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Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana Sunday, November 6, 1983 Tinsel Too Tacky, Tawdry BRAD MOORE, spokesman for a new gift store called Christmas Fantasy in Beverly Hills says trimming the tree once was a simple Christmas tradition, but on trendy Rodeo Drive mere tinsel just won't do. The ornaments on the 4-foot artificial pine at the new gift store amount to about $4.2 million in diamonds, pearls and emeralds. Moore said it's getting attention, and that's what he wanted. JAMES CAGNEY surprised fellow actor Art Carney with a birthday cake on Carney's 65th birthday. who is 84, and Carney, will co-star in producer Albert Halmi's new Faces Art Carney and James Cagney CBS-TV movie "Terrible Moran," which starts filming in New York next week.

It marks Cagnev's first made-for-televlsion role. STEPHEN KING, a noted horror fiction writer, has taken over a rock 'n' roll radio station in Bangor, Maine. He began managing it on Halloween. King has changed the call letters to WZON to go along with the title of his novel, "The Dead Zone. DOLLY PARTON and Rachel Dennison, who are sisters, don't see much of each other these days because both are busy acting and recording albums.

Dolly has been on location, filming "Rhinestone" with Sylvester Stallone, while Rachel stars in the ABC-TV series "9 to5." Police Reports Friday 10:44 a.m. Propeny damage accident, Fifth and East Broadway. Vehicle driven by Gretchen Kantzer, 41, Rt. 3, Peru, struck parked vehicle owned by Jane Hurst, Rt. 1, Burnettsville.

Logansport Police Department investigated. 11:30 a.m. Theft. Bonnie Scott, 1926 Spear reported her billfold stolen while she was shopping at Aldi's, Eastgate Plaza. LPD.

11:57 a.m. Property damage accident, West Market and South Cicott Streets. Semi-tractor driv- en by Charles Pence, 30, Warren, struck tree. LPD. 12:11 p.m.

Property damage accident, front of 316 S. Cicott St. Pickup driven by Thomas Dilts, 24, Rt. 1, Royal Center, and a combination vehicle driven by Kevin McVicker, Shipshewana, collided. LPD.

12:17 p.m. Theft. Mary Russo, 614 16th reported garden hose stolen. LPD. 3:01 p.m.

Property damage accident, U.S. 24 West and Cass County Road SOS. Vehicle driven by Casey Harmon, 19. E. Broadway, went off road and hit railroad sign.

Cass County Police Department investigated. 3:54 p.m. Hit and run, Cass County Government Building parking lot. Vehicle owned by Kathy Koppe, Walton, damaged on left 10:05 p.m. Property damage accident, 19th and East Broadway.

Vehicle driven by Miller, 67, 1622 Mites struck parked vehicle owned by John Helvie, 2016 Spear St. Fire Calls Carol Wagoner Friday 12:13 p.m. West Market and South Cicott Streets. Wash gas after accident. 9:45 p.m.

St. Trash. 1617 Miles Saturday 8:03 a.m. Henry Szewczyk residence, 1722 Johnson St. Smoke in house apparently caused by faulty furnace.

11:14 a.m. 1400 Treen St. Leaves Hospital Motes Logansport BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ness, 101 W.

Linden ADMITTED Robert Kendall, 1211 Murphy St. 'Pauline Bernhardt, 860 West St. 3jiomas Howell, 2301 E. Broadway. Linda Watts, Fulton.

jDamon Woods, 2026 E. ijtse Storey, Delphi. DISMISSED 'ffonnie Withers, Macy. 'Sharon Bowland, 2521 deorge St. jJWalter Little, Rt.

2. £ihel Martin, Royal CaQter. Daniel Leffert, Rt. 4. jidy Cotner, 702 Van Bucen St.

Esther Wanner, 84 15th Chester Zartman, 1224 CummingsSt. Raymond Rombold, 414 First St. Paul Champ, Twelve Mile. Ruth Lenon, 615 Walnut St. James Liming Cass Plaza Apartments.

Mary Dunn, 1905 Spear St. Charles Stephenson, Rt. 3. Mrs. Michael Beaupre daughter, Rt.

7. Tamara Jones, Walton. Kitty Manuel, Twelve Mile. Sonja Loudermilk, Rochester. Monticello DISMISSED Kimberly Johns.

Mrs. Terry York and infant daughter. Peru BIRTHS April and Jeffrey Mc- Cooi, W. Third a daughter. Lynn and John Binkerd, 412 Washington a daughter.

Velvet and Elvin Knauff, Denver, a daughter. Tracy and Kenneth Critchlow, 364 Duke a daughter. ADMITTED April McCool, 517V2 W. Third St. Everett Wortinger, Miller's Merry Manor.

