Lenis Baker
HAYSVILLE, Ind. — Lenis W. Baker, 79, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, at his home of cancer.
He retired from the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center.
He was a World War II Army veteran and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 673, where he served on the rifle squad.
He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. He served on the council for seven years.
Surviving are his wife, Melba; two daughters, Rebecca Hall of Jeffersonville and Margaret Baker of Avon; his mother, Evelyn Baker of Haysville; and three grandchildren, Justin and Eric Hall and Adam Birge.
A daughter, Mary Ann Baker, preceded him in death.
Services will be at 11 a.m. EST Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, with burial in St. Paul’s Cemetery, with military rites.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper and from 10 a.m. to service time at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church or St. Joseph Family Hospice.
Lois Scraper
PETERSBURG, Ind. — Lois Jane Malotte Scraper, 75, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, at the Oaks at Forsyth Nursing Home in Winston-Salem, N.C., from complication of Alzheimer’s disease.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Marcia Kay Jones of Cary, N.C., and Janet Lee Schonhofen of Winston-Salem; a sister, Mary Markham of Evansville; a brother, Wayne Malotte of Petersburg; and a grandson, Ryan Jones.
Her husband, Donald O., died in 1983.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday EST at Harris Funeral Home, with burial in Walnut Hills Cemetery.
Friends may call from noon to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Pike County or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Robert Adamson
MORGANFIELD, Ky. — Robert Allen Adamson, 81, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, at the Methodist Hospital in Union County.
He was a farmer, a surveyor for the Army Corps of Engineers, and retired from the post office in Morganfield.
He was a World War II Marine veteran.
He was a member of Grove Center Methodist Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Vicki Ricketts, Debbie Hite and Peggy Adamson, all of Morganfield, and Donna Diehl of Uniontown; a son, Bobby of Nortonville; three sisters, Florine Johnson and Dot Timmons, both of Morganfield, and Mae Moore of Evansville; three brothers, Roger “Pud” and Charles, both of Morganfield, and Jack of Sturgis; seven grandchildren, Ryan and Robbie Hite, Holly McGlothin, Jeff Girten, Stacey Lloyd, Jason Adamson and Matt Diehl; and six great-grandchildren.
His wife, Drucilla (Parish), died in 1992.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Whitsell Funeral Home, with burial in Odd Fellow Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Grace Love
CALHOUN, Ky. — Grace O. Love, 88, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, at Riverside Manor Health Care Center.
She was a member of the Evangel Tabernacle.
Surviving are a daughter, Aleene L. Abney of Calhoun; a son, Dan E. of Gaithersburg, Md.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Elbert, died in 1964.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Muster Funeral Home Calhoun Chapel, with burial in Calhoun Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
James Howard
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — James Keith Howard, 41, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, at the Madisonville Regional Medical Center of cancer.
He was a master electrician.
He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Earlington.
Surviving are his wife, Joella (Pearce); a daughter, Katelyn Louise Howard of Madisonville; a son, Bradley Keith of Madisonville; his parents, James O. and Johnnie Mae Howard of Earlington; two sisters, Kathy Morgan and Karen Groves, both of Earlington; two brothers, John Kevin and Jeffrey Kreig, both of Earlington; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Friends may call from 8 a.m. to noon at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home.
Mary Blandford
OWENSBORO, Ky. — Mary Florean S. Blandford, 98, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, at the Owensboro Mercy Health System.
She was a member of the Blessed Mother Catholic Church and former member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.
Surviving are six daughters, Lucille Vowels, Edith Conkright, Leone Prewitt and Marie Thompson, all of Owensboro, Emogene Alvey of Louisville and Edwina Johnson of Evansville; two sons, William J. of Owensboro and Joseph Walter of Lowell, Ind.; 38 grandchildren; 13 stepgrandchildren; 88 great-grandchildren; 37 stepgreat-grandchildren; and 30 great-great-grandchildren.
Her husband, W.G. “Bill,” died in 1966.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery in St. Joseph.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home.
Lillie Floyd
OWENSBORO, Ky. — Lillie Sue Floyd died Monday, Jan.31, 2000, at Owensboro Mercy Health System.
She was a member and Sunday school teacher at Community Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Bonnie Krahwinkel of Owensboro; three sisters, Bertha Newman and Edith Payne, both of Owensboro, and Annie Cooper of Maceo; seven grandchildren; a stepgrandchild; six great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Her husband, Chester Allen, two daughters, Anna Marie Kemling and Wanda Kincaid, and a son, Harrison Allen Floyd, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at James H. Davis Funeral Home, with burial in Owensboro Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 11 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice Association.
Lisa Melton
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Lisa Darlene “Sissy” Melton, 36, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, at Madisonville Regional Medical Center from complications of cerebral palsy.
Surviving are her parents, Otis Melton and Stella Mae Adcock, both of Madisonville; a sister, Melinda Massey of Mortons Gap; three brothers, Otis Gordon and Elgie Lee, both of Madisonville, and Ronald Wayne of Slaughters; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home, with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from noon to service time at the funeral home.
