Obituaries
Kay N. Woollen
Jul 4, 2015
Kay N. Woollen, aged 83, keeled over deader than a mackerel yesterday, Saturday, July 4, 2015. He was born on June 6, 1932, in Hammond, the only child of Dorothea Irene Norcross Woollen (Castana, IA) and William Wesley Woollen (Fairmount, IN). Raised in Dyer, Indiana, he graduated from St. John Township High School in 1950 (now Lake Central) and received...
E. Genevieve (Tyner) Cory
Jul 3, 2015
E. Genevieve (Tyner) Cory, 93, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born December 8, 1921 on the family farm in Northern Shelby County, where she spent her entire life. On November 3, 1945, she married Forrest B. “Frosty” Cory, and he preceded her in death on December 30, 2003. Genevieve is survived by...
Richard Neil Lane
Jul 2, 2015
Richard Neil Lane, 64, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away July 2, 2015 at home. He was born November 2, 1950, in Franklin, Indiana, the son of William George and Margaret Marciel (Huntsman) Lane. On July 2, 1972, he married his wife of 43 years, Rosalie Ann Huhnke, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Indianapolis; son, Richard Lane...
Doris "Ruth" Brown Theobald
Jul 1, 2015
Doris “Ruth” Brown Theobald, 90, of Shelbyville, was ill for about two years before passing away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. She was born March 30, 1925, in Rush County, the daughter of Howard and Laura “May” (King) Brown. She married Joe Theobald on May 1, 1943, and he preceded her in death on August 31, 1960. Ruth is survived...
Abbi Grace Smith
Jul 1, 2015
Abbi Grace Smith, infant, of Shelbyville, passed away July 1, 2015 at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville. She was born to Tyler and Keri (Spivey) Smith. Abbi is survived by her parents of Shelbyville; brother, Connor Smith of Shelbyville; grandparents, Teresa and Jeff Smith of Flat Rock and Keli and Eric Pugh of Morristown; great-grandparents, Gene and Dixie McMillin and...
JoAnn May Bateman
Jun 28, 2015
JoAnn May Bateman, 84, of Morristown, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Ambassador Health in Centerville. She was born May 22, 1931, in Indianapolis, the daughter of James N. Sr. and Margaret C. (Grannemann) Bateman. JoAnn is survived by her nieces, Elaine A. Wilhelm and husband, Jerry, of Morristown and Donna L. Reed and husband, Randy, of Arlington; nephew,...
Jeffrey Daniel "Jeff" Smaglinski
Jun 21, 2015
Jeffrey Daniel “Jeff” Smaglinski, 42, of Gwynneville, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015 at his residence. He was born September 3, 1972, in Bad Axe, Michigan, the son of Gerald and Barbara (Casey) Smaglinski. Jeff is survived by his father of Shelbyville; daughter, Caitlynn Smaglinski of Indianapolis; son, Nicholas Smaglinski of Indianapolis; sisters, Julie Wilhelm and Jill Fannin and significant...
Reba F. Cochran
Jun 17, 2015
Reba F. Cochran, 93, of Morristown, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born March 3, 1922, in Shelby County, the daughter of the late Harry and Ruth (Greene) Knowlton. She married Kenneth Cochran on December 20, 1940, and he preceded her in death on October 27, 1983. Reba is survived by her son,...
Peggy Arlene Wright
Jun 13, 2015
Peggy Arlene Wright, 60, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born October 27, 1954, in Shelbyville, the daughter of the late Ransom Dagley and Barbara E. (Wells) Preidt. Peggy is survived by her father, John Preidt, Jr. of Shelbyville and his companion, Madelyn Skillman of Jacksonville, Florida; daughters, Kim Burris and husband, Steve,...
Barbara Jean Walsman
Jun 13, 2015
Barbara Jean Walsman, 76, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born October 13, 1938, in Morris, the daughter of Anthony and Bernice (Bear) Vierling. Barbara is survived by her mother of Shelbyville; daughters, Jeannie Walsman, Kandy Walsman, Brenda Williams and Tammy Morgan and husband, Jason, all of Shelbyville, Patricia Elliott and husband, Billy,...
Ada P. Wertz Fromer
Jun 10, 2015
Ada P. Wertz Fromer, 86, a lifelong Shelbyville resident, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born February 28, 1929, in Johnson County, the daughter of Ithamer and Pearl (Spencer) DeBaun. She married Wayne L. Wertz on September 13, 1947, and he preceded her in death on March 30, 1976. On August...
Clyde Maxwell Cain Pruitt
Jun 9, 2015
Clyde Maxwell Cain Pruitt, infant, of Greenwood, passed away June 9, 2015 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. He was born June 9, 2015, to Donald Alan II and Kylee Marie (Morgan) Pruitt. Clyde is survived by his parents of Greenwood; sister, Annabelle Marie; brother, Ethan Michael William; grandparents, Brenda D. Pruitt, Paul W. Morgan, Kristy L. Morgan and Mary...
Richard James Whalley
Jun 9, 2015
Richard James Whalley, 44, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, passed away, Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Lehigh Acres. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, June 27, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 125 E. Broadway St. in Shelbyville. Burial was at St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery in Shelby County. Services were entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory,...
Marian L. McNew
Jun 6, 2015
Marian Louise (Fox) Gaines McNew, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Heartway in Indianapolis. She was born June 27, 1921, in Shelby County, to Preston and Ida (Johnson) Fox. She married Howard Glen Gaines in 1939. She married Eugene C. McNew in 1973, and he preceded her in death in 2003. Survivors include four children: Julie...
Roger Lee Wenger
Jun 5, 2015
Roger Lee Wenger, 34, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015 in Pendleton. He was born April 3, 1981, in Shelbyville, the son of Roger W. and Gladys June (Brown) Wenger. He married Jessica Bozmiac, and she survives. Roger is also survived by his parents of Shelbyville; sister, Kayla Brown and fiance’, David Burton, of Shelbyville; paternal grandmother, Dorothy...
Richard B. "Dick" Kessinger
Jun 5, 2015
Richard B. “Dick” Kessinger, 74, of Waldron, passed away June 5, 2015, at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born July 4, 1940, in Grant County, the son of Thomas and Henrietta (O’Niell) Kessinger. He married Susan Gagetta on June 21, 1980, and she survives. Richard is also survived by his son, Brandt Kessinger and wife, Brooke and their children,...
Florine M. Sanders
Jun 4, 2015
Florine M. Sanders, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 at her residence. She was born on January 27, 1927 in Wabash County, to the late Clarence and Erma (Wisker) Weintraut. She married Jack W. Sanders on May 29, 1946 and they began a loving life-long partnership. Florine was the Vice President of Sanders Interiors, Inc., an interior...
Marilyn A. Thurston
Jun 3, 2015
Marilyn A. Thurston, 82, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, surrounded by family at the Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour. She was born November 14, 1932, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Bedna and Jesse (Terhune) Massingale. On April 20, 1952, she married her husband of 63 years, Keith B. Thurston, and he survives. Marilyn is also survived...
Betty Jean Elizabeth Jeffries
Jun 2, 2015
Betty Jean Elizabeth Jeffries, 81, of Morristown, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born April 12, 1934, in Michigan, the daughter of Willie and Vera (Osborne) Mize. In September of 1950, she married her husband of 57 years, Jack Jeffries, and he preceded her in death on September 9, 2007. Betty is...
Mark A. Tunningley
Jun 2, 2015
Mark A. Tunningley, 59, of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at his residence. Private services will be observed. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
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