Thelma McBride
WASHINGTON, Ind. — Thelma Marie McBride, 87, of Plainfield, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at Eastgate Manor Nursing Center.
She had worked at the Daviess County auditor’s office and at the Washington Credit Bureau, where she worked for 13 years.
She was a 50-year member of Elnora Eastern Star, member of the Friendly Circle Homemakers Club and Daviess County Republican Ladies Club. She had been Steele Township vice-precinct committee person and secretary of Plainville Cemetery Association.
She was a 1931 graduate of Plainville High School and member of the Plainville Christian Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Janet Goodwin of Washington; a son, Robert Arnold of Plainville; two sisters, Dorothy Thomas of Washington and Billie Nelson of Chandler; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Plainville Christian Church, with private graveside services in the Plainville Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Gill Funeral Home.
Deborah Shewmaker
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — Deborah Hart Shewmaker, 45, of Norris City, Ill., formerly of Mount Vernon, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, of a cerebral aneurysm at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
She worked at the Wabash Memorial Bridge in Mount Vernon for 16 years.
She was a graduate of Reitz High School in Evansville.
Surviving are her husband, Glendell of Norris City; a daughter, Kristina Hart of Mount Vernon; a son, Keith Hart Jr. of Mount Vernon; her parents, Donald and Shirley (Paceley) Anderson of Lynnville; two sisters, Donna Kelley of Lynnville and Doris Hughes of Boonville; a brother, Donald R. Anderson of Evansville; and a grandson, Damon Hart.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Norris City, Ill., with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Norris City.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Boone Funeral Home Mount Vernon Chapel and from 9 a.m. to service time at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Alva Sibbitt Sr.
FORT BRANCH, Ind., — Alva Leon Sibbitt Sr., 80, of Paoli, father of Michael H. of Fort Branch, died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999, in the Orange County Hospital.
He had been a livestock dealer and had worked with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
He was a World War II Army veteran and member of Masonic Lodge 119.
He attended the Paoli Friends Meeting.
Also surviving are his wife, Beatrice; a son Alva Leon Jr. of Paoli; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services were at Kemple-Dillman-Ellis Funeral Home in Paoli, with burial in the Paoli Community Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hoosier Upland Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
Lucille Lawrence
BIRDSEYE, Ind. — Lucille Lawrence, 79, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at St. Joseph Hospital in Huntingburg from congestive heart failure.
She attended the Community Chapel of Eckerty.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary Lee Atkins of Birdseye; three sons, Donald of Ferdinand, James of Birdseye and Charles of Oakland City; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Ivan, died in 1994.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Nass & Son funeral Home in Huntingburg, with burial in the Birdseye Cemetery.
Cora Riley
PRINCETON, Ind. — Cora L. Riley, 78, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, at Gibson General Hospital.
She had been an inspector at Potter & Brumfield in Princeton, retiring in 1976, and was a member of Clark’s Chapel General Baptist Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary.
Surviving are three sons, George L. of Mackey, Jack of Princeton and John of Indianapolis; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Corn-Colvin Funeral Home, with burial in Providence Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 pm. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Henry Lang Jr.
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — Henry A. P. Lang Jr., 81, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at his home.
He was a farmer and had been a mechanic at Eilert Farm Equipment Co. from 1936 to 1942.
As a boy he drove a steam engine for his dad, pulling two threshing rigs and pulled a separator to farms in the Harmony Township area.
He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Future Farmers of America and honorary member of the Conservation Club.
Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Bertha Marie (Bayer); two daughters, Judith Heberer and Mary Ann Lang, both of Mount Vernon; a son, William E. of Mount Vernon; two sisters, Elfrieda Lang and Augusta McClure, both of Evansville; seven grandchildren, Thomas E. and John W. Lang, Donise Stahl, Donell Walton, Donett May and Matthew and Elizabeth Billman; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Church of Christ, burial in St. John’s Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Norvell Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church or the Mount Vernon Chapter of the FFA.
Joyce Land
PRINCETON, Ind. — Joyce Fay Land, 84, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, at her home. She was born in Australia.
Surviving are a daughter, Dawn Catt of Owensville; a brother, Warren Land of Princeton; two granddaughters, Stephanie Wallace and Liberty Catt; three great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Her husband, James O. “Ikey,’ died in 1993.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Colvin Funeral Home, with burial in Columbia White Church Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Henry Jackman
WASHINGTON, Ind. — Henry Gilmore Jackman, 85, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at Daviess Community Hospital.
He retired from Uni-Royal Corp. as a maintenance worker and was president of Local Union 339 of the United Rubber Workers.
He was a member of the Central Christian Church, Moose Lodge and Eagles.
Surviving are two daughters, Judy Perkins of Washington and Linda Young of Princeton; a brother, Ernest of Indianapolis; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
His wife, Virginia Ruth (Williams); died in 1976.
Services will be at 2 pm. Wednesday at Gill Funeral Home, with burial in New Veale Creek Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Otterbein Byers
BOONVILLE, Ind. — Otterbein Byers, 81, formerly of Tennyson, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at St. Mary’s Warrick.
