Margaret Duncan
HENDERSON, Ky. — Margaret Duncan, 81, died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
She was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Bettye Ann Hubbard of Fairfield, Ohio, Phyllis Crafton of Henderson, Janice Cherundolo of Indianapolis and Kathy Sturm of Miami; three sisters, Lula Mae Rhodes and Martha Buckman, both of Henderson, and Mary Ellen French of Morganfield; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Ray, died in 1973.
Services will be at noon Monday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, with burial in St. Louis Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., and from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Joseph Luckett
MORGANFIELD, Ky. — Joseph C. Luckett, 87, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at his home.
He was the former president of Union Bank & Trust Co. and was a farmer.
He was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.
Surviving are his wife, Blanche; a daughter, Mary Jo Steward of Morganfield; a sister, Florence Meech of Boca Raton, Fla.; a grandson, Gregg Steward; and two great-granddaughters.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Ann Catholic Church, with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday at Whitsell Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ann’s Building Fund or to St. Anthony’s Hospice.
Alpha Whitney
OWENSBORO, Ky. — Alpha Marie Whitney, 97, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at Owensboro Mercy Health System.
She was a member of Full Gospel Tabernacle.
Surviving are two daughters, Martine Wilkerson and Judy Sinclair, both of Owensboro; two sons, Donald of Evansville and Kenneth of Owensboro; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil, in 1948, and by a son, Odell, in 1989.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at James H. Davis Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Thornton Cullen
PRINCETON, Ky. — Thornton Cullen, 73, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville.
He was a retired commercial fisherman.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Key Largo, Fla., where he served as a deacon for more than 20 years.
He was a World War II veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Providence.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; a daughter, Betty Gregory of Orlando, Fla.; a son, Douglas of Key Largo; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Melton Funeral Home in Providence. Burial is pending.
Friends may call from noon to service time at the funeral home.
Robert Severs
WHITESVILLE, Ky. — Robert Allen Severs, 49, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at his home. Cause of death has yet to be determined by the Daviess County coroner.
He was a disabled Vietnam War Army veteran. While serving in the Army he earned the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Commendation Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, the Good Conduct Medal and the parachute badge.
He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans.
Surviving is a sister, Peggy Seeger of Hendersonville, Colo.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro. Burial will follow at a later date in Elmwood Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6:30 p.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Joy Gowin
OBLONG, Ill. — Joy I. Gowin, 85, formerly of Oblong, died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, at the home of her son in Merrillville, Ind.
She was a school teacher in the Bend area and had also worked as a bookkeeper.
She was a member of Southside Wesleyan Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Jere of Merrillville and Barry of Florida; a sister, Jessie Neeley of Claremont; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William, in 1984, and by a daughter, Barbara Gowin, in 1948.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Pulliam Funeral Home Oblong Chapel, with burial in Oblong Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wesleyan World Missions.
Douglas Mahrenholz
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — Douglas L. Mahrenholz, 49, formerly of Vincennes, Ind., died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes of an apparent heart attack.
He was a driver for Emulsions, Inc.
He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Elks, Moose, American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars, all of Lawrenceville.
Surviving are his wife, Amy (Carson); two daughters, Kristen Mahrenholz of Jefferson City, Mo., and Shannon Abel of Indianapolis; three sons, Justin Mahrenholz of Bridgeport, Jeremy Mahrenholz of Evansville, and Jeffrey Abel of Vincennes; two brothers, Gene and Steve, both of Lawrenceville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gardner & Son Funeral Home, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, both in Vincennes.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Garnett Trautman
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — Garnett Gladys Trautman, 95, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at the United Methodist Village.
She attended Central Christian Church.
Surviving are a niece and a nephew.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Noel “Pete” McCarty, and by her second husband, Henry W. Trautman.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Emmons-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home, with burial in Waggoner Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. to service time at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Central Christian Church or to a favorite charity.
Don Bradberry
FLAT ROCK, Ill. — Don Bradberry, 65, died Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville of an apparent heart attack.
He retired in 1996 from L.S. Heath & Sons and Leaf Candy Co., after 43 years of service in the maintenance department.
He was a member of Pearl Chapel Church and was a Korean War Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Anna Jane (Lemeron); a daughter, Teresa Lynn Rock of Claremont, N.H.; three sons, Donald Leon, Rick and Bill Bradberry, all of Flat Rock; and six grandchildren, Hank, Jessica, Marinda, Kara and Larry Don Bradberry and Erica Rock.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Goodwine Funeral Home Flat Rock Chapel, with burial in Tohill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Patricia Rager
Patricia A. Rager, 64, of Evansville, died Friday, Nov. 12 , 1999, at Cypress Grove Nursing & Rehabilitation of cancer.
In 1995, she retired from the Vanderburgh County Welfare Department.
She bowled in the Monday Night Arc Angels, Wednesday Morning Women’s League at Arc Bowling Lanes and she was a member of the Women’s International Bowling Congress.
