Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 130, Number 1, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 4 January 2007 — Page 2

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Advance News • Thursday, January 4, 2007

Death Notices Verna E' Clemans Dec. 22, 2006 AKRON Verna E. Clemans, 79, of Akron, died at 9:17 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 22 in St. Joseph Hospital of Ft. Wayne. She is survived by son, George (Christine) Clemans of Nappanee; daughter, Linda Holmes of Bourbon; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; half sisters: Dee Kaminski and Karen Myers, both of Summerfield, Fla. and half brother, Wayne Hanes of Bourbon. Visitation was Tuesday, Dec. 26 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, Bourbon. Funeral services were Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 10:30 am. in the funeral home. Burial was in the Akron Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Aiden John Mikel ' Shawn Daniel Mikel Dec. 23, 2006 NAPPANEE Aiden John Mikel and Shawn Daniel Mikel died shortly after birth on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 8:49 a.m. at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis. They are survived by their parents, Alyssa Mikel and Richard Wiley of Nappanee; grandparents: Kelly and Randy Mikel of New Paris, Melissa and Bill Sinclair of Vanßuren, Ark., Daniel Wiley of Goshen and Art Bustamante of Plymouth; and great-grandparents: Joyce Shaw of Nappanee, Art Sr. and Hermima Bustamante of Rochester, Richard and Joy Wiley of Lamar, Ark., Lavem and Phyllis Sinclair of Ft. Smith, Ark., Joyce and Cecil Wallis of Springfield, Mo., Michael and Glennda Cook of Buffalo, Mo., and Lorriane Mikel of Nappanee. Visitation was Tuesday, Dec. 26 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday with burial in the Hepton Union Cemetery, Nappanee. & AROUND, from front •Moms in Touch: Moms In Touch is mothers praying for their children and their schools one hour every week. The Nappanee Elementary group meets Wednesdays 8:55 a.m. at the Nappanee Church of the Brethren. Contact Wendy Darr 646-2321. The Wakarusa Elementary group meets Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. at the Wakarusa Missionary Church. For more information, contact Jill Stutsman 862-4068. The middle/high school group meets Fridays 9 a.m. at the Wakarusa Missionary Church. Contact Peg Magers 862-4769 for more information.

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family," he said- "Mv older brothers played football here and they got the same awards I did." For Titus/being named Allstate for football also carries on a family tradition.

"My older brother played,” said Titus. "He had me around football a lot. I liked coming to his games and watching hiru"' While Beer and Titus maV make it look easy, their success in football has come along only after a lot of hard work and dedication. For example, keeping the team united has been one of Titus's biggest challenges as captain. "There's a lot of turmoil that goes on." he said. "You can't have a perfect team.'' Success has been sweet for Beer, though he admits that at times it is difficult for him to accept defeat. "(It's hard) keeping my head if I make a bad play, then going back, doing it right the next time." The last few wars have

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been verv rewarding for both! "(My proudest moment) is obviously winning state last year," said Titus. "Putting the uniform on, being able to plav every Friday; it doesn't get much better." Beer, too, has had many proud moments throughout his football career. "Winning state and being able to play for North Wood with the tradition we have," he said. Beer and Titus have both been playing football for most of their lives. Titus started young, playing on a pee-wee league in Warsaw, and then going on to play throughout elementary and middle school. Beer's football career began at North Wood Middle School, when he joined the seventh grade team.

DAT PHOTOS Images from the fall, 2006 season show both Jed Beer and Skyler Titus fearlessly facing their opponents and helping their team to victory time after time. Top: Titus dodges a Warrior player on Sept. 15 against Syracuse. Above left: Beer avoids being tackled on his way to another Panther first-down on Homecoming night. Later that same night, Beer would be crowned Homecoming king. Above right: Chaz Bellman has Titus covered as Titus prepares to pass the ball to a teammate at a game against Goshen on Sept. 8. Right: Beer, Grant McClung (32) and another North Wood player (number not visible) go for another tackle against Culver Military Academy in the playoffs on Oct. 27.

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