Obituaries
Florina Jean Poulton
Sep 3, 2020
Florina Jean Poulton, 63, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at her residence. She was born November 11, 1956, in Steubenville, Ohio, the daughter of Lafayette and Evelyn (Poggi) Martin. Florina is survived by her daughter, Angela “Angie” Arthur and husband, Thomas, of New Palestine; son, Jamie Poulton of Shelbyville; brother, Charles Martin and wife, Rhoda, of Byesville,...
Sandra E. Fisher
Sep 1, 2020
Sandra E. Fisher, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at MHP Medical Center following a brave battle with ovarian cancer. She was 68. Sandy was born July 5, 1952, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Fred and Joyce (Kidd) Schellhammer. She was a loving wife to David Fisher and phenomenal mom to Adam Moser and wife, Lisa, of...
Susan Gail Redd
Aug 30, 2020
Susan Gail Redd, 61, of Indianapolis passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2020 at Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Bethel Cemetery in Orange...
Marvin "Glenn" Simpson
Aug 27, 2020
Marvin “Glenn” Simpson, 92, of Morristown passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020 at Grand Brook Memory Care of Fishers. He was born August 1, 1928, in Williamstown, Kentucky, the son of Paul Conrad and Margaret Mae (Coleman) Simpson. On November 25, 1950, he married Dorothy E. Goble, and she preceded him in death on February 6, 2017. Glenn was a...
Ruth Ann Waller
Aug 24, 2020
Ruth Ann Waller, 71, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at Timbercreek Assisted Living Center in Shelbyville. She was born January 11, 1949, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Richard Foster and Elsie (Mackey) Richeson. She married, Jerry Waller, and he preceded her in death on September 12, 2018. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Tina Crafton and husband,...
Rosemary Ferrell
Aug 19, 2020
Rosemary Ferrell, Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. Private family services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Interment was held at Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville.
Harold Kenneth "Butch" Lawson
Aug 18, 2020
Harold Kenneth “Butch” Lawson, 79, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born June 30, 1941, in Greensburg, the son of Herman Leo Lawson and Margaret J. (Cline) Jester. On June 15, 1963, he married his wife of 57 years, Ann Staats, and she survives. In addition to Ann, Harold is...
Betty Lou Clark
Aug 17, 2020
Betty Lou Clark, 83, of Waldron passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at her home. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Online condolences may be shared with Betty’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Robert D. "Bobby" Tucker
Aug 11, 2020
Robert D. “Bobby” Tucker, 75, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born December 25, 1944, in Shelby County, the son of Ralph and Loretta Faye (DeWitt) Tucker. On October 7, 1967, he married Shirley Ann Wertz, and she survives. In addition to Shirley, Bobby is survived by his son,...
Amber Dawn Griffith
Aug 11, 2020
Amber Dawn Griffith, 38, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at her home. She was born January 21, 1982, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Duane Griffith and Diana (Jacobs) Crouch. Amber is survived by her father of Shelbyville; mother and step-father, Greg Crouch, of Shelbyville; sons, Aiden Boyd and Jaylen Griffith, both of Shelbyville; brother, Anthony Griffith of...
Theresa Jean (Cherry) Snow
Aug 8, 2020
Theresa Jean (Cherry) Snow, 79, of New Palestine passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was born November 23, 1940, in Fairland, the daughter of Claude and Mary (Crane) Cherry. On March 18, 1967, she married Elmer “Junior” Snow, and he preceded her in death on November 29, 1989. Theresa is survived by her...
Philip E. Meltzer
Aug 8, 2020
Philip E. Meltzer, 94, died last Saturday, August 8, 2020. He died in the same room in the same house where he was born on June 13, 1926. He was the son of Brady and Louise (Worland) Meltzer. On January 5, 1952, he eloped with Charlene Jordan of New Palestine, Indiana, and she preceded him in death on April 7,...
Kelley Fay Griffith
Aug 4, 2020
Kelley Fay Griffith, 54, of Boggstown passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born August 9, 1965, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Thomas and Sharon (Crafton) Griffith. Kelley is survived by her sisters, her twin, Shelly Sparks and husband, Dallas, and Tammy Griffith, both of Boggstown; nephews, Jared Sparks and Nikolas Sparks,...
David G. "Dave" Abel
Aug 2, 2020
David G. “Dave” Abel, 73, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born September 19, 1946, in Indianapolis, the son of the late Henry E. and Betty J. (Applegate) Abel. Dave is survived by his son, David R. Abel of Warwick, New York; sisters, Sheila Rutherford and Sheryl Moore and husband,...
Jackie Macy
Aug 2, 2020
Jackie Macy, 53, of Morristown passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born July 1, 1967, in Marion County, the daughter of Richard Kesar and Vera (Kumburis) White. On April 20, 1990, she married Jay Macy, and he survives. In addition to Jay, Jackie is survived by her mother, Vera White and...
Avonelle Sue Banker
Aug 1, 2020
Avonelle Sue Banker, 90, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 15, 1930, in Shelbyville, the daughter of George Ray and Bertha Lucille (Wicker) Brown. On June 1, 1947, she married Dale E. Banker, and he preceded her in death on April 21, 1999. Avonelle is survived...
Caryol Frances McColley Ribble
Jul 31, 2020
Caryol Frances McColley was born on June 23rd, 1937 in Shelbyville Indiana. Her parents were H.E. “Gene” and Rosa Musmann McColley. Caryol graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1955. In later years she chaired class reunions. She graduated from Franklin College and Butler University, as a member of Delta Zeta Sorority and as an Alumna. Holding various positions in the...
Jason Paul Wischmeyer
Jul 30, 2020
Jason Paul Wischmeyer, 43, of Indianapolis, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020, at his home. He was born April 23, 1977, in Shelbyville, the son of Mark Paul and Apryl Rose (Crisp) Wischmeyer. Jason is survived by his parents of Shelbyville; son, Brock Russell Wischmeyer of Shelbyville; brother, Ryan Dale Wischmeyer and wife, Qingqing, of Westfield; fiance’,...
Joshua (Josh) Lee Shelton
Jul 29, 2020
Joshua (Josh) Lee Shelton of Westover, West Virginia, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away on July 29, 2020 at the age of 39. He was born May 14, 1981, Roanoke, Virginia, the son of Daniel Lee Shelton and Mary Margaret (Tewell) Bell. Josh is survived by his mother, Mary Bell and husband, Lowell, of Fountaintown; sister, Patricia Ann Shelton of Shelbyville;...
Eva Copeland Morrison
Jul 17, 2020
Eva Copeland Morrison, of Rushville passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020. She was born on January 8, 1937 to William H. and Clarice E. Copeland. Eva was a graduate of Franklin Central High School and became an xray technician, working at Methodist Hospital. While raising her family, she drove a school bus for Franklin Township Schools and later worked...