Mary Longwell
BIRDSEYE, Ind. — Mary Elizabeth Longwell, 90, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Core Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Huntingburg.
She retired from Dana Corp. in Hagerstown as a payroll clerk.
She was a member of Spiceland United Methodist Church.
Surviving are three sisters, Patricia Sanders of Birdseye, Anna E. Thomas of New Castle and Frances Phillips of North Aurora, Ill.
Her husband, John, died in 1983.
Services will be at 2 p.m. EST Monday at Spiceland United Methodist Church, with burial in Circle Grove Cemetery in Spiceland.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg and from 1 p.m. to service time at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Spiceland United Methodist Church.
Laura Getchell
BICKNELL, Ind. — Laura A. Getchell, 38, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
She attended Bicknell Church of the Nazarene.
Surviving are her husband, Robert “Bob”; two daughters, Kandis R. Morwood of Mount Vernon and Jessica M. Jackson of Bicknell; a son, Kyle L. of Bicknell; her mother, Mary Frances Pharris of Bicknell; three sisters, Kathy Doane of Bicknell, Janie Hummert of St. Louis and Judy Pharris of Francisco; three brothers, Steve Pharris of Francisco, Randy Pharris of Edwardsport and Dennis Pharris of Medora; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at McClure Funeral Home Bicknell Chapel, with burial in Bicknell Memorial Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Stanley Sims
MONTGOMERY, Ind. — Stanley G. Sims, 57, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at the San Diego Naval Shipyard in San Diego, Calif., of an apparent heart attack.
He was an electronics technician for Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center.
He was a member of Alfordsville Christian Church.
He was a Navy veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Janice Sue; three sons, Mark C. of Port Hueneme, Calif., William L. of Italy and Warren S. of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sisters, Ruby Rood of Spencer and Irene Rham of Covington; a brother, Billie D. of Covington; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Leslie Dawn Sims.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Titzer Funeral Home in Loogootee.
Eunice Ramsey
CLAY, Ky. — Eunice Hatler Ramsey, 91, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Medco of Morganfield.
She was a member of White Oak General Baptist Church near Providence.
Surviving are a son, Carl T. Hatler of Providence; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Carl Hatler, in 1946; her second husband, Ray Russell Ramsey, in 1985; and by a son, Frank G. Hatler, in 1959.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville, with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Madisonville.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to White Oak General Baptist Church Benevolence Fund.
Amos Odom
SPOTTSVILLE, Ky. — Amos Odom, 76, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, at Redbanks Nursing Home.
He was a member of Local 181 Operator.
He attended Spottsville United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Wilma M.; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Benton-Glunt Funeral Home in Henderson, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Henderson.
Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Edna Hibbs
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. — Edna Mae Hibbs, 84, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville.
She was a Christian.
Surviving are two sisters, Mary Dunbar of Dawson Springs and Catherine Bates of Fredonia; and five grandchildren, Debbie Bell, Kim Hammock and Timothy, Robert and Richard Hibbs.
She was preceded in death by two sons.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Beshear Funeral Home, with burial in Rosedale Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Alma Berry
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Alma Berry, 86, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Regional Medical Center.
She was a member of Grapevine Christian Church.
Surviving are nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Zimmer Veloise Berry, died in 1992.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. today at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home, with burial in Grapevine Cemetery.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Ruby McLaughlin
CALHOUN, Ky. — Ruby Jewel McLaughlin, 74, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Owensboro Mercy Health System.
She retired from General Electric in Owensboro after 38 years.
She was a member of Southside Church of Christ in Owensboro.
Surviving are her husband of 40 years, Walter Clayton McLaughlin; a daughter, Belinda McLaughlin of Calhoun; a sister, Moline Coons of Louisville; two brothers, Comer Coons of Radcliff and Oliver Coons of Bon Ayr; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Muster Funeral Home Calhoun Chapel, with burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery in McLean County.
Friends may call from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Green River District Compassionate Care Unit or to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.
Louise Ayer
GLENVILLE, Ky. — Louise (Hill) Chochran Ayer, 84, formerly of Beech Grove, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, at Ohio County Hospital in Hartford.
She retired from Sears Roebuck and Co. in Owensboro.
She was a member of Glenville Baptist Church for more than 65 years.
Surviving are three stepsons, Edward, Bobby and Ranny Ayer, all of Calhoun; four brothers, Johnny Sr. and Darrel Hill, both of Glenville, Bill Hill of Columbus, Ga., and Earl Hill of Owensboro; 11 stepgrandchildren; and 14 stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Stanley Chochran, in 1960, and by her second husband, Adam W. Ayer, in 1977.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Muster Funeral Home Calhoun Chapel, with burial in Glenville Baptist Church Cemetery in Daviess County.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Glenville Baptist Church or to a favorite charity.
Charles Tischer
ROBINSON, Ill. — Charles “Chuck” Junior Tischer, 61, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at his home of lung cancer.
He worked for the Glazer-V.E. Anderson Manufacturing Co.
