Obituaries

Mildred M. McCrea

Mildred M. McCrea

Oct 31, 2006

Mildred M. McCrea, 91, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born April 14, 1915, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Harry and Sarah Helena (Mohr) McCrea. Survivors include several cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, John Robert McCrea and Frank Samuel McCrea. Ms. McCrea lived on...

Gilbert E. Briley

Gilbert E. Briley

Oct 26, 2006

Gilbert Earl Briley, 82, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, at his home. Born Jan. 21, 1924, in Rush County, he was the son of Earl Thomas and Zola M. (Poe) Briley. He married Bonita Joy Dearinger, and she preceded him in death. Survivors include one brother, Gerald Briley of Dayton, Ohio; one niece; three nephews; four great-nieces; and...

Hyacinth B. Kidman

Hyacinth B. Kidman

Oct 25, 2006

Hyacinth B. Chin Sang Kidman MD, 64, of Paradise Lake, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, in Indianapolis. Born April 17, 1942, in Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Chin Sang. She married Dr. Howard Kidman in 1986, and he preceded her in death in 1998. Survivors include one sister, Gloria (husband, Steve)...

George H. Moriarty

George H. Moriarty

Oct 19, 2006

George H. "Mike" Moriarty, 75, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006. Born Jan. 16, 1931, in Louisville, Ky., he was the son of Edward T. and Elizabeth (Flickenger) Moriarty. He married Annie "Lou" Kirkley, and she survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Lisa (husband, Terry) Kuhn of Shelbyville; one son, Tim (wife, Warinthip) Moriarty of Shelbyville; and three grandchildren,...

Dennie J. Haehl

Dennie J. Haehl

Oct 17, 2006

Dennie Jane Haehl, 59, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove. Born Nov. 11, 1946, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Dennis and Annabelle (Miller) Haehl. Survivors include her father of Shelbyville; one brother, David G. (wife, Diane) Haehl of Shelbyville; one sister, Margaret R. Haehl of Shelbyville; one niece, Kimberly Haehl;...

Mary E. Sandefur

Mary E. Sandefur

Oct 15, 2006

Mary Evelyn Sandefur, 87, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, at Heritage House of Greensburg in Greensburg. Born Aug. 9, 1919, in Geneva, she was the daughter of Walter and Stella (Mohr) Patterson. She married Orval "Dee" Sandefur on July 5, 1938, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 18, 2004. Survivors include one son, George D. Sandefur of Fremont,...

Robert A. Schulthies

Robert A. Schulthies

Oct 13, 2006

Robert Allen Schulthies, 53, of Shelbyville died Friday, Oct. 13, 2006. Born Sept. 4, 1953, in Indianapolis he was the son of Everett William "Bill" and Beverly "Bev" (Bair) Schulthies. He married Angela L. Worden on May 13, 2003, and she survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Tangody (husband, Kris) Fewell of Shelbyville; one son, Chevon Schulthies of Shelbyville; one...

Roy C. Knuckles

Roy C. Knuckles

Oct 12, 2006

Roy Carroll Knuckles, 75, of Indianapolis, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. Born June 26, 1931, in Thompkinsville, Ky., he was the son of Roy Edmund and Katherine Marie (White) Knuckles. Survivors include seven nieces, Barbara Cole of Indianapolis, Brenda Williams, Bonnie Holdaway, Brooke Zentz and Stacy Holdaway, all of Greenfield, Dolly Thomas of Kentucky...

William H. Brokering

William H. Brokering

Oct 12, 2006

William H. "Bill" Brokering Jr., 66, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. Born May 20, 1940, in Shelbyville he was the son of William Harold "Bill" and Mary (Sosbe) Brokering. He married Molliellen "Molly" Amos, and she preceded him in death in April of 2002. He married Jean Ross on Jan. 4, 2003,...

Katie L. Ernstes

Katie L. Ernstes

Oct 10, 2006

Katie Lynnae Ernstes, 16, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born March 30, 1990, in Landstuhl, Germany, she was the daughter of Ben and Theresa (Cavaness) Ernstes. Survivors include her parents of Shelbyville; one brother, Trey Ernstes of Shelbyville; and her grandparents, William Cavaness and Joy Ernstes, both of Shelbyville, and Rita Cavaness of...

