Pauline Ralph
Pauline T. Ralph, 88, of Evansville, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Ky.
She was Catholic and enjoyed farming with her husband.
Surviving are a sister, Bessie Thompson of Henderson; a grandson, Robert William Ralph; two great-grandsons; and nieces and nephews.
Her husband, George William, died in 1990 and a son, William Taylor Ralph, died in 1975.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home in Owensboro, Ky. ,with burial in Mater Dolorosa Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Charles Frederick
Charles R. Frederick, 75, of Evansville, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at his home of cancer.
He retired from Whirlpool Corp. in 1987 and spent 20 years at Inland Marina running the boat dock.
He was a World War II veteran and he served in the Assault Force “U” on Normandy Beach. His unit was awarded the French Cross of War.
He was a volunteer for the Salvation Army.
Surviving are his wife, Charlotte; two daughters, Angela Hopper of Henderson and Crystal Frederick of Evansville; two stepdaughters, Charla Taylor and Cindy Orange, both of Evansville; three sons, Mike of Indianapolis, Mark of Hatfield, Cayce of Newburgh; two stepsons, Harold and Rance Evans of Newburgh; 19 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel. There will be no visitation the body will be cremated.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army.
Leona Glover
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — Leona M. (Gerton) Glover, 73, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville of cancer.
She had been the office manager for Hasting Equipment Co. for 42 years, for 10 years worked for Fuelling Concrete and two years at Evansville Concrete Co.
She was an organist, treasurer and Sunday school teacher at the Mount Vernon First Christian Church and was past president of the Christian Women’s Service.
Surviving are her husband of 52 years, Charles I.; three sisters, Ruth Bottomley, Margaret Stephan and Mary Ellen Hundley, all of Mount Vernon.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m,. Saturday at the Mount Vernon First Christian Church, with burial in Alexander Memorial Park in Evansville.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 to service time at the church. Norvell Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the church or the American Cancer Society.
James Dimmett
BOONVILLE, Ind. — James A. Dimmett, 67, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville from complications of emphysema.
He retired in 1922 from the Lynnville Mine and was a member of the United Mine Workers.
He was a member of the Main Street General Baptist Church, American Legion Post 200 of Boonville, Pioneer Sunday School class and coached The Dimmett Dandy’s women’s softball team for 10 years.
Surviving are his wife of three years, Anna; two daughters, Lana Jo VanWinkle and Lori Lynn Noffsinger, both of Lynnville; two stepdaughters, Bobbi Ann Myers and Rhonda Lynn Oberding, both of Rockport; four sons, Chris Aaron and Clint Lee, both of Lynnville, Daniel Ray of Vincennes and James Aaron Jr. of Boonville; a stepson, John Nathan Ray of Tell City; two sisters, Thelma Beard of Lynnville and Lucielle Zint of Dale; a brother, Ray of Lynnville; seven grandchildren, Stacey Draper, Brittney and Leah VanWinkle, Ben and Trevor Noffsinger and Kristen and Jessi Dimmett; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pemberton-Bradley Funeral Home in Lynnville, with burial in Lynnville Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kristen Dimmett Trust Fund in care of the Evansville Teacher’s Federal Credit Union.
Naomi Schwenk
JASPER, Ind. — Naomi R. Schwenk, 77, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Jasper Memorial Hospital of heart failure.
She had been a cook for several local restaurants.
She was a member of the Daughters of Isabella and the Original Home Economics Club.
Surviving are her husband, Joseph I.; seven daughters, Patricia Brown of Noblesville, Janet Vaal of St. Meinrad, Mary Luebbehusen of Ferdinand, Sheila Rudolph of Lafayette, Audrey Fisher of Bloomington, Ill. Monica Hicks of Peru, Ind., and Yvette Schwenk of Beebe, Ark.; three sons, Tim McNelis and Joseph G. Schwenk, both of Jasper and Philip Schwenk of Santa Claus; a sister, Florence Schnell of Celestine; 24 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Her first husband, Bernard B. McNelis, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Precious Blood Catholic Church, with entombment in Fairview Cemetery Mausoleum.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Becher & Kluesner Downtown Chapel, with a rosary at 3 p.m. and at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church or the American Cancer Society.
