Monthly Memories, July 2020

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Friday-Saturday, July 17-18, 2020, THE DAILY CLARION

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A SPECIAL PUBLICATION TO REPRINT THE LAST MONTH’S OBITUARIES | JULY 2020

Martha Sue Bates HAZLETON — Martha Sue Bates, 72, of rural Hazleton, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020, at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton. She was born Oct. 15, 1947, in South Roxana, Illinoi to the late Dale E. and Lucille (Christy) Hayes. Martha was of the Catholic faith. She was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother and grandmother, she will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Martha is survived by her husband of 39 years, Jerry R. Bates; a daughter, Gayla (Brent) Schafer; a granddaughter, Leesa M. West; a brother, Theodore (Leora) Hayes of South Roxana, IL; and also, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Ricky, Jack and Butch Hayes and also, three sisters, Shelba McEuen, Kathryn Whitaker and Judith Rigdon.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Warnock Cemetery in Princeton, with Father Gary Kaiser celebrating. There will be no visitation and family and friends will meet at the cemetery for the service. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a candle in memory of Martha at www.colvinfuneralhome. com. Colvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Bates family.

William G. Akles OAKLAND CITY — William G. Akles, 78, of Oakland City died Sunday, June 7, 2020. He was born June 22, 1941, in Shelbyville, Indiana to Homer and Katherine (Bridges) Akles. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Kenneth Akles; sister Becky Walls; and one grandson. He was an Army Veteran. He worked at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, Whirlpool Corporation and was a maintenance supervisor at the Keensburg Mine. He is survived by his wife

Carol (Sermersheim) Akles; sons Brett Akles of Evansville, and Tony (Diana) Akles of Nineveh, Indiana; daughters Natalin Akles of Colorado, Nadine Lantaff of Vincennes, Cheryl (Mike) Wells of Sheridan, Wyoming; brother Merrill Akles of Loogootee, Indiana; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Burial will take place in Montgomery Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service Saturday at the Church.

Colvin Funeral Home 425 N. Main St., Princeton•812-385-5221 www.colvinfuneralhome.com

INDEX Betty Jo (Weist) Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 William G . Akles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 1 Martha Sue Bates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 1 Wayne L . Biel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 1 Bonnie J . Cain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4 Beulah Lorene Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 Reggie Ray Deffendall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 Michael Ray Deputy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 Ann Elizabeth “Libbi” Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 Juanita Eggleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 Michael W . Ellerbruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4 Sharon A . Elliott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4 Randall W . Greubel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4 Donna (Dossett) (Wallace) Grogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 1 Karen Joan Haugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3 Carolyn Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4 Betty Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3 Tanya Renee McCullough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3 Michael John McFetridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4 Nina M . Merrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3 Nick Michas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3 Charles H . Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3 Miranda Dawn Kirby-Schoemaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 1 David B . “Super Dave” Shawhan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4 Eunice (Williams) Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3 Mary J . Toler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 Sandra Vaughn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4 Robert Joseph “Joe” Weisgerber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 Thelma A . White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4

VALIER, Ill. — Donna (Dossett) (Wallace) Grogan, 86, of Valier, Illinois passed away peacefully on May 16, 2020, at Stonebridge Nursing Center in Benton, Illinois. She was born in Princeton on Jan. 1, 1932. She was one of two children born to Marlin and Doris (Rumble) Dossett. She graduated from Princeton High School 1951. She worked at the Gibson County Recorders office and Lynn Gas in Princeton before moving to Valier. Donna was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her two sons, Ricky Robinson (Sharon), Benton, Illinois, and Mark Robinson (Laura) Ellettsville, Indiana; brother, David Dossett, Bellingham, Washington;

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four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; one niece; two nephews; and several great nieces and nephews. Donna will be laid to rest in a private family service at Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser, Illinois. Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home in Sesser is handling arrangements. For more information, go to www.gilbertfuneral home.com.

Wayne L. Biel

FORT BRANCH — Wayne L. Biel, 78, of Fort Branch, died at Gibson General Hospital in Michael Shoemaker, Fort Princeton, on June 28, 2020. He was born to Lawrence Branch, sister, Deleana and Lohrean (Kruse) Biel (Jonathan) Kirby-Raper of Salem, Missouri; seven on April 5, 1942 in Fort nieces and nephews, and Branch. He was a United States sister-in-law, Amanda Army Veteran and a McGuyer, Princeton. A celebration of life will member of the American Legion Post 194. be at a later date. Besides his parents, he Donations may be made is preceded in death by a to the American Heart Association. Expressions sister, Loretta Sue Biel. He is survived by his of sympathy may be made children, Gary Biel of at www.stodghillfuneral Fort Branch, and Sherri home.com

Miranda Dawn Kirby-Shoemaker FORT BRANCH — Miranda Dawn KirbyShoemaker, 45, of Fort Branch, died June 7, 2020. She was born March 29, 1975, in Oakland City, to David L and Sandra (Jones) Dixon. She is preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Dameyon and Amaris Kirby. She is sur vived by her husband of 13 years,

Donna (Dossett) (Wallace) Grogan

(William) Kelley of Navarre, Florida; three grandchildren; and his ex-wife and best friend, Joyce Biel. Services will be on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Stodghill Funeral Home with Pastor Darrell Hillhouse officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, July 2, 2020, from 10 a.m. until service time. Military Honors will be performed by the Gibson County Veterans and U.S. Military Honors at Walnut Hill Cemetery prior to burial. Expressions of sympathy can be made at stodghillfuneralhome.com.

Corn-Colvin Funeral Home 323 N. Main St., Oakland City•812-749-4021 www.corncolvinfuneralhome.com


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