Obituaries
Vida E. Farmer
May 3, 2006
Vida Ermine Farmer, 76, of Morristown, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006. Born Jan. 18, 1930, in Taylor County, Ky., she was the daughter of James P. and Rachel E. (Caulk) Farmer. Survivors include one sister, Myrtie Farmer of Morristown; and several cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents. Ms. Farmer moved to Morristown in 1952 from Taylor County....
Lucy A. Stewart
Apr 23, 2006
Lucy Ann Stewart, 72, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, April 23, 2006. Born March 27, 1934, in Oneida, Ky., she was the daughter of Johnny and Sarah (Couch) Davidson. She married Forester Stewart on Oct. 6, 1949, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 19, 2005. Survivors include four sons, Larry (wife, LaDonna) Stewart, Lynn (wife, Rachael) Stewart and Wayne...
F. Leora Smith
Apr 22, 2006
F. Leora Smith, 76, of Morristown, died Saturday, April 22, 2006, at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Born Jan. 25, 1930, in Allen County, she was the daughter of Joseph Owen and Peggy (Trammel) McCombs. She married John E. Smith in June of 1973, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 24, 1999. Survivors include one son, Jerry (wife, Elaine) Wilhelm...
Elvra B. Collier
Apr 19, 2006
Elvra Braxton ?Pete? Collier, 56, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Ky. Born Sept. 11, 1949, in Letcher, Ky., he was the son of Riley Edward and Causby Naville (Moore) Collier. He married Toni Rae Cord, and she preceded him in death on July 18, 1993. He married Cheryl Ann Kaminski on Jan. 13, 2006,...
Frances Henry
Apr 17, 2006
Frances Henry, 82, of Waldron, died Monday, April 17, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born Feb. 1, 1924, in Morgan County, she was the daughter of the late Oren and Orestra (Smith) Dorsett. She married Donald J. Henry on Dec. 12, 1970, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 21, 1996. Survivors include two sisters, Catherine McNabney of Mooresville and...
Nancy L. Martin
Apr 15, 2006
Nancy Lee Martin, 49, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Born Oct. 14, 1956, in Paoli, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Harold and Evelyn Pearl (Drake) Bush. Survivors include one son, Tusk Lee Daniel Hall of Manteno, Ill.; one brother, David Wesley Park of Shelbyville; four sisters, Pamela Jean Doty of Jasper,...
Elmer G. Jewell
Apr 14, 2006
Elmer George Jewell, 84, of Shelby County, died Friday, April 14, 2006, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. Born Aug. 7, 1921, in Cave City, Ky., he was the son of the late Ernest and Joan (Hazen) Jewell. He married Vivian Christine Lee, and she preceded him in death on Oct. 30, 1991. He married Rose Jones in February of...
Dylan A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2006
Dylan Andrew Bowers, infant, was stillborn Thursday, April 13, 2006, at Major Hospital. He was the son of Kyle Bowers and Jessica Montgomery. Survivors include his parents of Shelbyville; grandparents, Richard and Amy Spurlock, Mike and Andrea Montgomery, all of Shelbyville, Angela Abston and Eric Brown, both of Indianapolis; great-grandparents, Larry and Sandy Bowers of St. Paul, James and Donna...
Miriam J. Poe
Apr 8, 2006
Miriam J. Poe, 88, died Saturday, April 8, 2006, at Heart Land Health Care in Avon. Born June 6, 1917, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of the late Onie and Alice (Heite) Tucker. She married Joyce H. Poe, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 29, 1990. Survivors include three sons, Phillip K. Poe of Camby, Steven D....
Charlene Meltzer
Apr 7, 2006
Charlene "Toots" Meltzer, 79, of Shelbyville, died Friday, April 7, 2006. Born Sept. 23, 1926, in New Palestine, she was the daughter of the late Perry and Laura (Means) Jordan. She married Philip E. Meltzer on Jan. 5, 1952, and he survives. Other survivors include one son, Kris (wife, Sandy) Meltzer of Shelbyville; one daughter, Karen (husband, Tony) Armstrong of...
