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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1995 B7 INDEX OF METRO-AREA OBITUARIES Obituaries Jon Hinson, ex-congressman, backed gay rights Singer Charlie Rich mixed country with jazz and blues MARION COUNTY Clarence "Baby Boy" Ball Roy Edward Bussell Jr. R.C. Caruthers Jacqueline Dawson Charlie Oowell Ruth E. Buckrop Fields Mary Gertrude Hackley Krista Chree Harr Claude Kimbrough Esther M. Allee Lauer Stanley Everett Lee Norma Lee Abel Love Nelson N.R.Madry Evelyn Schrock Manning Verna Sue Mercer Ramage Eileen Marie Rybak H.

Clay Searles John "Jack" Smith Melvia C.Turner Myrtle S. "Vickie" Vick HAMILTON COUNTY James William Kendall Sr. HENDRICKS COUNTY James F. "Jerry" Jarrett JOHNSON COUNTY Linda Sue Esselborn Daniel Franklin Green was innovator in newspaper publishing, advertising Home and You Made It Beautljul In 1981. Success eluded Rich for years before and after his mid-'70s burst of popularity partly because of his shyness and reluctance to perform outside small clubs in Memphis and Nashville and partly because of his eclectic style that cut across country, blues.

Jazz, pop and gospel categories. "Of all the great country and rock singers who followed Elvis Presley out of the South In the "50s, Charlie Rich came closest to matching the soulful purity of Presley's voice," commented Los Angeles Times rock music critic Robert Hilburn on learning of Rich's death. "Though categorized by the record Industry as a country singer, Rich wove jazz, blues and pop Influences into a seductive style that was equally commanding in a Las Vegas showroom or a Memphis roadhouse." Rich learned to play piano and saxophone and studied music at the University of Arkansas. While serving In the Air Force in Oklahoma during the early 1950s, Rich formed a jazz-blues group, The Velvetones, patterned partly after the Four Freshmen. By 1958, he had wangled a Job with Sun Records as session pianist and songwriter, working with such performers as Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbi-son and Johnny Cash.

Los Angeles Times Charlie Rich, the silver-haired country singer whose popularity peaked in the mld-'70s and is best remembered for his 1973 hits Behind Closed Doors and The Most Beautiful Girl. died Tuesday. He was 62. Rich, who had struggled with alcoholism throughout his career, died In a Hammond, motel where he and his wife, Margaret, had Charlie Rich stopped for the night during a trip to Florida. A coroner said the cause of death was a blood clot on the lungs.

Dubbed the "Silver Fox" because of his long mane that turned white when he was 23, Rich was selected by the Country Music Association of America as male vocalist of the year In 1973 and entertainer of the year In 1974. His album Behind Closed Doors was chosen best album of the year In 1973, and his A Very Special Love Song won the same honor In 1974. His most recent popular songs were (( Wake You Up When You Get lot H. CLAY SEARLES, 91. Indianapolis', died Sunday.

He was a salesrhan 20 years for Allcock-Searles Lumber Paducah, retiring in 1969. Mr. Searles was a member and past deacon of Northside Baptist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Searles Christian Education Scholarship Fund, First Baptist Church, Austin. Texas: Northside Baptist Church; or Immanuel Baptist Church.

Paducah. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday In Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Paducah. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Northsjde Baptist Church, Indianapolis.

There will be no calling. He was the widower of Gladys Leona Ommert Searles. Survivors: son Don L. Searles: four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Flanner Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary is handling arrangements.

JOHN "JACK" SMITH, 74. Indianapolis, died Tuesday. A meat salesman, he worked two years for Rath Packing until 1980. Previously, he was a meat salesman 30 years for Stark Wetzel Foods retiring In 1978. Services will be at 11:30 a.m.

Thursday In G.H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral Home, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Survivors: wife M.

Lucille Phillips Smith: daughter Laura Snyder: son Richard Craw-shaw: five grandchildren: six, greatgrandchildren. CORA L. RITTER THOMAS, 90. Martinsville, died Monday. She had worked for the Bureau of Motor' Vehicles and the Morgan County Hospital cafeteria.

