Obituaries
George Herbert "Herb" Lay
Jan 17, 2012
George Herbert "Herb" Lay, 82, of Norris, Tennessee, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away January 17, 2012. Born February 1, 1929, in Vevay, he was the son of John and Lydia (Dow) Lay. He is survived by his wife, Denise (Denny) Lay; daughters, Vicki (husband, Gary) Oldham, Dara (husband, Gregg) Hebbe and Lea Anne (husband, Yancy) Chipman; sons, Allen (wife, Lisa)...
Ma'ria Aracelia Luna
Jan 15, 2012
Ma?ria Araceli Luna, 44, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at her residence. Born August 10, 1967, in Tala Jalisco, Mexico, she was the daughter of Antonio Luna and Barbara Villalobos. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing...
Eldon Buford Davis
Jan 15, 2012
Eldon Buford Davis, 85, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at his residence. Born December 7, 1926, in Cleveland, Indiana, he was the son of Frank and Marie Davis. He married Vera Koch on September 3, 1947, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Jerry Davis of Waldron; granddaughters, Brandy (husband, Robert) Jenkins of Fortville and Brooke...
James Murray Mewborn, Jr.
Jan 14, 2012
James Murray Mewborn, 78, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born November 10, 1933 in Columbus, he was the son of James Mewborn and Hazel (Freese) Sawin. He married Judy Mewborn on June 29, 1957, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Dan (wife, Teresa) Mewborn of Indianapolis, Mike (wife, Jackie) Mewborn...
Larry H. Jackson
Jan 10, 2012
Larry H. Jackson, 69, of Indianapolis, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove. Born December 17, 1942, in Shelby County, he was the son of Herbert Jackson and Mildred (Berry) Lown. He married Thelma Louise Blackledge on September 2, 1994, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Shelley (husband, Delbert)...
Herbert M. McKinney
Jan 10, 2012
Herbert M. McKinney, 55, of Fairland passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. Private family serves will be observed. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St. and online condolences may be shared at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Wayne A. Miller
Jan 8, 2012
Wayne A. Miller, 85, of Boggstown passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at his residence. Born August 13, 1926, in Shelby County, he was the son of Howard C. and Mary (Sedgwick) Miller. He married Ruth (Fisher) Lukehart on July 15, 1989, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Linda (husband, Mike) Perkinson of Boggstown and Nancy (husband, Roger)...
Ernest Eugene Crim
Jan 6, 2012
Ernest Eugene Crim, 90, Huntington, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Huntington. Born November 6, 1921 in Shelby County, he was the son of Ernest Roy and Sharolet Elsie (Gruell) Crim. Survivors include his son, Richard E. Crim of Waldron; and daughter, Marilyn G. (husband, Edward) Knepple of Ora. He was preceded...
Mary Ellen Campbell
Jan 6, 2012
Mary Ellen Campbell, 74, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Rushville. Born March 12, 1937 in Quinwood, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Howard Legg and Fred Mae (Brown) Johnson. Survivors include her sons, David A. Campbell and Columbus (wife, Patty) Campbell, both of Shelbyville; daughters, Melissa Frogge of Shelbyville, Stella Benefiel...
Genevieve Spurling Kelly
Jan 6, 2012
Genevieve Spurling Kelly, 74, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at her residence. Born February 11, 1937, in Kentucky, she was the daughter of George Alvin and Edith (Bright) Spurling. She married Lt. General John R. Kelly, Jr. on July 24, 1976, and he preceded her in death on June 26, 2009. Survivors include daughters, Leah D. Knight...
Virginia M. Vrooman
Jan 5, 2012
Virginia M. Vrooman, 87 of Gilbert, Arizona, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Greenfield Assisted Living in Gilbert. Born December 31, 1924, in Prescott, Indiana, she was the daughter of John L. and Rose (Cord) Runnebohm. She was preceded in death by husbands Paul Hatten and G. Jim Vrooman. Survivors include her daughters, Barbara (husband, John)...
Dick Henry Vysma
Dec 30, 2011
Dick Henry Vysma, 86, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 at his residence. Born April 16, 1925, in Sahwalunto, Sumatra, Indonesia, he was the son of Frederik and Adriana Vysma (van Don). He married Dina W. Vysma (de Fouw) on April 29, 1955, who preceded him in death. Survivors include her daughters, Marianne Vysma of The Hague, The...
Russell Lowell Clayton
Dec 18, 2011
Russell Lowell Clayton, 92, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2011. He was born on October 21, 1919, to Estel and Clara Clayton in Shelby County, Indiana. He was one of three sons. He was married to Mary Louise DeBaun on January, 16, 1941 in Shelbyville, Indiana. Russell farmed in Indiana before moving to Michigan where he was a carpenter...
Flora Jean Harper
Dec 17, 2011
Flora Jean Harper, 83, of Fairland passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at her residence. Born January 24, 1928, in North Vernon, she was the daughter of William and Louise (Andrew) Wettrick. Survivors include her son, Charles (wife, Alane) Harper of Mooresville; daughters, Patricia Chaney of Shelbyville and Kathy Harper of Fairland; grandsons, Luke (wife, Rachel) Harper, Jonathan Harper, Benjamin...
Tonia Renee Abel
Dec 16, 2011
Tonia Renee Abel, 48, of Jacksonville, Florida, a former Shelbyville resident, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 16, 2011 at her residence. Born October 30, 1963 at England Air Force Base in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, she was the daughter of Maynard L. Abel and Sharon McDaniel. Survivors include her mother and step-father, Alan W. McDaniel of Waldron; daughters, Nicole Kunard...
Rev. Ralph E. Stocklin
Dec 15, 2011
Rev. Ralph E. Stocklin, 92, of Franklin went to be with God and his loved ones Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Franklin United Methodist Community. Born March 18, 1919 in Orange County, Indiana, he was the son of John and Delsie (Young) Stocklin. He married Norma June Barnhill on May 17, 1943, and she preceded him in death on August...
Dorothy J. Munger
Dec 5, 2011
Dorothy J. Munger, 94, of Urbana, Illinois passed away Monday, December 5, 2011 at Carle Hospital in Urbana. Born November 25, 1917, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Raymond E. and Golda (Ice) Munger. Survivors include her brother, Raymond F. (wife, Harriet) Munger of Shelbyville; nephews, Bill Munger and Steve Munger, both of Shelbyville, Jeff Munger and Tim Munger,...
Bud Craig
Nov 29, 2011
Clarence "Bud" Craig, 84, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Major Hospital. Born March 23, 1927, in Shelby County, he was the son of Walter W. and Freida M. (Collins) Craig. He married Ada Weaver on October 9, 1946, and she preceded him in death on May 4, 1996. Survivors include several nieces and nephews, including nephew,...
Maxine D. Evans
Nov 26, 2011
Maxine D. Evans, 83, of Morristown passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. Born February 28, 1928, in Shelby County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Loren F. and Lucile (McNeely) Davis. She married Robert Evans on September 19, 1951, and he preceded her in death on July 10, 1998. Survivors include her sons, Daniel...
Peggy Lou Larkey
Nov 22, 2011
Peggy Lou Larkey, 72, of Fountaintown passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at IU Health West Hospital in Avon. Born April 9, 1939 in Scottsburg, Indiana, she was the daughter of Alva E. "Boots" and Helen (Gaither) Robinson. She married John Robert Larkey on October 11, 1959, and he survives. Other survivors include her mother of Fairland, daughter, Karen (husband,...