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Bertus McMurtry
OAKLAND CITY, Ind. — Bertus McMurtry, 97, died Sunday, Nov, 7, 1999, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home.
He and his late wife, Freda (Parke) had owned and operated a grocery store in Spurgeon for 12 years and one in Oakland City for 20 years.
He was a member of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Carmeleta Zenthoefer of Mount Carmel, Ill.; four grandchildren, Anita Green, Roger, Mike and Tony Zenthoefer; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Corn-Colvin Funeral Home, with burial in Montgomery cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
Laura Lucas
BRUCEVILLE, Ind. — Laura L. Lucas, 84, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes.
She was a member of the Bruceville Christian Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Lucille Hallett of Las Vegas and Billie Abbott of Vincennes; two sons, William Jr. of Vincennes and Dale of Indianapolis; a sister, Gladys Fields of Vincennes; 21 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
Her husband, William, a daughter, a son and her twin sister preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. EST Wednesday at McClure Funeral Home Bruceville Chapel, with burial in the Bruceville cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Doris Wood
PETERSBURG, Ind. — Doris Ellen Wood, 81, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes.
She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene.
Surviving are a daughter, Pam Madden of St. Francisville, Ill., a son, Don of Owensville; three sisters, Irene Burton, Edna Dyke and Nellie Ann Potter, all of Vincennes; eight grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.
Her husband, Harley, died in 1989.
Services will be at 11 a.m. EST Wednesday at Goodwin Funeral Home, with burial in Memorial Park cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Anna Brown
Anna Stiles Brown, 84, of Evansville, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at Holiday Health Care.
She retired as a special education teacher in North Carolina.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Henderson.
Surviving are her husband of 63 years, Harold; a daughter, Jo Lloyd Logan of Henderson; two sons, Jack H. of Atlanta and Bradley H. of Winston-Salem, N.C.; two sisters, Louise S. Hiatt of Sarasota, Fla., and Lois S. Sparks of Murray, Ky.; seven grandchildren, Drs. Thomas C. and Mark B. Logan, Scott Logan, W. Clinton and Jessie L. Venable, Angela B. Nosser and Garrett M. Brown; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel, the Revs. Rebecca Curry and Glenn Howell officiating, with burial pending.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 1 p.m. to service time at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church in her memory.
Robert Bunner
Robert P. Bunner, 54, of Evansville, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, of a heart attack at Deaconess Hospital.
He was a self-employed contractor and member of the Eagles and Owls in Evansville.
Surviving are his wife, Valada; five daughters, Lisa and Teresa Collins and Stacey Berry, all of Evansville, Tina Belleville of Tell City, Ind., and Rhonda Coleman of Petersburg, Ind.; four sons, Scott and Chris Herron, Joey Cupp and George Klueg, all of Evansville; two sisters, Debbie Hinton of Hawesville, Ky., and Barbara Russel of Evansville; two brothers, George William Jones of Evansville and Richard D. Bunner of Hawesville; and 15 grandchildren, including, Nathan Collins, whom he raised.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Locust Hill cemetery, the Rev. Everett Freels officiating. There will be no visitation at Pierre Funeral Home.
Clarence Dezember
Clarence W. Dezember, 84, formerly of Evansville, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999, at the Bloomington Hospital.
He had been a flight line superintendent for the Republic Aviation Group in Evansville, a methods engineer for RCA in Bloomington, Ind., and an auditor for the Manatee County School System in Bradenton, Fla.
He was a graduate of Reitz High School in Evansville and attended the University of Evansville.
He was a member of Sherwood Oaks Christian Church and a life member of the Elks Lodge 446, both in Bloomington.
Surviving are his wife, R. Virginia (Farley); two stepdaughters, Loyce Burns and Joyce Wise, both of Bloomington; two sisters, Wanda Gates of Evansville and Bonnie Algood of Tavares, Fla.; three brothers, Larry of Ventura, Calif., Garnet of Leesburg, Fla., and Donald of Glendale, Ariz.; nine stepgrandchildren; 12 stepgreat-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Allen Funeral Home in Bloomington, with entombment in Valhalla Memory Gardens Mausoleum.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association.
Richard Willett
Richard Willett, 81, of Evansville, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, at Brentwood Nursing Center of cancer.
He was deacon and member of the brotherhood at the Nazarene Baptist Church.
Surviving are a niece and nephew.
His wife, Lottie, died in 1996.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Nazarene Baptist Church, the Rev. Larry Rascoe officiating, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park cemetery.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time at the church.
‘Jim’ Simon
Louis “Jim” Simon, 79, of Evansville, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at his home.
He retired from the Liberty Auto Salvage in 1990, after 43 years.
He was a World War II Navy veteran and life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1114.
Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Dorothy; two daughters, Deanna Schukraft and Kathy Simon, both of Evansville; and a sister, Anetta Simon of Pasadena, Calif.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Browning Funeral Home, with entombment in St. Joseph cemetery.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to service time at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Deaconess/Ohio Valley Hospice or St. Theresa Catholic Church.
Hugh Demonbreun
Hugh Etney “Goat” Demonbreun, 79, of Evansville, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, of cancer at Deaconess Hospital.
He was a self-employed home remodeler.
He was a World War II Army veteran, a Mason and enjoyed hunting.
Surviving are two daughters, Sandy Harper and Ruth Courter, both of Evansville; two sisters, Lillie Mae Dozier and Betty Jean Demonbreun; four brothers, Clifford, Leland, Cecil and Roland; five grandchildren, Debra Scott, Dan, Jenny and Brian Byers, and Chrisie Holtzclaw; and five great-grandchildren.
His wife, Mabel (Bugg), died in 1984.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home West Chapel, the Rev. Mike Stoelting officiating, with burial in Park Lawn cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Karl Armstead
Karl Armstead, 27, of Evansville, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, at Deaconess Hospital. The cause of death is under Vanderburgh County coroner’s investigation.
He had attended North High School and was an outstanding football player and enjoyed sports.
Surviving are two daughters, Karrie and Jordan Armstead, both of Evansville; a son, Kylan of Evansville; his mother, Charlotte Armstead of Evansville; his father and stepmother, Larry and Chiquita Armstead of Evansville; three sisters, Shannon and Deltrice Armstead, both of Evansville and Kelly Armstead of Henderson, Ky.; two brothers, Tiko and Larry Jr., both of Evansville; grandparents, Iola Armstead, Margaret Willis and Myra and William Moody; and his fiancee, Kim Stevens of Evansville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dove Chapel Full Gospel Baptist Church, the Rev. Randall Lander officiating, with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mason Bros. Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.
Earl Berry
Earl Andrew Berry, 86, of Newburgh formerly of Salem, Ill., died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
He had been a pipe fitter and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Salem.
Surviving are his wife, Lillian (Baltzell); a son, Charles of Evansville; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ragers-Atkins Funeral Home in Salem, with burial in East Lawn cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
