Evansville Press from Evansville, Indiana (2024)

September 26, 1986

Publication:

Evansville Pressi

Location:

Evansville, Indiana

Issue Date:

Friday, September 26, 1986

Page:

6

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6 Friday September 26 1984 THE EVANSVILLE PRESS 3 Obituaries Rosie Posey Jury considers options jn 'Whiskey Bob' case Church Daughters of the American Revolution and VFW Auxiliary Surviving are sons Jack of Bruceville Ted of Vincennes and Danny of Niantic 111 daughters Jill Imel of Evansville and Charlotte Everett of Bruceville eight grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren and sisters Mae Hatfield of Evansville Jean Scraper of Princeton Ind and Marge Timmons of Terre Haute Friends may call after 3 pm today at the funeral home By Gregory Weaver Staff reporter A Vanderburgh Superior Court Jury was given 28 options today in deciding the fate of a man charged with killing a bartender and wounding two patrons at an Evansville bar in December Robert "Whiskey Bob" Wilson 55 could be found guilty of murder voluntary manslaughter or reckless homicide in the Dec 12 shooting death of bartender Jeffrey A Brown Wilson also is charged with attempted murder in the wounding of bar patrons Robert Fischer and Edward Jones However the jury could elect to find him not guilty on those charges or convict him of less serious offenses Defense attorneys Terry Noffsinger and Catherine Behrens have asked in Brown's death that Wilson be convicted of the least serious option reckless homicide They contend that would be appropriate because Wilson was so drunk at the time of the shooting that he didn't know what he was doing But deputy prosecutor Douglas Knight told jurors during his closing argument today that Wilson's activity at the time of the shootings should convince them that intoxication is not a viable defense He said even though Wilson was drunk be was able to shoot three people with a 38-caliber pistol from a distance of several feet Knight also argued that it is apparent that Wilson knew what he was doing when he walked into the bar pointed a gun at Brown and sail going to blow your head off" The difference in a murder or reckless homicide conviction for Wilson would be his sentence He could receive up to 60 years in prison for a murder conviction The maximum sentence for reckless homicide is eight years The jury also has possible verdicts to consider in the shooting of the other two men They range from not guilty to attempted murder which carries a ma ximum 50-year sentence Defense attorneys contend that Wilson should be found guilty of criminal recklessness in Jones' shooting But they maintain that Wilson in Innocent of shooting Fischer They say his wound came from a gun of a different caliber than Wilson's gun Candidate for auditor says pregnancy is no problem Friends may call from 8 to 9 today at Harre Funeral ome in Me Leans boro ft Michael Thompson PATTON Services for Michael Thompson 19 whose body was found Wednesday in Gibson County Ind will be at 2 pm tomorrow at Short Memorial Chapel in Mount Carmel with burial in Wabash Cemetery in Ono Mr Thompson a member of Evangelical United Methodist Church was a student at Wabash Valley College Surviving are his parents Herman and Wanda Robinson Thompson of Patton and a sister Pamela Nolting of Evansville Friends may call from 4 to 8 pm today at the funeral home Indiana Owen Corrigan NEW HARMONY Arrangements for Owen Corrigan 69 who died at 7 am today at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville following a long illness are pending at Werry Chapel in New Harmony Mr Corrigan an Army veteran of World War II was a former employee of Hoosier Cardinal in Evansville He retired in 1968 from Uni Royal in Naugatuck Conn He moved back to Tri-State area in 1970 Mr Corrigan a native of New York graduated from Anitoch College in Yellow Springs Ohio He was a member of St Epsicopal Church in New Harmony Surviving are his wife of more than 40 years the former Mary Ann Youngblood a daughter Sara Ann Corrigan of Evansville a son Terence Owen Corrigan of Suna-pee NH brothers Hugh Corrigan of Ithaca