Tribune, Jackson County, Ind. OBITUARIES Friday, December 31, 2004 Page 3A Donald Kerry Samson Jr. Feb. 7, 1969 Dec. 28, 2004 Donald Kerry Samson 35, of Atchison, and formerly of North Vernon, died at 2:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at his residence. Mr. Samson had been employed for the past three months as a welder at American Railcar Industries, Kansas City, Mo. He had 1 previously worked as a welder at Deffenbaugh Industries, Kansas City, and for two years at Atchison Casting.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and enjoyed fishing and outdoor activities with his family. Born Feb. 7, 1969, at Logan, W.Va., he was a son of Donald Kerry Samson Sr. and Lacey June Daniels Samson, who preceded him in death.
He married Melissa Graper June 10, 1995, at North Vernon, and she survives at Atchison, Kan. He also is survived by a stepson, Robert, Palmer, North Vernon; two stepdaughters, Tabitha Palmer, Atchison, and Cassandra Palmer, St. Joseph, a stepgrandson, Caden Adtkins, North Vernon; two stepgranddaughters, Isis Palmer and Savanah Mercer, both of St. Joseph, a grandmother, Bertha Hornsby, Seymour; two brothers, Brady Samson, Kansas City, and Scott Samson, Austin; and a sister, Tracey Richardson, North Vernon. The Rev.
Gilbert Schreiber will conduct funeral services at 1 p.m. today at Dove-Sharp Rudicel Funeral Home, North Vernon, with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery, North Vernon. Memorials may be made to the donor's choice. Maurice H. Barnhill July 26, 1946 Dec.
25, 2004 Maurice H. Barnhill, 58, Columbus, died at 8:47 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004, at Columbus Regional Hospital. Mr.
Barnhill worked in the maintenance department for Kiel Brothers Oil Co. He enjoyed camping, fishing and watching football and was Barnhill an avid Kentucky Wildcats basketball fan and NASCAR fan. Born July 26, 1946, at Williamsburg, he was a son of Samuel and Flora Collier Barnhill, who preceded him in death. He married Patricia M. Burton Feb.
26, 1966, at Jellico, Barnhill State laws target predatory lending, food handling INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Lenders will face new restrictions on what legislators deemed greedy and misleading practices in Indiana under one of the few new state laws that take effect on Saturday. Provisions of a law enacted in 2001 also become official Saturday that require at least one food handler in all Indiana retail restaurants, day cares and schools to be certified in food safety. Lawmakers delayed the effective date so food venues had time for workers to be trained and tested on such things as proper cooking temperatures and thawing practices. Another new law will more than double certain property tax deductions the state has provided for some groups of homeowners, including lowincome seniors, veterans and the disabled. But many of those homeowners will not see any significant increase in savings, since the higher deductions were designed to keep benefits level following the court-ordered changes in property tax assessments.
Most new laws enacted by the General Assembly take effect on July 1, but there are usually at least a handful that become official on Jan. 1. One is designed to curb socalled "predatory lending," when the mortgage on a home far exceeds the value of a house. It can occur when lenders pressure homeowners into refinancing mortgages or taking out home repair loans they may not be able to repay. The new state law prohibits several practices, such as rolling the cost of credit insurance into a home loan and charging interest on it; demanding borrowers pay the total amount due for no valid reason, thereby forcing them to refinance the loan; and refusing to tell a borrower about the balance due, or charging a fee to provide that information.
The law also defines some transactions as "high cost" loans based on their points and fees. Lenders cannot roll fees on those loans into the loan amount and charge interest on them; charge certain fees if a loan is refinanced within four years; or charge a penalty for paying off a loan early after the first two years of a loan. June Lyle, associate state director of public policy for AARP Indiana, said predatory lending has largely gone unregulated in Indiana and that senior citizens and minorities were two groups most targeted. The law allows borrowers to recover damages, gives the attorney general's office authority to levy fines up to $10,000 per violation and includes misdemeanor criminal penalties for some offenses. "It's got some real teeth to it," Lyle said.
"You will probably have some bad apples who will continue to violate the law, but with enforcement I think you will see some real change." Under the new food safety requirements, at least one food handler employed by restaurants, day cares and schools must pass an examination approved by the state Department of Health. That certified person could then train others in safe food-handling practices. John Livengood, president of the Restaurant and Hospitality Association of Indiana, said his group supported the compromise bill passed in 2001 and that it would benefit consumers. But he said that despite the delayed effective date, some restaurants were still scrambling to meet the new requirements. "People are trying to get in before the deadline, but I suspect there will be some people that don't make it," he said.
