.; brothers, Wyndall (Kathy) Hedrick, of Albion, Ill. and Errol (Rita) Hedrick, of Mt Erie, Ill.; grandchil- dren, Chad (Amber) Phil- lips, Tommy (Carla) Esar- ey, Amber (Bryan)Smith, Courtney (Greg) Love- less, Sara Veit, Jeremy Ow- en, Andy (Nicole) Robling, Kristopher McCormick, Kellie (Tyler) Landers; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchil- dren. She was preceded in death by her parents; broth- er, Darrell Hedrick; son, Pat- rick McCormick; and hus- band, Roy McCormick. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at the Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Darin D. Nossett officiating. Burial will follow in Black- foot Cemetery. Visitation was from 5 - 8 p.m. Tuesday and will be from 8 a.m. until services on Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be given to Alzheimer's Association, envelopes will be available at the chapel. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. NORMA L. SHANDY Norma L. Shandy, 86, of Petersburg, died at 5:57 a.m. on Friday, January 12, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Jas- per. She was born on Septem- ber 5, 1931, to Oral and Jew- el (Pittman) Fettic in Wash- ington. She was a former owner of Shandy Store and worked at Kimball Electronics. She was a member of the Otwell Wesleyan Church. She is survived by daugh- ters, Kathy (Ron) Gayheart, of Huntingburg, Karen Padgett, of Petersburg, Joni ( Jeff ) Clark, of Petersburg, and Terri Punturi, of Vin- cennes; 21 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grand- children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Shandy, in 2014; and daugh- ter, Kimberly Pierson. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Harris Funeral Home, with Pastor Comer officiating. Burial will fol- low in Walnut Hills ceme- tery. Visitation was Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. and will be on Wednesday from 9 a.m. un- til service time. BET TY ANN SCHMET T AUTEN Betty Ann Schmett Auten, 83, passed away January 8, 2018, at her home. She was born in Somer- ville, to the late Christian and Madia Schmett on Oc- tober 3, 1934. She was a member of the Winslow Christian Church and Beta Sigma Fi sorority. She was a retired rural mail carrier out of the Hunting- burg Post Office. She grad- uated from Mackey High School Class of 1950. Betty is survived by her son, Kurt Auten, of Winslow; and daughter, Melody Auten, of Evansville. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Earsey "JR" Auten in 2014; brother, Charles Schmett; and sisters, Ailene Benton and Deloris Siever. Special thanks to Dr. Es- teed Jackson and staff at Deaconess Hospital. Services for Betty were at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2018, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg, with visitation from 10 a.m. un- til service time. Burial fol- lowed at Oak Hill Cemetery in Winslow. Harris Funeral Home was entrusted with her care. JENNIE L. BURGESS Jennie L. Burgess, age 81, of Otwell, passed away at 11:23 a.m. on Sunday, Jan- uary 14, 2018, at Eastgate Manor Nursing and Reha- bilitation Center in Wash- ington, Ind. She was born in Knox County on May 13, 1936, to William and Una (Marlow) Russell. She worked as a hair- dresser in Henderson, Ky., for many years. She enjoyed bowling, traveling, boating, and spending time outdoors. Surviving are one daughter, Debbie Ruckrei- gle, of Washington, Ind.; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; six sisters, Delores Utter- brink, of Jasper, Pat (Dick) Snyder, of Freemont, Ohio, Lorene Jenkins, of Otwell, Brenda Gehlhausen, of Jas- per, Donna (Donnie) Ray and Cheryl Russell, both of Terre Haute; two brothers, Larry (Brenda) Russell, of Jasper, and Darrell (Betty) Russell, of Gosport; and sev- DARRELL ALBERT YOUNGS Darrell Albert Youngs, 75, of Gaylord, went to be with the Lord on December 30, 2017, at Good Shepherd Hos- pice in Florida. He was born on Septem- ber 24, 1942, in Petersburg. He served in the Navy from 1960 -1963. He was a carpen- ter and owner of his own business. He was loved by all he met. He is survived by his lov- ing wife of 53 years, Don- na Youngs; his six children, Tim Youngs, Brian (Ron- na) Youngs, Bruce (Mela- nie) Youngs, Dennis (Abby) Youngs, Jeanne ( Jeff ) Jones and Jason Youngs; 19 grand- children; nine great-grand- children; and four siblings, Paul ( Judy) Youngs, Ellen Hobbs, Ellenor (Paul) To- by, and Rob (Kathy) Youngs. INA NANCY BURTON Ina Nancy Burton, 88, of Oakland City, entered rest on Friday, January 12, 2018, at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton. She was born on August 23, 1929, in Princeton, to James Raleigh Crawford and Isabell ( Weisgerber) Baxter. Nancy was an RN for 32 years, 27 of which she served as director of Nurs- ing for Skilled Care Unit at Gibson General Hospi- tal. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Oakland City and attend- ed Good Shepherd Unit- ed Methodist Church. She was also a lifetime member of Tri-Kappa and alumni of Deacon School of Nursing. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy Ross, of Oakland City; son, Brad Burton, of Stafford, Va.; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rob- ert Burton. Services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Lamb-Basham Memori- al Chapel, with Dr. Douglas Low officiating. Burial fol- lowed in Maple Hill Ceme- tery in Princeton. