Obituaries
Benjamin Franklin Napier
Dec 12, 2013
Benjamin Franklin Napier, Jr., 75, of Redding, California, formerly of Morristown, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 in his home. He was born June 3, 1938, in Lebanon, Kentucky, and is the son of the late Franklin and Elizabeth Napier of Morristown. Mr. Napier met the love of his life in Los Angeles, California and married Wanda (Bishop) Napier on...
Monte Wayne Wertz
Dec 10, 2013
Monte Wayne Wertz, 61, of Waldron, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Born June 23, 1952, in Shelby County, he was the son of Wayne L. Wertz and Ada (DeBaun) Wertz Fromer. He married Rita Marie Harrell on May 6, 1977, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother, Ada Fromer of Shelbyville; son, Brian Wayne Wertz of Indianapolis; daughter,...
Dr. Rebecca T. Markel
Dec 8, 2013
Dr. Rebecca Thomas Markel, 79, Shelbyville passed away at 1:15 a.m. Sunday, December 8, 2013, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born February 1, 1934, in Brandywine Township, Shelby County, she was the daughter of Milton Headlee and Carris (Sutherland)Thomas, who preceded her in death, and was a member of Old Union United Methodist Church. Survivors include one brother, John Milton...
R. Elmer Carlton
Dec 7, 2013
Robert “Elmer” Carlton, 59, of Morristown, passed away, Saturday, December 7, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 10, 1954, at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Robert E. Carlton and Peggy (Knopp) Lahey. On July 2, 1981, he married his wife of 32 years, Connie Elaine Slifer, and she survives. Other...
Harold J. Hardin
Dec 7, 2013
Harold J. Hardin, 100, of Morristown, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born December 23, 1912, in Hancock County, the son of Banton and Eunice (Gardner) Hardin. On May 30, 1937, he married his wife of 76 years, Helen M. Bever, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Phillip Hardin of...
Virginia Lee "Ginny" Merrell Anderson
Dec 3, 2013
Virginia Lee “Ginny” Merrell Anderson, 74, of Morristown, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at her residence. She was born February 4, 1939, in Bald Knob, Arkansas, the daughter of Leroy G. and Callie I. (Beavers) Merrell. She married Richard E. Anderson on June 27, 1958, and he preceded her in death on January 13, 2007. Survivors include her son,...
Jerry Allen Smith
Dec 1, 2013
Jerry Allen Smith, 60, of Fairland, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at IU Health in Lafayette. He was born January 28, 1953, in Beech Grove, the son of Harold Lloyd and Jennie Lee (Wright) Smith. Jerry is survived by his daughter, Shea (husband, John) Reisinger of Carmel; son, Jed (wife, Heather) Smith of Morristown; sister, Debby Crafton of Shelbyville;...
L. Brad Deupree
Dec 1, 2013
L. Brad Deupree, 54, of Las Vegas, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at his residence. He was born October 17, 1959, in Texas, the son of William D. and Darlene (Clark) Deupree. Brad is survived by his sister, Dawn (husband, Keith) Branam of Shelbyville; nieces, Tara (husband, Jeff Kieninger) Branam of Shelbyville and Ashlee (husband, Douglas) Walker of Glendale,...
Vera Nancy Howell Shaw
Nov 28, 2013
Vera Nancy Howell Shaw, 75, of Cambridge City, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 in Greenfield. She was born January 22, 1938, in Connersville, the daughter of James and Anna (Galliher) Morris. She married Donald Howell on April 7, 1956, and he preceded her in death on July 19, 1980. On September 17, 1991, she married Jerry Shaw, and he...
Vanessa Gale Manley
Nov 26, 2013
Vanessa Gale Manley, 47, of Fairland, passed away, Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
Joyce Arlene Case
Nov 26, 2013
Joyce Arlene Case, 55, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Major Hospital. She was born February 25, 1958, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Eugene Dobbins and Norma Jean (Vincent) Boaz. She married Steven Nash, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include her son, Shawn William (wife, Melissa) Ross of Shelbyville; sisters, Janet (husband, Walker) Adkins of...
Rose Ellen Wilson
Nov 21, 2013
Rose Ellen Wilson, 84, of St. Paul, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at her residence. She was born December 12, 1928, in Waldron, the daughter of George J. and Fannie (Chappelow) Stickford. Rose Ellen married Thomas Leon Wilson on July 25, 1977, and he preceded her in death on January 22, 1995. Mrs. Wilson is survived by her sister,...
Ermadene Lorena Perry Britt
Nov 19, 2013
Ermadene Lorena Perry Britt, 78, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born Nov. 29, 1934, in Wayne County, the daughter of Margaret L. and Arnold C. Perry. Denie is survived by daughter, Deborah Bettge and husband, David, Jacksonville, Florida; son, Bret Justus and wife, Jada, of Colorado Springs; grandchildren, Matthew McIntire, Dana Justus and...
Edthard Lee "Jr." Copple
Nov 19, 2013
Edthard Lee “Jr.” Copple, 63, of Arlington, passed away, Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. He was born January 24, 1950, in Shelbyville, the son of Edthard Lee Copple Sr. and Elaine Darlene (Parrish) Eshelman. Survivors include his daughter, Lisa (husband, Michael) Polston of Shelbyville; sons, Bret Copple and Josh Copple both of...
Miles F. Richard
Nov 18, 2013
Miles F. “Mick” Richard, 73, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at Major Hospital. Mick was born January 18, 1940, in Indianapolis, the son of Dr. Norman and Emily (Bowser) Richard. He married Kathleen “Kathy” (Clancy) Goldyn on October 20, 1990, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Amy (husband, Rick) Wackerly of Greenwood, Susan (husband, Darrell)...
Richard F. Whited
Nov 17, 2013
Richard F. Whited, 75, of Morristown, passed away, Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. He was born January 1, 1938, in Indianapolis, the son of Johnson and Florence E. (Owens) Whited. On September 1, 1961, he married his wife of 50 years, Sandra J. Cox, and she preceded him in death on November 16, 2011. Survivors include...
Martha "Imogene" Lewellyn
Nov 15, 2013
Martha “Imogene” Lewellyn, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born August 22, 1920, in Mays, the daughter of Alfred and Jessie (Black) Ramsey. On June 29, 1941, she married her husband of 62 years, Eugene Lewellyn, and he preceded her in death on July 3, 2003. Imogene is survived by...
William J. "Bill" Dugan
Nov 13, 2013
William J. “Bill” Dugan, 77, a lifelong Shelby County resident, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at his residence. Bill was born June 3, 1936, in Shelby County, the son of Russell and Mary (Tillison) Dugan. On December 3, 1954, he married Jenny Sue Nedderman. Together Bill and his wife of 58 years, Jenny have raised three children, Kathleen “Kathy”...
Clyde R. "Mort" Williams
Nov 10, 2013
Clyde R. “Mort” Williams, 78, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. Mort was born September 1, 1935, in Shelbyville, the son of Everett and Julia (Suber) Williams. He is survived by his companion of 20 years, Joyce Aulby of Shelbyville; sons, Russell Clyde Williams and Karl Vernon Williams, both of Niagara Falls, NY;...
Omer E. "Doc" Denney
Nov 10, 2013
Omer E. “Doc” Denney, 90, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2016 at Bennett Cemetery in Shelby County. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
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