Francisco, IN James Edgar (Jim) Kruse, 62, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. He was born July 5, 1950 in Princeton, Indiana the son of Edgar and Marie (Williams) Kruse. Jim is a graduate of Francisco High School class of 1968 and served in the National Guard. On March 31, 1972 he married Judith Ann Marvel to which they were blessed with two sons, Eric and Brian. He was operations manager for Wabash Valley Grain and a farmer. He was also a member of the St. Paul’s UCC. Survivors include his wife, Judy; sons, Eric (Laura) and Brian Kruse; sisters, Linda Johnson, Betty Bailey, Sharon Corn and Rose Ann Pearson. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013 at the St. Paul’s UCC in Fort Branch with Pastor John Heumann officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Sunday at Holders Funeral Home in Owensville and from noon until the service time at the church on Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Cemetery 4222 E. SR 168 Fort Branch, IN 47648. Expressions of sympathy may be made online at www.holdersfuneralhome.com http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?o=d31a289393Cynthiana, IN Josephine L. Deal, 89, passed away Friday May 10, 2013 at New Harmonie Healthcare. She was born January 1, 1924 in Fort Branch, IN the daughter of George and Edith (Smith) Leister. Josie was a graduate of Ft. Branch High School and retired from Hansen Corporatin after 35 years as an assembler. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Owensville and the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include her son, Tim (Jayne) Deal; grandchildren, Chasidy (Mark) Gengelbach, Justin (Amy) Deal, Weslee and Kalin Deal; great-grandchildren, Brandon Baumgart, Haylee and Tyler Gengelbach, Abby, Allie and Jace Deal, Taylor Deal and Gavin Hemmings; brother, Gene (Sharon) Leister; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, George W. (Short) Deal; son, Larry Keith Deal; brothers, Darby, Delmar, Urmal, Paul and Earl Leister; sister, Jeanette Thompson. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday May 16, at Holders Funeral Home in Owensville with Bart Newton officiating. Burial will be in the Owensville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?o=ecc9288951Ft. Branch, IN Audra D. (Callis) Lythgoe, 43, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013. She was born August 7, 1969 in Oakland City. Audra graduated from Gibson Southern High School in 1987 and had worked for Chips, Inc. She is survived by her parents, Nona and Chip Shrode; children, Aden and Alee Lythgoe; sister, Alisha (Darrin) Tichenor; nephews, Ty and Jake Tichenor; several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ernie and Virginia Callis, Doris and Edna Curl. Services will be held on Wednesday, May 15, at 10 a.m. Holders Funeral Home in Owensville with Pastor Mike Douglas officiating. Burial will be in the Owensville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gibson County Animal Service St. Rd. 175 E Princeton, IN 47670http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?o=2eec288754Patoka, IN Nellie I. (Wilson) Hyatt, 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 20, 2013. She passed away at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton. She was born October 18, 1922 in Owensville the daughter of Rufus Doyle and Laura (Crabtree) Wilson. Nellie married Dale O. Hyatt the love of her life, December 26, 1947. Together they were blessed with two daughters, Brenda and Linda. She was a homemaker and a very faithful and devoted Christian. She was a member and served as a Sunday school teacher and clerk at the Mt. Tabor Church for many years. One of life’s greatest pleasures to her was her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She dearly loved being surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband, Dale; daughters, Brenda (Scott) Lankford and Linda (Craig) Schafer; 5 grandchildren, Sally (Ryan) Martin, Kelly (Chad) Thompson, J.D. (Andi) Ice, Andrew (Jamie) Schafer and Kyle Schafer; 11 great-grandchildren; brother, Elvis (Mary Lou) Wilson; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, Welker Wilson, Ellen Cooper, Anna Mae Riley and Mary Ruth Brown. Services will be Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Holders Funeral Home in Owensville with Bob Douglas officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Griffin. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the funeral home. The family requests memorials be made to the Riley Children’s Hospital 705 Riley Hospital Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46202 http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?o=d662286495Owensville, IN Vicki Lynn (Clark) McClanahan, 58, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Homewood, AL. She was born on March 27, 1955 in Fresno, CA. Survivors include her children, Kris and Sarah Campbell; step-son, Jason McClanahan; 3 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, JoAnne Lyons and Winford Clark; husband, Terry McClanahan. A memorial graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2013 in the Owensville Cemetery with Bob Douglas officiating. Holders Funeral Home is handling local arrangements. http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?o=1db8287688Evansville, IN Susie (Geisler) Ward, 69, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Deaconess in Evansville. She was born June 7, 1943 in Evansville the daughter of Dick and Dorothy (Garrett) Geisler. Susie was a graduate of North Posey High School class of 1961 and retired from sales. She was a member of the Griffin Ruritan, Eagles Auxiliary 427, American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary. Survivors include her daughters, Stephanie (Jerry) Erbacher of Mt.Vernon and Cindy (Jim) Fifer of Griffin; 5 grandchildren, Clint, Kayce and Megan Erbacher, Christopher and Paige Fifer; sister, Ann Kay (Roy) Weedman; a niece Heather Teets and nephews Bryan and Dirk Bulkley; 6 great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ronald C. Ward on Aug. 9, 2002. Service will be Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Holders Funeral Home in Owensville with Bart Newton officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Griffin. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday and noon until the service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Griffin Alumni Association Building Fund 1704 N. St. Joe Evansville, IN 47720 http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?o=ac7a284310John David Carney, 33, along with his loving companion and best friend Erica N. Davis passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013. He was born Feb. 26, 1980 in Evansville, the son of Charles N. and Vicki L. (Straw) Carney. Survivors include children, Emma, Jacob and Maddie Carney; parents, Charles and Vicki; brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Keri Carney; niece Kaci Carney; nephew, Fox Wright; grandparents, John B. and Joy Straw; aunts and uncles, Jerry and Brenda, John and Connie, David and Susie Straw, Rick and Xan McClure; cousins, Ronnie, and Lacey Straw, Leah Weber, Jeannie Mayes, Glenn McClure and Katie Bemis; as well as many other loving family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Anita Straw and Mary and Charles Carney, Sr. Services will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Holders Funeral Home in Owensville with Pastor Steve Kochersperger officiating. Burial will be in the Stewartsville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the service time at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in John David’s memory at any First Bank c/o Charles and Vicki Carney to help with funeral expenses. Expressions of sympathy may be made online at www.holdersfuneralhome.com http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?o=1d5f284768Evansville, IN Ronald Ray Marvel, 60, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013 in Evansville. He was born on March 10, 1953 in Evansville the son of Doyle R. and Dolores O. (Rice) Marvel. Ron was a graduate of North Posey High School Class of 1971 and a truck driver for Mike Market Trucking. Survivors include his wife, Sharlene; step-daughters, Shannon Hyslop and Nikki Hartman; step-grandchildren, Jordan Orshovski, Austin Hyslop and Gavin Hartman; parents, Doyle and Dolores Marvel; sister, Brenda (Jim) Cornaire; brothers, Keith (Mary) Marvel and Michael (Susan) Marvel; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Service will be Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Holders Funeral Home in Owensville with the Rev. Darrell Rice officiating. Burial will be in the Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the service time at the funeral home. http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?o=e6ba284268 M. Gene Creek, 87, passed away peacefully with his daughter at his side on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at West River Health Campus in Evansville. He was born in Gibson County on April 11, 1925 the son of Herbie and Elsie (Williams) Creek. He was a graduate of Owensville High School class of 1943, and served in the United States Army. During his lifetime he had several occupations, farming, the gravel business, member of his own band, security, at both Old National Bank and Deaconess Hospital. His greatest joy was his love of music and his guitar. Gene is survived by his daughter, Carla Nix of Evansville; grandsons, Eric Brown of Douglas, AZ and Chad Nix of Evansville; sister, Mabel Coddou; a niece and nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Jackie Creek; brothers, Marvin and Melvin Creek; sister, Margaret Creek. Service will be on Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Holders Funeral Home in Owensville with the Donnie Mobley officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon until the service time at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Oak Grove Cemetery 11145 W County Road 800 S Owensville, IN 47665 http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?o=2f2a283892Poseyville, IN Imogene Brown, 85, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital Southside in Jacksonville, FL. She was born in Posey County on April 14, 1927 the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth M. (Schweikhart) Brandenstein. She had worked at Deaconess Hospital and was a member of the Bethsaida Church. Survivors include her daughter, Betty Algee of Jacksonville, FL; son, Tim Stallings of Atlanta, GA; 11 grandchildren, Tera Cupp, Madison, Evan, Thomas and Mason Stallings, Hilary Benis, Leah Martin, Erin, Bill, Chris and Nicholas Algee; 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Vera M. Brown of Poseyville; brothers, Louis F. and Doris E. Brandenstein of Cynthiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, sons, Gregory and Thomas Stallings. Burial will be in the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Wadesville at a later date. Holders Funeral Home in Owensville is handling local arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Shriners Hospital 2001 South Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63131http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?o=ef2e282867