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180 Obituaries Located Near Liberty, IN Call John Byrd to see trees 765-458-1409PI-0000 1 9 5 6 9 9 RED MAPLE TREES Other Varieties of Nursery Trees to choose From Some Tall ALL TREES ON Great time to move trees! Memorials To place a memorial for your loved one, call The Palladium-Item Classified Department at 877-925-0228, Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. RICHMOND Mrs. Linda Ruth Jennings Petry, 73, of Richmond, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June, 27. Linda was born in Richmond, Indiana on September 24, 1944 to Delbert Leroy and Mae E.
Skaggs Jen- nings. She was a 1962 graduate of Centerville High School and received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Ball State University. Linda was a faithful member of the Fountain City Wesleyan Church and the Journey Group. She taught for three years and then began working for Homes. Linda enjoyed singing, doing aerobics and spending time with her family.
Linda will be missed by her daughters sons- in-law, Kimberly Rob Robertson, Krista Daryl Burk and Karin Don Wilson; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, sister brother-in-law, Sue John Butler; brothers sisters-in-law, Jerry Karen Jennings and Bill Shelby Jennings; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Linda was preceded in death by her parents and husband of 25 years, Larry Petry. Pastor David Anderson will conduct a funeral ceremony at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 30 at the Smith-McQuiston Webster Funeral Home, 321 US 27 South, Fountain City. Interment will follow in Williamsburg Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Reid Foundation for Hospice Care, 1100 Reid Parkway, Richmond, IN 47374 or the Fountain City Wesleyan Church, 5600 US 27 North, Rich- mond, IN 47374. Online condolences may be expressed at www.
smithmcquistonwebster.com Linda Ruth Jennings Petry DUBLIN Shellie Renee Rigney-Orr, 45, moved to heaven on June 26, 2018. She passed peacefully as she crossed from earth to heaven while being sung to as she was surrounded by her family at Community Hospital South in Indi- anapolis. Her suffering and struggles have ended. Born to Gene and Marcia (Quesenberry) Rigney in New Castle, Indiana on March 30, 1973, she graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1991. Shellie worked for Wayne County Welfare Department, Gates, an outreach of Achieva Landmark Services in Connersville, attorney Ed Anderson in Richmond, Auto Parts Sales in New Castle and other employment.
She loved to make others laugh and at times until their sides hurt. She was a very caring and giving person. Those left to cherish her memory are her parents of Dublin; children, Calib Orr, Kaylee and Rylee Weston all of New Castle and Jaden Johnson of Centerville; 3 siblings, Rick (Tina) Rigney of Goldsboro, NC, Tim Rigney of Evansville and Kimberly Hancock of New Castle; a nephew whom she raised, Jon Baker of New Castle; nieces, Can- dace Rigney of Kokomo, Kendra Rigney of Golds- boro, NC and Jessica (Mark) Colbert of Ringgold, GA; great nephew, Eli Fisher of New Castle; great nieces Raelynn Hancock of Kokomo, Malory and Hannah Colbert of a very special friend who was there during difficult times and struggles, Jamie Atwood. Shellie was preceded in death by nephew whom she raised, James Datlon Baker on January 19, 2014. Shellie will live on in our hearts forever and will be greatly missed.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Mon- day July 2, 2018 at Marshall Erlewein Funeral Home, Dublin. brother, Rev. Rick Rigney will officiate. Burial will follow at South Lawn Cemetery, Dublin.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday July 1st. Online condolences can be made at www.mar- shallanderleweinfuneralhome.com Shellie Orr RICHMOND Patricia Ann Bloemke Cross of Richmond, age 86, died June 26, 2018 at her home. Patricia was born in Richmond, Indiana on May 7, 1932 to Victor and Julia Suveges Bloemke. After graduating high school Patricia spent many years as a medical assistant at Reid Hospital.