Local health departments could fine food venues up to $100 a day for not meeting the certification requirement. The law exempts some venues that provide cooked foods, including hospitals and nursing homes. Tribune photo by Cheyenne Hackman Jared Clark, 13, of Seymour practices dunking the basketball at the Boys and Girls Club of Seymour Thursday afternoon. Continued from Page 1A "During Christmas break there's a lot more time to do stuff here," Tyler Payton, 12, Seymour, said. While school is in session, Payton said he has a lot of homework and activities to do, so he doesn't get the time to play games at the club with his buddies as much as he would like.
Throughout the school year, the club sees between 100 and 150 youth after school everyday; however, over the last two weeks, the club has been averaging around 50 youth, Executive Director Steve Stanfield said. "We kind of open the doors and see what kind of kids we have here," Stanfield said. "The weather has put a damper on an awful lot." But for some, smaller numbers is a good thing. "During the slow time we (the staff) have more oneon-one time with the kids. It's a nice break," Program Development Director Patti Terrell said.
No scheduled activities were planned for the holiday break except a Christmas party, which had been postponed because of the weather since Stanfield wants more youth available to participate. The rescheduled party has not been set. When there are more youth, Terrell explained HOSPITAL THURSDAY ADMISSIONS Amy Asdell, Scottsburg Chase Alexander Burke, Crothersville Mary Irene Hallett, Brownstown Infant male Maschino, North Vernon Jenifer Maschino, North Vernon Kimberly D. Minton, Seymour Ronald Francis Pearson, Freetown Tyla Joann Roberts, North. Vernon DISCHARGES Linda Abner, Seymour Kaitlin Elizabeth Caudill, North Vernon Tracy M.
Claycamp, Seymour Annabell J. Dart, Crothersville Nora K. Dean, Bedford Frank Dean Roberts, Crothersville Cole Bruce Stidham, Brownstown Eunicia Ruth Tiemeyer, Brownstown INCIDENTS JACKSON COUNTY Fraud involving identify theft, 3700 block North County Road 350W, Freetown, 9:22 p.m. Thursday. Dance team and volleyball lessons will be offered at the Boys Girls Club of Seymour: Sign-ups for dance team, led by two high school student volunteers, begin Tuesday.
The dance team will meet from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for three weeks with a culmination performance at the annual dinner Feb. 1. Volleyball lessons and leagues will begin Jan.
31 for girls third through eighth grade. Times will vary depending on the age group. For information, call the club at 522-2434. If you go that planned activities need to include around 15 people and the staff is usually stretched thin and can't participate as much as desired. Nevertheless, the club saw a spike in attendance on Wednesday.
Nearly 100 youth turned out, Terrell estimated. She attributed the increase to a bunch of junior high guys playing basketball that must have spread the word among friends. The club will be open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday. Seymour Community Schools students return to classes Tuesday.
Club membership costs $15 a person and children can join any time throughout the year. The club is one of 21 member agencies of Jackson County United Way. Property damage wreck, 4200 block South County Road 825W, Medora, 8:04 p.m. Thursday. Battery, 400 block South Armstrong Street, Crothersville, 7:37 p.m.
Thursday. Criminal mischief involving mailboxes, 1000 block West County Road 50S, Brownstown, 8:48 a.m. Thursday. JENNINGS COUNTY Property damage wreck, Ind. 7N, 9:41 p.m.
Thursday. Domestic disturbance, Steepleworth Way, 2:55 a.m. Thursday. SEYMOUR Theft, 400 block South O'Brien Street, 2:29 a.m. today.
Property damage wreck, 200 block South Broadway, 1:47 a.m. today. Theft, 1600 block East Tipton Street, 1:22 a.m. today. Disorderly conduct, 600 block East Oak Street, 1:12 a.m.
today. Disorderly conduct, 400 block South O'Brien Street, 10:13 p.m. Thursday. Property damage wreck, 1100 block East Oak Street, 9:48 p.m. Kenneth D.
"Speedy" Green The family of Speedy Green would like to thank Voss Sons Funeral Home. The Reverend Sam Davenport along with the Central Christian Church, Paul Nay, Seymour Tubing, and all our friends and for the kindness and support given in the passing of our neighbors loved one. Wife, Ethel; Children, Kenneth Jr. and wife, Eloise; Vivian Cole and husband, Danny: Freda Cole and husband, Terry, and Randy Green and she survives at Columbus. He also is survived by two daughters, Sabrina (James) Sturgill, Columbus, and Michelle (Adam) Hall, Seymour; a brother, Noble Barnhill, Columbus; and three grandchildren, Allyson and Michael Sturgill, both of Columbus, and Quinn Hall, Seymour.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Geneva Powell and Brenda Raines. The Rev. Dan Coblentz conducted funeral services Wednesday at Myers Funeral Service, HathawayMyers Chapel, Columbus, with burial at Daugherty Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Court rules brain-damaged baby can't be removed from life support COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A temporary courtappointed guardian does not have the authority to remove a brain-damaged baby from life support, the Ohio Supreme Court said Thursday.
