Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Shelbyville, Indiana

Bertha Marie Mcneely

Bertha Marie Mcneely

Mar 7, 2008

Bertha Marie McNeely, 94, of Shelbyville died Saturday, March 7, 2008, at Major Hospital. Born June 10, 1913, in Avoca, Iowa, she was the daughter of Alonzo and Anna (Hines) Hipshur. She married Maurice William McNeely on May 14, 1933, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 11, 1957. Survivors include her daughters, Louise (husband, Johnny) Stephens and...

Estelle Mae Mann

Estelle Mae Mann

Mar 6, 2008

Estelle Mae Mann, 93, of Shelbyville died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Regency Place of Greenfield. Born May 8, 1914, in Marion County, Ky., she was the daughter of Virgil and Vergie (Paris) Lindsey. She married William G. Mann on Dec. 20, 1928, and he preceded her in death in 1975. Survivors include her grandchildren, Cindy D. (husband, Joel)...

Emil Meltzer

Emil Meltzer

Mar 5, 2008

Emil Harvey Meltzer, 81, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at Morristown Manor in Morristown. Born Dec. 8, 1926, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Harvey and Stella (Roell) Meltzer. He married Agnes Kieffer on Aug. 30, 1952, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, William (wife, Suzanne) Meltzer, Dale Meltzer and Keith Meltzer, all of...

William Howard Anderson, Sr.

William Howard Anderson, Sr.

Mar 4, 2008

William Howard "Bill" Anderson Sr., 67, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at his home. Born Jan. 15, 1941, in Greenfield, he was the son of James W. and Lucille (Caldwell) Anderson. He married Barbara Chapman on Nov. 10, 1961, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Bill Anderson Jr. of Shelbyville and James Anderson of Plainfield;...

Harry Leland Davis

Harry Leland Davis

Mar 2, 2008

Harry Leland Davis, 76, of Flat Rock died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at his home. Born Aug. 23, 1931, in Jennings County, he was the son of Harry E. and Nellie (Gilliland) Davis. He married Louise Cash on July 22, 1950, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Rosanna Davis of California; sons, Dennis A. Davis of Greensburg,...

Laura W. Starling

Laura W. Starling

Mar 2, 2008

Laura "Polly" Starling, 92, of Shelbyville died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. Born July 21, 1915, in Boone County, she was the daughter of Thomas C. and Anna Louise (Roberts) Worland. She married James R. Starling on Oct. 10, 1954, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 1972. Survivors include her daughters,...

Raymond F. Brown

Raymond F. Brown

Feb 29, 2008

Raymond F. Brown, 56, of Shelbyville, died Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, at his residence. Born Sept. 9, 1951, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Charles W. and Helen L. (Eckstein) Brown. Survivors include sons, Jeffrey (wife, Randa) Brown of Shelbyville and Jeremy D. (significant other, Terry L. Harris) Brown of Indianapolis; granddaughter, Gabriella Brown of Shelbyville; brothers Charles...

John M. Humphreys

John M. Humphreys

Feb 26, 2008

John M. Humphreys, 79, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers in Indianapolis. Born Sept. 8, 1928, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Dallas O. and Helen I. (Stump) Humphreys. He married Barbara Fisher on Sept. 2, 1951, and she preceded him in death on Nov. 17, 1998. Survivors include his...

Dorothy Sue Critser

Dorothy Sue Critser

Feb 26, 2008

Dorothy Sue Critser, 62, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008, at Waldron Health & Rehab Center in Waldron. Born Dec. 22, 1944, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Carl and Myrtle (McCalip) Critser. Survivors include her sister, Patricia Reesman of Shelbyville; brother, David Critser of Shelbyville; nieces, Melissa Gibson and Jennifer Smith, both of Shelbyville; nephews, Todd...

Bonnie I Hess

Bonnie I Hess

Feb 22, 2008

Bonnie I. Hess, 78 of Shelbyville, passed away on Friday February 22, in her home. She was the widow of Robert (Bob) E. Hess they were married on Dec 31, 1950 he passed away on July 10, 1999. She was born on January 30, 1930 in Ewing Indiana to Arthur and Vera (Cauble) Killion. Bonnie is survived by her...

