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C-8 Wednesday, Februar y 14, 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 THE DEADLINE FOR ALL REAL ESTATE ADS IS 5 P.M. EVERY MONDAY Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock The dreaded dentist Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet Sending Love To Heaven This Valentine's Day Miss Hugs Kisses Love You Kim You XOXO XOXO XXX Doug Walters Love you with a my heart, 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 DENNY DEAN KNIGHT Denny Dean Knight, 75, passed away February 8, 2018, in Washington. He was born on November 9, 1942, to Dean Stultz and Lola Knight in Oakland City. He served in the United States Marine Corps from February 1961 to February 1964. He was employed as an electrician at Hoosier Energy. He is survived by his brother, Lucky J. ( Yong) Lynch; sisters, Penny Par- ish, Candy (Ron) Hamm, Becky Spath, Shelley (Ter- rell) Houchens, Joni (Char- lie) Glassford, Bobbie (Rick) Foster and Jackie (Brad) Jenkins; nine nieces, nine nephews; 35 great-niec- es and nephews; cousin and caregiver, Connie Knight; and cousin, Vicki Knight. He was preceded in death by his wife, Deanna Robin- son Knight; mother and stepfather, Lola G. ( Joseph) Lynch; father, Dean Stultz; sister, Robin Lynch; broth- ers-in-law, Charles 'Butch' Parish and William Spath; and grandparents, Ruby and Hiram Knight. Services were at 10 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. Visi- tation was from 5 -8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Burial followed the service at Walnut Hills Cemetery. Harris Funeral Home was entrusted with his care. LINDA SUE UPPENCAMP Linda Sue Uppencamp, age 70, of Winslow, passed away at 12:12 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born February 16, 1947, in Cynthiana, to Paul and Audrey (Krohn) Montgomery, and married Paul Daniel Uppencamp on August 10, 1964. She was a homemaker and a member of The Gospel Center of Pe- tersburg. She is survived by sev- en children, Danny Uppen- camp, of Petersburg, Pat- ty Froman, of Lincoln City, Sheila Mosby, of Winslow, David Uppencamp, of Jas- per, Jerry Uppencamp, of Petersburg, Tina Shober, of Petersburg, and Charmon Jahn, of Petersburg; five sib- lings, Gene Montgomery, of Huntingburg, Kathy Hart- ley, of Petersburg, Pam Blan- ford, of Winslow, Ron Mont- gomery, of Otwell, and Peg- gy Layman, of Ireland; two half-siblings, Danny Mont- gomery and Sandy Burrows; 19 grandchildren; and 20 great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, John Uppencamp; her hus- band, Paul Daniel Uppen- camp, who died April 12, 2004; four brothers; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Febru- ary 10, 2018, at The Gospel Center in Petersburg, with Pastor Rodney Fretwell of- ficiating. Burial followed at Cup Creek Cemetery near Velpen. Visitation was at the church from 9 a.m. until service time on Saturday. Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg was entrust- ed with the funeral arrange- ments. Condolences may be shared at: www.nassandson. com. BRIAN JEFFREY DAVIS Brian Jeffrey Davis, 53, passed away on February 8, 2018, in Princeton. He was born January 13, 1964, in Owensboro, Ky., to Clarence and Gloria Davis. He is survived by his sons, Cory Davis and Blake Davis; daughter, Briannan Davis; grandchildren, Phoenix and Dominic; parents, Clarence and Gloria Davis; brothers, Keith Davis, Bruce Davis and Kevin Davis; and many nieces and nephews. Services took place on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at 3 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home in Petersburg. Visi- tation was from 1 p.m. un- til service time on Tuesday. Harris Funeral Home was entrusted with his care. ELLEN SUT TON Ellen Sutton, 91, passed away February 8, 2018, in Petersburg. She was born December 19, 1926, in Ashland, Ore., to Russell and Mildred Pruitt. She is survived by her daughters, Patty (Ron) Jen- kins and Beverly ( Jerry) Smith; grandchildren, Me- lissa Smith and Megan Mor- ton; great-grandchildren, Myles Morton an, and Pei- yton and Bailye Smith; and brother, Neil (Alice) Pruitt. She is preceded in death by her husband, Rex Sutton; and her parents. Services were at 2 p.m. EST on Monday, February 12, 2018, with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time at Harris Funeral Home in Pe- tersburg, with Pastor Roger Wright officiating. Burial fol- lowed at Walnut Hills Cem- etery in Petersburg. Harris Funeral Home was entrust- ed with her care. KIT TY PHILIPS Kitty Philips, 51, of Oak- land City, entered rest on Monday, January 22, 2018, at Deaconess Gateway Hos- pital in Newburgh. She was born on March 24, 1966, in Boston, Mass. She is survived by her husband, Theodore Phil- lips; her mother, Elizabeth Spade, of Vincennes; chil- dren, Hailey Spore, of Oak- land City, Bryan Spore, of Princeton, Brittany Tallam, Sherina Lallar, Rebecca Phillips and Candice Fraz- er, all of Ohio; 23 grandchil- dren; brother, Ed Brown, of Oakland City; and sis- ters, Bonnie Adams, of Vin- cennes and Pam Gardner, of Princeton. She was preceded in death by her father, Edgar L. Brown, Sr. There was a celebration of life from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018, at the Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel. Family and friends may send messages of com- fort to www.lambbasham. com. STEVEN J. HESS Steven J. Hess, 48, of Oakland City, passed on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, in Oakland City. He was born on March 28, 1969, in Beech Grove, Ind. He served in the Unit- ed States Army. