paducahsun.com BITUARIES ATION The Paducah Sun Saturday, June 5, 2010 3D Funeral notices Paid obituaries furnished to The Paducah Sun by mortuaries. METROPOLIS, Ill. Ethel Ditterline, age 104, of Metropolis passed away at 1 a.m. on Friday, June 4, 2010, at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation. Private family services will be held.
Burial will follow at the St. John Church Cemetery, the Rev. Earl Black officiating. Mrs. Ditterline was a member of the Powers United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her son, Milton Wetherington and wife Sue of Metropolis; 12 grandchildren; 25 great- grandchildren; 16 great-great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bluecher Adolph and Alvena Horntrop Fischer; husband, Thomas Ditterline; two sons, Dewey A. Wetherington and Joe Wetherington; one sister; and two brothers. There will not be any public visitation. Memorials may be made to St.
John Church, Miller Funeral Home, 414 Metropolis Metropolis, IL 62960. Miller Funeral Home in Metropolis is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at mil- lerfh1912.com. METROPOLIS, Ill. Alice L.
Ridgeway, age 74, of Metropolis, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010, at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis, at 4:50 a.m. Graveside and burial services will be Sunday, June 6, 2010, at 1 p.m. at the Metropolis Memorial Gardens with Bro. Jack Thompson officiating. Alice is survived by one brother, Howard Sharp and wife Carman of Hartman, sister, Mary Sharp Smith of Vienna, one step- sister, Beverly Hertter and husband Roy of Metropolis, and several nieces and nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Almost Jackson and Adam Nelson Sharp, and several stepbrothers. She was of the Baptist Faith. Pallbearers: Louis Thompson, David Jeffords, Bobby Thompson, Larry Hertter, Chance Jeffords and Jimmy Hicks. Friends may call at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home, Sunday, June 6, 2010, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Alice L. Ridgeway Ethel Ditterline, 104 Darrell Showmaker PULASKI, Ill. Darrell J. Showmaker, 55, of Pulaski, formerly of Mound City and Cairo, died at 8:07 p.m. Thursday at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was a partner of Pulaski Valu-Mart and Pulaski Video Store, and had owned Levill Pest Control Company in Cairo. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Pulaski, where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher, a member of Caledonia Masonic Lodge 47 in Olive Branch, and a graduate of Meridian High School. Survivors include one brother, Gary Showmaker of Bonne Terre, two sisters, Beth Showmaker of Cairo and Rhonda Showmaker of Mound City; three nieces; two great- nieces, and two great-nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers. His parents were Ray and Martha McGraw Showmaker.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, with the Rev. Brian Lingle officiating. Interment will follow in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.
today and after 8 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of memorials to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Sara Tutko, 413 Tutko Lane, Mounds, IL 62964. Glenn Cates Glenn Earl Cates, 59, of Paducah died Tuesday at his home. He was a member of Southland Baptist Temple.
Surviving are one brother, Kevin Cates of Smithland; one niece; one great- niece; and one great-nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Margaret Cates. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Maplelawn Memorial Gardens. Lindsey Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Louis Lovett BENTON Louis Franklin Lovett, 77, of Benton died Friday at Marshall County Hospital. He was a retired logger and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by one daughter, Vickie Lovett-Myers of Calvert City; two sons, Daniel Lovett of Grand Rivers and Dale Franklin Lovett of Benton; two sisters, Margaret Thorn of Aurora and Marcella Triplett; two brothers, Donnie Lovett and Steve Lovett, both of Benton; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. His parents were Wilburn Lovett and Reba Thompson Lovett. Services will be at 2 p.m.
Sunday at Collier Funeral Home, with Curtis Harrell officiating. Interment will be at Horn Cemetery in Benton. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 10820 Sunset Office Drive, Suite 220, St.
Louis, MO 63127; or the American Heart Association, Louisville Chapter, 240 Whittington Parkway, Louisville, KY 40222. Mary Jane Davis EDDYVILLE Mary Jane Davis, 80, of Eddyville died Wednesday at Lourdes hospital in Paducah. Surviving are one son, George Grove of Eddyville; two daughters, Jane Haslinger of Oshkosh, and Melody Becker of Eddyville; two sisters, Flossie Statler and Germaine Kellerman, both of Oshkosh; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Marie Gumz; her husband, Harry Earl Davis; two brothers; one sister; and one grandchild. A memorial service will be held at a later time.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Paducah is in charge of arrangements. Betty Wesson SIMPSON, Ill. Betty J. Wesson, 77, of Simpson died at 8:13 a.m. Friday at Hillview Health Care Center in Vienna.
She was a retired licensed practical nurse working in the intensive care unit and a member of Glendale Apostolic Church. Survivors include two sons, Arthur R. Walle of Kalispell, and Terrill K. Walle of Simpson; several grandchildren and great- grandchildren; one sister, Lorene Cook of Missouri; two brothers, Jerry Baugher of Colorado and Fred Baugher of California; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard M.
Wesson; three sisters; and six brothers. Her parents were Charles Baugher and Iva Mercer Baugher. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna. Pastor Harold Canup Jr.
will officiate, with burial in the Vienna Fraternal Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 10820 Sunset Office Drive, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63127.
