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Jesse Lloyd Butler Jesse Lloyd Butler, 97 years, 10 months, and four days old, of Poseyville, Ind., was born July 13, 1913, to William and Mollie (Kelton) Butler in Poseyville, Ind., passed away 10:18 a.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at New Harmonie Healthcare in New Harmony, Ind. He was a 40-year member of the Poseyville Fire De Department; a 1932 graduate of the Poseyville High School and a member of the Poseyville Christian Church. He worked at Republic Aviation on P-47s; Nix Chevrolet for 30 plus years and retired from General Electric in 1978. He also delivered the Sunday Courier & Press for 40 years to residents in Posey and Gibson counties. Preceding him in death are his parents; wife of 66 years: Julia Frances (Mauck) on April 3, 2007; sisters: Peggy Powasnick, Mammie Matsel and Anna Belle Biddle; brothers: Homer, Loren, Owen, Vertis and Truman Butler. Surviving are one son: Billy Ray Butler of Poseyville; four daughters: Judith Ann Thompson, Betty Jane Montgomery and Bonnie Sue Straw, all of Mount Vernon, Ind., and Janet Lynn Woolsey of Coweta, Okla.; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 20, 2011, at the Werry Funeral Home, Poseyville Chapel with burial in the Poseyville Cemetery in Poseyville, Ind., with the Rev. Doris Beckerman and the Rev. John Matsel officiating. Visitation was held from 2 until 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Poseyville Fire Department, PO Box 118, Poseyville, Ind., 47633 or to the Poseyville Christian Church, 6 E. Main Street, Poseyville, Ind., 47633.

Delores May Titzer Delores May Titzer, 75, of Poseyville, Ind., was born December 15, 1935, to Ray and Genevieve (Webb) Delashmit in Griffin, Ind., and passed away Friday, May 20, 2011, at Deaconess Hospice in Evansville, Ind. She was a homemaker and a 1955 graduate of Griffin High School. Preceding her in death are her parents; sisters: Francis Delashmit, Betty J. Robison, Earnestine Robb and Zelma Richards. Surviving are her husband of 56 years: Marvin Titzer; sons: Rick (Laura) Titzer and Frank (Tammy) Titzer both of Burnt Prairie, Ill., Mike (Pam) Titzer and Doug Titzer both of Griffin, Ind.; daughter: Margaret Shook of Stewartsville, Ind.; brothers: Frederick (Sondra) Delashmit of Mount Vernon, Ind., Larry Howard of New Albany, Ind., Robert (Paula) Howard of New Harmony, Ind., and Jessie (Mary Jo) Howard of Kemp, Texas; and a sister: Layne Damm of Evansville, Ind. Six grandchildren: Clayton, Sarah and Emily Titzer, Katie and Brittany Titzer and Tyler Shook also survive. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wed., May 25, 2011, at the Werry Funeral Home, Poseyville Chapel with burial in the Poseyville Cemetery in Poseyville, Ind., with the Rev. Dallas Robinson officiating. Visitation will be from 3 until 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: New Harmonie Healthcare Activity Fund, 251 State Road 66, New Harmony, Ind., 47631 or to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, Virginia 22312.

Wanda B. Gardner Wanda B. (Taylor) Gardner, 78, passed away Monday May 16, 2011 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville. She was born in Gibson County on June 30, 1932 the daughter of Thomas and Mary B. (Bishop) Taylor. Wanda was a registered nurse, having retired from Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, and a member of the Owensville United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Marcia (Brad) Braden of Carmi,IL. and Brenda (John) Grigsby of Owensville; son, Richard (Verna Jean) Gardner of Poseyville; eight grandchildren, Jared and Bridget Grigsby, Lora (Jim) Anthis, Charla (Sean) Wilson, Velvet (Jamie) Walters, Kevin Gardner, Michele Caudill, Brandon Smith; 12 great-grandchildren and three greatgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Charles M. Gardner in June 1995. Service were held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Holders Funeral Home with the Rev. Linda Lawler officiating. Burial was in the Mauck Cemetery. Visitation was held from 4 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gibson County Humane Society. Expressions of sympathy may be made online at www.holdersfuneralhome.com

Michael Wayne Mofield Michael Wayne Mofield, 36, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2011 in Evansville. He was born on March 5, 1975 in Evansville, IN to James Montgomery and Debra Kay Luna. He enjoyed drawing and writing poems. Michael worked for Allied waste Services. Michael is preceded in death by his mother. He is survived by his wife, Kenda Mofield of Evansville; Parents, James Montgomery of Oakland City, and Steven Mofield of Evansville; grandparents, Jim and Florence Shephard of New Harmony; aunt, Diane Anslinger (Steve) of Haubstadt; cousins, Brittney and Brandon Luna. Graveside services *times subjectt will be at 10 a.m. on to change Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Black Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Tabor officiating. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com.

