Obituaries

John M. Gibson

John M. Gibson

Feb 18, 2012

John Milton Gibson, 83, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born October 29, 1928 in Athens, Ohio, he was the son of Bartlett M. and Alice (May) Gibson. He married Gail Duane King on June 6, 1954, and she preceded him in death on September 3, 2005. Survivors include his daughters, Robin (husband,...

Izetta A. (Heck) Brokering

Izetta A. (Heck) Brokering

Feb 17, 2012

Izetta A. (Heck) Brokering, 89, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, February 17, 2012 at her residence. Born October 1, 1922, in Mt. Auburn, she was the daughter of Ary M. and Gladys M. (Scott) Heck. She married Edison "Eddy" Leroy Brokering on November 7, 1941, and he preceded her in death on November 27, 1981. Survivors include a son, Greg...

John Robert Kennedy

John Robert Kennedy

Feb 15, 2012

John Robert Kennedy, 55, of Shelbyville passed away at his residence. Born April 10, 1956, in Ashland, Kentucky, he was the son of Duncan and Emma (Hanna) Kennedy. Survivors include his mother of St. Albans, West Virginia; sisters, Hanna (husband, Joe) Waechter of Selma and Elsbeth (husband, Roger) Haun of Hartford City. He was preceded in death by his father....

Marjorie N. Smith

Marjorie N. Smith

Feb 15, 2012

Marjorie N. (Goodwin) Smith, 95, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. She was born December 6, 1916, in Geneva to Conard Goodwin and Eupha F. (Thompson) Goodwin. She married Claude Smith on December 31, 1947, and he survives in Shelbyville. Other survivors include a daughter, Patricia L. (husband, Wes) Butcher of Shelbyville; two granddaughters,...

Norma E. Kraft

Norma E. Kraft

Feb 12, 2012

Norma E. Kraft, 93, of Morristown passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. Born March 7, 1918, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Theodore and Gertrude G. (Haeberle) Kraft. Survivors include her cousin, William L. Haeberle of Bloomington; the children of Patti Millis, Dan and David Millis; and close friends, the Everhart family. She...

James Brady Kincade

James Brady Kincade

Feb 11, 2012

James Brady Kincade, 32, of Rushville passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012 in Rushville. Born August 31, 1979, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Billy Jr. and Kathy (Clapp) Kincade. He married Heather Cunningham on September 17, 2011, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Morristown; daughter, Layla Kincade of Morristown; stepson, Jared Hornaday of Rushville; stepdaughter,...

B. Joan Cole

B. Joan Cole

Feb 7, 2012

B. Joan Cole, 79, Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, February 07, 2012 at Morristown Manor. Born October 20, 1932, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Charles O. and Goldie M. (Davis) Rouse. She married James K. "Jim" Cole on February 28, 1948, and he preceded her in death on February 20, 2008. Survivors include her daughters, Cindy (husband, Mike)...

Robert Henry Zeuner

Robert Henry Zeuner

Feb 5, 2012

Robert Henry Zeuner, 69, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, February 05, 2012 at Waldron Health and Rehab. Born January 5, 1943, in Rahway, New Jersey, he was the son of Henry Arthur Zeuner and Margot (Denis) Zeuner. He married Ruth Anne (Longstreet), and she preceded him in death on February 23, 1997. Survivors include his step-daughters, Jennifer (husband, Randy) Stock...

Lucy M. Bogue Borradaile

Lucy M. Bogue Borradaile

Feb 2, 2012

Lucy M. Bogue Borradaile, 96, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born September 30, 1915, in Vevay, she was the daughter of John W. and Mary E. (Bascom) Dennis. She married Howard K. Bogue, and he preceded her in death on September 16, 1973. She married Howard Borradaile, and he preceded her in...

Jack Wilcoxon

Jack Wilcoxon

Feb 1, 2012

Jack Wilcoxon, 77, of New Palestine passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living in Franklin. Born January 16, 1935, in Gwynneville, he was the son of Wayne Washington and Nellie T. (Talbert) Wilcoxon. He married Florence E. Hinant on February 3, 1957, and she preceded him in death on October 8, 2008. Survivors include his sons,...

Carl O. Tucker, Sr.

Carl O. Tucker, Sr.

