Louise McClanahan
Louise McClanahan, 86, of Evansville, died Thursday afternoon at Woodlands Convalescent Center.
She retired in 1977 as manager of the cafeteria at Harrison High School. She formerly managed cafeterias at Hebron and Plaza schools.
She was a member of First Baptist Church and a past member of the Indiana School Corp. Food Service.
Surviving are a son, Jack of Evansville; a sister, Erma Roundtree of Indianapolis; a brother, Donald Ray Hadley of Winterhaven, Fla.; four grandchildren, Randy and Lee McClanahan, Debbie Rothert and Becky Kleeman; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold, in 1960 and her daughter, Sandy Hughes, in 1993.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Posey Gaines officiating, with entombment in Alexander Memorial Park mausoleum.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Foundation.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Dalyce Barrett
Dalyce Barrett, 95, of Evansville, died Friday morning at Newburgh Health Care Center.
Surviving are three grandchildren, Gail Lennartz and William and Kent Brooks; six great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 10:30 a.m. to service time Monday at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Charlotte Williams
Charlotte E. Williams, 69, of Evansville, died Friday morning at Deaconess Hospital.
Surviving are her husband, Joe C.; two daughters, Lana Barnett of Lakeland, Fla., and Karla Jones of Chandler, Ind.; four sons, Terry of Elkton, Ky., and Michael, Glenn and David, all of Evansville; a sister, Loyce Omer of St. Philip, Ind.; a brother, William Utley Jr. of Gainesville, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ziemer Funeral Home Central Chapel, the Rev. Larry Spicer officiating, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Ethel Taylor
Ethel Lee Taylor, 87, of Evansville, died Thursday morning at Welborn Baptist Hospital of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
She was a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church, the Maryknoll Order and Altar Society.
Surviving are a daughter, Carolyn Mulligan of Owensboro, Ky.; a son, William J. Sr. of Evansville; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, in 1968 and a daughter, Betty Lee Holland, in 1979.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel, continuing at 10 a.m. at St. Benedict Church, the Rev. Gregory Chamberlin officiating, with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where memorial services will be at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church or for Mass cards.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Mary Lawrence
Mary Louise Carter Lawrence, 57, died Thursday night at St. Marys Medical Center of natural causes.
She attended Lincoln High School.
Surviving are a daughter, Doris Patterson of Evansville; four grandchildren, La Ron Patterson, Tyran Landours and Tyreca and La Tyshon Shelby; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mason Bros. Memorial Chapel, with burial in Locust Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where wake services will begin at 6 p.m.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Elza Walton
PETERSBURG, Ind. Elza W. Walton, 91, died Friday morning at home.
He worked 28 years at Marathon Oil Co.
He was a member of Olive Branch General Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Edith (Decker); two daughters, Betty Willis and Mary Deffendall, both of Petersburg; a son, Jim of Petersburg; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Harris Funeral Home, with burial in Walnut Hills Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Tony Nordhoff Jr.
JASPER, Ind. Anthony C. Nordhoff Jr., 54, died Thursday morning at Jasper Memorial Hospital of natural causes.
He retired from Southern Hills Counseling Center.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and the Schnellville Conservation Club.
Surviving are his wife, Karen (Harker); two daughters, Brenda Kalb of Jasper and Shelia Jones of Glenrock, Wyo.; two sons, Anthony C. III of Henderson, Ky., and Steve of Evansville; five sisters, Lillian Fritz and Margie Knies, both of St. Anthony, Lucille Merkel of Hartford City, Mary Lou Kirst of San Dimas, Calif., and Monica Gutgsell of Schnellville; a brother, Charles of Indianapolis;and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, with entombment in Fairview Cemetery mausoleum.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Becher and Kluesner Downtown Chapel, where rosary services will be at 6 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dubois County Humane Society or a favorite charity.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Evangeline Wininger
TELL CITY, Ind. Evangeline Wininger, 77, died Thursday night at Orange County Hospital.
Surviving are a sister, Louise Lindsey of West Baden; and a brother, Clifford Cantner of Tell City.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Brosmer-Drabing Funeral Home in French Lick, with burial in Mount Lebanon Cemetery in French Lick.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Raymond Bartell Sr.
