Edward Cooper
Edward E. “Kakie” Cooper, 45, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, in Plainfield, Ind., of cancer.
He was a laborer in construction.
He was a member of the Line Street Church of Christ.
Surviving are his wife of 27 years, Pamela; a daughter, Lacriska L. Cooper of Evansville; two sons, Edward Jr. and Brandon, both of Evansville; his parents, Fred and Percy Cooper of Evansville; four sisters, Delores and Torwanna Cooper, Gloria Scott and Kathleen, all of Evansville; six brothers, Fred Jr., A.C., Lewis, Carl and Mark, all of Evansville, and Rogar of Champaign, Ill.; and three grandchildren, TreViana Walder, Tyvan Landours and E’devon Dixon.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Line Street Church of Christ, the Rev. J. Lee officiating, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Mason Bros. Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
Mary Price
Mary Helen (McDaniel) Price, 76, of Evansville, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at her home.
She retired in 1987 from Sears Roebuck Co., after more than 30 years in the credit department.
She was a member and past queen of the Daughters of the Nile, Iris Temple 41.
Surviving are a son, D. Keith of Norcross, Ga.; two sisters, Ruth Purviance of Chrisney, Ind. and Lela Gore of Littleton, Colo.; a brother, Paul McDaniel of Boonville, Ind.; and nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Lester, died in 1988.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Ted Tempel officiating, with burial in Midway Cemetery in Spencer County.
Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Deaconess/Ohio Valley Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
Harold Harmon
Harold Keith Harmon, 83, of Evansville, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital.
He retired as traffic manager from A&H Truck Lines and was a member of the Evansville Traffic Club.
He was a member and lay minister of the Folsomville United Methodist Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Karen Sue Hopkins of Cottonwood, Ariz., Martyene K. Nicholson of Ninevah, Ind., and Marlyene R. Seller of Avon, Ind.; a son, James A. of Brunswick, Ohio; a sister, Reva Rae Webster of Madison, Ind.; a brother, Wayne of Carrollton, Ky.; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and his companion, Eileen Harmon of Evansville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel, the Rev. Janice Y. Akers-Du Bois officiating, with burial in Alexander Memorial Park.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Howell United Methodist Church.
Bessie Powers
POSEYVILLE, Ind. — Bessie I. Powers, 95, formerly of Poseyville, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis.
She had been a clerk at Hirsch’s Department Store in dry goods for more than 30 years.
She was a lifetime member of the Black River Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, Carroll of Indianapolis; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Roy, and two sons, Robert and Lowell, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Werry Funeral Home, with burial in Poseyville Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Wilma Dike
DALE, Ind. — Wilma D. Dike, 85, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at the Huntingburg Convalescent Center.
She was a member and organist at the Dale United Methodist Church for more than 30 years.
Surviving are three daughters, Sharon Weitkamp of Newburgh, Linda Lancioni of Frankfort, Ky., and Darlene Hubster of Holland; a son, Charles of Dale; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Marvin, died in 1989.
Services will be at 10 a.m. CST Thursday at the Fuller Funeral Home and Crematory in Dale, with burial in the Maple Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Velma Arnold
PETERSBURG, Ind. — Velma Arnold, 77, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at her home of cancer.
She was a teller at Citizens State Bank in Petersburg, retiring in 1989.
She was a member of the General Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Grester; two daughters, Faye Bilskie of Vincennes and Bonnie Bottoms of Monroe City; a sister, Arlene Gentry of Washington, Ind.; and four grandchildren, Sandra and Eric Stewart and Jeff and Philip Bottoms.
A daughter, Martha Nell Arnold, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. EST Thursday at Harris Funeral Home, with burial in Anderson Chapel Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lincoln Trail Hospice.
Glen Hildebrand
STENDAL, Ind. — Glen E. Hildebrand, 73, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at his home from heart failure.
He was a farmer and retired coal miner.
He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of the American Legion.
He was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Phyllis Lechner of Stendal; a son, Mark of Scottsburg; a sister, Catherine Beumer of Holland; a brother, Roy of Evansville; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
His wife, June L. (Hagemeyer), died in 1992.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, with burial in St. Peter’s Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Nass & Son Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. to service time at the church.
