Obituaries
Zoe Ann Blankenship
Jul 22, 2012
Zoe Ann Blankenship, 77, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. Born February 25, 1935, in Fairland, she was the daughter of Kenneth L. Bowman and Frances (White) Perry. She married Roy A. Blankenship on September 7, 1974, and he preceded her in death on August 21, 1996. Survivors include her daughter, Kelly...
Tammy Lynette (Hurley) Israel
Jul 20, 2012
Tammy Lynette (Hurley) Israel, 49, of Fairland passed away Friday, July 20, 2012 at her residence. Born September 29, 1962, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of William Harrison and Phyllis Jean (Anderson) Hurley. Survivors include her parents of Fairland; daughter, Tiffany Lynn (Israel) Byrd of Fairland; brother, Robert W. Hurley of Fairland; grandsons, Jerred Mencer and Caleb Butler; great-granddaughter,...
Earl W. Lancaster
Jul 18, 2012
Earl W. Lancaster, 74, of Fairland passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Waldron Health and Rehab. Born April 8, 1938, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Chester and Wrethal (Crafton) Lancaster. He married Marilyn Bennett on November 6, 1960, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Scott Alan (wife, Heather) Lancaster of Shelbyville and Mark Wayne (friend,...
Robert Joseph "Bob" East
Jul 15, 2012
Robert Joseph “Bob” East, 51, of Fairland passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville with his mother and brother by his side. Born June 1, 1961, in Beech Grove, he was the son of Bruce Edward and Patricia Ann (Sallee) East. Survivors include his mother of Fairland; brothers, Mark East of Bedford and John W. East...
Yvonne Faith Sanders
Jul 15, 2012
Yvonne Faith Sanders, 49, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at her residence. Born December 25, 1962, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of William Homer Todd and Linda Janet (Aldrich) Albers. Survivors include her sons, Alexander Tyler "Alex" Alderson of Chicago and Todd Andrew Sanders of Shelbyville; brother, Byron Todd of Noblesville; and a granddaughter, Serenity Sanders...
Betty Gabel Drake
Jul 12, 2012
Betty Gabel Drake, 92, passed away on July 12, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana where she had been residing for over 25 years. Previously Betty had resided in Shelbyville, Indiana and was born and raised in Hanover, Indiana. She was married to Vaughn Drake who preceded her in death at the age of 49. Surviving Betty are her devoted children, daughter,...
Jeremy Wayne Fisher
Jul 12, 2012
Jeremy Wayne Fisher, 36, of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, formerly of Shelby County, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Born July 6, 1976 in Rushville, he was the son of Robert Anderson and Beverly (Stafford) King. He married Jodi Boswell on January 2, 2009, and she survives. Other survivors include father, Robert (wife, Kathy) Anderson of Flat Rock;...
Charles Gayle Glackman
Jun 28, 2012
Charles Gayle Glackman, 70, of Fairland passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012 at his residence. Born August 7, 1941, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Charles Glenn and Martha (Miller) Glackman. He married Carolyn Jean Fisher on August 20, 1962, and she preceded him in death in 2006. Survivors include his sons, Joe (wife, Tracy) Glackman and Glenn (wife,...
George Louis Sheehan
Jun 26, 2012
George Louis Sheehan, 93, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Major Hospital. Born November 19, 1918 in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of Patrick Henry and Nancy Ellen (Ormes) Sheehan. He married Doris Liebert on August 5, 1961, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Maureen Sheehan and Eileen Sheehan, both of Shelbyville, Terri (husband,...
Florence E. Hall
Jun 21, 2012
Florence E. (Smith) Hall, 94, of Plymouth, Indiana formerly of Shelby County, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012 at her son's residence in Knoxville, Tennessee. Born March 9, 1918 in Smithland, she was the daughter of Robert M. and Mary E. (Callison) Smith. Survivors include her daughter, Janet Ashley of San Pedro, California; sons, Terry N.Hall of Plymouth, Steven S....
