Faye Lowery
McLEANSBORO, Ill. — Faye E. Lowery, 77, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at her home in Mount Vernon, Ill.
She was Protestant.
Surviving are four sons, Lin of Duncanville, Texas, James of Opdyke, John of Spring, Texas, and Wendell of McLeansboro; three daughters, Karen E. Nelson of Atlanta, Cathy Butler of Crossville, Tenn., and Sherry Myatt of Davenport, Fla.; two sisters, Edith Dooley of Clinchco, Va., and Stacy Gibson of Coeburn, Va.; 24 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Her husband, James, and a son, Booker, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Gholson Funeral home, with burial in Hopewell Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
H. Virginia Erickson
H. Virginia Erickson, 83, of Evansville, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at Deaconess Hospital.
She had been a Stanley Home Products representative for 55 years.
She was a member and Sunday school teacher at the Keck Avenue Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Karen V. Carpenter of Evansville; a brother, Donald Woolsey of Mackey, Ind.; three grandchildren, Avita Fluty, Gina Shively and Dena Hollander; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Her husband, Clarence “Tex,” died in 1979.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Ron Osborne officiating, with burial in Montgomery Cemetery in Oakland City, Ind.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 pm. today and from 10 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association.
Flossie Hughes
Flossie Ann Hughes, 80, formerly of Evansville, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, in West Bloomfield, Mich.
Surviving are a daughter, Gale Brown of West Bloomfield; a son, Dan of Livonia, Mich.; a sister, Rachel Ashton of Newburgh; a brother, James T. “J.T.” Buchanan of Evansville; a half brother, Jerry Buchanan of Ohio; four grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Jeff, died in 1987.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Michael Thompson officiating, with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
May Storey
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — May June Storey, 79, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at the North Park Nursing Home in Evansville of cardiac arrest.
She was a member of the First Christian Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Shephard of Mount Vernon; a son, Charles Edward of Fort Lauden, Tenn.; seven grandchildren, Troy, Clay and Cheryl Storey, Diane and Kerry Shephard and LaDonna and Chad Pfettscher; and seven great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Ralph L., died in 1979.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Tygart Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Robert Rowekamp
JASPER, Ind. — Robert L. Rowekamp, 88, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at his home.
He had worked at the former Indiana Chair Co. in Jasper for 50 years.
He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society.
Surviving are his wife, Ardella; two daughters, Betty Englert and Marge Gadlage, both of Jasper; a son, Ron of Jasper; two sisters, Catherine Hochgesang of Jasper and Rosemary Teder of Lafayette; a brother, Joe B. of Jasper; nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. EST Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Becher-Kluesner Downtown Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church or to Northwood Good Samaritan Nursing Center.
Gary Catt
VINCENNES, Ind. — Gary J. Catt, 40, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at his home of cancer.
He had worked for Johnson Controls for 11 years. He was a laborer and member of the Hod Carriers Union.
Surviving are his wife, Shawnna (Fisher) of Bicknell; a son, Christopher of Vincennes; his mother, Evelyn Catt of Vincennes; three brothers, Troy, Tracy and David, all of Vincennes; and a grandson.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. EST today at Goodwin Funeral Home, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Naomi Futrell
CANNELTON, Ind. — Naomi Ruth Futrell, 67, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. She suffered from diabetes and congestive heart failure.
She enjoyed drawing and painting.
Surviving are four daughters, Vicki June Henley of Escondido, Calif., Linda Sue Moore of Oakes, N.D., Peggy Jo Harding of Cannelton and Sandra L. Braun of Troy; five sons, Kerry Eugene James Sr. of Bristow, Douglas Edward, John Arnold and Michael Lee James, all of Cannelton, and Joseph David of Tell City; three sisters, Brenda Boone, Mary Bowen and Lucille Fuchs, all of Tell City; 20 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Private services and burial are pending at Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Easter Seals.
Janet Bobe
VINCENNES, Ind. — Janet Bobe, 60, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at Good Samaritan Extended Care.
She and her late husband, Bill, who died in 1978, owned and operated Bill Bobe’s Pizzeria since 1954. She continued in the business until her death.
She was a member of St. John Catholic Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Pam Bobe of Vincennes; a son, David Gus of Vincennes; her mother, Melva Mulheron of Vincennes; a sister, Patty Vieck of Vincennes; a brother, David Mulheron of Salem, Ore.; and two grandchildren, Mackenzie Small and Hunter Gus Bobe.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Catholic Church, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Goodwin Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Vincennes Salvation Army or the Humane Society.
Larry Beebe
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — Larry T. Beebe, 58, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at his home of a heart attack.
He was the sales manager for the Rice Tire Co. for eight years.
