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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Januar y 31, 2018 D-7 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 Is it TIME for your next eye exam? 8–7 . Mon. 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th Street, Petersburg (812) 354-9400 ROBERT DILLON HARRIS Robert "Bob" Dillon Har- ris, 83, passed away Thurs- day, January 25, 2018, in Pe- tersburg. Bob was born Ju- ly 6, 1934, on Mullen Hill in Petersburg to Owen Dil- lon Harris and Clara Heldt Harris. He graduated from Pe- tersburg High School in 1951. He maintained per- fect attendance from first grade on, until he took a half day off his senior year. It was the day he took his mother, Clara, to the re- cruitment center for the en- listment of her 17-year-old son. He joined the United States Navy to fight in the Korean War. He served two tours in active duty. When he returned home, he at- tended ISU in Terre Haute. This is where he met his wife of 61 years. He married Sondra Sue Seneff, in Odon, on Novem- ber 30, 1956. He went on to graduate from the Indiana Mortuary College of Indi- anapolis in 1957. He be- came the fourth genera- tion to join O.D. Harris & Sons Funeral Home in Pe- tersburg. Later, he became a second generation Pike County Coroner. He was a member of the: Pike Masonic Lodge #121, Shriners, Scot- tish Rite, I.O.O.F., VFW Post #3587, Moose Lodge #1617, The American Le- gion, and The Tin Can Sail- ors (USS Taussig DD-746). He served on the Board of Directors at Citizens State Bank. He was raised a member of the Main Street Presbyterian Church in Pe- tersburg. He is survived by his wife, Sondra; daughters, Lisa Harris, Clara (Da- vid) Henson and Gretch- en (Bobby Walters) Har- ris; grandchildren, Nick (Samantha) Henson, Ali (Christian Wilson) Hen- son, Gabriel Harris Wal- ters and Michael A. Wal- ters; and great-grandchil- dren, Evie Sweet and Creed Wendholt. He was preceded in death by his parents, Owen "Stiffy" and Clara Harris; brothers, Richard "Dick" Harris and Rev. William "Bill" Harris; and a daugh- ter, Nici Ann Harris. Funeral services were Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at 1 p.m. EST at Harris Fu- neral Home. Burial imme- diately followed at Walnut Hills Cemetery, with mili- tary honors by V.F.W. Post #3587. Visitation was Mon- day, January 29 from 2-8 p.m., with a Masonic Ser- vice at 7 p.m. by Pike Ma- sonic Lodge #121., and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the time of services. The family would like to thank Amber Manor and the entire staff for making Bob one of their own; Kin- dred Hospice of Jasper for making Bob comfortable in his final days; and Me- gan Jenkins Willis and Bet- ty Decker for being Bob's guardian angels. Memorial contributions may be made to the char- ity of your choice. Condo- lences may be made online at www.odharrisfuneral- home.com. VORIS JUNE PERRY Voris June Perry, 92, of Princeton, passed away Fri- day, January 26, 2018, at Transcendent Healthcare in Owensville. She was born March 1, 1925, in Pike County, to the late Frank and Edythe (Gray) Weisheit. She was a member of the former Height Chapel Methodist Church. She had worked for Byers Account- ing in Princeton and was a "Rosie the Riveter," work- ing for Republic Aviation in Evansville during W W II. She formerly belonged to the Home Economics Club, was an Avon Lady and den mother for the scouts. She also made wedding cakes for many family members through the years. She is survived by her five children, Bobbi (Richard) Townsend, of Newburgh, Lana Perry, Kathy (Chris) Robinson, Tim ( Jeanne) Perry and Tom (Debra Walker) Perry, all of Princ- eton; three siblings, La- Vonne Gray, of Indianapo- lis, Fred Weisheit, of West- minster, Colo., and Ronald Weisheit, of Indianapolis; fif- teen grandchildren; and sev- enteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George Perry, in February of 1986; three sis- ters; and two brothers. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Colvin Funeral Home in Princeton. Burial followed at Columbia White Church Cemetery in Princ- eton. Visitation was from 4 until 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzhei- mer's Association, 6100 Dutchman Lane, Suite 401, Louisville, K Y 40205 -3284, or at alz.org. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a memorial candle at www.colvinfuneralhome. com. BRIAN WHITE Brian White, 47, of Peters- burg, passed away January 21 at his residence. He was born to Earl and Velma White on Feb. 15, 1971, in Vincennes. He was married to Jennifer White on August 14, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer White, of Pe- tersburg; daughter, Helaina White, of Evansville; moth- er, Velma White, of Prince- ton; sister, Beverley (Steve) Kimmel, of Francisco; and niece, Lori (Brian) Melton. He is preceded in death by father, Earl White; and grandparents, A zel and Hel- en White, and Harrison and Oma White. Services were on Fri- day, Jan. 26, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg, with visita- tion from 11 a.m. until ser- vice time. Burial followed at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Petersburg. Harris Funer- al Home was entrusted with his care. BILL G. PHILLIPS Bill G. Phillips, 91, of Oakland City, peacefully entered rest surrounded by family on January 23, 2018, at RiverOaks Health Cam- pus in Princeton. He was born June 3, 1926, in Pike Co. to Luther and Electa (Maxey) Phillips. He was employed by City Motors of Princeton and was a life-long farmer and area supervisor for Jacques Seeds. