Obituaries

Vanessa Gaehl Turner

Vanessa Gaehl Turner

May 21, 2014

Vanessa Gaehl Fritz, 6 weeks, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Payton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born April 9, 2014 in Shelbyville, the daughter of Travis Ray Fritz and Ashley Nicole Manley. Vanessa is survived by her parents of Shelbyville; twin sister, Lita May Rose Fritz; brother, Leroy Charles Fritz; grandparents, Steven Russell Manley of Fairland,...

Thelma "Dee" Gray

Thelma "Dee" Gray

May 19, 2014

Thelma “Dee” Gray, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away, with her three children at her bedside, Monday, May 19, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born August 11, 1925, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Edmond and Martha (Featherstone) Smith. Dee met Robert E. Gray and fell in love, they married and shared 37 years together until his sudden death....

Terry William Coppaway

Terry William Coppaway

May 16, 2014

Terry William Coppaway, 64, of Gwynneville, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. He was born July 9, 1949, in St. Mary’s, Missouri, the son of Lawrence William and Della Josephine “Jody” (Mowry) Coppaway. He married Nancy Scharschmidt on November 1, 1985, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Perryville, Missouri; sisters, Linda...

Lowell Curtis Armstrong II

Lowell Curtis Armstrong II

May 13, 2014

Lowell Curtis “Buddy” Armstrong II, 52, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Especially Kidz in Shelbyville. Buddy was born July 30, 1961, in Shelbyville, the son of Lowell Armstrong and Linda (Neeb) Beach. He is survived by his father, Lowell Armstrong and wife, Judy of Shelbyville; mother, Linda Beach of Shelbyville; sisters, Susan Armstrong of Shelbyville, Carol...

Randall J. "Randy" Gindling

Randall J. "Randy" Gindling

May 12, 2014

Randall J. “Randy” Gindling, 57, of Fairland, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 15, 1956, in Indianapolis, the son of Carl Gindling and Theresa Flanagan. He married Christina “Chris” Means on July 23, 1994, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Randall “Scott” Gindling and girlfriend, Hayley Challis...

Andrea Jeanne (Myers) Gray

Andrea Jeanne (Myers) Gray

May 11, 2014

Andrea Jeanne (Myers) Gray, 52, of Shelbyville, went home to be with the Lord on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville following a brief illness. She was born October 18, 1961 in Gloversville, New York, a daughter of Rev. Donald and Paula (Honeywell) Myers. Andrea was a 1979 graduate of Mohonasen High School in Schenectady,...

Mary Rose Moorhead

Mary Rose Moorhead

May 2, 2014

Mary Rose Moorhead, 95, of Indianapolis, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 at Fransican St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born October 18, 1918, in Shelby County, the daughter of George and Catherine (Hirschauer) Swope. She married Kenneth O. Moorhead on December 12, 1948, and he preceded her in death on September 26, 1999. Survivors include her daughters, Denise...

Todd Aaron Martin

Todd Aaron Martin

May 2, 2014

Todd Aaron Martin, 71, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 at Baylor Regional Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas. He was born February 18, 1943, in Terre Haute, the son of Joseph W. and Nancy “Alice” (Morris) Martin. On January 15, 1967, he married his wife of 47 years, Halcia Cox, and she survives. Other survivors include his son,...

Sidney Bruce Morse

Sidney Bruce Morse

May 2, 2014

Sidney Bruce Morse, 77, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. He was born November 2, 1936, in Cambridge City, the son of Floyd and Lena (Smith) Morse. Survivors include his sons, Thomas Morse and Kenneth Morse, both of Shelbyville, Robert Morse of Cambridge City; daughter, Rebecca Quinn of Jacksonville,...

Michael E. Heck

Michael E. Heck

Apr 29, 2014

Michael E. Heck, 67, of Morristown, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born November 23, 1946, in Indianapolis, the son of William A. and Edna May (Johnson) Heck. On August 6, 1967, he married his wife of 46 years, Cynthia K. Sanders, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Amie Strohl...

Allan Gene Karnes Jr.