Drug-free meets The Promoting a Drug-Free Community in Posey County, Inc. meeting will be held at the law office of McFadin Higgins & Folz, 227 Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ind., on June 6, 2011 at 5 p.m. Anyone interested in participating or for more information, call Donna Curtis at 838-9720.

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OBITUARIE OBITUARIES BITU RIE IES Florence McKinney Florence W. McKinney, 81, of Evansville, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011, at The Terrace at Solarbron. She was born August 30, 1929, in Point Township, Ind. She graduated from Mount Vernon High School Class of 1947, was an avid reader, enjoyed working crosswords, was a sports fan, and loved to travel. Florence was retired from Mead Johnson and worked for Chayes-Virginia. She was a member of St. Mark United Church of Christ, was a Pink Lady at Deaconess for many years, and was in the Hamilton Ladies Golf League. She is preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Robert McKinney; parents, Fredrick and Lily Weiss; sister, Doris Dausmann; brother, Kenneth Weiss; and nephew, James Hungate. Florence is survived by daughters, Susan Felice (Robert) of Houston, Texas, Janet Lang of Midwest City, Okla., Cindy Woodall (Randall) of Evansville; son, Thomas McKinney (Carol) of Evansville; sisters, Margaret Perkins of Chatsworth, Calif., Ruth Kuebler of Tyler, Texas, Thelma Kessler of Evansville; granddaughter, Christine Felice; grandsons, Frank Felice (Geneva), Christopher Lang, Michael Lang, Richard Lang (Natalie), Robert Woodall; granddaughter, Katherine McKinney; grandsons, Patrick and Russell McKinney; eight nieces and nephews. Services will be 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at St. Marks UCC, officiated by the Rev. Joe Fraccaro, with burial in Immanuel Cemetery. Friends may visit from 2 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, at Alexander West Chapel. Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 3700 Bellemeade Ave, Suite 107B, Evansville, IN 47711. Condolences may be made online at www.AlexanderWestChapel.com.

Barbara Jean Bitzer Barbara Jean (Reed) Bitzer, 79, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at her residence in Evansville, Ind. She was born August 4, 1931, in Greencastle, Ind., to Orville and Edith (Wilson) Reed. She was a 1949 Graduate of Greencastle High School. Barbara was a longtime and active member of Trinity United Church of Christ. She had worked for over 12 years as a Pre-school Teacher at the Trinity Weekday Center. She enjoyed her Monday night Bridge Club, reading and working with the church. She is preceded in death by her parents; son; Paul Bitzer; sisters, Marjorie Leer, Laurel Jenkins, and Mary Cox; and brother, George Reed. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Morris Bitzer; daughter, Beth Bitzer; Sons; Dr. Morris “Rusty” Bitzer, Jr. (Joni) all of Evansville, Mark Bitzer (Beverly) of Fountain Valley, Calif.; grandchildren, Andrew Bitzer (Megan), Nicole Jackson (Brandon), Connor, Cory and Jake Bitzer; great grandchildren; Ayden and Maverick Bitzer, Kyle, Heidi, and Ty Jackson; sisters, Patricia Jones of Greencastle, Ind., Alice Beck (Gene) of Bainbridge, Ind.; and sister-in-law, Marguerite Reed of Greencastle, Ind. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Vista Care Hospice and HomeInstead especially April Beasley. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Trinity UCC, 505 Mulberry St., in Mount Vernon, Ind., with the Rev. Cynthia Priem officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2011, at Forest Hill Cemetery in Greencastle, Ind. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wed., May 25, 2011, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St. in Mount Vernon, Ind., and continued on Thursday, May 26 from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Trinity UCC. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

Cory Alan Caine Cory Alan Caine, 23, was called home by the Lord to be amongst the many angels on May 22, 2011, in New Bern, NC. Cory enjoyed hanging out with friends, playing basketball and watching sports. It was his dream to own a sports car. Cory was a momma’s boy and didn’t care who knew it. His heart was wide open. He was loving lovin and strong-minded. Cory loved body art and had many tattoos to prove it. He was preceded in death by his father, Wesley Caine; and grandfather, Wayne Allen. He leaves behind his parents, Mary and Rocky Allen; brothers, Wesley, Adam and JJ; sisters, Brittney and Emiley; grandmother; grandma; aunts; uncles; nieces; nephews; cousins; and many friends. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St. in Mt. Vernon with burial to follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

Clara Bular Clara Pearl Bular, 83, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at the Charles Ford Memorial Home in New Harmony, Ind. She was born July 29, 1927 in Posen, Ill., to John and Frances (Nieznanski) Wozniak. Clara was the last surviving of their 13 children. Clara is survived by her daughters, Karen Isaacson (Cliff) of Port Edwards, Wisc., Ellen Nicotra (Sam) off M Mount V Vernon, IInd., d and Jan Bular Berry (Chris) of Hermitage, Tenn.; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sat., May 28, 2011, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St. in Mount Vernon. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. service time on Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Charles Ford Memorial Home at 920 Main St. New Harmony, IN 47631. Condolences may be made online at www.schneiderfuneralhome.com

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