Obituaries

Apr 15, 2005

Virgil D. Andis, 94, of Morristown, died Friday, April 15, 2005 at Select Specialty Hospital in Beech Grove. Born March 22, 1911, he was the son of George M and Ida Belle (Neuman) Andis. He married Lillian S. Wade on Sept. 12, 1936, and she preceded him in death on June 20, 1990. Mr. Andis is survived by three daughters,...

Apr 13, 2005

Patricia (Shaw) Lowe, 47, of Fort Myers, Fla., died Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at Lehigh Regional Hospice, in Lehigh Acres, Fla. Born March 17, 1958, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late Marshal N. and Marie (Rogers) Shaw. She married Michael G. Lowe on Oct. 31, 1986, and he survives. Other survivors include one son, Roger M....

Apr 11, 2005

Clara (Bassett) Alford, 102, of Greensburg, died Monday, April 11, 2005, at Morning Breeze Nursing Home, in Greensburg. Born Aug. 11, 1902, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late George and Rose (Gray) Bassett. She married George Henry Alford in 1927, and he preceded her in death in 1979. Survivors include three daughters, Sarah (husband, Fred) Deiwert...

Apr 9, 2005

James E. "Jim" Creech, 51, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, April 9, 2005, at Methodist Hospital, in Indianapolis. Born April 26, 1953, in Fayette County, he was the son of Orval and Mae L. (Cardinal) Creech. He married Mary Beth Reidman on March 16, 1975, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother, of Connersville; one daughter, Alexis (fiance, Mike Doran)...

Apr 7, 2005

Charles Joseph Smith, 90, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, April 7, 2005, at his home on Simpson Lane. Born May 10, 1914, in Shelbyville, he was the son of the late Joseph and O?Dessa A. (Fastlaben) Smith. He married Helen Willson, and she preceded him in death in 1964. He married Evelyn Webster on Sept. 24, 1966, and she survives. Other...

Apr 7, 2005

Estelle Mae Worland, 97, of Waldron, died Thursday, April 7, 2005, at Waldron Health Care Home, in Waldron. Born May 24, 1907, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Laura Elizabeth (Yarber) Jackson. She married Elmer Worland in 1923, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 16, 1974. Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Betty J....

Apr 5, 2005

Steven W. Holtel, 53, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at St. Francis Hospital, in Beech Grove. Born June 9, 1951, in Shelbyville, he was the son of the George W. Holtel and Jean (Brooks) Osborne. Survivors include his mother of Shelbyville; one son, Jason Hensel of Beech Grove two sisters, Nancy (husband, James) Thurman of Fairland and Susan...

Mar 29, 2005

Alma May Hughes, 98, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born July 29, 1906, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late William Albert and Laura Anna (Ropp) Mount. She married Fred Hughes on July 20, 1932, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 1983. Survivors include two sons, Donald...

Mar 28, 2005

Clayton J. "Smitty" Smith, 87, of Shelbyville, died Monday, March 28, 2005, at Kindred Hospital Indianapolis South, in Greenwood. Born April 5, 1917, in Shelbyville, he was the son of the late Gary and Mary (Hoover) Smith. He married V. Eileen Moberly on Dec. 24, 1938, and she survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Sandra Jean (husband, Donald) Richards Sr....

Mar 24, 2005

Robert G. Morningstar, 84, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, March 24, 2005, at Morristown Manor in Morristown. Born June 26, 1920, in Clark County (Springfield), Ohio, he was the son of Harry and Mary (Garlough) Morningstar. He married Helen Smith on Dec. 12, 1964, and she survives in Shelbyville. Other survivors include one son, Craig (wife, Sandra) Morningstar of Little Marion;...

Mar 24, 2005

Roland M. "Mac" McClanahan, 79, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, March 24, 2005, at his home. Born Dec. 8, 1925, in Rosholt, Wisc., he was the son of Ernest and Genevieve (Brekke) McClanahan. He married Ruth L. Strand in 1947, and she survives. Other survivors include one son, David Michael (wife, Nancy I.) McClanahan of Shelbyville; two daughters, Pamela (husband, Dr....

Mar 21, 2005

Anna F. Layton, 47, of Shelbyville, died Monday, March 21, 2005. Born June 9, 1957, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Paul Talbert and Jean E. (Andrews) Simpson. Survivors include her companion, Phillip Henderson of Shelbyville; one son, Cody Henderson of Shelbyville; two daughters, Jobbie Bowen of Indianapolis and Beth Ann Henderson-Jett of Richmond; two brothers, Malcolm D. Simpson...

Mar 17, 2005

Rosie May McGuire Yoder, 86, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, March 17, 2005, at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born Aug. 10, 1918, in Liberty, Ky., she was the daughter of William M. and Charlotte Ann (Helm) Patten. She married John McGuire and he preceded her in death on Jan. 14, 1958. She married Jesse L. Yoder on Dec. 24, 1961, and...

Mar 17, 2005

Lillie Gephart, 93, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, March, 17, 2005, at Ashford Place Health Center. Born Oct. 22, 1911, in Rush County, she was the daughter of Rylie and Carrie (Downey) Bogue. She married Clarence J. Gephart on Oct. 26, 1929, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 1978. Survivors include two sons, James "Jim" (wife, Martha) Gephart...

Mar 10, 2005

Ellen McMahn Rigsbee, 92, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Johnson Memorial Hospital, in Franklin. Born Dec. 24, 1912, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Thomas D. and Mary S. (Schauck) Stewart. She married Carroll McMahn and he preceded her in death. She married Emerson Rigsbee and he also preceded her in death. Survivors include two...

Mar 9, 2005

Elizbeth E. Schott, 87, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at Major Hospital. Mrs. Elizbeth E. Schott, 1935 graduate of Madison High School, was a Shelby County Resident since 1936. She had The Knit Shop at former S.B. Morris and later worked at the Goodman's Department Store. She operated the Jack and Jill Kingergarten from 1958 to 1961. Married...

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For nearly forty years Katherine Oneida Fisher DePrez was a respected local REALTOR. After graduating from Shelbyville High School, she enlivened an office, then became Deputy Shelby County Clerk and acting Clerk when her husband Morris, the Clerk, joined the Navy in WWII. Post-war Katherine excelled being a dedicated, superior homemaker. She and Morris, who predeceased her, nurtured son Paul...

Girardo Hernandez, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. Services will be announced by Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St.