“Those we love can never be more than a thought away... For as long as there’s a memory, they live in our hearts to stay.” ~Author Unknown
M on th ly M em ories A SPECIAL PUBLICATION TO REPRINT THE LAST MONTH’S OBITUARIES | SEPTEMBER 2018
James Everett Thacker II EVANSVILLE — James Everett Thacker II, 62, of Evansville, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. He was born Tuesday, Januar y, 3, 1956, in Huntington, WV to James Everett Thacker I and Othea “Cinda” Jean McDaniel Thacker. James was in auto sales for many years working at Kenny Kent Toyota, Wright Motors and retiring from Town & Countr y Ford. James attended the Oakland City Church of the Nazarene and was a former member of the Harley Owners Group. He is sur vived by the love of his life; Jennifer Thacker of Oakland City. He is also sur vived by his son C.J. Thacker of Francisco. Other sur vivors include daughters; Nichole Waterman of Indianapolis, Phoenix (J.D.) Booker of Princeton and Hamilton Thacker of Oakland City: brothers Fred Thacker of Evansville, Greg Thacker of Owensville and Shane (Sara) Thacker of Lebanon, Illinois and sisters Sheila (Terr y) Zink of Patoka, Sherr y (Scotty) Mays of Princeton, Sandy Brines of Evansville, Charlsie (Brian) Young of Richmond,
Kentucky and Jamie Lou Thacker of Hunting, West Virginia. He is also sur vived by grandchildren Bailey Booker, Journey Booker, Paisley Booker and Kenzie Waterman. James was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Chuck Thacker. There will be a Celebration of Life ser vice at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Doyle Funeral Home located at 520 S. Main St. Princeton, IN 47670, with Pastor Jonathan Scott of ficiating. There will be a time of visitation with the family from 10:00 a.m. until time of ser vice at 2:00 p.m. Doyle Funeral Home located at 520 S. Main St. in Princeton has the honor of having charge of the ser vices. Condolences may be made online at www. doylefuneralhomeprinceton.net or the funeral home facebook page. For more information please call 812-385-4334.
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COLUMBUS — Joy Watanabe Nixon, age 85 of Columbus, formally of Princeton, passed away with family at her bedside at Silver Oaks Health Campus on January 30, 2018. Joy was born December 6, 1932, in Garfield, Utah, a town in the foothills of the Oqirrh Mountains, to Yoshio and Fumi Beppu. Joy was of the Nisei generation and was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, as one of nine children. She married Jim Watanabe on April 28, 1954, and moved to Princeton. Joy worked as a corporate secretary and retired from Sieman’s Corporation. Joy and Jim raised their three children in Princeton, and Joy became affectionately known as “Wanda.” Jim passed away in 1982. Joy was a member of the Hillside Methodist Evansville; grandson, Church and after her Chase Miller and step retirement, served as a grandson, Kelby Snead, Pink Lady volunteer at the both of Clemmons, Gibson County General Nor th Carolina; Hospital. siblings, Darlene Plog Joy married Jack Nixon of Naples, Florida, on June 11, 1987. She Jerr y Bockelman and Jack loved to travel of Evansville, Joyce and spend time with their (Tim) Nonte of Patoka, family and many friends. Linda Bockelman of Joy and Jack especially Bloomington, and Donna loved spending time and (Charlie) Gillman of sharing adventures with Batesville. their two granddaughters, Ser vice was Aug. 13 Brooke and Laura Anne. Joy was preceded in at St. Mar y’s Catholic Church in Huntingburg, death by her husbands, Jim Watanabe and Jack burial at St. Mar y’s Cemeter y. Visitation and Nixon; her parents; and her brothers, Jay, Jerry, a parish rosar y prayer Robert, Kenneth and vigil was at Nass & Son Thomas. Funeral Home Aug. 12.
Joe L. Armstrong......................................................................................2 Debra Brancaccio ....................................................................................4 Janet M. Carr ..............................................................................................2 Mae Christmas ..........................................................................................4 Alan F. Daubenspack..............................................................................4 Joseph E. Ellerbruck................................................................................4 Anita P. Hinton ..........................................................................................4 Evelyn J. McClellan ..................................................................................2 Janice L. Miller ...........................................................................................1 Joy Nixon .....................................................................................................1 Jessica Pinnell............................................................................................4 Karla Rhinerson ........................................................................................4 Walter Robb ...............................................................................................2 Constance J. Runze .................................................................................4 Robert E. Sides ..........................................................................................4 Earl E. Sink ...................................................................................................4 Carl T. Smith................................................................................................2 Roy J. Tolbert..............................................................................................2 Raymond K. Weisheit .............................................................................2 Velma M. White.........................................................................................4 Bobby L. Whitted .....................................................................................5 Thomas J. Whitten...................................................................................4 Cari Wilkerson............................................................................................4 Don K. Wilkerson......................................................................................4
Janice L. Miller JASPER — Janice L. Miller, 77, of Huntingburg, died August 8, 2018, in Jasper. She was born June 8, 1941, in Jasper to Sylvester and Alice (Wehr) Bockelman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rober t L. Miller, her parents; brother-in-law, Ray Plog; sister-in-law, Judy Bockelman; and nephew, Adam Bellner. She is sur vived by three sons, Roger (Jennifer) Miller of Clemmons, Nor th Carolina, Kerr y Miller and Kelly Miller of
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Joy is survived by her children, Alan (Jo Ellen) Watanabe of Columbus, Shauna (Mark Mindell) Watanabe of Trabuca Canyon, California, and Shelley (Sharon Dalrymple) Watanabe of Reno, Nevada; her stepson, Steve (Sandy) Nixon of Princeton; her grandchildren, Brooke Watanabe of Austin, Texas, Laura Anne Watanabe of Columbus and Brett Mindell of Trabuca Canyon, California; her sisters, Jane and Lois and her brother, Tosh (Dean); and many nieces and nephews. Calling hours were Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, at Hillside United Methodist Church. A private inurnment was at Columbia Church Cemetery, in Princeton. Memorials may be made to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana, 2626 17th Street, Columbus, Indiana, 47201 or Hillside United Methodist Church at 828 W Archer Rd. Princeton, Indiana 47670. Arrangements were provided by Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home.
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