Obituaries

John Raymond Kelly Jr.

John Raymond Kelly Jr.

Jun 26, 2009

Lieutenant General John Raymond Kelly, Jr., USA Retired, 84, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at his home. Born October 8, 1924, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of John Raymond and Fannie Minnetta (Long) Kelly. He married Genevieve (Spurling) Savage on July 24, 1976, and she survives. Survivors include his daughters, Gwendolyn J. Keller and Leah...

Eleanor "Ellen" Pfeiffer

Eleanor "Ellen" Pfeiffer

Jun 26, 2009

Eleanor "Ellen" Pfeiffer, 74, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at Parkview North Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Born August 14, 1934 in Lincoln, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Eloise Gilliatte. Survivors include her daughters, Deb Edwards of Indianapolis, Marcy (husband, Tom) Knight of Fort Wayne, Beth (husband, Charlie) Ayers of Shelbyville; son, Bruce (wife, Julia)...

Dr. Phyllis J. Fleming, PhD

Dr. Phyllis J. Fleming, PhD

Jun 23, 2009

Phyllis J. Fleming, Sarah Whiting Francis Professor of Physics, Emerita, at Wellesley College, died after a long illness on June 23, 2009. A physicist, she dedicated her life to the enhancement of opportunities for women in science as a pioneer in teaching, research and service. She believed to know a subject one must teach it. Thirty of her Wellesley students...

Mattie Jester

Mattie Jester

Jun 22, 2009

Private services were observed. Services were entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, Indiana.

Maybelle Mohr

Maybelle Mohr

Jun 21, 2009

Maybelle Mohr, 92, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. Born May 13, 1917, in Westport, she was the daughter of David J. and Lilly Belle (Elliott) Talkington. She married Delbert J. Mohr in 1933. Survivors include her children, Ronald J. (wife, Jerri) Mohr of Ocoee, Florida, Jeleyne Cox, Joe Ed (wife, Patricia)...

Martha Ann Creed

Martha Ann Creed

Jun 20, 2009

Martha Ann Creed, 89, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born February 1, 1920, in Rays Crossing, she was the daughter of Earl and Blanche (Moore) Haehl. She married Claude Creed in September of 1941, and he preceded her in death in 1944, while serving in World War II. Survivors include her daughter, Claudia (husband,...

Leonard Daniel "Danny" Reardon

Leonard Daniel "Danny" Reardon

Jun 20, 2009

Leonard Daniel "Danny" Reardon, 29, of Morristown passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Methodist Hospital. Born December 25, 1979, in Columbus he was the son of Leonard Joseph Reardon and Debra Louise (Tichenor) Alexander. He married Jessica Renee (Baldwin) on February 21, 2003, and she survivors. Other survivors include his parents, Leonard Joseph (wife, Naomi Crafton) Reardon of St....

Virginia "Jenny" Lee Sills

Virginia "Jenny" Lee Sills

Jun 19, 2009

Virginia Lee "Jenny" Sills, 66, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, June 19, 2009 at Major Hospital. Born April 23, 1943, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Chandis Sills and Clara Mae (Jones) Brewer. Survivors include her brother, Ray (wife, Bonita) Brewer of Manilla; sister, Mary (husband, Gerald) Gilmartin of Indianapolis; several nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and -nephews....

Malcolm Forsyth

Malcolm Forsyth

Jun 17, 2009

Malcolm E. Forsyth, 62, of Carthage, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at his home. Born January 12, 1947, he was the son of the late Norman George and Mary Dorothy (Gillam) Forsyth. Mr. Forsyth was a long-time resident of Gwynneville. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. Forsyth graduated from Morristown High School in 1965. A gathering of friends will...

Betty Haley Rettig

Betty Haley Rettig

Jun 17, 2009

Betty Haley Rettig, 93, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born August 16, 1915 in Newton, Iowa, she was the daughter of Daniel J. and Mary Jane (Robertson) Huff. She married Earl C. Haley on November 8, 1936 and he preceded her in death on August 23, 1984. On December 28, 1985 she...

