Ralph Stanfield
PALESTINE, Ill. — Ralph E. Stanfield, 46, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. He had a heart condition.
He retired as a truck driver.
He was a member of the Palestine First Christian Church, Masonic Lodge 849, past president of Eagles and president of the Palestine Booster Club.
He umpired and was president of the Palestine Little League and Babe Ruth teams, coached Pee Wee Football, was scoutmaster for Troop 333 and a Cub scoutmaster.
Surviving are his wife, Marsha (Moade); a daughter, Shannon Moade of Akin; two sons, Andrew Kincade of Lawton, Okla., and Ryan of Palestine; his parents, Reuel and Helen (Campbell) Stanfield; a sister, Cynthia Bantican Lawrence of Palestine; a brother, David of Palestine; a grandson, David Scott Kincade; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Goodwine Funeral Home, with burial in Palestine Cemetery.
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 the Palestine Booster Club.
Mary Bodner
FAIRFIELD, Ill. — Mary E. Bodner, 88, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital.
She retired from a garment factory.
She was a member of the Fairfield First Christian Church, Royal Neighbors and Eastern Star.
Surviving are nieces and nephews. Her husband, John A., died in 1963.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Nale’s Funeral Home, with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Catherine Snider
OBLONG, Ill. — Catherine Snider, 85, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999, at her home.
She was a member of Prior Grove Church.
Surviving are her husband, James A. “Jim”; two daughters, Louise Karns of Sumner and Barbara Weck of Newton; four sons, Mike, Art and Tom, all of Oblong, and Jerry of London, Ky.; 16 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; and nieces and nephews.
A son, Richard, and her twin sister, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Pulliam Funeral Home, with burial in Oblong Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Lincolnland Hospice.
Edgar Greenwell
Edgar M. Greenwell, 89, of Evansville, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at Columbia Health Care Facility.
He was a professional photographer and was the photographer for the Diocese of Evansville. He took pictures for the bishops, Memorial High School, St. Theresa School and other churches and schools. He was also photographer for CSX Railroad, General Electric Corp. and Lopp & Lopp, Attorneys at Law.
He was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church.
Surviving are his wife of 13 years, Ruth; two daughters, Brenda Schlichter of Fenton, Mo., and Kathy Hampton of Evansville; four sons, John M. Greenwell of Woodbury, Minn., Kenny and Bill Conger, both of Evansville, and Steve Conger of Carlyle; a brother, Joe of Evansville; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, the Rev. Ted Tempel officiating, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, with a memorial service at 7 p.m., at Alexander Funeral Home North Chapel.
Loretta Marshall
Loretta M. Marshall, 74, of Evansville, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 1999, at St. Mary’s Medical Center of complications of heart disease.
She retired in 1980 from Berry Plastics Co. after 17 years.
She was a life member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Surviving are her husband, Willard Jr.; a daughter, Marsha F. Evans of Owensville, Ind.; two stepdaughters, Gloria G. Scales of Chandler, Ind., and Deborah Montgomery of Boonville, Ind.; a son, Alan W. Folz of Evansville; a sister, Irene Little of Orange Park, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pierre Funeral Home, the Rev. Wade Butler officiating, with burial in Lutheran Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Harold Kixmiller
Harold L. Kixmiller, 69, of Greensburg, Ind., brother of Roy Kixmiller of Evansville, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999, at Decatur County Memorial Hospital of acute myocardial infarction.
He retired from Chrysler Corp. in Indianapolis.
He was a member of Kingston Presbyterian Church and AMVETS.
He was a Navy veteran and a graduate of Freelandville High School.
Also surviving are a son, James Scott of Canaan, Ind.; three brothers, Paul of Terre Haute, Ind., Kenneth of Florida and Arthur of Winslow, Ind.; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jo.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. EST Tuesday at Kingston Presbyterian Church in Greensburg, the Rev. David Crowley officiating, with burial in South Park Cemetery in Greensburg.
Friends may call from noon to service time at the church. Gilliland Howe Funeral Home in Greensburg is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to AMVETS or to the American Cancer Society.
Lettie Gant
Lettie (Clark) Gant, 92, of Evansville, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at Muhlenberg County Community Methodist Hospital in Greenville, Ky.
She had formerly co-owned Poplar Grove Rest Home in Greenville.
Surviving are a sister, Annie Mae Jones of Greenville; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Chapel Baptist Church in Mortons Gap, Ky., the Rev. Garrett Grinstead officiating, with burial in White Plains Cemetery in White Plains, Ky.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time at the church. Mason and Sons Funeral Home in Madisonville, Ky., is handling arrangements.
