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OBITUARIES be conducted at 11:00 a.m (EST) Wednesday, Novem- ber 21, 2012 at Nass & Son Funeral Home in Hunting- burg. Burial will follow at Cup Creek Cemetery near Velpen. Visitation was from 2 to 8 daughter, Avery of Lebanon. Funeral Services will p.m. Tuesday at Nass & Son Funeral Home. 78, of Selvin, Indiana, passed away at 4:52 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 at Me- morial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. She was born Nov. 2, 1934 Delores J. "Dee" Blount Delores J. "Dee" Blount, ias, 84, of Loogootee, died at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mar- tin County Health Care and Rehab Center in Loogootee. Born April 16, 1928, in ERNEST MATHIAS Ernest G. "Ernie" Math- Wednesday, November 21, 2012 A-3 and Christine (Scott) Walk- er both of Loogootee; three brothers, Othmar of Jasper, Donald and Delmar, both of Loogootee; 12 grandchil- dren; and 4 great-grand- children. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Victor and Robert and three sisters, Ardella Norris, Genevia Riney and Doris Burger. A Mass of Christian Buri- ly of 1946. For the next two years they lived in Evans- ville, then returned to Knox County to the home where they still live. Besides helping her hus- husband, James E. "Jim" Blount of Selvin; one son, Kent of Selvin; three sisters: Inez King of Union, Juanita Schreiber of Petersburg and Helen Morton of Winslow; two grandsons: Aaron (Jes- sica)of Lebanon and Eric of Lynnville; one great-grand- at home near Pikeville, Indi- ana to Herschel and Edith (Hopper) Russell. Dee was united in marriage to James E. Blount on Aug. 24, 1957. She worked at Southern In- diana Gas and Electric Com- pany and Holland Dairy in the quality lab. Dee volun- teered as secretary/treasur- er of Boy Scout Troop #177; she treasured the reunions and lunches held with her Winslow High School Class of 1952 classmates; and loved collecting eagles of all sorts. She is survived by her Daviess County, he was the son of Joseph F. and Bar- bara (Prechtel) Mathias. A 1947 graduate of Montgom- ery High School, he was a member of St. John Catho- lic Church and a Third De- gree member of the Loogoo- tee Knights of Columbus. For 30 years, he owned and operated Mathias Tav- ern in Loogootee. He served on the Martin County Coun- cil for 16 years and was in- strumental in the develop- ment of the Martin County Recycling Center. He was a former member of the Shoals Eagles and the Loo- gootee Jaycees. Ernie was an avid gardener and en- joyed fishing and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Brocksmith-Blake Funeral Home in Loogootee, with a Knights of Columbus Me- morial service at 6 p.m. Thursday evening. In lieu of flowers memo- rial donations may be made to the Loogootee St. Vincent DePaul Society. Online con- dolences may be made at www.brocksmithblakefu- neralhomes.com. Anna Lou (Gootee) Math- ias, whom he married Sept. 1, 1952; three sons, Mike Mathias and fiancee Valerie Kappes of Loogootee, John and (Brenda) of Loogootee, Charlie (Kathy) Mathias of Petersburg; two daughters, Susan (Eric) Ackerman Ames, Iowa, she was the daughter of Herman and Blanche Smith. In 1936, the family moved to Indiana. Bernice was a 1942 grad- uate of Monroe City High School. During World War II, she worked at the shell factory in Evansville, and later worked at the Trea- sury Department in Wash- ington, D.C. After moving back to Indiana, she mar- ried Bernard Berry in Ju- of Vincennes, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at the Lodge of the Wabash. Born June 19, 1925, in Bernice "Bea" Berry, 87, BERNICE BERRY al will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Cath- olic Church in Loogootee. Burial will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery in Loo- gootee. Visitation is from 1 and enjoyed camping. Her many hobbies includ- ed knitting and she made many pretty afghans. Bea attended St. Peter Lutheran Church until her health kept her from going. Survivors include her hus- band on the farm, Bea al- so worked at Producers Stockyard, in the office for ASC, and in the Knox Coun- ty Treasurer's office. After the birth of her son, JW, she became a stay-at-home mother. Following a stroke in November 2009, Bernice moved to a nursing home. She loved the outdoors, band of 66 years, Bernard; her son, JW Berry and his wife, Denise; a grandson, Josh Berry and his wife, Sara; a granddaughter, Brooke Berry of Swayzee; a sister, Gerry Pinion and her husband, Don, of Col- orado; two step-grandchil- dren, and three step-great grandchildren. A funeral service will be Monroe City, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, in Pike County. Nancy was born on July NANCY ELAINE JONES Nancy Elaine Jones, 54, 5, 1958, in Vincennes, the daughter of John W. and Amy Jane (Barger) Jones. Nancy was an adminis- Press-Dispatch GUIDE TO THE tration manager at Lowe's Home Improvement Ware- house in Vincennes. She was a lifetime member of VFW and loved riding her motorcycle on country roads. She was an ABATE Club member and recruiter. Nancy enjoyed target prac- tice, loved animals and tak- ing in stray pets who need- ed a loving home. She loved her dog Oscar. Survivors include her fa- Subscriptions: Subscription rates: One year: $25 for Pike and surrounding counties and all 475 addresses; elsewhere in Indiana $27; out of state $43 Paid in advance. Change of address — sub- scribers changing addresses will please give their old ad- dress as well as new one along with phone number. We cannot guarantee prompt change un- less this is done. POSTMASTER: Send ad- dress changes to The Press- Dispatch, P.O. Box 68 Pe- tersburg, IN 47567-0068 or e-mail us at ther, John W. Jones of Vin- cennes; sister, Cathy Jones of Bicknell; a brother, John- ny Jones of Seymour; long- time friend Kathy Blagrave of Monroe City; and several nieces and nephews. Nancy was preceded in death by her mother. Funeral services for Nan- held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 at St. Peter Luther- an Church, 6990 S. Decker Road, with Pastor