Obituaries

Charlene Meltzer

Charlene Meltzer

Apr 7, 2006

Charlene "Toots" Meltzer, 79, of Shelbyville, died Friday, April 7, 2006. Born Sept. 23, 1926, in New Palestine, she was the daughter of the late Perry and Laura (Means) Jordan. She married Philip E. Meltzer on Jan. 5, 1952, and he survives. Other survivors include one son, Kris (wife, Sandy) Meltzer of Shelbyville; one daughter, Karen (husband, Tony) Armstrong of...

Ralph P. Latshaw

Ralph P. Latshaw

Apr 6, 2006

Ralph Parkhurst Latshaw, 86, of Franklin and a former Shelbyville resident, died Friday, April 6, 2007, at St. Francis Heart Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 31, 1920, in Fairland, he was the son of Ralph and Mary (Parkhurst) Latshaw. He married Mary Josephine Smelser on Sept. 15, 1946, and she survives in Franklin. Other survivors include a sister, Betsy (husband,...

Juanita B. Lux

Juanita B. Lux

Apr 4, 2006

Juanita B. Lux, 78, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born Aug. 13, 1927, in Fort McClellan, Ala., she was the daughter of the late John W. and Goldie Mae (Voiles) Bray. She married Virgil E. Lux on June 24, 1948, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 30, 2004. Survivors include six daughters, Pamela...

Kyle M. Lockridge

Kyle M. Lockridge

Apr 4, 2006

Kyle M. Lockridge, 44, of Granite City, Ill., died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at St. Louis University Hospital, in St. Louis, Mo., from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Forest Hill Cemetery. Freeman Family Funeral Homes, Carmony-Ewing Chapels, 819 S. Harrison St., is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made...

Kyle M. Lockridge

Kyle M. Lockridge

Apr 4, 2006

Kyle M. Lockridge, 44, of Granite City, Ill., died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at St. Louis University Hospital, in St. Louis, Mo., from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born Sept. 30, 1961, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Paul F. and Donna R. (Yager) Lockridge. Survivors include one daughter, Abby, and her mother, Angel; one brother, Kurt Lockridge...

Marjory Strawn

Marjory Strawn

Apr 3, 2006

Marjory Strawn, 91, of Shelbyville, died Monday, April 3, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born Jan. 21, 1915, in Clay County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Cleveland and Lelah Gertrude (Bare) Hostetler. She married Thomas Graeme Strawn on Aug. 19, 1939, and he survives. Other survivors include one son, Thomas Brent Strawn of Glendale, Ariz.; one daughter, Karen...

William C. McClain

William C. McClain

Apr 2, 2006

William C. McClain, 88, of Edinburgh, died Sunday, April 02, 2006, at Manorcare South, Greenwood. Born June 11, 1917, in Shelby County, he was the son of the late Lora Lawrence and Katie (Patterson) McClain. Survivors include two sisters, Emma Whitaker of Indianapolis and Frances Brehob of Lenoir, N.C.; three nieces, Janet Marsh, Nancy Ronzello and Katie Stratus; and two...

Mildred T. Niebel McDonald

Mildred T. Niebel McDonald

Apr 1, 2006

Mildred T. Niebel McDonald, 93, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born April 9, 1912, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late Samus and Pearl (Pile) Mohr. She married Sumner Niebel in 1936, and he preceded her in death in 1950. She married Claude McDonald in 1956, and he preceded her in death...

LaVone F. Dake

LaVone F. Dake

Mar 26, 2006

LaVone F. Dake, 72, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, March 26, 2006, at her home. Born Aug. 21, 1933, in Noble Township, she was the daughter of the late George C. and Margaret (Johnson) Underwood. She married Wendell M. Dake on March 7, 1953, and he survives. Other survivors include one son, Jeff (wife, Cathy) Dake of Arlington; two daughters, Jean...

Roberta E. Mohr

Roberta E. Mohr

Mar 22, 2006

Roberta E. Mohr, 96, of Clearwater, Fla., died Wednesday, March 22, 2006. Born Nov. 27, 1909, in Moral Township, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Anna Elizabeth (Parsons) Bush. She married Joseph M. Beaver in 1930, and he preceded her in death in 1954. She married Raymond G. Mohr in 1956, and he preceded her in...

