JAMES M. HOWELL, 61, St. Louis, Mo., died Monday, December 1, at Floyd Memorial Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Scott J. Kruer of New Albany; two daughters, Shereen Nolot of New Salisbury and Christina Carter of Louisville; her mother, Mary Alice Hutslar of Ramsey; a brother, Jimmy Hutslar of Floyds Knobs; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, December 3, at Swarens Funeral Home with burial in Marengo Cemtery.

NORMA L. BIRKLA, 71, Marengo, died Tuesday, December 2, at his home. He was a native of New Albany, a U.S. Army veteran, a member of American Legion Post #41 in Salem and retired from Ford Motor Company. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Burton Kruer; children, Thomas J. Kruer of Athens, Ga., Mark A. Kruer of New Albany, Cynthia M. Meador of Charlestown, Melanie L. Crafton of Georgetown, Tara R. Williams of Hardinsburg and Scott Burton of Pekin; two sisters, Rosemary Pluto of Lady Lake, Fl., and Bonnie Gallimore of Adkins, Va.; two brothers, Michael Kruer of New Albany and Brian Kruer of Tucson, Az.; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Friday, December 5, at Kraft Chapel with entombment in Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park. Kraft Funeral Services handled the arrangements.

CHARLES M. DETHY, 99, Floyds Knobs, died Friday, December 5. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 9, at Mt. Moriah Church in Otisco. R.D. Pyke Funeral Service handled the arrangements.

DELLA L. LOPP, 78, New Albany, died Friday, December 5, at Harrison County Hospital in Corydon. Survivors include two sons, Wayne Sampson of Milltown and James R. Sampson of Depauw; two daughters, Charlotte Davis of New Salisbury and Tina C. Wedding of Depauw; a brother, George W. Adolph of New Salisbury; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Monday, December 8, at Swarens Funeral Home in Ramsey with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

SHIRLEY PATRICIA POWER, 69, Clarksville, formerly of Georgetown, Texas, died Monday, December 1, at his home. He was a native of Cadiz, Kentucky, a retired employee of the old Naval Ordnance and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II where he received the Purple Heart. He was a member of First Baptist Church, National Rifle Association, 1st Marine Division, Disabled American Veterans, American Bowling Congress, Falls Masonic Lodge #749, Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis, VFW Post #3281, American Legion Post #0028 and the Purple Heart Club #720. Survivors include a son, Neil Darnall of Charlestown; two daughters, Faye Ward and Anita Darnall, both of Charlestown; two sisters, Lillie Carpenter of Missouri and Mary Edna Autry of Louisville; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Thursday, December 4, at Grayson Funeral Home with burial in Charlestown Cemetery.

JACKY ARNOLD CAUDILL, 73, Hanover, died Wednesday, December 3. She was a native of Floyd County, a graduate of New Albany High School and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and St. Mary’s Altar Society. Survivors include her husband, James H. Sarles; a son, James F. Sarles of New Albany; a sister, Jane Leist of New Albany; and niece and caregiver, Carol Wisdom of Sellersburg. Funeral Mass was held on Saturday, December 6, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of New Albany with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Generations Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Expressions of sympathy should go to St. Mary’s Catholic Church of New Albany.

BRENDA KAY TAYLOR, 55, Sellersburg, died Thursday, December 4. She was a native of Washington County and was a retired sewing machine operator for I.C.I. She was a member of the Marysville Christian Church, Blazing Bright Chapter #597 of the Eastern Star and the Ida Rebekah Lodge #333 in Austin and the Clark County Homemakers Club. Survivors include two sons, Ted Hobson of Nabb and John Hobson of Marysville; three daughters, Sandra Moreland of Charlestown, Nancy Royer of Clarksville and Margaret Duncan of New Albany; a sister, Margie Schuler of Sellersburg; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Monday, December 8, at Grayson Funeral Home with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy should go to VistaCare Foundation.

JOSEPH D. BLINCOE, 84, Sellersburg, died Wednesday, December 3. Funeral services were held on Saturday, December 6, at Garr Funeral Home with burial in Sellersburg Cemetery.

JEAN HOLLAND MISSI, 53, Underwood, died Friday, December 5, at his home. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 9, at Christ Gospel Church in Jeffersonville. Scott Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

DOROTHY M. HALL, 68, Marysville, died Thursday, December 4, in Dania Beach, Florida. He was a native of Charlestown, a retired U.S. Navy veteran who served in World War II and retired from Eastern Airlines in Miami, Florida. Survivors include his wife, the former Elsie Alstott; a daughter, Becky McClung of Dania Beach, Florida; a son, Doug Giltner of Orlando, Florida; three sisters, Della Mae Landers and Virginia Waiz, both of Sellersburg, and Louise Whitehouse of Charlestown; a sister-in-law, Fern Giltner of Charlestown; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 10, at 11 a.m. at Grayson’s Funeral Home with burial in Charlestown Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy should go to Make a Wish Foundation.