Clara Walter
CHANDLER, Ind. — Clara J. Walter, 82, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at her home.
She was a member of the Shepherd of Paradise Lutheran Church in Newburgh.
Surviving are her husband of 63 years, Herschel; a daughter, Sayra Kolley of Chandler; four grandchildren, Vicki, Jennifer and Walter Brent Kolley and Sheryl Timmons; six great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Koehler Funeral Home Perigo Chapel, with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery in Evansville.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Margaret Miller
PRINCETON, Ind. — Margaret Pearlolee Welman Miller, 79, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at her home.
She attended Glendale Holiness Church.
Surviving are her husband of 57 years, David Earl; two daughters, Pat Morrison of Princeton and Kay Stramm of Monroeville; two sons, Jack of Fort Branch and Sam of Mitchell; a brother, Gerald Welman of Memphis, Tenn.; 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; and nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Princeton. Colvin Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mary Brown
WADESVILLE, Ind. — Mary A. Brown, 55, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at her home of cancer.
She was a coordinator at Qualex Corp.
Surviving are her husband of 38 years, Daniel J.; a son, Daniel D. of Wadesville; her mother, Alyce Cook of Evansville; her father, Dale C. Boyer of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three brothers, Gene Boyer of Pinellas Park, Fla., Carlos Boyer of Columbia, S.C., and Dale Boyer of Summerville, S.C.; and a granddaughter, Tabitha Brown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel, with burial in St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Parker Settlement, Ind.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and from noon to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Lung Association.
Frank Knight
PRINCETON, Ind. — Frank Knight, 79, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at his home.
He had taught school for 28 years and had been a superintendent and a principal.
He was a World War II Navy veteran and member of the American Legion Post 25.
He was a member of Bethel Memorial Church.
Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Hester (Woods); a daughter, Sharon Sue Brown of Boonville; a son Richard F. of Princeton; a sister, Doris Helm of Princeton; a brother, Warner of Evansville; seven grandchildren, Cathy Starkey, RoShay Higginbotham, Reina Kreig, Jenni Harrison, Rhonda Coomer, Stephanie Linnehan and Shelby Knight; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. EST Thursday at Colvin Funeral Home, with burial in Columbia White Church Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Beverly Barcus
BOONVILLE, Ind. — Beverly Barcus, 58, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at St. Mary’s Warrick from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Nov. 3.
She had worked at the Boonville Wal-Mart.
Surviving are a daughter, Angela McConnell of San Diego; a sister, Carol Dimmett of Lynnville; a stepsister, Greta Fortune of Boonville; and two brothers, John Faass of Boonville and Steve Faass of Newburgh.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bradley’s Colonial Chapel, with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Jane Hoar
FORT BRANCH, Ind. — Jane Stevens Hoar, 85, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at Owensville Convalescent Center.
She retired from L.S. Ayres Co. in Fort Wayne and was a member of the Fort Branch General Baptist Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Marcia Douglas of Owensville, Carol Ann Fisher of Clearwater, Fla., and Pamela S. Barry of Indianapolis; two sons, Bob of Fort Wayne and Jim of New Haven; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Ronald, died in May.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Holder Funeral Home Owensville Chapel, with burial in the Clark Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Emma Woolard
EVANSTON, Ind. — Emma Lou Woolard, 79, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at Professional Care Nursing Home in Dale.
She was co-owner and administrator of Professional Care Nursing Home.
She had been a clerk for the Spencer County treasurer’s office, family services and Spencer County Republican vice chairwoman.
She was a member of the Patronville United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Donna Jo Kratzer and Beth Harney, both of Grandview; a son, Robin K. of Utica, Ky.; two sisters, Robin Huff of Huntingburg and Pearl Shourds of Evansville; a brother, James A. Hopkins of Naples, Fla.; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Boultinghouse Funeral Home in Rockport, with burial in New Hope Cemetery in Newtonville.
Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Perry County Memorial Hospital.
