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Recent Obituaries
for Shelby County and surrounding areas in Indiana
Fredrick Thomas Anspaugh
Aug 28, 2012
Fredrick Thomas Anspaugh, 72, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Kindred Hospital South in Indianapolis. Born December 1, 1939, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Kenneth M. and Kathryn E. “Dottie” (Winkler) Anspaugh. He married Lou Anne Worland on June 24, 1961, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Jeffrey Anspaugh, Rodney (wife, Judy) Anspaugh,...
Clara P. Fish
Aug 19, 2012
Clara P. Fish, 79, of Fairland passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. Born June 19, 1933 in Williamsport, Pennsylvia, she was the daughter of Emerson and Elizabeth Zerbe. There will be no services held. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St.
John Walsh Payne
Aug 13, 2012
John Walsh Payne, 65, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, August 13, 2012 at Indiana University Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born November 28, 1946, in Charlotte, South Carolina, he was the son of John Walsh Sr. and Irene Agnes (Larsen) Payne. He married Regina “Sue” Johnson on March 22, 1966, and she preceded him in death on November 30, 2006. Survivors...
Fred Urednick
Aug 12, 2012
Services will be announced by Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St.
Livia Amelia Samsel
Aug 12, 2012
Livia Amelia Samsel, stillborn, of Indianapolis, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Community South Hospital in Indianapolis. Born August 12, 2012, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Chad and Traci (Wagerman) Samsel. She is survived by her parents of Indianapolis; brother, Lance Schabel of Indianapolis; sister, Lillian Samsel of Indianapolis; paternal grandmother, Kathy Samsel of Knoxville, Tennessee; paternal...
Shirley Dean Swinford
Aug 11, 2012
Shirley Dean Swinford, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Especially Kidz in Shelbyville. Born August 24, 1930, she was the daughter of Ray and Faye (Hartzell) Swinford. Survivors include her cousins, Jerry Kuhn and Kent (wife, Vivian) Kuhn. She was preceded in death by her parents. Graveside services will be at 11 am on Tuesday, August...
Sarah Louise Stader
Aug 7, 2012
Sarah Louise Stader, 83, of Indianapolis, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born February 8, 1929 in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Wesley and Freida (Werner) Polston. She married Charles E. Stader on July 24, 1953, and he preceded her in death on February 2, 1989. Survivors include her sons, Charles...
Vicki Sue Nicholson
Aug 7, 2012
Vicki Sue Nicholson, 63, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 7, 2012, at Major Hospital. She was born March 9, 1949, in Rush County to Raymond L. and Mary Lois (Keith) Nicholson. Survivors include brothers, Danny Joe (wife, Judy) Butts of Blue Ridge, James A. (wife, Susan) Butts of Franklin, and Tony L. (wife, Sally) Nicholson of Shelbyville; nieces, Jody...
Beulah Virginia Rich
Aug 3, 2012
Beulah Virginia Rich, 95, of Greentown, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Friday, August 03, 2012 at Community Howard Regional Hospital in Kokomo. Born February 28, 1917 in Grant County, she was the daughter of Ross and Izella (Foster) Lake. She married Alson Rich on December 21, 1935, and he preceded her in death on May 30, 1986. Survivors include her...
Marvin Everhart
Jul 30, 2012
Marvin Everhart, 96, of Morristown passed away Monday, July 30, 2012 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Born June 16, 1916, in Austin, Indiana, he was the son of Elisa Waters and Sabina (Stewart) Everhart. He married Valeria E. Allen on October 31, 1936, and she preceded him in death on July 14, 1996. Survivors include his son, Floyd E. (wife, Beverly) Everhart...
Bonnie Jean (Colvin) Foltz
Jul 27, 2012
Bonnie Jean (Colvin) Foltz, 68, passed away on Friday, July 27, after a battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Bonnie was born on May 23, 1944 to James and Mary Colvin in Washington, Indiana. She had three younger brothers, Tom, Dan and Bill. After her mother’s death in 1953, Bonnie went to live with her aunt and uncle, Clyde and...
Clara Elizabeth Sipes
Jul 25, 2012
Clara Elizabeth Sipes, 76, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. Born September 11, 1935, in Nicholsville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Steven Elbert and Pearl (Cole) Welch. Survivors include her son, Shannon Sipes of Shelbyville; sisters, Edna Thomas of Shelbyville and Wanda Keen of Greenville, North Carolina; grandson, Steven Sipes;...
Rose Anna Smith
Jul 23, 2012
Rose Anna (Rodgers) Smith, 94, of Morristown passed away Monday, July 23, 2012 at Hancock Regional Hospital Hospice in Greenfield. Born August 17, 1917, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, she was the daughter of Ed P. and Myrtle M. (Holdren) Rodgers. She married Curtis J. Smith on February 1, 1935, and he preceded her in death on September 22, 1986. Survivors include...
Zoe Ann Blankenship
Jul 22, 2012
Zoe Ann Blankenship, 77, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. Born February 25, 1935, in Fairland, she was the daughter of Kenneth L. Bowman and Frances (White) Perry. She married Roy A. Blankenship on September 7, 1974, and he preceded her in death on August 21, 1996. Survivors include her daughter, Kelly...
Tammy Lynette (Hurley) Israel
Jul 20, 2012
Tammy Lynette (Hurley) Israel, 49, of Fairland passed away Friday, July 20, 2012 at her residence. Born September 29, 1962, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of William Harrison and Phyllis Jean (Anderson) Hurley. Survivors include her parents of Fairland; daughter, Tiffany Lynn (Israel) Byrd of Fairland; brother, Robert W. Hurley of Fairland; grandsons, Jerred Mencer and Caleb Butler; great-granddaughter,...
Earl W. Lancaster
Jul 18, 2012
Earl W. Lancaster, 74, of Fairland passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Waldron Health and Rehab. Born April 8, 1938, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Chester and Wrethal (Crafton) Lancaster. He married Marilyn Bennett on November 6, 1960, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Scott Alan (wife, Heather) Lancaster of Shelbyville and Mark Wayne (friend,...
Robert Joseph "Bob" East
Jul 15, 2012
Robert Joseph “Bob” East, 51, of Fairland passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville with his mother and brother by his side. Born June 1, 1961, in Beech Grove, he was the son of Bruce Edward and Patricia Ann (Sallee) East. Survivors include his mother of Fairland; brothers, Mark East of Bedford and John W. East...
Yvonne Faith Sanders
Jul 15, 2012
Yvonne Faith Sanders, 49, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at her residence. Born December 25, 1962, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of William Homer Todd and Linda Janet (Aldrich) Albers. Survivors include her sons, Alexander Tyler "Alex" Alderson of Chicago and Todd Andrew Sanders of Shelbyville; brother, Byron Todd of Noblesville; and a granddaughter, Serenity Sanders...
Betty Gabel Drake
Jul 12, 2012
Betty Gabel Drake, 92, passed away on July 12, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana where she had been residing for over 25 years. Previously Betty had resided in Shelbyville, Indiana and was born and raised in Hanover, Indiana. She was married to Vaughn Drake who preceded her in death at the age of 49. Surviving Betty are her devoted children, daughter,...
Jeremy Wayne Fisher
Jul 12, 2012
Jeremy Wayne Fisher, 36, of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, formerly of Shelby County, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Born July 6, 1976 in Rushville, he was the son of Robert Anderson and Beverly (Stafford) King. He married Jodi Boswell on January 2, 2009, and she survives. Other survivors include father, Robert (wife, Kathy) Anderson of Flat Rock;...
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