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Wilma Esther Bruner-Thomas
The family of Wilma Esther Bruner-Thomas mourns her passing. Born January 21, 1916 at Whitehall, Indiana to Avilo Bruner and Elizabeth Jane Chambers Bruner. Entered into rest June 19, 2008 at Bloomington Hospital, surrounded by family.
Her memory will be cherished by husband, James Thomas; children, James Thomas Jr., John W. Thomas, Jack Lee Thomas; 6 nieces and nephews, Maxine Bruner Burks and husband, Harold, Lloyd Bruner and wife, Kay, Barbara Bruner Freeman and husband, Otis, Martha Bruner Terrell and husband Joe, Janet Bruner Hamm and husband Don, Jacque Bruner Stigell.
She is reunited in the presence of our Heavenly Father with both parents; siblings, Catherine Bruner, Lawrence Bruner; son, Thomas Thomas; foster child, Herman Hamm.
Wilma descended from the earliest settlers of Clay Township (Owen County) and was the granddaughter of Thomas Riley Bruner, Co. B, 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, engaged in the Battle of Gettysburg. In 1878 her mother emigrated west on the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon.
Wilma was strong of faith and an ordained Baptist Minister.
Funeral service will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 23, 2008 at Westside Pentecostal Church, 915 West Howe Street, Bloomington, with Bro. Glen Woods and Bro. Otis Freeman officiating. Friends may call upon the family one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment to follow in the family plot of Rose Hill cemetery.
Harold J. Livingston
Harold John Livingston of Bloomington passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at the age of 95.
Harold was born on August 7, 1915 in Odebolt, Iowa into the home of James Calvin and Dessie Jane (Reynolds) Livingston. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Harold worked as an auto mechanic and retired from International Harvester.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Emma Zetta (Adamson) Livingston; sons, Harold Eugene and Arnold Dean Livingston; brothers, Ralph and Earl Livingston; sister, Venitta Bowman; and granddaughter, Paula Sue Douthitt-Rush.
Survivors include daughters, Deanna Livingston of Bloomington and Judy (Jim) Micek of MD; grandchildren, Michael (Bonnie) Douthitt, Cindy Livingston, Cathy (Jeff) Litten, Jeff (Brenda) Livingston, Caren Livingston, Jon Livingston, Tim (Erika) Micek, Steve (Jenny) Micek, Mike (Julie) Micek, Angela (Ryan) Sheppard, David (Dolly) Livingston, Donald (Millie) Livingston, and Dennis (Kim) Livingston; twenty great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Harold will be held at Chandler Funeral Home in Ellettsville on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Kimball Neibert officiating. Burial will be at Friendship Park cemetery in Paragon with military honors provided by the Morgan County Honor Guard. Visitation will be at the funeral home Friday, April 1, 2011 from 4-8.
Warner Oliver Chapman
Warner Oliver Chapman died June 11, 2008, in Virginia Beach, Va., at the age of 89. He was born April 17, 1919, in Norfolk, Va. Plans for a memorial service are pending.
Chapman was Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, a retired colonel of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR), and a decorated World War II fighter pilot. He graduated from Norfolk’s Maury High School in 1937 and the University of Virginia in 1941 with an undergraduate degree with honors in political science. He earned a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Virginia in 1950.
Assigned to Marine fighter squadrons VMF 221 and VMF 224 during World War II, Chapman saw combat service in the Solomon Islands and aboard the carrier Franklin. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with four stars, the Air Medal with 15 stars and the Purple Heart with two stars. Following the war he served in the USMCR, retiring in 1976 at the rank of Colonel.
Chapman was a member of the Indiana University faculty from 1950 to 1989, advancing to full professor in the Department of Political Science where he taught constitutional law. In addition, he founded the university’s Honors Division — now the Hutton Honors College — directing it for 20 years as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Development. In 1991, he was awarded a Sagamore of the Wabash by Indiana Governor Evan Bayh; and in 1999 he was honored by the creation of the endowed Warner O. Chapman Professorship in the IU Department of Political Science.
An avid competitive racing sailor, at age 61 Chapman and his son Dave won the 1980 Mobjack National Championship.