He was an Air Force veteran and member of the American Legion Post 5.
He was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church and its choir.
Surviving are his wife of 32 years, Joetta (Bloebaum); two daughters, Megan Alldredge of Bloomington and Le Anne Beebe of Mount Vernon; and two brothers, David J. of Bolton, Mass., and James of Clayton, N.J.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Episcopal Church, with burial in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Norvell Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Sidney Dame
MANITOU, Ky. — Emon Sidney “Sid” Dame, 90, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at Senior Citizen Nursing Home.
He had been a farmer and a carpenter. He retired from the highway department in 1975.
He was a member of Concord General Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Catherine (Clark); three sons, Jerry, Danny and Dennis, all of Manitou; two sisters, Rudel Dame Stewart of Waterford, Mich., and Lena Mae Dame Scheerer of Pontiac, Mich.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Paul C., in 1996.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Harris Funeral Home, with burial in Concord Church Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Daisy Rose
HENDERSON, Ky. — Daisy C. Rose, 75, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at Methodist Hospital of heart failure.
She was a member, president of the Mother’s Board, senior choir member and culinary arts worker at the First Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving are five sons, Nathaniel Collins and Robert E. and Charles Rose, all of Henderson, James Rose Jr. of De Witt, Ark., and John W. Rose Sr. of Indianapolis; a sister, Nora Smith of Morganfield; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Daisy Cabell, died in 1999.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Henderson with burial in Fernwood Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Mason Brothers Audubon Chapel is handling arrangements.
W. Scott Nalley
CALHOUN, Ky. — W. Scott Nalley, 56, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at his home of cancer.
He was a farmer, a licensed paramedic with Methodist Hospital in Henderson, and an emergency medical services instructor. He was a volunteer fireman.
He was a member of the Pleasant Hope General Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Lisa (Dunn); a stepdaughter, Kimberly N. Dixon of Arlington, Tenn.; a son, Jeff of Owensboro; a stepson, Jarrett K. Nantz of Paducah; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Muster Funeral Home Calhoun Chapel, with burial in Pleasant Hope Cemetery in McLean County.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Henderson Regional Hospital Foundation or Scott Nalley E.M.S. Scholarship Fund.
Pansey Garrett
PRINCETON, Ky. — Pansey E. Garrett, 87, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at Hilltop Nursing Home in Kuttawa.
She retired from the Princeton Hosiery Mill as a knitter.
Surviving is a brother, John H. Hopper of Princeton. Her husband, Henry W., died in 1969.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Cedar Hill Cemetery. There will be no visitation at Morgan’s Funeral Home.
Timothy Thomason
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. — Timothy Ray “T.R.” Thomason, 41, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at his home in Mount Juliet, Tenn., of cancer.
He was the owner and operator of TRT Entertainment and had worked as a television and radio technician in Tennessee.
He was a member of the Silver Springs Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Sandra; a daughter, CaSandra Raye Thomason of Mount Juliet; his mother, Marie (Shaw) Thomason of Hopkinsville; and three sisters, Cynthia Hillman of Hopkinsville and Jo Goodwin and Brenda Cummins, both of Dawson Springs.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Beshear Funeral Home, with burial in Creekmur Cemetery in Caldwell County.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Barbara Noel
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Barbara Jean Noel, 62, formerly of Madisonville, died Saturday at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville of heart failure.
She was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church in Madisonville and the senior choir.
She was a member of the Ladies of the Eighties Auxiliary Club.
Surviving are a daughter, Michelle Noel Whitaker of Clarksville, Tenn.; a sister, Linda Bowman of Detroit; a brother, Tito Noel of Evansville; and four grandchildren, Wesley Noel and Tyland, Tyrone Jr. and Tiffany Whitaker.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Oak Grove Baptist Church, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery in Earlington.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to service time at the church. Mason & Sons Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Bernice Kerszis
HARRISBURG, Ill. — Bernice L. Kerszis, 88, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
She was a legal secretary with the Twenty & Jelliffe Law Firm in Harrisburg.
She was a member of First Christian Church.
Surviving are her husband, Alexander; two sisters, Gertrude McDowell of Harrisburg and Beatrice Brashear of Lake Charles, La.; a brother, Bernard Froman of Gilbertsville, Ky.; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Reed Funeral Home, with burial in Sunset Lawn Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Lucille Bonelli
GALATIA, Ill. — Lucille Bonelli, 88, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at Union Hospital.
She had worked for the Railroad Retirement Board for 30 years.
She attended Brushy Primitive Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Albert; a daughter, Dona Montgomery of Coweta, Okla.; two sons, David Whelan of Morton Grove and Albert P. Jr. of Portland, Ore.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sloan Funeral Home, with burial in Somers Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Harold Baker
HARRISBURG, Ill. — Harold Baker, 87, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at his home.