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Oak- land City and was the man- ager of the Diplomat Motel. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Marion Hess; daughter, Jennifer "Pood- er" Kuhs, of Evansville; his mother, Sandra Hess, of Evansville; father, Bill Hess, of Arthur; brother, Jeff Rob- bins, of Forrest City, Ariz.; and two grandchildren. Services were at 10 a.m. Monday, February 12, 2018, at the Lamb-Basham Memo- rial Chapel, with Rev. Larry Stoops officiating. Burial was in the Blackfoot Ceme- tery near Coe. Visitation was from 2-6 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. until services on Monday at the chapel. Family and friends may send messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. Hi stars, and welcome to this stage all lit up in bright red and white lights and decorated to help celebrate all our stars who will have a birthday or anni- versary in the week of Feb. 15 to the 21, so come on up onto this big stage and take a bow. Feb. 15 - Pamela Sturgeon Meyer turns 53 years, Matthew Raney turns 51 years, Jeremy Henderson turns 26 years, Jason and Anna Hulfachor will celebrate seven years. Feb. 17 - Hannah Lombardo turns 24 years, Kenneth Hall. Feb. 18 - Travis Atkins turns 34 years, Eugenia Rose Smeltekup turns 10 years, Zoe Russell turns nine years, Kenneth and Hope Hall will cel- ebrate 58 years. Feb. 19 - Heather Nowark turns 45 years, Brenda Riley turns 58 years. Feb. 20 - Adam Bolin turns 14 years, Jeff and Joy Cassitty will celebrate 28 years. Feb. 21 - Louie Schlachter turns 34 years, Curtiss Genco turns 60 years, Kyla Newkirk turns 19 years, Garold and Patricia Sheetz will celebrate 65 years. May all our stars have a really great day and may all your wishes come true. Keep in your heart and in your prayers all our stars who need that card, visit, phone call and that daily thought of them to have a wonderful day. Paula Nelson is in the hospital. Many of our Winslow stars with colds and the flu and the aches and pains of everyday life. UPCOMING EVENTS Feb. 14 - Ash Wednesday that be- gins Lent. Girl Scout Cookies to be delivered. Valentine's Day, where the kids hand out and receive Valen- tine cards from their classmates and teachers. All lovers will exchange or give their sweetie a box of chocolates, flowers or maybe a ring to show their love. Cards and presents are nice, but make sure you say "I love you" to your better half and to your family. Feb. 15 - Winslow Lions Club at 7 p.m. at the Snyder Comm. Center. Pike County Moms Group at 7 p.m. at the Otwell United Methodist church. Ladies' Night Out Vendor and Craft Show has been "Cancelled." Feb. 16 - Chinese New Year of the dog. Feb. 19 - President's Day. Winslow Girl Scouts will meet at 6 p.m. at the House of Mercy basement. Feb. 22 - Washington's birth- day. Feb. 24 - Girl Scouts will go to the Thunderbolts game. The meeting for the Donnie Pan- cake Benefit (set for March 24) will start at noon at the Snyder Comm. Center to plan out the dinner, auction and music to help Donnie with expenses while recovering. If anyone or any group or church would like to help out, you are welcome to join us. Winslow seniors meet on Monday and Tuesday at the Snyder Comm. Center. Petersburg Seniors meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the Courthouse basement. There were no postcards this week, but the ol' mailbox is waiting patient- ly to share that trip or that hi with all our stars. A point of interest is the benefit for Donnie Pancake on March 24 from 3- 8 p.m. at the Snyder Community Cen- ter in Winslow. Donnie is the chief of the Spurgeon Monroe Fire Station and also an EMT for Pike County. He has been out of commission for a few months from an accident. Winslow Patoka River was up to the rim but has gone down a bit in one week. The ponds around the ar- ea, like the one in Hornady Park, is full with some ice. It is not good for skating unless you are a duck. Last Tuesday evening at about 10 p.m., the sleet began and in no time, the roads, walkways, porches and yards began to freeze with .15 inches of ice. Wednesday morning the sun- shine came out and when it hit the trees, the ice glistened off the limbs. There was no school for Pike county, but the main roads were treated and were fine to drive on. The side roads were still slippery. Friday and Satur- day, we had a heat wave that brought our temps from freezing to the 45 - 50 degree range, where Norm and I made our freedom out of Winslow to visit Ted and Terri Ann and give them their anniversary gift. It felt so good to get away from the house, because the cabin fever was starting to settle in on us. We also decid- ed to make a big loop on side roads and not the inter- state. The country was most enjoyable. Saturday night into Sunday morning, we had some more sleet come in, but it was not as heavy as the last one was. The trees were so beautiful all day long with ice drop- lets hanging off the limbs like tiny ice buds. The temperature stayed