Chapman is survived by his wife, Grace Kelley Chapman, and his children and their families: Susan Hersberger and Rod, Bakersfield, Calif.; Nancy Anderson and Brian, San Diego, Calif.; Warner Davies (Dave) and Cyndy, Charlottesville, Va.; and Virginia Rosenberg and Sam, West Palm Beach, Fla. Grandchildren are Mark Hersberger and Kate Hersberger Greenberg, Sarah and Grace Anderson, and Reuben Chapman. He is also survived by his wife’s children and their families: Ann Short and Carter, Charlottesville, Va.; Jean Horne and Ken, Bedford, Va.; and Tom Kelley, Virginia Beach, Va.; and Chapman’s brother Semmes Chapman and Helen, Virginia Beach.
Chapman was preceded in death by his first wife, Sarah Mills (Tillie) Chapman, and his sister Agnes Wells.
Gifts in memory of Warner O. Chapman may be made through the Indiana University Foundation to the Honors College Enrichment Fund or through the UVA Fund to the Undergraduate Honors Program of the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics at the University of Virginia.
George Edward Alexander
George Edward Alexander died in sleep Saturday Morning May 17, 2008, at home in Bloomington Ind. He was born March 7, 1918, in West Lafayette, Ind., son of Harvey B. and Minnie Jones Alexander. He attended Morton School and West Lafayette High School. He attended Purdue University and graduated from The U.S. Navy Midshipmen’s School at Northwestern University in 1939. George married
Polly Prentice of West Lafayette in 1941. He wanted to fight “Hitler” but spent most of his Naval career fighting “Tojo.” He served his Naval career on the Destroyer USS Anderson (DD411); convoy duty in the North Atlantic prior to Pearl Harbor, then to the Pacific and virtually every major battle, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Aleutians and Leyte Gulf where the Anderson sustained one of the first Kamikazes hits. Later during action in the Carolinas the Captain and six other crew were killed by enemy fire, George while severely wounded took command and continued the fight. At war’s end, he held the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
Following the war George entered the plywood business, which took the family to Savannah, Ga., Tarboro, N.C., Louisville, Ky., Sarnac Lake, N.Y., Tacoma, Wash., and back to Louisville. In retirement George and Polly pursued one of his great passions, Tennis and its history. He began by teaching tennis at several clubs in Boise, Idaho. He had a strong interest in the history of the game of Lawn Tennis and he and Polly traveled extensively to England and France in his research. He published two books and authored many articles on the subject for several tennis magazines. His other major history interest was the Civil War and particularly Lincoln. He was a past President of The Civil War Historical Society.
George Alexander is survived by wife, Polly, three sons, James, George Jr. and Lindley; seven grandchildren, Greg, Kenneth, Jeffery, Ian, Rachael, Ruth, and John and six great-grandchildren, Elisabeth, Brian, Lauren, Andrew, Katelyn and Connor.
A memorial service will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette, Ind., June 21, 2008, followed by internment in Grandview cemetery, West Lafayette. A reception will follow in the Purdue University Union Building.
James "Jim" A. Sturgeon
James Jim A. Sturgeon, 75, of Bloomington passed away at The Residence of McCormicks Creek on Thursday, July 7, 2011.
Jim was born on April 20, 1936 in Monroe County to James Artie Sturgeon and Lula (Hendricks) Sturgeon. He married
Jacqueline (Baird) Sturgeon and they were married
for over 56 years. Jim worked at Crane NWS where he was a Sheet Metal Mechanic. He volunteered as a fireman for Ellettsville and attended Ellettsville Christian Church where he was an elder. He helped to start 2 churches and was an elder also at the Northside Christian Church for 25 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Erma Sturgeon, Frieda Boltinghouse, and Wilma Moffett.
Jim is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Sturgeon of Bloomington; daughters, Kathleen Coatney and husband Steven of Bloomington, Susan Elkins and husband Neil of Huntingburg; grandchildren, Emily Elkins, Abigail Elkins, and Elijah Coatney and several nieces and nephews.
A celebration of life service will be held at the Ellettsville Christian Church on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Chandler Funeral Home in Ellettsville is assisting with arrangements. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Ellettsville Christian Church Mission Fund, 731 Independence Street, Ellettsville, IN 47429
Sandra Jean Prine
Sandra Jean Prine departed this life much too soon, June 2, 2008 at the Owen Valley health Campus, with her family holding bedside vigil. Born May 1, 1941 at Indianapolis to Paul and Ruth Nieman, Sandra was a graduate of North Central High School and a career waitress for over 30 years.
She married
the love of her youth, Archie Fred Prine January 16, 1965 and to this union were born 4 children, Steven Murphy and wife Rose, Brent Alan Prine and wife Marcia, Richard Prine and wife Elizabeth, Brenda Sue Doyle and fiancé Robert Hibbard; also survived by brother, Paul Neiman, Jr., 19 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
She is reunited in heaven with both parents; beloved husband, Archie Prine; siblings, Thomas Neiman, Dorothy Trester; granddaughter, Heather Prine.