He was a farmer and retired as a mechanic from the State Highway Department in Dale.
He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in France, England and Scotland, and was the recipient of a Purple Heart. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3418 in Boonville.
He was a member of the Little Zion General Baptist Church in Tennyson and had served as the trustee of the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Dorothy; three daughters, Joyce Harris of Boonville, Betty Gossar of Beechmont, Ky., and Sandra Lord of Smyrna, Tenn.; a step brother, Arthur Corn of Boonville; eight grandchildren, Donna, Lance Cpl. Donald Jr. and Kenny Gossar, C.J. and Cody Broshears and Jimmie, Jeremy and Amanda Harris; five stepgrandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Little Zion General Baptist Church in Tennyson, with burial in the church Cemetery, with military rites conducted by VFW Post 3418.
Friends may call from 12:30 to 8 p.m. today at Koehler Funeral Home Boonville Chapel and from 9 a.m. to funeral time at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Hazel Evans
HENDERSON, Ky. — Hazel L. Evans, 93, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at her home.
She was a lifelong member of Immanuel Baptist Temple.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary Evans Allen of Lexington; two sons, David M. of Platte City, Mo., and Danny J. of Clayton, N.C.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Alex M., died in 1986.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Baptist Temple, with burial in Fairmont Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.
James Pinkston
CLAY, Ky. — James R. “Bob” Pinkston, 72, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, of heart failure at the Shemwell Nursing Home in Providence. He was Baptist.
He had been a coal miner for the Pittsburg and Midway Coal Co. for 39 years.
He was a World War II Army veteran and member of the American Legion in Clay and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5484 in Providence.
Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Marie; a daughter, Linda Pinkston of Clay; two sons, Steve and Chris, both of Clay; two sisters, Joyce Bumpus of Henderson and Jean Whitmore of Colonial Heights, Va.; three grandchildren, Briana Alvey, James and Brian Pinkston; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Vanover Funeral Home, with burial in White Oak Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Garnett Smith
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — Garnett Smith, 87, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, at the United Methodist Village.
She was a nurse’s aide at the United Methodist Village, retiring in 1987.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.
Surviving are a daughter, Brenda Bobe of Lawrenceville; two sisters, Dorothy Alexander of Vincennes, Ind., and Marie Brooks of Costa Mesa, Calif.; a brother, Elsworth Ford of Venice, Fla.; and two grandchildren, Jennifer Schmucker and Jeff Bobe.
Her husband, Paul A., died in 1997.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Emmons-Macy & Steffey Funeral Home, with burial in Lawrenceville City Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lawrence Township Library or the United Methodist Village.
Ovah Jones
BROUGHTON, Ill. — Ovah Jane Jones, 93, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi.
She had been a sales clerk.
She was a member of the Broughton Methodist Church, attended the Broughton Baptist Church and was a former member of Modern Woodmen Association.
Surviving are three daughters, Jane Wiwchar of Michigan, Betty Austin of Eldorado, and Phyllis Price of Harrisburg; 18 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.
Her husband, George Henry “Casey,” died in 1960, an infant daughter, Veta Ruth Jones, and three sons, Benny, Bobby and Paul, also preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Gholson Funeral Home McLeansboro Chapel, with burial in Gholson Cemetery in Broughton.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Walter Baldwin
CARMI, Ill. — Walter L. Baldwin, 95, of Elgin, father of Alice F. Mayberry of Carmi, died
Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado.
He retired from the Milwaukee Railroad Line as an engineer.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elgin.
Also surviving are a daughter, Bonnie L. Texley of Necedah, Wis.; a brother, Rubin of Bonesteel, S.D.; three grandchildren, Debra Bauer, John Mayberry and David Texley; and four great-grandchildren.
His wife, Anastasia “Nettie” (Bartkowski), died in 1998 and a daughter, Beth Tarr, preceded him in death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in River Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery in West Dundee.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to service time at the O’Conner-Homeier Funeral Home in Elgin.
Stella Tolbert
Stella Mae (Harper) Tolbert, 74, of Evansville, mother of Evansville Courier & Press Metro Editor Charlene Tolbert, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital as a result of lung cancer.
She was a member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church, Eastern Star 555 and White Shrine.
She was a 1943 graduate of Bosse High School.
Also surviving are her husband of 53 years, Samuel Jr.; a sister, Thelma Ebinger of Evansville; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, the Revs. Ray Harper and Michael Thompson officiating, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Vernal Gehl
Vernal K. (Harstine) Gehl, 86, of Plainfield, Ind., formerly of Newburgh, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, at the Plainfield Healthcare Center.
She had been a beautician and worked at Whirlpool Corp. in Evansville as a parts buyer for 20 years, retiring in 1976.
She was a member of St. Susanna’s Catholic Church in Plainfield and former member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Newburgh.
