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(5 (Jr wpii 1 Q4 'EjBMtaitwiuaMautvJl frirl" -nimrf THE COURIER-JOURNAL DEATHS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1998 SOUTHERN INDIANA DEATHS AUSTIN Donald Ray Gilbert, 27, died Thursday at Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg. He was a native of Scottsburg, a construction worker and a member of Pentecostal Holiness House of Prayer in Franklin. Survivors: his parents, Felix Sr. and Lola M. Gilbert; brothers Felix Charles and Lester Gilbert; and sisters Pearlie Campbell, Jewell Smith, Linda Baker, Sue Aymes and Mary Essie Smith.

Funeral: 1 p.m. Sunday, Buchanan. Burial: Oak Cemetery. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Saturday and after 9 a.m.

Sunday. The funeral for Tommy LaHue, 86, will be 10 a.m. Minday, Gehlbach Royse. Burial: Pfrimmers Chapel Cemetery, near Hospital in Corydon. She was a native of Richmond, Ky.

Survivors: her husband, J. Herman Eve sons Sonny and Arthur Eve; three grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Funeral: 3 p.m. Sunday, Gehlbach Royse, Corydon. Burial: Most Precious Blood Cemetery, New Middle-town.

Visitation: 2-9 p.m. Saturday and after 8 a.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: St. Joseph Catholic School, Corydon.

JEFFERSONVILLE Dave F. Culberson, 52, died Monday at his home. He was a native of Franklin, and a machinist for Roller Die Forming Co. in Louisville. Survivors: a sister, Linnie A.

Lind-sey; a brother, J. Richard Culberson; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, Coots. Burial: Walnut Ridge.

Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Sunday. MADISON Virginia Mae Scherer, 81, died Thursday at Exten-daCare. She was the former Virginia Mae Ryce, a native of Cincinnati and a farmer. Survivors: a brother, Bud Harrison; a sister, Peggy Pettit; and several nieces and nephews.

Grayeside service: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Canaan. Arrangements: Morgan-Webster-Nay. Memorial gifts: charity. NEW ALBANY Mrs.

Emil W. Ross, 86, formerly of New Albany, died Thursday at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. She was the former Bernice Burgess, a native of Loveland, Ohio, a re--tired teacher for New Albany-Floyd County Public Schools and a member of Indiana State Retired Teachers Association, National Teachers Association and Silver Street United Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters Connie Hamilton and Peggy Robertson and a grandchild. Funeral: 1 p.m.

Monday, her church. The body will be cremated. Visitation: Oak Street Chapel of Sea-brook Dieckmann Naville, 4-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: her church.

TELL CITY Anna Mildred Casey, 81, died Thursday at Professional Care Rehabilitation Center in Dale. She was the former Anna Mildred Hagedorn and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2939 Ladies Auxiliary and St. Paul Catholic Church. Survivors: a son, Richard Timber-lake; a daughter, Jo Ann Scott; brothers Walter, George Louis and James Hagedorn; sisters Marcella Cobler, Ruth Weber and Jeanette Schaefer; five grandchildren: and five great-grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m.

Monday, her. church. Burial: St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation: Zoercher-Gillick, 2-8 p.m.

Sunday and a.m. Monday. SOUTHERN INDIANA Anna Mildred Casey, 81 Dave Culberson, 52 Lillian Eve, 86 Donald Ray Gilbert, 27 Tommy LaHue, 86 M. Lucille Reisz, 85 (Story, this page) Mrs. Emil W.

Ross, 86 Virginia Mae Scherer, 81 Corydon. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday. ELIZABETH Lillian Eve, 86, died Thursday at Harrison County LOUISVILLE-AREA DEATHS 4 LOUISVILLE Vergie Barton, 92 Margaret Werst Baumann, 100 Elmer J. Bensing, 80 Evelyn Joyce Berry, 65 Gilda Julian Blackburn, 45 Sonnie Corded Blaydes, 77 Slaughter "Lee" Bright 73 Elsie Edna Brown, 83 Junita W.

Eagleson, 82 Sarah L. Gordon, 76 The Rev. Charlie E. Harrell, 70 W. Dixon Jones, 64 Catherine K.

Obendorfer, 90 Dorothy S. Penner, 57 James E. Phelps 54 Ethel L. Roney, 92 Ruth Duhme Sanders, 85 Robert C. Stierle, 87 C.J.