Jan 30, 2012

Carl Otto Tucker, Sr., 93, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, January 30, 2012 at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born October 5, 1918, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Charles A. and Della (Sanders) Tucker. He married Helen Rose (Borders) Tucker on May 12, 1944, and she preceded him in death on May 25, 2000. Survivors include his sons, Carl...

H. Joan Klapper

H. Joan Klapper

Jan 29, 2012

H. Joan Klapper, 81, of Fairland passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Waldron Health and Rehab. Born August 29, 1930, in Fairland, she was the daughter of Hugh and Gladys (Perry) Imel. She married Edward Ray Klapper on June 5, 1960, and he preceded her in death on August 24, 2007. Survivors include her daughter, Kathy Ann Klapper of...

Lowell W. Boring

Lowell W. Boring

Jan 26, 2012

Lowell W. Boring, 90, of Morristown passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born April 9, 1921, in Shelby County, he was the son of John H. and Hazel E. (Jessup) Boring. He married his wife of 69 years, Alberta M. Watts Cotton on May 2, 1939, and she preceded him in death on October 11,...

Evelyn "Eileen" Nigh

Evelyn "Eileen" Nigh

Jan 26, 2012

Evelyn "Eileen" Nigh, 95, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born January 21, 1917, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Charles H. and Anna Elizabeth (Parsons) Bush. She married Kuhn Nigh on June 4, 1939, and he preceded her in death on August 23, 1973. Survivors include her daughter, Kathy (husband,...

Herbert J. "Herb" Day

Herbert J. "Herb" Day

Jan 26, 2012

Herbert J. ?Herb? Day, 84, of Waldron passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Major Hospital. Born June 30, 1927 in Shelbyville, he was the son of Willard J. and Naomi D. (Maxwell) Day. He married Evelyn Keeling on November 11, 1961, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Barbara (husband, John) Henk of Lafayette; granddaughters, Amy Strawn and...

Isaac Daniel Blackford

Isaac Daniel Blackford

Jan 23, 2012

Isaac Daniel Blackford, 14, of Fountaintown passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Born October 4, 1997, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Dan and Nancy (Leuck) Blackford, and they survive in Fountaintown. Other survivors include sisters, Kylie, Taylor and Micah Blackford, all of Fountaintown; paternal grandparents, Hubert and Carolyn Blackford of Fountaintown;...

Stephen W. Switzer

Stephen W. Switzer

Jan 22, 2012

Stephen W. Switzer, 58, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Major Hospital. Born March 25, 1953 in Indianapolis, he was the son of William D. and Anna Mae (Eck) Switzer. He married Susan (Keel) Pittman on January 4, 2003, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Stephanie (husband, Mark) Stanton of Shelbyville; stepson, John Pittman of...

George Randall "Randy" Armstrong

George Randall "Randy" Armstrong

Jan 19, 2012

George Randall "Randy" Armstrong, 57, of Lafayette passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette. Born November 14, 1954, in Shelbyville, Indiana, he was the son of George Junior and Barbara Ann (Knight) Armstrong. Survivors include his mother of Indianapolis; sisters, Cathy (husband, Mark) Kendall, Melinda Nash, Patricia (husband, Harold) Mowery, Kelly (husband, Kevin) Goliday and...

Jayden Jesse Jay Noel

Jayden Jesse Jay Noel

Jan 18, 2012

Jayden Jesse Jay Noel, 1, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Indianapolis. Born December 15, 2010 in Shelbyville, he was the son of Jerraco Noel and Chelsea Taylor. Survivors include his parents of Shelbyville; maternal grandparents, John and Vickie Taylor of Shelbyville; paternal grandmother, Frances Noel of Shelbyville; maternal great-grandparents, Robert and Bonnie Bable of Shelbyville and...

Mary Irene Bowen

Mary Irene Bowen

Jan 18, 2012

Mary Irene Bowen, 81, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Major Hospital. Born May 20, 1930, in Gastonia, North Carolina, she was the daughter Thomas and Fanny Lou (Babb) Green. She married Robert G. Bowen, Sr. on September 12, 1952, and he preceded her in death on March 23, 2002. Survivors include her sons, Robert "Gary" (wife,...