Surviving are her stepmother, Jennavine Lupton of Indianapolis; two stepsisters, Margaret Currie of Indianapolis and Marilyn Flynn of South Bend, Ind.; and nieces and a nephew.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. James T. Heady officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Charles Simpson
Charles Simpson, 79, of Newburgh, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
He had been a farmer and bricklayer and had worked as a superintendent at Peyronnin Construction Co. for 20 years, retiring from Simpson Construction Co. in 1985.
He was a member of International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Local 4 in Indiana and Kentucky.
He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, serving at the Panama Canal.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Newburgh.
Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Edna Kathryn; three daughters, Brenda Meyer of Evansville, Cheryl Grimm of Newburgh and Shawn Dotson of Tell City, Ind.; a brother, David C. Loyd Simpson of Skowhegan, Maine; and three grandchildren, Angela Dawn Sprinkle, Emily Larren Grimm and Nathan Charles Dotson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Simpson Funeral Home Newburgh Chapel, the Rev. David Lee officiating, with burial in Lynnville Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
John Eades
John C. Eades, 77, of Linden, Ind., brother of Mary Schiff of Evansville, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
He owned and operated Eades Excavating, retiring in 1980, after 40 years.
He was a member of the Linden Baptist Church and a volunteer at the Railroad Museum in Linden.
Also surviving are three sisters, Alice Mayes of Chandler, Ind., Gertrude Dunning of South Carrollton, Ky., and Reva May Kittinger of Sacramento, Ky.
His wife, Martha L. (Stull), died in 1990.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chapel in West Lafayette, Ind.
Ian McKinney
Ian Russ McKinney, 17, of Evansville, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, in an automobile accident on Old Henderson Road.
He worked at the Super K-Mart in Evansville.
He enjoyed mountain biking, building models, boating and baseball.
Surviving are his parents, Ron and Becky McKinney of Evansville; three sisters, Crystal Barnhart and Javan McKinney, both of Evansville, and Ann McKinney of Louisville, Ky.; a brother, Sean of Cincinnati; and grandparents, Jack and Vera McKinney and Gene and Jeanetta Barnhart.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Pierre Funeral Home, the Rev. Michael Stoelting officiating, with burial in Alexander Memorial Park.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Juanita Van Bibber
Juanita Van Bibber, 83, of Carterville, Ill., formerly of Evansville, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at Herrin (Ill.) Hospital.
She had worked as a health aide for nursing homes in Evansville, retiring in 1945.
She was a member of Herrin First Church of God.
Surviving are a daughter, Sharon Boyd of Emporia, Kan.; two sons, George Fairchilds of Zeigler, Ill., and Lester Van Bibber of Lynnwood, Wash.; a sister, Betty Todd of Evansville; a brother, the Rev. Oscar Pullum of Evansville; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Lester “Buddy,” died in 1957.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin, with burial in Blairsville Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church or TIP Hospice.
Bernice Brown
Bernice M. Brown, 89, of Jackson, Miss., died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999, at St. Mary’s Medical Center from complication of congestive heart failure. She was visiting a daughter, Shirley Everett of Evansville.
She was a storyteller, had recorded 14 hours of memories of her life in rural Jones County, Mississippi, and had written a history of the Gitano Methodist Church.
She was an active member of the Asbury Congregational Methodist Church.
Also surviving are a daughter, Janette Kennedy of Heidelberg, Miss.; two sons, Donald Watkins of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Mack Watkins of Jackson; 10 grandchildren, including, Emily Everett Diedrich; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel is handling local arrangement.
Arrangements are pending in Jackson, with burial in the Union Line Cemetery near Soso, Miss.
Nina Boehne
Nina Louise (Taylor) Boehne, 60, formerly of Evansville, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at her home in Hopkinsville, Ky., of an apparent heart attack.
She had been a seamstress with Flynn Enterprises in Hopkinsville.
She attended Living Hope Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Marsha Diane Boren of Whitney, Texas, and Sheila Renee Sweatt of Evansville; a son, Barry Charles Boren of Evansville; four sisters, Vonnie Francis of Hopkinsville, Gladys Stewart of Cadiz, Ky., Marion Holman of Brunswick, N.J., and Jean Lawson of Knoxville, Tenn.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hughart & Beard Funeral Home Hopkinsville Chapel, with burial in Bristo-Lancaster Cemetery in Trigg County, Ky.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Osie DeTalente
Osie DeTalente, 59, of Evansville, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at her home of cancer.
She was Protestant and enjoyed sewing.
Surviving are her husband of 35 years, Nelson Sr.; a daughter, Debra Hudson of Newburgh; four sons, Joseph, John, Nelson Jr. and James, all of Evansville; a sister, Mary Viars of Evansville; two brothers, John Bivins of Dawson Springs, Ky., and Claude Bivins of Aurora, Ill.; and 13 grandchildren, Erin Schauss, Mackenzie, Jason and Jonathan Hudson, Derek, Wesley, Tyler, Nelson III, Rocky, Claudia, James Jr. and Colin DeTalente and Savannah Barta.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Bill Heard officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Linda Vaught
Linda Mae Vaught, 59, of Evansville, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999, at St. Mary’s Medical Center from a heart attack.