Ralph P. Latshaw
Apr 6, 2006
Ralph Parkhurst Latshaw, 86, of Franklin and a former Shelbyville resident, died Friday, April 6, 2007, at St. Francis Heart Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 31, 1920, in Fairland, he was the son of Ralph and Mary (Parkhurst) Latshaw. He married Mary Josephine Smelser on Sept. 15, 1946, and she survives in Franklin. Other survivors include a sister, Betsy (husband,...
Juanita B. Lux
Apr 4, 2006
Juanita B. Lux, 78, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born Aug. 13, 1927, in Fort McClellan, Ala., she was the daughter of the late John W. and Goldie Mae (Voiles) Bray. She married Virgil E. Lux on June 24, 1948, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 30, 2004. Survivors include six daughters, Pamela...
Kyle M. Lockridge
Apr 4, 2006
Kyle M. Lockridge, 44, of Granite City, Ill., died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at St. Louis University Hospital, in St. Louis, Mo., from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Forest Hill Cemetery. Freeman Family Funeral Homes, Carmony-Ewing Chapels, 819 S. Harrison St., is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made...
Kyle M. Lockridge
Apr 4, 2006
Kyle M. Lockridge, 44, of Granite City, Ill., died Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at St. Louis University Hospital, in St. Louis, Mo., from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born Sept. 30, 1961, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Paul F. and Donna R. (Yager) Lockridge. Survivors include one daughter, Abby, and her mother, Angel; one brother, Kurt Lockridge...
Marjory Strawn
Apr 3, 2006
Marjory Strawn, 91, of Shelbyville, died Monday, April 3, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born Jan. 21, 1915, in Clay County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Cleveland and Lelah Gertrude (Bare) Hostetler. She married Thomas Graeme Strawn on Aug. 19, 1939, and he survives. Other survivors include one son, Thomas Brent Strawn of Glendale, Ariz.; one daughter, Karen...
William C. McClain
Apr 2, 2006
William C. McClain, 88, of Edinburgh, died Sunday, April 02, 2006, at Manorcare South, Greenwood. Born June 11, 1917, in Shelby County, he was the son of the late Lora Lawrence and Katie (Patterson) McClain. Survivors include two sisters, Emma Whitaker of Indianapolis and Frances Brehob of Lenoir, N.C.; three nieces, Janet Marsh, Nancy Ronzello and Katie Stratus; and two...
Mildred T. Niebel McDonald
Apr 1, 2006
Mildred T. Niebel McDonald, 93, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, April 1, 2006, at Major Hospital. Born April 9, 1912, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late Samus and Pearl (Pile) Mohr. She married Sumner Niebel in 1936, and he preceded her in death in 1950. She married Claude McDonald in 1956, and he preceded her in death...
LaVone F. Dake
Mar 26, 2006
LaVone F. Dake, 72, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, March 26, 2006, at her home. Born Aug. 21, 1933, in Noble Township, she was the daughter of the late George C. and Margaret (Johnson) Underwood. She married Wendell M. Dake on March 7, 1953, and he survives. Other survivors include one son, Jeff (wife, Cathy) Dake of Arlington; two daughters, Jean...
Roberta E. Mohr
Mar 22, 2006
Roberta E. Mohr, 96, of Clearwater, Fla., died Wednesday, March 22, 2006. Born Nov. 27, 1909, in Moral Township, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Anna Elizabeth (Parsons) Bush. She married Joseph M. Beaver in 1930, and he preceded her in death in 1954. She married Raymond G. Mohr in 1956, and he preceded her in...
Betty Ramey
Mar 21, 2006
Betty Ramey, 85, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, in Shelburne, Vt. Born Oct. 30, 1920, in Plainfield, she was the daughter of the late Byron N. and Jessie M. (Hadley) Cox. Survivors include one daughter, Becky Ramey of Colchester, Vt.; and three grandchildren, Matthew Burnham of Atlanta, Ga., Stefanie Catella and Kathryn Lloyd, both of Burlington, Vt. She...