Obituaries

Martha L. Headlee

Martha L. Headlee

May 15, 2009

Martha L. Headlee, 94, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, May 15, 2009 at Major Hospital. Born September 1, 1914 in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Adam G. and Susan (Stockinger) Roell. She married Lowell G. Headlee on June 12, 1955, and he preceded her in deth on August 21, 1973. She is survived by step-son, Jack (wife, Betty)...

Orville Sullivan Branson

Orville Sullivan Branson

May 14, 2009

Orville Sullivan Branson, 73, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born December 25, 1935, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Orville Robert and Irene Edith (Sullivan) Branson. He married Jacquelyn June Sedam on December 9, 1955, and she survives. Other survivors include his children, Gregory Wayne (wife, Bobbi) Branson of Batesville, Lisa Kay (husband,...

Morris Tobian

Morris Tobian

May 13, 2009

Morris Tobian, 91 of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Major Hospital. Born February 25, 1918, in LaPorte, he was the son of Benjamin and Molly Tobian. He was married to the love of his life, Helen (McLane) Tobin, for 66 years, and she preceded him in death on February 18, 2009. Survivors include his sons, the Rev....

Ray Jones

Ray Jones

May 11, 2009

Ray Jones, 70, of Indianapolis passed away Monday, May 11, 2009, at his home. Born October 8, 1938, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Cecil Orville and Leona Eliza (Dennis) Jones. He married Janet Garrett on March 5, 1960, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Beverly (husband, Brian) Galvin of Cape Coral, Fla.; sons, Todd Ray Jones...

Carolyn Jo (Beatty) Tennant

Carolyn Jo (Beatty) Tennant

May 9, 2009

Carolyn Jo (Beatty) Tennant, 59, Withee, Wisconsin, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009 at St. Joseph Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Born April 4, 1950 in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Garnett Sr. and Anna Ruth (Hart) Beatty. She married Kenneth Edward Tennant on October 2, 1982, and he survives. Other survivors include her daughters, Joy Huffmeyer...

William A. Terrell, Jr.

William A. Terrell, Jr.

May 5, 2009

William Alfred Terrell, Jr., 73, of Morristown passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital. Born August 19, 1935 in Bedford, he was the son of William Alfred Terrell and Sarah (McCall) Terrell Mills. He married Shirley Keller on October 18, 1956 and celebrated 52 years of marriage and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, William (wife,...

Jack D. Spegal

Jack D. Spegal

May 5, 2009

Jack D. Spegal, 73, of Morristown passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. Born July 27, 1934, in Fortville, he was the son of James and Mary (Cottrell) Spegal. He married Phyllis M. Rigdon on September 1, 1957, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Dale Spegal (partner, Mack Allison) of Indianapolis; daughters, Wanda...

Sally Brigid (McKenney) Kidwell

Sally Brigid (McKenney) Kidwell

May 4, 2009

Sally Brigid (McKenney) Kidwell, 46, Clinton Township, Michigan formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, May 4, 2009 at her home. Born July 29, 1962 in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Ward B. and Gladys M. (Hodson) McKenney. She married Todd Gene Kidwell on April 8, 1995, and he survives. Other survivors include her parents, her sons, Barry Andrew Kidwell...

Barbara J. Adkins

Barbara J. Adkins

May 2, 2009

Barbara Jane Adkins, 56, of Flat Rock passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 at her residence. Born September 21, 1952, in Sanders, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilson and was adopted by Billy J. and Mary Jane Oldham. She married Donald Lee Adkins on October 12, 1979, and he survives. Other survivors include her sister,...

Ruth Marshall

Ruth Marshall

May 2, 2009

Ruth Ellen Marshall, 84, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers in Beech Grove, Indiana. Born July 7, 1924 in Noble Township, Shelby County, Indiana, she was the daughter of George Wright and Esther (Beagle) Alley. She married Robert D. Marshall, and he preceded her in death on October 28, 1980. Survivors...

Frances "Louise" Hester

Frances "Louise" Hester

Apr 30, 2009

Frances Louise Hester, 94, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Waldron Health and Rehab Center in Waldron. Born December 25, 1914, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Albert and Emma (Rostron) Leffler. She married Jasper Lynn Hester on January 29, 1938, and he preceded her in death on November 10, 1998. Survivors include her daughters, Martha...

