Obituaries

James Edward "Jim" Sanders

James Edward "Jim" Sanders

Apr 25, 2010

James Edward "Jim" Sanders, 50, of Paoli, passed away April 25, 2010. He was born January 19, 1960 in Indianapolis. Mr. Sanders was an avid outdoorssman and especially enjoyed fishing and hunting on his southern Indiana property near Lake Patoka. He was employed for many years as a heating and air conditioning technician. Mr. Sanders spend his last days providing...

Ruth M. Higgins Crane

Ruth M. Higgins Crane

Apr 23, 2010

Ruth M. Higgins Crane, 92, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, April 23, 2010 at Major Hospital. Born April 3, 1918, in Shelby County, Indiana she was the daughter of Melville M. and Laura Opal (Poe) Shadley. She married Norman Higgins on November 18, 1939, and he preceded her in death on May 18, 1972; she married William Eddie Crane on...

Randy K. Munter

Randy K. Munter

Apr 20, 2010

Randy K. Munter, 55, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at his residence. Born June 18, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son on Dallas D. and Gloria A. (Russe) Munter. He married Kathy Nannette (Gordon) Munter, and she survives. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Services have been entrusted to Freeman...

David L. Goode

David L. Goode

Apr 18, 2010

David L. Goode, 57, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born April 11, 1953 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Avery and Nadine (Bell) Goode. He married Kathryn "Kathy" McCorkle on June 13, 2003, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother; sons, Adam Goode of Bloomington, Joshua (wife, Shelley) Goode of...

Bessie L. Emholt

Bessie L. Emholt

Apr 13, 2010

Bessie L. Emholt, 96, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Major Hospital. Born November 25, 1913 in Rush County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Orie and Flora (Carmony) McDaniel. She married Clarence R. Emholt on May 26, 1937, and he preceded her in death on November 26, 2000. Survivors include her daughters, Darlene (husband, Oscar) Jaggers...

Richard Gelinas

Richard Gelinas

Apr 10, 2010

Richard Gelinas, 76, passed away Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville, Indiana. Mr. Gelinas was born October 6, 1933 in Detroit, Michgian, he was the only son of Joseph and Laura (Auger) Gelinas, who emigrated to the U.S. from Canada. In 1955, he married Marian J. Robson, and she preceded him in death on November 22, 2001....

Mary Frances Thurston

Mary Frances Thurston

Apr 7, 2010

Mary Frances Thurston, 97, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Major Hospital. Born July 26, 1912 in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Elza and Lela (Adams) Babb. She married Ralph Thurston on September 28, 1932, and he preceded her in death on May 28, 2000. Survivors include her son, Robert (wife, Ruth) Thurston of Shelbyville;...

Donald G. Pritchard Jr.

Donald G. Pritchard Jr.

Apr 6, 2010

Donald G. Pritchard, Jr., 56, of Beech Grove, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital. Born November 1, 1953 in Oakland, California to Donald G. and Irene Iva (Single) Pritchard. No visitation or services will be observed. Arrangements were entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Cremtory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville,...

Richard Ronald McVey, Sr.

Richard Ronald McVey, Sr.

Mar 26, 2010

Richard Ronald McVey, Sr., 72 of Fountaintown passed away Friday, March 26, 2010 at his residence. Born April 16, 1937 in Harlan, Kentucky, he was the son of Byron C. and Imogene (Cornett) McVey. He married Patsy Faye "Pat" Campbell on June 21, 1955, and she preceded him in death on July 2, 2009. Survivors include his children, Richard Ronald...

Sherry Marie Sizemore

Sherry Marie Sizemore

Mar 23, 2010

Sherry Marie Sizemore, 47, of Bloomington passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital in Beech Grove. Born April 16, 1962 in Bloomington, she was the daughter of George Olive Sizemore and Beverly Ann Sizemore Alexander. Survivors include her mother of Plainfield; brothers, Bradley Joe "Brad" Sizemore of Plainfield and Jody Lee Sizemore of Martinsville; two nieces and...

