Obituaries

Robert H. "Bob" Reese

Robert H. "Bob" Reese

Jan 31, 2009

Robert H. "Bob" Reese, 65, of Manilla passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born March 4, 1943, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Herschel T. and margaret (Bowerly) Reese. He married Tina L. (Weingarth) Vogel on March 11, 2000, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother; daughter, Candace VanVolkenburgh; son, Gregory Hare; stepchildren, Jenell Coulter,...

Doris Mae Bender

Doris Mae Bender

Jan 30, 2009

Doris Mae "Toots" Bender, 90 of Shelbyville passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville. Born December 2, 1918 in Shelby County to Arthur and LaVanche (Baker) Lowe. She married Walter E. Adams and he preceded her in death on October 29, 1963, she then married Walter Bender on April 22, 1973, and he preceded...

Frances L. Harding

Frances L. Harding

Jan 29, 2009

Frances L. Harding, 68, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital and Health Center in Indianapolis. Born April 24, 1940 in Troy, Ohio to Forrest Bergstresser and Nina Rebecca (Hewitt) Smith. She married Thomas E. Harding on February 2, 1963, and he survives. Other survivors include her daughter, Rebecca A. Smith of Shelbyville; grandsons, Jacob...

John H. Merhoff

John H. Merhoff

Jan 27, 2009

John H. Merhoff, 89, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born September 20, 1919, in Louisville, Ky., he was the son of Henry H. and Edyth F. (Fegenbush) Merhoff. He married Wanda M. Cochran on September 25, 1943, and she preceded him in death on September 19, 2008. Survivors include his daughters, Lynn (husband, Michael)...

Warren E. Carmony

Warren E. Carmony

Jan 27, 2009

Warren E. Carmony, 86, Shelbyville, passed away January 27, 2009. Born October 12, 1922 in Rush County, Indiana. He was former owner of Carmony Funeral Homes in Shelbyville retiring in 1980. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and past President of the International Order of the Golden Rule, as assoication of Funeral Home Owners. He served in...

Archie Wayne Murrell

Archie Wayne Murrell

Jan 24, 2009

Archie Wayne Murrell, 62, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, January 24, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenwood. Born October 10, 1946 in Columbia, Kentucky to Fred and Carrie L. (Hawkins) Murrell. He married Karen V. Evans and she survives. Other survivors include his mother; son, Fred Wayne Murrell of Buffalo, KY; daughters, Bonita A. (husband, James) Davis of Buffalo,...

Carl Wayne Craig

Carl Wayne Craig

Jan 23, 2009

Carl Wayne Craig, 80, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, January 23, 2009, at Major Hospital. Born June 16, 1928, in Shelby County, he was the son of Walter W. and Freida Mae (Collins) Craig. He married Virginia Mae Jackson on June 18, 1950, and she preceded him in death on July 17, 1997. Survivors include his sons, David Craig of...

Kathy Jean Morrow

Kathy Jean Morrow

Jan 22, 2009

Kathy Jean Morrow, 46, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born February 16, 1962, in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Hobert E. and Marjorie L. (Stine) Cravens. She married George M. Morrow on February 24, 1979, and he survives. Other survivors include her parents of Troy, Mo.; daughters, Amy L. (husband, Chris)...

Marjorie A. Smith

Marjorie A. Smith

Jan 21, 2009

Marjorie Ann Smith, former resident of Shelbyville, passed away on her 93rd birthday on Wednesday, January 21, with her family by her side. Born in Gwynneville, Indiana on January 21, 1916, Marjorie was the daughter of the late Clarence Boyd and Earnestine (Earnest) Nigh, and step-daughter of the late Gene Cole. Marjorie was a graduate of Morristown High School, Indiana...

Ruth M. Barlow

Ruth M. Barlow

Jan 6, 2009

Ruth M. Barlow, 95, of Shelbyville died Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born April 4, 1913, in St. Paul, she was the daughter of Omer and Maude (Mellis) Howery. She married Dallas Thomas Barlow on June 23, 1933, and he preceded her in death on October 31, 1981. Survivors include her nieces, Ruthann Freeland of Whiteland...