Allan Gene Karnes Jr.

Apr 17, 2014

Allan Gene Karnes, Jr., 53, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at his residence. He was born September 20, 1960, in Indianapolis, the son of Allan Gene Sr. and Margaret Ann (Munden) Karnes. Allan is survived by his parents of Shelbyville; daughters, Mandy Barngrover and husband, Jeff of Shelbyville and Sabrina Barnes of Greensburg; sons, John Allan Karnes...

Dorothy Burns

Dorothy Burns

Apr 10, 2014

Dorothy Burns, 89, of Franklin, formerly of Boggstown, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Franklin United Methodist Home in Franklin. She was born March 14, 1925, in Liberty, Kentucky, the daughter of Frank and Vida (Haste) Daniels. She married Kenneth H. Burns, and he preceded her in death on December 14, 1990. Dorothy is survived by her daughters, Patti...

Arlene S. Edmonds

Arlene S. Edmonds

Apr 7, 2014

Arlene Bright Smith Edmonds, 74, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at Fransican St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born May 6, 1939, in Marion County, Kentucky, the daughter of Oscar and Hattie (Spurling) Bright. She married Cordell Edmonds on May 5, 2000, and he survives. Other survivors include brother, Oscar Vincent “Wink” Bright of Shelbyville; sisters,...

Charles Robert "Bob" Norman

Charles Robert "Bob" Norman

Apr 6, 2014

Charles Robert “Bob” Norman, born July 14, 1936, in Lebanon, Indiana. Died 11:45 p.m. April 6, 2014 at the Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Howard and Ruby Ellen Louck Norman and a sister, Mary Jane Norman. Bob graduated Frankfort High School and Purdue University with a B.S. degree in...

Edward Fleming Dunaway

Edward Fleming Dunaway

Apr 6, 2014

Edward Fleming “Ed” Dunaway, 87, of Fairland, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. He was born October 2, 1926, in Muses Mills, Kentucky, the son of Marvin and Hazel (Davis) Dunaway. On December 31, 1949, he married his wife, Frances Kirby, and she preceded him in death on January 9, 1993. Survivors include...

Mary M. Skaggs

Mary M. Skaggs

Apr 1, 2014

Mary M. Skaggs, 89, of Osgood, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Manderly Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born Tuesday, April 8, 1924, in Casey County, Kentucky, the daughter of William Herschel and Edith Gertrude (Delk) Wooten. She married Omer Skaggs in 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1986. Mary is survived...

Susan L. Davis

Susan L. Davis

Mar 29, 2014

The Rev. Susan Lynn Davis, 44, of Fairland, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born May 27, 1969, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Everett “Ego” and Wilma (Merrell) Davis. Susan is survived by her brother, Steven Merrell Davis and wife, Tammy, of Morristown; nieces, Janice Louise Davis and Mikayla Grace Davis; nephew,...

Donna M. Sipe

Donna M. Sipe

Mar 29, 2014

Donna Mae Sipe, 83, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Indianapolis. She was born February 6, 1931, in Yorktown, the daughter of Merle and Edith (Miller) Swanger. On December 24, 1950, she married her husband of 61 years, Dohn C. Sipe, and he preceded her in death on October 16, 2012. Survivors include...

Russell Lee Hargrove

Russell Lee Hargrove

Mar 26, 2014

Russell Lee Hargrove, 57, of Morristown, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at St. Vincent Heart Center in Indianapolis. He was born April 4, 1956, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Ronald S. and Rosemary (West) Hargrove. He married Cindy Beth Meece on July 2, 2010, and she survives. Other survivors include his parents of Indianapolis; sons, Jeremy D....

David Gumm

David Gumm

Mar 23, 2014

David Melvin Gumm, 54, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born April 16, 1959, in Marion County, the son of Melvin and Joann (Ott) Gumm. David is survived by his mother of Beech Grove; wife, Helen Hoskins of Shelbyville; daughter, Jessie Louise Gumm and fiance’ Elijah Bontrager of Shelbyville; brother, Tommy...

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