Obituaries

Larry Eldwood Deaton, Sr.

Larry Eldwood Deaton, Sr.

Mar 23, 2012

Larry Eldwood Deaton, Sr., 80, of Shelbyville, formerly of Morristown and Nashville, Tennessee passed away Friday, March 23, 2012 at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville. Born January 16, 1932, in Whitebluff, Tennessee, he was the son of Haynie and Lucille (Binkley) Deaton. Survivors include his son, Larry E. (wife, Rhonda) Deaton, Jr. of Greenfield; daughter, Christina A. ?Tina? (husband,...

Letty L. Branam

Letty L. Branam

Mar 21, 2012

Letty Lane (Lawrence) Branam, 88, of Elyria, Ohio, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at her son's residence in Elyria. Born December 1, 1923, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Ernest and Lora (McKinney) Lawrence. She married Frank Branam in 1942, and she preceded her in death in 1992. Survivors include her sons, Keith (wife, Dawn)...

Sylvia Virginia Hicks

Sylvia Virginia Hicks

Mar 13, 2012

Sylvia Virginia (Wise) Hicks, 64, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis. Born April 14, 1947, in Washington County, Virginia, she was the daughter of Henry and Nora (Grace) Wise. She married Johnny N. Hicks on November 4, 1963, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons, John Hicks, Jr. of Indianapolis and...

Carter "Lance" Koenig

Carter "Lance" Koenig

Mar 8, 2012

Carter "Lance" Koenig, 72, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. Lance was born October 4, 1939, in Washington, Indiana, he was the son of Russell Bruce and Clara Louise (Pieper) Koenig. He married Kay Crafton on February 15, 1976, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Randy J. (wife, Cheri)...

Rayburn "Wayne" Smith

Rayburn "Wayne" Smith

Mar 6, 2012

Rayburn "Wayne" Smith, 61 of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born September 27, 1950, in Muncie, he was the son of Noah and Lucy (Herron) Smith. He married Barbara Jean Pettit on August 11, 2001, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Mindy (husband, Brian) Poole and Tammy (husband, Brian) Miller, both...

Wanda F. Headlee

Wanda F. Headlee

Mar 6, 2012

Wanda F. Headlee, 74, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Major Hospital. Born December 5, 1937, in Connersville, she was the daughter of Eugene and Francis (Panky) Wells. She married Roger Headlee on June 28, 1957, and he preceded her in death on October 6, 2006. Survivors include her sons, Russell Headlee and Richard (wife, Kathy) Headlee,...

Mary C. Rinehart

Mary C. Rinehart

Mar 3, 2012

Mary C. Rinehart, 88, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born May 11, 1923, in Plymouth, Indiana, she was the daughter of Samuel and Edna (Switzer) Baker. She married Richard W. "Dick" Rinehart on August 15, 1950, and he preceded her in death on January 27, 2002. Other survivors include her sons, John...

Desco E. McKay

Desco E. McKay

Mar 2, 2012

Desco E. McKay of Indianapolis passed away on March 2, 2012. Mr. McKay, a retired Colonel in the U.S. Air Force was an Industrial Engineer and Purchasing Section Chief for thirty-three years at Western Electric Company. He was born June 22, 1925 to Claude and Tressa Pruitt McKay in Spades, Indiana. He graduated in 1943 from Fairland High School. He...

Jean Roberta Gooding

Jean Roberta Gooding

Mar 1, 2012

Jean Roberta Gooding, 69, of Morristown passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012 at her residence. Born January 7, 1943, in Clairmont, Ohio, she was the daughter of John Sr. and Marjorie (Vilvance) Farquer. She married Donald L. Gooding on October 2, 1964, and he survives. Other survivors include her daughter, Phyllis Marie Infante of Greenfield; sons, Paul "Eddie" Farquer of...

Luella Marie (Hatten) Douglas

Luella Marie (Hatten) Douglas

Feb 28, 2012

Luella Marie (Hatten) Douglas, 92, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at her residence. Born December 25, 1919, in Indiana, she was the daughter of Charles and Nettie (Sipple) Shoaf. She married Harold V. Hatten on July 3, 1941, and he preceded her in death on November 16, 1969, she married James E. Douglas, Sr. on March 19,...

Maxine Faye Murnan

Maxine Faye Murnan

Feb 27, 2012

Maxine Faye Murnan, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, February 27, 2012 at Major Hospital. Born February 2, 1924, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Fredrick and Almedia H. (Huffman) Marshall. She married George W. Murnan on November 25, 1942, and he preceded her in death on September 14, 2007. Survivors include her daughter, Patsy (husband, Michael) Weintraut of...

John William Comstock

John William Comstock

Feb 27, 2012

John William Comstock passed away on February 27, 2012, at his home outside Hardinsburg in Orange County, Indiana. John was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, on February 13, 1942, to Edward Kenneth and Rita Fern (Cherry) Comstock. Survivors are his brother, Mark Edward (wife, Linda) Comstock of Arlington, Texas; his children, Edward "Ned" Kenneth Comstock, II of Waldron, Elizabeth Ann (husband,Tim)...

David Douglas " Dave" Potter

David Douglas " Dave" Potter

Feb 24, 2012

David Douglas Potter, 73, of Fountaintown passed away Friday, February 24, 2012 at his residence. Born February 10, 1939, in Moline, Illinois, he was the son of Lawrence Wayne and Betty Jo (Boleyn) Potter, Sr. He married Mary Ruth Mathena on December 13, 1969, and she survives. Other survivors include sons, David Ray Potter of Fountaintown and Clifford Wayne (wife,...

Elizabeth L. "Betty" Brown

Elizabeth L. "Betty" Brown

Feb 23, 2012

Elizabeth L. "Betty" Brown, 84, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. Born July 14, 1927, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of George Ray and Bertha L. (Wicker) Brown. Survivors include her daughter, Raquel (husband, Alejandro) Castillo of Shelbyville; sisters, Avonelle Banker and Charlotte Bates, both of Shelbyville; grandchildren, Ravin Headlee, Jacob...

Rev. Howard Whitecotton

Rev. Howard Whitecotton

Feb 18, 2012

The Rev. Mr. Howard Whitecotton III, 51, of Indianapolis passed away Saturday, February 18, 2012 at his residence. Born December 30, 1960, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Howard L. and Alice (Hausman) Whitecotton. He is survived by his mother of Indianapolis; and a selected brother, Kenny Neumeister of Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by his father....

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...