Surviving are a son, Robert L. Detty of Monrovia, Ind.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Joseph Roscoe, preceded her in death.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Vincennes, Ind.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Carlisle & Son Funeral Chapel in Mooresville, Ind., with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Jerome Roser
Jerome E. Roser, 62, of Evansville, died Friday, Oct. 1, 1999, at Westpark Rehabilitation Center. He suffered with respiratory problems.
Surviving are two sons, Thomas and Philip, both of Evansville; a brother, John E. of Evansville; five grandchildren, Amanda Kissel, Tabitha, Brandon and Krystal Roser and Christina Lawson; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Alexander Memorial Park Chapel, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from noon to service time at the chapel.
Charles Chapman
Charles R. Chapman, 73, of Evansville, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999, as the result of a heart attack at Deaconess Hospital.
He retired from Strouse’s.
He was a Korean War Army veteran and a former member of the Song Fellows Barber Shop Quartet.
Surviving is his son, Richard of Evansville.
His wife, Nancy, died in 1990.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Browning Funeral Home, the Rev. Glen Flowers officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Oscar Detroy Jr.
Oscar Paul Detroy Jr., 67, of Evansville, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, from a pulmonary embolus at Pine Haven Nursing Home.
He was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Evansville.
Surviving are four sisters, Dorothy Kuhlenschmidt of Cape Coral, Fla., Helen Parker, Mildred Esparza, and Pauline Reutter, all of Evansville; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Alexander Memorial Park Chapel, the Rev. Louis H. Dorsch officiating, with burial in Alexander Memorial Park.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel and from 9 a.m. to service time at Alexander Memorial Park Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church music fund.
Carolyn Melloy
Carolyn S. (Arbary) Melloy, 52, of Evansville, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999, from complications of an aneurysm at CORE Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She had attended Vann Avenue Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Dawn Lindsey Miller of Evansville; two sisters, Norma Roy of Evansville and Shirley Halverson of California; two brothers, Kenneth and Ronald Arbary, both of Evansville; four grandchildren, Carolyn and Brandie Miller and Mitchell and Amber Scott; a brother-in-law who was her caregiver, Arval Roy; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Park Lawn Mausoleum Chapel, the Rev. David Schulz Jr. officiating, with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery.
Friends may call from noon to service time at Park Lawn Mausoleum Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Voices.
Wilma Howell
VINCENNES, Ind. — Wilma Jean Howell, 62, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, of cardiopulmonary failure at her home.
She was a housekeeper at Crestview Nursing Home.
Surviving are three daughters, Linda Word of Lyons and Rose Wright and Kathren Howell, both of Pinkstaff, Ill.; a sister, Bea Simonson of Washington; three brothers, Johnny Tislow of Vincennes and Bud and Robert Tislow of Bicknell; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Paul, died in 1976.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Goodwin Funeral Home.
James Mattingly
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — James H. Mattingly, 85, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, of cancer at Deaconess Hospital.
He had owned the Idlewild Cafe for 30 years.
He was a member of the Eagles and Moose, both of Mount Vernon.
Surviving are his wife, Helen Russell; two daughters, Brenda Henderson of New Harmony and Wanda Mattingly of Mount Vernon; a stepdaughter, Sue Adams of Mount Vernon; a stepson, Russell Burnett of Mount Vernon; a sister, Dorothy Farrar of Greenwood; two brothers, Harry of Shelbyville and Robert of Jacksonville, Ark.; five grandchildren, Todd and Troy Burnett, Bruce and Anthony Hamilton and Chris Adams; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Norvell Funeral Home, with burial in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Dennis Woods
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — Dennis M. “Woody” Woods, 55, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, of cancer at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
He was a retired laborer and member of the Owen Dunn American Legion Post 5.
Surviving are a daughter, Natalie Osborne of Mount Vernon; two sons, Kevin of Henderson, Ky., and Kelly of Robards, Ky.; a sister, Jana York of Mount Vernon; a brother, Jerry L. of Evansville; seven grandchildren, Trisha, Frehley, Derek, Autumn and Sarah Woods, Hannah Bruce and Collin Osborne.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Norvell Funeral Home, with burial in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Posey County Poppy Fund.
Jackie Dearing
FERDINAND, Ind. — Jackie “Jack” L. Dearing, 72, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, of a heart attack at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Huntingburg.
He retired from the Denver Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
He was a World War II Navy veteran.
He was a member of the Ferdinand American Legion, Huntingburg Veterans of Foreign Wars and Eagles.
Surviving are his wife, Marsha L.; three daughters, Brenda Velasquez of Golden, Colo., Linda Lish of Jasper and Ginger Lanham of Florida; a son, Vince of Huntingburg; five sisters, Delores Tanner, Joanne Blocker, Janice Oser and Nancy Meyer, all of Huntingburg, and Jeanne Ingle of Beech Grove; a brother, Ralph of Huntingburg; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Nass & Son Funeral Home Huntingburg Chapel, with burial in Fairmount Cemetery, with military rites.
Friends may call 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