She was an administrative assistant at Azteca Milling Corp., had worked at American General in Evansville and SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla.
She was a former employee of and a volunteer for the Right to Life of Vanderburgh County.
Surviving are two daughters, Jennifer Thompson of Cottontown, Tenn., and Amy DeCorrevont of Evansville; a son, Greg of Madisonville, Ky.; two sisters, Jean Angermeier of Fort Branch, Ind., and Jo Ann Hunter of Evansville; a stepbrother, Bruce Reed of Evansville; four grandchildren, Connor, Coleman and Rance Thompson and Kyle DeCorrevont; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, the Rev. Joseph Vaught officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Right to Life of Vanderburgh County.
Catherine Mays
CYNTHIANA, Ind. — Catherine Mays, 73, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital.
She was Pentecostal.
Surviving are seven daughters, Lisa Alvey of Griffin, Karen Todd of Greenville, Ky., Shirley Gee and Sandra Paul, both of Cynthiana, Mary Gish of St. Wendel, Faye Williams of Garden Grove, Calif., and Pat Williams of Evansville; two sons, Donald Crull of Haubstadt and David Mays of Evansville; 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
A daughter, Sharon Gee, died in 1977 and a son, Joseph Crull, in 1988.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ziemer Funeral Home North Chapel, with burial in Liberty Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Madeline Padgett
HAYSVILLE, Ind. — Madeline M. Padgett, 82, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at the Northwood Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Jasper.
She had worked at the Northwood Good Samaritan Nursing Center.
She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Association.
Surviving are three daughters, Patricia Crouse of Loogootee, Laurel L. Bauer of Alfordsville and Melanie Ferber of Holland; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-granchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Loren C., and two sons, Ronald A. and Donald L., preceded her in death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christ Lutheran Church, with burial in the Community Cemetery.
Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. today at Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper.
Edith Stemle
JASPER, Ind. — Edith L. Stemle, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at Louisville Suburban Hospital.
She was a member of Precious Blood Catholic Church and quilted and served lunches at Precious Blood School.
Surviving are two daughters, Joyce Franks of Louisville, Ky., and Jane Knies of Goshen; a sister, Adele Kleinhelter of Celestine; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Linus “Pete,” and two infant daughters preceded her in death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. EST Wednesday at Precious Blood Catholic Church, with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday, with a rosary service at 3 p.m., at Becher-Kluesner Downtown Chapel.
Thornton Cullen
PRINCETON, Ky. — Thornton Cullen, 73, formerly of Key Largo, Fla., died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at Madisonville Regional Medical Center of respiratory failure.
He had been a commercial fisherman.
He was had been a deacon for more than 20 years in the First Baptist Church in Key Largo.
He was a World War II Navy veteran and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Providence.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; a daughter, Betty Gregory of Orlando, Fla.; a son, Douglas of Key Largo; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Melton Funeral Home in Providence, with burial in Palms Woodlawn Cemetery in Florida.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Baptist Children’s Home.
Cecilia Hedges
HENDERSON, Ky. — Cecilia Ann Hedges, 68, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at Methodist Hospital. The cause of her death has not yet been determined.
She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Kelly Purgeason of Reed; five sons, Thomas and Scott Waggener, both of Henderson, and Pat, Mark and Robbie Spalding, all of Henderson; three sisters, Georgia Smith of Louisville, Ohio, Mary Morris of New Lebanon, Ind., and Clara O’Nan of Waverly; six brothers, James T. Buckman of Henderson, William T., John R., Charles W. and Stephen W. Buckman, all of Waverly, and Raymond L. Buckman of Morganfield; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Peter Catholic Church in Waverly, with burial in the church cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 5:30 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to service time at Whitsell Funeral Home.
Mary Brooks
SEBREE, Ky. — Mary Elizabeth Brooks, 81, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at the Redbanks Health Care Facility in Henderson.
She had worked at Scott Manufacturing.
She was a member of the Sebree First Baptist Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Judy Bryan of Paducah, Janet Knight of Evansville and Sue Brooks of Henderson; a stepdaughter, Favian Mae Wiles of Sebree; a foster daughter, Diana Majors of Sebree; a son, Cecil of Chandler, Ind.; a stepson, Cletus Ray of Sebree; two sisters, Loretta Brooks of Providence and Ruby Hardaway of Evansville; a stepsister, Barbara Chainey of Henderson; two brothers, Franklin Hailman of Robards and Kenneth Hailman of Henderson; eight grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry, and two stepgrandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tompkins Sebree-Poole Chapel, with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery near Slaughters.
Friends may call from 4:30 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
