Obituaries
Betty C. Tower
Mar 1, 2006
Betty Colleen (Groh) Tower, 75, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born Sept. 14, 1930, in Bloomington, she was the daughter of the late Lowell and Lena (Easton) Groh. She married James H. Tower Jr. M.D. on Sept. 9, 1951, and he survives. Other survivors include four daughters, Dr. Elizabeth (husband, Harry) Miller of South Bend,...
Maxine E. Sparks
Mar 1, 2006
Maxine Ellen Sparks, 86, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born Aug. 13, 1919, in Marion Township, she was the daughter of the late Max Leroy and Mabel Christine (Moore) Losey. She married Charles "Gordon" Sparks on Jan. 20, 1946, and he preceded her in death on July 30, 2001. Survivors include one son,...
William D. Hickle
Feb 28, 2006
William D. "Poke" Hickle, 67, of Morristown, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Born April 18, 1938, in Maysville, Ky., he was the son of the late Carl E. and Margaret Mae (Howell) Hickle. Survivors include one stepson, Dave Cross of Beech Grove; four sisters, Ann Curtis of Wilkinson, Peggy O'Cull of Maysville, Ky., Edna Mae Meyers...
Donald G. Smith
Feb 26, 2006
Donald G. "Donnie" Smith, 54, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006, in Shelbyville. Born May 31, 1951, in Shelbyville, he was the son of the late George Allen and Rosemary (Vandagrifft) Smith. Survivors include one son, Matthew A. (wife, Michelle) Smith of Potterville, Mich.; one daughter, Jennessa M. Smith of Columbus, Ind., twin sister, Terry (Connie) Hull of Shelbyville;...
Jack D. Clouse
Feb 22, 2006
Jack D. Clouse, 66, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born Jan. 22, 1940, in Cookville, Tenn., he was the son of the late A.J. and Anna Lee (Randolph) Clouse. He married Alice R. Edwards on Jan. 17, 1961, and she survives. Other survivors include six sons, Robert "Robby" Clouse, Daren (wife, Wanda) Clouse, Richard (wife,...
James A. Edington
Feb 19, 2006
James A. "Jim" Edington, 84, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born Aug. 19, 1921, in Albion, he was the son of the late Curtis Clark and Nellie Rose (Logan) Edington. He married Elizabeth M. Baker in April of 1948, and she preceded him in death on Feb. 8, 1995. Survivors include one son,...
Helen V. Love
Feb 18, 2006
Helen Veronica Love, 87, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born Oct. 6, 1918, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of the late Doyle and Ella (Colvin) Craig. She married William "Bill" Love on Dec. 25, 1938, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 1994. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Richard of Shelbyville...
Esther L. Hill
Feb 18, 2006
Esther L. Hill, 105, of Fairland, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Sept. 27, 1900, in Dearborn County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Katherine (Enders) Hill. Survivors include 11 nieces and nephews including Betty McCain and Jean Eckstein, both of Fairland, with whom she resided; and several great-nieces and -nephews. She...
R. Jane Newkirk
Feb 16, 2006
Rebecca Jane Newkirk, 77, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born Jan. 19, 1929, in Manilla, she was the daughter of the late Rue and Pearl (Bass) Miller. She married Verlin A. "John" Newkirk on Dec. 30, 1950, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 31, 1996. Survivors include one son, Scott (wife, Margaret) Newkirk...
Elva Chaney-Gobel
Feb 13, 2006
Elva Chaney-Gobel, 83, of Monon, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. Born May 22, 1922, in Pulaski County, Ky., she was the daughter of Robert Lonzo and Edna (Hamblin) VanHook. She married Oather Chaney on Feb. 20, 1941, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 23, 1972. She married Stacey E. Gobel on March 3, 1979, and he preceded her...
Richard A. Conger
Feb 13, 2006
Richard Anthony "Tony" Conger, 66, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, at his home. Born Feb. 4, 1940, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Richard H. and Virginia C. (Davis) Conger. He married Barbara Timmons on March 22, 1961, and she survives. Other survivors include his father, of Shelbyville; three sons, Jeff Anthony Conger and Brad Conger, both...
Marcia J. Hunt
Feb 10, 2006
Marcia Jane Hunt, 49, of Shelbyville, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital, in Beech Grove. Born May 15, 1956, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of the late Harold R. and Hilda M. (Maddox) Smith. She married Dan Hunt July 5, 1975, and he survives. Other survivors include two sons, Ray Hunt and Randy Hunt, both of...
Jeannette T. "Jet" Monroe Huesman
Jan 27, 2006
Jeannette T. "Jet" Monroe Huesman, 44, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., former Shelbyville resident, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, in the Mid-Tennessee Medical Center, in Murfreesboro. Born Dec. 13, 1961, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Donald and Betty L. (Martin) Graham. She married Victor A. Huesman of Murfreesboro on March 20, 2004, and he survives. Other survivors include her parents...
Albert D. Collins
Jan 23, 2006
Albert Dale Collins, 65, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at Regency Place, in Greenfield. Born Jan. 19, 1941, in Shelbyville, he was the son of the late Ernest and Ava Bernice (Holmes) Collins. Survivors include three sons, Scott Collins of Indianapolis, Todd Collins of Fairland and Vincent (wife, Rhonda) Collins of Greenfield; one daughter, Jennifer Webber of Shelbyville;...
Donna L. Hogan
Jan 17, 2006
Donna L. Hogan, 53, of Terre Haute, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Sept. 30, 1952, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Marion J. and Joan (Kocher) Hogan. Survivors include her mother of Shelbyville; two brothers, Michael L. Hogan and David L. Hogan, both of Shelbyville; two nephews, Kyle Hogan and Brian Hogan;...
Norma Lou Swinehart
Jan 16, 2006
Norma Lou Swinehart, 74, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at Waldron Health Care Home, in Waldron. Born Nov. 14, 1931, in Barry County, Mo., she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Viola Blanche (Aulbrey) Garrison. She married Charles E. ?Chuck? Swinehart on Oct. 14, 1950, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 3, 1997....
Harriet H. Strotman
Jan 8, 2006
Harriet H. Strotman, 89, of Fairland, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Sept. 13, 1916, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha (Weaver) Hasler. She married Frank William Strotman, on June 14, 1943, and he preceded her in death in 1952. Survivors include one son, William F. (wife, Barbara)...
Maynard L. Abel
Jan 8, 2006
Maynard L. Abel, 63, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at his home. Born Dec. 25, 1942, in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late Henry E. and Betty J. (Applegate) Abel. He married Gwendolyn R. Haines on Oct. 30, 1981, and she preceded him in death on Sept. 30, 2001. He married Linda Lou Coyle on July...
Willie Caudill
Jan 7, 2006
Willie Caudill, 78, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born June 28, 1928, in Harlan County, Ky., he was the son of George and Julie Ann (Griffie) Caudill. Survivors include two sons, Darrell Caudill of St. Paul and Jimmy Caudill of Knightstown; five daughters, Carolyn Merrick, Beth Ann Shirrel and Teresa Caudill, all of...
Iva Flora Rowsey
Jan 1, 2006
Iva Flora Rowsey, 91, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Feb. 18, 1914, in Lincoln County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Cynthia Alice (Adkins) Baker. She married Robert R. Rowsey on Sept. 24, 1932, and he preceded her in death on June 1, 1990. Survivors include two daughters,...