The Worthington Times

Alice Marie Cullison of Worthington passed away early Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at Lyons Health & Living Center.  She was 72 years old, born July 4, 1935 in Michigan, the daughter of Roy P. and Hazel (Grose) Sprague.

Alice was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church in Worthington.

She is survived by five children, Mona (Larry) Thatcher of Coal City, Dennis (Treina) Cullison of Worthington, Rick (Diane) Cullison of Worthington, Deana (Rich) Baskerville of Worthington, and Selma (Scott) Paver of Harmony; 11 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Roy Sprague, Jr. of Rapid City, Michigan and Donald Sprague of Rapid City, Michigan.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Norman L. Cullison who passed away July 4, 2003.

A funeral service was held at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington on Friday, September 28 with Rev. Bill Beckelheimer officiating. The place of burial was Worthington Cemetery.  Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society.

Bradley Ray Pearman of Worthington passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2007.  He was born March 22, 1947 at Clinton, Indiana, the son of Ray Pearman and Mona Kaufman Pearman.

Survivors include his wife, Susan Hanger Pearman; his son, Jordan, and wife, Tory Pearman, of Joliet Illinois; his mother, Mona Kaufman Pearman of Sullivan; and his siblings, Doris Pierce of Sullivan and Gary Pearman of Plainfield.

He was preceded by his father, Ray Pearman.

A celebration of his life was held on Saturday, September 15 at the Bashaw-Roth Post 106 of the American Legion in Worthington. The place of burial was Worthington Cemetery. The family asked that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to Worthington-Jefferson Township Public Library, 26 North Commercial Street, Worthington IN 47471 or Shawnee Theatre, PO Box 22, Bloomfield IN 47424.