Obituaries
Martha E. Higgins
Mar 9, 2009
Martha E. Higgins, 98, of Muncie died Monday, March 9, 2009 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born October 19, 1910, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Michael A. and Rose (Hirschauer) Higgins. Survivors include her brother, Jack (wife, Virginia) Higgins of Shelbyville; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Mary...
Jerold "Jerry" D. Bass
Mar 6, 2009
Jerold "Jerry" D. Bass, 69, Bloomington, formerly of Morristown passed away Friday, March 6, 2009 at his residence. Born in Shelbyville, Indiana on January 25, 1940 to Harold Talbert and Joyce Aline (Hardin) Bass. Survivors include his son, Jeff (wife, Penny) Bass of Windermere, Florida; brothers, Kevin (wife, Janet) Bass of Kokomo, and Marvin (wife, Mary) Bass of Bloomington; and...
Clara E. Humble
Mar 6, 2009
Clara Humble, 84, of Morristown, passed away Friday, March 6, 2009 at Grandview Health and Rehab in Martinville, Indiana. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 23, 1924 to Charles W. and Emma M. (Brienbaugh) Walters. She married Louis Leroy Humble on February 13, 1981, and he survives. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2009 at Asbury...
Danny E. Haley
Mar 5, 2009
Danny Edward Haley, 62, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009, at Ryobi Die Casting Inc. Born September 30, 1946, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Earl Clifford Haley and Harriett Betty (Huff) Rettig. He was married to Lorie (Clawson) Frazier-Haley, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Shelbyville; daughter Melissa (husband, Timothy) Haley-Travnicek of Town...
Carrie L. Murrell
Mar 3, 2009
Carrie L. Murrell, 92, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at her home. Born May 18, 1916, in Oakland City, she was the daughter of Edgar "Eddie" and Isabelle (Bradshaw) Hawkins. She married Fred Murrell on June 9, 1934, and he preceded her in death on March 24, 1976. Survivors include her son, Robert Murrell of Shelbyville; daughters,...
Lawrence "Joe" Haas
Feb 27, 2009
Lawrence "Joe" Haas, 79, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at Wellstar Hospital in Austell, Georgia. Born March 31, 1929, in Ripley County, he was the son of Lawrence Francis and Violet (Land) Haas. He married Marianna (Titus) Weber, and she preceded him in death. Survivors include his daughters, Mitzi (husband, George) Hargrove of Atlanta, Ga., and Tywanna...
Christy Sue Stone
Feb 25, 2009
Christy Sue Stone, 52, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Born August 16, 1956, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Chester I. and Velma J. (Dodd) Stone. Survivors include her parents of Shelbyville; son, Daniel B. Stone of Shelbyville; sisters, Cynthia "Cyd" Kladden, Cheryl "Cherry" Stone (husband, Greg Hudson), both of Shelbyville, and Aimee A. (husband, Scott)...
John Alan Kroening
Feb 24, 2009
John Alan Kroening, 40, of Franklin died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at his home. Born Aug. 6, 1968, in Shelbyville, he was the son of John and Charlotte Ann (Achors) Kroening. He married Tina Lynn Baker, and she survives. Other survivors include his parents of Greensburg, daughter, Chelsey M. Kroening of Franklin; son, Jacob T. Kroening of Chesterfield, Va.; stepson,...
Ethan Allen Riley Jones
Feb 23, 2009
Ethan Allen Riley Jones, 1 1/2 years, of Shelbyville passed away February 23, 2009 at Major Hospital. Born August 2, 2007 to Bobby J. and Sheila R. (Sayre) Jones. Survivors include his parents of Shelbyville; brother, Peyton Williams Jones of Shelbyville; sisters, Diamond Blue Sayre and Kyra Marie Jones, both of Shelbyville; grandparents, William and Neta Jones, Tim and Rita...
