Obituaries

Jerry Allen Smith

Jerry Allen Smith

Dec 1, 2013

Jerry Allen Smith, 60, of Fairland, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at IU Health in Lafayette. He was born January 28, 1953, in Beech Grove, the son of Harold Lloyd and Jennie Lee (Wright) Smith. Jerry is survived by his daughter, Shea (husband, John) Reisinger of Carmel; son, Jed (wife, Heather) Smith of Morristown; sister, Debby Crafton of Shelbyville;...

L. Brad Deupree

L. Brad Deupree

Dec 1, 2013

L. Brad Deupree, 54, of Las Vegas, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at his residence. He was born October 17, 1959, in Texas, the son of William D. and Darlene (Clark) Deupree. Brad is survived by his sister, Dawn (husband, Keith) Branam of Shelbyville; nieces, Tara (husband, Jeff Kieninger) Branam of Shelbyville and Ashlee (husband, Douglas) Walker of Glendale,...

Vera Nancy Howell Shaw

Vera Nancy Howell Shaw

Nov 28, 2013

Vera Nancy Howell Shaw, 75, of Cambridge City, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 in Greenfield. She was born January 22, 1938, in Connersville, the daughter of James and Anna (Galliher) Morris. She married Donald Howell on April 7, 1956, and he preceded her in death on July 19, 1980. On September 17, 1991, she married Jerry Shaw, and he...

Vanessa Gale Manley

Vanessa Gale Manley

Nov 26, 2013

Vanessa Gale Manley, 47, of Fairland, passed away, Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.

Joyce Arlene Case

Joyce Arlene Case

Nov 26, 2013

Joyce Arlene Case, 55, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Major Hospital. She was born February 25, 1958, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Eugene Dobbins and Norma Jean (Vincent) Boaz. She married Steven Nash, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include her son, Shawn William (wife, Melissa) Ross of Shelbyville; sisters, Janet (husband, Walker) Adkins of...

Rose Ellen Wilson

Rose Ellen Wilson

Nov 21, 2013

Rose Ellen Wilson, 84, of St. Paul, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at her residence. She was born December 12, 1928, in Waldron, the daughter of George J. and Fannie (Chappelow) Stickford. Rose Ellen married Thomas Leon Wilson on July 25, 1977, and he preceded her in death on January 22, 1995. Mrs. Wilson is survived by her sister,...

Ermadene Lorena Perry Britt

Ermadene Lorena Perry Britt

Nov 19, 2013

Ermadene Lorena Perry Britt, 78, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born Nov. 29, 1934, in Wayne County, the daughter of Margaret L. and Arnold C. Perry. Denie is survived by daughter, Deborah Bettge and husband, David, Jacksonville, Florida; son, Bret Justus and wife, Jada, of Colorado Springs; grandchildren, Matthew McIntire, Dana Justus and...

Edthard Lee "Jr." Copple

Edthard Lee "Jr." Copple

Nov 19, 2013

Edthard Lee “Jr.” Copple, 63, of Arlington, passed away, Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. He was born January 24, 1950, in Shelbyville, the son of Edthard Lee Copple Sr. and Elaine Darlene (Parrish) Eshelman. Survivors include his daughter, Lisa (husband, Michael) Polston of Shelbyville; sons, Bret Copple and Josh Copple both of...

Miles F. Richard

Miles F. Richard

Nov 18, 2013

Miles F. “Mick” Richard, 73, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at Major Hospital. Mick was born January 18, 1940, in Indianapolis, the son of Dr. Norman and Emily (Bowser) Richard. He married Kathleen “Kathy” (Clancy) Goldyn on October 20, 1990, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Amy (husband, Rick) Wackerly of Greenwood, Susan (husband, Darrell)...

Richard F. Whited

Richard F. Whited

Nov 17, 2013

Richard F. Whited, 75, of Morristown, passed away, Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. He was born January 1, 1938, in Indianapolis, the son of Johnson and Florence E. (Owens) Whited. On September 1, 1961, he married his wife of 50 years, Sandra J. Cox, and she preceded him in death on November 16, 2011. Survivors include...

