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ObituariesLocal Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000 Palladium-Item Page A5 Union County commissioners hear dispute over truck detour Obituaries Michayla R. Brandenburg WINCHESTER, Ind. Michay-la Rashelle Brandenburg, 17 months, of Saratoga, whose grandparents live in Winchester, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at St.

Vincent Randolph Hospital in Winchester. She was born June 10, 1999, in Winchester to Jeremy L. and Markie Collins Brandenburg of Saratoga. Survivors besides her parents include one brother, Justin Brandenburg, at home; maternal grandfather, Mark Collins of Ohio; maternal grandmother, Cathy Baldwin of Winchester; maternal great-grandmother, Virginia Lawson of Winchester; paternal grandfather, Dana Brandenburg of Winchester; paternal grandmother, Jennifer Brandenburg of Saratoga; and paternal great-grandmother, Barbara Brandenburg of Winchester. Service will be at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at the Walker Funeral Home, 248 E. South Winchester. The Rev. Steve Conner has been asked to officiate. Burial will be in Fountain Park Cemetery in Winchester.

Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Velma J. Davis Velma "Jean" Davis, 63, of 11 Circle Drive, Richmond, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at Reid Hos ByPamTharp Correspondent LIBERTY, Ind.

Highway traffic on U.S. 27 South is using Smith Road as a detour, creating problems on the narrow county road. Highway supervisor Wanda Hartman told Union County commissioners Monday that signs have been posted on the road prohibiting truck traffic and setting a speed limit for the road. Hartman said she's asked the Indiana State Police to patrol the road and enforce the speed limit. County dispatchers have called her repeatedly about complaints about the traffic on the road, but Hartman said controlling traffic isn't her responsibility.

So far, no accidents have occurred, but cars have been forced off the narrow road, dispatcher Shirley Sexton said. The state highway department is replacing a small box culvert at the north edge of West College Corner on U.S. 27, a project that is supposed to be completed by late this month. The traffic from Ohio is supposed to be using other state highways during the construction period, but there were problems with the detour signs in Oxford, Ohio, and truckers missed them, Hartman said. Commissioner Charlie Dare, who also drives a truck, agreed.

"They didn't know where else to go when they got to College Corner," Dare said. Hartman asked the Indiana Department of Transportation to correct the sign problems in Oxford, which should reduce some of the problems on the narrow road. A hopper-bottom truck got stuck on the railroad crossing on Smith Road and the department has received numerous complaints from residents in the area about the traffic, Hartman said. Some residents have asked that Also Monday, the Union County Board of Commissioners: Authorized a Build Indiana Fund application to help with the estimated $250,000 cost of grinding and repaying old Indiana 101. Agreed that consultant Ray Fuller could conduct a seminar for county employees to explain the public employees retirement fund.

Smith Road be closed, but Hartman said she can't do that legally The county has a written agreement with the state that if Smith Road is damaged by the traffic, the state will pay to repair it, Hartman said. "We knew this was going to happen, and it shouldn't last too long, although (the work) didn't start on time," Hartman said. Also Monday the commissioners gave their approval for $225,745 in paving projects for 2001 The county will have $136,000 from local road and street funds and $57,000 in wheel and surtaxes next spring, so the work will only require another $30,000 in highway funds. "It's feasible if oil prices don't go up. It's just a projection at this point, based on bid-letting we did in October," Hartman said.

The county has 58.4 miles of gravel roads and will continue chipping away that total by paving about five miles a year. Gravel roads to be paved next year: County Road 50 North one-half mile E.CliftonRoad lmile County Road 250 South 0.3 miles. Pentecost Road 1 mile Bath Springs Road 1 .4 miles Bull Hill Road 0.9 miles Maxine C. Smith Former Richmond resident-Maxine C. Smith, 86, of Orlando, died Thursday, Nov.

2, 2000, in Florida. She was born Jan. 28, 1914, in Gibbon, to John and Hazel Voland Ringenburg. She had lived most of her life in Richmond and Bath. She had been in Florida for several years.

Survivors include two sons, Carl E. Sturgis of Connersville and Ronald E. Sturgis of Solon, Ohio; one adopted son, Donald Weaver of Orlando, one daughter, Janice L. Loper of Orlando, one brother, Eugene Ringenburg of Alabama; one sister, Pauline Petty of Richmond; seven grandchildren, 18 greatgrandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Smith; one brother; one sister; and one grandchild.