Lloyd Tompkins
SLAUGHTERS, Ky. — Lloyd Tompkins, 68, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999, at his home from cardio-respiratory failure.
He retired as an electrician, working in construction.
He was a Korean War Navy veteran and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5484.
He was a member of the Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Jean (Cash); three daughters, Nina Jo and Celeste Ann Tompkins, both of Slaughters, and Chrystal Daulton of Fort Leonard, Mo.; and two granddaughters, Dorothy Celeste and Samantha Todd Daulton.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Harris Funeral Home, with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, with military rites.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
William Baird
STURGIS, Ky. — William R. Baird, 75, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at Methodist Hospital in Morganfield.
He was the founder of Saturn Machine & Welding Co.
He was a World War II Army veteran.
Surviving are a daughter, Vicki Hall of Sturgis; a son, Bill of Sturgis; five brothers, Harold of Lakeland, Fla., Bobby, Ed and Norval, all of Sturgis, and John C. of Elizabethtown; and three grandchildren, Jill and Zane Baird and Ty Hall.
His wife, Millie, died in 1998.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Whitsell Funeral Home, with burial in Pythian Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3:30 to 9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Lee Tillerson
HENDERSON, Ky. — Lee A. Tillerson, 87, died, Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at the McCurdy Health Care Center.
He retired from Swift Packing Co.
He was on the board of trustees at the New Race Creek Baptist Church.
Surviving are three sisters, La Verne Kirby of Fort Wayne, Ind., Myrtle Pointer and Bertha Mae Roberson, both of Chicago; a brother, Stanley of Henderson; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the New Race Creek Baptist Church, with burial in Fernwood Cemetery.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to service time at the church.
Mason Bros. Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
Hazel Keener
ALBION, Ill. — Hazel Keener, 89, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999, at the home of her son, Fred in Lady Lake, Fla.
Also surviving are a brother, Ivan Saxe of Port Orange, Fla.; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nale’s Funeral Home, with burial in Graceland Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Women’s Fellowship of First Christian Church or Hospice of Southern Illinois.
Douglas Kirk
ENFIELD, Ill. — Douglas Glen “John L.” Kirk, 86, formerly of Enfield, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at the Decatur Memorial Hospital.
He had worked as a clerk for Electro Motive in LaGrange.
He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in France.
He was a member of the Enfield Christian Church and Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are four daughters, Joyce Lundy of Normal, Jacqueline Lund of Morris, Alana Studebaker of Decatur, Dana Naber of Healdsburg, Calif.; two sons, James Mansfield of Morris and Glen of Byron; 10 grandchildren, Diane Severson, Melissa Cremer, Leslie Teberend, John Lund, Stephanie Gubelman, Judy Shaw, Christopher and Jennifer Kirk, Niki Voss and Lisa Shaw; and 12 great-grandchildren.
His wife, Florence, died in 1993.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Elledge Funeral Home, with burial in Enfield Cemetery.
Friends may call from noon to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the American Heart Association.
Edith Rose
CARRIER MILLS, Ill. — Edith E. Rose, 90, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at the Carrier Mills Nursing Home.
She was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Stonefort.
Surviving are two stepdaughters, Alice Roe of Pittsburgh and Mabel Hill of Stonefort; two sons, Frank Cobb of Carmi and Robert Cobb of McLeansboro; two stepsons, Arthur Lewis of Vienna and Leman Lewis of Michigan; two granddaughters; stepgrandchildren; great-grandchildren; stepgreat-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Frank Cobb, Ralph Lewis and Elvis Rose, two stepdaughters and a stepson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Felty Funeral Home, with burial in Little Saline Cemetery in Stonefort.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Orin Laughlin
CISNE, Ill. — Orin A. Laughlin, 88, of rural Rinard, died Monday, Nov. 8, 1999, at the Fairfield Memorial Hospital.
He was a farmer and member of the First Baptist Church in Flora.
Surviving are a daughter, Doris Nichols of Anaheim, Calif.; two sons, Dale of Flora and Darrell of Cisne; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter.
His wife, Sylvia Lucille, died in 1997.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hosselton Funeral Home, with burial in Willow Branch Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
