Obituaries

Loretta O'Mara

Loretta O'Mara

Jan 21, 2007

Loretta "Sally" O'Mara, 86, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus. Born Feb. 20, 1920, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Ora and Fairie (Snodgrass) Borden. She married Ambrose O'Mara on July 15, 1942, and he preceded her in death in 1966. Survivors include three daughters, Carol Jean...

Elizabeth Carroll

Elizabeth Carroll

Jan 20, 2007

Elizabeth Carroll, 76, of Shelbyville died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, at Waldron Health Care Home in Waldron. Born Sept. 1, 1930, in Harrodsburg, Ky., she was the daughter of Ernest D. and Mary E. (Vandiver) Marksbury. Survivors include five daughters, Shirley (husband, Ronnie) Axsom of Columbus, Linda (husband, Joseph) Thurston, Mary (husband, Bruce) Martin and Diane (husband, Dennis) Reed, all...

D. Darlene McKinney

D. Darlene McKinney

Jan 20, 2007

Donna Darlene McKinney, 74, of Murfreesboro, Ark., died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, at Pike County Memorial Hospital in Arkansas. Born Dec. 19, 1932, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Russell and Kathryn (Beaumont) Ponsler. She married Charles McKinney on Sept. 20, 1999, and he survives. Other survivors include one son, Mark (wife, Nancy) Gravely of Flat Rock; two daughters,...

Beulah M. Thurston

Beulah M. Thurston

Jan 8, 2007

Beulah M. Thurston, 92, of Morristown, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, at Brandywine Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Greenfield. Born April 19, 1914, in Rush County, she was the daughter of Charles and Carrie (Gordon) Bundy. She married Herschel S. Thurston on June 4, 1933, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 2003. Survivors include three daughters, Loretta...

Emily A. Myers

Emily A. Myers

Jan 8, 2007

Emily Ann Myers, 69, of London, Ind., died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, at St. Francis Hospital, Beech Grove. Born Aug. 20, 1937, in Marion County, she was the daughter of Houghman H. and Nina J. (Barbour) Hendricks. She married Jackie Lee Myers, and he survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Connie Lea (husband, Jeff) Eckrich of Midwest City, Okla., and...

Roseann L. Rutledge

Roseann L. Rutledge

Dec 30, 2006

Roseann L. Rutledge, 63, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at her home. Born May 18, 1943, in Hamilton, Ohio, she was the daughter of Charles Donald and Ann L. (Davis) Robinson. She married Jacque R. Rutledge on July 18, 1992, and he survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Karen Watkins of Rifle, Colo., and Cindy Garrett of Shelbyville;...

Shirley M. Qualkinbush

Shirley M. Qualkinbush

Dec 23, 2006

Shirley M. Qualkinbush, 77, of New Haven, former longtime Shelbyville resident, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at Harborside Health Center in New Haven. Born May 2, 1929, in Ottumwa, Iowa, she was the daughter of Orville and Margaret Collett. Survivors include one daughter, Marcia (husband, Bob) Willey of New Haven; two sons, Edward C. (wife, Tammy) Qualkinbush of Chester, Va.,...

MaryEllen Baker

MaryEllen Baker

Dec 20, 2006

MaryEllen Baker, 70, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at her home. Born July 25, 1936, in Fayette County, she was the daughter of Allen and Louise (Harvey) Cate. She married Glen William Baker on Sept. 28, 1954, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 20, 1993. Survivors include two sons, Glen A. (wife, Rebekah) Baker of Fairland...

Annie West

Annie West

Dec 10, 2006

Annie (Porter) West, 98, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, at Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. Born April 8, 1908, in Mullartown, Northern Ireland, she was the daughter of Samuel and Mary Jane (Gordon) Porter. She married William M. West on Aug. 2, 1940, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Robert F. (wife,...

Lois M. Parkinson

Lois M. Parkinson

Dec 9, 2006

Lois M. Parkinson, 85, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006, at Miller's Merry Manor East in Indianapolis. Born Sept. 6, 1921, in Martinsville, she was the daughter of Charles and Leafy Mae (Dilley) Kirk, who both preceded her in death. She married Robert Maurice Parkinson on Aug. 30, 1952, and he preceded her in death on May 27, 1998....

