Obituaries

Mary Louise Davis

Mary Louise Davis

Feb 21, 2009

Mary Louise Davis, 89, of Fountaintown passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009 in Morristown Manor. Born October 31, 1919 in Shelby County, Indiana to Harry Logan and Elizabeth (Bassett) Logan. She married Gerald F. "Bob" Davis on September 27, 1940, and he preceded her in death on August 21, 2003. Survivors include cousin, Katharine Harris of Shelbyville; close friends, Karen...

William A. Runyan

William A. Runyan

Feb 20, 2009

William A. Runyan, 87, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, February 20, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born July 6, 1921, in Shelby County, he was the son of Fred Albert and Mamie E. (Pile) Runyan. Survivors include his nieces, Joyce (husband, Mike) Garrison of Shelbyville and Karen (husband, Gary) Wickliff of Bowling Green, Ky.; great-nieces, Kathy Henning and Lori Wallien; and...

J. David Miller

J. David Miller

Feb 20, 2009

J. David Miller, 58, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 at Major Hospital. Born June 1, 1950, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Jarold Wade and Patricia Ann (Cole) Miller. He married Rita S. Maples, and she survives. Other survivors include his father of Fairland; sons, Jason D. (wife, Sarah) Miller and Daniel J. (wife, Sysily) Miller,...

Helen McLane Tobin

Helen McLane Tobin

Feb 18, 2009

Helen Tobin of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Gulf Coast Hospital in Fort Myer, Fla. Born in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Harry and Bernice (Bowlby) McLane. She married Morris "Mort" Tobian on April 5, 1942, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons, The Rev. John (wife, Lydia) Tobian of Grand Rapids, Mich., Dr. Jim...

Teresa A. Cochran Lindsey

Teresa A. Cochran Lindsey

Feb 18, 2009

Services will be announced by Carmony-Ewing Chapel of Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, Indiana

Jack R. Tindall

Jack R. Tindall

Feb 16, 2009

Jack R. Tindall, 69, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away Monday, February 16, 2009, at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton. Born December 2, 1939, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Willard E. and Myra (Kroening) Tindall. He married Penney McCarty on March 29, 1964, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Jack Russell "Rusty" Tindall of Indianapolis; daughter, Nicole...

Nadene Cunningham

Nadene Cunningham

Feb 12, 2009

Elizabeth Nadene Cunningham, 87, formerly of Waldron passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009, at Clinton House Nursing Home in Frankfort. Born July 19, 1921, in Waldron, she was the daughter of John S. and Gertrude (Elsrod) Cunningham. Survivors include a nephew, John F. (wife, Sharon) Cunningham of Frankfort; great-nieces, Christin L. Jorczak of Noblesville and Cortney A. Cunningham of Indianapolis;...

Robert E. "Bob" Pence

Robert E. "Bob" Pence

Feb 11, 2009

Robert E. "Bob" Pence, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born September 16, 1927, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Fred W. and Edith Ellen (Swinehart) Pence. He married Janet Lawsenne Stine on July 6, 1957, and she survives. Other survivors include daughters, Angie E. (husband, Stevie) Washington of Shelbyville and...

Pauline L. "Paulie" Wertz

Pauline L. "Paulie" Wertz

Feb 8, 2009

Pauline L. "Paulie" Wertz, 82, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009. She was born August 18, 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the daughter of Chester and Grace (Leeds) Cummings. She married Homer "Bud" Wertz, Jr. on August 14, 1948 in Hanover, Indiana and he survives. Other survivors include sons, Terry (wife, Phyllis) Wertz of Mooresville, North Carolina...

Phillip Glenn Kuhn

Phillip Glenn Kuhn

Feb 6, 2009

Phillip Glenn Kuhn, 63, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. Born June 10, 1945 in Shelbyville to Willard C. Kuhn and Mary Ellen (Milleson) Kuhn. Survivors include his sons, Casey J. (wife, Vickie) Kuhn of Great Falls, Montana, Benjamin S. Kuhn of Edgewood, Kentucky, and Brent Ensminger of Columbus, Indiana; daughter, Nicole...