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until ser- vices on Tuesday. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. JEFFREY ALLEN STENFTENAGEL Jeffrey Allen Stenftena- gel, 55, of Petersburg, passed away Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at the Linda White Hospice House in Evans- ville. He was born Sept. 25, 1962, to Donald (Dutch) and Betty (Schroeder) Sten- ftenagel. He worked for Toy- ota and enjoyed spending time with his wife and fam- ily. He is survived by his wife, Chella (Cox) Stenftenagel; his daughter, Megan ( Jor- dan) Dant; his son, Ethan; his mother, Betty Stenftena- gel; father, Donald (Dutch) Stenftenagel; three sisters, Sharon (Ken) Hurst, Kim (Mark)Zehr, and Michele (Micki) Wolf; one brother, Steve (Sharon) Stenftena- gel; several nieces and neph- ews; and great-nieces and nephews. LAWRENCE P. "BUD" HOUCHINS Lawrence P. "Bud" Houch- ins, 85, of Oakland City, en- tered rest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at The Waters of Princeton. He was born on August 13, 1932, in Princeton, to Paul and Myrtle (Golden) Houchins. He served in the United States Army during the Ko- rean War. He was employed for 29 years at Whirlpool Corporation in Evansville. He also attended Full Gos- pel Church. He is survived by his wife, Mary (Thompson) Houch- ins; sons, Alford ( Judy), of Ocala, Fla., Glenn (Steph- anie) Houchins, of Shoals, and John Houchins, of Oak- land City; daughters, Cyn- thia (David) Hayden, Alice (Fernando) Guzman-Diaz and Charlene (Kent) Heldt, all of Princeton, and Mar- lene Biel, of Oakland City; sister, Barbara Houchin, of Oakland City; 24 grandchil- dren, 73 great-grandchil- dren; and one great-great- grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, John Houchins, and sisters, Becky Lemmons and Mary Ann Roberson. Services were at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at the Lamb-Basham Memori- al Chapel, with Rev. Darin D. Nossett officiating. Buri- al followed in Montgomery Cemetery. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. until services on Sunday. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. ROBERT J. "BOB" WILLIS Robert J. "Bob" Willis, 84, of Greenfield, Ind., passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. He was born on October 29, 1933, in Petersburg, the son of Robert S. and Olive M. (Frederick) Willis. He graduated from Pe- tersburg High School in 1951 and served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. He worked as an ironworker for 40 years and was a 2nd gen- eration pilot. He had a pas- sion for airplanes, and en- joyed rebuilding and flying antique aircrafts. He is survived by his chil- dren, Robert M. Willis, Lo- ri J. ( Willis) Hoppes, Wil- liam P. Willis and David B. Willis; siblings, Marlene Naylor, Beth Willis, Dewitt Willis, James Willis, Clare Popp and Alva Willis; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Olive Willis; and three sis- ters, Wanna Day, Nila Woods and ImoLou Schwoob. Funeral services were at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at the Erlewein Mortuary in Greenfield. Vis- itation was on Saturday from SHELBY J. HALE Shelby J. Hale, 80, of Winslow, entered rest on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at Deaconess Gateway Hospi- tal in Newburgh. She was born on Sept. 20, 1937, in Kentucky, to Addis and Norma (Corn) Tisdale. She was retired from Win- ter Gardens School System in Winter Garden, Fla. She is survived by daugh- ters, Tammie Johnson, of Winslow, and Vicki Rostron, of Surgeon; five grandchil- dren; nine great-grandchil- dren, two great-great-grand- children; brother, Don Tis- dale; sisters, Connie Calde- meyer, of Oakland City, Janet Tyring, of Jasper, and Sharon Taormina, of Michigan. Shelby was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Shirley Austin. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. EST on Monday, Jan- uary 15, 2018, at the Sunset Cemetery in Winslow, with Rev. Alec Hensley officiat- ing. Her family has entrust- ed Lamb-Basham Memori- al for personal assistance. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. eral nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death is one daughter, Pam Burgess. Private services will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.becher- kluesner.com. 2 p.m. until service time. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at New Palestine Cemetery. Joyce Sheetz. Funeral services will be at noon on Thursday, Jan- uary 18, 2018, at the Tobi- as Funeral Home-Far Hills Chapel. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in the David's Cemetery. GAROLD GENE SHEETZ Garold Gene ( Jerry) Sheetz, 87, of Kettering, Ohio, passed away peaceful- ly on January 14, 2018, and is now reunited with his loving wife, Patricia, of 63 years. He was a loving husband, father, brother and grandfa- ther. He was a Korean War Veteran and retired from NCR. His wit, intelligence and generosity gave him a personality that blessed family, friends and those with whom he came in con- tact. He is survived by his son, Bradly Sheetz; sister, Peggy Sheetz Warnsman; grand- son, Alex (Nicole) Sheetz; granddaughters, Rebekah Sheetz and Sabrina (Bruce) Rogers; daughter-in-law Di- ana (Rich) Farinella; and three great-granddaugh- ters. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia (Harp- er) Sheetz; son, Robert Sheetz; and daughter-in-law