She was a member of Zions Hill Baptist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society of America. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Costin Funeral Chapel. Martinsville, with calling from 2 to 8 p.m.

today. Burial will be In New South Park Cemetery, Martinsville. She was the widow of Lloyd C. Thomas. Survivors: sons John.H., Marion, Glenn Thomas: 11 grandchildren: one stepgrandson: 19 greatgrandchildren.

MELVIA C. "MELVY" McOUEEN TURNER, 78, Indianapolis, died Monday. She was a cook and waitress 26 years for Allison Gas Turbine Division of General Motors retiring In 1976. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Wilson St.

Pierre Chapel of the Chimes, with calling from 5 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be In forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Greenwood. She was the widow of Amzie Turner.

Survivors: sisters Norma Meadows. Lavada Ferguson. JASON ALAN VANSICKLE, 18. Trafalgar, died Monday. He was a carpenter for Fred Buckner Construction, Trafalgar.

He was a member of Samaria Christian Church, Trafalgar. Services will be at 1 :30 p.m. Thursday in Meredith-Clark Funeral Home, Morgantown, with calling from 3 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be in Forest lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood.

Survivors: father David A. Tina J. Gatton: brother Josh Napl-er; sister Amanda Napier; Edward Murphy was law professor at Notre Dame from 1957 to 1994 Associated Press Osceola, Ind. Services for Edward Murphy, 68, Osceola, a retired University of Notre Dame law professor who was the first person to undergo an experimental gene therapy for kidney cancer, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at gueen of Peace Catholic Church.

Mishawaka. Burial will be In St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Granger. Mr.

Murphy died Monday. A graduate of the University of Illinois. Mr. Murphy Joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1957 as a professor of contract law and Jurisprudence. He wrote several legal textbooks, including Studies In Contract Law, which Is still widely used.

In 1979, he was named the John N. Mathews Professor of Law, the school's first chaired law professor Vernon Bucksot, ex-town marshal Mary Lucille Sears Long Jason Alan Vansickle MORGAN COUNTY Cora L. Ritter Thomas Michael Charles Viles SHELBY COUNTY Ethel Elizabeth Dunham Phyllis Kline Rhoades FORMER RESIDENTS Vernon Bucksot Daniel Franklin Green Jimmy Lee Groves A pioneer In the advertising shopper newspaper format, Mr. Green at one time during the 1970s published more than eight shopping guides In the Indianapolis area and more than a dozen such publications In San Diego. While in San Diego, he worked with the U.S.

Postal Service and pioneered advertising distribution concepts that are now In use worldwide. Mr. Green was a Navy veteran of World War II. In addition to his brother, surviving are: wife Nancy Dyson Green; sons Daniel Steven, Thomas Phil J. Green: daughters Trlna S.

Smiley, Ro-seanna Green, Barbara E. Stone; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Brown-Butz-Dledrlng Funeral Home, Anderson, is handling arrangements. JAMES WILLIAM KENDALL 91. Carmel, died Monday.

He co-owned New Augusta Lumber Co. and Kend a construction company. Previously, he worked for American Vitrified Products retiring in 1970. Mr. Kendall was a member of Meridian Street United Methodist Church.

He was a 1927 graduate of the University of Kentucky. He was a Kentucky Colonel. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Washington Park North Cemetery. There will be no calling.

Survivors: wife Mary Lee Wright Kendall: sons James William Charles Edward Kendall: eight grandchildren: 10 great-grandchildren. Flanner Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary Is handling arrangements. CLAUDE KIMBROUGH, 70. Indianapolis, died Thursday. He worked 29 years for Chrysler retiring in 1982.

Services will be at 6:30 p.m. today in Craig Funeral Home, with calling from 5 p.m. Survivors: son Paul Kimbrough: daughter Lynette Scales; stepson Alfred Austin; sister Dorothy Brownie; six grandchildren. ESTHER M. ALLEE LAUER, 75, Indianapolis, died Sunday.