Garnett E. "Brownie" Brown

Garnett E. "Brownie" Brown

Jan 31, 2009

Garnett E. "Brownie" Brown, 94 of Morristown passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009 at Morristown Manor. Born May 24, 1914 in Shelby County, Indiana to Wilbur M. and Opal F. (Nigh) Brown. He married Thelma V. Wilson on July 27, 1936, and she preceded him in death on August 6, 2008. Survivors include his daughter, Judi A. (husband, Calvin) Kennedy...

Robert H. "Bob" Reese

Robert H. "Bob" Reese

Jan 31, 2009

Robert H. "Bob" Reese, 65, of Manilla passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born March 4, 1943, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Herschel T. and margaret (Bowerly) Reese. He married Tina L. (Weingarth) Vogel on March 11, 2000, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother; daughter, Candace VanVolkenburgh; son, Gregory Hare; stepchildren, Jenell Coulter,...

Doris Mae Bender

Doris Mae Bender

Jan 30, 2009

Doris Mae "Toots" Bender, 90 of Shelbyville passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville. Born December 2, 1918 in Shelby County to Arthur and LaVanche (Baker) Lowe. She married Walter E. Adams and he preceded her in death on October 29, 1963, she then married Walter Bender on April 22, 1973, and he preceded...

Frances L. Harding

Frances L. Harding

Jan 29, 2009

Frances L. Harding, 68, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital and Health Center in Indianapolis. Born April 24, 1940 in Troy, Ohio to Forrest Bergstresser and Nina Rebecca (Hewitt) Smith. She married Thomas E. Harding on February 2, 1963, and he survives. Other survivors include her daughter, Rebecca A. Smith of Shelbyville; grandsons, Jacob...

John H. Merhoff

John H. Merhoff

Jan 27, 2009

John H. Merhoff, 89, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born September 20, 1919, in Louisville, Ky., he was the son of Henry H. and Edyth F. (Fegenbush) Merhoff. He married Wanda M. Cochran on September 25, 1943, and she preceded him in death on September 19, 2008. Survivors include his daughters, Lynn (husband, Michael)...

Warren E. Carmony

Warren E. Carmony

Jan 27, 2009

Warren E. Carmony, 86, Shelbyville, passed away January 27, 2009. Born October 12, 1922 in Rush County, Indiana. He was former owner of Carmony Funeral Homes in Shelbyville retiring in 1980. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and past President of the International Order of the Golden Rule, as assoication of Funeral Home Owners. He served in...

Archie Wayne Murrell

Archie Wayne Murrell

Jan 24, 2009

Archie Wayne Murrell, 62, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, January 24, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenwood. Born October 10, 1946 in Columbia, Kentucky to Fred and Carrie L. (Hawkins) Murrell. He married Karen V. Evans and she survives. Other survivors include his mother; son, Fred Wayne Murrell of Buffalo, KY; daughters, Bonita A. (husband, James) Davis of Buffalo,...

Carl Wayne Craig

Carl Wayne Craig

Jan 23, 2009

Carl Wayne Craig, 80, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, January 23, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born June 16, 1928, in Shelby County, he was the son of Walter W. and Freida Mae (Collins) Craig. He married Virginia Mae Jackson on June 18, 1950, and she preceded him in death on July 17, 1997. Survivors include his sons, David Craig of...

Kathy Jean Morrow

Kathy Jean Morrow

Jan 22, 2009

Kathy Jean Morrow, 46, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born February 16, 1962, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Hobert E. and Marjorie L. (Stine) Cravens. She married George M. Morrow on February 24, 1979, and he survives. Other survivors include her parents of Troy, Mo.; daughters, Amy L. (husband, Chris)...

Marjorie A. Smith

Marjorie A. Smith

Jan 21, 2009

Marjorie Ann Smith, former resident of Shelbyville, passed away on her 93rd birthday on Wednesday, January 21, with her family by her side. Born in Gwynneville, Indiana on January 21, 1916, Marjorie was the daughter of the late Clarence Boyd and Earnestine (Earnest) Nigh, and step-daughter of the late Gene Cole. Marjorie was a graduate of Morristown High School, Indiana...