He had been a coal miner.
He was a member of Equality Gospel Church.
Surviving are his wife, Alltha (Hancock); four daughters, Rosa Privet of Bicknell, Donna Hust of Robards, Ky., Sheila Papperoth of Percy and Mary Bean of Harco; three stepdaughters, Nell Rose Cummings of Lakeland, Fla., Shirley Parish of Clarksville, Tenn., and Kay Vautrin of Shepherd, Mich.; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by two wives, Irene (Wilson) and Elizabeth (Patterson) and two daughters, Betty Wilson and Carolyn S. Alder.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Felty Funeral Home in Carrier Mills, with burial in Salem Cemetery in Carrier Mills.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Norma Masters
OBLONG, Ill. — Norma Jean Masters, 61, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at the Crawford County Convalescent Center in Robinson.
Surviving are nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oblong Cemetery.
David Helderman
BRIDGEPORT, Ill. — David Wayne Helderman, 19, died Thursday, February, 24, 2000 in Jacksonville, Ill. The death is being investigated by the Morgan County coroner.
He was a laborer and member of the Church of God Prophecy.
Surviving are his parents, Thomas and Joyce (Scott) Helderman of rural Bridgeport; a sister, Julie Helderman of rural Bridgeport; and grandparents, Donald Helderman and Velda and Raymond Scott of Lawrenceville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Emmons-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home, with burial in May Chapel Cemetery.
John Karch
CARMI, Ill. — John W. Karch, 70, died Monday Feb. 28, 2000, at his home in Benton of heart failure.
He retired from Babcock and Wilcox in Mount Vernon.
He was a Korean War Army veteran and member of the First Christian Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Aleta Heern of Carmi; a son, Mike of Evansville; two brothers, Fred of Arlington, Va., and Allen of Pinehurst, N.C.; and three grandsons, Damon and Andrew Karch and Jonathon Heern.
His wife, Wilma Faye, died in 1993.
Arrangements are pending at Campbell Funeral Home.
Harold Schrieber
ELDORADO, Ill. — Harold V. Schrieber, 74, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at Ferrell Hospital of cancer.
He retired after 37 years with the Indiana Farm Bureau Oil Co.
He was a World War II Marine veteran and life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3479, American Legion and past master of the Eldorado Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Bonnie; a daughter, Sherry Fisher of Denver; and two grandchildren, Samantha and Eric Fisher.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Watson Funeral Home, with burial in Gholson Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Alva Suits
ELDORADO, Ill. — Alva Frankin Suits, 70, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at his home of cancer.
He retired as a truck driver and he was an Army veteran.
Surviving are two daughters, Anita Tolbert of Herod and Valinda Hennel of East Moline; two sons, Dwayne of Eldorado and James of Cave In Rock; a sister, Shirley Davis of Chicago; two brothers, Everett “Pete” of Cave In Rock and Dale Littrell of Moline; 26 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
His wife, Juanita (Lockler) and a son, James Russell Robinson, preceded him in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Potter Church in Cave In Rock, with burial in Levell Hill Cemetery in Equality, with military rites.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Hosick Funeral Home in Rosiclare.
Mable Staup
McLEANSBORO, Ill. — Mable Marie Staup, 96, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital.
During World War II, she worked at the Shingledecker Powder Plant.
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Presbyterian Church in New Carlisle, Ohio.
Surviving is a son, Edward Raymond of Hudson, Mich.; a sister, Ellenora Brower of Lake City, Fla.; two grandchildren, Brenda Hasty and Dayle Davis; and five great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Edward Raymond, died in 1975 and a daughter, Mariam Viola Longyear, died in 1990.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the New Carlisle Cemetery in Ohio.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
Henrietta Bullock
Henrietta Doll Bullock, 73, of Evansville, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at Deaconess Hospital. She was being treated for cancer.
She had worked at the Neisner’s 5 & 10 Store and Harts Drug Store.
She also worked for several years at the Luggage Shop and Elder Beerman.
She was a member of Fairlawn United Methodist Church, Daughters of the Nile Isis Temple 41, No Ruz Grotto, White Shrine and the Charles Denby Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2953 Ladies Auxiliary.
Surviving are two sisters, Eva Ruth Gentry of Michigan City, Ind., and Gladys June Garrett of Paducah, Ky.; a brother, Andrew Lee Hall of Evansville; and nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Harold, died in 1976.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fairlawn United Methodist Church, the Revs. Carlos Sanders and Randy Anderson officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, with a memorial service at 7 p.m., and from 11 a.m. to services at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
