Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Shelbyville, Indiana
Carroll West Jr.
Aug 14, 2009
Carroll West Jr., 79, of Shelbyville died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at his home. Born Oct. 20, 1929, in Somerset, Ky., he was the son of William Henry and Neatie (Hines) West Sr. He married Bertie Rollins on Sept. 1, 1956, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Kathy Norton of Edinburgh, Carolyn Boucher, Kim Herring and Ellen...
Darla J. Hurley
Aug 13, 2009
Visitation: Saturday 3:00 - 6:00 pm @ Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, IN. Service: 6:00 pm Saturday @ the funeral home with cremation to follow. Contributions may be made to the Darla J. Hurley Memorial Fund in c/o Murphy-Parks Funeral Service.
Linda S. Bullard-Gerstner
Aug 13, 2009
Visitation: Friday 4:00 - 8:00 pm @ Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, IN Celebration of Life: Saturday @ the funeral home @ 10:00 am with cremation to follow.
Michael Allen Tolliver
Aug 11, 2009
Graveside Service @ Miller Cemetery, Shelby County 1:00 pm on Friday, August 14th
Anita Karen Sturgill
Aug 10, 2009
Anita Karen Sturgill, 66, of Shelbyville died Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, at her home. Born Sept. 16, 1942, in Jamestown, Ky., she was the daughter of Carl and Mary D. (Kean) Whittle. Survivors include her son, Alan (wife, Janie) Sturgill of Waldron; daughters, Rhonda (husband, Kurt) Wilson and Marianne Sturgill, both of Shelbyville; sisters, Judy Whittle and Sandra Whittle,...
Maxine E. Thurston
Jul 22, 2009
Maxine E. Thurston, 78, of Fairland died Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born Oct. 6, 1930, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Sherman and Lillie R. (VanGordon) Crafton. She married Richard W. Thurston on July 6, 1966, in Nashville, Tenn., and he survives. Other survivors include her daughters, Norma (husband, Robert) Bottom of Ohio, Cindy...
Gale Elizabeth Simpson
Jul 21, 2009
Gale Elizabeth Simpson, 66, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at her home. Born April 11, 1943, in Daisy, Ky., she was the daughter of Robert and Wreva (Bowman) Cornette. She married John D. Simpson on May 30, 1998, and he survives. Other survivors include her children, Beth Anne Piercefield, Mary Ellen Jarrard and Jack Andrew Piercefield, all...
Mary Lou Speece
Jul 6, 2009
Mary Lou Speece, 88, of Shelbyville, died Monday, July 6, 2009, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Oct. 2, 1920, in Mount Carmel, Ill., she was the daughter of James W. and Ada Lee (McCuan) Lawrence. She married Ernest L. Speece on July 16, 1951, and he preceded her in death on July 31, 1979. Survivors include sons, Charles...
Lelah Ruth Feuerstine
Jun 30, 2009
Lelah Ruth Feuerstine, 88, of Shelby County died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Morristown Manor in Morristown. Born July 17, 1920, in Columbus, she was the daughter of Charles and Lydie (Stevens) Ellsworth. She married Alfred Feuerstine on March 25, 1939, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 31, 1996. Survivors include her daughters, Gloria Jane (husband, Bob)...
John E. Bush
Jun 28, 2009
John E. Bush, 67, of Flat Rock died Sunday, June 28, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital South Campus, Indianapolis. Born March 9, 1942, in Fairland, he was the son of William W. and Marian H. (Collins) Bush. Survivors include his brothers, Donald Bush of Flat Rock and Larry Bush of Shelbyville; and sister, Nora Ann Leach of Flat Rock....
Deloris M. Fox
Jun 25, 2009
Deloris M. Fox, 80, of Shelbyville died Thursday, June 25, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born Aug. 19, 1928, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Ralph and Mary J. (Sandefur) Badgley. She married Cecil Fox in February of 1946, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 1990. Survivors include her sons, Larry W. (wife, Linda) Fox, Jimmie...
Lillian B. Pollman
Jun 24, 2009
Lillian B. Pollman, 93, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at Waldron Health & Rehab Center in Waldron. Born Feb. 16, 1916, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Frank H. and Elizabeth (Schaf) Fischer. She married John William Pollman on Oct. 24, 1945, and he preceded her in death on June 19, 1993. Survivors include his...
Gary Lewis Bahr
Jun 23, 2009
Gary Lewis Bahr, 69, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at his home. No public services will be observed. Arrangements have been entrusted to Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison St.
Gladys E. Higgins
Jun 22, 2009
Gladys E. "Granny" Higgins, 93, of Waldron died Monday, June 22, 2009, at Waldron Health & Rehab Center. Born Feb. 14, 1916, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Edward and Mattie (Gregory) Badgley. She married J. Victor Higgins Sr., and he preceded her in death. Survivors include her grandsons, Mike (wife, Maru) Olson of Moscow and Kevin (wife,...
Janice L. Mcdaniel
Jun 19, 2009
Janice L. McDaniel, 69, of Hope died Friday, June 19, 2009, in English, Ind., at the home of her daughter, where she had been living since her illness. Born May 13, 1940, in Mansville, Ky., she was the daughter of Latt and Flossie Kay (Bright) Garrett. Survivors include her daughters, Joni Kay (husband, Tony) Shaw of Shelbyville, Carlene (husband,...
Mary Margaret Boule
Jun 13, 2009
Visitation: Thursday 4:oo pm - 8:00 pm @ Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, IN Service: Friday 11:00 am @ St. Michael's Catholic Church, Greenfield, IN Memorial contributions may be made to; Hospice of Hancock County.
Betty C. Walton Moore
Jun 13, 2009
Betty C. Walton Moore, 82, of Shelbyville died Saturday, June 13, 2009, at the home of her daughter. Born July 12, 1926, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of George and Gladys (Hill) Armstrong. She married Arthur "Bud" Walton in 1950, and he preceded her in death in 1979. She married Edghill Moore in 1992, and he survives. Other...
Sylvia Elaine Ellis-Fykes
Jun 11, 2009
Sylvia Elaine Ellis-Fykes, 60, of Shelbyville died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born Aug. 25, 1948, in Springfield, Tenn., she was the firstborn of the late William Robert and Mable (Lewis) Ellis. She married Gordon Franklin Fykes, and he survives. Other survivors include her children, Brian Scott Ellis, DeAnn Michelle Ellis, Gordon Sylvester (wife, Rhonda) Fykes and...
Terry L. Prather
Jun 6, 2009
Visitation will be on; Wednesday from 4:00 - 8:00 pm @ Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville Service on; Thursday @ 10:00 am @ the funeral home with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.
Jerry S. Branson
Jun 4, 2009
Jerry Stanley Branson, 73, of Shelbyville died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born April 10, 1936, in Shelbyville, he was the son of William C. and Edna May (Stanley) Branson. Survivors include his brothers, John Branson (fiancee, Leslie), Jim (wife, Sharon) Branson and Bill (wife, Martha Joann) Branson, all of Shelbyville; and sister, Sharon (husband, Lynn) Turner...