Nathan Rastl officiating. Visitation was on Nov. 18 from 4-8 p.m. at Goodwin Funeral Home, 524 Broadway St. Interment will be in the St. Peter Lu- theran Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, dona- tions may be made to St. Pe- ter's Cemetery Fund. Con- dolences may be made at http://www.goodwinfami- lyfh.com. cy were at 1 p.m. on Monday at Goodwin Funeral Home, 524 Broadway St., with Rev. Ray Tromley officiating. Burial followed in Memori- al Park Cemetery. Visitation was on Sunday, Nov. 18 from 2-6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Midwest Friends of Ani- mals No Kill Shelter, 12873 W. Ind. 48, Jasonville, IN 47438, the American Can- cer Society or American Di- abetes Association. Online condolences may be made at http://www.goodwinfamily- fh.com. Council approves request for EMS Building upgrades funds $331,739 additional appro- priation to be distributed to 14 different line items. Council President Greg Wil- lis said the items had been requested for the 2012 bud- get but had been eliminated by the state. Since then the state has come back and au- thorized putting them back in the budget. Willis said the items were not includ- ed in the tax levy, but they were approved by the state Education week Rachel Potter, a Physi- Potter at OES for American can Education Week. She showed pictures of po- lar bears, glaciers, the Arctic Ocean, and De- nali. Rachel told about studying the ocean for three to four weeks at a time aboard a ship. She shared many interesting facts about life in Alaska. Fairbanks, visited Otwell Elementary as a culmi- nating activity for Ameri- for your next eye exam? time Is it Now Locally Owned and Operated Dr. Clint Shoultz 715 S. 9th St., Petersburg 354-9400 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . Wed. 8–5 . Thur. 8–5 . Fri. 8–7 . Mon. cal Oceanographer at the University of Alaska in Jerry L. Burton Dearly loved and sadly missed, by all of your family, mother, sister, children and grandchildren. March 6,1939 to Nov. 27,2003 men approved an additional appropriation of $331,000 that is mostly a bookkeep- ing maneuver to return the 2012 budget to original lev- els. They also approved a $35,000 additional re- quest to make upgrades to the EMS Building that will make it meet state code, during their Tuesday, No- vember 13 meeting. The council approved a Pike County Council- By Andy Heuring because the county is carry- ing a large enough balance from 2011 into 2012. The following was ap- prove a $35,000 additional appropriation to make re- pairs to the EMS Building. EMS Director Chris Young said he had two es- proved: Auditor part time clerical $5,000 and pro- fessional services $6,000; Treasurer part time clerical $6,000; Surveyor to survey cornerstones $25,000; Sol- id waste, contract haul dis- posal $5,000 and contract services $4,000; Drainage board repair-maintenance ditches $10,000; Commis- sioners FICA $15,000, PERF $35,000, Group Health Insur- ance $175,000, PCARC Sup- port $12,000; Courthouse Bldg. and structures $4,000; County Jail Correctional Healthcare contract $16,000 and meals for prisoners. Councilmen voted to ap- timates of $25,000 to make structural repairs to the building. However, both con- tractors said they wouldn't know exactly what work was needed until they pulled the metal cover from the build- ings. Both said there might be deterioration of the main posts because of signs of moisture on the building. He said another $7,500 for the estimate to completely redo the electrical system and make it adequate for their needs was estimated at $35,000. Councilman Randy Har- heating and cooling at the building and $1,300 to fix code violations was needed. However, Young warned ris asked Young if Jim Sims, the county building inspec- tor, had ever been asked to look at the building. Young said that hadn't happened. "How was that $25,000 arrived at?" asked Council President Willis. Young said he had two gin said it was going to be a long time before the com- mittee appointed could de- termine the feasibility and size requirements. "I think we have to move and fix these issues," said Mangin. Councilman Max Elliott contractors look at it. Both gave estimates of $25,000 and said that might be high or low. Councilman Greg Man- trainees $9 an hour. Britton said they only train two at a time. Councilman Joe Sutton ple during the training. He asked if they could pay asked if they could make the pay contingent on the train- ee completing the training. Britton said he was sure they could work that out. Councilmen also ap- agreed they needed to get the repairs made. Willis suggested they taking $35,000 from the Rainy Day Fund. In other business, the have an air quality test done on the building. They gave him a listing of a person who does that type of testing. Councilmen approved council approved Sheriff Jeremy Britton creating a new salary category for Dis- patcher/Jailer trainee. Britton said his depart- ment was having trouble fill- ing the dispatcher position. He thought it was because they were requiring a mini- mum of 40 hours of training and weren't paying the peo- proved $24,000 of transfers to the fuel at the highway department. The transfers were $5,000 from other ga- rage maintenance, $10,000 vehicle repair and mainte- nance, $4,000 from road signs and $5,000 from tires and tubes. County Highway Superin- tendent Bobby Joe Morton said fuel costs have gone up significantly. Council- man Willis asked if the ac- tual amount of fuel used had dropped. Morton said with the new fueling system they were now able to keep much bet- ter track of how much fuel was being used and which vehicles were using it. The next council meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 14. Let our 122 years of experience aid you in your selection of a meaningful memorial. SCHUM MONUMENTS, INC. Dale, Indiana 937-4921 Local Representative RONALD WOODS 789-2009 Mary L & R Winter Balsam FLORAL DESIGN SHOP Order your Grave Blankets for your deceased loved one. Taking orders through Dec. 3 $ SPECIAL PRICE 89.95 1853 N. 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