Troy Rose
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — Troy Bee Rose, 82, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at the hom of a daughter, Nina Hale of Mount Vernon of cardiac arrest.
She worked for the Mount Vernon Metropolitan School District for 10 years.
She was a 50-year member of the First Baptist Church and a member of Eastern Star.
Also surviving are a daughter, Janet Kay Alldredge of Mount Vernon; a son, John P. of Mount Vernon; two sisters, Thelma Hopkins and Peggy Anders, both of San Antonio, Texas; and four grandchildren, Lisa Ann Rose, Jody Kay Bergner, Rocky Joe Stewart and Troy Paul Hale.
Her husband, Orval Paul, died in 1971.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Norvell Funeral Home, with burial in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation.
Theresa Aders
ADYEVILLE, Ind. — Theresa “Terry” Aders, 40, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, at her home. Perry County coroner attributed death to natural causes.
She was a head fuel desk attendant for the 231 Truck Stop in Dale.
Surviving are her husband, Gary; a daughter, Nicole Aders at home; two sons, Joshua and Walter Haney, both at home; her mother and stepfather, Elizabeth and William B. Hill of Sperryville, Va.; her father, Robert Pierson Sr. of Cape May, N.J.; three sisters, Beth Reynolds of Stafford, Va., Gerri McCleary of Alexandria, Va., and Bernadette “Bunny” Myer of Frederick, Md.; and a brother, Robert W. Pierson Jr. of Bealeton, Va.
Services will be at 10 a.m. EST Saturday at Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home, with burial in the Bristow City Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Ruby Cunningham
OAKLAND CITY, Ind. — Ruby M. Cunningham, 91, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home.
She was a member of the Friendship General Baptist Church in Oakland City.
Surviving are two sisters, Gold Dillon of Wheeling, Ind., and Lavada Borders of Francisco; a brother, Frank Watkins of Wheeling; a granddaughter, Pamela Wilson of Noblesville; and a great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Pearson and a son, Samuel Pearson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Colvin Funeral Home, with burial in Montgomery Cemetery in Oakland City.
Friends may call from noon to service time at the funeral home.
Yvonne Craig
CALHOUN, Ky. — Yvonne (Maxwell) Craig, 49, of Irvington, Ala., formerly of Calhoun, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, at the Knollwood Park Hospital in Mobile, Ala., of a heart attack.
She was a member of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church.
She enjoyed crocheting, needlework and gardening.
Surviving are her husband, J.B. Jr.; a daughter, Sharon Yvette Craig of Irvington; a son, J.B. III of Irvington; her parents, Johnny and Dorothy Maxwell of Calhoun; three sisters, Vicki Austin and Joy Diane Pannell, both of Calhoun, and Donna Sue Luck of Owensboro; a brother, Darrell Lynn of Calhoun; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Muster Funeral Home, with burial in Mount Vernon Cemetery in McLean County.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Barbara Milligan
STURGIS, Ky. — Barbara J. Milligan, 65, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at the Methodist Hos-pital in Morganfield of myocardial infarction.
She was a member of Peace Rebecca Lodge, Eastern Star and White Shrine.
Surviving are her husband, Eugene; three daughters, Jeanon Bivins and Michelle Clark, both of Sturgis, and Susan Miller of Branson, Mo.; a son, Tory Austin of Sturgis; two brothers, Jimmy Bivins of Dixon and Dwight Bivins of Clay; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Whitsell Funeral Home, with burial in Grangertown Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3:30 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Clare Adams
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Clare Bell Adams, 94, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Senior Citizens Nursing Home.