FERDINAND, Ind. Raymond F. Bartell Sr., 77, died Thursday afternoon at Medilodge of Howell in Michigan.
He retired as a millwright for Kimberly/Clark.
He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and a member of St. Meinrad American Legion Post 366.
Surviving are his wife, Henrietta (Oser); two daughters, Barbara Carter of Woodbridge, Va., and Maryann Bartell of St. Clair Shores, Mich.; four sons, Raymond Jr. of Brighton, Mich., William of Alton, Ill., Robert of Perry, Mich., and James of Long Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Lucille Smith of Georgia and Bette Wessling of Littleton, Colo.; a brother, William of Appleton, Wis.; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Martin Catholic Church in Siberia, with burial in the church Cemetery, where American Legion Post 366 will conduct military rites.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Becher Funeral Home, where parish prayer services will be at 5 p.m.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Belmont Cooper
CHANDLER, Ind. Belmont Jay Cooper, 94, died Friday at Pine Lake Manor.
He was formerly a patient at Evansville State Hospital.
There are no immediate survivors.
There will be no services or visitation at Alexander Funeral Home Newburgh Chapel. The body will be cremated.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Bob Weisheit
LOOGOOTEE, Ind. Robert Weisheit, 45, died Thursday night at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville of natural causes.
He was a truck driver and farmer and a member of St. Martin Catholic Church in Whitfield.
Surviving are two daughters, Audra and Valerie Weisheit, both of Loogootee; three sisters, Clara Holt and Alice Jones, both of Shoals, and Carolyn Wagler of Loogootee; and a brother, Paul of Loogootee.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Martin Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Titzer Funeral Home, where prayer services will be at 6 p.m.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Gladys Hill
WASHINGTON, Ind. Gladys Geneva Hill, 85, died Thursday morning at Logansport Memorial Hospital.
She retired after 30 years in the housekeeping department at Daviess County Hospital.
She attended First Christian Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Rosemary Rohloff of Logansport and Lenora Melton of New Albany; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Charles E., died in 1979.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Gill Chapel, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Ruth Burg
OWENSVILLE, Ind. Ruth M. Burg, 56, died Friday morning at Welborn Baptist Hospital in Evansville of natural causes.
She worked part time at the Nisbet Inn.
Surviving are her husband, Lawrence; a daughter, Tammy Dyer of Athens, Ill.; two sons, Michael Parish and Tony Baang, both of Springfield, Ill.; a sister, Judith Smith of Killbourn, Ill.; two brothers, Edward and William Phillips, both of Springfield; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Bisch and Son Funeral Home in Springfield, with burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home in Springfield. Holder Funeral Home handled local arrangements.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Betty Townley
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. Betty Joyce Townley, 69, died Monday night at NHC Healthcare of Dawson Springs.
She worked 10 years as a dispatcher for Gretna, La., police department, was a security guard in Colorado and assisted her husband, the late Travis Ellis Townley, in an upholstery business.
She was a Methodist and a den mother for Little League and Girl Scouts.
Surviving are three daughters, Susan King of Gladewater, Texas, Kathryn Otterson of Dawson Springs and Pamela Rosales of Providence; a son, William of Teague, Texas; a sister, Carol Bourgeois of Marksville, La.; 17 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Beshear Funeral Home, with burial in Piney Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
John Lantrip
ST. CHARLES, Ky. John Hoover Lantrip, 68, died Thursday night at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville.
He retired as a construction worker for Scotty Construction Co.
Surviving are a brother, Hershel of St. Charles; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Reid-Walters Funeral Home in Earlington, with burial in Piney Grove Cemetery in Caldwell County.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time Sunday at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Terry James
OWENSBORO, Ky. Terry Gene James, 46, died Thursday at Owensboro Mercy Health System.
He was a self-employed painter and a Baptist.
Surviving are his wife, Janet (Carter); a daughter, Katelyn Morgan of Owensboro; two stepdaughters, Julie Igleheart and Betheny Locher, both of Owensboro; two brothers, Gary Allen and Sherman Wayne James, both of Owensboro; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at James H. Davis Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Owensboro Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 10 a.m. to service time Monday at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Lucile Speer
HENDERSON, Ky. Lucile N. Speer died Friday morning at home.