Service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Showalter-Blackwell-Long Funeral Home, Baker Chapel in College Corner, Ohio. The Rev. Dana Hadden of the Hannas Creek Christian Church has been asked to officiate. Burial will be in College Corner Cemetery in West College Corner, Ind.

Visitation will be from 6-8 tonight at the chapel. Death of Note Lee Bixler GREENVILLE, Ohio (AP) -Lee Bixler, who served as a Darke County Common Pleas Court judge for 20 years and heard numerous cases around the state as a visiting judge, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 56. Bixler died Saturday at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus. The Democrat served as judge from 1978 until 1998, when he was unseated by Republican challenger Jonathan Hein.

Bixler then served as a special magistrate for Montgomery County Common Pleas Court in Dayton. He was often assigned by the Ohio Supreme Court to hear cases around the state as a visitingjudge. A graduate of Miami University, Bixler got his law degree from Northwestern and began a private practice. He was elected law director of Greenville in 1975 and named safety director the following year. He was appointed to the bench in 1978 when Judge Howard Eley Harold W.Miller BROOKVILLE, Ind.

Harold William Miller, 72, of 12052 Indiana 1, Brookville, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at Reid Hospital in Richmond. He was born Jan. 30, 1928, in Harrison, Ohio, to Henry and Edith Miller, and had lived most of his life in Franklin County. He had worked for 25 years at the former H.

H. Robertson in Connersville before his retirement. He had also been an independent truck driver for 20 years. He was a 32nd degree member of the Metamora Masonic Lodge 156 Free and Accepted Masons and the Murat Temple of Indianapolis. Survivors include his wife, Dixie Miller, whom he married July 29, 1950; three daughters, Shirley Matthew of Anaheim, Debbie Feller of Castle Rock, and Donna Hohman of Bright; one brother, Paul Miller of Brookville; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Phillips Meyers Funeral Home, 1025 Franklin in Brookville. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Brookville, with a military graveside service by the Bernard Hurst Post 77 of the American Legion. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m.

Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Norman C. Paddock WEST COLLEGE CORNER, Ind. Norman C.

Paddock, 52, of 542 Liberty West College Corner, died Saturday Nov. 4, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 18, 1948, in Oxford, Ohio, to Lawrence and Glen-na Hobbs Paddock. He lived all his life in the College Corner area.

He was a truck driver for many years and was currently a factory worker at Amcast Inc. in Richmond. He was a member of the Druids Lodge in Richmond. Survivors include his wife, Debbie Jackson Paddock, whom he married Dec. 16, 1972, at West Col-.

lege Corner; one son, Lawrence B. Paddock of West College Corner; two daughters, Brandy M. Paddock and Caroline C. Paddock, both of West College Corner; two brothers, David W. Paddock and Harold W.

Paddock, both of Liberty; two sisters, Rosemary Otto of Florida and Gladys Thibaut of Liberty; four grandchildren; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Russell "Shorty" Paddock. Service will be at 3 p.m. today at Showalter-Blackwell-Long Funeral Home, Baker Chapel in College Corner, Ohio. The Rev.

Don Roberts of the Community Baptist Church in Laurel has been asked to officiate. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery in Union County, Ind. Visitationwillbefrom 1-3 p.m. today at the funeral home. Charles H.

Oler GREENS FORK, Ind. -Charles Howard Oler, 84, of 9413 Fox Road, Greens Fork, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1916, in Greens Fork to Lonel and Ethel Howard Oler and was a lifelong resident of Wayne County.

He served with the Army in World War II. He was a former employee of Avco in Richmond and a member of the Centerville Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Marie Oler; and two children, Gary Oler and Cristyann Oler, both of Greens Fork. A private service will be at the convenience of the family. There will be no public calling.

Culberson Funeral Home, Hagerstown, is in charge of arrangements. Harley Cornell CENTERVILLE, Ind. Harley Cornell, 88, of 602 E. School Centerville, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at Reid Hospital in Richmond.

He was born Sept. 30, 1912, in Rossville, 111., to Thomas and Wilda Viliet Cornell, and had lived in this area since 1954. He was a farmer and cattle salesman for Producers Marketing. He enjoyed training and working with horses. Survivors include his wife, Catherine Lewis Cornell, whom he married April 8, 1939; three daughters, Joan Poindexter of Centerville, Jean Terhaar of Richmond and Kay Ingram of Milford, nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mills Funeral Home, 405 E. Main Centerville. The Rev. Carlos King of First Assembly of God Church has been asked to officiate.

Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery in Centerville. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 9135 N. Meridian Suite B-4, Indianapolis, IN 46209.

Edith A. Hansen WINCHESTER, Ind. Edith A. Hansen, 90, a former Winchester resident, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2000, at Greenfield-Regency in Greenfield.

She was born July 15, 1910, in Upland to Ernest and Fay Ballinger Atkinson. She was employed by Glove Factory and Wicks Pies, both of Winchester. She was a member of the Main Street Christian Church, the Phi Delta Kappa Women's Club and the Wise Owls, all in Winchester. Survivors include two sons, Ed Hansen of Greenfield and Charles Hansen of Elwood; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchil-dren; one sister, Martha Howard of Gas City; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harney Hansen, in 1985; and three brothers, Charles, Glen and Wayne Atkinson.

Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Walker Funeral Home, 248 E. South St, Winchester. Kenneth Rickett has been asked to officiate. Burial will be in Fountain Park Cemetery in Winchester.

Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association with envelopes available at the funeral home. Jane McNeely Jane McNeely, 84, of 2630 W. Main Richmond, died Sunday, Nov.

5, 2000, at Reid Hospital. She was born Feb. 21, 1916, in Warsaw, Ky, to Harvey J. and Louise Gardt Beall and had lived in Richmond most of her life. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include one daughter, Peggy A. McNeely of Richmond, with whom she lived. She also leaves special friends Judy Downing of Richmond and Carolyn Fain of Cambridge City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe R. McNeely, in 1983: two sisters and one brother.

Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Doan Mills Funeral Home, 790 National Road Richmond. The Rev. Fred Jordan, of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, has been asked to officiate. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, in Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, Ky. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Wayne County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 1401 Chester Richmond, Ind. Thelma Parks Thelma Parks, 89, of Friends Fellowship Community, Richmond, died Tuesday, Nov.

7, 2000, at Reid Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Doan Mills Funeral Home. Palladium-Item The Palladium-Item, established Jan. 1, 1831, is Richmond's oldest business. Published seven days a week by Palladium-Item, a subsidiary of Gannett Co.

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23, 1937, in New Castle to Lloyd C. and Adona Brown Hole and had lived most of her life in Rich 'Velma J. "Jean" Davis mond. She was a 1955 graduate of New Castle High School. She was manager of Reliable Drugs until its closing and retired in 1999 from Schrock Cabinet Company.

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Survivors include her husband, Norman L. Davis, whom she married June 17, 1956; one daughter, Shelley R. Hollingsworth of Richmond; one son, Todd A. Davis of Eaton, Ohio; two grandchildren; her mother of New Castle; three sisters, Wilma J.

Firth of Annis-ton, and Donna S. Burris and Edna Ballanger, both of New Castle; one brother, Earnest L. Hole of Nashville, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. Service will be at 1 p.m.

Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3333 Backmey-er Road in Richmond. Bishop James Tillett has been asked to officiate. Burial will be in Earlham Cemetery Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Doan Mills Funeral Home, 790 National Road Richmond.

Viola Combs CAMDEN, Ohio Viola "Vir-gie" Merrill Combs, 77, of Fairfield, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at her home. She was born Jan. 26, 1923, in Butler County to John and Alma McGraffney Merrill. She was employed as a cook for 20 years at Miami University in Oxford until her retirement in 1990.

Survivors include two daughters, Arlita Hopkins and Ginger Smith, both of Fairfield; one stepson, Jimmy Combs of Fairfield; one brother, Paul Merrill of Fairfield; three sisters, Romona Creager and Dorothy Gross, both of Hamilton, and Patricia Schnieder of Fairfield; eight grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Combs, whom she married Feb. 17, 1939, in Liberty, one stepdaughter, June Maggard; two brothers, John and Mack Merrill; and one sister, Kathleen Randall. Service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the R.C.

Nein Sons-Thompson Funeral Home, 249 N. Main in Camden. The Rev. Greg Jackson has been asked to officiate. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery in Camden.

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312 SALLY McMILLEN ana Services Allen, Emily, 79, of Richmond, died Sunday. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. today at Stegall-Berheide-Orr Funeral Home in Richmond. Moore, Vida 72, of Connersville, died Saturday. Service will be at 2 p.m.

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