Thomas, 68 cents or Alzheimer's Disease Related Disorders Association. Robert C. Stierle, 87, died Friday at Suburban Hospital. He was a retired lithographer for Pinaire Lithographing, an Army veter; an of World War II, a founding director of Wayside Christian Mission and a member of Bethel-St. Paul United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge 820 and The Altenheim's board of oi-" rectors.

Survivors: his wife, the former Emma K. Baisch; a daughter, Bonnie J. Vatter; and a granddaughter. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, Highlands, 3331 Taylorsville Road.

Burial: Cave Hill. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: Wayside Christian Mission. C.J.

Thomas, 68, died Tuesday at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was a former truck driver for Yellow Freight Systems and a member of Teamsters Local 89 and Amvets Post 61. Survivors: a daughter. Donna L. Cook; sons David and Douglas Thomas; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral; 1 p.m. Monday, Evergreen. Burial: Evergreen. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. Sunday.

KENTUCKY DEATHS ADAIRVILLE Vera Edison. 88 BARBOURVILLE Mary Lee Carnes Marlow. 71 BLOOMFIELD Clyde Allen Bishop, 87 BRANDENBURG Charles C. Simpson. 68 BRODHEAD Lpyd Sowder.

76 CAMPBELLSVILLE Marie Goodin. 74 COLUMBIA Catherine Horton, 87 FRANKFORT Stanford Burge, 73 HARRODSBURG Fannie L. Bugg. 86; Charles Wallace Francis 81 HENDERSON lone Jenkins Shaw, 92; Mary Irene Bingemer Walker, 76 HINDMAN Ben Johnson. 52 HODGENVILLE Susan Cruse.

87 LIBERTY Wallace Spaw, 69 MONTICELLO Artie Davis Koger, 101 MOREHEAD Eftie Marie Evans Hargett, 76; Earsel Ray Middleton, 71 MORELAND Howard Albert Brown, 86 MOUNT VERNON Verla J. Brown, 90; Alta Bussell French, 90 OLMSTEAD Callonia D. McGuire, 83 PARK CITY Gracie Edna Houchens Skaggs. 64 PINEVILLE Hugh Prader, 69 RICHMOND Ganel Shell, 81 Elwood Todd. 87; Willie H.

Whittamore, 74 RUSSELLVILLE Sue Duncan, 44 TOMPKINSVILLE Iva Smith Lucy, 82; John A. Plank, 79 WEST LIBERTY Vannie Dulen, 91; Arhe Jasper Oney, 82; Wendell Emmitt Lewis, 77 Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, Bardstown Road and Lancashire Avenue. Burial: St.

Michael Cemetery. Visitation: Highlands, 3331 Taylorsville Road, 1-9 p.m. Sunday. Sarah L. Gordon, 76, died Thursday at Caritas Medical Center.

She was a native of Pleasureville, a retired housekeeper for Nazareth Home and a member of Ormsby Heights Baptist Church. Survivors: daughters Rita Stewart, Joyce Newnum, Jean Meredith, Linda Nelly and Ruby Stone; sons Ray and Robert Gordon; brothers Edward and Elmer Mitchell; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Monday, Family Funeral Care-Metropolitan, 4101 Dixie Highway. Burial: Dutch Tract Cemetery, Pleasureville.

Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. -9 p.m. Sunday. The Rev.

Charlie E. Harrell, 70, died Thursday at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was a native of Wiona, a retired counselor for Central State Hospital and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: his wife, the former Sal-lie McCullough; a daughter, Abrillia McKenzie; his mother, Daisy McBride; brothers Floyd Jr. and Jimmy Harrell; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, Eastern Star Baptist Church, 2400 Howard St. Burial: Green Meadows Memorial. Visitation: G.C. Williams, 1935 W.

Broadway, 7-9 p.m. Sunday. W. Dixon Jones, 64, died Thursday at Baptist Hospital East. He was a native of Selma, chief executive officer of Management Registry Temporaries Inc.

and Spaid Nursing Services; past president of The dePaul School and Kentucky Employment Association; a member of the board of Affiliated Nursing Service; and a member of the old Louisville Business and Professional Association and Downtown KiwanisClub. Survivors: his wife, the former Rose Marie O'Daniel; daughters Kim-berley M. and Laura A. Jones; a son, William D. Jones III; and a sister, Marilyn Cooper.

