Obituaries

Margaret Lucille Weaver

Margaret Lucille Weaver

Jan 2, 2014

Margaret Lucile Weaver, of Shelbyville passed away January 2nd 2014 at the age of 88. She was born July 3rd, 1925 in English, Indiana, the daughter of John and Delsie (Young) Stocklin. Margaret is survived by a son, Mike Weaver; daughter-in-law, Margaret Weaver; brother, Ray Stocklin; sisters, Marjorie Smith and Mary McNabb; three grandchildren, Kevin O’Neal, Julie Philpott and Amanda...

Betty Jean Dobbins

Betty Jean Dobbins

Dec 31, 2013

Betty Jean Dobbins, 85, of St. Paul, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born March 20, 1928, in Shelby County, the daughter of Harry and Lillian (Young) Moore. Survivors include her daughters, Jean Swinehart of Indianapolis, Beverly (husband, Dean) Johns of Paris, Texas, Joyce Nolley of Columbus and Robin (fiancé, Phillip Griffin) Nolley...

Susan M. Tunningley

Susan M. Tunningley

Dec 30, 2013

Susan M. Tunningley, 61, of Indianapolis, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. Private family services will be held at a later date. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.

Isabella Marie Ann Asher

Isabella Marie Ann Asher

Dec 27, 2013

Isabella Marie Ann Asher, 36 days, of Manilla, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. She was born November 21, 2013 at IU Health Methodist Hospital, the daughter of Ricky Joe and Cynthia Marie (McHenry) Asher. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Freeman Family Funeral Homes...

Mary Evelyn Giddens

Mary Evelyn Giddens

Dec 23, 2013

Mary Evelyn Giddens, 82, of Indianapolis, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, December 23, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. She was born August 18, 1931, in Connersville, the daughter of Raymond R. and Violet (Smith) Manning. She married Ernest Giddens, and he preceded her in death on January 9, 1990. Survivors include her brother-in-law, Robert Thurston of Shelbyville;...

Beulah Irene Brown

Beulah Irene Brown

Dec 19, 2013

Beulah Irene Brown, 79, of Indianapolis, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013, at University Heights Health and Living Community in Greenwood. She was born October 23, 1934, in Rocklane, the daughter of Harold Paul and Virsel (Weaver) Shipp. On August 8, 1953, she married her husband of 60 years, Morris W. Brown, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons,...

Martha "Alice" Conover

Martha "Alice" Conover

Dec 15, 2013

Martha “Alice” Conover, 82, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. She was born May 3, 1931, in Greensburg, the daughter of Henry Cloid and Fannie M. (Ayers) Long. Survivors include her son, Charles R. Conover, Sr. of Indianapolis; sister, Jean Aldrich of Connersville; grandson, Charlie Conover of Shelbyville; great-grandson,...

Max Romack

Max Romack

Dec 14, 2013

Max Romack, 89, of Morristown, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 at his residence. He was born December 21, 1923, in Hancock County, the son of Nolan and Gertrude (Elsbury) Romack. On October 15, 1947, he married his wife of 54 years, Rosella Tillison, and she preceded him in death on November 30, 2001. Survivors include his daughters, Kathy (Danny...

Ronald Rayl

Ronald Rayl

Dec 14, 2013

Ronald Wayne Rayl, 74, of Wilkinson, passed away, Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born October 4, 1939, in Rushville, the son of Dorothy Alice (Willson) Rigdon. On May 9, 1981, he married Sandra Kay Wise, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, David F. (wife, Kelly) Creekmore of Helotes, Texas and Marcus...

Delmar Albert Hinners

Delmar Albert Hinners

Dec 13, 2013

Delmar Albert Hinners, 89, of Shelbyville, formerly of Marion County, passed away Friday, December 13, 2013 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. He was born June 25, 1924, in Delaware, the son of Frank and Minnie Hinners. Delmar married Kathryn Hastings on August 10, 1946, and she preceded him in death on March 2, 2005. Survivors include his sisters-in-law, Rita (husband,...

