Obituaries

Hazel M. Slifer

Hazel M. Slifer

Nov 21, 2005

Hazel M. Slifer, 75, of Morristown, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, at her home. Born June 13, 1930, in Morristown, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Ada (Proctor) Tillison. She married Robert E. "Bob" Slifer on Oct. 10, 1948, and he survives. Other survivors include two sons, Michael D. (wife, Emma) Slifer of San Antonio, Texas,...

Forester Stewart

Forester Stewart

Nov 19, 2005

Forester Stewart, 74, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, at Major Hospital. Born May 31, 1931, in Oneida, Ky., he was the son of the late Boyd and Sylvania (Spurlock) Stewart. He married Lucy A. Davidson on Oct. 6, 1949, and she survives. Other survivors include four sons, Larry (wife, LaDonna) Stewart, Wayne Stewart and Forester Lynn (wife, Rachael)...

Joseph W. Rady

Joseph W. Rady

Nov 16, 2005

Joseph W. Rady, 73, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. Born Sept. 5, 1932, in Crawfordsville, he was the son of Carl T. and Leela (Wilson) Rady. He married Betty J. Rash on Aug. 12, 1955, and she survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Melody (husband, Paul) Barnard and Mary (husband, Scott) Brattain, both of Shelbyville; one son, Mickey...

Wyman A. Suits

Wyman A. Suits

Nov 15, 2005

Wyman Ames Suits, 92, of Beersheba Springs, Tenn., died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, at Regency Place, in Greenfield. Born July 3, 1913, in Ashkum, Ill., he was the son of Albert Lee and Nancy Esther (Ames) Suits. He married Mary Ellen Jones, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 24, 1946. He married Eva Irene Johnson, and she preceded...

Ralph W. Graham

Ralph W. Graham

Nov 14, 2005

Ralph W. Graham, 85, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility, in Columbus. Born Nov. 28, 1919, in Shelby County, he was the son of the late John L. and Ina (Coleman) Graham. He married Eva L. Martin on Sept. 5, 1945, and she preceded him in death on July 29, 2002....

Rose A. Cadieux

Rose A. Cadieux

Nov 14, 2005

Rose Ann Cadieux, 87, of St. Louis, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, at Gardenview Care Center, in St. Louis. Born April 28, 1918, in Schenectady, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Paul and Justine (Valacovic) Riska. She married Harold J. Cadieux on March 19, 1955, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 26, 1994. Survivors include...

Norma J. Meal

Norma J. Meal

Nov 13, 2005

Norma Jean Meal, 65, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, at Major Hospital. Born May 17, 1940, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late Cecil Leslie and Dorothy (Goff) Tennell. Survivors include one son, Kenneth R. "Kenny" Meal of Shelbyville; two sisters, Doris Kendall and Rose Hellmich, both of Greensburg; four brothers, Harold Tennell and William...

Marguerite H. Addison

Marguerite H. Addison

Nov 9, 2005

Marguerite Helen Addison, 92, of Indianapolis, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005, at Miller?s Merry Manor, in Indianapolis. Born Sept. 19, 1913, in Flasher, N.D., she was the daughter of the late Harry L. and Ethel (Kirby) Huffman. She married Donald Addison in 1931, and he preceded her in death in 1975. Survivors include two daughters, Sharon (husband, Steve) Davis of...

Justine D. Hamner

Justine D. Hamner

Nov 3, 2005

Justine Denera Hamner, 91, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Jan. 2, 1914, in Bengal, she was the daughter of the late Ruluff and Audrey (Stevens) Tucker. She married Marion S. Hamner, and he preceded her in death in 1991. Survivors include one son, Gary Hamner of Indianapolis; one sister, Patty Ann Bolen...

Robert E. Thomas

Robert E. Thomas

Nov 1, 2005

Robert E. Thomas, 79, of Bradenton, Fla., died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005, at Hospice Inpatient Facility, in Columbus. Born Dec. 2, 1925, in Freeport, he was the son of the late Samuel Nail and Helen (Facemire) Thomas. He married Norma Peck on Sept. 15, 1946, and she preceded him in death on Feb. 2, 1996. He married Arlene Gay on...