Friends and loved ones are gathering for a celebration of life 9:00 a.m. Sunday, June 8, 2008 at the home of Brent and Marcia Prine, 2017 Dunn Road Freedom, Indiana.
Arrangements entrusted to the care of Nathan Butler Funeral Home and the Bloomington Cremation Society.
Robert L. Jarvis
The family of Robert L. Jarvis mourns his passing. Born May 15, 1936 at Albany, Kentucky to Ambros Jarvis and Glatha Bell Jarvis. Entered into rest June 2, 2008 at the Owen Valley Health Campus, Spencer, Indiana.
His memory will be cherished by children, Debra J. Maples, Robert A. Jarvis, Lisa J. Shearer, Raymond L. Jarvis; siblings, Hubert Jarvis, William Craig, and Bennett Craig; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is reunited in the presence of our Heavenly Father with both parents; siblings, James Jarvis, Madabell Jarvis, Curtis Jarvis.
Funeral Service for the family is private. Arrangements entrusted to Nathan Butler Funeral Home and the Bloomington Cremation Society.
Luster Daniel Privett
The family of Luster Daniel “Danny” Privett mourns his passing. Born December 3, 1958 at Martinsville, Indiana to Clyde Privett and Barbara Greene Privett. Entered into rest May 31, 2008 at his home in Paragon, Indiana.
His memory will be cherished by mother, Barbara Privett; siblings, Cheryle Miller, Lora Lofton, Teresa Kelly, Della Silcox, Alan Privett and Clyde Privett.
He is reunited in the presence of our Heavenly Father with his father, Clyde Privett. Surely Danny is a musician in the Choir of Angels.
A memorial service to honor his memory will be 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, June 15, 2008 at the New Life Christian Church of Paragon, Indiana.
Raymond Alvin Parks
Raymond Alvin Parks of Gosport passed away last night surrounded by loving family. Born August 19, 1950 in Hammond, Indiana to Belywin Parks and Jean Grandy Parks. He was an IOSHA Compliance Officer with the Indiana Department of Labor. Raymond also was a member of the Paragon Conservation Club.
Survived by wife, Cathy Crouch Parks; daughter, Kimberly Paille and husband Christopher; siblings, Barbara Wickholm, Sandra Adkins, Pamela Marlow and Scott Parks; grandchildren, Devon, Tanner, Garrett and Rhiannon Paille.
Funeral service for the family will be private.
Daniel E. Quilter
Daniel E. Quilter, Associate Professor Emeritus of Spanish at Indiana University, died at home on May 29, 2008 due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease. He was born as a fraternal twin on October 17, 1933 in Toledo, Ohio to Lillian Weber and Dr. Daniel E Quilter. He and his sister Nancy were joined by a brother, John Quentin Quilter 15 months later. He lived in Tiffin, Ohio as a child until his father, a chiropractor, was killed in a car accident, leaving his widow with three children under the age of six, forcing her to work until she remarried
a widower, John P. Balduf of Toledo, Ohio when Dan was 12.
Dan attended the University of Toledo where he graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. degree in Spanish in 1951. He did his graduate work at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, earning an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Spanish, with a dissertation on Cervantes, in 1962. Afterwards he married
Donna Strachan, a fellow student, and his first college teaching position was at Northwestern University. He took a position at Indiana University in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese in 1964 where he remained an Associate Professor until his early retirement in 1995 due to complications from severely impaired vision and Parkinson’s Disease which was first diagnosed in 1987.
During his career at Indiana University, Dan served in a series of administrative positions in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. He was Director of Language Instruction for ten years, the position that brought him to IU, for which he supervised associate instructors, taught a methods course and demonstration classes. He was later Director of Undergraduate Studies, a position he held for 16 years. Although his dissertation was on Don Quijote, he also enjoyed teaching language courses, business Spanish, applied linguistics and Spanish culture and civilization. He created a number of new courses and was known for his use of multimedia before technology had become advanced.
His course materials benefited from a number of years spent in Spain as director of IU’s Overseas Study Program at the University Complutense of Madrid, a position he held three different times, 1966-67, 1974-75 and 1980-81. He also directed summer programs in Salamanca, Mexico City and Segovia. He also spent a sabbatical in Spain in 1975-76, affording him the opportunity to witness historical events during the death of Franco and the transition to democracy. He enhanced his courses with materials developed out of such significant moments.