She was a telephone operator 31 years for Indiana Bell Telephone retiring in 1979. She was a member of Our Lady of the Greenwood Catholic Church, Greenwood. Services will be at 10 a.m Friday In Forest Lawn Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Home, Greenwood West. There will be no calling.

Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood. STANLEY EVERETT LEE, 77. Indianapolis, died Tuesday. He was a custodian 14 years for Ben Davis High School, retiring in 1982. Mr.

Lee was an Army veteran of World War II. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday In Conkle Funeral Home. Lynhurst Chapel, with calling from 2:30 to 8 p.m. today.

Burial will be In Floral Park Cemetery. Survivors: aunt Ora Rogers: friends Vonnie and Elizabeth Buffington. MARY LUCILLE BORDERS SEARS LONG, 72, Greenwood, died Tuesday. She was a member of Odon (Ind.) Christian Church. Services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday In Poindexter-Hall McClure Funeral Home. Odon, with calling from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon. Survivors: son John Sears; daughter Susie Taylor: stepsons Mike, Max, Mark Long: brother James Borders: sister Bonnie Lee Terhune.

NORMA VIRGA LEE ABEL LOVE, 48. Indianapolis, died Saturday. She was a nurse's aide six years for Miller's Merry Manor. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Greater Elim Missionary Baptist Church, of which she was a member, with calling there from 11 a.m.

Burial will be in Floral Park Cemetery. Survivors: husband Antonio S. Love: son Antonio S. Love daughters Margaret Dunn, Naomi and Kimberly Abel. Lisa Howard; sisters Jacqueline Crutcher, Evelyn Flynn: brother William Leroy Paige; nine grandchildren: a great-grandchild.

Stuart Mortuary is handling arrangements. NELSON N.R. MADRY, 66. Indianapolis, died July 19. A retired deputy sheriff, he was a driver for Yellow Cab Co.

and a security guard for Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Mr. Madry was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Indiana University. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday in Kibble Community Church. South Haven, with calling there from 1 p.m. Burial will be In Chambers Cemetery, South Haven. He was the widower of Alta Wilson Madry. Survivors: sons Nelson N.R.

Madry O'Ron Gordy: daughters Avalon Anderson, Schehrazade Thrash. Robin, Nina and K'Juana Madry; mother Kathleen Reynolds Madry: brothers Ewell Willis Madry: sisters Jamie Willis, Kathleen E. Morris, Zenobia Marable: several grandchildren: several great-grandchildren. Calvin-Starks Funeral Home, South Haven, is handling arrangements. PHYLLIS KLINE RHOADES, 74.

Shelbyville. died Sunday. She was a home-maker. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Evangelical United Church of Christ, Shelbyville.

Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday In Car-mony-Ewing Broadway Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery. Shelbyville. Survivors: husband Glenn mother Ruth N.

Seidel; brother Richard B. Kline. Associated Press Jackson. Miss. Jon Hinson, the conservative Mississippi congressman who became a gay-rights activist after a morals charge cut short his promising political career.

Is dead at age 53. Hinson died Friday at his home in Silver Spring, Md. He died of respiratory failure resulting from AIDS, said his friend, Kate McQueen of Washington. D.C. 1978 File Photo JonHinson Hinson rose from relative political obscurity to win Mississippi's 4th Congressional District seat in 1978 as a conservative Republican.

He succeeded Thad Cochran, who was elected that year to the Senate. Hinson resigned April 13. 1981, early In his second term, after being arrested on an oral sodomy charge. Hinson said at the time that his resignation had been "the most painful and difficult decision of my life." He later publicly acknowledged his homosexuality and became active In the gay-rights movement. He helped organize the lobbying group ''Virginians for Justice" and fought against the ban on gays In the military.

Hinson won the second term despite his revelation that in 1976, while a Cochran aide, he was arrested on a charge of committing an obscene act. He also disclosed that he had survived a 1977 fire that killed nine people at the Cinema Follies, a Washington theater that catered to a gay clientele. He was rescued from under a pile of bodies one of only four men that survived. EVELYN R. SCHROCK MANNING, 82.