PATRICIA ANN ROBERTS, 63, New Washington, died Sunday, December 7, at the Medical Center of Southern Indiana. She was a native of Cartago, Costa Rico, and was a retired secretary of Reynolds Aluminum. She was a member of the Community Presbyterian Church in Charlestown and the St. Albans Episcopal Church in Fern Creek, Kentucky. Survivors include her husband, Claud E. Lyon; two daughters, Marjorie Meredith of Charlestown and Marlene Lyon of Louisville; a brother, Robert Wood of Lafayette, La.; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 10, at 11 a.m. at Grayson Funeral Home in Charlestown. Expressions of sympathy should go to the Community Presbyterian Church.

MONA S. BRISCOE, 87, New Albany, died Wednesday, December 3, at Dunn Memorial Hospital in Bedford. Survivors include two sons, John A. and Mark S. Slaton, both of Salem; three daughters, Vicki D. Lane of Salem, Kelly Long of Louisville and Dawn Snyder of Evansville; four brothers; three sisters; and ten grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Saturday, December 6, at Weathers Funeral Home.

DORIS McMILLIN SHEEHAN, 79, Clarksville, died on Tuesday, December 2, at Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg. She was Cemetery near Austin.

ARLIE THOMAS "BOB" ROSE, 82, Crothersville died on Monday, December 1, at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove. He was died on Sunday, November 30, at Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg. A homemaker, she was died at his home on Friday, November 28. He was originally from Lee County, Ky., and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a former employee of J.C.I. in Charlestown. Memberships included Grace Covenant Church of God in Austin, English Lodge 622, F&AM, in Lexington and Scott County Moose Lodge and Family Center 2324 in Scottsburg. Survivors include his widow, Lucille; a son, Charles C. Fox Jr. of Austin; three daughters, Charlene Rutherford of Indianapolis and Vickie Morrison and Jo Ann Waldon, both of Scottsburg; a brother, Rboert Fox of Austin; ten grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A Masonic memorial service was conducted on Sunday evening, November 30, at the Buchanan Funeral Home in Austin. The funeral was conducted at the funeral home on Monday, December 1. The Rev. Steve Gwaltney and the Rev. David E. Simpson officiated. Burial was in Scottsburg Cemetery following military graveside rites performed by members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1083 of Crothersville.

DOROTHY MAE BOWLING, 80, Scottsburg, born in Manchester, Ky. She was a member of Kimberlin Creek Baptist Church and was a retired employee of the old Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in Charlestown. Survivors include a son, Dr. Larry C. Bowling of Bloomington; two daughters, Loretta M. Ricahrds of Sellersburg and Kathy J. Allen of Scottsburg; a brother, James Hayre of Manchester; three sisters, Edna Cox of Scottsburg and Martha Rose Smith and Lucy Farrell, both of Manchester; eight children; and three great-grandchildren. The funeral was conducted on Sunday, November 30, at the Collins Funeral Home in Scottsburg. The Rev. Steve Baker officiated. Burial was in Scottsburg Cemetery.

CLOIA A. KESSLER, 84, Paris Crossing, born in Metcalfe County, Ky., and lived most of her life in the Paris Crossing area. She was a member of Cana United Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, Danny Kessler and Ralph Kessler, both of Paris Crossing, and Randall Kessler of Scottsburg; two daughters, Dianne Derringer of Commiskey and Della Mae Cassady of Bloomington; two brothers, Henry Clay Faulkner of Metcalfe County, Ky., and Clyde Faulkner of Edmonton; two sisters, Grace Matney of Florida and Laverne Buzzee of Edmonton; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The funeral was conducted on Sunday, November 30, at the Adams Funeral Home in Crothersville. The Rev. Damon Marling officiated. Burial was in Cana Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be arranged through the staff of the funeral home to benefit the United Christian Church in Paris Crossing.

DR. JESSE HARMON, 97, of Lakeland, Fl., died on Thursday, November 6. Born in Lexington, he was a 1928 Hanover College graduate and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1933 from the University of Illinois. An honorary doctorate was presented to him by Hanover College in 1952. He was a retired chemist with the DuPont Company, working over 38 years in the firm’s research department and generating over 30 U.S. patents for DuPont. Memberships included the Lower Brandywine Church in Wilmington, De., and the American Chemical Society. Survivors include a son, David Harmon of Pooler, Ga.; five daughters, Marcia Aston of Wilkes Barre, Pa., Cynthia Ramer of Arvada, Co., Margaret Baldridge of Baltimore, Md., Priscilla Putnam of Newark, De., and Mary Elizabeth Harmon of Santa Rosa, Ca.; ten grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two nephews, John Gray and Donald Harmon, both of Lexington. A memorial service will be conducted in Wilmington, De., by the family at a later date. Arrangements were made by the National Cremation Society of Winter Park, Fl.