He prided himself with devoting his entire career to teaching and administration and developed elaborate course materials to supplement more traditional texts. He was awarded IU’s President’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 1991, the Indiana Foreign Language Professor of the Year Award in 1992 and the Indiana American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Faculty Teaching Award in 1992. However, his greatest pride was being one of the most named favorite professors by a survey of graduating IU seniors.
Before his retirement, McGraw Hill published his book on advanced Spanish grammar. He also had a popular Don Quijote reader that was used for many years in high schools. He served as a table leader for evaluating Advanced Placement exams for the Educational Testing Services in Princeton, NJ from 1977-1985.
Dan served on the board of directors of the IU Credit Union for one three-year term in the 1970’s. He was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington and served on the board of directors for six years and was president in 1995-96. He became involved in issues related to social action in the community and sang in the UU choir for many years. He also led three personalized travel tours to Spain in 1994, 1996 and 1998 for UU members and friends from the Bloomington community. In 1995, after he retired from Indiana University, he began teaching Spanish at the Bloomington Adult Community Center and continued with the same class of adult learners until his death.
Despite becoming increasingly more disabled with each passing year, Dan kept involved with the church, the community and his friends. He maintained a sharp wit, found satisfaction in artistic expression and kept up on current events as well as history and politics through books on tape and readers who generously gave their time to him. And he was devoted to the exceptional team of caregivers who helped him maintain his quality of life until the end.
He was preceded in death by his mother, father, stepfather and his sister, Nancy. He is survived by his second wife, Kathleen Sideli and their two children, Laura Sideli Quilter of Indianapolis and Matthew Sideli Quilter of Bloomington; his two daughters by his first marriage, Maire Quilter of Bloomington and her husband, Michael Melby, and Emily Quilter of Seattle and her husband, Karl Johnson; his first wife, Donna Quilter of Seattle; his brother, John Q. Quilter of New York and his wife, Georgette, and his stepbrother, Robert Balduf of Toledo, Ohio and his wife, Jane.
Dan donated his body to the Indiana University School of Medicine to further the advancement of medical education and research.
A memorial service was held at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
Donations to honor Dan’s memory may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, 2120 N. Fee Lane, Bloomington, IN 47408, particularly to the Social Action Committee, or to the Indiana University Overseas Study Scholarship Fund through the IU Foundation, St. Rd 46 Bypass, Bloomington, IN 47405.
Betty Beard
Betty Jean Beard, 87, of Bloomington peacefully passed away on Friday, January 13, 2012 with her family at her side at Garden Villa Health Care Center.
Born in Monroe County of April 19, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Eva (Hoskins) Stigall. She was a graduate of University High School in 1942. Betty married
Robert Bob Beard on December 30, 1943. During WWII she worked at RCA and later after raising her family, retired from Indiana University, Business office of the Chemistry Department. She was a member of the Crossroads United Methodist Church and previously a member of Fairview Methodist Church. Betty was also a member of the SEC Club. She spent countless hours volunteering at the Monroe County Fairgrounds with her husband, children and grandchildren. Although mourning her loss, her memories are cherished and resonate in the hearts of her husband, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, family members and the friends she touched. She will be missed but never forgotten.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, Jason Beard; siblings, Beulah Hazel, Ruby Drake and Faye Kelly.
Betty is survived by her husband, Robert Bob Beard; children, Roberta and Chan Partenheimer of Bloomington; Marc and Cheryl Beard of Martinsville; Patti and Kim Downing of Bloomington and Sandra L. Beard of Bloomington; siblings, William Stigall of Florida, Robert Stigall of Bloomington, James Stigall of Florida, Johneva Stigall of Bloomington and Marjorie Gamble of Texas; grandchildren, Aimee & Eric Mungle, Jacci and Andy Wood, Crystal and Jacob Owen, Nathan Downing, Ariel Downing, Jill Riggs, Hillary Harvey and Heather Harvey; great grandchildren, Cole Hawkins, Grace Mungle, Kelci Wood, Katie Wood, Eli Wood, Tori Owen, Ian Owen, Jace Riggs, Alex Harvey, Mavis St.Clair, Miranda, Jessie, Sophie, Scarlett, Cecilia and Isabella Lamar.
Funeral services for Betty will be held at Chandler Funeral Home in Ellettsville on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Ray New officiating. Entombment is to follow at Valhalla Memory Gardens. Visitation will be on Monday from 4-8 at the funeral home.