Martha "Imogene" Lewellyn

Martha "Imogene" Lewellyn

Nov 15, 2013

Martha “Imogene” Lewellyn, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born August 22, 1920, in Mays, the daughter of Alfred and Jessie (Black) Ramsey. On June 29, 1941, she married her husband of 62 years, Eugene Lewellyn, and he preceded her in death on July 3, 2003. Imogene is survived by...

William J. "Bill" Dugan

William J. "Bill" Dugan

Nov 13, 2013

William J. “Bill” Dugan, 77, a lifelong Shelby County resident, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at his residence. Bill was born June 3, 1936, in Shelby County, the son of Russell and Mary (Tillison) Dugan. On December 3, 1954, he married Jenny Sue Nedderman. Together Bill and his wife of 58 years, Jenny have raised three children, Kathleen “Kathy”...

Clyde R. "Mort" Williams

Clyde R. "Mort" Williams

Nov 10, 2013

Clyde R. “Mort” Williams, 78, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. Mort was born September 1, 1935, in Shelbyville, the son of Everett and Julia (Suber) Williams. He is survived by his companion of 20 years, Joyce Aulby of Shelbyville; sons, Russell Clyde Williams and Karl Vernon Williams, both of Niagara Falls, NY;...

Omer E. "Doc" Denney

Omer E. "Doc" Denney

Nov 10, 2013

Omer E. “Doc” Denney, 90, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2016 at Bennett Cemetery in Shelby County. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.

Freda Weatherford

Freda Weatherford

Nov 7, 2013

Freda Ann Weatherford, 73, of Shelbyville, passed away, Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville. She was born December 8, 1939, in Willow Springs, Missouri, the daughter of Roy Lee and Opal Marie (Whited) Cox. Freda married Robert Carroll Weatherford, on October 21, 1960, and he preceded her in death on May 27, 1994. She is...

Byron C. Wells

Byron C. Wells

Nov 5, 2013

Byron C. Wells, 71, of Memphis, Tennessee, formerly of Fairland, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at his residence. He was born September 28, 1942, in Bogalusa, Louisiana, the son of James Carroll and Adele (Humphrey) Wells. Survivors include daughters, Roxanne (husband, Jeff) Lemmon of Elkhart and Jodie Wells Moore of Shelbyville; mother of his children, Jane (companion, Mike Alley)...

Robert E. Phares

Robert E. Phares

Nov 3, 2013

Robert E. Phares, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. He was born January 7, 1925, in Marion Township, Shelby County, the son of Chester R. and Edna (Theobald) Phares. He married his wife of 66 years, Marilyn Wendelboe, on March 22, 1947, and she survives. Other survivors include...

Doris Winterrowd

Doris Winterrowd

Oct 31, 2013

Doris Winterrowd, 88, of Shelbyville, my wife and partner for 66 years, 8 months and 25 days, passed on at 5:21 a.m. this morning, October 31, 2013. She was born January 19, 1925, in Shelby County, the daughter of Leander Reed and Nancy Emiline (Price) McGrew. Doris is survived by her husband, Thomas S. Winterrowd of Shelbyville; sons, John Michael...

Rae Ellen Williams

Rae Ellen Williams

Oct 22, 2013

Rae Ellen Williams, 86, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. She was born October 17, 1927, in Shelby County, the daughter of Ray and Helen (McNew) Vernon. Rae Ellen is survived by her daughter, Susan Newton of Shelbyville; son, Phillip Williams of Wilton Manor, Florida; sisters, Shari Mae (husband, Don) Meyers...

Joseph "Hoa" Van Dao

Joseph "Hoa" Van Dao

Oct 19, 2013

Joseph “Hoa” Van Dao, 83, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. Hoa was born January 1, 1930, in Hanom, Vietnam, the son of Binh Dao and Hau Nguyen. He married Judy Bass on April 27, 1968, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Michael Van Dao of Dallas, Texas; brothers,...