Indianapolis, died Monday. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Speedway Christian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Thursday In Conkle Funeral Home, Speedway Chapel, with calling from 11 a.m. Burial will be in Lincoln Memory Gardens, Whites-town. She was the widow of Charles E. Manning Sr. Survivors: son Charles E.

Manning daughter Marilyn Buddenbaum: sisters Nina Gettings, June Farrell, Georgia Roller: five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. VERNA SUE MERCER RAMAGE, 49, Indianapolis, died Tuesday. She was a secretary many years for A.W. Schma-deke Insurance Agency. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Friday in Stirling-Gerber Funeral Home, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be In Orchard Hill Cemetery. Wanamaker. Survivors: husband Robert Steven Ramage: son Richard Anthony Correa; daughter Alisa Marie Auit; mother Marie Yonts Mercer: brother David E.

Mercer; three grandchildren. EILEEN MARIE HESSELGRAVE RYBAK, 77, Indianapolis, died Monday. She was an assembler 32 years for Western Electric retiring in 1982. She was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Thursday In Feeney-Hornak Shadeland Mortuary, with calling from 3 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Survivors: husband Eugene Rybak: daughter Margo Las-ley; son Medard Rybak: a granddaughter: a great-granddaughter.

MY ANSWER Question: Why did God make the human race, if He knew they were going to rebel against Him and depart from His ways? It seems to me that He would have made us so BHiy we would always Gr3haiTI be perfect and fol- low Him completely and never sin, instead of making us so we could sin. Mrs. S.M. Answer God has not chosen to reveal to us all the reasons He made us the way He did. Some day in Heaven all our questions will be answered, but for the present we have to admit that our knowledge is limited and (as Paul said) "Now I know in part: then I shall know fully" (1 Corinthians But there is one truth you need especially to remember.

God made us because He loves us, and He created us so we would love Him in return and have lasting fellowship with Him. When Adam and Eve walked together in that original Garden of Eden, they loved God completely. They enjoyed an unbroken relationship with God their Creator. But what if they had had no choice but to love God? Would that have been true love? No, not at all. They would have been nothing but puppets and puppets cannot love their masters.

God (in a sense) took a risk by giving those first humans a free will the choice to love God, or not to love Him. If He had not, they would have been puppets, unable to love Him and respond to His love for them. But the most Important truth Is this: God still loves us, and He still yearns for us to love Him In return! And He has shown us His love by sending Christ into the world to forgive us and reconcile us to God. i Trioifne Media Services fJ Graveside services for Daniel Franklin Green, 73. Bonita.

formerly of Anderson and Indianapolis, known for Innovations in publishing and advertising, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday In Maplewood Cemetery. Anderson. There will be no calling. He died Friday.

Mr. Green began his publishing career In 1958, when he and his brother, Kenneth Green, who survives, created the Anahlem (Calif.) Star. Published twice a week, the paper was one of the first tabloid format, rotary offset community newspapers in the country. In 1962, he created the Metropolitan Tribune In Indianapolis and was regarded as the first U.S. publisher to regularly run full-color on the front page.

The publication was used as a teaching tool at Ball State University. JACQUELINE DUNSON DAWSON, 67, Indianapolis, died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Peoples Funeral Home, with calling from 6 to 9 p.m.

Thursday. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. She was the widow of Daniel Dawson. Survivors: daughters Carol Dunson, Aline Washington; brothers Marion Meredith Dunson: five grandchildren. CHARLIE DOWELL, 72.

Indianapolis, died Monday. He was an Iron worker 20 years for International Association of Bridge, Structural Ornamental Ironworkers Local 22, retiring in 1985. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Dowell was a member of New Harmony General Baptist Church.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in G.H. Herrmann South East Street Funeral Home, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be in Concordia Cemetery.