Surviving are two sons, Stanton Paul of Henderson and David L. of Birmingham, Ala.; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
Services will be private, with entombment in St. Joseph Cemetery mausoleum in Evansville.
There will be no visitation at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Bura Brown
MADISONVILLE, Ky. Bura (McGregor) Brown, 95, died Friday morning at Versnick Healthcare Center.
She was a member of First Baptist Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Leatrice McNeily of Dalton, Nancy Black of Glasgow and Ruth Buchanan of Madisonville; five grandchildren, Lesley Smith and Michael, Douglas, Jonathan and Jason McNeily; and seven great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Earl, died in 1981.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Harris Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Dalton Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time Sunday at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Lloyd Adkins
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. Lloyd Berkley Adkins, 80, died Thursday night at NHC Healthcare Center.
He was a retired farmer, a World War II Army veteran with service in the European Theater and a member of Dalton Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a brother, James C. of Dawson Springs; and nieces.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Beshear Funeral Home, with burial in Dalton Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Lora Pyo
HENDERSON, Ky. Lora Haas Pyo, 34, died Friday at the home of her parents, James and Janice Haas of Henderson, of natural causes.
She was a social worker. She formerly worked with refugees in the Birmingham and Virginia Beach areas and as a refugee program consultant for the state of Georgias community programs unit of the social services.
She was a member of Oak Hurst Baptist Church and a counselor for a church-sponsored drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.
Also surviving are her husband of 10 years, Ken; three sisters, Sherri Utley, Kim Haas and Jamie Snow, all of Henderson; grandparents, James and Ann Haas of Pacific, Mo.; and nephews.
Arrangements are pending at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony Hospice.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Prissy Stone
CALHOUN, Ky. Prissy Stone, 50, died Friday at Sunny Acres Personal Care Facility.
She was a member of Calhoun Baptist Church.
Surviving are her mother, Ida; a sister, Sheila; and other sisters and brothers.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Muster Funeral Homes Calhoun Chapel, with burial in Calhoun Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Louise Larkins
CADIZ, Ky. Louise Larkins, 77, died Thursday night at Salem Springlake Care Center.
She was a bookkeeper and a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church and Purity Chapter 116 of Eastern Star.
Surviving are two sisters, Hazel Drennan of Marion and Betty Tague of Providence; and nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Harvey Amos, died in 1995.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Goodwin Funeral Home Cadiz Chapel, with burial in Robertson Cemetery in Trigg County.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Rev. Don Lemon
HENDERSON, Ky. The Rev. Don Lemon, 51, died Friday morning at Community Methodist Hospital of injuries suffered in a tree-trimming accident.
He was pastor of New Life Fellowship Missionary Church. He ministered at Redbanks Nursing Home and for 20 years to inmates at Henderson County Detention Center, the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex at Eddyville, Green River Correctional Complex at Central City and Marion Adjustment Center at St. Mary.
He was a Vietnam-era Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley; a stepdaughter, Cathryn Cardwell of Henderson; a son, Eric Donald of Henderson; two stepsons, Jeffrey Snow of Baskett and Chester Ayers of Lexington; a sister, Wanda Holland of Henderson; three brothers, Raymond, Russell and Darrell, all of Henderson; two stepgrandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Benton-Glunt Funeral Home, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today, from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. to service time Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to New Life Church.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
Evelyn Coomer
MOUNT CARMEL, Ill. Evelyn Pearl Coomer, 86, died Thursday at Lawrenceville Manor Nursing Home.
She was a member of Free Methodist Church, where she worked 16 years as caretaker.
Surviving are three daughters, Joyce Odom of Houston, Pat Klein of Franklin, Tenn., and Myra Lee Sandidge of Mount Carmel; a son, Bud of Allendale; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Henry, died in 1954.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church, with burial in Fairview Cemetery in Vincennes, Ind.
Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Short Funeral Home Mount Carmel Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Published Saturday, April 25, 1998