Kathy Sanderson MAYFIELD Kathy Louise Sanderson, 51, of Mayfield died Thursday at her home. She attended Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Mayfield. She is survived by her husband, Rayburn D. Sanderson three sons, Brett Kamppi, Willy E. Sanderson and Rayburn Sanderson all of Mayfield; four daughters, Tammy Preston of Union Town, and Donna Rae Turner, Lorri Davis and Brittany Kamppi, all of Mayfield; two brothers, Randall Jordan and Jim Jordan, both of Evansville, 23 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and her parents, Kenneth R. and Gladys Louise Ward Jordan. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Byrn Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Courtney officiating.
Burial will follow at Unity Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Weldon Evans ULLIN, Ill. Weldon N. Evans, 71, of Ullin died at 10:26 a.m. Thursday at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was a timber consultant and logger. He owned and operated Evans Timber Company. He also owned and operated the Little Nashville Dance Barn in Ullin. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Frick Evans; four sons, Randy Evans, Kent Evans, Heath Evans and Brian Evans; seven grandchildren; a sister, Christina Faulkner of Metropolis; and two brothers, Gilbert Evans of Marion and John Evans of Belknap. He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna, with interment at Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Buncombe. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Frances Summerville MAYFIELD Frances Summerville, 79, of Mayfield died at 2:45 p.m.
Friday at Arbor Place in Clinton. Arrangements were incomplete at Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield. Robert J. Livezey WINGO Robert J. Livezey, 54, of Wingo died at 9:36 a.m.
Friday at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. He was a self-employed glass worker and a Vietnam Marine veteran. Mr. Livezey is survived by his wife, Rosemary Camden Livezey; his mother and stepfather, Nellie Smiley Biggs and Darrel Biggs of Sedalia; one daughter, Brandie Bulthuis of Troy, N.C.; one sister, Dixie Mayo Maskell of Burlington, and one grandchild. She was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Livezey; and one brother.
Memorial services will be at a later date. There will be no visitation. Brown Funeral Home in Wingo is in charge of arrangements. Franklin Hazzard PRINCETON Franklin Hazzard, 62, of Princeton died Friday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. He was a retired real estate appraiser.
Surviving are two daughters, Libby Hodge and Pat Hazzard, both of Marion; one sister, Pearl Swift of Eddyville; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy S. and Gladys Mae Hazzard. Private services will be held. Gilbert Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of arrangements.
Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 504 N. Main Marion, KY 42064; or the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Dallas, TX 75231. Moon rock may have been found MORGANTOWN, W.Va. A missing piece of the moon may have been found in Morgantown. Retired dentist Robert Conner learned Friday that the one-gram rock fragment found in his late belongings was presented to the state by NASA during the 1970s.
The rock was part of 135 fragments from the Apollo 17 mission given to the 50 states and several countries. Former NASA investigator Joe Gutheinz says the discovery was the latest in a quest that started in 2002. Gutheinz has had his graduate students search for an estimated 100 missing fragments collected during the Apollo 11 and 17 missions. South American critter found on porch CHICAGO A small, furry, long-tailed critter found napping on a Chicago porch is apparently more than 2,000 miles away from where it belongs. Animal control experts say an exotic kinkajou was found sleeping Thursday in the Pilsen neighborhood.
Nobody knew what it was until Lincoln Park Zoo experts identified it. The National Geographic Web site says kinkajous are related to raccoons. typically found not on Chicago porches but in the trees of tropical forests in Central and South America. Microchip helps New York family find dog gone since 2006 LLOYD HARBOR, N.Y. A family on New Long Island is celebrating the return of a little white dog that went missing four years ago.
The fluffy dog is named Cooper. He was dropped off about a month ago at an animal shelter in Islip, 35 miles east of New York City. been found on a street in Brentwood, about 15 miles from his home in Lloyd Harbor. been reported missing in 2006. Shelter supervisor Joanne Daly says a scanner located a microchip ID under skin.
breed is called coton de Tulear. Except for matted hair, he was in good condition. Owner Gwynne Wicks tells the Newsday newspaper Cooper is happy to be Man charged after losing license plate JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A burglary suspect in northern Florida was charged after authorities say they found the license plate from his car at the crime scene. The Jacksonville Office reports that 49- year-old Gary Browder was already in jail Wednesday for two unrelated counts when he was charged with the burglary.
Police say security camera video from a March gas station break-in shows a sedan pulling up to the store and a man smashing the window and stealing cigarettes. Before the car drives away, the video shows the license plate falling off. Police retrieved the plate and traced it to a vehicle registered to Browder. Shaq issues a one-on-one challenge in spelling WASHINGTON Basketball great Shaquille will try to add another championship title to his resume: spelling champion. The hoops star challenged last Scripps National Spelling Bee champion, 14-year-old Kavya Shivashankar, to a spell-off on Friday.
made an impromptu appearance at the hotel where the bee is under way this week. He challenged Shivashankar onstage after the sixth round of semifinals. She accepted his challenge, even allowing him two misspelled words, warning him she beat Jimmy Kimmel in a similar challenge last year. you sure you want to do she asked the tallest person in the ballroom. did win the national spelling bee last in mind I have my and and ready to he said.
Associated Press Associated Press LOS ANGELES Richard Dunn, a longtime character actor who frequently collaborated with comics Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, died Friday after being unconscious several days. He was 73. His agent of 15 years, William Kerwin, says Dunn had been unconscious at a Hollywood hospital since Sunday. Kerwin immediately know the cause of death but said Dunn was a longtime smoker. The lanky, bespectacled actor, listed at 5-foot-10 and 125 pounds on his resume, often appeared on and Eric Awesome Show, Great on Cartoon Adult Swim lineup.
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