He attended the Free Methodist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Dawn Baker of Paris, Ill.; a son, Kent of Champaign; five stepsons, Eddie, Ronnie, Johnny and David Whittmore, all of Woodbury, Tenn., and James Whittmore of Fountain, Colo.; seven adopted children, Jessica, Robert, Gary, Dakota and Frankie Tischer, all of Robinson, Charles Taylor Tischer of Nashville, Tenn., and Robert Fitzsimmons Tischer of Woodbury; four sisters, Flora Belle Shumaker, Mary Ellis and Beverly Solomon, all of Paris, and Norma Wells of Robinson; a brother, Paul of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; six grandchildren, Bonnie Clutter, Brandy Bennett, Glenda Stevens, Chris Pierson and Creighton and Andy Ryan; 13 stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
His wife, Louise, died in 1998.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Pulliam Funeral Home Robinson Chapel, with burial in Paris Memorial Gardens in Paris.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
There will be a family dinner at Trinity United Methodist Church in Paris at 1:30 p.m. Monday.
Glen Marks Jr.
OLNEY, Ill. — Glen Eugene Marks Jr., 49, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville of cancer.
He was assistant administrator of Marks Sunset Manor.
He was a member and past master of Olney Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Scottish Rite, Center Shrine, Ainad Temple, Olney Moose Lodge, Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are his wife, Janet; a daughter, Melissa Prusaczwk of West Frankfort; four sons, David Glen Marks of Effingham, Eric Toliver and Jeremiah Marks, both of Olney, and Aaron Toliver of Urbana; her parents, Glen and Dorothy Marks of Olney; four sisters, Terrie Marks of Olney, Linda Malone of Enfield, Sandra King of Tega City, S.C., and Melody Kim Lehman of Fort Worth, Texas; and four grandchildren, Rachael Dawn and Ashley Renee Marks and Andrew and Tateon Prusaczwk.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, with burial in Haven Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, with a Masonic service at 7:30 p.m., at the funeral home.
Gladys Elliott
ROSICLARE, Ill. — Gladys Marie Elliott, 87, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado.
She was a retired beautician.
She was a member of First Christian Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Becky Long of Cave In Rock; a son, Clyde Wesley of Champaign; a sister, Pauline Humm of Rosiclare; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Hosick Funeral Home Rosiclare Chapel, with burial in Fluorine Cemetery.
Bessie Weirauch
CARMI, Ill. — Bessie Weirauch, 104, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, at Wabash Christian Retirement Center.
She was a member of Brownsville Methodist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary Sailer of Carmi; a half brother, Frank Warren of Norris City; four grandchildren, Nancy Proctor, Judy Satterfield and Jo and Tracy Sue Russell; five great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Campbell Funeral Home Carmi Chapel, with burial in White County Memorial Garden.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Esther Carter
NORRIS CITY, Ill. — Esther Z. Carter, 84, formerly of Norris City, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Surviving are two sisters, Ferne Reed of Creal Springs and Ruth Messier of Marquette, Mich.; three brothers, Lowell Wayne Travelstead of Marion, Alvin Eugene Travelstead of Creal Springs and Marvin Dale Travelstead of Rector, Ark.
Her husband, Franklin, died in 1943.
Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Village Cemetery in Norris City.
Friends may call from 2 p.m. to service time at Campbell Funeral Home Norris City Chapel.
Roger Williams
THOMPSONVILLE, Ill. — Roger Williams, 80, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Parkway Manor in Marion.
He was a farmer.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Thompsonville.
He was a member of American Legion Post 1194 and the Franklin County Farm Bureau.
He was a World War II Navy veteran.
Surviving are two daughters, Hazel Miller and Louise Rogers, both of Thompsonville; a son, Joe of Thompsonville; three sisters, Angeline Cox of Layton, Utah, Edith Milan of Roswell, Ga., and Ruth Patton of Marion; a brother, Oliver of Thompsonville; and three grandchildren, Lisa and Amy Miller and Darin Rogers.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ebenezer Church, with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery, with military rites.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Sloan Funeral Home in Galatia and from 1 p.m. to service time at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ebenezer Church.
Barney Howder
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — Barney G. “Goog” Howder, 60, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at his home.
He was a carpenter.
Surviving are his wife, Rebecca (Dicus); two daughters, Rebecca “Snookie” Howder of Bellmont and Kimberly Howder of Lawrenceville; two sisters, Clara Seals and Peg Foster, both of Vincennes, Ind.; six grandchildren; and a stepgrandson.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Debra Howder.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Emmons-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery in Vincennes, Ind.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Dorothy Repasky
Dorothy C. “Dottie” Repasky, 78, of Evansville formerly of Cedar Lake, Ind., died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at Deaconess Hospital.
She was a member of Holy Redeemer Church and attended Bethel Temple.
Surviving are her husband of 51 years, Andrew; three daughters, Grace Potocki of Crown Point, Ind., Betty Travis of Lowell, Ind., and Deborah Beasley of Evansville; two sons, John of Rutherfordton, N.C., and Andrew Jr. of Gypsum, Colo.; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Eller Brady Funeral Home in Cedar Lake, with burial in Orchard Grove Cemetery in Lowell.