She was a member of Grapevine Holiness Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Bessie Gibson of Madisonville; two sisters, Cordie Adams of Madisonville and Katherine Blanchard of Manitou; two brothers, James and Ira Bryant, both of Madisonville; 12 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 31 great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Alford, a daughter and two sons.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Harris Funeral Home, with burial in Grapevine Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at Harris Funeral Home.
Ruby Hardin
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. — Ruby Baker Hardin, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, at Madisonville Regional Medical Center.
She owned and operated Ruby’s Beauty Shop.
She was a member of Lewistown Christian Church.
Surviving are three sisters, Iva Glass of Pekin, Ill., Lois Howton of Westland, Mich., and Syble McChesney of Bowling Green.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Beshear Funeral Home, with burial in Lance Nichols Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. to service time at the funeral home.
William Music
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. — William Music, 84, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at Caldwell County Hospital in Princeton.
He retired from the Kentucky Division of Forestry.
He was a member of the First Christian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Freida; a daughter, Janice Almon of Dawson Springs; four sons, Darwin Andrew, Doug and David, all of Christian County, and Wayne of Owensboro; a sister, Edna Sherman of Americus, Ga.; a brother, Theodore of Newport News, Va.; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
His first wife, Edna, died in 1967.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday 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.
Thelma Gray
HENDERSON, Ky. — Thelma M. Gray, 85, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
She was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ.
Surviving are a daughter, Virginia Gray of Mesa, Ariz.; a son, James H. of Evansville; a sister, Mamie Faver of Evansville; a brother, Robert LeRoy of Nashville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Harold H., died in 1987.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Tapp Funeral Home, with burial in Fairmont Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Linda Overfield
HENDERSON, Ky. — Linda G. Overfield, 96, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at Methodist Hospital.
She was a member of Christadelphia Ecclesia.
Surviving are a son, James M. of Robards; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Her husband, Lilburn Dale, died in 1986.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Benton-Glunt Funeral Home, with burial in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Hill Pryor
ROBARDS, Ky. — Hill Pryor, 65, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville. He was Protestant.
Surviving are his wife of 33 years, Dorothy; three daughters, Laura Marie McDaniel and Mary Mayes, both of Robards, and Sandra Kay Abney of Reed; three sons, William D. of Corydon, Daniel R. of Evansville and David Wilson of Waverly; a sister, Hazel Stafford of Portland, Tenn.; a half sister, Madeline Mayberry of Cookeville, Tenn.; a half brother, Gordon Haney of Gallatin, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Benton-Glunt Funeral Home, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Donald Tewell
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — Donald H. “Don” Tewell, 72, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at his home from Parkinson’s disease and emphysema.
He was a self-employed masonry contractor and member of the Highway Church of God.
Surviving are his wife Wilma (Goff); three daughters, Donna Organ Harris and Kris Sovdi, both of rural Lawrenceville, and Sherry Harder of Flora; two sons, Scott of rural Lawrenceville and Roger of rural Bridgeport; a sister, Opal Carrico of New Orleans; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Highway Church of God, with burial in May Chapel Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Emmons-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Delta Tate
GALATIA, Ill. — Delta M. Tate, 87, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, in Eldorado.
She had been the bookkeeper for Tates Blue Flame in Galatia and The Hamburg Store.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Jean Boyett of Fort Smith, Ark.; a son, Dale of Galatia; eight grandchildren, Cindy McNew, Joe, Jeff and Kenny Boyett, Angie Finnie, Gena Fulkerson, Kathy Tennison and Danny Tate; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Sloan Funeral Home, with entombment in Tates Chapel Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Tates Chapel Cemetery or the church.
Martha Fromm
MOUNT CARMEL, Ill. — Martha Gertrude Fromm, 98, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at the Oakview Heights Nursing Home.
She had been plant foreman for the Cairo Laundry and Dry Cleaners from 1919 to 1969.
