Multiple Obituaries in Sullivan and surrounding towns
A batch of death notices from Sullivan and neighboring Indiana towns lists services for Lucy Hareris 72 in Sullivan at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Roxie Brooks Crews 65 in West Terre Haute at 10 a.m. Saturday, John T. Taylor 94 in Sullivan at 10 a.m. Saturday, Epsie White 94 in Sullivan at 11 a.m. Saturday, Zoe Cummins 73 in Sullivan at 2 p.m. Saturday, Edna Doll Parker 74 in Dana, and other local deaths with funeral home details, burial plans, and survivors named.
Weather Elsewhere and Illinois Forecast Summary
Temperatures are 1 to 4 degrees above normal in many areas with highs 33 to 44 and lows 22 to 27. A brief warm weekend then a dip early next week and a lift by midweek. Precipitation near one third of an inch, mainly rain around Sunday and midweek. Illinois shows similar trends with highs 29 to 35 and lows 14 to 21, a weekend warm up, a cold spell early week, and another warm spell midweek. Rain or snow totals about two tenths inch Sunday and toward midweek.
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Illinois
Judge Issues Bench Warrant at Traffic Hearing
In Fort Lauderdale Judge Edward O Cleary routinely issued a bench warrant when a traffic charge defendant failed to appear. The judge later attended the Lions Club Christmas gift exchange and presented an arrest warrant as a gift to one member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Fla. AP
Edward O’cleary
Lion's Club
O’cleary
Funeral arrangements for great-grandchild noted
The body was taken to the First Funeral Home for services at 1 30 p m Saturday with Rev John Morris officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.
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John Morris
Roselawn Memorial Park
Obituaries of Elmer Peavey Roy Burk and Merle Collenbaugh
Elmer A Peav ey 75 RR 1 died Wednesday services 1 30 p m Saturday McClanahan Funeral Home burial Maple Grove Cemetery. Roy Burk 716 Jefferson St Montezuma died Friday Vermillion County Hospital Clinton widow Martha daughter Mrs Anne Kent Terre Haute two grandchildren. He was past chancellor of K P Lodge Modern Woodmen 1963 Patriarch of the Year Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co Triangle Club body brought to Brown Funeral Home. Merle Collenbaugh 65 RR 1 Clay City died 6 a m Friday Clay County Hospital Brazil widow Emily daughter Ruth Long Clay City son Bill RR 1 Clay City five grandchildren body brought to Schoppenhorst Funeral Home calling after 3 p m Saturday services 2 p m Sunday Rev Karl Kirkman burial St Peters Cemetery northeast of Clay City.
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Jasonville
Ind
Elmer A. Peavey
McClanahan Funeral Home
Ted Warren
Maple Grove Cemetery
Montezuma
Roy Burk
Jefferson St
Vermillion County Hospital
Clinton
Jare
Martha
Anne Kent
Terre Haute
K. of P. Lodge
Modern Woodmen
Panhandle
Eastern Pipe Line Co
Triangle Club
Brown Funeral Home
Clay City
Merle Collenbaugh
Clay County
Brazil
Emily
Ruth Long
Bill
Schoppenhorst
Karl Kirkman
St. Peters Cemetery
Second accident victim dies in Indiana area
Francis Hyde 57 of Seelyville died Thursday night at Union Hospital from injuries in the December 3 wreck on U S 40 near Mt. Meridian. His wife Eva 46 was killed in the same crash. A son Robert 10 and daughter Carol Jackson of Indianapolis survive along with a brother a sister and two grandchildren. Funeral at Callahan Saturday with burial at Highland Lawn Cemetery.
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Francis Hyde
Seelyville
Union Hospital
Callahan Funeral Home
H. D. Searcy
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Hyde
Eva
U.S. 40
Mt. Meridian
Robert
Carol Jackson
Indianapolis
Arthur
Virginia Leach
Brazil
Zylena Buckman
Tucson
Ariz
Richfield Man Marks Donkey to Prevent Deer Confusion
A Richfield Utah man sprays his donkey with a red ink chemical during hunting season to keep the animal from being mistaken for a deer. The action aims to protect the donkey and avoid hunting mishaps.