Edward Brothers
Edward J. Brothers, 82, of Evansville, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 1999, at his home.
He retired in 1980 from Bristol-Myers after 42 years.
He also retired from the Evansville Courier & Press after 10 years.
He was a member of the Mead Johnson’s Foreman Club, Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the former St. Ben’s Minstrel.
He was a World War II veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Darlene (Ibbotson); two daughters, Angela Embrey of Evansville and Elizabeth Heilman of Indianapolis; a stepdaughter, Cassandra Mayer of Evansville; four sons, George of Birmingham, Ala., William and Daniel, both of Evansville, and Edward of Charlestown; two sisters, Ann Denton and Rose Massingham, both of Evansville; a brother, Damian “Pete” of Evansville; 16 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Browning Funeral Home, the Revs. John Lefler Jr. and Ted Tempel officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Bernice Thomas
Bernice (Sorensen) Thomas, 83, formerly of Evansville, died Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, at Chesterwood Village in Cincinnati.
She was a member of the Sycamore Chapter 314 of the Eastern Star and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.
Surviving are a sister, Grace M. Staley of Deer Park, Ohio; a brother, Col. Lennard Sorensen of Cincinnati; and nieces and nephews, including Beverly Crowe, who cared for her.
Her husband, C. Covert Thomas, died in 1991.
Services were held at Staley-Crowe Funeral Home in Deer Park, with burial in Rest Haven Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity.
James Geisweit
VINCENNES, Ind. — James L. Geisweit, 77, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at Good Samaritan Hospital.
He owned and operated Vincennes Aluminum Window and Door since 1978.
He was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church and was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Mary (Fyffe); a son, Robert of Vincennes; his mother, Margaret Geisweit of Lester, Pa.; a sister, Evelyn Cleaver of Pennsylvania; a brother, George of Pennsylvania; and a grandchild.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Geisweit.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. EST Monday at Goodwin Funeral Home, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Sidney Queen
LOOGOOTEE, Ind. — Sidney P. Queen, 77, of Shoals, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at Bedford Regional Medical Center in Bedford of an apparent heart attack.
He was a funeral director from 1951 until his retirement in 1976. He and his late brother, Gordon, operated Queen Funeral Home in Shoals.
He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Shoals, the Shoals American Legion and the Eagles.
He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and a 1951 graduate of the Indiana College of Mortuary Science in Indianapolis.
Surviving are his wife, Rose (Jones); a daughter, Lori Bauer of Loogootee; two sisters, Inez Sorrells of Shoals and Frances Fisher of Washington; and two grandsons, Craig and Mark Bauer.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Titzer Funeral Home.
Rita Lindsey
TELL CITY, Ind. — Rita Lindsey, 44, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 1999, at Owensboro Mercy Health System in Owensboro, Ky., of pneumonia.
She worked at Stewart-Warner in Troy for eight years.
She was a member of the American Legion Post 213 Ladies’ Auxiliary in Tell City.
Surviving are a son, Jeremy of Bowling Green, Ky.; four sisters, Anna Webb, Sharon Batie and Laurinda Fawks, all of Tell City, and Carolyn Tongate of Fishers; two brothers, Delbert and Bobby Reed, both of Cannelton; and her companion, Tom Griepenstroh of Tell City.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert.
Services will be at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday at Huber Funeral Home Tell City Chapel, with burial in New Cliff Cemetery in Cannelton.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday and from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Pasquel Skinner
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Pasquel L. Skinner, 81, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at his home.
He worked for Thornberry Construction Co. in maintenance.
Surviving are his wife, Lana (Oglesby); three sons, Ronnie of Madisonville, Dennis of Henderson and Terrell of Bowling Green; a brother, Charles of Providence; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at Harris Funeral Home.
Nina Scott
MORGANFIELD, Ky. — Nina (Duckworth) Hunt Scott, 65, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at her the home of her son in Union County of cancer.
She was a member of Woodland Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Rebecca Mills of Henderson; two sons, Bobby Lloyd Hunt of Morganfield and Thomas W. Hunt of Florida; a sister, Janice Sheffer of Morganfield; a brother, James Stanley Duckworth of Morganfield; seven grandchildren, Bobby Hunt Jr., Jennifer Marie Arnett, Shelby, Ryan and Hanna Mills, Timmy Sheffer and Tammy Paul; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Whitsell Funeral Home Morganfield Chapel, with burial in Odd Fellows 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 St. Anthony’s Hospice.
Carlos Lantrip
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Carlos O’Neal Lantrip, 79, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 1999, at his home.