Survivors: wife Pauline Hadley Dowell; daughters Joyce Ramsey, Lou Ann Reel, Sandra Pryor: sons Charles, Steve Dowell; brothers Andrew, Chester, Joe Dowell: 16 grandchildren: 13 great-grandchildren. ETHEL ELIZABETH FEWELL DUNHAM, 98, Shelbyville, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday In Car-mony-EwIng Broadway Funeral Home, Shelbyville, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m.

today. Burial will be In Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville. She was the widow of Edward Dunham. Survivors: daughter Helen Harley: seven grandchildren: 24 great-grandchildren: eight great-great-grandchildren. RUTH E.

BUCKROP FIELDS, 85. Indianapolis, died Monday. She was a homemaker. She formerly was a member of Holmes Avenue Free Methodist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m.

Friday In Flanner Buchanan Morris Street Mortuary, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be In Crown Hill Cemetery. She was the widow of Ralph Fields. Survivors: daughters Patricia J.

Wheeler, Barbara Simms; son Charles Nelson Fields: sister Carolyn Cliburn: four grandchildren: two great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. JIMMY LEE GROVES, 62. Mountain Home, formerly of Zionsville, died Sunday. He was a railroad engineer 30 years for Chicago Northwestern Railroad, retiring in 1991. Mr.

Groves was a Navy veteran. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in G.H. Herrmann Greenwood Funeral Home, with calling from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Burial will be In Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood. Survivors: son Herschel Lee Groves; brother A.B. Groves: a grandson. MARY GERTRUDE WARD HACKLEY, 101, Indianapolis, died Saturday. She retired from domestic work in 1962.

She was a member of Greater Tried-stone Missionary Baptist Church. Services will be at noon Thursday In Mount Paran Missionary Baptist Church, with calling from 11 a.m. Entombment will be In Crown Hill Cemetery. She was the widow of Lloyd Hackley. Survivors: son Landiff Hack-ley; daughter Beatrice Hackley Davis: two grandchildren: a great-grandchild.

KRISTIA CHREE HARR, infant daughter of Melanie Harr and Clyde Wilson. Indianapolis, died Friday. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in New Crown Cemetery. There will be no calling.

Other survivors: grandparents Thomas and Christina Harr, Shirley and John Wilson: great-grandparents Ruth Skirvin. Wiladine Cobb, Lillian Wilson. G.H. Herrmann South East Street Funeral Home is handling arrangements. JAMES F.

"JERRY" JARRETT, 83. Brownsburg. died Sunday. He was a credit manager for JI Case Implement Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1977.

During World War II, he was a technical representative to the Army Air Forces for the Allison divisions Of General Motors Corp. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday In Mount Tabor Baptist Church, Fayette, of which he was a member. Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today In Matthews Mortuary, Brownsburg.

Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Survivors: wife Esther Johnson Jarrett; son James Robert Jarrett: daughter Lynn Ester: five grandchtJUren; five great-grandchildren. A ship. He retired from the university in 1994. He was as widely known for his religious knowledge as for his legal skills.

He wrote a religious text for high school students. Life to the Full. and created a series of Saints Collector Cards. He was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 1992, but no treatment was effective. He agreed to be the first person to undergo an experimental gene therapy when testing of it began in June 1994 at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

"If It does give the researchers more information about how to treat this difficult form of cancer, I will be gratified. It's a modest contribution to make," Mr. Murphy said in 1994. Survivors: wife Mary Ann Murphy: two daughters: seven sons: his mother: a brother; 22 grandchildren. Parke Masonic Lodge, Rockvllle, and Cumberland Masonic Lodge, an associate patron and past patron of Order of the Eastern Star, Rockvllle Chapter, and past district governor of DeMolay.

He was communications director for Family Campers and RV's and a member of the Parke County Fair Board and Rockvllle Christian Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Memorial contributions may be made to Parke Masonic Lodge Building Fund, P.O. Box 114, Rockville, Ind. 47872.

Survivors: wife Margaret Krise Bucksot: daughter Peggy Carroll: sons Alan Dwayne, William Bruce Bucksot; brother Forrest Bucksot: sister Juani-ta Zaenglein: two grandchildren. had been counselor Mr. Bussell was a member of Big Brothers of Greater Indianapolis and founder and president of the Indianapolis Black Alumni Council. A 1970 graduate of Kentucky State University, he was past president of the Indianapolis alumni association chapter and past president of the Mid-West Region chapter. He was president of the national alumni association from 1984-1990.

