Obituaries

Jul 31, 2015

Randall Hendrickson, 79, of Shelbyville, passed away July 31, 2015, at his residence.

No visitation or service will be observed.

Jul 29, 2015

Bonnie J Amos, 85 of Shelbyville, Indiana died on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Forest Creek Village in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Born  December 30, 1929 in Huntington County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Charles Hedrick and  Pauline (Stephens) Hedrick.

She married Samuel P. Amos and he preceded her in death on July 15, 2011.

Jul 29, 2015

Jennie Pearl (Gallentine) McClain, 86, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Waldron Health & Rehab Center.

Born June 6, 1929, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Ethel (Ray) Gallentine. She married William C. McClain on Jan. 24, 1948, and he preceded her in death June 7, 2005.

Survivors include...

Jul 26, 2015

Mikayla Alexis Waggoner, 19, of Shelbyville, IN, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015.

She was born and raised in Shelbyville, and graduated from there in 2013 - a year ahead of her other classmates.

Mikayla was entering her junior year at Xavier University and was studying International Studies-International Business. She was scheduled to study abroad...

Jul 24, 2015

Donald E. Sweet Sr., 86 of Shelbyville, died Friday, July 24, 2015, at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville.

Born Jan. 21, 1929, in Shelbyville, he was the son of the late James Sweet and the late Cecil (Ewick) Sweet. He married Sally Robbins Sweet on July 30, 1983, and she survives.

Also surviving are...

Jul 24, 2015

Michael T. Royal, 59 of Shelbyville, died on Friday, July 24, 2015, at St. Francis Health, in Indianapolis.

He was born on September 22, 1952 in Indianapolis, to parents Earnie and Mary (Ray) Royal.

He was married to Sheila Tyree on April 30, 1971, and she passed away on December 23, 2009.

Michael...

Jul 15, 2015

Jo Anne Parker, 80, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, July 15, 2015 at Heritage House in Shelbyville.

She was born March 9, 1935 to William Melton and Fern B (Crandall) Parker.

No visitation or funeral service will be observed.

Jul 15, 2015

Clifford A. White, 63 of Shelbyville, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Richard A. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Born September 13, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of Colen White and Dorothy J. (Johnson) White

He married Sonya Green on June 4, 1971, and she survives

Jul 15, 2015

Jacob Franklin "Jake" Whitten, 86, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at his residence.

Born Dec.20, 1928, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Frank Joseph Whitten and Mary (Barnhart) Whitten. He married Louise E. Spurlin on Jan. 28, 1956, and she preceded him in death April 15, 2003.

Surviving are his daughters:...

Jul 9, 2015

James R Johnson, 76, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Heritage House in Shelbyville.

Born July 26, 1938, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he was the son of James B. Johnson and Mary Helen (Chasteen) Johnson. He was married to Patricia Ann Smith, and she preceded him in death in August 2012.

He is...

Jul 8, 2015

Steve Imel, 44 of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Pendleton.

Born Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1970, in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late William Imel and Brenda Anderson Imel.

Surviving is his sister, Kathy Logsdon of Shelbyville. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles and his grandfather, Archie...

Jul 4, 2015

Ricky W. Pierce, 49, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015.

Born March 7, 1966, in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late Jim Pierce and the late Oreana Pierce.

Surviving are son, Josh Pierce; daughters, Rachel McKillop and husband, James; and Jessica Pierce and husband, Thomas, all of Shelbyville; brothers, Bo Pierce,...

Jul 2, 2015

Lawrence Richard Strickland, 93, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at VA Medical Center in Marion, IN.

No visitation or service will be held.

Murphy-Parks Funeral Service is honored to serve the Stickland family.

Jun 28, 2015

Donna Sue Burton, 71, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015, at her residence.

She was born July 27, 1943, to Francis E. Redd Sr. and Laural (Ballard) Redd in Shelbyville. She married Kenneth G. Burton, and he preceded her in death.

Survivors include daughters, Linda Jones and Rhonda Childers, both of Shelbyville; sons,...

Jun 22, 2015

Pauline B. Scott, 86, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at Ashford Place.

She was born August 3, 1928 in Detroit, MI to Joseph and Ethel (Byrd) Johnson.

She married James Robert Scott on April 18, 1953 and he preceded her in death on May 11, 2004.

Survivors include her sons,...

Jun 20, 2015

Gary P. Morton, 67, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Shelbyville.

He was born Jan. 3, 1948, to Paul Morton and Gertrud Huft Morton in Washington, Indiana.

Survivors include siblings: Heinz Morton and wife, Debbie, of Marietta; Roswita Carter and husband, Jim; Michelle Piatt and husband, Steve, of Shelbyville; and Steve Morton...

Jun 13, 2015

Marcella H. Tucker, 90, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Major Hospital.

She was born Jan. 25, 1925, to Frank and Elizabeth (Boring) Heppner in Waldron. She married Donald Wayne Tucker on May 10, 1945, and he preceded her in death March 28, 1996.

Survivors include her daughters: Donna Sue Tucker of...

Jun 6, 2015

Irene Bullock Bennett, 87, died Saturday, June 6, 2015, at her residence in Shelbyville.

She was born April 4, 1928, in Southport to Jesse Bullock and Hester (Taylor) Bullock.  She married Danny Bennett on Oct. 29, 1994, and he survives.

She is also survived by her sister, Doris Ann Pettijohn, of Martinsville.  She was preceded...

Jun 4, 2015

Kevin "Mark" Spurgin, Jr, 31, of Shelbyville, passed away, Thursday, June 4, 2015 in an automobile accident.

He was born to Kevin Mark Spurgin, Sr and Tina Louise (Walker) Surber in Lakenheath, England while his father was serving there in the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors include his parents;  son, Clayton Mark Spurgin Surber; sister, Shanon...

May 30, 2015

Jeannette Lewis, 93, of Waldron, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Major Hospital.

She was born Nov. 21, 1921, to Suzzane Blandin in Paris, France.

She was married to Herman Lewis from 1945 – 1983.

Survivors include four grandchildren: Tamara Valandingham and husband, Patrick, of Urbana, Ohio; Valonia Gregg of Shelbyville; Tyenne...