Loran Peavler, Jr

Loran Peavler, Jr

Feb 20, 2008

Loran Peavler Jr. 79, of Greenwood, son of Violet Faye (Wood) Peavler of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday at Bible Holiness Church, 910 S. Tompkins St. Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison St., is handling the arrangements.

A. Ruth Tindall

A. Ruth Tindall

Feb 17, 2008

A. Ruth Tindall, 70, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, at her home. Born June 29, 1937, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Maurice W. and Bertha (Hipshur) McNeely. She married Charles R. Tindall on Oct. 8, 1957, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 20, 1995. Survivors include her mother of Shelbyville; sons, Richard Tindall...

Patricia Jo Schoentrup

Patricia Jo Schoentrup

Feb 17, 2008

Patricia Jo Schoentrup, 72, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, at her home. Born Dec. 4, 1935, in Ohio, she was the daughter of James and Alice (McNeilan) Blackburn. She married Al "Red" Schoentrup on Jan. 26, 1954, and he survives. Other survivors include her daughters, Beth Schoentrup of Shelbyville and Debbie (husband, Tim) Schoentrup-Cook of Indianapolis; brothers,...

Orval Dale Steele

Orval Dale Steele

Feb 17, 2008

Orval Dale Steele, 78, of Fountaintown died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers in Indianapolis. Born Jan. 30, 1930, in Benham, he was the son of Basil Lewis Steele and Eva Fern Welch-Steele. He married Emma Neace on Nov. 12, 1955, and she preceded him in death on July 14, 2000. Survivors include his...

Dennis Everett Tucker, Jr.

Dennis Everett Tucker, Jr.

Feb 17, 2008

Dennis Everett Tucker, Jr., 78, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. Born Aug. 8, 1929, in Anderson, he was the son of Dennis E. Tucker, Sr. and Carrie R. Carpenter-Tucker. He Married Pauline Smith on Dec. 31, 1949, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Douglas Tucker, Danny...

Hazel Mann

Hazel Mann

Feb 13, 2008

Hazel Mann, 95, of Edinburgh died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at Waldron Health & Rehabilitation Center in Waldron. Born Mar. 26, 1912, in Marion County, Ky., she was the daughter of Marion and Mary (Sapp) Smothers. She married Clinton S. Mann in 1936 and he preceded her in death in 1977. Survivors include her daughters, Barbara (husband, Carl) Helfrich...

Marie Ping

Marie Ping

Feb 7, 2008

Marie Ping, 78, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at St. Vincent Seton Hospital in Indianapolis. Born May 13, 1929, in Somerset, Ky., she was the daughter of Charles and Zora (Eaton) Prather. She married Laurence A. Ping on Oct. 10, 1955, and he preceded her in death on March 13, 1995. Survivors include her sons, James W....

Gertrude Johnson

Gertrude Johnson

Feb 7, 2008

Gertrude Johnson, 88, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born Nov. 18, 1919, in Yazoo, Miss., she was the daughter of Sylvester and Zadie (Rembert) Euell. She married J.D. Johnson in 1944, and he preceded her in death in 1957. Survivors include her daughters, Joyce Ann Owens of Shelbyville and Gloria DeBerry of...

Clarence Wayne Kennard

Clarence Wayne Kennard

Feb 4, 2008

Clarence Wayne Kennard, 56, of Shelbyville died Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, at his home. Born April 6, 1951, in Vanceburg, Ky., he was the son of John Thomas and Elizabeth Kennard. Survivors include his daughters, Misty Elliott and Chastity (husband, Greg) Harley, both of Shelbyville; son, John (wife, Kelly) Travis of Shelbyville; sisters, Helen Vivian (husband, William) Bullock of...

Betty L. King

Betty L. King

Feb 1, 2008

Betty L. King, 76, of Tulsa, Okla., former Shelby County resident, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Born Sept. 27, 1931, in Boggstown, she was the daughter of John A. and Margaret Kirkham. Survivors include sons, Steven T. (wife, Shirley) King of Braggs, Okla., and Greg A. (wife, Becky) King of Tulsa; sisters, Edith...