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and tending to his vegetable garden. He was a supporter of the Patoka Riv- er National Wildlife Refuge. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Mary E. Hunt Phillips; children, John Phillips, of Princeton, Kar- en (Maurice) Kidwell and Lori (Patrick) Mason, all of Texas; five grandchildren; and several great-grandchil- dren. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert Phillips; and sister, Dorothy Hinkle. The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of RiverOaks Health Campus, Dr. Terry Gehl- hausen, and Southern Care Hospice. Services were at 3 p.m. Saturday, January 27, 2018, at Lamb-Basham Memori- al Chapel, with Rev. Darin D. Nossett officiating. Visi- tation was from 11 a.m. un- til services Saturday at the chapel. Private burial fol- lowed the services. Family and Friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Naza- rene Church of Oakland City or Alzheimer's Associ- ation, act.alz.org. ROWENA BEATRICE EMENHISER Rowena Beatrice Emen- hiser, 84, passed away Jan- uary 23, 2018, in Warsaw, Ind. She was born August 14, 1933, to Elizabeth Gaines, in Petersburg. She was a graduate from Petersburg High School. She is survived by her daughters, Debra Lucas Corn, Kathi Lucas Kirk, Ju- lie Lucas Blair and Pamela Lucas; grandchildren, Jes- sica Ice, Megan Giese, Lu- cas Kirk, Zach Corn, Jesse Giese, Matt Blair, Allison Caldwell and Jakob Giese; and nine great-grandchil- dren. She was preceded in death by her mother; hus- band, Kieth Emenhiser; and son, Stephen Vincent Lucas. Services were at 2 p.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. Vis- itation took place from noon to service time. Buri- al followed at Walnut Hills Cemetery. Harris Funeral Home was entrusted with her care. R ALPH B. DEBORD Ralph B. DeBord, 86, of Princeton, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton. He was born on January 13, 1932, in Francisco, to Fred and Ve- da (Goodson) DeBord. He was the owner/op- erator, since 1966, of the DeBord Greenhouse with his wife and two sons. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, serving in Europe. He was a life member of the former VFW Post #1147. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sylvia "Tibby" DeBord, of Princeton; son, Larry DeBord, of Prince- ton; daughter-in-law, Mon- ica DeBord, of Hazelton; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sis- ter, Wanda Kramer, of Ft. Branch; brother-in-law, Gilbert Memmer, of Evans- ville; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Mark DeBord, on January 2, 2018; one great-grand- son; two sisters, Frances Reed and Charlotte Mem- mer; and one brother, Ray- mond DeBord. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Monday, January 22, 2018, at Colvin Funeral Home in Princeton, officiat- ed by Pastor Brad Keenan. Burial followed at Columbia White Church Cemetery in Princeton. Visitation was from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mon- day at the funeral home. Military graveside services were performed by Retired Military Veterans. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salva- tion Army, P.O. Box 1258, Princeton, IN 47670. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a memo- rial candle at www.colvinfu- neralhome.com. 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 DONALD WAYNE WRIGHT Donald Wayne Wright, 58, of Otwell, passed away January 15, 2018, at his res- idence. He was born on Septem- ber 22, 1959, in Hunting- burg, to Herman and Mar- jory Wright. He worked for Master- brand Cabinet Factory for many years. Donald is survived by daughters, Amy Wright, of Petersburg, Chastity Sand- ers, of Winslow, and Min- dy Wright, of Otwell; five grandchildren; brothers, Charles Wright, of Eckerty, Ind., Jerry Wright, of Ow- ensville, David Wright, of Jasper, Danny Wright, of Birdseye, and John Wright, of Bloomington; sisters, Frances Wilson, of Prince- ton, Lorna Uppencamp, of Evansville, Bettye Colyer, of Greenwood, Ind., Barba- ra Hall, of Oakland City, and Penny Vanharn, of Michi- gan. He is preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, Jim Wright, Wanda Law- rence and Joe Wright. There will be a celebra- tion of life from 1-3 pm. on February 11 at The Rock in Ireland. ROBERT L. HUNT Robert L. Hunt, 86, of Somerville, entered rest on Sunday, January 21, 2018, at Deaconess Gateway Hospi- tal. He was born on Novem- ber 28, 1931, in Buckskin, to Benton and Beatrice Merle ( Jenkins) Hunt. He was raised by Mrs. Alice Swikard. Robert served in the mil- itary during Korean War. He also worked at Chrys- ler Plant in Evansville and retired from Hansen