NY and Brian Corrigan of Denver Colo and a granddaughter Shannon Corrigan of Evansville Pamela Gentry HUNTINGBURG Services for Pamela Sue Bass Gentry 15 who died Wednesday in an automobile accident in Clarksville will be at 11 am tomorrow at Nass and Son Funeral Home with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery in Warrick County Surviving are her father Owen Bass Sr of Huntingburg sisters Martha Gentry Mary Bass and Louise Humphrey and brothers Mark Jones Darryl Jones Owen Bass Jr Henry Coffey Robert Gentry and Thurman Matthew Bass Gentry Friends may call from 9 am until service time tomorrow at the funeral home Helen Houck PETERSBURG Services for Helen Ruth Houck 77 formerly of Petersburg who died at 12:05 am yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes will be at 11 am tomorrow at McClure Funeral Home in Bruce-ville Ind with burial in Bruce-ville Cemetery A resident of Bruceville Mrs Houck was a postal clerk until retiring in 1972 She was a member of the Bruceville Christian HENDERSON Rosie Lee Posey 74 Services will be at 1:30 pm tomorrow at Church of God in Christ in Cory don with burial in UBF Cemetery in Cory don Friends may call from 2 to 6 today at Reeder Fuenral Home where the family will receive visitors from 7 to 9 pm today Marie Sommers HENDERSON Marie Louise Sommers 88 Services will be at 10 am tomorrow at Holy Name Catholic Church with burial in SL Louis Cemetery Friends may call from 2 to 9 pm today at Benton-Glunt Funeral Home where prayer service will be at 7 pm Robert Whitaker OWENSBORO Services for Robert Whitaker 56 who was found dead Wednesday at his home were today at Oak Hill Cemetery in Livermore He died on SepL 18 from a heart attack Mr Whitaker a salesman was a member of the Third Baptist Church Surviving are his wife Ruby a daughter Robin Whitaker of Louisville stepdaughters Karen Blan and Pat Wayne both of Owensboro a stepson Leslie Crawford of Oregon sisters Goldie Karper of Maryland and Helen Purcel of Owensboro a brother CW of Owensboro and one granddaughter Roy Wood BLACKFORD Services for Roy Eugene Wood 71 who died at 4:30 pm Monday near Blackford were held today at Vanover Funeral Home in Gay with burial in Shady Grove Cemetery Mr Wood died from injuries he received in an automobile accident near Blackford Surviving are a son Bill of Quinlan Texas sisters Frances Miller and June Carlson both of Bradenton Fla brothers Glenn of Clay and David of Providence two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren Board to consider dismissing firefighter A Board of Public Safety hearing to determine if an Evansville firefighter arrested for forgery should keep his job has been delayed until after the firefighter stands trial in December Steven Douglas Watkins 35 of 2713 Vann Ave was arrested Wednesday in connection with a medical leave form he filed earlier this year with the fire department John Behme former fire chief filed a police offense report against Watkins in May charging Watkins with forging a doctor's i signature on the medical leave form The form said Watkins should be excused from the light duty to which been assigned after a knee injury The Safety Board yesterday decided to postpone a hearing on possible disciplinary action against Watkins until Dec 18 Watkins is scheduled to stand trial Dec 12 Jeanette Hearin Jeanette Heann 77 of 5233 Carnage Drive died at 1 a today at Regina Continuing Care Center Surviving are her husband Landon a son Dick Riuert of BoonviUe daughter Ann Laird of Tate Ca a brother Luther Byers of Hunlingburg a sister Gertrude Tuley of Evansville and several nieces and nephews Services will be at 2 tomorrow at Ziemer-Shears Funeral Home East Chapel with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery Friends may call from 6 to 9 today at the funeral home Golden Krohn Golden Krohn 78 died at 230 am yesterday at her home at 2017 Pollack Ave Mrs Krohn was a member of Robert Morris Chapter No 87 Order of the Eastern Star Surviving are sisters Hazel Pfender of Evansville and Velma Watson of Elberfeld and a brother Farrell Erk of Evanx-ville Services will be at 9 am tomorrow at