Mary Louise Davis
Feb 21, 2009
Mary Louise Davis, 89, of Fountaintown passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009 in Morristown Manor. Born October 31, 1919 in Shelby County, Indiana to Harry Logan and Elizabeth (Bassett) Logan. She married Gerald F. "Bob" Davis on September 27, 1940, and he preceded her in death on August 21, 2003. Survivors include cousin, Katharine Harris of Shelbyville; close friends, Karen...
William A. Runyan
Feb 20, 2009
William A. Runyan, 87, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, February 20, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born July 6, 1921, in Shelby County, he was the son of Fred Albert and Mamie E. (Pile) Runyan. Survivors include his nieces, Joyce (husband, Mike) Garrison of Shelbyville and Karen (husband, Gary) Wickliff of Bowling Green, Ky.; great-nieces, Kathy Henning and Lori Wallien; and...
J. David Miller
Feb 20, 2009
J. David Miller, 58, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 at Major Hospital. Born June 1, 1950, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Jarold Wade and Patricia Ann (Cole) Miller. He married Rita S. Maples, and she survives. Other survivors include his father of Fairland; sons, Jason D. (wife, Sarah) Miller and Daniel J. (wife, Sysily) Miller,...
Helen McLane Tobin
Feb 18, 2009
Helen Tobin of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Gulf Coast Hospital in Fort Myer, Fla. Born in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Harry and Bernice (Bowlby) McLane. She married Morris "Mort" Tobian on April 5, 1942, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons, The Rev. John (wife, Lydia) Tobian of Grand Rapids, Mich., Dr. Jim...
Teresa A. Cochran Lindsey
Feb 18, 2009
Services will be announced by Carmony-Ewing Chapel of Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, Indiana
Jack R. Tindall
Feb 16, 2009
Jack R. Tindall, 69, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away Monday, February 16, 2009, at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton. Born December 2, 1939, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Willard E. and Myra (Kroening) Tindall. He married Penney McCarty on March 29, 1964, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Jack Russell "Rusty" Tindall of Indianapolis; daughter, Nicole...
Nadene Cunningham
Feb 12, 2009
Elizabeth Nadene Cunningham, 87, formerly of Waldron passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009, at Clinton House Nursing Home in Frankfort. Born July 19, 1921, in Waldron, she was the daughter of John S. and Gertrude (Elsrod) Cunningham. Survivors include a nephew, John F. (wife, Sharon) Cunningham of Frankfort; great-nieces, Christin L. Jorczak of Noblesville and Cortney A. Cunningham of Indianapolis;...
Robert E. "Bob" Pence
Feb 11, 2009
Robert E. "Bob" Pence, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born September 16, 1927, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Fred W. and Edith Ellen (Swinehart) Pence. He married Janet Lawsenne Stine on July 6, 1957, and she survives. Other survivors include daughters, Angie E. (husband, Stevie) Washington of Shelbyville and...
Pauline L. "Paulie" Wertz
Feb 8, 2009
Pauline L. "Paulie" Wertz, 82, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009. She was born August 18, 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the daughter of Chester and Grace (Leeds) Cummings. She married Homer "Bud" Wertz, Jr. on August 14, 1948 in Hanover, Indiana and he survives. Other survivors include sons, Terry (wife, Phyllis) Wertz of Mooresville, North Carolina...
Phillip Glenn Kuhn
Feb 6, 2009
Phillip Glenn Kuhn, 63, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. Born June 10, 1945 in Shelbyville to Willard C. Kuhn and Mary Ellen (Milleson) Kuhn. Survivors include his sons, Casey J. (wife, Vickie) Kuhn of Great Falls, Montana, Benjamin S. Kuhn of Edgewood, Kentucky, and Brent Ensminger of Columbus, Indiana; daughter, Nicole...
Garnett E. "Brownie" Brown
Jan 31, 2009
Garnett E. "Brownie" Brown, 94 of Morristown passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009 at Morristown Manor. Born May 24, 1914 in Shelby County, Indiana to Wilbur M. and Opal F. (Nigh) Brown. He married Thelma V. Wilson on July 27, 1936, and she preceded him in death on August 6, 2008. Survivors include his daughter, Judi A. (husband, Calvin) Kennedy...