Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Shelbyville, Indiana
Robert D. Reed
Apr 23, 2014
Robert D. Reed, 85, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Waldron Health and Rehabilitation. He was born Jan. 13, 1929, to Clifford Reed and Alta (Gregory) Reed in Decatur County. He married Burnetta Alvey on Oct. 19, 1956, and she preceded him in death Feb. 5, 1996. Survivors include sons: Charles "Chuck" R. Reed and wife,...
Margaret (Clements) Crawford
Apr 22, 2014
Margaret E. Crawford Margaret E. Crawford, 74, of London, Ky., passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Hospice of Bluegrass. She was a former Shelbyville resident. She was born March 12, 1940, to Edger E. and Helen M. (Mook) Clements in Markelville. She married Taylor Crawford, and he survives. Other survivors include daughters, Sherry Kamleiter and husband, Danny, of Shelbyville,...
Raymond Joseph Tennyson
Apr 22, 2014
Raymond Joseph Tennyson, 59, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at his residence. He was born May 20, 1954, in Washington, D.C., to Raymond A. Tennyson and Mary Dorothy (Tomlinson) Tennyson. Survivors include brother, Robert Tennyson of Texas; sister, Anne Marie Seltenright and husband, Craig, of Fishers; and nephew, Kendall James Tennyson of Texas. He was preceded...
Bernard Ernstes
Apr 16, 2014
Bernard C. Ernstes Bernard C. Ernstes, 80, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Major Hospital. He was born Jan. 3, 1934, to Albert Ernstes and Florence (Holderith) Ernstes in Shelby County. He was married to Wanda Barker on July 3, 1961, and she passed away Sept. 30, 2009. Survivors include sisters: Jerri Sullivan and husband, Roger, of...
Betty Jo (David) Conover
Apr 15, 2014
Betty J. Conover Betty Jo Conover, 86, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Heritage House in Shelbyville. She was born Sept. 20, 1927, to Oran David and Angeline (Harding) Coyle in Shelbyville. She married Eris Conover on July 6, 1946, and he preceded her in death Aug. 7, 2005. Survivors include sons: Todd Conover, Aaron David Conover...
Rita L. Scroggham
Apr 8, 2014
Rita Scroggham, 53, of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born Jan. 29, 1961, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Charles and Edith Mae Myers Scroggham. Rita is survived by her daughters, Candy Carson, Lisa Carson, and Marcella Carson, all of Indianapolis; a son, Kenneth Pruitt of Indianapolis; a brother,...
Jonathan Hilt
Apr 4, 2014
Jonathan Hilt Jonathan Hilt Jonathan Hilt, 59, of Shelbyville, entered into rest Friday, April 4, 2014, at his residence. He was born Aug. 22, 1954, to Gilbert J. Hilt and Marjorie (Han) Hilt in Seymour. He married Sheila Hirschauer on July 6, 1974, and she survives in Shelbyville. Other survivors include daughter, Whitney Kincade and husband, Chad, of Shelbyville; son,...
William H. Wallace Iii
Apr 3, 2014
Mr. Wallace passed away at his home in Shelbyville.
Full obit will appear in Shelbyville News on Thursday.
John Smothers
Mar 29, 2014
John B. Smothers John B. Smothers, 76 of Fairland, died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers in Indianapolis.
He was born October 6, 1937, to Will Smothers and Odie (Mann) Smothers in Kentucky. He married Bobbi J. Johnson on March 3, 1956, and she survives.
Survivors include: daughters, Ruth (Kevin) Collins of...
Majorie Fall
Mar 24, 2014
Marjorie M. Fall, 90, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014, at Franciscan St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born Sept. 14, 1923, to Leo C. Theobald and Myrtle "Blanche" (Brown) Theobald in Union Township. She married Harms Higgins, and he preceded her in death. She then married Stacy C. Fall, and he also preceded her in...
Ora O Franklin
Mar 17, 2014
Ora O. Franklin, 85, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, at Waldron Health and Rehabilitation.
She was born May 14, 1928, to Keith Helton and Della (Bailey) Helton in Columbia, Ky.
She married Ray F. Franklin on Oct. 18, 1946, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 1996.
Survivors...
Norman P Bordenkecher
Mar 4, 2014
Norman Paul Bordenkecher, 78, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, March, 4, 2014, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. He was born Jan. 28, 1936, to Walter Bordenkecher and Anna (Wesseler) Bordenkecher in Indianapolis. He married Edith (Schmidt) Bordenkecher on May 18, 1957, and she survives. Other survivors include children: Diana Beagle and husband, Ed, of Granger; Steve Bordenkecher and...
Dale E. Schofner
Mar 1, 2014
Dale E. Schofner Dale E. Schofner, 74, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at his residence. He was born Jan. 15, 1940, to Fred Schofner and Lottie (Parrott) Schofner in Shelbyville. Survivors include two sons: Brad W. Schofner and wife, Rhonda, of Edinburgh; and Brian S. Schofner of Midlothian, Va.; five grandchildren, Stacey Goforth, Lauren Schofner, Alexa Schofner,...
Leonard Burton
Feb 8, 2014
Leonard Burton
Leonard Burton, 82, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at his daughter's residence. He was born March 14, 1931, to Lemuel Burton and Myrtle (Bolen) Burton in Somerset, Ky. He married Helen (Eaton) Burton on Feb. 1, 1963, and she preceded him in death Sept. 5, 2009. Survivors include son, Richard Smith and wife, Janie,...
Dorothy Rash
Feb 8, 2014
Dorothy Rash
Dorothy Rash, 71, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at her residence. She was born Feb. 24, 1942, to Jolie Brown and Ethel (Stanton) Brown in Taylor County, Ky. She married Melvin Rash on July 22, 1951, and he survives in Shelbyville. Other survivors include brother, Archie Brown of Campbellsville, Ky. sisters, Lola Sallee and...
Craig Cole
Feb 8, 2014
Craig William Cole, 45, of Arlington, Texas, passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He was born March, 14, 1968, to Charles Cole and Linda (Stover) Cole in Shelbyville. Survivors include wife, Julie (Powell) Cole of Arlington; mother, Linda Cole; daughter, Ivory Thornburg; son, Slade Thornburg; and brother, Charles Cole II, of...
Jerry A Wise
Feb 6, 2014
Jerry A. Wise
Jerry A. Wise, 73, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus after a brave battle with cancer. He was born July 9, 1940, in Connersville, to Clarence and Norma Wise. He married Carole L. Baker-Lightner on Aug. 23, 1969, and she survives....
Polly Ann (Jacobs) Ward
Feb 3, 2014
Polly A. Ward Polly Ann Ward, 42, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. She was born June 12, 1971, to Roy Jacobs Sr. and Pauline (Dixon) Jacobs in Puerto Rico. Survivors include her husband, Dean Goldman of Shelbyville; parents, of Shelbyville; sons, Jeffery Ward and fiancee, Ciara Wright, and Kyle Ward, all...
Everett Skillman
Jan 30, 2014
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bible Holiness Church.
A full obit will appear on Monday, February 3, 2014