Joan R. Bond

Joan R. Bond

Apr 29, 2009

Joan R. Bond, 80, Ingalls, passed Thursday, April 29, 2009, at Regency Place, Greenfield. She was born February 12, 1929 in Bedford, Indiana to Russell Dawson Baker and Ruby Violet (Lavender) Baker. She married Lawrence Cecil "Bud" Bond on May 11, 1968, and he preceded her in death. She is survived by sons, Kenny (Linda) Brunner of England and Curt...

I. June Welage Grigsby

I. June Welage Grigsby

Apr 28, 2009

I. June Welage Grigsby, 82, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital and Health Campus, Greenwood. Born June 6, 1926, in Greensburg, she was the daughter of Ernest Christian and Bessie (Gregory) Gilbert. She married Robert C. Welage, the father of her children and he preceded her in death on May 1, 1993. She married John...

John F. Kessler

John F. Kessler

Apr 27, 2009

John Fredrick Kessler, 85, of Manilla passed away Monday, April 27, 2009, at his home. Born August 14, 1923, in Rush County, he was the son of Frank and Laura Jane (Shaw) Kessler. Survivors include his son, Gerald F. (wife, Veanna) Kessler of Manilla; daughter, Carolyn A. Willey of Columbus; sister, Marcella Farlow of Milroy; grandchildren, Brandon (wife, Leigh) Kessler...

Mavern M. McDaniel

Mavern M. McDaniel

Apr 26, 2009

Mavern M. McDaniel, 69 of Shelbyville, passed away April 26, 2009 at Hospice of South Central Indiana. Born May 14, 1939 in Manilla, she was the daughter of Arthur O. and Lola Marie (Theobald) Edwards. She married George Raymond "Ray" McDaniel on June 12, 1960, and he preceded her in death on July 30, 2007. Survivors include her daughters, Anita...

Cloyd T. Linville

Cloyd T. Linville

Apr 26, 2009

Cloyd T. Linville, 80, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born August 2, 1928, in Shelby County, he was the son of Earl and Lola Pauline (Towns) Linville. Survivors include his daughters, Patricia I. (husband, Roger) Walton and Melissa A. Linville, both of Shelbyville; sister, Catherine J. McMichael of Shelbyville; grandchildren, Chad F. Simerly, Levi...

Mary L. Shadley

Mary L. Shadley

Apr 24, 2009

Mary L. Shadley, 86, of Waldron died Friday, April 24, 2009, at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus. Born Sept. 7, 1922, in Waldron, she was the daughter of Willie Marshall McVey Sr. and Alta Ann (Cuskaden) McVey. She married Gerald F. Shadley on June 10, 1944, in Rushville, and he preceded her in death on March...

Yantis "Yannie" A. Spreckelmeyer

Yantis "Yannie" A. Spreckelmeyer

Apr 23, 2009

Yantis A. "Yannie" Spreckelmeyer, 72, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, April 23, 2009. Born August 18, 1936, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Michael and Marlene Rebecca (Fuller) Yarling. She married COL (Retired) Stanley Roy Spreckelmeyer on August 28, 1976, and he preceded her in death on August 13, 2006. Survivors include her sons, Michael (wife, Dee) Peters and...

Mary Ellen Cole

Mary Ellen Cole

Apr 17, 2009

Mary Ellen Cole, 73, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, April 17, 2009 at her residence. Born September 23, 1935 in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Maurice Archibald and Beatrice Melvina (Montrose) Patterson. She married Gaylord C. Cole, and he survives. Other survivors include son, Kent (wife, Margretta) Cole of Shelbyville; daughters, Beverly (husband, Greg) Williams of Walkerton, IN, and...

Rudell  C. Daily

Rudell C. Daily

Apr 11, 2009

Rudell C. Daily, 66, of Fountaintown, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009. Born September 11, 1942 in Linefork, KY to Ernest and Mable (Cornett) Cornett. She married Terry R. Daily, and he survives. Other survivors include her daughter, Kelly D. (husband, Corbly) Elsbury of Fort Drum, NY; her son, Brett W. (wife, Denise) Daily of Fountaintown; sister, Karen Kelly of...