Survivors: brothers Leonard Tyrone and YouDon Bussell, Roy and Clarence Matlock: sisters Lou Ann Babb, Cynthls Holland, Linda Jones, Brenda Thompson, Daphne K. Brown; father Roy Bussell steplster Patricia Bennett. R.C. CARUTHERS, 60. Indianapolis, died Monday.

He was an assembly worker 38 years for Witco Richardson retiring In 1991. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Barker Funeral Home. Salem, with calling from 10 a.m. Local calling will be from 4 to 9 p.m.

today In Shirley Brothers Irving Hill Chapel. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Salem. Survivors: brothers Bobby Ralph Jerry, William Caruthers. LINDA SUE ESSELBORN, 18. Nineveh, died Monday.

She worked two weeks Dlamet Columbus. Previously, she worked for Indiana Periodicals Distribution and Dairy gueen, Trafalgar. She was a 1995 graduate of Indian Creek High School, where she was a member of the flag corps for three years. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Meredith-Clark Funeral Home.

Morgantown, with calling from 3 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be irv East Hill Cemetery, Morgantown. Survivors: parents Ronald L. and Susan L.

Rutter Esselborn: sisters Cristy Rhonda M. Esselborn: grandparents Delmar and Frances Rutter. CORRECTION ALBERT BAYMON Sr. The day of services has changed since the obituary was published Tuesday. Services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday In Boat-right Funeral Home, with calling from 10 a.m. grandmother Norma Jean MYRTLE S. DOWDY VICK, 81. Indianapolis, died Monday. She was a dietary technician 20 years for St." Francis Hospital, retiring in Mrs.

Vick was a member of Indianapolis Baptist Temple. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday In G.H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral with calling from 4 to 8 p.m.

today. Burial will be In Round Hill Cemetery. She was the widow of Robert V. Vick. Survivors: sons Robert Carl Di, Gordon Wayne Dale E.

Vick: brothers John. Maurice. Herschell, Bill Dowdy: 20 grandchildren; 22 greatgrandchildren. MICHAEL CHARLES VILES, 71. Mooresville, died Tuesday.

He worked 15 years for Indianapolis Power Light retiring in 1986. Previously, he was an officer 22 years for the Indianapolis Police Department, retiring in 1969. Services will be Friday at 10 a.m. in Jones Family Mortuary and at 10:30 a.m. In St.

Thomas- More Catholic Church, Mooresville. of which he was a member. Calling will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the mortuary. Burial will be in White Lick Cemetery.

Mooresville. Survivors: wife -Ruth McCombs Viles; sons Timothy Michael Thomas C. Viles; daughters Debra J. Dotson. Donna J.

Viles: sister Patricia R. Rue; 16 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. For The Record BIRTHS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EAST Boy LAUER. David and Sherril. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NORTH Boys CHAPA.

Dale and Cynthia: HESS. Jeffrey and Amy: HOFFMASTER, Larry and Kimberly: KELLAMS, Owight and Saundra: LEAST. Michael and CyrHhn Girl MALARNEY, Timothy and Kathleen. INDIANA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Boys HARDEN, Roger, and BROOKS. Shane: LITTLE.

Kenneth, and PATRICK. Angel: MABARAK. Michael and Michelle. Girl McNEW. Terry.

METHODIST HOSPITAL Boy GRAHAM. Melvm and Tama. ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL Boys CREWS. Gary and Shelly: FRANKLIN, David and Diana; SCHRADER.

Thad and Annette: SMITH, Kevin and Debra. Girls SCHWEIGEN. Jessica: TREGO. Darlene. ST.

VINCENT HOSPITAL Boys BYRD. Bnan and Patncia: GRUNDY. EmeSt and Angel: HECKMAN. Carl and Lauren: McPEAK. Deborah: OLDHAM.

Russ and Jacqueline: OWENS. Jaime: PAYNE. Richard, and TREMANIN. Rachel: PHELPS, Mark and Shelly: REED. Scott and Susan: SHIREMAN, Mark-and Margaret: SWAIN, Andrew, and MENON.

