Obituaries

Nov 10, 2012

JoAnn "JoJo" Darby, 38, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at Especially Kidz Health and Rehab Center. She was born Sept. 21, 1974, in Shelby County to Harold Joseph and Ruth (Carmichael) Darby, and the preceded her in death. She attended the Blue River Special Education Cooperative for school. She attended Shares Inc.'s life skills program. JoJo leaves...

Oct 27, 2012

Rosalie Baker, 89, of Greenfield, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 at the Brandywine Nursing and Rehab Center in Greenfield. She was born Nov. 8, 1922, to John and Versa (Sullivan) Bowers in Monticello, Ill. She married Francis Eugene "Bud" Baker on May 24, 1952. He preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 2004. Survivors include sons David Witham of Boggstown...

Oct 27, 2012

Martha Jane Conover, 76, of Flat Rock, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, at Columbus Regional Hospital. She was born Dec. 7, 1935, in Shelbyville to Verle and Grace (Walton) Hasecuster. She married Charles Conover on July 10, 1953, and he preceded her in death July 23, 2007. Survivors include son, Mark (wife, Mimi) Conover of Edinburgh; daughters, Melody (husband,...

Oct 24, 2012

Helen L. Browning, 77, of Fairland, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born Jan. 30, 1935, in Tennessee to Dewey Hix and Mary O'Dell (Warden) Hix. Survivors include her son, Mark (wife, Jill) Browning of Fountaintown; daughter, Rhonda (husband, David) Billman of London, Ind.; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four brothers; and...

Oct 21, 2012

Ellen L. Harmon, 53,of Columbus,  formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at Hospice of South Central Indiana.

She was the daughter of the late Don Neukam and Clara (Richardson) Neukam.

She married Harry Harmon on December 29, 1989 and he survives.  Other survivors include her mother; son, Josh Harmon of Columbus, IN;...

Oct 19, 2012

Cle Meloy Youngblood passed into God's hands Friday October 19, 2012 at her home in Dallas, Texas. Cle was a native of Shelbyville, Indiana until she moved to the Dallas area in 1960. Cle was born October 10, 1917 to James Edward Mahaffey and Bessie Mae Anderson Mahaffey Cleophus Mahaffey Meloy Youngblood

, of Shelbyville. She was...

Oct 13, 2012

Carl Pogue, 47, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at his residence. He was born June 20, 1965, in Shelbyville to Charles and Faye (Brown) Pogue. Survivors include daughters Autum Hernandez and Ashley, Lisa and Nikita Pogue, all of Shelbyville; sons, Trent and Trevor Fitz, both of Shelbyville; 12 grandchildren; brother, Larry Pogue of Shelbyville; sisters, Angie Pogue...

Oct 10, 2012

Jesse Leonard Stone, 72, of Shelbyville, lost his battle with a rare blood disorder on October 10th, 2012.  He passed peacefully surrounded by his family members.

Jesse was born February 6th, 1940 in Pike County, Indiana, to the late Carl Stone and Pauline Shafer Stone.  He graduated from Petersburg High School in 1958 and joined the U.S....

Oct 6, 2012

Evelyn Schofner, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at Major Hospital. She was born April 4, 1924, in Shelbyville, to Jessie and Goldie Pearl (McNamara) Junken. She married James H. Schofner on Jan. 1, 1943, who preceded her in death May 8, 1992. She was preceded in death by parents, husband, one daughter and one son. Survivors...

Sep 17, 2012

Emma Florence Johnson, 87, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at her residence.

She was born Jan. 1, 1925, in Russell County, KY, to Sherman and Edna (Haymonds) Brown.  She married Carlie Johnson on Oct. 12, 1946 and he preceded her in death in March 1980.

Survivors include six daughters, Wanda Shephard of Shelbyville,...

Sep 13, 2012

Janet Kay Winkler, 65, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born Sept. 17, 1946, in Shelbyville to Rolland J. and Virginia (Hildebrand) Mark. She married Ronnie Ray Winkler on Sept. 11, 1965, and he survives in Shelbyville. Other survivors include sons Anthony (wife, Angela) Winkler, Benjamin (wife, Kileen) Winkler and...

Sep 12, 2012

Alice G. "Ally" Owens, 77, of Ocala, Fla., a former Shelbyville resident, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, her residence. She was born March 17, 1935, in Indianapolis to Harry Daniel and Margaret Elizabeth (Hardigan) Clark. She married Maurice "Red" W. Owens on April 28, 1955, and they were married for 57 years. He survives in Ocala. Other survivors include daughter,...

Sep 10, 2012

William Edward Owens, 93, of Zionsville, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at Zionsville Meadows. He was born June 9, 1919, in Shelby County, to Earl E. and Minnie (Jones) Owens. He married Mary Richey on June 27, 1942, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 16, 2008. Survivors include three daughters, Judy (husband, Jerry) Iverson of Gulf, Ill.,...

Sep 9, 2012

Gerald E. Skaggs, 70, of Shelbyville died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at his residence. Private visitation will be in Shelbyville and public graveside service at Clarkson Cemetery in Clarkson, Ky., at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society in care of Murphy-Parks Funeral Service. Online condolences maybe made at www.murphyparks.com ....

Sep 1, 2012

Stacy L. Marks, 37, of Indianapolis, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born Aug. 15, 1975, in Shelbyville to Richard A. Marks and Marchelle R. (Burns) Marks of Indianapolis. Other survivors include uncles, Dan (wife, Judy) Allender of Manilla and David (wife, Sherry Marks) of Shelbyville; aunts, Diane Marks, Elizabeth Wingo and...

Aug 30, 2012

Robert Clinton Schwier, 40, of Indianapolis, died on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, after a long battle with brain cancer. He was born in Rushville on September 13, 1971, and raised in the Rushville, Shelbyville and Manilla areas. He had worked for the Rush County Sheriff's Department as a dispatcher and reserve officer, receiving several awards and certificates of achievements....

Aug 25, 2012

LeRoy B. Martin, 81, of North Fort Meyers, Fla., former Shelbyville resident, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at Lee County Memorial Hospital, Fort Meyers, Fla. Born Aug. 22nd, 1931, in Marathon City, Wis., he was the son of Joseph and Susan Martin. He married Betty Jean (West) Martin, who preceded him in death. They were married for more than 51...

Aug 23, 2012

Charlotte Mae Schaeffer, 86, of Brownsburg, a former Shelbyville resident, passed away at Brownsburg Meadows Nursing Home on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. She was born June 23, 1926, in Dayton, Ohio, to Carl and Mary Jane (Lipscomb) Thompson. She married Lewis Schaeffer on June 11, 1944, and he passed away April 23, 2003. Survivors include daughter, Virginia "Ginny" (husband, Scott)...

Aug 22, 2012

Gerda Helena Dwigans, 91, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville. She was born on Nov. 16, 1920, in Berlin, Germany, to the late William and Agnus Fuhrmann. Gerda married Joseph Dwigans on Sept. 5, 1954, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 18, 2001. Survivors include step-daughter, Joan Ivey of...

Aug 19, 2012

Dalles Shephard, 64, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born March 3, 1948, in Wayne County, Ky., to the late Dalles S. and Cindy (Bernard) Shephard. Dalles married Wanda Johnson on Oct. 9, 1967, and she survives. Other survivors include daughters, Regina (husband, Michael) Evans, Tammy Phares and son, Jeff...