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C-8 Wednesday, March 21, 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 Animal retirement OBITUARY DEADLINE 5 p.m. Every Monday Continued from page 4 OUTDOORS CHRISTY M. TR AYLOR Christy M. Traylor, 45, of Evansville, passed away on March 8, 2018. She was born on June 5, 1972, to Phil Tray- lor and Julee Hubbell. Surviving are three chil- dren, Lucas Kinder, Haley Kinder and McKayla Pet- ry; a granddaughter, Saw- yer Ramsey; her mother, Julee Hubbell; and a broth- er, Dameon Harmon. A Celebration of Life will be on March 24, 2018, at the Petersburg VFW Post #3587 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., friends and family are welcome to attend. RONALD "RON" J. PANCAKE Ronald "Ron" J. Pancake, 58, of Nashville, and Peters- burg, passed away at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington, on Wednes- day, February 28, 2018. He was born July 8, 1959 in Washington, to Elsie Faye Pancake and Ronald Hayes. He was later adopted by his aunt and uncle, Esther and Paul Pancake, upon the death of his mother, Paul's sister. He was an Eagle Scout, a musician, outdoorsman, art- ist and a dad. The rest of the things he did paid the bills. He is survived by his pride and joy, his son, Broderick "Brody" Pancake; his moth- er, Esther Pancake; broth- er, John Robert "Bob" Pan- cake; sisters, Kimberly ( Jo- el) Foust, Lisa (Mick) Het- man and Chris (Rusty) Hinnefeld; three stepdaugh- ters, Kelli (David, Jr.) Char- kosky, Stacey (Michael) Font and Kasey (Richard) Burns; 12 step-grandchil- dren; two step-great-grand- children; nephews, Joseph Hetman, Sam Foust, Rus- sell and Christopher Hin- nefeld; niece, Bailey Foust; and many extended family members. He was preceded in death by his mother, Elsie Faye Myers; his father, Paul Pan- cake; his wife, Vicki Pan- cake; and his grandparents, Millie and Willard Pancake, and Margaret and Spencer Parker. A celebration of life cere- mony will be at a later date this spring to celebrate na- ture, Ron's second home. The family would like to thank IU Health Bloom- ington Hospital and Hos- pice House for their excel- lent care of and kindness to Ron. A special thanks goes out to dear friend (practi- cally brother) Grant Ever- soll for all that he's done for Ron. And now may the great scoutmaster of all scouts be with us till we meet again. Messages of condolence may be expressed at Indi- anaGreenBurials.com. K AYNE R. MELLET TE Kayne R. Mellette, 9, of Somerville, gained his an- gel wings on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Riley's Children Hospital in India- napolis. He was born on October 7, 2008, in Newburgh. He was in the third grade at Evans Elementary School in Evansville. Kayne is survived by his mother, Courtney Aldridge; sisters, Chloe Jean Mel- lette, of Princeton, Eva El- lis, of Evansville, and broth- er, Hayden Mellette, of Somerville; grandparents, Mark and Nicole Kammer- er, of Somerville, and Don- na Bump, of Princeton. Kayne was preceded in death by his father, Chris- topher Mellette, on March 3, 2018. Family and friends may send the family of Kayne messages of comfort to www.lambbasham.com. The family has entrust- ed Lamb-Basham Memori- al Chapel for personal assis- tance. A Celebration of Life will be at a later date. PHYLLIS J. WALKER Phyllis J. Walker, 84, of Francisco, passed away Fri- day, March 16, 2018, at Dea- coness Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. She was born September 30, 1933, in Oakland City, to Orvan A. and Mary O. (Da- vis) Thompson. She had lived in Fran- cisco since 1954, moving there from Winslow, where she had lived and grew up. She was a homemaker, en- joyed crocheting and work- ing puzzles. She is survived by a son, David Walker, of Francis- co; three daughters, Toni (Tom) Kissel, Melinda Brad- shaw and Kay Walker, all of Princeton; two sisters, Bon- nie Frederick and Ruth San- defur, both of Chandler; five grandchildren, Jason (Ales- cia) Bradshaw, Matthew (Candice) Kissel, Mela- nie Kissel, Sarah (Zack- ary) Buckner and Freder- ick Cantrell; 10 great-grand- children, Kohl Goff, Austin McGill, Davis, Regan and Carson Bradshaw, Devyn Jernigan, Logan Kissel, Rowan Cantrell, Cody and Nova Lee Goodall. She was preceded in death by her parents; hus- band, Walter Wallace Walk- er, in 2004; granddaughter, Stephanie Goodall; broth- ers, Noel and Alan Thomp- son. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at the Colvin Funer- al Home in Princeton, with Pastor Larry Smith offici- ating. Burial followed in the Francisco Cemetery in Francisco. Visitation was from 11 a.m. until service time on Tuesday at the fu- neral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gib- son County Council on Ag- ing. Condolences may be ex- pressed or you may light a candle in memory of Phyllis at www.colvinfuneralhome. com. Children who play outside are smart- er, happier, more attentive, and less anx- ious than children who spend more time indoors. Play in nature includes, but is not limited to, these benefits: • Children build confidence by having less structure than most types of indoor play. Interacting in outdoor environments is limitless and allows children to choose how they treat and play in nature. • Nature promotes creativity and im- agination by allowing children to interact meaningfully with their surroundings, which develops free thinking, creation of new activities, and viewing the world in different ways. • Children learn responsibility by tak- ing care of living things and the environ- ment that surrounds them. • Nature provides more stimulation than T V or video games due to the activa- tion of more senses by being able to see, hear, smell, and touch the outdoors. • Nature helps increase physical ac- tivity. • Nature increases children's ability to focus, which decreases the negative ef- fects associated with ADHD. • Nature creates a sense of wonder. For example, a child can watch animals inter- acting and ask questions to learn and un- derstand. • Nature reduces stress and fatigue. Having wide open spaces enables chil- dren to run and play while ignoring dis- tractions, burning energy, and decreasing daily stressors that exhaust their brains. Although your child may want screen time and it may sometimes be the easier approach, the benefits of nature outweigh any possible benefits of screen time. So, what can parents do to help get their children off the couch and outside? Parents can take their kids on walks, en- courage outdoor games with friends, lim- it screen time per day, plan regular times for outdoor play, create activities with fam- ily members, and much more. "It's not so much what chil- dren know about nature that's impor- tant, as what happens to them when they are in nature."- Unknown This column is contributed by Kelsey We- ber, LSW, school social worker for Youth First, Inc., a local nonprofit dedicated to strengthening youth and families. Youth First provides 39 Master's level social work- ers to 57 schools in 7 southwestern Indiana counties. Over 60,000 youth and families per year are served by Youth First's school social work and afterschool programs that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maximize student success. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Holly J. Armstrong conveys to Leland S. Armstrong and Leland Scott Arm- strong, real estate as recorded in Pike County. T & B Land Company LLC, Thomas Anson and Ben Singleton convey to Aar- on F. Aldridge and Jessica A. Aldridge, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jimmy L. Warner and Kathleen D. War- ner quitclaim to GABC Holdings Inc., real estate as recorded in Pike County. Mary Lou Bohnenkemper conveys to Jeremy A. Nichols and Emily L. Morris, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Jeremy A. Nichols and Emily L. Mor- ris convey to Jeremy A. Nichols, real es- tate as recorded in Pike County. Brenda Ann Carter and Russell W. Hen- son, Jr. convey to Bonifacio Cazares and Maria Guadalupe Herrera, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Michael C. McLain and Judith A. Mc- Clain convey to Voom LLC, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Pamela E. Fenwick conveys to Leah Kay Fenwick and Scott Edward Bush, real estate as recorded in Pike County. James M. Reed and Lisa Reed convey to Bernard Wayne Jessup, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Andrew Query and Marta C. Query convey to Larry Alton Barr and Tricia Nicole Barr, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Tammie S. Johnson and Ricky O. John- son, Sr. convey to Danny Stone and Ti- na Stone, real estate as recorded in Pike County. Daniel L. Uppencamp, Patricia Fro- man, Paul D. Uppencamp, Jerry O. Up- pencamp, Tina Shover and Charmon Jahn quitclaim to Sheila Mosbey, real estate as recorded in Pike County. When we had to put down our beloved rabbit at the end of last year, we wondered what to tell the children. Should we say he ran away to a bunny farm in the moun- tains where they learn to bun- ny yodel and knot sweaters from their own fur? Should we say he is eating carrots in the sky? Of all the options we con- sidered, the one that was by far most appealing was telling the kids about the farm. We could just picture this piece of paradise. A little rabbit retirement home. Endless fields of (timothy) hay, glistening in the sunlight, worthy of being turned into a Sting song. A place of no judgment for the aged. Who knows whether that red-eyed rabbit has glaucoma or is just an albino? There would be activities, of course. The hippity hoppity hokeypokey was no doubt a favorite. Easter would be a celebration like none these rabbits had ever seen. Of course the rabbit had run away for the