Gusta M. Drake

Gusta M. Drake

Jun 14, 2009

Gusta M. Drake, 98, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born July 25, 1910, in Shelby County, Indiana, she was the daughter of Addison and Hattie (Phillippe) Talkington. She married Wallace Cassady and he preceded her in death, then married Albert Drake and he also preceded her. Survivors include grandchildren, Jay Cassady of...

Marie C. Wade

Marie C. Wade

Jun 8, 2009

Maried C. Wade, 98, of Shelbyville, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2009 at her residence. Born January 30, 1911 in Ferdinand, she was the daughter of Robert A. and Ludwina C. (Roos) Eckstein. She married William C. Wade on June 26, 1935 and he preceded her in death in July 1955. She is survived by daughter, Sharon Marie (Wade)...

Carolyn Erlene Rouse

Carolyn Erlene Rouse

Jun 7, 2009

Carolyn Erlene Rouse, 96, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born May 12, 1913 in Hancock County, she was the daughter of William P. and Floy (Maggman) Brown. She married Walter F. Rouse on August 24, 1932, and he preceded her in death on March 30, 1957. Survivors include her son, Norman E....

Doris Jane Cochran

Doris Jane Cochran

Jun 6, 2009

Doris Jane Cochran, 85, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday in Indiana Heart Hospital. Born February 9, 1924 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Curtis E. and Flura (Maness) Cochran. Survivors includes her daughters, Nancy (husband, David) McDuffee of Fairland and Cindy Green of Missoula, Montana; grandchildren, Leslie Gambill, Kimberly Zorman, Amy Glackman, Todd Brandman, Mack Anderson, Jamey Anderson, Ben...

Joel Harrison "Harry" Bayless

Joel Harrison "Harry" Bayless

Jun 5, 2009

Joel Harrison "Harry" Bayless, 82, of Fairland passed away Friday, June 5, 2009 at Kindred Hospital Indianapolis South. Born August 19, 1926 in Geneva, he was the son of Roy and Missouri (Bentley) Bayless. He married F. Lavinna Carpenter on April 16, 1948, and she survives. They had celebrated 61 years together. Other survivors include daughters, Machelle Good of Fairland...

Taylor Michaele Pruitt

Taylor Michaele Pruitt

Jun 4, 2009

Taylor Michaele Pruitt, 2 months old of Greenwood, passed away Thursday at Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis. Born March 19, 2009 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Donald Alan II and Kylee Marie (Morgan) Pruitt. Survivors include her parents of Greenwood; sister, Annabelle Pruitt and brother, Ethan Pruitt, both of Greenwood; paternal grandmother, Brenda Pruitt of Fairland; maternal grandparents,...

William C. Cliadakis

William C. Cliadakis

May 23, 2009

William C. Cliadakis, husband of former resident Peggy Graham Cliadakis, died Saturday May 23 in New York City, where the couple has lived for many years. Born June 24, 1934 in New York, he was the son of Gladys and Christ Cliadakis, and married Peggy Graham in Shelbyville in 1960. She and three children, Lisa, Christopher and Matthew Cliadakis and...

Daisey Mae Stewart

Daisey Mae Stewart

May 22, 2009

Daisey Mae Stewart, 74, of Shelbyville passed away May 22, 2009 at her residence. Born October 20, 1934 in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Edward and Alta Mae Hudson. She married John Thomas Stewart on September 25, 1953, and he preceded her in death on February 25, 1994. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Ellen Moore of Shelbyville; sons,...

David C. McCammon

David C. McCammon

May 20, 2009

David C. McCammon, 56, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove. Born December 26, 1952, in Wolf Lake, he was the son of Wilbert "Mac" and Lois (Adair) McCammon. He married Sue Horstmeyer on August 10, 1974, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Ellie (husband, Matt) Lane of Convoy, Ohio;...

Evelyn Lorraine Smalley

Evelyn Lorraine Smalley

May 18, 2009

Evelyn Lorraine Smalley, 88, of Morristown, formerly of Fairmount passed away Monday, May 18, 2009 at Morristown Manor. Born March 13, 1921 in Grant County, Indiana, she was the daughter of George Vetor and Edna (Wallace) Vetor Nelson. She married Dale W. Smalley on February 18, 1939, and he preceded her in death on May 18, 2009. Survivors include her...