Obituaries

Allan Ray Springer

Allan Ray Springer

Oct 16, 2021

Allan Ray Springer, 67, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born November 16, 1953, in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Keith and Ida (Adolphson) Springer. On April 10, 1976, he married his wife of 45 years, Lori Kay Roberts, and she survives. In addition to Lori, Allan is survived...

Frances (Banks) Kuechler

Frances (Banks) Kuechler

Oct 13, 2021

Frances (Banks) Kuechler, 76, of Monroe, Georgia, formerly of Fairland, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at her residence. She was born January 27, 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Carl and Betty Jane (Clem) Banks Sr. On June 30, 1963, she married George R. Kuechler Jr. and he preceded her in death on June 2, 2007. Frances...

Larry Gene Theobald

Larry Gene Theobald

Oct 12, 2021

Larry Gene Theobald, 74, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born August 9, 1947, in Indianapolis, the son of R. Eugene “Gene” and Louise M. (Arnold) Theobald. On April 3, 1981, he married his wife of 40 years, Sue Ann Cowen, and she survives. In addition to Sue, Larry is...

Bernice Marie Nigh

Bernice Marie Nigh

Oct 12, 2021

Bernice Marie Nigh, 65, of Manilla, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at her home. She was born April 8, 1956, in Reader, West Virginia, the daughter of Robert and Violet (Bland) Starkey. On February 27, 2002, she married Harlan Lowell Nigh, and he survives. In addition to Harlan, Bernice is survived by her daughters, Pauline Hayes and husband, Gary,...

John A. Westerfield

John A. Westerfield

Oct 4, 2021

John A. Westerfield, 79, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, October 4, 2021, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. He was born March 25, 1942, in Los Angeles, California, the son of William Reid and Bertha (Kussman) Westerfield. John is survived by his sister, Gretchen Turner and husband Donald R., of Shelbyville; nieces, Lori Anne Turner of St....

Betty Catherine "B.C." Williams

Betty Catherine "B.C." Williams

Oct 3, 2021

Betty Catherine "B.C." Williams, 96, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021, after a short illness. She was born August 8, 1925, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Isaac William and Edna B. (Asher) Mills. On January 25, 1948, she married James H. Williams, and he preceded her in death on June 11, 1997. B.C. is survived by her sons,...

Larry K. Phares

Larry K. Phares

Sep 29, 2021

Larry K. Phares, 83, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at his home. He was born May 3, 1938, in Shelbyville, the son of Lloyd and Mary (Mosier) Phares. On November 25, 1960, he married his high school sweetheart, Marla D. Cole, and she survives. They were married for 61 years. In addition to Marla, Larry is survived...

Opal M. Hamilton

Opal M. Hamilton

Sep 29, 2021

Opal M. Hamilton, 101, of Fairland passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born October 17, 1919, in Morgan County, the daughter of John Charles and Bettie Mae (Bada) Routier. On September 25, 1937, she married Henry W. W. Hamilton, and he preceded her in death on February 14, 1982. Opal is...

Richard Dale "Dick" Harrell

Richard Dale "Dick" Harrell

Sep 29, 2021

Richard Dale “Dick” Harrell, 67, of Taylorsville, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, while visiting family in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born December 24, 1953, in Shelbyville, Indiana to Dallas Herschel and Virginia Mae (Dale) Harrell. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 50 years, Terry “Terrie” Hummel Harrell of Taylorsville, KY. In...

Pamela Sue Bylsma

Pamela Sue Bylsma

Sep 28, 2021

Pamela Sue Bylsma, 71, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at her home. She was born August 5, 1950, in Franklin, the daughter of Myron and Mary (Broaddus) Richardson. She married Bartell “Bart” Bylsma, in July of 1992, and he preceded her in death in May of 2019. Pamela is survived by her sons, Jason Coffey and wife,...

