Obituaries

Harriet H. Strotman

Harriet H. Strotman

Jan 8, 2006

Harriet H. Strotman, 89, of Fairland, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Sept. 13, 1916, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha (Weaver) Hasler. She married Frank William Strotman, on June 14, 1943, and he preceded her in death in 1952. Survivors include one son, William F. (wife, Barbara)...

Maynard L. Abel

Maynard L. Abel

Jan 8, 2006

Maynard L. Abel, 63, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at his home. Born Dec. 25, 1942, in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late Henry E. and Betty J. (Applegate) Abel. He married Gwendolyn R. Haines on Oct. 30, 1981, and she preceded him in death on Sept. 30, 2001. He married Linda Lou Coyle on July...

Willie Caudill

Willie Caudill

Jan 7, 2006

Willie Caudill, 78, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born June 28, 1928, in Harlan County, Ky., he was the son of George and Julie Ann (Griffie) Caudill. Survivors include two sons, Darrell Caudill of St. Paul and Jimmy Caudill of Knightstown; five daughters, Carolyn Merrick, Beth Ann Shirrel and Teresa Caudill, all of...

Iva Flora Rowsey

Iva Flora Rowsey

Jan 1, 2006

Iva Flora Rowsey, 91, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Feb. 18, 1914, in Lincoln County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Cynthia Alice (Adkins) Baker. She married Robert R. Rowsey on Sept. 24, 1932, and he preceded her in death on June 1, 1990. Survivors include two daughters,...

Paul V. Tucker

Paul V. Tucker

Dec 31, 2005

Paul V. Tucker, 88, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, Dec. 31. Born Feb. 27, 1917, in Hendricks Township, he was the son of the late Rulluff "Pete" and Audrey (Stevens) Tucker. He married Marjorie E. DeBaun on Feb. 6, 1943, in Lincoln, Neb., and she survives. Other survivors include one son, Tony A. Tucker of Shelbyville; one brother, Dale W. Tucker...

Mary E. Carmony

Mary E. Carmony

Dec 30, 2005

Mary E. Carmony, 93, of Shelbyville, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at Waldron Health Care, in Waldron. Born Feb. 15, 1912, in Brown County, she was the daughter of the late Homer L. and Mary O. (Williams) Evans. She married Cecil H. Carmony June 20, 1931, and he preceded her in death May 8, 1998. Survivors include one son, C....

Meta Jane Brooks

Meta Jane Brooks

Dec 26, 2005

Meta Jane Brooks, 91, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at Morristown Manor, in Morristown. Born Oct. 8, 1914, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late George and Imogene (Virden) Masters. She married Louis Brooks Dec. 8, 1951, and he preceded her in death Dec. 25, 1981. Survivors include four sons, Michael (wife, Lynne) Brooks...

Larry Alan Wilson

Larry Alan Wilson

Dec 25, 2005

Larry Alan Wilson, 53, of St. Paul, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005. Born Dec. 7, 1952, in Stutgart, Germany, he was the son of Frank Edward and Hanna (Boughner) Wilson. Survivors include his mother of Pittsburgh, Penn.; one brother, Frank E. Wilson Jr. of Sagamore Beach, Mass.; and three nieces, Joanna McCormick, Mary Catherine Shofield and Elizabeth Ann Wilson. He...

W. Dale Jeffries

W. Dale Jeffries

Dec 22, 2005

William Dale Jeffries, 47, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005. Born Oct. 24, 1958, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Billy Dwain and Bonnie Lou (Bowers) Jeffries. Survivors include his mother, of Fairland; three sisters, June (husband, Danny) McKenney of Shelbyville and Fay Jeffries and Angie Jeffries, both of Fairland; two brothers, Chuck Jeffries of St. Paul and...

Paul M. Watts

Paul M. Watts

Dec 21, 2005

Paul M. Watts, 92, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at Morristown Manor, in Morristown. Born Oct. 20, 1913, in Shelbyville, he was the son of the late Harry M. and Florence (Brown) Watts. He married Ethel L. "Dude" (Smith) Wickens on Aug. 15, 1936, and she preceded him in death on Nov. 4, 1984. Survivors include three grandchildren,...

Pauline McConnell

Pauline McConnell

Dec 12, 2005

Pauline McConnell, 93, of Morristown, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at Morristown Manor, in Morristown. Born Sept. 27, 1912, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of the late William and Cora Belle (Cregor) Kemper. She married Albert McConnell on Sept. 27, 1939, and he preceded her in death in December of 1976. Survivors include two nephews, Allen (wife, Connie) Kemper...

Clark D. Browne

Clark D. Browne

Dec 2, 2005

Clark Dausch Browne, 72, of Shelbyville, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at Hancock Memorial Hospital, in Greenfield. Born April 2, 1933, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Oskar Edmund and Jeanetta (Dausch) Browne. He married Elizabeth Jane "Bettie" Vornehm, and she preceded him in death. He married Peggy Lee Thomasson on Nov. 26, 1977, and she survives. Other survivors...

James F. Moore

James F. Moore

Nov 29, 2005

James Franklin Moore, 72, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at Regency Place, in Greenwood. Born Sept. 1, 1933, in Albany, Ky., he was the son of the late Ernest and Virgil Moore. He married Nancy A. Poe on Aug. 21, 1960, and she survives. Other survivors include two sons, Robert Moore of Muncie and Kenneth (wife, Shannon) Moore...

Ruth E. Clawson

Ruth E. Clawson

Nov 26, 2005

Ruth E. Clawson, 91, of Manilla, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, at Heritage House Convalescent Center. Born Sept. 22, 1914, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Mary Adeline (Dellekamp) Snyder. She married Woodrow Clawson May 27, 1938, and he preceded her in death in 1971. Survivors include one daughter, Brenda (husband, Nelson) Houston of...

Phyllis A. Toon

Phyllis A. Toon

Nov 22, 2005

Phyllis Ann Toon, 71, of Morristown, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005, at St. Vincent North Hospital, in Indianapolis. Born Aug. 12, 1934, in Finley, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Columbus and Ethel Flossie Marie (Beahunke) Sleeth. She married James Carter Toon on Sept. 3, 1954, and he survives. Other survivors include two sons, Mark Henry (wife, Dee...

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....