Meredith J. "Mert" Woodall Berry

Meredith J. "Mert" Woodall Berry

Mar 21, 2010

Meredith J. "Mert" Woodall Berry, 57, of Shelbyville went home to be with God and family on Sunday, March 21, 2010. Born January 30, 1953 in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Clifford and Bessie French-Wells and Herschel Yarber. She was married to Danny McKenney from 1970-1971. She married Carl Woodall on December 28, 1974, and he preceded her...

Georgia C. McCracken

Georgia C. McCracken

Mar 15, 2010

Georgia C. McCracken, 98, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, March 15, 2010 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born August 26, 1911, in Benham, Virginia, she was the daughter of George Carter and Margaret (McNutt) Baker. She married Gilbert McCracken on September 6, 1928, and he preceded her in death in December of 1996. Survivors include her son, Jerry (wife, Martha)...

Ruth Marie Vollrath Roberts

Ruth Marie Vollrath Roberts

Mar 11, 2010

Ruth Vollrath Roberts, 61, of Shelbyville departed Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. Born August 5, 1948, she was the daughter of Victor J. M.D. and Isabelle (Burnside)Vollrath. She married Larry J. Robertson November 21, 1971, and he survives. Other survivors include her parents of Indianapolis; daughters, Melissa B. Roberts (husband, Dr....

Larry Allen Hamner

Larry Allen Hamner

Mar 8, 2010

Larry Allen Hamner, 69, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, March 8, 2010 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born August 17, 1940, he was the son of Louie D. and Vivian M. (Lisk) Hamner. He married Sharon K. Bennett on June 16, 1961, and she survives. Other survivors include sons, Brad Allen (wife, Kristy) Hamner and Bret Alan Hamner, both of...

Mark Kuhn

Mark Kuhn

Mar 7, 2010

Mark Wayne Kuhn, 46 of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Major Hospital. Born July 13, 1963 in Shelbyville, he was the son of Carl W. and Beulah Inez (True) Kuhn. Survivors include his daughter, Bethany Kuhn; brother, Tim Kuhn; a goddaughter, Elisabeth Beville-McCardle; a godson Billy Beville,Bethany's mother Stephanie Kuhn-Hummell, allof Shelbyville. He was preceded in death...

Gaye L. Slater

Gaye L. Slater

Mar 4, 2010

Gaye Lynn Slater, 68, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born April 13, 1941, in Knox County, Indiana, she was the daughter of John and E. Merle (Elliott) Acker. She married Dallas Gene "Doc" Slater on October 16, 1982, and he preceded her in death on October 1, 2005. Survivors include her daughters,...

Mark Alan Green

Mark Alan Green

Mar 4, 2010

Mark Alan Green, 48 of Greenfield, passed away March 4, 2010 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Septemer 21, 1961 in Shelbyville, he was the son of Eugene Raymond and Ruth Barbara (Buses) Green. Survivors include his parents; companion, Kelly Hagan; children, Jeremy (wife, Heather) Green, Jacob (wife, Amanda) Green, Amanda (husband, Andrew) Green-Reiblein and Helen Schuck; grandchildren, Connor...

Ray O'Neal

Ray O'Neal

Mar 2, 2010

Ray Dene O'Neal, 79, of Fountaintown, Indiana passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Tidewell Hospice in Port Charlotte, Florida. Born July 21, 1930 in Adolphus, Kentucky, he was the son of John E. O'Neal and Audrey E. (McGuffy) O'Neal. He married Nina E. Day on May 17, 1952, and she preceded him in death on November 3, 2008. Survivors...

Billy "Bill" W. Hensley

Billy "Bill" W. Hensley

Mar 1, 2010

Billy W. "Bill" Hensley, 60, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, March 1, 2010, at his home. Born May 7, 1949, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Donald A. Hensley and Betty Jane (Pendleton) Copple. He married Charlotte L. Bennett on October 6, 1968, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Jason Travis Hensley of Shelbyville; brothers, Larry (wife,...

Maurice Dale Kuhn

Maurice Dale Kuhn

Feb 27, 2010

Maurice Dale Kuhn, 84, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born July 21, 1925, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Elmer and Selma (Straub) Kuhn. Survivors include his sister, Pat (husband, Ray) Banister of Overland Park, Kansas; and several nieces and nephews, including Tim Kuhn and Mark Kuhn, both of Shelbyville. He...