George Wayne Newton, Sr.
Jun 17, 2012
George Wayne Newton, Sr., 69, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born January 12, 1943, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Cloyd W. and Della Rae (Pike) Newton. He married Susan Leigh Williams on September 16, 1966, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, George W. Newton, Jr....
Janet Ann Lawson Cole
Jun 16, 2012
Janet Ann Lawson Cole, 79, of Sellersburg, formerly of Manilla, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2012 at River Crossing Assisted Living in Charlestown, Indiana. Born May 12, 1933 in Rush County, she was the daughter of Wilbur C. and Flora "Fern" (Kuhn) Marshall. She married Ralph "Scurb" Lawson, and he preceded her in death. On December 1, 1968 she married...
Edward E. Floyd
Jun 11, 2012
Edward E. "Ed or Gene" Floyd, 67, of Pinellas Park, Florida, a former Shelby County resident passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at Major Hospital. Born February 14, 1945 in London, Kentucky, he was the son of Birchel O. and Tabitha Muhaska Floyd. Survivors include his mother of Morristown; sons, Edward E. (wife, Tammy) Floyd, Jr of Greenfield, Rex A....
Lee Franklin Hoggatt
Jun 10, 2012
LEE F. HOGGATT, 85, passed away on June 10, 2012 at his home in Fairland, IN surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Orleans, IN, graduated from Orleans HS in 1945 and was a veteran of the US Army. He was employed by Pipe Insulation Local 18 for 33 years. His parents, Bob and Dorothy Hoggatt, and his...
Doris T. Curran
Jun 1, 2012
Doris Tuttle Curran, 91, of Shelbyville, formerly of Rush County, died on Friday, June 1, 2012, at the Givens Health Care Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Mrs. Curran was a daughter of the late Max and Mary Jo Honecker Tuttle. She was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Curran. Mrs. Curran was a native of Indianapolis, IN. In...
Pamela S. Jack
May 30, 2012
Pamela Sue Jack, 53, of Greenfield passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Hancock Regional Hospital Inpatient Hospice. Born June 6, 1958, in Greenfield, she was the daughter of Archie Joseph and Dorothy (Polston) Neice. Survivors include her mother of Morristown; fiance', Joe W. Smith of Greenfield; sons, Joshua Scott Schofner of Shelbyville, Dylan Jack and Joseph William Smith II,...
Ruth McMichael
May 27, 2012
Ruth McMichael, 86, of Shelbyville, formerly of Claypool, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2012 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born September 6, 1925, in Lee County, Virginia, she was the daughter of James R. and America Mae (Stapleton) Harber. She married Tom E. McMichael and he preceded her in death. Survivors include her sisters, Jeanette Wheeler of Shelbyville, Nancy Byrd...
Jose Dominguez Sosa
May 26, 2012
Jose Dominguez Sosa, 56, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Kindred Hospital South in Indianapolis. Born May 3, 1956, in Jacona, Michoacan, Mexico, he was the son of Jose and Elena Domingues Sosa. He married Teresa L. Sosa, and she survives. Survivors include his daughters, Cristina (husband, Francisco) Reyes of Smithfield, Utah and Rosa Maria (husband, Alberto)...
John Edward Branson
May 21, 2012
John Edward Branson, 85, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at Waldron Health and Rehab. Born August 9, 1926, in Shelby County, he was the son of Orville and Ruth (Davis) Branson. He married Barbara Jean Gephart on June 28, 1947, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, John Michael (wife, Diane) Branson of Shelbyville and Mark...
Olive "Louise" Browning
May 19, 2012
Olive "Louise" Browning, 88, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 at her residence. Born June 5, 1923 in Fort McClellan, Alabama, she was the daughter of John Walter and Goldie May (Voiles) Bray. She married Lewis Browning on February 9, 1951, and he preceded her in death on February 2, 2007. Survivors include her son, Larry (wife, Connie)...