He worked for Quality Plating in Evansville as a metal plater and polisher.
He was a member of Grapevine Missionary Baptist Church and was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.
Surviving are a stepdaughter, Margrette Gann of Newburgh, Ind.; a son, Carlos Wayne; a sister, Naomi Carter of Madisonville; a brother, Bill of Nebo; a half brother, Orville Lantrip of Equality, Ill.; two grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
His wife, Ester Ross Lutz, died in 1985.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
There will be no visitation at Harris Funeral Home.
Grayce Tedrow
CARMI, Ill. — Grayce B. Tedrow, 88, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at White County Hospital Skilled Care Unit.
She worked for General Telephone for more than 40 years, retiring as a chief operator.
She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Business and Professional Women’s Organization.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Campbell Funeral Home Carmi Chapel, with burial in Maple Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Wilmer Graham
OBLONG, Ill. — Wilmer H. Graham, 78, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville.
He owned and operated Graham Welding, retiring in 1998.
He was a member of First Baptist Church, past president and former member of the Black Oak, Ind., Eagles and former union steward for the Iron Workers Union in Hammond, Ind.
Surviving are a daughter, Jean Lawhead of Dieterich; four sons, Larry Hocking of Griffith, Ind., Ivan Graham of Hobart, Ind., John Graham of Robinson and Michael Graham of Minot, N.D.; two sisters, Ruth Mendenhall of Palestine and Juanita Smith of California; two brothers, Ralph and Kenny, both of Kansas City, Kan.; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
His wife, Evelyn M. (Weathers), died in 1998.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, with burial in Berlin Cemetery in rural Oblong.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Pulliam Funeral Home Oblong Chapel and from 9 a.m. to service time at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Baptist Children’s Home.
Rural Springer
McLEANSBORO, Ill. — Rural Russell “Jake” Springer, 83, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at his home.
He retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections in Vienna as a guard.
He was a member of Pleasant Union Congregational Christian Church and the McLeansboro Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are a daughter, Virginia Preston of Mill Shoals; six grandchildren, Penny Nipper, Jeannette Gass, Yvette Henager, Cindy Ashley, Cherie Gerdel and Kent Preston; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby C. (Etienne), in 1992, a daughter, Dorothy Canady, and by a son, Walter Lee.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Gholson Funeral Home, with burial in Old Springer Cemetery near McLeansboro.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Wilburn Smith
ENFIELD, Ill. — Wilburn R. “Coke” Smith, 84, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro.
He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Vera E. (Frymire); a daughter, Judy Smith of Colp; three sons, John R. of Enfield and Jim and Jeffrey, both of Norris City; two sisters, Ruby F. DeBeaux of Aurora, Colo., and Rosemary Cuka of Arizona; a brother, Wilfred of McLeansboro; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Joellen Smith.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
There will be no visitation at Kittinger-Fair Funeral Home Carmi Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made for Masses at the church.
Judy Fisher
ALBION, Ill. — Judy Fisher, 79, formerly of Albion, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 1999, at Newton Rest Haven Manor Nursing Home in Newton.
Surviving are a sister, Madge McKinney of West Point, Miss.; and two brothers, Clyde and Roe Songer, both of Newton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Nale’s Funeral Home Albion Chapel, with burial in Bethel Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Herschell Turner
ROSICLARE, Ill. — Herschell Glenn Turner, 59, of Chester, formerly of Hardin County, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999, at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Surviving are his wife, Evelyn; two daughters, Karen Collier of Steeleville and Kim Gartley of Chester; three sons, Kevin of Chester, Ken of Ellis Grove and Kris of Great Falls, Mont.; four sisters, Jane Manazares of Pueblo, Colo., Emma Blair of Shawneetown and Norma Hogg and Ruth Miller, both of Rosiclare; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Schroeder-McClure Funeral Home in Chester and at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Honeycomb Church of God in Herod, with burial in Empire Cemetery in Elizabethtown.
There will be no visitation at the funeral home.
Delmar Huffine
MACEDONIA, Ill. — Delmar Ray Huffine, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 1999, at Westside Care Center in West Frankfort.
He retired from International Harvester in Melrose Park after 30 years as a machine operator.
He was a member of First Baptist Church of West Frankfort, Masonic Lodge.
He was a World War II Army veteran.
Surviving are a daughter, Caroline Murillo of Melrose Park; a son, Tommy of Macedonia; a brother, Ronald of Thompsonville; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. His wife, Evelyn Louise (Tyler), died in 1997.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home in Benton, with burial in Knob Prairie Cemetery in Akin, with military rites.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