opportunity to retire in such a mag- ical place. Ultimately, we abandoned the idea of spinning yarn (or Angora) and decided to do the adult thing and tell the kids the truth. We knew we would never be able to keep up with the lie and would ultimately betray our own story. Besides, who would believe a story about something as crazy as bunnies escaping to their own paradise anyway? Obviously, something like this could never happen. Well, not near me, anyway. My husband and I were just in the Ca- ribbean celebrating our 10th anniversary. While we were there, we were amazed by both the beauty and the unexpected ways hurricane damage manifested. A fter being bashed by three hurricanes last year, the island had undergone some serious chang- es. One big change at the resort where we were staying was the cheese. A fter eating pizza that tasted a tad earthy, we asked a local worker what we were eating. She said they had to change the place they got their local cheese from after a hurricane. The people were still trying to cope with the post-storm devas- tation. But only the people were unhappy with the storm. Apparently, as the resort workers met up with the local cheesemaker after the hurricane, he was distraught. He had lost his best two cheesemaking cows in the storm. The rains had flooded the river that goes past the farm, the same river that includes the beautiful wa- terfall next to the resort. The cows had gotten swept up in the floods and been lost to the water. The resort workers shook their heads at the story and said, "We know." "You know? " the cheese- maker said. "How could you know? " The resort workers had seen the cows. They had seen them floating down the riv- er and had seen them go over the water- fall next to the resort and continue down the river. The cheesemaker looked sad. Now he had proof of his cows' fate. They had per- ished exactly as he had expected. "And then I saw them on the beach," one resort worker said. The cheesemaker winced at the image of their drowned corpses. "They looked happy," the resort work- er continued. The cheesemaker looked up confused. Huh? The cows had survived the white-water rapid ride down from the farm, over the waterfall and out to the ocean. Now they were frolicking free in the ocean waves, eating from the nearby vegetation and drinking from the river that had brought them there. The cheesemaker was so happy to hear his cows were alive. He decided that they had earned their freedom. They had es- caped the tough farm life existence and now were living in the coconut-filled par- adise most of us only dream about. Who knows? Maybe they will learn to surf or do the backstroke. A fter giving away milk for years, they are indulging in the milk of coconuts. It was the best possible end for the high- tide heifers — even if it meant we were left with the secondary cheese cows and our pizza tasted kinda funky. I guess we could have gotten away with that rabbit retirement farm story after all. Like Katiedid Langrock on Facebook, at http://www.facebook.com/katiedidhumor. 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 MILDRED TATE ROGERS Mildred Tate Rogers, 98, of Vincennes, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018, at the Lodge of the Wabash. She was born in Pike County on August 14, 1919, the daughter of Edgar and Clara (Morton) Tate. She graduated from Ot- well High School and moved to Vincennes in 1941. She married Charles Rogers Ju- ly 8, 1942. She was employed by Indiana Employment Se- curity Division. She spent many years re- searching her family histo- ry and published a book on the Morton-Tate family. She enjoyed quilting and taught many neighborhood chil- dren how to quilt. She met Red Skelton and received his autograph on one of her quilts. She was a member of Community United Method- ist Church. She is survived by neph- ews, Gene (Peggy) Wiggs, of Middletown, Ohio, Carl (Denise) Wiggs, of St. Charles Ill., Ray Wiggs, of Champaign, Ill.; and great-nephews, David and Daniel Wiggs. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Margaret Wiggs; hus- band, Charles, in 1991; and their only daughter, Karen Linda, in 1964 at the age of nine with cystic fibrosis. Visitation will be at Good- win Funeral Home from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 2018. Funeral Services will follow at 1 p.m., with Rev. Ray Tromley offi- ciating. Private interment services will be at Memori- al Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to Mildred's family and friends at www.good- winfamilyfh.com. Memorial contributions may be made to Good Samaritan Hospice, 520 S. 7th Street, Vincennes, IN 47591 or the Cystic Fibro- sis Foundation. Goodwin Fu- neral Home is honored to as- sist Mildred's family with ar- rangements. Is it TIME for your next eye exam? 8–7 . Mon. 8–noon . Tues. 10–7 . 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