Memorial Mass: 11 a.m. Monday, St. James Catholic Church, 1826 Edenside Ave. Private burial: Calvary. The body was cremated.

Visitation: Highlands, 3331 Taylorsville Road, 4- James E. Phelps 54. died Wednesday at Baptist Hospital East. He was president of Alpha Machine Co. and a member of Westport Road Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge 820 and Commanding Officers Club.

Survivors: his wife, the former Cynthia Scheu; a daughter, Rosemary Phelps; sons Chip and Michael Phelps; brothers Eugene and Bobbi Phelps; a sister, Patti Toler; and three grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, Pearson's, 149 Breckenridge Lane. Burial: Cave Hill. Visitation: 2-6 p.m.

Sunday. Memorial gifts: Salvation Army or Brain Aneurysm Foundation 66 Canal Boston, Mass. 02114. Ethel L. Roney, 92, died Thursday at Parkway Medical Center.

She was the former Ethel Skeans, a native of Mackville and a member of Hikes Point Christian Church. Survivors: daughters S. Juanema Wilson and Mildred Brown; sons Walton and John Skeans; a stepdaughter, Vivian Click; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Monday, Evergreen, 4623 Preston Highway.

Burial: Evergreen: Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Saturday and 1-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: her church, Parkway Medical Center Recreation Department or Eastern Star Homes in Kentucky. Ruth Duhme Sanders, 85, formerly of Anchorage, died Thursday at Episcopal Church Home.

She was a native of St. Louis, a former English teacher at John Burroughs School of St. Louis, a former editor for Ladies Home Journal and former publicity director for Lippin-cott Publishing of Philadelphia. She was an author, former co-owner of an Anchorage bookstore and art gallery, a former member of the Anchorage School Board and St. Luke's Episcopal Church's vestry, and former state president of the League of Women Voters.

She served in the Army's public relations office during World War II. Survivors: sons Henry Jr. and Richard D. Sanders; a brother, H. Richard Duhme; and a granddaughter.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, Heady-Willhite-Ballard, 11507 Main Mid-dletown. Burial: Cave Hill. Visitation: 1-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday.

Memorial gifts: Home of the Inno Vergie Barton, 92, died Thursday Care Center at Stony Brook. was the former Vergie Veazey, a native of Hopkins County and a member of Highview Baptist Church. Survivors: a daughter, Anna Math-erly; sisters Verna Harris and Evelyn Joseph; a brother, Curtis Veazey; three grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; and a great-greatgrandchild. Funerals: 10 a.m. Monday, Arch L.

Heady Hikes Point, 4109 Taylorsville Road, and 10 a.m. CST Tuesday, Harris Funeral Home, Madisonville. Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville. Visitation: Arch L. Heady Hikes Point, 2-8 p.m.

EST Sunday, and Harris, 3-9 p.m. CST Monday. Margaret Werst Baumann, 100, died Friday at Meadowview Nursing Convalescent Center. She was a former member of Au- dubon Country Club. Survivors: a son, Donald A.

Baumann; a daughter, Betty Tallichet; seven grandchildren; and 14 greatgrandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, St. John Vianney Catholic Church. 4839 Southside Drive.

Burial: Calvary. Visitation: Ratterman's, 3711 Lexington Road, 2-7 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: her church. Elmer J.

Bensing, 80, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired payroll clerk for the old K.A. Barker Construction an Army veteran of World War II; a life member of Ex-POWs of World War II, National and 'Kentuckiana American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans; and a member of American Legion Post 220 and Chapel Hill United Church of Christ. Survivors: his wife, the former Thelma W. Weidner; a son, Donald R.

Bensing; a daughter, Janice L. Pope; brothers Howard and Jack Bensing; sisterS Nancy L. Waddell and June B. McNally; and three grandchildren. Funeral: 1 p.m.

Monday, Owen, 5317 Dixie Highway. Burial: Evergreen. Visitation: 1-4 and 6-9 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: his church or Hospice of Louisville.

Evelyn Joyce Berry, 65, died Wednesday in San Antonio. She was the former Joyce Jolly, a native of Hart County, a retired cashier for the old Taylor Drug Stores and a member of James Lees Memorial Presbyterian Church. Survivors: daughters Alice Atcher and Sarah Clark; sons Vester Michael T. and David W. Berry; brothers L.T.

and Earl Jolly; sister Paula Kesler and Dorothy Baldwin; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral: noon Monday, Owen, 5317 Dixie Highway. Burial: Upton Cemetery. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. Saturday and 1-9 p.m.