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Richfield
Utah
Merchants National Bank to raise interest rates
The Merchants National Bank will pay higher rates on passbook and time deposits starting January 1 1968 following a unanimous vote by the State Department of Financial Institutions Board at a December 20 1967 hearing. New limits set at 4 percent on passbook savings 5 percent on certificates under 100000 and up to 2 percent on larger CDs. Existing CD holders switch to the higher rate when their certificates mature. The savings rate matches the highest level allowed under Federal Reserve Board regulations.
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Merchants National Bank
John T. Rouse
State Department of Financial Institutions Board
Federal Reserve Board
Lovellette Attacks Levee Sandbagging Coordination
Vigo County Sheriff Clyde E. Lovellette criticized what he called the complete lack of organization in Sugar Creek levee sandbagging during Thursday's flood. He said civil defense director Gil Leonard and his team acted slowly and failed to deliver sandbags. County officials defended the response, praising efforts given the circumstances.
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Vigo County
Clyde E. Lovellette
Sugar Creek
Gil Leonard
Harry P. Brentlinger
Board of County Commissioners
John W. Clarke Rites Saturday
Services for John W. Clarke a retired Terre Haute Star printer who died at his home will be at 2 30 p m Saturday at Cross Funeral Home. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. Clarke spent 23 years in The Star's composing room and 45 years as a printer. He came here in 1942. He was active in Masonic orders and various clubs. Surviving are his widow Helen two sons Capt William A Clarke and Chief M Sgt James F Clarke a daughter Louise Kirk and eight grandchildren.
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Lucy Hareris
N. 25Th St
Thomas Funeral Home
Mel Myers
Roselawn Memorial Park
Ray
June Mustin
Tacoma
Wash
Richard J. Norwalk
Calif
Carl Akeman
Robinson
Ill
John W. Clarke
Terre Haute
Masonic Lodge
Poplar Bluff
Royal Arch Masons
Kerman Grotto
the Recreation Club
Izaak Walton League
International Typographical Union
Helen
William A. Clarke
Castle Air Force Base
Atwater
James F. Clarke
Chanute Afb
Rantoul, Il
Louise Kirk
Peoria, Ill
Chicago adopts FBI technique to target parking violators
Chicago uses an FBI style list of the 10 most wanted parking violators with public warrants. A North Side businessman and an attractive model were fined a total of 2200 dollars after pleading guilty to collecting 148 parking tickets in 1966.
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Chicago
FBI
North Side
Levee Saved Amid Record December Rainfall Furor
A late autumn storm dumped 3.88 inches in 10 hours to push December total to 9.87 inches, a new record. Flooding closed roads and caused property damage across Vigo County and surrounding areas. Tornado watches, high winds up to 65 mph, and downed power lines disrupted daily life and farming operations.
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David Koch
Indiana State University
West Terre Haute
Hulman Field
Vigo County
Terre Haute
Brown Avenue
Fenwood Avenue
Locust Street
Riley Avenue
Ohio Boulevard
Prairieton
General Telephone
Public Service Indiana
Sacred Heart Church
James McBarron
Producers Marketing Association
25Th St
Graham Grain Co
Jack Ragle
Ragle
Widow Seeks Answers After Second Miner Death
In Illinois Sesser on Wednesday James C Bowman 23 died in a mine accident at Old Ben No 1. He was electrocuted when tangled in a shuttle car cable. His wife Judy Bartoni whose father died 16 years earlier in a West Frankfort Oriant No 2 explosion mourns another mining tragedy.
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Sesser
Ill
Judy Bartoni
Charles
Oriant No. 2
West Frankfort
Jmes C. Bowman
Old Ben No. 1
Bowman
Martinsville victims' funeral services set for Saturday
Funeral services are planned for two 18 year old Martinsville youths killed in a Thursday car truck crash near Casey. Martin Allen Zschau and Stephen Spraker, both Illini freshmen, will be laid to rest at Martinsville Bible Center and Ridge Lawn Cemetery with inquests announced by Clark County Coroner Don Hosch. Authorities cited heavy rain and wind as factors while the truck operator Wilbert Swinger of Teutopolis was not injured.