She enjoyed spending time with her family and was a big Tom Selleck fan. The family would like to thank Synergy Home Health for the great care that was given to her. Survivors include children Michael (Sande) Cross, Jeffrey (Kim) Cross, Sue (Jim) Mitchell, and Cathy (Bob) Hays; sister Lucille Cornelison; grand- children Gretchen (Mike), Mark, Andy (Heather), Jake (Lisa), Justin, Lauren (Eric), Abby (Mitchell), Julia, Samantha, Luke; and 9 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Alvin Cross (2008) and sister Marie McGown. Service will be held at 2 P.M.
on Friday (June 29, 2018) at Riggle-Waltermann Mortuary. Burial will immediately follow at Lutherania Cemetery. Pastor Robert Meckley to officiate. Friends may call from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in name to St.
Lutheran Church. Patricia Ann Cross PatriciaAnn 86 Richmond 26-Jun Riggle-WaltermannMortuary Patti 43 Laurel 27-Jun Urban-Winkler Funeral LindaRuth 73 Richmond 27-Jun Funeral Home Shellie 45 Dublin 26-Jun Marshall Erlewein Funeral Home Showalter, TerryA. 71 23-Jun Barnes Funeral Homes, Inc. Additional information in display obituaries Obituaries appear in print and online at www.pal-item.com/obituaries OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES Name Age Town, State Death Date Arrangements RENO, Nev. U.S.
wildlife have agreed to consider Endangered Species Act protection for a rare toad in northern high desert where one of the biggest producers of geothermal energy in the nation wants to build a power plant. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that conservationists presented substantial information suggesting the Dixie Valley toad could be at risk of extinction. Its 12-month review will include examining the extent to which any conservation ef- forts have reduced the threats. The 2-inch-long toad with of gold on its olive- colored body was discovered in 2007 in thick under- brush of a spring-fed marsh in the Dixie Valley, where an ancient lake once covered 190,000 square miles.
only found in an area covering less than 3 square miles in the marshy remnant of the lakebed east of Reno, Ne- vada. U.S. land managers are considering Ormat Technol- plans for a geothermal plant there next to the U.S. Naval Air Station Fallon. with the Arizona-based Center for Biologi- cal Diversity, which the petition seeking protec- tion for the toad last September, said the wildlife agen- decision is critical to the future of one of the most vulnerable species in Nevada.
special toad is now one step closer to getting the lifesaving protection it said Jenny Loda, a biologist and lawyer for the group. A federal listing could trigger land-use restrictions, but not clear how it might directly plans for the geothermal plant in a state with a mandate to pro- cure 25 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday the wildlife determination immediately their review of the geo- thermal project. Paul Thomsen, executive di- rector of government and regulatory declined to comment.
The wildlife service said listing the toad as threat- ened or endangered may be warranted based on po- tential threats posed by disease and predation by the much larger, non-native American bull frog, in addi- tion to construction of the geothermal plant. Eric Simandle, a former conservation biologist at the University of Nevada, Reno, who co-authored a pa- per on the cryptic toad said DNA stud- ies determined it was closely related, but distinct from the Western toad found throughout the western Unit- ed States. Simandel said the last new toad species discovered north of Mexico was the Wyoming toad in 1968. It since has gone extinct. Dick Tracy, a UNR biology professor who was the lead scientist on the project, said the toad is a good candidate for federal protection because construction of the geothermal plant could dry up its habitat.
BLM issued an environmental assessment of the geothermal proposal a year ago that tentatively deter- mined that various forms of mitigation would prevent any danger to the toad. BLM spokeswoman Lisa Ross said the agency is still reviewing public comment on that assessment. Loda acknowledged the wildlife decision not create a legal obligation for BLM to put its review of the geothermal project on But are disappointed to hear that it sounds like BLM is not planning to respond to this news by more closely scru- tinizing the likely impacts to the toad, despite the potential for its protection under the Endangered Species she said. Endangered species listing considered for rare toad Scott Sonner ASSOCIATED PRESS The Dixie Valley toad is only found in an area covering less than 3 square miles in the marshy remnant of a lakebed east of Reno, Nev. MIKE OF NEVADA RENO VIA AP.
