Obituaries

Mar 30, 2016

Maureen P.  Miles, 74, of Shelbyville, IN passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at IU Health Goshen Hospital Goshen IN.

Born  August 20, 1941 in San Diego, CA, She was the daughter of George and Kay McKinney.

She married the love of her life, Jerry O. Miles on June 28, 1963.   He preceded her...

Mar 29, 2016

Thomas  Dixon, Sr.,  75 of Shelbyville, IN passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at his residence.

Born Saturday, June 01, 1940 in Shelbyville, IN. He was the son of Robert Dixon and Fern (Rutherford) Dixon.

Thomas is survived by Son,Thomas Dixon, Jr, Daughter, Melissa Dixon, Son, Jason Smith, Son,Chris Smith, Son, Steve Smith, several...

Mar 29, 2016

Traci Ann Sant, 46, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at her residence.

Services are pending at Murphy-Parks Funeral Service.

Mar 22, 2016

Michael D. Overholser, 55 of Fairland, Indiana passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Born Friday, May 20, 1960 in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late Glenn Thompson and Mary  (Cooper)  Parsons.

He married Linda (Parrott)  Overholser on December 23, 1983 and she survives.

Mar 21, 2016

Paul F. Bullard, 68 of Fairland, Indiana passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016, at his residence.

Born Tuesday, February 10, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Garrett Bullard and the late Marjorie McGaughey Bullard.

He married Paula Sweet on April 20, 1974 and she survives.

Also surviving...

Mar 20, 2016

Sharon Kay Scroghins, 68 of Shelbyville, Indiana passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Born Saturday, February 21, 1948 in Shelbyville, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Ira Fletcher and the late Margarite Harlow  Fletcher.

Surviving are daughter, Sherri (Billy) Morning of Shelbyville, sons, Jeff Simmonds...

Mar 12, 2016

James D. Sleeth, 73, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at home, surrounded by his family.

He was born July 19, 1942, the son of James O. and Mary Jane (Ivie) Sleeth of Shelbyville who preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Edna Marie (Eddie Ree) of Shelbyville, daughters...

Mar 10, 2016

Raymond Wayne Hampton, 64 of Shelbyville, Indiana passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at his residence. Born July 12, 1951 in Rushville, IN, he was the son of Jessie and Don Sanders and the late Robert Hampton. He married Linda Ann Cordrey on Sept. 22, 1973 and she survives. Also surviving are daughters, Jodi (Jeff) Hardt of Westfield,...

Mar 8, 2016

Zenon Becker, 80 of Shelbyville, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at his residence in Shelbyville, Indiana.

Born July 26, 1935 in Vienna, Austria, he was the son of the late Johann Becker and the late Stefanie Ozgowyez  Becker.

He married Johanna Schmitt on November 28,1962 and she preceded him in death April...

Mar 3, 2016

Dennis Linn Tackett, 45 of Shelbyville, Indiana passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at his residence in Shelbyville, Indiana.

Born January 2, 1971 in Shelbyville, Indiana, he was the son of the late Ernest Tackett and Marcia Norris Tackett. He married Natalie Willey and she survives.

Also surviving are his children, Caleb Tackett, Jace...

Mar 3, 2016

Roy "Eddie" Neal, 65 of Shelbyville, Indiana died on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Born Thursday, January 4, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son of the late Roy  Neal and the late Dois Webster  Neal. He was the husband of Karen West  Neal.

Surviving are sons,...

Mar 3, 2016

Patricia A. Reesman, 76, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis.

Born Jan. 17, 1940, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of the late Carl Critser and the late Myrtle McCalip Critser.

Surviving are her daughter, Melissa Gibson and fiancé, Stephen Tuttle, of Greensburg; granddaughter, Karrie Gibson;...

Mar 2, 2016

Mary E. Veerkamp, 84 of Shelbyville, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at her residence in Shelbyville, Indiana. Born June 26, 1931, in Hamburg, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late William Harpring and the late Catherine Effing Harpring. She married John B. Veerkamp on July 14, 1954, and he survives. Also surviving are son: Jerry...

Feb 29, 2016

Ruth Ann Ingram, 71, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis.

Born June 2, 1944, in Darlington, she was the daughter of the late Roy Ingram and the late Mildred Hyten Ingram.

Surviving are brothers: John Ingram and wife, DeAnca, of Quinlan, Texas; and David Ingram and wife,...

Feb 29, 2016

Natalie J. Baugher, 57, of Shelbyville, our very heart and soul, passed in peace Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis.

Born Feb. 5, 1959, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of the late Robert McNew and Sara (Lux) Martin.

Surviving are a son, Nolan A. Conger of Shelbyville; daughters, Jesica...

Feb 27, 2016

Paul B Harpring, 81 of Shelbyville, Indiana passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016, at Major Hospital in Shelbyville, Indiana.

Born June 17, 1934 in Hamburg (Franklin County), Indiana, he was the son of the late William Harpring and the late Katherine Effing  Harpring.

He married Edna Lambert  Harpring on May 12, 1956 and she...

Feb 23, 2016

Deborah (French) Weems, 66, of Shelbyville, transitioned to her heavenly home with God at 9:03 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, after a brief illness.

She was born Nov. 24, 1949, in Jeffersonville, Indiana, to Gloria Jean (Landrum) and Richard Lee Murphy. Debbie was raised by her mother and stepfather, Robert...

Feb 20, 2016

Robert David Ebert, 74 of Greenfield, Indiana passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Richard A. Roudebush VA Center.

Born  May 14, 1941 in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son the late Veva Mitchell.  He married Candace Bennett on Oct. 11, 1974 and she survives.

Also surviving are brothers, Charles D (Betty) Mitchell of...

Feb 13, 2016

Chester R. Smothers, 65, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at his residence.

Born Dec. 25, 1950, in Shelbyville, he was the son of the late John Smothers and the late Kathern Wright Smothers. He married Patricia Procell in March 1968, and she survives.

Also surviving are sons, Rowdy J. Smothers of Ohio...

Feb 11, 2016

Roy T. Elliott, 78, of Shelbyville, passed away, February 11, 2016 at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation in Greenfield.

Born Feb.1, 1938 in Charters, Ky.he was the son of Othie Elliott and Mildred Ginn.

He married Sue M. Elliott in May of 1988 and she survives.

Other survivors include his daughter, Mandy Elliott...