Obituaries

Mary Lou Vaught

Mary Lou Vaught

Nov 4, 2008

Mary Lou Vaught, 85, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at Major Hospital. Born May 24, 193, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Allen C. and Oleatha (Ensminger)Bennett. She married Bernard Dale Vaught on July 29, 1944, and he preceded her in death on March 14, 1986. Survivors include her daughters, Peggy (husband, Randolph) Sexson and Sally...

Nina E. O'Neal

Nina E. O'Neal

Nov 3, 2008

Nina E. O'Neal, 76, of Fountaintown passed away Monday, November 3, 2008, at Major Hospital. Born June 22, 1932, in Lafayette, Tenn., she was the daughter of James and Betty Catherine (Jones) Day. She married Ray Dean O'Neal on May 17, 1952, and he survives. Other survivors include her son, Ray A. (wife, Kathy) O'Neal of West Palm Beach, Florida;...

Herbert Francis Mitchell, Jr.

Herbert Francis Mitchell, Jr.

Oct 31, 2008

Herbert Francis Mitchell, Jr., visiting from North Fort Myers, Florida, passed away early Friday Morning 12 days after his 95th birthday. Born in Philadelphia, Pa on October 19, 1913 to H.R. Mitchell and Mary Winifred (Phelphs) Mitchell. He married Mary Charlotte Chapman and she preceded him in death. He is survived by a son, William, of Shelbyville and a daughter...

Oriena B. Thompson

Oriena B. Thompson

Oct 20, 2008

Oriena Thompson, 97, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, October 20, 2008, at Waldron Health and Rehab Center, where she had resided for the past two months. Born January 25, 1911, in Olathe, Kansas, she was the daughter of Frank and Laura Rose. In 1919, she was adopted by Geroge and Lourilla Walton of Shelbyville. She married Joe H. Bonner on...

Martha M. Gross

Martha M. Gross

Oct 11, 2008

Martha M. Gross, 91, former Manilla resident passed away Saturday, October 11, 2008, at Waldron Health Cre Home. Born May 3, 1917, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Roy and Missouri (Bentley) Bayless. She married Fred B. Gross on August 10, 1939, and he preceded her in death on June 23, 2000. Survivors include her daughters, Nancy (husband,...

Alberta M. (Cotton) Boring

Alberta M. (Cotton) Boring

Oct 11, 2008

Alberta M. (Cotton) Boring, 87, of Morristown passed away Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born January 25, 1921, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Bob Cotton and Opal Golding. She married Lowell W. Boring on May 2, 1939, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons, Terry (wife, Judy) Boring and John (wife, Diane)...

Florence Ellen "Flo" Wilcoxon

Florence Ellen "Flo" Wilcoxon

Oct 8, 2008

Florence Ellen "Flo" Wilcoxon, 72, of New Palestine passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at her home. Born February 12, 1936, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Raleigh and Erlene (Moore) Hinant. She married Jack Wilcoxon on February 3, 1957, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons, David W. (wife, Chandy) Wilcoxon of Nineveh and Douglas W. (Jeannette...

Darlene Ann Nickles

Darlene Ann Nickles

Oct 7, 2008

Darlene Ann Nickles, 61, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Born February 2, 1947, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Charles "Gordon" and Maxine Ellen (Losey) Sparks. She married G. Thomas Nickles on June 25, 1965, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons, Gregory...

Paul R. Crafton

Paul R. Crafton

Oct 2, 2008

Paul Roger Crafton, 60, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, October 2, 2008, at Major Hospital. Born October 17, 1947, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Bernard Junior Crafton and Patricia A. (Gallagher) Leffler. He married Carolyn M. Shelton on November 12, 1966, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Tammy (husband, Todd) Crenshaw of Morristown; sons, Chris (wife,...

Lawrence G. Williams

Lawrence G. Williams

Sep 29, 2008

Lawrence Grant Williams, 87, went to be with the Lord on September 29, 2008. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Lee Cox Williams. They shared their lifetime of love in the community of Waldron, Indiana. He was a member, former deacon and choir member of the Waldron...