Debra Bowland, Rt. 1, Amboy. David Puterbaugh, Miller's Merry Manor. Susan Baker, E. Second St.

Earl Bowman, 18 E. Spring St. Elva Smith, 153 Third St. Dorothy Scheerer, 405 E. Main St.

Michele Wideman, Macy. Violet Rody, Denver. Percy Snowden, 404 Blair Pike. Luvenia Howse, Grissom AFB. DISMISSED Inez Smith, 64 Ewing St.

Darrin Monroe, Rt. 4. Michele Wideman, Rt. 2, Macy. Rachel Miller, Converse.

Vicky Schmidt and son, Walton. John Earhart, Miller's Merry Manor. Arnold Maggard.Rt. 2. Rochester ADMITTED Paul Schrader, Tippecanoe.

DISMISSED Truman Ashlock, Twelve Mile. Lorraine Yeazel, Rochester. Brandon Walker, 420 W. Second St. Ruth Wipperman, 129 W.

Fifth St. Funeral Notices BROWN Services for Laura Dorothy Brown, 70, 437 Day will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in McCloskey- Hamilton-Gundrum Funeral Home, the Rev. Raymond Skelton officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. ETHERINGTON GALVESTON Services for John Mark Etherington 83, Rt. 1, Peru, will be at 2 p.m. today in Murray Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Galveston Cemetery. FRYE Services for Robert E. Frye, 31, 2314 Myers Lane, will'be at 10 a.m. Monday in McCloskey-Hamilton- Gundrum Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ever-Rest Memorial Park Cemetery.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today. MILLER MONTICELLO, Services for Wayne C. Miller, 63, Rt.

1, Idaville, will be at 1:30 p.m. today in Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home, Burial will be in Idaville Cemetery, MOVER WINAMAC Services for Inez Mover, 72, Rt. 1, Star City, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Frain Mortuary. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Star City.

Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. (USPS 317-780) PHAROS-TRIBUNE 'Baily and Sunday (except Saturdays and holidays) per week by carrier in all cities and towns; $5.65 month by motor route. Prepayment in office 13 26 52 By mail in Indiana where no carrier or motor route service maintained: 3 6 'i $60.00. By mail outside Indiana: 3 All mail subscriptions payable in advance.

No mail subscriptions where carrier or motor service is main- 3 On all subscriptions paid in advance publisher reserves the right to adjust the expiration date on a nro-rata basis in the event any increase is made in the prive of the newspaper. Adjustments shall be made on thp effecitve date of any announced price increase. Pmu-os established Reporter established journal established Tribune established 1849 5 1907 Logansport Press established 1921 published by Logansport Newspapers, 517 East Broadway, Logansport, Indiana 46947. Second class postage paid at Logansport, Indiana, under the act of March 3, 1897. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION All Departments Phone 219-722-5000 ROCHESTER Carol Wagoner, 37, of Philadelphia, died at 1:20 p.m.

Saturday in St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend. She was the daughter of Mrs. Lois Wagoner of Fulton. Services are tentatively set for 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday in the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home in Fulton. Dorothy M. Neale PERU Dorothy M. Neale, 60, 74 S. Broadway, died at 6:30 p.m.

Friday in Dukes Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 22, 1922, in Evansville, to John and Phoebe O'Sullivan Gimlick. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy May Moore, Alaska; two sons, William Noble and Frank Noble, both of Evansville; a sister, Lona Bums, Peru; four grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday in Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Robert J.

Drollsbaugh MONTICELLO Graveside rites for Robert J. Drollsbaugh, 77, Rt. 3, Monticello, will be at 3:30 p.m. today in River View Cemetery. The Rev.

William Weckerly will officiate. He died unexpectedly at 10:45 a.m. Friday in White County Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 2, 1906, in Decatur, he was the son of Sam and Grace Harland Drollsbaugh.

On June 12, 1945, he was married to Dorothy W. Oldham, who survives. He retired from New York Central Railroad in 1972 and had lived in Monticello since 1971. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Oak Park, 111., and Masonic Lodge Madina No. 707, Chicago.

surviving are Marion Guminski, Aurora, a son, Robert J. Virginia; and two grandchildren. A brother preceded in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund. Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Lillie H. Smith WINAMAC Lillie H. Smith, 45, Rt. 2, died at 5:54 a.m. Friday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, of injuries suffered in an auto accident Oct.

28. She was born June 25, 1938, in Franklin, to William and Ruby Benson Parker. A resident of Winamac five years, she lived most of her live in Suffolk, Va. She was married March 11, 1953, in Franklin, to Billy Gene Smith, who survives. She was a homemaker, worked as a nurse's aide, and was a Penticostal minister.