She was a member of the Cairo Baptist Church and a 50-year member Eastern Star.
Surviving are two brothers; three grandchildren, Dr. Michael, Douglas and Lisa Fromm; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a niece and a nephew.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick, and a son, Frederick N.
Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 5, 2000, in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, Ill., following cremation. Short Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Glenn Wright
ELDORADO, Ill. — Glenn Wright, 88, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at Ferrell Hospital.
He was a clock maker and a mechanic for John Deere.
He was a member of Gurney Masonic Lodge 778 and the Mount Zion Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Carolyn Omohundro and Margaret Hall, both of Eldorado, and Katherine Wright of Nashville, Tenn.; a son, James of Eldorado; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Violet Fox, preceded him in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Watson Funeral Home, with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the College Heights Church building fund or the cemetery fund.
Mildred Clements
SUMNER, Ill. — Mildred J. Clements, 95, died Jan. 18, 2000, at the Lawrence Community Health Care.
She was a member of Bethany Christian Church, Eastern Star, White Shrine and Daughters of the Nile. She had been a 4-H leader for 50 years.
Surviving are a daughter, Marcia Mardis of Cibola, Texas; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Her husband, Ross P., preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Macey & Steffey Funeral Home, with burial in Sumner City Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 pl.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Odessa Phillips
Odessa A. Phillips, 75, of Newburgh, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at St. Mary’s Medical Center of cancer.
Surviving are a daughter, Jean Bivins of Newburgh; a son, William Anthony “Tony” of Henderson, Ky.; a brother, Walter Jordan II of Indianapolis; five grandchildren, Lori Hargis, Bradley Phillips, Christi Fellows, Angie Turner and Amy Guest; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces who helped cared for her, Lana Murphy and Lila Martin, both of Newburgh.
Her husband of 42 years, William L., died in 1983.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Alexander Newburgh Chapel, the Rev. Patrick Kron officiating, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in Newburgh.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from noon to service time at the funeral chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Mary Mercer
Mary Jane “Janie” (Garrison) Mercer, 66, of Evansville, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2000, at Deaconess Hospital of cancer.
She retired from Gencorp Polymer Products in 1994 after 15 years.
She was a member of the Women in Construction Bowling Team.
Surviving are five daughters, Sheri A. Russell of Chandler, Ind., Debbie L. Berkley of Newburgh and Crystal D. Mercer and Cindy L. and Carol I. Smith, all of Evansville; six grandchildren, Freddy Martin Jr. and Alyssa Dawn Wilkerson, Brian Alan Smith-Wharton, Tabbatha Lynn Smith and Lauren Renee and Corey Matthew Berkley.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Browning Funeral Home, the Rev. Donald W. Bernhardt officiating, with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the YMCA.
Ronald Mueller
Ronald James Mueller, 86, of Evansville, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at Good Samaritan Home.
He worked in the maintenance department at Mead Johnson for 16 years and owned and operated an excavating business for 45 years.
He developed two neighborhoods, Marlene Drive in Vanderburgh County and Mueller Manner in St. Philip, Ind.
He was a 1933 graduate of Reitz High School, where he was captain of the undefeated state champion football.
He was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Scottish Rite, Hadi Shrine and a 50-year Mason. He was one of the original members of the Hadi Shrine White Horse Patrol and White Shrine of Jerusalem 2. He was a member of the West Side Nut Club, R Men’s Club of Reitz High School, Elks, Eagles and Kennel Club.
Surviving are a daughter, Marlene LaRue of Noblesville, Ind.; two grandchildren, Amy and Jim D. LaRue; and nieces and nephews.
His wife of 62 years, Ruby Fern (Spencer), preceded him in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, the Rev. Louis H. Dorsch officiating, with entombment in Alexander Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with a Masonic service at 5:45 p.m., at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel and from noon to service time at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner’s Hospitals for Crippled Children.
