Obituaries
Sharon K. (Bennett) Hamner
Jan 9, 2022
Sharon K. (Bennett) Hamner, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Franklin Meadows in Franklin. She was born November 5, 1940, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Carl Harold and Helen Irene (Heck) Bennett. On June 17, 1961, she married Larry Allen Hamner, and he preceded her in death on March 8, 2010. Sharon is survived by her...
Wilma Barrett Padrick
Jan 9, 2022
Wilma Barrett Padrick, 85, of New Palestine, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Otterbein Franklin SeniorLife Community. She was born October 27, 1936, in Shelby County, the daughter of Virgil and Goldie (Hickman) McCalip. On September 26, 1954, she married Charles “Ray” Barrett, and he preceded her in death in October of 1990. She married James D. Padrick on...
Robert L. Boswell
Jan 8, 2022
Robert L. Boswell, 45, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born January 14, 1976, in Indianapolis, the son of Thomas and Judy (Bragg) Settles. On August 22, 2009, he married Susan Marie Smith, and she survives. In addition to Susan, Rob is survived by his parents of Shelbyville; grandmother, Betty...
Gary Eugene Oldham Jr.
Jan 5, 2022
Gary Eugene Oldham, Jr., 30, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in Shelby County. He was born September 17, 1991, in Metairie, Louisiana, the son of Gary Eugene Sr. and Vicki Jean (Lay) Oldham. Gary is survived by his parents of Shelbyville; fiancée, Stephanie Munger of Shelbyville; maternal grandmother, Deloris Jean Cecil of Shelbyville; maternal step-grandmother, Denise Lay...
Wray DePrez "Dep" "Digger" Ewing
Jan 4, 2022
Wray DePrez “Dep” “Digger” Ewing DeP was born on February 11, 1943, in Indianapolis to Richard L. Ewing and Patricia DePrez Ewing. He left this earth on January 4, 2022, and is soaring high. He was married to Debbie (Wells) Ewing in 2001, after eight years of courtship. He is survived by his wife and sons, Christopher (Emily) Ewing of...
Allen W. Kuhn
Jan 1, 2022
Allen W. Kuhn, 85, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022, at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. He was born November 17, 1936, in Blue Ridge, Shelby County, the son of Lawrence and Louise (Meloy) Kuhn. On June 18, 1960, he married Beverly Sue “Susie” Sarringhaus, and she preceded him in death on September 24, 2014. Allen is...
Richard "Bird" Witt
Dec 28, 2021
Richard “Bird” Witt, 59, of Fairland, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at UCF Lake Nona Medical Center in Orlando, Florida.
He was born September 27, 1962, in Johnson Co., the son of Charles and Wiladean (Pippin) Witt. On July 4, 1992, he married his wife of 29 years, Robin Kettler, and she survives.
In addition to Robin, Bird...
Ida Maye-Belle Cox
Dec 28, 2021
Ida Maye-Belle Cox, 89, of Waldron, formerly of St. Paul, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Waldron Health and Rehab in Waldron. She was born May 1, 1932, in Shelbyville, the daughter of LeRoy and Thelma (Engle) Aldridge. On June 18, 1950, she married Roy W. Cox, and he preceded her in death on October 4, 2007. Ida is...
Carol J. Andrews
Dec 27, 2021
Beloved wife, mother, nana, sister and friend, Carol Jean Andrews, 63, of Shelbyville, Indiana, stepped into a joy filled eternity with Jesus Christ on December 27, 2021. Carol was born and grew up in Dearborn, Michigan. She graduated from Edsel Ford High School in 1976, and continued her education at Mercy College, now University of Detroit Mercy, earning her bachelor’s...
Rita Marie Addis
Dec 24, 2021
Rita Marie Addis, 63, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born August 27, 1958, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Ben and Marie (Wenning) Kesterman. On September 3, 1977, she married Donald Keith Addis, and he preceded her in death on January 2, 2015. Rita is survived by her three sons,...
Wallace F. Harrell
Dec 23, 2021
Wallace F. Harrell, 96, of Franklin, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Community South Hospital in Indianapolis. He finally realized his long-held desire of joining Lorene, his beloved wife of 75 years, in eternity. He was born at home on a snowy October 18, 1925, in Fairland, the son of Earl and Dorothy (Tucker) Harrell. He...
Elizabeth "Betty" Meltzer Boilek
Dec 22, 2021
Elizabeth “Betty” Meltzer Boilek, of Carmel, a devoted wife and mother passed away on December 22, 2021 at the age of 98. She is mourned by eight children; ten grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins. Betty was born to Brady and Louise Meltzer in April of 1923 and raised on the Meltzer family homestead in Shelby...
Terry L. Smith
Dec 21, 2021
Terry L. Smith, 65, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at his home. He was born March 26, 1956, in Indianapolis, the son of Thomas “Tom” and Ruby (Costelow) Smith. On December 24, 1975, he married Patricia “Pat” Andis, and she survives. In addition to Pat, Terry is survived by his mother of Shelbyville; daughter, Christina Smith of...
Donna Jean Taylor
Dec 17, 2021
Donna Jean Taylor, 82, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at her home. She was born May 19, 1939, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Fred and Gaylena (Wood) Hodson. Donna is survived by her son, Charles Merritt of Shelbyville; daughters, Lorretta Stevens of Greenfield, and Beth Beauchamp of Shelbyville; sisters, Maxine Williams of Newport News, Virginia, and Suzan...
Ann D. Finkel
Dec 16, 2021
Ann D. Finkel, 59, of Greenfield, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born June 11, 1962, in Burbank, California, the daughter of David Paul and Dione (Polakoff) Tisius. On June 23, 1984, she married her husband of 37 years, Kenneth D. Finkel, and he survives. In addition to Ken,...
John William Tannehill
Dec 15, 2021
John William Tannehill, 84, of Fairland, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born May 3, 1937, in Hillsboro, Ohio, the son of Norman and Mary Jean (Walker) Tannehill. On August 5, 1972, he married Laura Eloise Woodard, and she preceded him in death on September 11, 2012. John is survived by his...
Steven R. Musgrave
Dec 15, 2021
Steven R. Musgrave, 71, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Greensburg. He was born October 8, 1950, in Kenton, Ohio, the son of Francis “Jr” and Patricia Anne (Keckler) Musgrave. On August 22, 1975, he married his high school sweetheart, Denise Grace Lusk, and she survives. In addition to Denise, Steve is survived...
Delbert Lewis Isley
Dec 12, 2021
Delbert Lewis Isley, 88, of Corpus Christi, Texas, formerly of Shelbyville, Indiana, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born April 5, 1933, in St. Paul, Indiana, the son of William Floyd and Mary Irene (Bruner) Isley. On September 16, 1956, he married Nancy Fraker, and she preceded him in death on November 20, 2010....
Joseph Dennis Zahnd
Dec 10, 2021
Joseph Dennis Zahnd, 62, of Fairland, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born July 14, 1959, in Indianapolis, the son of Ernest R. Jr. and Esther (Crandall) Zahnd. He married his wife of 31 years, Patsy Marie St. Pierre, on October 5, 1990, and she survives. In addition to Patsy, Joseph is...
Regina Ann "Gina" Addison
Dec 5, 2021
Regina Ann “Gina” Addison, 69, of Nineveh, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, at her home. She was born July 23, 1952, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Gary and Millie (Percifield) Cummins. On January 22, 1972, she married her husband of 49 years, James Michael Addison, and he survives. In addition to Mike, Gina is survived by her son, Michael...
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