Survivors include her husband, of Winamac; three daughters; Doris Moss, of Star City, Beulah (Bea) Braun, Winamac, and Miss Weona Smith, Winamac; four sons, William, Suffolk, Millard, Star City, Lewis and Angelo, of Winamac; her mother, Ruby Fuller, Franklin, and a sister, Pat Sabato, Stone Mountain, Ga. One sister preceded in death. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Frain Mortuary, with the Rev. John Thompson officiating.

Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Star City. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the tune of services in the funeral home Monday. D. Emerson McKinley FLORA Military graveside services for D.

Emerson McKinley, 71,103 W. Walnut, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Maple Lawn Cemetery, Flora. He died at 10:20 p.m. Friday in his home.

He had been in ill health one year. He was born Sept. 7, 1912, in Carrollton Township of Carroll County, to David and Lenna High McKinley. His first marriage was to Frances Jones, who died in 1942. He was married on July 18, 1948, to Margaret Stultz, who died Nov.

9,1982. He had owned and operated a barber shop in Flora for 50 years, recently retiring. He served in the Navy in World. War II, and was a member of Flora Church of the Brethren and Sugar Creek Conservation Club, past commander of Flora American Legion and past member of Flora Community Club. Surviving are two daughters, Georgia Ann Miller, Greenwood, and Brenda Guyer, Richland, three sons, Thomas, Kokomo, and James and John, both of Flora; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Ellen Ricciardi, Logansport, and Dorothy Seifert, New Albany; and four brothers, Mills and High, both of Flora, Dean, Tampa, and Earl, North Manchester.

A sister and brother preceded in death. The Revs. Patrick Chaffin and Samuel Keller will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in Baker Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Carroll County Cancer Fund. Margaret McKinney DELPHI Margaret McKinney, 62, 746 Mill died Saturday afternoon in her residence. Survivors include a daughter, Carol Bogan, Delphi. Rites are pending in Horn-Thompson Funeral Home. Mary E.

ffiley GALVESTON Services for Mary E. Riley, 92, Rt. 1, Bunker Hill, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Murray Funeral Home. She died at 7:15 p.m.

Friday in Howard Community Hospital, Kokomo, after a long illness. Born May 15, 1891, in Hamilton County, she was the daughter of Sylvester and Amanda Sowers Gwinn. She lived most of her life in Miami County. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Arcadia and an original member of the Congenial Home Economics Club of Deer Creek Township. Surviving are three sons, Wade, Kokomo; Ivan, Lebanon, and Donald, Rt.

1, Galveston; three daughters, Maryhelen Ice, Denver, WUlodean Nelson, Peru, and Grace Hopper, Logansport; a sister, Mrs. Denzil Prather, Mexico; 16 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. A brother, a sister and a grandchild preceded death. The Rev. Mary H.

Kendzora will officiate at the funeral. Burial will be in Galveston Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Edgar Heishman Services for Edgar "Hammer" Heishman, 65, 1829 N.

Third will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Fisher Funeral Chapel. He died at 2:18 p.m. Friday in Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept.

19, 1918, -in Corydon to Guy and Cora Smith Heishman. On Jan. 5,1946, he was married in Logansport to Anna Leazenb'y, who survives. retired in 1980 from the Logansport Electric Department. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion.

Also surviving are two sons, Wayne, 216 W. Linden and Dan, 102 Park eight grandchildren; four brothers, Howard, Guy and Forrest, all of Rochester, and Kenny, Logansport; and two sisters, Annis Severns, Akron, and Geneva Walters, Rochester. Two brothers and two sisters preceded in death. The Rev. Raymond Skelton will officiate at the services.

Burial will be in Ever-Rest Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today. Catherine G. Patterson MONTICELLO Graveside services for Catherine G.

Patterson, 77, 120 High Monticello, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport. She died at 3:45 p.m. Friday in St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis.

She had been in ill health three months. She was born July 5, 1906, in Logansport, to William Henry and Mary Jane Woods Church. On March 18, 1930, she was married to Ralph E. Patterson, who died April 6,1959. She was raised in Logansport and had lived in Monticello since 1947.

She and her husband operated Pat's Motel, Monticello, 35 years. She had been a member of Order of Eastern Star at Monticello since 1936. Surviving are a brother, Willard, Fort Wayne; a sister, Margaret Young, Tucson, and several nieces and nephews. The Rev. Donald Johnson will officiate at the services.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday in Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home where OES memorial services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund. Edith Mildred Merrill ROCHESTER Edith Mildred Merrill, 67, of 800 E. 12th Rochester, died at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday in Woodlawn Hospital. She was in failing health two years. Born April 8, 1916, in Rochester, she was the daughter of Curtis and Margaret Ella Eytcheson Croussore. She was a lifetime resident of Rochester. Her marriage June 6, 1945, in Rochester was to Jesse Merrill, who survives.