Manu- TOMMY HALE Tommy Hale, of Woodber- ry, Tenn., entered rest Tues- day, Jan. 23, 2018, after los- ing his battle to cancer. He is greatly missed and is survived by his aunt and uncle, Robert and Shirley Pride, of Winslow. MILDRED FEARS Mildred L. Fears, 95, of Otwell, passed away at Am- ber Manor in Petersburg, on January 24, 2018. She was born on October 29, 1922, to Ira and Flossie (Burns) Traylor. She enjoyed being out- doors, going for long walks, and visits with her grand- children and great-grand- children. She graduated from Otwell High School and worked at Uniroyal in Washington. She is survived by two sons, Jerry (Tammy) Fears, of Bell Buckle, Tenn., and Rick (Betty) Fears, of Lyn- nville; a daughter, Becky (Terry) Uppencamp, of Jas- per; six grandchildren, Tim (Kathy) Fears, of Otwell, Ryan (Katie) Fears, of Boy- noton, Fla., Lacey (Terry) Marsh, of Newburgh, Matt (Lori) Fears, of Evans- ville, Heath (Heather) Up- pencamp, of Mattoon, Ill., and Holly Uppencamp, of Indianapolis; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Ivan Fears; her par- ents; and five brothers, Jer- ald ( Woody), Leon (Bud), Paul, Morris (Bus) and Gene Traylor. A Celebration of Life will be at 10 a.m. EST, Friday, February 2, 2018, at Con- tenders of Faith Church in Otwell. Burial will take place in Otwell Public Cem- etery at a later date. PAT TY JEAN SCOT T Patty Jean Scott, 89, of Monroe City, died at 12:46 p.m. on January 28, 2018, at Golden Living Center in Pe- tersburg. She was born on May 17, 1922, in Monroe City, to Ray O. and Opal Ilene (Snyder) Evans. She married Oliver P. Scott and was a housewife. She attended the First Unit- ed Methodist Church of Pe- tersburg. She is survived by sons, Andy (Burdetta) Scott, of Monroe City, Dean R. (Gi- na) Scott, of Knox County; brother-in-law, Bill Sutton, of Monroe City; six grand- children, Amber J. Bur- khart, Abbey J. Vieke, An- drea L. Able, Andrew M. Scott II, Samantha R. Scott and William D. Scott; and two great-grandchildren, Reed and Rowen Burkhart. She was preceded in death by her brother, Ray O. Evans, Jr.; and her sister, Donna L. Sutton. Services will be on Fri- day, February 2, 2018, at 10 :30 a.m. at Harris Funer- al Home in Petersburg, with Pastor Ray Tomley officiat- ing. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. EST and Friday from 9 a.m. un- til service time at the funer- al home. Burial will follow at Walnut Hills Cemetery. stopped by on Friday. Lau- ra had a great birthday #37 with two cakes, a balloon with an ink pen, sleepwear for cold weather, and cup- cakes she took to her peo- ple at work. Even though she had to work, she did have a great birthday. We just found out from Mark and Kim Messmer that Luke, their son, asked Kathryn Anderson to ac- cept his proposal, and she said yes. Luke and Kath- ryn, we congratulate you both on the engagement over the weekend of Jan. 20 -21. I heard that more snow is on its way to the Winslow area of up to five inches when all is done. Now we may get less or we may get more, because South- western Indiana is always changing every day. If the snow comes, I guess we may be here at the cabin and wait till the streets are clear again. If the snow or weather comes into your neck of the woods, we hope that you stay safe and please don't take chanc- es and drive on slippery roads if you can help it. As the lights begin to dim on this week's ramblings, we hope you all still keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and enjoy your beautiful area, then al- ways smile, wave, and say hi to everyone you see this week. SWEETS Continued from page 3 BARBAR A LOUISE HARRIS Barbara Louise (Bufkin) Harris, 82, of Newburgh, passed away on January 28, 2018, at Amber Manor Nurs- ing Center in Petersburg. She was born on July 11, 1935, in Evansville to the late Margaret (Schlamp) and Walter Bufkin. She married Randall Harris on August 12, 1956. She had been the Chap- lain's secretary at Welborn Hospital and helped orga- nize the reunions for Central High School Class of 1953. She is survived by her hus- band, Randall Harris; two daughters, Linda Iorio, of Evansville, and Susan (Mon- ty) Porter, of Newburgh; her son, Randy (Denise) Harris, of Petersburg; two grand- sons, Sam Porter and Ange- lo Vivaldi; and three grand- daughters, Leslie Porter, and Jayla and Jenna Harris. She is also survived by her close neighbors, Debbie and Greg Bailey, along with many oth- er dear friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; and by her brothers, Danny and Doug- las. Funeral services will be at noon CST on Friday, Febru- ary 2, 2018, at Browning Fu- neral Home, 738 Diamond Ave., Evansville, with Pas- tor Mark Nielson officiat- ing. Burial will follow at Park Lawn Cemetery. Friends may visit from 10 a.m. CST until service time at the funeral home on Fri- day. In lieu of flowers, contribu- tions may be made to PAWS (Pike Animal Welfare Soci- ety), 4224 N. Meridian Rd., Petersburg, IN 47567. The family would like to thank the staff at Amber Manor for their compassion- ate care. Condolences may be made online at www.browningfu- neral.com. See OBITUARIES on 8