Rex W. Hayton

Rex W. Hayton

Sep 26, 2021

Rex W. Hayton, 74, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, at his home. He was born February 2, 1947, in Shelbyville, the son of Milroy and Amelia (Hull) Hayton. On July 17, 1988, he married Jo Ann Denison, and she survives. In addition to Jo Ann, Rex is survived by his daughters, Michelle Taylor and husband, Billy, Julie...

Gary "Shane" Wright

Gary "Shane" Wright

Sep 26, 2021

Gary “Shane” Wright, 43, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born August 26, 1978, in Rexburg, Idaho, the son of Gary Ordell and Janette (Abbott) Wright. In addition to his parents of Shelbyville, Shane is survived by his sisters, Lisa Canale and husband, Vincent, of Lake Ronkonoma, New York, Yvonne...

Gerald Wayne Atkins

Gerald Wayne Atkins

Sep 19, 2021

Gerald Wayne Atkins, 77, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021, at his home. He was born June 15, 1944, in Harlan, Kentucky, the son of Odie Atkins and Geneva (Cheek) Hudson. On February 11, 1978, he married Diane Hill, and she survives. In addition to Diane, Gerald is survived by his sons, Jason Atkins, and John Atkins (Charity),...

Gene Paul Springer

Gene Paul Springer

Sep 19, 2021

Gene Paul Springer, 86, of McCordsville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was a good, strong man who loved his family, his community, and never shied away from hard work or anything that needed to be fixed. He was born November 13, 1934, in the family home in Gwynneville to Jesse...

Charlotte Lou Dine

Charlotte Lou Dine

Sep 17, 2021

Charlotte Lou Dine, 85, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, September 17, 2021, at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born January 10, 1936, in Bengal, the daughter of Lester and Bonnie (Parker) Dine. Charlotte is survived by her sister, Joan Scheffler and husband, Gene, of Shelbyville and their two daughters, Michele Mohr and husband, Lowell, and Amy Higdon...

Patsy Joan Baldwin

Patsy Joan Baldwin

Sep 15, 2021

Patsy Joan Baldwin, of Cloverdale, formerly of Indianapolis passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Putnam County Hospital in Greencastle. She was born July 6, 1937, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Johnny and Alice (Jewell) Carroll. On January 15, 1954, she married James E. “Jim” Baldwin, and he survives. In addition to Jim, Patsy is survived by her children, Sue...

Virginia Williams

Virginia Williams

Sep 15, 2021

Virginia Williams passed away at the age of 91 on September 15, 2021. She was born in Shelbyville, Indiana on September 10, 1930 to Gerald and Dorothy (Jumper) Hasler. She married Sherman Williams on October 3, 1953, and he preceded her in death on April 22, 2007. They lived in Morristown for many years and she was a member of...

Stanley Adkins

Stanley Adkins

Sep 13, 2021

Stanley H. Adkins, 74, of Brick, NJ, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 13, 2021. He was born 01/03/1947 in Shelbyville, IN, where he spent his childhood, he moved in 1970 to Perth Amboy , NJ as a sales representative for KCL Corporation , he also was employed with Williams Industries and Aqualand Pools .He resided in Matawn and Brick,...

Ellen M. Rote

Ellen M. Rote

Sep 13, 2021

Ellen M. Rote, 79, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, September 13, 2021, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was born August 5, 1942, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Charles and Edna (White) Poore. On August 5, 1983, she married Kenneth Rote, and he preceded her in death on July 14, 2020. Ellen is survived by her daughters, Terri Dennison...

Ronnie R. Wayman

Ronnie R. Wayman

Sep 12, 2021

Ronnie R. Wayman, 80, of Shelbyville passed into the loving arms of his Savior Jesus on Sunday, September 12, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born January 21, 1941, in Fairland, the son of Alfred and Zelma (Avery) Wayman. In 1960, he married Barbara “Toni” Boomer, and she survives. In addition to Toni, Ronnie is survived by his sons,...

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