Betty Ramey

Betty Ramey

Mar 21, 2006

Betty Ramey, 85, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, in Shelburne, Vt. Born Oct. 30, 1920, in Plainfield, she was the daughter of the late Byron N. and Jessie M. (Hadley) Cox. Survivors include one daughter, Becky Ramey of Colchester, Vt.; and three grandchildren, Matthew Burnham of Atlanta, Ga., Stefanie Catella and Kathryn Lloyd, both of Burlington, Vt. She...

Gerald F. Shadley

Gerald F. Shadley

Mar 17, 2006

Gerald F. Shadley, 80, of Waldron, died Friday, March 17, 2006. Born Oct. 4, 1925, in Boggstown, he was the son of Earl and Leafie Gertrude (Christian) Shadley. He married Mary L. McVey on June 10, 1944, and she survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Rebecca L. ?Becky? Cox of Waldron; one son, Ronald W. (Jodi Hand) Shadley Sr. of...

Betty L. McPherson

Betty L. McPherson

Mar 15, 2006

Betty Lou McPherson, 80, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born Sept. 19, 1925, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of the late Harry Wallace and Janette (Thurston) Brown. She married Ivan Dale McPherson on Sept. 28, 1944, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 23, 1997. Survivors include four sons, Monte Page...

Donald G. Dayhoff

Donald G. Dayhoff

Mar 13, 2006

Dr. Donald G. Dayhoff, 68, of Shelbyville, died Monday, March 13, 2006, in Florida. Born July 4, 1937, in Linton, he was the son of the late Harold and Thelma (English) Dayhoff. He married Nancy Hengstler on Aug. 1, 1965, and she survives. Other survivors include two sons, Doug (wife, Dee Dee) Dayhoff of Bloomington and David (wife, Aimee) Dayhoff...

Marjorie M. Haehl

Marjorie M. Haehl

Mar 12, 2006

Marjorie M. Haehl, 82, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, March 12, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born Sept. 5, 1923, in Rays Crossing, she was the daughter of the late Edward H. and Ethel R. (Good) Haehl. Survivors include one niece, Janice Marie Montgomery of Shelbyville. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Lois Montgomery and Bernice Grace Haehl; and...

Velta M. Harrell

Velta M. Harrell

Mar 11, 2006

Velta M. Harrell, 82, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, March 11, 2006, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Nov. 25, 1923, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Vera (Thorp) Young. She married Paul Richard "Doc" Harrell on May 15, 1942, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 1990. Survivors include one niece,...

Sherrell C. Jackson

Sherrell C. Jackson

Mar 10, 2006

Sherrell C. Jackson, 64, of Indianapolis, died Friday, March 10, 2006, at Community Hospital East, Indianapolis. Born Oct. 10, 1941, in Morris, Ill., she was the daughter of the late William and Helen (Richardson) Wineinger. Survivors include one daughter, Rena Jackson of Noblesville; three brothers, Boyd Wineinger of Petersburg, Lloyd Wineinger of Indianapolis and Phillip Wineinger of Freedom; two sisters,...

Kathryn L. Buxton

Kathryn L. Buxton

Mar 8, 2006

Kathryn L. Buxton, 92, of Waldron, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at Waldron Health Care Home, in Waldron. Born July 20, 1913, in Geneva, she was the daughter of the late Ezra and Cecil (Mount) Goodwin. She married Robert D. Buxton on July 9, 1936, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 16, 1995. Survivors include one daughter, Sue...

Patricia J. Steffey

Patricia J. Steffey

Mar 8, 2006

Patricia J. Steffey, 76, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born March 21, 1929, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Florence Isabel (Roberts) Russell. She married Russell L. Steffey on Nov. 3, 1948, and he survives. Other survivors include two sons, Kevin (wife, Ria) Steffey of Urbana, Ill.,...

Jocelyn J. Wickens

Jocelyn J. Wickens

Mar 6, 2006

Jocelyn Jean Wickens, 75, of Powells Point, N.C., died Monday, March 6, 2006, at Norfolk General Hospital, in Norfolk, Va. Born March 6, 1931, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late Melvell A. and Lucretia Mae (Henry) Wasson. She married Albert Emmett Wickens Jr., in April of 1951, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 8,...