Donna Maddox
Donna Maddox, 95, of Evansville, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at East Pointe Nursing Home.
She was a member of Cleaves Memorial CME Church for more than 40 years.
Surviving are a sister, Bernice Knight of Evansville; a brother, Frank Chinn of Evansville; and nieces and nephews including Helena Brewster and Gwendolyn Thomas who cared for her.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Cleaves Memorial CME Church, the Rev. James Buckner officiating, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday for a wake service at the church. Mason Bros. Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
Walter Kingston
Walter Dewey Kingston, 73, of Evansville, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at St. Mary’s Medical Center of cancer.
Surviving are two sisters, Viola Kingston Abbott of Waynesboro, Ga., and Mary Ann Titus of Mesa, Ariz.; a brother, Carl Richard of Port Orange, Fla.; and nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, the Rev. Gary Louis Abbott officiating.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel.
Jewel Howard
Jewel (Vaughan) Howard, 81, sister of Allie Feller and J.B. Vaughan, both of Evansville, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at her home in Houston.
Also surviving are a sister, Martha Patmor of Marion, Ky.; and four brothers, George Vaughan of Marion, Kelly Vaughan of Kansas City, Mo., Bruce Vaughan of California, and Gavin Vaughan of Hobbs, N.M.
Her husband, Charles, and her son, Curtis, preceded her in death.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Woodlawn Cemetery in Houston, her brother Gavin officiating. The Woodlawn Funeral Home in Houston is handling arrangements.
John Klamer
John Herman Klamer, 75, of Clayton, Mo., formerly of Evansville, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at the Bethesda-Dilworth Memorial Home. He was incapacitated by a stroke 18 years ago.
He had owned and operated J.H. Klamer Co. in St. Louis and was an alderman for the city of Frontenac, Mo.
He was a World War II Navy veteran, serving on a destroyer escort in the Pacific.
He received a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University.
He served as committee chairman for Boy Scout Troop 618 in Missouri.
Surviving are three sons, J. Mark, Bruce C. and Keith Daniel, all of Clayton; a brother, Charles of Santa Claus, Ind.; and four grandchildren, Emily Hutchins Klamer, John Davis, Laura Kerley and John “Jack” Ferguson Klamer.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Alexander Memorial Park Chapel, the Rev. Donald W. Bernhardt officiating, with burial in Alexander Memorial Park. There will be no visitation at Alexander Funeral Home North Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethesda-Dilworth Memorial Home or the First Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood, Mo.
Karen Luigs
Karen Kaye (Winstead) Luigs, 47, of Evansville, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at Deaconess Hospital of cancer.
She owned and operated Willow Creek Stables and had been a nursing assistant in the offices of Drs. Wallace Adye and Roy N. Smith Jr for three years and also for Dr. Wayne Alley.
She was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, actively involved in PTA and church affiliated youth and adult programs.
She gave riding lessons to children.
Surviving are her husband of 26 years, Michael A.; a daughter, Jenni, at home; a son, Drew, at home; her parents, John “Jay” and Sue Winstead of Evansville; and four sisters, Marianna Meachen of Kaneoche, Hawaii, Jolene Schwartz of Pendergrass, Ga., Jana Roettgero of Evansville and Wendy Winstead of Shelbyville, Ky.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, the Revs. Jack Durchholz and William Traylor officiating, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Pierre Funeral Home, with a memorial service at 5 p.m. and from 9:30 a.m. to service time at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Carrie Hollerbach
Carrie M. Hollerbach, 101, of Manhattan, Kan., formerly of Evansville, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, at Stoney Brook Retirement Village.
She retired from Deaconess Hospital as a nurse’s aide.
She was a member of St. Mark’s United Church of Christ and the Quilters Guild.
Surviving are a daughter, Marian McCandless Quinlan of Manhattan; two grandchildren, Karen McCandless Cook and John Scott McCandless; and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel, the Rev. Kimron Reising officiating, with burial in Alexander Memorial Park.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Infant Orion Hanson
Orion Robert Hanson, son of Dawn Manges and Robert Hanson, both of Evansville, died shortly after birth at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
He was Christian.
Also surviving are a sister, Jessica Hart of Evansville; a brother, Joseph Manges of Lady Lake, Fla.; grandparents, Robert and Mia Hanson; and a great-grandmother.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Georgian Chapel at Park Lawn Cemetery, the Rev. Bret Nicholson officiating, with burial in the Garden of the Innocent. There will be no visitation at Miller & Miller Colonial Chapel.
William Miller
TELL CITY, Ind. — William R. Miller, 79, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at Perry County Memorial Hospital.
He retired in 1980 from General Electric in Tell City.
He was a World War II Army veteran and past commander of the American Legion Post 213 and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2939.
Surviving are a daughter, Barbara DeBolt of Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
His wife, Francis Lydia (Whitley), died in 1999.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. EST Friday at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Fort Wayne.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Huber Funeral Home Tell City Chapel.