Otis M. Alexander

Otis M. Alexander

Sep 27, 2008

Otis M. Alexander, 92, of Fairland passed away Saturday, September 27, 2008, at his home. Born December 1, 1915, in Shelby County, he was the son of Solomon Clell Alexander and Cecil Perry Alexander. He married Josephine L. Borden on November 27, 1939, and she survives. Other survivors include sons, Bob (wife, Mary) Alexander of Fairland, Jim (wife, Janette) Alexander...

Edward A. Shrake

Edward A. Shrake

Sep 24, 2008

No services will be held.

Stephen Disser

Stephen Disser

Sep 21, 2008

Private family services will be observed. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes, Carmony-Ewing Harrison Street Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, IN 46176

Wanda M. (Cochran) Merhoff

Wanda M. (Cochran) Merhoff

Sep 19, 2008

Wanda M. Merhoff, 91, of Shelbyville passed Friday, September 19, 2008, at Major Hospital. Born August 21, 1917, in Osford, Indiana, she was the daughter of Carl and Edith (Haas) Cochran. She married John H. Merhoff on September 25, 1943, and he survives. Other survivors include her daughters, Lynn (husband, Michael) Wheeler of Shelbyville and Mo Merhoff (husband, Paul Reis)...

Jay Robert Long

Jay Robert Long

Sep 18, 2008

Jay Robert Long, 60, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Born January 27, 1948, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Robert and Alta Mae (Haehl) Long. Survivors include his mother of Shelbyville; daughter, Lori L. Pettis of Shelbyville; son, Andy (wife, Rosemary) Long of Shelbyville; sisters, Jacquelyn (husband, William) Nickel of Florissant, Colorado, and Jolinda (husband, Reggie)...

Mary Josephine Latshaw

Mary Josephine Latshaw

Sep 13, 2008

Mary Josephine Latshaw, 95, passed away September 13, 2008, at the Masonic Home in Franklin. Born May 8, 1913, in Bicknell, she was the daughter of Chester E. and Bessie H. (Smith) Smelser. She married Ralph Parkhurst Latshaw on September 15, 1946, and he preceded her in death on April 6, 2007. Survivors include her sister-in-law, Betsy (husband, John) Bryan;...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Meloy

Jacqueline "Jackie" Meloy

Sep 11, 2008

Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Meloy, 86, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born July 18, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of Marvin Lee and Ina (Keith) Blake. She married William R. Meloy on August 8, 1947, and he preceded her in death on August 13, 1983. Survivors include her son, Michael...

Ryan Michael Fischer

Ryan Michael Fischer

Aug 25, 2008

Ryan Michael Fischer, 23, of Waldron died Monday, August 25, 2008 at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Born December 8, 1984 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Ryan is the son of William and Connie (Kelley) Fischer. Other survivors include his sister, Andrea (Fischer) Strehle (husband, Andrew) of Indianapolis; niece, Lauren E. Strehle of Indianapolis; grandparents Gaylord and Ruth McVey...

David Lee Pogue Sr.

David Lee Pogue Sr.

Aug 25, 2008

David Lee Pogue Sr., 58, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, August 25, 2008, at his home. Born October 23, 1949, in Crawfordsville, he was the son of Curtis Garfield and Georgeianna (Cox) Pogue. He married Patricia Ann Keihn on February 21, 1969, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, David (wife, Chrissy) Pogue II of Shelbyville; daughters, Mary Morrow...

Douglas B. "Doug" Diefenderfer

Douglas B. "Doug" Diefenderfer

Aug 23, 2008

Douglas Brian "Doug" Diefenderfer, 46, of Morristown passed away Saturday, August 23, 2008, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born March 28, 1962, in Greenfield, he was the son of Richard Dale and Erma Joan (Bennett) Diefenderfer. He married Kathy M. Cyphers on July 6, 1991, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Jasmine Nichole (husband, William) Cramer of New...

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