Robert F. Perkins

Robert F. Perkins

Nov 1, 2005

Robert Franklin Perkins, 75, of Rush County, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005, at his home. Born Oct. 6, 1930, in Walker Township, Rush County, he was the son of the late Elmer and Ethel (Posz) Perkins. He married Hilda Moore on May 28, 1950, and she survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Amelia Beth Perkins of Rush County; two sisters-in-law,...

JoAnn Decker

JoAnn Decker

Nov 1, 2005

JoAnn Decker, 75, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born Jan. 22, 1930, in Columbus, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Bailey. Survivors include two sons, Scott Decker (fiancee, Shelly Younger) of Shelbyville and Terry (wife, Cyndy) Decker of Greenfield; one sister, Betty Walker of Greenwood; two brothers, Robert Bailey...

Ruth E. Reed

Ruth E. Reed

Nov 1, 2005

Ruth Elaine Warner Reed, 82, of Morristown, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005. Born March 18, 1923, in East Holman Township, Osceola County, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late John William and Zelfa (Powell) Anderson. She married Luther Marvin Warner, and he preceded her in death. She married George Reed, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include four...

Roy W. Plymate Sr.

Roy W. Plymate Sr.

Oct 24, 2005

Roy W. Plymate Sr., 62, of Fairland, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005. Born April 22, 1943, in Fairland, he was the son of the late Francis W. Plymate and Catherine I. (Anderson) Roan. He married Donna R. Weintraut on Nov. 17, 1990, and she survives. Other survivors include two sons, Roy Plymate Jr. of Shelbyville and Francis Plymate II of...

James E. Douglas Sr.

James E. Douglas Sr.

Oct 22, 2005

James E. Douglas Sr., 86, of Shelbyville, died Sat. Oct. 22, 2005, at Heritage Manor, in Shelbyville. Born Jan. 1, 1919, in Shelbyville, he was the son of the late Maurice and Vera (Hobart) Douglas. He married Luella M. Shoaf Hatton on March 19, 1983, and she survives. Other survivors include two sons, James (wife, Kay) Douglas of Flat Rock...

Mary E. Mark

Mary E. Mark

Oct 21, 2005

Mary E. Mark, 85, of Shelbyville, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at Major Hospital. Born May 4, 1920, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of the late Leo P. and Frances (Halloran) Weintraut. She married Clyde F. Thurston on Jan. 16, 1945, and he preceded her in death. Survivors include a nephew, Mike (wife, Patsy) Weintraut of Shelbyville; a niece,...

Lowell D. Buckler

Lowell D. Buckler

Oct 21, 2005

Lowell Dean "Buck" Buckler, 74, of Shelbyville, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at Major Hospital. Born May 12, 1931, in Liberty Township, he was the son of the late Lester M. and Tressa May (Edmondson) Buckler. He married Jo Annis Newton on Aug. 31, 1956, and she survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Murcia A. (husband, Donald) Taylor of Indianapolis...

Stephen L. Franklin

Stephen L. Franklin

Oct 15, 2005

Stephen Lloyd Franklin, 55, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, at Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, in Indianapolis. Born Nov. 12, 1949, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Orville Lloyd "Popeye" and Ruth Irene (Grigsby) Franklin. He married Janet McColley on June 6, 1970, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother, of Shelbyville; two brothers,...

Ruth L. McClanahan

Ruth L. McClanahan

Oct 15, 2005

Ruth L. McClanahan, 76, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005. Born Jan. 17, 1929, in Chicago, she was the daughter of the late George and Annarose Strand. She was married to Roland M. ?Mac? McClanahan for 58 years, and he preceded her in death in March of 2005. Survivors include two daughters, Kathleen (husband, Thomas E. Gruhl) McClanahan-Gruhl of...

David Bryant

David Bryant

Oct 15, 2005

David Bryant, 59, of Fairland, died Saturday, Oct. 15, at Major Hospital. Born March 14, 1946, in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late Raymond and Flossie (Stewart) Bryant. He married Sybil Wells on Sept. 26, 1992, and she survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Michele (husband, Troy) Hughes and Melissa Barker, both of Fairland; one son, Michael (wife,...