Lois Graham
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Lois Sights Graham, 83, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, at Madisonville Regional Medical Center.
She had been an executive secretary with West Kentucky Coal Co. and Island Creek Coal Co.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and a honorary Kentucky Colonel.
Surviving are a son, George V. Coyle of Hanson; two grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Lona B., in 1991.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home, with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Joan Yates
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Joan Marie Yates died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000, at Vencor Nursing Home in Sellersburg, Ind.
She retired as an assembly line worker for Goodyear and was a former nurse at Hopkins County Hospital and in the Trover Clinic.
She was a member of Eastview Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Tesie Rena Elliott and Frankie Louise Duvall, both of Louisville; two sons, James Louis Williams and Brian Keith Elliott, both of Louisville; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Eastview Baptist Church in Madisonville, with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home and from 1 p.m. to service time at the church.
Walter Ruby Jr.
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Walter J. Ruby Jr., 80, died, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, at Madisonville Regional Medical Center.
He had been a cattle breeder, farmer, director of the Kentucky Bank and Trust Co. and Bank One and owned extensive coal properties.
His prize-winning registered Hereford cattle were known all over the United States.
He served on the committee for the National Cattleman’s Association.
Surviving are a daughter, Ann Connor Ruby Heim of Orlando, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Pamela White of Sacramento, Calif.; three sons, Walter, Turner and Laurel, all of Indianapolis; three stepsons, Duncan Harding of Woodland Park, Colo., Terry Harding of Atlanta and Chris Northam of Paris, Tenn.; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
Services will be private, with entombment in the family mausoleum at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at his residence.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.
Betty DeVous
ELDORADO, Ill. — Betty Ann DeVous, 66, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, at Harrisburg Medical Center of cancer.
She was a member of the Corner Stone Worship Center in Raleigh.
Surviving are her husband, Edgar; two daughters, Phyllis S. Hawkins of Columbia, S.C., and Jo Lynn Springer of Norris City; two stepdaughters, Janet Cremeens of Equality and Brenda Ham of Eldorado; a son, Charles Glen Smalley of Chicago; three sisters, May O. Hanson of Itasca, Sadie Clark of Galatia and Helen Jones of Opelika, Ala.; three brothers, Glen Oxford of Stonefort, Duard Oxford of Rolling Meadows and Morgan Oxford of Golconda; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Watson Funeral Home, with burial in Lindale Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Corner Stone Worship Center.
Emmitt Eagle
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — Emmitt R. Eagle, 75, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, at the Lawrenceville Manor.
He was a truck driver for Smith Drilling and an Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Bessie (Harlan); a stepdaughter, Judy Vincent of Orlando, Fla.; a son, James of rural Bridgeport; a stepson, John Brewer of Bridgeport; a sister, Becca Devin of Robinson; and grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Emmons-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home, with burial in Lawrenceville City Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Steven Walker
ALBION, Ill. — Steven K. Walker, 54, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, at Oak View Heights Nursing Home in Mount Carmel of cancer.
He was a Vietnam War veteran and a member of the American Legion and Albion Moose.
Surviving are a daughter, Kelly Holland of Princeton, Ind.; two sons, Steven Jr. of Laurel, Md., and Robert of Mount Carmel; his mother, Inez (Paul) Walker of Albion; a sister, Betty Moore of Ellery; a brother, Larry of Louisville, Ky.; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ingram Funeral Home, with burial in Graceland Cemetery, with military rites.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Edwards County Hospice.
Yvonne McElroy
CARMI, Ill. — Yvonne McElroy, 79, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
She worked in Carmi as a registered nurse.
She was a member of the East Side Baptist Church and active in Alcoholics Anonymous.
Surviving are her husband of 60 years, E.V.; two sons,Toney of Rombauer, Mo., and Danny of Hickman, Ky.; a sister, “Bill” Davidson of Ada, Okla.; two brothers, her twin Leon Newcomb of Ada and Toney Newcomb of Sulfur, Okla.; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Cook Funeral Chapel, with burial in White County Memorial Garden.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.
Connie Harrington
ST. FRANCISVILLE, Ill. — Connie L. Harrington, 49, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., of cancer.
She was the manager of Checker’s Convenience Store in Lawrenceville.
She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Surviving are her husband, Robert; a daughter, Sarah Kocher of St. Francisville; her parents, Clifford and Gladys Murphy and Edward and Thelma Falcinnelli; four sisters, Linda Madsen of Redding, Calif., Cathy O’Conner of Las Vegas, Debbie Lynch and Chaiquita Morgan, both of Vincennes; two brothers, Joseph Murphy of Vincennes and Bob Hawkins of Terre Haute, Ind.; and two grandsons, Bryant and Andy.
Services will be at 11 a.m. CST Thursday at Cunningham-Nichols Funeral Home, with burial in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Joyce Birkner
McLEANSBORO, Ill. — Joyce Evelyn Birkner, 68, formerly of McLeansboro, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, at her home in Norfolk, Va., of heart failure.
She had been a cardiac special care nurse.
She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church at Norfolk Naval Base.
