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Pat (Rosemary) Banawitz, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at MHP Medical Center surrounded by family. A devoted homemaker who loved to care for and entertain family and friends, Pat was born Jan. 25, 1924, in Muncie, the daughter of James and Thelma (Stamm) Hillery. On June 29, 1951, she married John M. Banawitz of Shelbyville,...
Ryan Owen Michael Seiler passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was the son of Dusty C. and Darla K. (Brown) Seiler. Ryan is survived by his parents of Shelbyville; brothers, Tyrone and David; a sister, Mariah; maternal grandparents, Tanya and Bud Finley of Shelbyville; and maternal great-grandparents, Denise Finley of Shelbyville, and Jack...
Verna Marie Dodd, 79, of Homer, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017, at Flat Rock River Lodge in Rushville. She was born May 8, 1937, in Indian Cove, Idaho, the daughter of Lloyd and Viola (Hampton) Wesson. On April 11, 1954, she married Floyd E. Dodd, Sr., and he preceded her in death on March 13, 2002. Verna is survived...
Marilyn E. Burks, 67, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was born January 30, 1950, in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of Fred and Carrie (Hawkins) Murrell. On February 10, 1968, she married Floyd Burks, and he survives. Marilyn is also survived by her sons, Lloyd Burks and wife, Tonya, and Domingo...
William Frank “Bill” Strotman, 67, of Fairland, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born on August 12, 1949, in Indianapolis, the son of Frank William and Harriet F. (Hasler) Strotman. On November 7, 1970, he married his wife of 46 years, Barbara Palmer, and she survives. Bill is also survived by his...
Betty Jean Adams, 82, of St. Paul, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017, at her residence. She was born May 21, 1934, in Decatur County, the daughter of James Robert and Sarah Louise (Coyle) Bottom. On December 14, 1952, she married Herbert Allen Adams, and he preceded her in death on May 27, 1998. Betty is survived by her daughters,...
Mary B. (Thompson) Weakley, 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, January 15, 2017 at the Franklin Methodist Home in Franklin. She was born October 13, 1920, in Morgantown, the daughter of the late Joy and Etoilie (Hamner) Thompson. Mary B. married Wilbur O. “Wib” Weakley on December 25, 1938, and he preceded her in death in 1994. In addition...
R. David “Dave” Waggoner, 77, a lifelong Gwynneville resident, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis. He was born February 23, 1939, in Hancock County, the son of Thomas M. and Nettie (Six) Waggoner. He married Juanita Hickman on January 19, 1957, and she survives. Dave is also survived by his daughter, Terri Hagel and husband,...
Patsy M. Drake, 86, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at her residence at McKay Manor. She was born September 4, 1930 in Shelbyville, the daughter of Roy and Martha (Shutt) Pile. On November 4, 1950, she married Richard Drake, and he preceded her in death on October 25, 2009. Patsy is survived by her sons, R. Douglas...
Fredrick Vance Shelton, 91, of Waldron, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Major Hospital. He was born December 10, 1925, in Shelbyville, the son of John and Mary Jane (Stewart) Shelton. He married Emma Grimes on June 28, 1947, and she preceded him in death on July 12, 2007. Fredrick is survived by his daughters, Karen Phillips of Epworth,...
Charles "Chuck" Oberman, 59, of Shelbyville was called home on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, after a hard fought battle. Chuck was born to Richard and Ramona Oberman on December 5, 1957. He graduated from Rushville High School in 1976, served four years in the United States Air Force, then four years in the United States Army. He married Debra Brewer...
Elizabeth Ann Lopez, 91, of Plainfield, formerly of Shelby County, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Plainfield Health Care in Plainfield. Private family services will be observed. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
Patricia Ann Edwards, 82, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born December 14, 1934 in Stonefort, Illinois, the daughter of Clarence Delbert and Eva Mae (Hord) Bryan. On June 13, 1953, she married Finis Edwards, and he preceded her in death on October 19, 2014. Patricia is survived by...
Mona Gayle Miller, 81, of Crown Point, formerly of Morristown, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at her residence. She was born June 1, 1935, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of James Max and Anna Olive (Millis) Miller. Mona is survived by her sister-in-law, Phyllis Miller of Morristown; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...
Alice “Jewell” Collins, 80, of Fairland, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 at her residence. She was born April 5, 1936, in Paintsville, Kentucky, the daughter of Winfield Sr. and Audrey (Montgomery) Holbrook. She married Ishmeal Collins on December 12 1953, and he preceded her in death on September 2, 1979. Jewell is survived by her daughter, Nancy Block and...
Harry Earl Smith, 76, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. He was born January 2, 1941, in Cheboygan, Michigan, the son of Harry L. and Marjorie (Bass) Smith. On January 7, 1962, he married Eula Irene “EI” Bowlby, and she survives. Harry is also survived by his daughter, Trudy Ann Smith...
Michael Dean Stith, 56, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at his residence. He was born August 1, 1960, in Shelbyville, the son of Richard Vernon and Etta “Faye” (Walker) Stith. Michael is survived by his sister, Mary Louise Gregory and husband, Michael, of Shelbyville; and close friends, Lena Brown and family, Greg Reinbold and Gary Branson, all...
Phyllis A. Newkirk, 84, of formerly Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 in Indianapolis. She was born September 16, 1932, in Farmington, Michigan, the daughter of Frank and Frances (McClusky) Hough. She married Arvon Newkirk on September 16, 2002, and he preceded her in death on October 25, 2016. Phyllis is survived by her daughters, Cynthia “Cindy” (Ricklefs) Junken...
John Keith Williams, 71, of Shelby County, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at his home. He was born December 25, 1945, in Indianapolis, the son of Marcellus W. and Georgia E. (Sandefur) Williams. John is survived by several cousins including, Tom Debaun and wife, Milly, of Waldron, Tim Debaun and wife, Jennifer, of Fishers; close friends, David and Gail...
Dorothy Jane Marshall, 92, of Boggstown, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 17, 1924 in Mitchell, the daughter of Sherman and Naomi (Fry) Belcher. In 1947, she married Austin Parker, and he preceded her in death in 1961. She married Aubrey Marshall in 1964, and he preceded her in death in 1988. Dorothy...