Obituaries
June Amelia Adams
May 28, 2014
June Amelia Adams, 85, of Fowlerville, Michigan, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital in Howell, Michigan. She was born March 3, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of William Samuel and Anna (Podamajerski) McNeill. She married James Adams in September of 1948, and he preceded her in death on November 3,...
Hazel Claire Rainey
May 25, 2014
Hazel Claire Rainey, 80, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at her residence. She was born March 16, 1934, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Jack and Helen (Comstock) Jenkins. On May 23, 1958, she married her husband of 56 years, Gene Rainey. Survivors include her husband of Shelbyville; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...
Rhea Marie Linville
May 24, 2014
Rhea Marie Linville, 73, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at her residence. She was born May 5, 1941, in Hancock County, the daughter of Albert and Martha (Alexander) Martin. In 1962, she married Dwain E. Linville, and he preceded her in death on April 14, 1996. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda Shelton and husband, Jeffery of Shelbyville...
Jimmy Wayne Shelton
May 23, 2014
Jimmy Wayne Shelton, 60, of Martinsville, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born January 24, 1954, in Shelbyville, the son of Gene and Marie (Morrison) Shelton. Survivors include his companion of over 20 years, Sue Coy of Martinsville; sons, Jimmy Shelton Jr. and wife, Carrie of Bargarsville and Larry Shelton of...
Vanessa Gaehl Turner
May 21, 2014
Vanessa Gaehl Fritz, 6 weeks, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Payton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born April 9, 2014 in Shelbyville, the daughter of Travis Ray Fritz and Ashley Nicole Manley. Vanessa is survived by her parents of Shelbyville; twin sister, Lita May Rose Fritz; brother, Leroy Charles Fritz; grandparents, Steven Russell Manley of Fairland,...
Thelma "Dee" Gray
May 19, 2014
Thelma “Dee” Gray, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away, with her three children at her bedside, Monday, May 19, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born August 11, 1925, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Edmond and Martha (Featherstone) Smith. Dee met Robert E. Gray and fell in love, they married and shared 37 years together until his sudden death....
Terry William Coppaway
May 16, 2014
Terry William Coppaway, 64, of Gwynneville, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. He was born July 9, 1949, in St. Mary’s, Missouri, the son of Lawrence William and Della Josephine “Jody” (Mowry) Coppaway. He married Nancy Scharschmidt on November 1, 1985, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Perryville, Missouri; sisters, Linda...
Lowell Curtis Armstrong II
May 13, 2014
Lowell Curtis “Buddy” Armstrong II, 52, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Especially Kidz in Shelbyville. Buddy was born July 30, 1961, in Shelbyville, the son of Lowell Armstrong and Linda (Neeb) Beach. He is survived by his father, Lowell Armstrong and wife, Judy of Shelbyville; mother, Linda Beach of Shelbyville; sisters, Susan Armstrong of Shelbyville, Carol...
Randall J. "Randy" Gindling
May 12, 2014
Randall J. “Randy” Gindling, 57, of Fairland, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 15, 1956, in Indianapolis, the son of Carl Gindling and Theresa Flanagan. He married Christina “Chris” Means on July 23, 1994, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Randall “Scott” Gindling and girlfriend, Hayley Challis...
Andrea Jeanne (Myers) Gray
May 11, 2014
Andrea Jeanne (Myers) Gray, 52, of Shelbyville, went home to be with the Lord on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville following a brief illness. She was born October 18, 1961 in Gloversville, New York, a daughter of Rev. Donald and Paula (Honeywell) Myers. Andrea was a 1979 graduate of Mohonasen High School in Schenectady,...
Mary Rose Moorhead
May 2, 2014
Mary Rose Moorhead, 95, of Indianapolis, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 at Fransican St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born October 18, 1918, in Shelby County, the daughter of George and Catherine (Hirschauer) Swope. She married Kenneth O. Moorhead on December 12, 1948, and he preceded her in death on September 26, 1999. Survivors include her daughters, Denise...
Todd Aaron Martin
May 2, 2014
Todd Aaron Martin, 71, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 at Baylor Regional Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas. He was born February 18, 1943, in Terre Haute, the son of Joseph W. and Nancy “Alice” (Morris) Martin. On January 15, 1967, he married his wife of 47 years, Halcia Cox, and she survives. Other survivors include his son,...
Sidney Bruce Morse
May 2, 2014
Sidney Bruce Morse, 77, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. He was born November 2, 1936, in Cambridge City, the son of Floyd and Lena (Smith) Morse. Survivors include his sons, Thomas Morse and Kenneth Morse, both of Shelbyville, Robert Morse of Cambridge City; daughter, Rebecca Quinn of Jacksonville,...
Michael E. Heck
Apr 29, 2014
Michael E. Heck, 67, of Morristown, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born November 23, 1946, in Indianapolis, the son of William A. and Edna May (Johnson) Heck. On August 6, 1967, he married his wife of 46 years, Cynthia K. Sanders, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Amie Strohl...
Allan Gene Karnes Jr.
Apr 17, 2014
Allan Gene Karnes, Jr., 53, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at his residence. He was born September 20, 1960, in Indianapolis, the son of Allan Gene Sr. and Margaret Ann (Munden) Karnes. Allan is survived by his parents of Shelbyville; daughters, Mandy Barngrover and husband, Jeff of Shelbyville and Sabrina Barnes of Greensburg; sons, John Allan Karnes...
Dorothy Burns
Apr 10, 2014
Dorothy Burns, 89, of Franklin, formerly of Boggstown, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Franklin United Methodist Home in Franklin. She was born March 14, 1925, in Liberty, Kentucky, the daughter of Frank and Vida (Haste) Daniels. She married Kenneth H. Burns, and he preceded her in death on December 14, 1990. Dorothy is survived by her daughters, Patti...
Arlene S. Edmonds
Apr 7, 2014
Arlene Bright Smith Edmonds, 74, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at Fransican St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born May 6, 1939, in Marion County, Kentucky, the daughter of Oscar and Hattie (Spurling) Bright. She married Cordell Edmonds on May 5, 2000, and he survives. Other survivors include brother, Oscar Vincent “Wink” Bright of Shelbyville; sisters,...
Charles Robert "Bob" Norman
Apr 6, 2014
Charles Robert “Bob” Norman, born July 14, 1936, in Lebanon, Indiana. Died 11:45 p.m. April 6, 2014 at the Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Howard and Ruby Ellen Louck Norman and a sister, Mary Jane Norman. Bob graduated Frankfort High School and Purdue University with a B.S. degree in...
Edward Fleming Dunaway
Apr 6, 2014
Edward Fleming “Ed” Dunaway, 87, of Fairland, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. He was born October 2, 1926, in Muses Mills, Kentucky, the son of Marvin and Hazel (Davis) Dunaway. On December 31, 1949, he married his wife, Frances Kirby, and she preceded him in death on January 9, 1993. Survivors include...
Mary M. Skaggs
Apr 1, 2014
Mary M. Skaggs, 89, of Osgood, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Manderly Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born Tuesday, April 8, 1924, in Casey County, Kentucky, the daughter of William Herschel and Edith Gertrude (Delk) Wooten. She married Omer Skaggs in 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1986. Mary is survived...