Ruby; TARRICONE, Lee and Bonnie. Girls AUST, Paul and Donna; BOOMERSHINE. Jelfrey and April: BOYD, Yolanda; CHISTOLINI, and Jennifer, CINKOSKE. Bernard and Susan; Mark and Beverly; McMAHON. James and Amy; MURPHY.

Mark and Lynn; NDAMA. William and REDMOND. John and Lucianda: TANDY. Tamieka; TOOKER, Eric and Lisa; TROUT, David and Erika. Twins -Christina.

girl and boy WALROD, Todd and WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Boy SUMMERS, Toshana. Girls BOLDEN, Marietta; PIRTLE. Renita; WL-; LIAMS, Mark and Anna: WRIGHT, Lamonica. WOMEN'S HOSPITAL OF INDIANAPOLIS Boys BACON. Steve and Barbara; MAJERCAK.

Stephen and Julia; McKAY, Scott and LIPS. Larry and Theresa; WHITE. Warner and Lynair. Girls LYE. Jeffrey, and MARKS.

Leigh; MULLIGAN. Brian and Susan; PEHLER. Terry and Jana: POLAK, 1 James and Brandee: QT, Steven, and BAKER-OTT, Knsti: SCHULZ, Bryan- id Kathleen; SORG. Mx and Elaine; TAYLOR. Lisa.

Services for Vernon Bucksot, 69, Rockvllle, a former Cumberland town marshal, will be at 11 a.m. Friday In Hendryx Mortuaries, Cumberland Chapel, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Calling also will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today in Gooch Funeral Home, Rockvllle.

Burial will be in Washington Park Cemetery East. He died Sunday. A former resident of Cumberland, he was town marshal from 1949 to 1969. Before retiring in 1979, Mr. Bucksot worked 36 years for Indiana Bell Telephone Co.

A 32nd-degree Mason, Mr. Bucksot was a member and past master of Roy E. Bussell Jr. Services for Roy Edward Bussell 48, Indianapolis, a former school guidance counselor and past national president of the Kentucky State University Alumni Association, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Virginia Street Baptist Church, Hopklnsville, Ky.

Calling will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today in Gamble Funeral Home, Hopkinsville. Burial will be In Cave Spring Cemetery, Hopkinsville. He died Saturday.

Mr. Bussell was a marketing repre-. sentative and home school adviser. Previously, he was a guidance counselor 10 years for Perry Township Schools. CLARENCE "BABY BOY" BALL, 47, Indianapolis, died Thursday.

He was a clerk 17 years for Amtrak, retiring in 1993. He was a member of Greater Elim Missionary Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Stuart Mortuary, with calling from 11 a.m. Burial will be In Washington Park North Cemetery.

Survivors: son Clarence M. Ball daughters Chantay, Renee Dailey; father and stepmother, Dave and Minerva Ball: mother Sara Jones Ball: brothers Demetrius, Emmanuel, Edward, Morellus, William, Joseph, Michael and David Ball the Rev. Peterson Mingo, Robert Johnson; sisters Daisy Wood, Mary Hughes, Marietta Johnson White, Belinda Rogers, and Anna, Patricia, Mary Ann, Sarah and Minerva Ball; two grandchildren. INDIANA DEATHS Deaths reported from outside the Indianapolis area Alexandria Donald J. "Bronco" Lane, 63, husband of Judy Scott Lane.

Anderson Selma L. Hopper Besett, 81, wife of Orville C. Besett; Rachel Ann Samuel Howard, 85, widow of Murl Edgar Howard. Campbellsburg Anna L. Hampton Bot-torff, 81, widow of Burl D.

Bottorff. Patriot Pearlie Johnson Ware, 75, widow of Hurvey "Red" Ware. Pendleton Russell F. Smith, 84, husband of Margaret L. Heiland Smith.

Salem Mary E. Crane Lyles, 96, widow of Lawrence N. Lyles. 1 gnosis Mary Margaret Jones, 83..

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