Sunday. Memorial gifts: the family. Gilda Julian Blackburn, 45, died Monday at her home. She was a member of Fellowship Right Now Ministry. Survivors: her husband, Dwayne L.

Blackburn; daughters Akia R. and Janue Y. Blackburn; a son, Dwayne L. Blackburn her mother, Margaret Julian; sisters Phyllis Johnson and Brenda and Dedra Julian; and brothers Malcolm, Phillip and Steven Julian. Funeral: 11 a.m.

Monday, Greater Bethel Temple Apostolic Church, 834 S. Third St. Burial: Green Meadows Memorial. Visitation: G.C. Williams, 1935 W.

Broadway, 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Sonnie Corded Blaydes, 77, died Thursday at Audubon Hospital. He was a retired employee of American Standard and a member of United Christian Church and Ministerial Association in Cleveland, Tenn. Survivors: his wife, the former Mary Mouser; sons Henry F.

and Joseph Blaydes; daughters Mary Dunbar, Velma Stillwell and Doris Wil-lard; brothers James and Jacob Blaydes; sisters Lucille Whitlock, Emeline Mouser, Ruby Morgan, Barbara Henry and Elizabeth Martin; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral: 1 p.m. CST Monday, Cowherd Parrott Funeral Home, Greensburg. Burial: Maple Hill Cemetery, Greensburg. Visitation: after 5 p.m.

Saturday. Slaughter "Lee" Bright 73, died Thursday at Parkway Medical Center. He was a retired carpenter for Kistler Lumber Co. and the old Hughes Lumber a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors: 'his wife, Gladys R.

Bright; a daughter, Susan L. Ernst; a son, Gary R. Bright; sisters Bonnie Kiper and Elizabeth Yount; brothers James O. Bright and Charles Beck; and two granddaughters. Funeral: 1 p.m.

Monday, Fern Creek Funeral Home, 5406 Bardstown Road. Burial: Mount Washington Cemetery. Visitation: 3-8 p.m. Saturday and noon-8 p.m. Sunday.

Elsie Edna Brown, 83, died Wednesday at her home. She was the former Elsie Brace, a native of Watertown, and a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church. Survivors: a daughter, Virginia Prather; a son, Dennis Brown; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral: noon Monday, Howell-Jes-sie Funeral Home, Hillview. Burial: Hebron Cemetery, Bullitt County.

Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Sunday. Junita W. Eagleson, 82, died Wednesday at The Meadows East. She was a retired salesperson for the old Byck's department store.

Survivors: a son, James tagleson; sisters Lola Evans and Marian Rudd; and three grandchildren. 9 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: St. John Center or Mission House.

Catherine K. Obendorfer, 90, of Sacred Heart Village, died Wednesday at Baptist Hospital East. She was the former Catherine Kinzer, a retired bookkeeper for Bun-ton Seed where she worked 25 years, and a member of St. Joseph Orphan Society and St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Survivors: sisters-in-law Albertine and Nora Kinzer and a brother-in-law, Earl Johnson, all of whom cared for her; and several nieces and a nephew. Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Monday, her church, 1406 E. Washington St. Burial: St.

Michael Cemetery. Visitation: Bosse, Barret and Ellison avenues, 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: Mass of the Air or Sacred Heart Village. Dorothy S.

Penner, 57, died Wednesday at Jefferson Place. She was the former Dorothy Schuler; owner of Dorothy Bridal Consultant corporate meeting planner for Paul Schultz a master bridal consultant; a former member of the boards of directors of Meeting Professionals International's Blue-grass Chapter, Louisville Mother of Twins Club, Louisville Colonelettes and Miss Kentucky Scholarship Pageant; a charter member of Kentucky Beginning Experience Program; and a member of Archbishop's Council for Marriage for Louisville Archdiocese, International Association of Bridal Consultants, Polio Survivors Organization's Louisville chapter, Lifeline and Presentation Academy Alumni Association. Survivors: daughters Beth Tor-strick, Christine M. Stickler, Amy P. O'Bryan and Andrea L.

Penner; a brother, Fred M. Schuler; a sister, Rose Marie Whitmer; a friend, Ted Penner, who cared for her; and a grandson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 3345 Lexington Road. Burial: Calvary.

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