Mildred “Mickey” (Pearcy) Schmitt

Mildred “Mickey” (Pearcy) Schmitt, 86, of Evansville, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at her residence.

Mickey was a member of Zion's (Lippe) United Church of Christ in Mt. Vernon, Ind., for 44 years and was a 1937 graduate of Bosse High School.

She enjoyed sending cards to family, friends, and neighbors.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Margret Pearcy; husband, John P. Schmitt in 1991; daughter, Janice Clark; two brothers and one sister.

Mickey is survived by her sons, Dennis Rutherford (Carol), Glenn Henderson (Sue), and John Schmitt (Rita), all of Evansville; sisters, Kathleen Edwards, Geneva Montgomery, and Joyce Perkins, all of Evansville, and Estle Norrick of Oakland City; eleven grandchildren, Randall and David Clark, Dani Cook, Ursula Matari, Jackie Rutherford; Amanda, Stacy, Alison, and Sam Henderson, Melanie and Shelley Schmitt; nine great-grandchildren; step daughters, Helen Jackson of Kentucky and Betty Alexander of Evansville; seven step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren.

Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at Alexander West Chapel, officiated by Reverend Kenneth Scherry, with entombment at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday, Jan.15, from 2 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 11 a.m. until service time at Alexander West Chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or American Heart Association. Condolences may be made online at www.mem.com. Arrangements by Alexander West Chapel, 2100 W. Illinois Street.