around freezing and the roads were fine to drive on. On Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. Eastern time, did you see the Tesla launch? We did on the computer. It wasn't shown on T V until time for the news. The launch was amazing as it took off in Florida. When the two engines came back to Earth and landed, that was a really great sight to see. They landed where they were supposed to land at the same time. There we viewed the Starman in the Tesla car as it trav- eled through space and also saw the Earth moving by. I did not see all of the opening cere- mony for the Winter Olympics in Ko- rea, but I did see the women and the drums they played, along with oth- er women in flowering dress as they performed to make the Korean flag. I have seen the ice skaters and skiers, and it's amazing to see what records that make in their performance. Laura and her clients went to a function on Friday that is held every year. This year was called "A Night to Shine." They all got dressed up, rode in a limo, danced, ate and most of all, had the best time with new and old friends. The lights are about to dim on this week's ramblings, and we both hope you all have a great Valentine's Day. Remember to say "I love you." Keep an eye on family and friends, slow down and see the wonders in your ar- eas. Like always, smile, wave and say Hi to everyone you see this week. In less than an hour, I will be at the dentist. It will be the first time I have seen a dentist in three years. I know, gross. It's not entirely my fault. The lapse in frequent visits began when I got pregnant with my daughter. It used to be common knowledge that you are not supposed to go to the dentist while incubating infants-to-be. The trend seems to be changing, but see- ing as I am of the neurotic persuasion, I opted to wait until post-Pitocin-in- duced pushing. I figured I would elec- tric slide my booty into that chair of misery after the baby was born. But then, ya know, she was born. I was busy. And the sheer idea of having that bright white light of judgment glaring down in my face was the most infuriating thought that ever crossed my mind. You do not take a tired mother, of- fer her a chair and a baby-free hour in which she could be sleeping, and then say, "Oh, no, no sleep for you! In- stead we're going to tilt you practical- ly upside down, flood your face with bright lights and fill the room with loud drilling sounds! " So I did not go to the dentist while I had an infant. And then I moved across the country and into the wild – where we knew no one. Time was spent getting our bear- ings, fixing up the house, starting a business and finding things such as primary doctors for flus and local hos- pitals for broken toes. I told myself that there probably aren't dentists out here in the wild. But then I remem- bered that even Laura Ingalls saw someone about her teeth. The panic over having to go to the dentist turned into panic over having not gone to the dentist. I couldn't bring myself to do it; I asked my husband to make my appointment. And you know what that jerk did? He booked it. This is going to suck more than that straw that vacuums up all your saliva. The truth is that I know bad news is coming. I've known that I have to see a dentist the same way Tom Hanks' character did in "Cast Away." On more than one occasion, I have woken up in a cool sweat af- ter having a dream in which I had to knock out my own tooth with a rock. I would flap around the bed, looking for Wilson to snuggle me and tell me everything would be OK, but all I would find was my snoring husband. The traitor. Sometimes I try to lie to myself. I equate the root canal with a romantic paddle through the Venetian canals. Mind over matter, yes? It can work for a bit – until the anesthesia shot punctures my gums and the maniacal laugh of the dentist spreads through his hygienists and into the waiting room in a wave of pure malice. Or at least that is what I imagine is happen- ing. They always seem so smug in tell- ing me about my molar failures. A friend of mine found out he had 16 cavities in one visit. Another friend found out he needed six root canals. I tell myself, as my hour wanes down to a half- hour before dentist hell, that if my number stays lower than those, I should call this visit a win. But really, who is winning here? Be- sides the evil dentist. And don't try to tell me dentists don't have a little streak of evil in them. Why else would they go into a profession in which they get to hold people down and drill in- to their faces? Perhaps getting braces back when was a bad idea. If I had just kept all my teeth shockingly far apart from one another as they were in my youth, no food would be able to get stuck be- tween them and I wouldn't have to stress. I bet Goofy never had a cav- ity. Is there a contraption that is the opposite of an Invisalign – one that slowly moves your teeth farther and farther apart? In preparation for my upcoming vis- it to the dentist's office, I have begun gargling with hydrogen peroxide and coconut oil. Call it my Hail Mary. Per- haps I'd be better off gargling with shellac to cover the decay. I'm going in. If you don't hear from me, tell my family members I loved them. Like Katiedid Langrock on Face- book, at http://www.facebook.com/ katiedidhumor.