Billie L. Stout

Billie L. Stout

Dec 9, 2006

Billie Louise Stout, 84, of Franklin, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006, at the Indiana Masonic Home in Franklin. Born April 4, 1922, in Westport, she was the daughter of William Riley and Jessie (Brown) Tucker. She married John E. Stout on July 21, 1947, and he preceded her in death on March 14, 1997. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Jo...

Ann P. Henderson

Ann P. Henderson

Dec 5, 2006

Ann P. Henderson, 97, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, at Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus. Born March 9, 1909, in Raywick, Ky., she was the daughter of Ben S. and Ollie (Fenwick) Pickerell. She married David A. Henderson on Jan. 7, 1928, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include one son, Richard (wife, Geneva) Henderson of Shelbyville;...

John T. Young

John T. Young

Dec 2, 2006

John Thomas "JT" Young, 85, of Houma, La. died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006. Born July 14, 1921, in Shelbyville, he was the son of John Stephen and Katheryn Hester (Winkles) Young. He married Naomi Julia Weintraut on Nov. 2, 1941, and she preceded him in death. Survivors include two daughters, Jenny (husband, Bill) Harrison of Tupelo, Miss., and Kate (husband,...

C. Duane Carmony

C. Duane Carmony

Dec 1, 2006

C. Duane Carmony, 74, of Shelbyville died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, at his home. Born Aug. 13, 1932, in Shelbyville he was the son of Cecil H. and Mary E. (Evans) Carmony. He married Virginia "Jenny" Headrick on June 13, 1951, and she survives. Other survivors include two sons, Terry D. (wife, Connie) Carmony and Timothy A. (wife, Lisa M.)...

Larry J. Parker

Larry J. Parker

Nov 28, 2006

Larry J. Parker, 71, of Fairland died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, at St. Francis South Hospital, Indianapolis. Born Sept. 2, 1935, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Samuel C. and Beulah (Law) Parker. He married Mildred "Millie" Fulk on March 21, 1973, and she survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Vicki Ann Haggard of Indianapolis and Barbara Lynn Phares...

Janet Douglass

Janet Douglass

Nov 26, 2006

Margie Janet Douglass, 79, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, at her home. Born Sept. 26, 1927, in Madison, she was the daughter of Sidney and Majorie (Hancock) Cofield. She married Ralph Douglass Jr. on Sept. 7, 1952, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter, Susan (husband, Dennis) Wayman of Shelbyville; one brother, George S. "Bud"...

Larry Strickler

Larry Strickler

Nov 26, 2006

Earl "Larry" Strickler, 60, of Greenfield died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, at Regency Place in Greenfield. Born Sept. 14, 1946, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Earl W. and Susan S. (Gore) Strickler. Survivors include several cousins, including Kenneth "Jim" King, William "Bill" King and Robert "Bob" King, all of Shelbyville, Joyce Miller of Rushville, Joann Farnsley, Claude Smith...

Phyllis Sue Eads

Phyllis Sue Eads

Nov 19, 2006

Phyllis Sue Eads, 77, of Shelbyville died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born Feb. 17, 1929, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Aris F. and Velma Lucille (Treon) Talbert. She married Donald E. Eads, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter, Christi (husband, Steve) Drake of Shelbyville; two sons, Kirk (wife, Tresa)...

Timothy W. Callahan

Timothy W. Callahan

Nov 18, 2006

Timothy Wayne Callahan, 67, of Shelbyville died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born April 1, 1939, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Glen and Pauline (Yarling) Callahan. He married Bonnie Lou Willey on July 22, 1960, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Shelbyville; two sons, Brian (wife, Mary) Callahan of Shelbyville and Brent (wife,...

Margaret L. Bratton

Margaret L. Bratton

Nov 13, 2006

Margaret L. Bratton, 82, of Morristown, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2006, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 21, 1923, she was the daughter of Arvil and Ethel (Cox) Morphew. She married James W. "Bill" Bratton, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include one son, Billy DeWayne (wife, Tina) Bratton of Fairland; two daughters, Debra (husband, David) Longwell...