Obituaries
Freida Redd
Jun 1, 2020
Freida Redd, 72, of Indianapolis passed away Monday, June 1, 2020 at her residence. Private family services will be observed. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2020 at IOOF Bethel Cemetery in Orange County. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 South Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Online condolences may be shared...
Vicki J. Ryan
May 30, 2020
Vicki J. Ryan, 71, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Cypress Run in Morristown. She was born April 29. 1949, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Donald Gray and Jeanne (Scott) Gray Reese. On January 23, 1971, she married Steven R. Ryan, and he survives. In addition to Steve, Vicki is survived by her son, Jesse W. Stamper...
James Mitchell Coombs
May 23, 2020
James Mitchell “Jim” Coombs, 63, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020, at his home. He was born January 22, 1957, in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Ted and Guina (Beaman) Coombs. Jim is survived by his sons, Justin Coombs of New Palestine, and JaCoby Coombs and wife, Jill, of Morristown; brothers, John Coombs and wife, Janet, of Morristown,...
Earl Spurling
May 22, 2020
Earl Spurling, 88, of Shelbyville passed away May 22, 2020, at Morristown Manor in Morristown. He was born June 13, 1931, in Marion County, Kentucky, the son of John Thomas and Bessie Edith (Lyons) Spurling. On April 30, 1950, he married Carol Stiers, and she preceded him in death in September of 1997. In May of 1999, he married Norma...
Ronald Edward "Ron" Meeks, Jr.
May 22, 2020
Ronald Edward “Ron” Meeks, Jr., 52, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, May 22, 2020, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born September 22, 1967, in Marietta, Ohio, the son of Ronald Meeks Sr. and Zana (Bunner) Meeks DeLong. On March 22, 2003, he married Diana Hill, and she survives. In addition to Diana, Ron is survived by his...
Betty Jeanne Kelley
May 18, 2020
Betty Jeanne Kelley passed away May 18, 2020. She was born on January 8, 1928 in Shelbyville, Indiana, to Kathryn and John S. Young. Both of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Shelbyville High School and attended Indiana University. In 1955, Betty married Glenn Kelley who also preceded her in death as did her brother, John T. Young....
Beverly Ann Bier
May 16, 2020
Beverly Ann Bier, age 70, passed peacefully from this life to Eternal Life on May 16, 2020, at Aperion Care Center in Waldron, IN. She was born June 20, 1949, in Indianapolis, the daughter of John Jr. and Klea (Compton) Bier. Beverly will be missed by her brother C. Robert Bier of Fort Wayne; nephews, John E. Bier of Richland...
Kyle Andrew Fuller
May 9, 2020
Kyle Andrew Fuller, 32, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born July 14, 1987, in Shelbyville, the son of Jeff and Debbie (Best) Fuller. Kyle is survived by his parents of Waldron; brother, Jerrade Fuller and wife, Dena, of Boynton Beach, Florida; sister, Stacie Fuller of Fairland; maternal grandparents,...
John S. "Steve" Fowler
May 8, 2020
John S. “Steve” Fowler, 69, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, May 8, 2020, at his residence, peacefully with his loving family at his side. He was born March 21, 1951, in Indianapolis, the son of John D. and Edna L. (Butts) Fowler. On August 21, 1982, he married Carol Bennett, and she survives. In addition to Carol, Steve is survived...
Marlene Ann Rose
May 6, 2020
Marlene Ann Rose, 72, of Shelbyville passed away May 6, 2020, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born March 10, 1948, in Shelby County, the daughter of William B. and Julia Ann (Phillips) Rose. Marlene is survived by her sisters, Rosetta Melvin and husband, Alan, of Greenwood, and Donna Adkins of Shelbyville; niece, Nora Melvin Schaller and...
Jackie Mason "Jack" Higginbotham Sr.
May 6, 2020
Jackie Mason “Jack” Higginbotham Sr., 81, of Fairland passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born November 22, 1938, in Wayne County, Kentucky. He was one of thirteen children born to James E. and Maude Kate (Walters) Higginbotham. On September 23, 1961, he married Carolyn Sue “Carol” Rigney, and she preceded him...
Samuel J. Merrick
May 5, 2020
Samuel J. Merrick, 73, of Greenfield passed away May 5, 2020, at his residence. He was born July 15, 1946, in Shelby County, the son of Harold and Ruth (Richardson) Merrick. On August 4, 1966, he married his wife of 53 years, Mary Neeb, and she survives. In addition to Mary, Samuel is survived by son, Samuel J. Merrick Jr....
Eileen Marie Sheehan
May 3, 2020
Eileen Marie Sheehan, 55, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020, at her home. She was born September 29, 1964, in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of George Louis and Doris M. (Liebert) Sheehan. Eileen is survived by her sisters, Maureen Sheehan of Shelbyville, Terri Strouse and husband, Rich, of Indianapolis, and Carol Pogoni and husband, Sam, of Harrison, Ohio;...
Betty M. Williams
Apr 30, 2020
Betty M. Williams, 96, of Shelbyville passed away of natural causes on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at Greenwood Village South in Greenwood. She was born November 20, 1923, in Shelby County, the daughter of William Floyd and Marion (Orem) Mallory. On March 8, 1946, she married William B. Williams, and he preceded her in death on July 28, 2005. Betty...
Rita Wynant Myer
Apr 27, 2020
Rita Wynant Myer, 80, of Morristown, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 27, 2020, at Hancock Regional Hospital. She was born March 14, 1940, in Shelbyville, the daughter of the late Clyde and Alice (Walker) Wynant of Freeport. Rita was also preceded in death by her daughter, Leslie Ann Myer. She is survived by her husband of...
Barbara Sue Dennis
Apr 24, 2020
Barbara Sue Dennis, 78, of Greenfield passed away Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home. She was born March 20, 1942, in Batesville, the daughter of Charles J. and Wilma Ruth (Maple) Kile Neely. On October 24,1987, she married Thomas L. “Tom” Dennis, and he preceded her in death on August 12, 2015. Barbara is survived by her sons, Duane...
Marilynn Kay Girdwood
Apr 18, 2020
Marilynn Kay Girdwood, 79, of Greenfield passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at IU Health North in Carmel. Private services will be observed. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes, 124 E. North St. in Morristown. Online condolences may be shared with Marilynn’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Joseph Edward Hart
Apr 18, 2020
Joseph Edward Hart, 81, passed away on April 18, 2020. Joe was born in Shelbyville, Indiana to the late Maurice Deitzer Hart and Lena Marie (Bausback) Hart. He was the grandson of the grandson of the late Garrett Alfred Hart / Gertrude M. (Deitzer) Hart and Henry Frank Bausback / Mary Katherine (Ford) Bausback. He was preceded in death by...
Charles R. Conover Sr.
Apr 17, 2020
Charles R. Conover, Sr., 73, of Indianapolis, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Friday, April 17, 2020 at his home. Private family services will be observed. Inurnment will be at Asbury Cemetery at a later date. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Online condolences may be shared with the family...
Helen Marie Emma Sexton
Apr 16, 2020
Helen Marie Emma Sexton, 91, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, April 16, 2020, at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born January 3, 1929, in Meeker County, Minnesota to the late Anton and Emma (Nelson) Draxton. On February 11, 1956, she married her husband of 64 years, Robert “Gene” Sexton, and he survives. They were married at St....
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