Surviving are two daughters, Linda Pressler of Norfolk and Connie Booten of Harrisburg; a son, Jeffery of Bloomfield, Iowa; a brother, Paul Belcher of Peoria; a half brother, Eugene Tiernan of Houston; five grandchildren, Keith, Justin, and Jaden Birkner, Rachel Pressler and Julia Conner; and a great-grandchild. Her husband, Conrad, died in 1976.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Clement Catholic Church in McLeansboro, with burial in the church cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Gholson Funeral Home, with a rosary at 7 p.m.
Leslie House
Leslie E. House, 74, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at St. Mary’s Health Care Services/Welborn Campus of leukemia.
He retired fromWhirlpoolCorp. after 46 years.
He was a World War II Army veteran and member of Daniel Boone Gun Club and the National Rifle Association.
Surviving are his wife of 41 years, Bertha M.; a daughter, Joyce Oliver of Dawson Springs, Ky.; a son, Kenny of Kokomo, Ind.; a brother, Leroy Jr. of Evansville; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Simpson Meyer Funeral Home.
Services and burial will be private in Park Lawn Cemetery.
Lois Stallings
Lois A. (Ashby) Stallings, 68, of Evansville, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at her home of cancer.
She retired from Krieger-Ragsdale as a proof maker.
She was a member of Nativity Catholic Church and enjoyed gardening and camping.
Surviving are a daughter, Beth A. Hensley of Evansville; a son, Jerry Ashby Jr. of Evansville; and three grandchildren, Shawn Hensley and Stacey and Jason Ashby.
Her first husband, Jerry Ashby, died in 1966 and her second husband, Gerald Stallings, died in 1990.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel, continuing at 10 a.m. at Nativity Catholic Church, the Rev. Henry L. Kuykendall officiating, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today, with a memorial service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Deaconess/Ohio Valley Hospice Care.
Emma Brown
Emma E. “Tuts” Brown, 92, of Evansville, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at Brentwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
She was a Christian and member of the Owls.
Surviving are two sons, Donald L. of Evansville and Gene R. of Mount Vernon, Ind.; a brother, Henry Duncan of Indianapolis; three grandchildren, Terry, Scott and Mike Brown; and three great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Lee Raymond, died in 1979.
There will be no visitation at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Tupman Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the nursing home activities department or the Alzheimer’s Association.
John Prehara
John H. Prehara, 78, of Evansville, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at his home of cancer.
He retired from the press department of Whirlpool Corp. after 30 years.
He was a World War II Navy veteran and member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Barbara; three sons, Richard L. of Pendelton, Ind., Roger W. of Evansville and Lowell D. of Redwood City, Calif.; two sisters, Dorothy Barlow of Watseka, Ill., and Martha Moore of Lincoln, Ill.; five grandchildren, Laura and Katie Prehara and Kathlee, Kevin, and Keegan Cherry; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel, the Rev. Eugene Dewig officiating, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with a 7 p.m. memorial service Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Deaconess/Ohio Valley Hospice.
Eugene Schaefer
Eugene Edward Schaefer, 93, of Evansville, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at his home of cancer.
He had worked for Chrysler, International Harvester and the Evansville sewage treatment plant.
He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Surviving are seven daughters, Madonna Spalding, Judy Kaczmarczyk, Angela Knight and Rosie Dean, all of Evansville, Marie Roper, Cathy Dengler and Jennifer Pletz, all of Allentown, Pa.; two sons, Timothy of Mount Vernon, and Kenneth of Evansville; three brothers, Jerome of Evansville and Robert and Raymond, both of Elberfeld; 23 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Miller & Miller Colonial Chapel, continuing at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in the city, the Revs. Michael E. Allen and Theodore G. Tempel officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with a rosary at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice.
Thomas Reitz
Thomas W. Reitz, 71, of Evansville, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, at St. Mary’s Medical Center from complications of cancer.
He retired from the Colonial Baking Co. and then worked part-time for Paragon Promotions.
He was a Korean War Veteran and member of American Legion Post 44 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2953.
He was a member of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Newburgh.
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, June; two daughters, Deborah Gentry and Theresa Reitz, both of Newburgh; a son, Thomas W. Jr. of Richmond, Va.; three sisters, Betty Elfreich and Charlotte Titzer, both of Evansville and Ann Newlin of New Berlin, Wis.; and four grandchildren, Andrea and Matthew Gentry and Rosanna and Daniel Reitz.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, continuing at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the church.
Marjorie Johnson
Marjorie J. Johnson, 73, formerly of Evansville, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta, Ga. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
She was a member of the Shiloh United Methodist Church in Augusta and the Methodist Women’s Association.
Surviving are four daughters, Cheryl Walker of Martinez, Ga., Shirley Siddall of Evansville, Maribeth Blaswich of California and Carol Johnson of Vincennes, Ind.; four sons, Walter T. Jr. and Greg Siddall, both of Evansville and Harry and Mark Siddall, both of Augusta; two sisters, Virginia Dobson and Patsy Brock, both of Vincennes; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Starling-Hatcher Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
