Obituaries

Tabitha M. Floyd

Tabitha M. Floyd

Jun 4, 2014

Tabitha M. Floyd, 91, of Morristown, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. She was born September 26, 1922, in London, Kentucky, the daughter of Jesse and Lucy (Boone) Floyd. On February 13, 1943, she married her husband of 57 years, Birchel O. Floyd, and he preceded her in death on August 10, 2000. Survivors...

Richard W. "Dick" Jones, Sr.

Richard W. "Dick" Jones, Sr.

Jun 1, 2014

Richard W. “Dick” Jones, Sr., 86, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Cypress Run in Morristown. He was born October 8, 1927, in Indianapolis, the son of Floyd Sr. and Hazel (Nail) Jones. He married Joanne Stites on March 15, 1952, and she preceded him in death on November 26, 1989. Survivors include his sons, Richard W....

Estel "Tuck" Broughton

Estel "Tuck" Broughton

Jun 1, 2014

Estel “Tuck” Broughton, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at his residence. He was born April 27, 1926, in South Shore, Kentucky, the son of Edward and Ethel (Watkins) Broughton. On March 29, 1946, he married his wife of 68 years, Goldie Viola Lane, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Jim Broughton and wife, Debbie...

Donald Scott Richardson

Donald Scott Richardson

May 29, 2014

Donald Scott Richardson, 69, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. He was born February 28, 1945, in Santa Cruz, California, the son of James Richardson and Shirley (White) Denslow. He married Nancy E. Chueden on May 30, 1963, and she preceded him in death on September 12, 1993. Survivors include his...

Phillip W. Brown

Phillip W. Brown

May 29, 2014

Phillip W. Brown, 77, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born February 17, 1937, in Shelby County, the eldest son of Warren and Blanche (Pitts) Brown. In 1957, he married Nancy E. Taylor, and she survives. Other survivors include sons, Matt Brown and wife, Barbara of Prince’s Lakes, and...

Ned Hiram Cole

Ned Hiram Cole

May 28, 2014

Ned Hiram Cole, 80, of Rushville, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born August 6, 1933, in Shelby County, the son of Hiram B. and Mildred Pearl (Benefiel) Cole. On December 1, 1968, he married his wife of 43 years, Janet Ann Marshall Lawson, and she preceded him in death on June 16,...

June Amelia Adams

June Amelia Adams

May 28, 2014

June Amelia Adams, 85, of Fowlerville, Michigan, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital in Howell, Michigan. She was born March 3, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of William Samuel and Anna (Podamajerski) McNeill. She married James Adams in September of 1948, and he preceded her in death on November 3,...

Hazel Claire Rainey

Hazel Claire Rainey

May 25, 2014

Hazel Claire Rainey, 80, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at her residence. She was born March 16, 1934, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Jack and Helen (Comstock) Jenkins. On May 23, 1958, she married her husband of 56 years, Gene Rainey. Survivors include her husband of Shelbyville; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...

Rhea Marie Linville

Rhea Marie Linville

May 24, 2014

Rhea Marie Linville, 73, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at her residence. She was born May 5, 1941, in Hancock County, the daughter of Albert and Martha (Alexander) Martin. In 1962, she married Dwain E. Linville, and he preceded her in death on April 14, 1996. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda Shelton and husband, Jeffery of Shelbyville...

Jimmy Wayne Shelton

Jimmy Wayne Shelton

May 23, 2014

Jimmy Wayne Shelton, 60, of Martinsville, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born January 24, 1954, in Shelbyville, the son of Gene and Marie (Morrison) Shelton. Survivors include his companion of over 20 years, Sue Coy of Martinsville; sons, Jimmy Shelton Jr. and wife, Carrie of Bargarsville and Larry Shelton of...

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...