Obituaries
Norman Dwain Ivie
Mar 4, 2015
Norman Dwain Ivie, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away, Wednesday March 4, 2015 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. He was born July 7, 1933, in Shelbyville, the son of Frank D. and Wynona (Talbert) Ivie. On January 16, 1954, he married his wife of 60 years, Karen Markley, and she survives. Norman is also survived by his brother, John Herb Ivie...
G. Edwin "Ed" Gaston
Mar 2, 2015
G. Edwin "Ed" Gaston, 72, of Indianapolis, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at Indiana University Health North Hospital in Carmel. He was born March 21, 1942, in Shelbyville, the son of Dr. C. G. and Thelma (Faulconer) Gaston. Mr. Gaston is survived by his son, Randall Gaston of Edinburgh; grandson, Ryan Gaston of Edinburgh; and his beloved cat, Cali....
Ruth Irene Franklin
Feb 27, 2015
Ruth Irene Franklin, 85, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 at her residence. She was born August 21, 1929, in Greenfield, the daughter of Napoleon and Effie (Fletcher) Grigsby. On September 5, 1946, she married her husband of 57 years, Orville Lloyd Franklin, he preceded her in death on March 21, 2004. Ruth is survived by her sons,...
Charles A. Banschbach
Feb 25, 2015
Charles A. Banschbach, 83, of Shelbyville, passed away, Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 23, 1931, in Shelbyville, the son of the late Gus A. and Velma (Habig) Banschbach. In 1953 he married, his wife of 62 years, Sally S. Rowsey, and she survives. Charles is also survived by his cousin, Janett Byrd of Walnut...
Margaret Ella (Douglas) Haehl
Feb 24, 2015
Margaret Ella (Douglas) Haehl, 98, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born April 17, 1916, in Shelby County, the daughter of the late Maurice and Vera (Hobart) Douglas. She married John D. Haehl on February 10, 1946, and he preceded her in death on January 7, 1983. Margaret is...
Iva Louise Bernard
Feb 21, 2015
Iva Louise Bernard, 89, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at her residence. She was born November 29, 1925 in Rolan, Cinton County, Kentucky, the daughter of Will Clyde and Dona Bell (Williams) Wilborn. On December 11, 1943, she married her husband of 57 years, Joseph Green Bernard, and he preceded her in death on July 4, 2001....
Marjorie C. Sandefur
Feb 18, 2015
Marjorie C. Sandefur, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. She was born September 10, 1921, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Raymond and Opal (Drake) Cutsinger. Marjorie married Loyd J. Sandefur on February 19, 1938, and he preceded her in death on November 7, 1985. She is survived by her daughter, Carole Dene...
Jacqueline Deloris "Jackie" Lummis
Feb 18, 2015
Jacqueline Deloris “Jackie” Lummis, 84, of Shelbyville, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville, with her family at her side. She was born August 14, 1930, in Morristown, the daughter of Melbourne and Miriam (Lines) McGinnis. She married Milan Lummis on February 4, 1950, and he preceded her in death...
Marian Elizabeth "Beth" Bremer
Feb 17, 2015
Marian Elizabeth “Beth” Bremer, 88, of Columbus, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Keepsake Village in Columbus. Burial will be at Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville, with a memorial service at a later date. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
Louie D Hamner Jr.
Feb 10, 2015
Louie D Hamner, Jr., 84, our beloved patriarch, passed away on Tuesday February 10, 2015. Louie D was born February 2, 1931, in Mt. Auburn, IN to Louie D and Vivian M. (Lisk) Hamner, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary L. (Sloan) Hamner of Mt. Auburn, IN (formerly of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania). He is also survived...
Jack W. Sanders
Feb 7, 2015
Jack W. Sanders, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. He was born June 6, 1921, in Shelbyville, the son of Perce G. and Hazel (Winkles) Sanders. On May 29, 1946, he married his wife of 69 years, Florine Weintraut, and she survives. Jack is also survived by his...
Martha Jean Ford
Feb 6, 2015
Martha Jean Ford, 71, of Morristown, went home to be with the Lord Friday, February 6, 2015 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. She was born June 23, 1943, in Huntington, West Virginia, the daughter of Leonard Allen and Helen Mae (Allen) Wallace. On November 15, 1958, she married her husband of 56 years, Albert “Jay” Ford, and he survives....
Marion B. McCord
Feb 4, 2015
Marion Louise Bateman McCord, 88, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2015 at Cypress Run at Morristown Manor in Morristown, Indiana. She was born August 17, 1926, in Tampa, Florida, to Richard Dupuy and Madeline Louise (Brack) Bateman. Marion lived a full life and left a legacy of love and forthrightness to her family. She grew up quickly through the...
Wanda Woosley
Jan 31, 2015
Wanda Woosley, 91, of Morristown, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Waldron Health and Rehab in Waldron. She was born May 19, 1923, in Butler County, Kentucky, the daughter of Henry and Eva (Embry) Bratcher. On November 5, 1948, she married her husband of 53 years, Paul Leon Woosley, and he preceded her in death on December 16, 2001....
Loretta Mae Hallgarth
Jan 31, 2015
Loretta Mae Hallgarth, 75, of Morristown, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Major Hospital. She was born August 27, 1939, in Rush County, the daughter of Carl Nigh, Sr. and Louise (Logsdon) Nigh Rhodes. Loretta is survived by her mother of Rushville; daughters, Robin Ailes and husband, Evertt, of Fairland and Vicky Ailes and husband, Alvin,...
Carolyn Louise Martin
Jan 29, 2015
Carolyn Louise Martin, 86, of Fairland, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at her residence. She was born January 15, 1929, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Clifford and Lola (Schmoe) Handy. She married Robert E. Martin on June 12, 1948, and he preceded her in death in November of 1971. Survivors include her sons, Robert E. Martin, Jr., and wife,...
Harriet H. Munger
Jan 29, 2015
Harriet H. Munger, 92, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born June 21, 1922, in Waverly, West Virginia, the daughter of John C. and Hazel (Ogdin) Hammat. On July 20, 1947, she married her husband of 65 years, Raymond F. “Bud” Munger, and he preceded her in death April 20, 2013....
Lowell "Gene" Rainey
Jan 26, 2015
Lowell “Gene” Rainey, 80, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1934, in Shelbyville, the son of Orville and Mary Catherine (Slusser) Rainey. On May 23, 1958, he married his wife of 56 years, Hazel Jenkins, and she preceded him in death on May 25, 2014. Survivors include his sister, Patricia...
Donna Louise Moore
Jan 23, 2015
Donna Louise Moore, 73, of Dale, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Core Nursing in Dale. She was born May 23, 1941, in Moral Township, the daughter of Leslie and Mary Elizabeth (Sills) Andrews. She married Norman Moore on April 16, 1960, and he preceded her in death on January 1, 1998. Survivors include sisters, Shirley Gephart of Rushville...
Rosemary "Rosie" Piersall
Jan 21, 2015
Rosemary “Rosie” Piersall, 68, of Fairland, beloved wife, mother and grandmother went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from her courageous fight with acute myeloid leukemia surrounded by her family. She was born October 6, 1946, in Raywick, Kentucky, the daughter of Joseph Henry and Mary Catherine (Russell) Leake. On October 17, 1963, she married...