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Martinsville
Jll
Speial
Casey
Martin Allen Zschau
Stephen Spraker
University of Illinois
U.S. 40
Wilbert K. Swinger
Teutopolis
Fiemer Milling Company
Zschau
Paris
Swinger
Greenwell
Clark County
Don Hosch
West Union
Raymond Zschau
Edgar Rowe
Julia
Lillian
Martinsville Bible Center
George Nika
Ridgelawn
Greenwell Funeral Home
Spraker
Lester Spraker
Martha Spraker
Hazel Ramsey
Allan
Richard
Lorian
Linda Claypool
Kokomo
Ind
Dean Austin
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Kit Recovered After Christmas Theft at Plantations Police
An electric shoe-shine kit donated to the Plantations police was recovered about 12 hours after it was stolen from under the station house Christmas tree. Army Pvt. Robert Hogan of Pompano Beach and Fort Benning, Georgia, visitor to the station, posted $500 bond Thursday after being charged with the theft.
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Plantatios
Fla
Army Pvt
Robert Hogan
Pompano Beach
Ft. Benning
Funeral set for Elmer Palmer 80 Terre Haute
Funeral services for Elmer Palmer, 80, of Terre Haute, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill EUB Church. Burial follows at Oak Hill Cemetery. He lived alone and was found Thursday after reportedly taking his own life. Survivors include a daughter Mary Palmer and a son Harry, plus two sisters.
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Elmer Palmer
Terre Haute
Oak Hill Eub
Riley
Oakhil
Hickman and Son
Palmer
Vigo County
Clyde Lovellette
Gerald Walls
John Torphy
Mary Palmer
Harry
Putnamville
Monroe Bedlow
Leatha Voges
Prairieton
Myers Granted Divorce Custody and Support Order
Dorothy E. Myers of 2332 2nd Ave. was granted a divorce from George F. Myers in Vigo Superior Court 2. Judge Charles K. McCrory awarded Mrs Myers custody of one child and ordered $15 weekly child support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy E. Myers
2Nd Ave
Vigo Superior Court
George F. Myers
1St Ave
Charles K. McCrory
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Lucy Harris
Roxie Brooks Crews
St. Anthony Hospital
James
Paul
Amon Brooks
Fort Wayne
Little Red Church
Dresser
Jack Thomas
Bethesda
Patrick J. Ryan
John T. Taylor
Maple Ave
the Cross Funeral Home
Esmond Elliott
Epsie White
Plum St
Ball-Porter Funeral Home
Charles Flora
Zoe Cummins
Sullivan
Golda Fredrickson
Portland
Ore
Alexander Funeral Home
C.A. Walls
Center Ridge Cemetery
Edna Doll Parker
Dana
Kersey-Overpeck
C. H. Loveland
Prairie Township Chapel Cemetery
Mary Kuebler
Cincinatti
Ohio
Margaret Parker
Everett Coe
Harley Coe
Chrisman
Franklin
Linton, Ind
Franklin O. Hash
White Rose Pentecostal Church
Cecil Cox
Fairview Cemetery
Welch and Cornett
Sarah Deeter
Cory
Clay County Hospital
Edith Jackson
Esther Fitch
Centerpoint
William Logsdon
Earl Logsdon
Thomas Logsdon
Bonnie Sutton
Veedersburg
Cathrine Mitchell
Florence Boyd
LaPorte
Lucille Campbell
Troy
Mich
C. D. Logsdon
Fort Charolette
Miss Floy I. Brown
Floy I. Brown
William
Hovey
Clyde
Centerpoint Methodist Church
Donald Bees
Rentschler Funeral Home
Eunice Nickelson
Hymera
Lionel Smith
Montana
Harry Nickelson
Irene Stites
Carpentersville
Clarence King
Howard King
Fithian
Robert McCoskey
Detroit
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RR 1
Shelburn
The
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Fontanet
Mattox Funeral Home
James Wilson
Burnett Cemetery
Steven Thomas
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Rame
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