Benjamin Franklin Napier

Benjamin Franklin Napier

Dec 12, 2013

Benjamin Franklin Napier, Jr., 75, of Redding, California, formerly of Morristown, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 in his home. He was born June 3, 1938, in Lebanon, Kentucky, and is the son of the late Franklin and Elizabeth Napier of Morristown. Mr. Napier met the love of his life in Los Angeles, California and married Wanda (Bishop) Napier on...

Monte Wayne Wertz

Monte Wayne Wertz

Dec 10, 2013

Monte Wayne Wertz, 61, of Waldron, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Born June 23, 1952, in Shelby County, he was the son of Wayne L. Wertz and Ada (DeBaun) Wertz Fromer. He married Rita Marie Harrell on May 6, 1977, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother, Ada Fromer of Shelbyville; son, Brian Wayne Wertz of Indianapolis; daughter,...

Dr. Rebecca T. Markel

Dr. Rebecca T. Markel

Dec 8, 2013

Dr. Rebecca Thomas Markel, 79, Shelbyville passed away at 1:15 a.m. Sunday, December 8, 2013, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born February 1, 1934, in Brandywine Township, Shelby County, she was the daughter of Milton Headlee and Carris (Sutherland)Thomas, who preceded her in death, and was a member of Old Union United Methodist Church. Survivors include one brother, John Milton...

R. Elmer Carlton

R. Elmer Carlton

Dec 7, 2013

Robert “Elmer” Carlton, 59, of Morristown, passed away, Saturday, December 7, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 10, 1954, at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Robert E. Carlton and Peggy (Knopp) Lahey. On July 2, 1981, he married his wife of 32 years, Connie Elaine Slifer, and she survives. Other...

Harold J. Hardin

Harold J. Hardin

Dec 7, 2013

Harold J. Hardin, 100, of Morristown, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born December 23, 1912, in Hancock County, the son of Banton and Eunice (Gardner) Hardin. On May 30, 1937, he married his wife of 76 years, Helen M. Bever, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Phillip Hardin of...

Virginia Lee "Ginny" Merrell Anderson

Virginia Lee "Ginny" Merrell Anderson

Dec 3, 2013

Virginia Lee “Ginny” Merrell Anderson, 74, of Morristown, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at her residence. She was born February 4, 1939, in Bald Knob, Arkansas, the daughter of Leroy G. and Callie I. (Beavers) Merrell. She married Richard E. Anderson on June 27, 1958, and he preceded her in death on January 13, 2007. Survivors include her son,...

Jerry Allen Smith

Jerry Allen Smith

Dec 1, 2013

Jerry Allen Smith, 60, of Fairland, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at IU Health in Lafayette. He was born January 28, 1953, in Beech Grove, the son of Harold Lloyd and Jennie Lee (Wright) Smith. Jerry is survived by his daughter, Shea (husband, John) Reisinger of Carmel; son, Jed (wife, Heather) Smith of Morristown; sister, Debby Crafton of Shelbyville;...

L. Brad Deupree

L. Brad Deupree

Dec 1, 2013

L. Brad Deupree, 54, of Las Vegas, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at his residence. He was born October 17, 1959, in Texas, the son of William D. and Darlene (Clark) Deupree. Brad is survived by his sister, Dawn (husband, Keith) Branam of Shelbyville; nieces, Tara (husband, Jeff Kieninger) Branam of Shelbyville and Ashlee (husband, Douglas) Walker of Glendale,...

Vera Nancy Howell Shaw

Vera Nancy Howell Shaw

Nov 28, 2013

Vera Nancy Howell Shaw, 75, of Cambridge City, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 in Greenfield. She was born January 22, 1938, in Connersville, the daughter of James and Anna (Galliher) Morris. She married Donald Howell on April 7, 1956, and he preceded her in death on July 19, 1980. On September 17, 1991, she married Jerry Shaw, and he...

Vanessa Gale Manley

Vanessa Gale Manley

Nov 26, 2013

Vanessa Gale Manley, 47, of Fairland, passed away, Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.

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