The relieved father accused of causing the baby's injuries said he sees signs of recovery. The divided court ruled in the case of 1-year-old Aiden Stein of Mansfield, who was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome earlier this year and remains at Akron Children's Hospital connected to a breathing machine and feeding tube. "A probate court has no authority to allow a guardian to make a decision that will terminate the life of a child, when parental rights have not been permanently terminated," Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton wrote. Matthew Stein, 21, is suspected of injuring his son while alone with him on March 15 and could be charged with murder if the baby dies, police said. No charges have been filed and Stein denies harming the boy.
Officials have said the guardian, Ellen Kaforey, was assigned because Stein and the baby's RECORD BOOK Thursday. Disturbance in the form of loud music, 100 block North Chestnut Street, 9:33 p.m. Thursday. Harassment, 200 block Johnson Street, 7:59 p.m. Thursday.
Disturbance, 600 block East Oak Street, 6:52 p.m. Thursday. Property damage wreck, 1400 block East Tipton Street, 6:12 p.m. Thursday. Property damage wreck, 300 block South Chestnut Street, 5:16 p.m.
Thursday. Family fight, 400 block South Lynn Street, 5:05 p.m. Thursday. Fraud, 300 block Juliann Drive, 3:52 p.m. Thursday.
Property damage wreck, 900 block East Tipton Street, 2:59 p.m. Thursday. Property damage wreck, 2600 block East Tipton Street, 2:06 p.m. Thursday. Theft, 2100 block East Tipton Street, 2 p.m.
Thursday. Property damage wreck, 1500 block East Fourth Street Road, 12:17 p.m. Thursday. Family fight, 300 block East Third Street, 11:45 a.m. Thursday.
Property damage wreck, 800 block North Broadway, 8:58 a.m. Thursday. Disorderly conduct, East Sixth Street, 5:39 a.m. Thursday. Disorderly conduct, 800 block West Laurel Street, 4:35 a.m.
Thursday. ARRESTS JACKSON COUNTY Douglas Asbury, 31, Seymour, warrant battery, $700 bond paid, 6 p.m. Thursday. Michael R. Benton, 21, Seymour, warrant check deception, $700 bond, 5:08 p.m.
Thursday. Zonda Campfield, 19, Elizabethtown, warrant theft, $700 bond paid, 2:26 p.m. Thursday. NORTH VERNON Jeremy Bays, 26, Scipio, reckless possession of paraphernalia, $550 bond, 3:42 a.m. Thursday.
SEYMOUR James D. McClish, 25, Seymour, conversion, $700 bond, 4:21 a.m. today. Keith J. Fields, 35, Seymour, leav- Garages Commercial 812-528-2735 812-522-6419 Custom Built Overhead Garages Doors Seymour, Indiana Erica Match Guarantes will Beat any Written Estimate on Overhead Sales Service mother, Arica Heimlich, 22, have a.
conflict of interest for wanting to keep Aiden alive. Kaforey was in court Thursday and not available for comment. Her attorney, Linda Kersker, said she could not discuss if there would be an appeal. A doctor has testified that Aiden was blind, deaf and unaware of his surroundings. The baby's parents have said they believe Aiden would recover if given more time.
Stein said he and Heimlich, who are engaged to be married, are working ing the scene of a property damage accident, operating while intoxicated and blood alcohol content .08 percent or greater, $700 bond, 3:38 a.m. today. Russell W. Sons, 21, Seymour, possession of marijuana less than 30 grams, $700 bond, 11:27 p.m. Thursday.
Matthew Neely, 18, Columbus, minor in possession, $350 bond, 6:46 a.m. Thursday. Rachel R. Hickman, 19, Seymour, battery on a police officer prior, minor in possession, minor in consumption and disorderly conduct, $750 bond paid, 6:29 a.m. Thursday.
toward reunification with their son and, along with child welfare officials, seeking a nursing home willing to care for the boy. Aiden opens his eyes and looks at familiar people who speak to him and makes faces when his toenails are clipped, Stein said. "He shows responses to stimulation," he said, adding the high court's decision was a relief. "It takes a big load off your shoulders as far as going to bed every night wondering what their decision is going to be," Stein said. MEDORA Chase A.
Cowles, 19, Campbellsburg, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and minor in consumption, $700 bond, 1:19 a.m. today. Nicole F. Catlett, 18, Salem, minor in consumption, $350 bond, 12:34 a.m. today.
Jonathan M. Sizemore, 18, Campbellsburg, minor in consumption, $350 bond, 12:33 a.m. today. Johnie Howard, 37, Medora, operating while intoxicated refusal, $700 bond, 9:18 p.m. Thursday.
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