Max A. Huffman

Max A. Huffman

Oct 9, 2006

Max Aaron Huffman, 56, of Shelbyville died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, at Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis. Born Sept. 15, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo., he was the son of Max Edward and Violet (Hancock) Huffman. He married Brenda G. Riggs on April 28, 1974, and she survives. Other survivors include one son, Kyle A.L. Huffman...

Roger Headlee

Roger Headlee

Oct 6, 2006

Roger Headlee, 67, of Shelbyville, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born May 27, 1939, in Rush County, he was the son of Ralph Emerson and Alice Pauline (Goddard) Headlee. He married Wanda F. Wells on June 28, 1957, and she survives. Other survivors include two sons, Richard W. Headlee and Russell S. Headlee, both of...

Ronald G. Thomas

Ronald G. Thomas

Oct 5, 2006

Ronald Gene "Ronnie" Thomas, 47, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006. Born June 18, 1959, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Ronald and Donna M. (Eads) Thomas Jr. He married Beth A. McColley on Oct. 3, 1981, and she survives. Other survivors include his parents of Shelbyville; two sons, Ronnie Keller of Grossenluder Mus, Germany and Nathan R....

Mary Jo Allen

Mary Jo Allen

Oct 1, 2006

Mary Josephine "Mary Jo" Allen, 85, of Gwynneville died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006, at Morristown Manor in Morristown. Born May 2, 1921, in Gwynneville, she was the daughter of Ralph W. and Crystal Fern (Postan) Henderson. She married Edwin R. Allen on June 21, 1952, and he preceded her in death on May 4, 1998. Survivors include one son, Philip...

Betty J. West

Betty J. West

Sep 30, 2006

Betty J. West, 81, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born July 25, 1925, in Putnam County, she was the daughter of Albert Franklin and Lena (Akins) Barr. She married Charles H. West on June 1, 1946, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 11, 1992. Survivors include one son, Charles E. (wife, Linda) West...

Tisha (Mohr) Marsischke

Tisha (Mohr) Marsischke

Sep 28, 2006

Tisha (Mohr) Marsischke, 34, of Greenfield, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, at Hancock Regional Memorial Hospital in Greenfield. Born May 31, 1972, in Franklin, she was the daughter of Paul Mohr and Saundra Oltman. She married Rob Marsischke on March 10, 2001, and he survives. Other survivors include her father and stepmother Rita Mohr, of Shelbyville; one son, Alexander Harrod...

Brady E. Everhart

Brady E. Everhart

Sep 24, 2006

Brady Ellis Everhart, 25, of Greenwood, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006. Born Jan. 21, 1981, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Gary L. Everhart and Brenda (husband, Tim) Everhart-King. He married Kelli Sue Cox on Aug. 11, 2006, and she survives. Other survivors include his father of Greenfield; mother of Indianapolis; one son, Bradley Jay Everhart of Greenwood; and...

Dean E. Groves

Dean E. Groves

Sep 22, 2006

Dean Errol Groves, 55, of Indianapolis, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Oct. 29, 1950, in Noblesville, he was the son of Edgar Allen and Velera Mae (Newkirk) Groves. He married Kathy J. Macy on Jan. 6, 1984, and she survives. Other survivors include two sons, Matthew (special friend, Lauren) Groves and Nathan Groves,...

Marilyn M. Moore Hurt

Marilyn M. Moore Hurt

Sep 20, 2006

Marilyn M. Moore Hurt, 80, of San Antonio, Texas, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006. Born May 12, 1926, in Fairland, she was the daughter of Frank and Madaline (Huber) Totten Sr. She married Harold "Moe" Moore, and he preceded her in death in February of 1965. She married William E. "Bill" Hurt in May of 1970, and he survives. Other...

Vern Widner

Vern Widner

Sep 20, 2006

Vern "Park" Widner, 96, of Shelbyville died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Nov. 15, 1909, in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Hartley Benton and Mary (Long) Widner. He married Jeanette F. Jardine on July 19, 1933, and she preceded him in death on Sept. 11, 2003. Survivors include one son, Lawrence Widner of...