Alexander Funeral Home East Chapel with burial in Blue grass Cemetery Friends may call from 2 to 9 pm today at the funeral home Betty Trockman Betty Trockman 85 of 600 Cullen Ave died at 10:53 pm yesterday at St Marys Medical Center Mrs Trockman a former member of Clearcrest Country Club was a member of Washington Avenue Temple and a board member of the Sisterhood at the Temple At the time of her death she was a member of Temple Adath B'Nai Israel and the Sisterhood of the Temple She was also a member of Hadassah Her husband Louis died in 1983 Surviving are a son Allan of Evansville a daughter Idamae Sablosky of Madison Wis six grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren Services will be at 1 pm Sunday at Ziemer-Shears Funeral Home East Chapel with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Friend may call from 6 to 8 tomorrow at the funeral home The family said friends if they wish may make memorial contributions to Temple Adath Israel Funerals Violet Palmer Violet Palmer 74 of Washington Ind mother of Jim Palmer of Evansville Services will be at 1:30 pm tomorrow at the First Baptist Church in Washington with burial in McClure Cemetery in Algiers Ind Friends may call from 1 to 9 pm today at Gills Mortuary in Washington Hal Wilmarth Hal Wilmarth 80 of 5809 Kerth Ave Services will be at 10 am tomorrow at Alexander Funeral Home North Chapel with burial in Campground Cemetery Friends may call from noon until 9 pm today at the funeral home where a memorial service will be conducted at 7 pm by Newburgh Masonic Lodge Illinois Bill Dosher ENFIELD Services for Bill Dosher 54 who died at 10 am yesterday at Carmi Township Hospital will be at 2 pm tomorrow at Donald Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi with burial in Enfield Cemetery I Surviving are his wife Vaudie sons Richard and David both of Carmi his mother Hildreth Dosher of Enfield two grandchildren and one stepgrandchild Friends may call after 4 pm today at the funeral home Richard Marvel GRAY VILLE Arrangements for Richard Marvel 80 who died at 12:40 am today at Carmi Township Hospital are pending at Sturm Funeral Home in Grayville Surviving are his wife Helen and a sister Mrs Lionel Reese of Grayville Jessica Morgan CARMI Services for Jessica Ann Morgan 3-month-old daughter of Joe and Amy Morgan who died at 12:13 pm Wednesday at Cardinal-Glennon Hospital in SL Louis will be at 10 am tomorrow at St Patrick Catholic Church in Enfield with burial in the church cemetery Also surviving are grandparents Bill and Paula Reed of McLeansboro Kenneth and Delaine Rockett of Enfield and Harry and Janet Morgan of Henderson and great-grandparents Mr and Mrs Lee Eggley and Martha Reed of McLeansboro Mrs Roy Rhodes and Mary Morgan of Henderson and Mr and Mrs James Rockett of Springerton Clifford Kohlmeyer MACKEY Arrangements for Clifford Kohlmeyer 79 who died at 6:30 pm yesterday at Deaconess Hospital are pending at Corn Mortuary in Oakland City Mr Kohlmeyer lived in Mac-key for most of his life and was owner and operator of a grocery store for 40 years He lived the past several years in Evansville Surviving are his wife Carrie a daughter Georgia Kramer of Evansville and two grandchildren Albert Neuhoff HUNTINGBURG Services for Albert Neuhoff 71 formerly of Huntingburg and Martinsville who died Wednesday at an Orlando Fla hospital will be at 10 am tomorrow at St Andrews Catholic Church in Orlando with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park Mr Neuhoff a World War II veteran was a retired aircraft machinist Surviving are his wife Marcella a son Dennis of Rockport a daughter Phyllis Ann Hasse of Orlando a brother Edward of Indianapolis a half-brother Alfred of Madison Wis sisters Lillian Wilz of Jasper Marie Mendel of Jasper Irene Rhodes of Washington DC Agnes Reynolds of St Petersburg Fla and Leona Pucke of Cincinnati a half-sister Ruth Woerter of Huntingburg and six grandchildren Woodlawn Funeral Home in Orlando is in charge of arrangements The family said friends if they wish may make memorial contributions to Central Florida Kidney Center Inc Kentucky Rev James Chissom ISLAND Services for the