Lee Oren Listenberger

Lee Oren Listenberger

Jan 5, 2009

The Rev. Lee Oren Listenberger, 79, of Boggstown died Monday, January 5, 2009 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. Born August 5, 1929, in Boggstown, he was the son of Albert Jay and Goldie Emelia (Gahimer) Listenberger. He married Roberta Rosemary Bailey on September 15, 1951, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Sandra Kay (husband, Tom) Beaty of...

Joan Edith (Bradbury) Wooden

Joan Edith (Bradbury) Wooden

Jan 4, 2009

Joan Edith (Bradbury) Wooden, 89, passed away on January 4, 2009 at Waldron Health Care Center, Waldron, Indiana. Born June 24,1919 in Tottenham, England, she was the daughter of Henry and Edith (Stevens) Bradbury. She married her husband Bert L. Wooden on January 6, 1945, and he preceded her in death on December 12, 1982. Mrs. Wooden met her husband...

Sandra Lynn Gelinas

Sandra Lynn Gelinas

Jan 3, 2009

Sandra Lynn Gelinas, 50, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, January 3, 2009 at her residence. Born May 2, 1958 to William L. Underwood, Jr. and Floretta (Potter) Underwood. She married Stuart C. Gelina and he survives. Other survivors include her parents; sons, Joseph C. Gelinas and John Paul Gelinas, both of Shelbyville; brothers, Michael (wife, Barbara) Underwood of Shelbyville and...

Robert Arnold "Bob"  Johnson

Robert Arnold "Bob" Johnson

Dec 28, 2008

Robert A. Johnson, 67, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born March 11, 1941 in Indianapolis, Indiana he was the son of Arnold "A.J." Johnson and Dorothy Marie (Rumley) Settle. He married Barbara J. "Bobbi" Nicoloff on October 4, 2001 and she survives. Other survivors include sons, Robert Arnold (wife, Jody) Johnson, Jr....

Shirley Ann Pardue

Shirley Ann Pardue

Dec 24, 2008

Shirley Ann Pardue, 67, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2008, in Shelbyville. Born February 28, 1941, in Beech Grove, she was the daughter of Burleigh L. and Thelma D. (Lee) Martin. Survivors include sons, David (wife, Traci) Pardue of Folkston, Georgia, Kenny Pardue and Kevin Pardue, both of Shelbyville; daughters, Rita Cockerham of Shelbyville, Bonnie Ingles of Indianapolis and Tressa...

Harold "Dean" Pennington

Harold "Dean" Pennington

Dec 23, 2008

Harold "Dean" Pennington, 55, of North Vernon,Indiana passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. Born February 27, 1953 in Seymour, Indiana to Pearl Pennington and Lillie Fern "Adams" Wagner. Survivors include one son; one daughter; brothers, Allen Wayne Pennington and Ronald Lynn Pennington, both of North Vernon; sister, Anna Faye (husband, Robert) Zike...

George J. Parker

George J. Parker

Dec 19, 2008

George J. Parker, 73, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, December 19, 2008 at Select Specialty Hospital in Greenwood. Born June 19, 1935 in Meadow Bridge, West Virginia, he was the son of Cecil and Sadie Mae (Vandall) Parker. On September 2, 1961 he married Erma C. Matney, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Meadow Bridge, West Virginia;...

William A. Heck

William A. Heck

Dec 19, 2008

William A. Heck, 91, of Indianapolis died Friday, December 19, 2008, at Brandywine Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Greenfield. Born June 27, 1917, in Indianapolis, he was the son of William M. and Grace (Salig) Heck. He married Edna Johnson on July 10, 1943, and she preceded hin in death on December 28, 2000. Survivors include his sons, Michael (wife,...

Samme Kaye Gladson

Samme Kaye Gladson

Dec 17, 2008

Samme Kaye Gladson, 66, of Fairland passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at Select Specialty Hospital in Beech Grove. Born March 27, 1942, in Benham, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Samuel M. Cope and Eula Gertrude (Neely) Cope Harrell McCarty. She married C. E. "ed" Gladson on December 1, 1962, and he survives. Other survivors include her daughters, Carla...

Helen A. Messmore

Helen A. Messmore

Dec 11, 2008

Helen A. Messmore, 75, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, December 11, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital and Health Center in Indianapolis, IN. Born April 16, 1933 in Shelbyville, Indiana to Paul R. and Mary Margaret (Hendrickson) Lambert. She married A. Wray Messmore on August 25, 1950, and he preceded her in death on December 26, 1990. Survivors include her daughter,...