Obituaries
Donald Gene Richards, Sr.
Oct 2, 2009
Donald Gene Richards, Sr., 70 of Shelbyville passed away Friday, October 2, 2009 at his residence. Born July 13, 1939, in Somerset, Kentucky he was the son of Joseph and Jeanette (Shumate) Richards. He married Sandra Smith on April 14, 1962, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Claytanna Pirtle of Shelbyville; son,, Donald (wife, Kelly) Richards Jr. of...
Donald Jones
Oct 1, 2009
Donald Jones, 64 of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Major Hospital. No services will be observed. Arrangements entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St.
Mark A. Matthews
Sep 29, 2009
Mark A. Matthews, 50 of Jerome, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009 in Shelbyville. He was born on December 5, 1958 in Jackson, Michigan to James L. and Phyllis J. (Rutan) Matthews. He married Diane Hommerding on May 10, 1980 in Jackson, MI, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Rachel L. Matthews of Jerome, his son, Ryan A....
Janice Marilyn Mollenkopf
Sep 25, 2009
Janice Marilyn Mollenkopf, 83, of Shelbyville died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at her home. Born Sept. 25, 1926, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Lloyd Franklin and Mary Gladys (Mosier) Phares. She married Elmer Leroy Mollenkopf on Dec. 20, 1946, and he preceded her in death on June 12, 2006. Survivors include her daughter, Diana Karen (husband, Paul ?Squeak?)...
Harry Burl Chambers, Jr.
Sep 24, 2009
Private family services were observed. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, Indiana.
Teressa Diane Matney
Sep 23, 2009
Teressa Diane Matney, 56, of Arlington died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, at her home. Born April 24, 1953, she was the daughter of Maggie (Denton) Felty. She married James Henry ?Junior? Matney Jr. on Aug. 15, 1970, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons, Jonathan Lee (wife, Kimberly) Matney and Christopher Alan (wife, Kimberly) Matney, both of Shelbyville; daughters,...
Evelyn "Peg" Waneta Sheppard
Sep 22, 2009
Evelyn Waneta "Peg" Sheppard, 80, of Morristown passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Flat Rock River Lodge in Rushville. Born April 3, 1929, in Dark County, Ohio, she was the daughter of Perry Lee and Mary Lucille Russell. She married Charles Robert Sheppard on May 8, 1953, and he preceded her in death on March 17, 1989. Survivors include...
Joanna M. Orem
Sep 18, 2009
Joanna M. Orem, 94, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, September 18, 2009 at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born January 16, 1915, in Freedom, Indiana, she was the daughter of James M. and Jennie M. (McIntosh) Pierce. She married Wray Orem on February 11, 1933, and he preceded her in death on January 18, 1998. She is survived by her son,...
Paul E. Taylor
Sep 17, 2009
Paul E. Taylor, 84, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Major Hopsital. Born March 29, 1925, in Shelby County, he was the son of Virgil and Maggie (John) Taylor. Survivors include his sons, Daniel Taylor of Shelbyville, Ricky Taylor of Indianapolis, and Patrick (wife, Mary) Taylor of New Palestine; daughters, Geraldine (husband, James) Buehler of Olathe, Kansas...
William Edghill Moore
Sep 14, 2009
William Edghill Moore, 90, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, September 14, 2009, at St. Vincent North Hospital in Carmel. Born August 9, 1919, in Shelby County, he was the son of William and Carrie E. (Bush) Moore. He married Betty J. Moore on September 11, 1940, and she preceded him in death on August 23, 1990. He married Betty Charlotte...
Lois Faye Russell
Sep 10, 2009
Lois Faye Russell, 75 of Boggstown passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009 at her home. Born April 2, 1934 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Charles Butcher and Leatha (Tharp) Butcher. She married Frank Russell on October 22, 1994, and he survives. Other survivors include daughters, Tina (husband, Ron) Harmon of Boggstown, Linda (husband, Junior) Smit of Shelbyville and...
Eula "Vernell" Mann
Sep 6, 2009
Eula "Vernell" Mann, 89, of Nineveh, formerly of Morristown passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at Hancock Regional Hospital. Born July 22, 1920 in Victoria, Texas she was the daughter of Guernsa and Eliza Ocie (Buchanan) Cockrum. She married Delbert Wilson Mann on September 24, 1942, and he preceded her in death on July 20, 1998. Survivors include her sons,...
Michael Anthony "Tony" Vandiver
Sep 2, 2009
Michael Anthony "Tony" Vandiver, 38, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at his home. Born Sept. 24, 1970, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Robert L. and Nicole F. (Gioun) Vandiver. Survivors include his fiancee, Christina E. Burdine of Shelbyville, daughter, Talisa Vandiver, son, Tyler Vandiver, brothers, Bob (wife, Mary) Vandiver of Shelbyville and Sam (wife, Annette) Vandiver...
Pauline Funkhouser
Aug 25, 2009
Pauline Alberta Funkhouser, 87, of Fairland died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital and Health Center in Indianapolis. Born Feb. 20, 1922, in Mount Carmel, Ill., she was the daughter of Albert Taylor and Cora Helen (Viehe) Wesner. She married Frank L. Funkhouser on Feb. 21, 1958, in Beech Grove, and he preceded her in death on June...
Harold R. Hendrickson
Aug 24, 2009
Harold Ray Hendrickson, 90, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, August 24, 2009, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born May 5, 1919, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Cleo and Clara (Sandefur) Hendrickson. He married Gladys Redd, and she preceded him in death in 1973. Survivors include his daughter, Virginia "Ginny" Brittain of Shelbyville; grandchildren, Gary (wife, Belinda) Cook of...
Janet L. Pence
Aug 16, 2009
Janet Lawsenne Pence, 73, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born October 13, 1935, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Lawson and Dorothy (Floyd) Stine. She married Robert E. "Bob" Pence on July 6, 1957, and he preceded her in death on February 11, 2009. Survivors include her daughters, Angie E....
Robert Russell Carter
Aug 15, 2009
Robert Russell Carter, 91, of Tuscon, Arizona passed away Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Tuscon. Born January 8, 1918 in Vandalia, Illinois, he was the son of Robert I. and Laura E. (Wall) Carter. He married Betty on May 29, 1954, and she preceded him in death. Survivors include a daughter, Sue; step-sons, John and Russell; daughters-in-law, Donna, Cherie and...
Charles Kenneth Hersey
Aug 15, 2009
Charles K. Hersey, 50, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, August, 15, 2009, at his home. Born September 14, 1958, in Manhasset, New York, he was the son of Charles Kenneth and Hazel Allen (Poss) Hersey. Survivors include his aunt, Wilsie P. Wallace of Hagerstown, Md.; cousins, Barbara A. (husband, William) Dutton, Kassandra A. (husband, Timothy) Keller and Anthony Keller, all...
Larry Wissing
Aug 13, 2009
Larry Wissing, 53, of Manilla passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. Born September 16, 1955, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Wallace K. and Marjorie I. (Moore) Wissing. Survivors include his sisters, Betty Wissing and Brenda Wissing, both of Manilla; and brothers, Michael (wife, Chris) Wissing, Gary (wife, Mary) Wissing, Lloyd Wissing and his...
Nancy Lee Niemann
Aug 8, 2009
Nancy Lee Elmore Niemann, 67, of Stillwater, Oklahoma formerly of Fairland passed away Saturday, August 8, 2009 at her residence. Born March 30, 1942, she was the youngest child of Malcolm and Dorothy Elmore. She was raised outside of Fairland, Indiana. As a child her mother discovered her great talent as a pianist and organist. She continued to use her...