Rev James Chissom 89 who died at 7 am Wednesday at his home were held today at Davis Funeral Home in Owensboro with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Rev Chissom a pastor at several churches in Daviess County and a member of the First Baptist Church taught school for 25 years in Daviess County He was a social worker for 13 years at the Public Assistance Office Surviving are a daughter Ann Shelton of Cape Girardeau Mo a son James Jr of Island eight grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren HOME OPERATED SPEaAL EDITION FRIGIDAIRE FLAIR CLASSIC FRIGIDAIRE STATE-OF-THE-ART CONVENIENCE! Fully Adjustable Tempered don Sheba Special Meat Drawer Vegetable Hydrotor i Unwrapped Textured Steel Reverse-Door Egg 4 Spread Comportment Convenient Door ihelvet Automatic ke Maker (Optional Extra) ORIGINALLY SOLD AT $648 NOW ON SALE AT $568 DELIVERED Dual Wava" microwave lyitam Cooking Complata Ramindar talla you cooking cyda 1a hnuhed Word Prompting Duplay providai programming inalruclions Up lo 12-Hour Dalay Start Double-Duly" ahalt 5-YEAR UNITED VUUUUBTY Cary SPECIAL 248 (taVarwar 1 the auditor's office more of a watchdog over county funds Some Democrats including incumbent Auditor Alice McBride have said Crouch has distorted the facts by portraying the office as failing to prevent a $420000 shortage in the Vanderburgh County Treasurer's office State officials had exonerated the auditor's office from any responsibility in that shortage or in failing to detect the missing money "I have been saying we have a problem here in Vanderburgh County with our local check and balance system" she said before speaking to the insurance Women of Evansville last night "There are things the auditor can do in the future that can prevent this from happening" Crouch said she completed her research but has met with State Board of Accounts director Jim Gutting and auditors in Allen and Bartholomew counties She plans to announce her plan next week she said erburgh Circuit Court of criminal recklessness Blood drive Monday A blood drive will be held at Rax restaurant at 3300 First Ave on Monday from 3 to 7 pm Dori Van Vlack Rax assistant manager said the blood donations will be accepted in the south parking lot by the American Red Cross Donors will receive coupons for discounts on food Van Vlack said MA3NAVDX ONE YEAR IN HOME SERVICE REMOTE CONTROL -23 CHANNEL READY MAGNAVOXRG4250WA IS" diagonal Portable Color Television $348 I EXTRA LAHwt (gas dryer EXTRA large capacity DG718S 3 cycle including automatic permanent preea and knita 348 DELIVERED By James Michels Rootles reporter Suzanne Crouch the GOP candidate for Vanderburgh County Auditor said her pregnancy will not interfere with her public duties if she wins election Crouch is due to give birth on Dec 15 three weeks before she would take over the auditor's office If she wins she would become the first Republican to be auditor since 1950 am a high-energy-level person and I've always been very she said noting she has heard of concerns about her ability to learn the office functions while in her last month of the pregnancy decide to run for office and I end up in the family way I can handle She said she has made plans for her child's care and will assume her office duties without interruption if she is elected Crouch who is opposed by Democrat Sam Humphrey said she is developing a plan to make Briefly Weatherford letter of resignation OK'd The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Merit Commission yesterday voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Larry Weatherford one year after Weatherford was suspended without pay from the department following his arrest on burglary and confinement charges Weatherford 37 submitted his letter of resignation on Sept 2 the day he was convicted in Vand DuMONT 19" MONITOR COLOR TV COMPACT CABINET LARGE CAPAClTygm 2-SPEED WASHER MedriWWATJOW (Ann 5SECL 398 Jdn mriO Sttggi jf WEOOOUR OWN FINANCING VISA 4 MASTER CHARGE' honored1 TOUR APPLIANCE SUPERMARKET SAVE $80 Special Truckload Price Don't become a victim of ADVERTISING! 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