Surviving are two sons, Melvin and Roy, both of Rochester; 3 daughters, Nancy Williams, LaPaz; Peggy Martin, Indianapolis, and Mary Avery, Milford; a brother, Curtis, Rochester; two sisters, Burnice Quinn, Rochester, and Josephine Blue, Santa Ana, 15 grandchildren and 2 great- grandchildren. Three brothers and two sisters preceded in death. Private services will be Tuesday in Zinnerman Brothers Funeral Home in Rochester with Pastor Paul Cecrle officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Burial will be in Citizen's Cemetery, Rochester. Alfred 'Ted' Butler ROCHESTER Services for Alfred "Ted" Butler, 86, Caywood's Lakeshore Court, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Foster Good Funeral Home. He died at 2 p.m. Friday in Rochester Nursing Home.

He had been in failing health several months. He was born Jan. 7, 1897, in Gilead, to Barney and Pearl Sampsel Butler. On Nov. 19, 1927, he was married in South Bend to Blanch Wynn, who died in September, 1976.

He had lived most of his life in Fulton County and was a retired carpenter. He was a member and past president of Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 852, Rochester. Surviving are three daughters, Phyllis Steininger, Orland Park, 111., Marjorie Single, Rt. 5, Rochester, and Donna Garber, Fort Wayne; a son, William, Tucson, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; a sister, Belle Wrobleski, South Bend; and a brother, Jesse, Marion.

He was preceded in death by a sister, brother and granddaughter. The Rev. Ray Oviatt will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery southeast of Rochester. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m.

today and from 9 a.m. until the services Monday. Elsie M. Nicholas MONTICELLO Services for Elsie M. Nicholas, 78, 112 Sunset Lane, Monticello, will be at 10:30 a.m.

Monday in Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home. She died at 10:55 p.m. Friday in Monticello Community Healthcare Center. She had been in ill health one year. She was born in Burnettsville on July 13,1905, to Farmer and Emma Dimmit McLeland.

In 1925 she was married to Joseph Albert Nicholas, who died Jan. 6,1959. She was a member of the Brethren Church, Burnettsville, and 1 had lived in Monticello since 1936, coming from Burnettsville. Surviving are two daughters, Joan Kelley, Monticello, and Ruth Garringer, Wasco, three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bill and Jim, both of Burnettsville; and a sister, Tillie Fisher, Burnettsville. Two children, two brothers and five sisters preceded in death.

The Rev. Willis Detwiler will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Old Monticello Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Society. Alice May Malott DENVER Alice May Malott, 72, Deedsville, died at 7:43 p.m. Friday following an accident in Miami County. Born in Royal Center Jan. 4, 1911, she was the daughter of Samuel Nathan and Nettie E.

Gehr Winegardner. Her marriage in Monticello Sept. 22, 1926, was to Cecil Herbert Malott, who survives. She was a former employee of the Sherrill Corporation of Mexico. She was a member of the Peru Missionary Church.

Surviving are three sons, Terry, Sam, and Dick, all of Rt. 1, Denver; three daughters, Alma Baker, Deedsville; Joyce Confer, Rt. 3, Peru, and Shirley Pugh, Rt. 1, Denver; four sisters, Evelyn Swartzell, South Bend; Amanda Harvey, Rochester; Florence Barnes, Akron, and Alma Tigler, Rt, 1, Denver; a brother, Wilbur (Boots) Winegardner, Rt. 6, Rochester; 21 and 19 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gerald Kreh ficiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery Denver. may call at the funeral home Monday-; from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m.

Charles F. Potts MONTICELLO Services for Charles F. Potts, 81, Rt. 1, Idaville (Carroll County), will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Miller-Voorhis Funeral Home.

He died at 9:30 a.m. Friday in his home. He had been in ill health five years. He was born Dec. 5, 1901, in Potomac, to Carey William and Mary Alice Henderson Potts.

On Feb. 21, 1920, he was married to Eva Marie Denton, who died March 22,1970. He had lived on a farm in Carroll County south of Eastlawn School since 1944. He was a long-time farmer and raised Hampshire hogs. He attended Pike Creek Church of the Brethren.

Surviving are three sons, Donald Rt. Burnettsville, Walter Rt. 2, Monticello, and Wayne Dale, Monticello; three daughters, Mary Lossing, Riverside, Doris Rogers, Remington, and Ruby Tarn, Rt. Idaville; 23 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. Two daughters, three sisters and three brothers preceded in death.

The Rev. Glen Campbell will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Bedford Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today.

Memorial contributions may be made to Kidney Foundation:.

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