Obituaries

Kyle Andrew Fuller

Kyle Andrew Fuller

May 9, 2020

Kyle Andrew Fuller, 32, of Shelbyville passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born July 14, 1987, in Shelbyville, the son of Jeff and Debbie (Best) Fuller. Kyle is survived by his parents of Waldron; brother, Jerrade Fuller and wife, Dena, of Boynton Beach, Florida; sister, Stacie Fuller of Fairland; maternal grandparents,...

John S. "Steve" Fowler

John S. "Steve" Fowler

May 8, 2020

John S. “Steve” Fowler, 69, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, May 8, 2020, at his residence, peacefully with his loving family at his side. He was born March 21, 1951, in Indianapolis, the son of John D. and Edna L. (Butts) Fowler. On August 21, 1982, he married Carol Bennett, and she survives. In addition to Carol, Steve is survived...

Marlene Ann Rose

Marlene Ann Rose

May 6, 2020

Marlene Ann Rose, 72, of Shelbyville passed away May 6, 2020, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born March 10, 1948, in Shelby County, the daughter of William B. and Julia Ann (Phillips) Rose. Marlene is survived by her sisters, Rosetta Melvin and husband, Alan, of Greenwood, and Donna Adkins of Shelbyville; niece, Nora Melvin Schaller and...

Jackie Mason "Jack" Higginbotham Sr.

Jackie Mason "Jack" Higginbotham Sr.

May 6, 2020

Jackie Mason “Jack” Higginbotham Sr., 81, of Fairland passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born November 22, 1938, in Wayne County, Kentucky. He was one of thirteen children born to James E. and Maude Kate (Walters) Higginbotham. On September 23, 1961, he married Carolyn Sue “Carol” Rigney, and she preceded him...

Samuel J. Merrick

Samuel J. Merrick

May 5, 2020

Samuel J. Merrick, 73, of Greenfield passed away May 5, 2020, at his residence. He was born July 15, 1946, in Shelby County, the son of Harold and Ruth (Richardson) Merrick. On August 4, 1966, he married his wife of 53 years, Mary Neeb, and she survives. In addition to Mary, Samuel is survived by son, Samuel J. Merrick Jr....

Eileen Marie Sheehan

Eileen Marie Sheehan

May 3, 2020

Eileen Marie Sheehan, 55, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020, at her home. She was born September 29, 1964, in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of George Louis and Doris M. (Liebert) Sheehan. Eileen is survived by her sisters, Maureen Sheehan of Shelbyville, Terri Strouse and husband, Rich, of Indianapolis, and Carol Pogoni and husband, Sam, of Harrison, Ohio;...

Betty M. Williams

Betty M. Williams

Apr 30, 2020

Betty M. Williams, 96, of Shelbyville passed away of natural causes on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at Greenwood Village South in Greenwood. She was born November 20, 1923, in Shelby County, the daughter of William Floyd and Marion (Orem) Mallory. On March 8, 1946, she married William B. Williams, and he preceded her in death on July 28, 2005. Betty...

Rita Wynant Myer

Rita Wynant Myer

Apr 27, 2020

Rita Wynant Myer, 80, of Morristown, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 27, 2020, at Hancock Regional Hospital. She was born March 14, 1940, in Shelbyville, the daughter of the late Clyde and Alice (Walker) Wynant of Freeport. Rita was also preceded in death by her daughter, Leslie Ann Myer. She is survived by her husband of...

Barbara Sue Dennis

Barbara Sue Dennis

Apr 24, 2020

Barbara Sue Dennis, 78, of Greenfield passed away Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home. She was born March 20, 1942, in Batesville, the daughter of Charles J. and Wilma Ruth (Maple) Kile Neely. On October 24,1987, she married Thomas L. “Tom” Dennis, and he preceded her in death on August 12, 2015. Barbara is survived by her sons, Duane...

Marilynn Kay Girdwood

Marilynn Kay Girdwood

Apr 18, 2020

Marilynn Kay Girdwood, 79, of Greenfield passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at IU Health North in Carmel. Private services will be observed. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes, 124 E. North St. in Morristown. Online condolences may be shared with Marilynn’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.

Joseph Edward Hart

Joseph Edward Hart

Apr 18, 2020

Joseph Edward Hart, 81, passed away on April 18, 2020. Joe was born in Shelbyville, Indiana to the late Maurice Deitzer Hart and Lena Marie (Bausback) Hart. He was the grandson of the grandson of the late Garrett Alfred Hart / Gertrude M. (Deitzer) Hart and Henry Frank Bausback / Mary Katherine (Ford) Bausback. He was preceded in death by...

Charles R. Conover Sr.

Charles R. Conover Sr.

Apr 17, 2020

Charles R. Conover, Sr., 73, of Indianapolis, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Friday, April 17, 2020 at his home. Private family services will be observed. Inurnment will be at Asbury Cemetery at a later date. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Online condolences may be shared with the family...

Helen Marie Emma Sexton

Helen Marie Emma Sexton

Apr 16, 2020

Helen Marie Emma Sexton, 91, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, April 16, 2020, at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born January 3, 1929, in Meeker County, Minnesota to the late Anton and Emma (Nelson) Draxton. On February 11, 1956, she married her husband of 64 years, Robert “Gene” Sexton, and he survives. They were married at St....

Charlotte "Char" Ann Cochran

Charlotte "Char" Ann Cochran

Apr 15, 2020

Charlotte “Char” Ann Cochran, 91, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Heritage House in Shelbyville. Char was born on March 7, 1929, in Evansville to the late Alvin Frederick and Charlotte K. (Kerth) Sutheimer. She graduated from Evansville Central High School in 1947 as a National Honor Society student. After one year at DePauw University, she transferred to Indiana...

Terry Richard Darby

Terry Richard Darby

Apr 9, 2020

Terry Richard Darby, 60, of Boggstown passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020 at his home. He was born August 30, 1959, in Indianapolis, the son of Richard and Beverly Jean (Imel) Darby. Terry is survived by his daughter, Tricia Hart and husband, Chad, of Shelbyville; sisters, Leighann Trout and husband, Brad, Marnita Darby, and Michelle Chaney and husband, Jeff, all...

Todd Allen Crisman

Todd Allen Crisman

Apr 9, 2020

Todd Allen Crisman, 60, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020 at his home. He was born July 7, 1959, in Shelbyville, the son of Wayne and Juanita (Stevens) Crisman. Todd is survived by his mother of Shelbyville; son, Zachary Crisman and wife, Rachel, of Fountaintown; daughter, Tabitha Crisman of Shelbyville; brothers, Carl Crisman and wife, Angie, of Waldron,...

Sharen Kaye Tatom

Sharen Kaye Tatom

Apr 8, 2020

Sharen Kaye Tatom, 74, of Shelbyville passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was born July 30, 1945, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Guy and Audrey (Coughenour) Simpson. Sharen is survived by her son, Terry Tatom and wife, Pamela, of Indianapolis; sister, Carol Chambers and husband, Jim, of Indianapolis; brother, Robert Simpson...

Edwin "Ed" McLean

Edwin "Ed" McLean

Apr 8, 2020

Edwin (Ed) McLean Indianapolis - Edwin (Ed) G. McLean, 93, of Indianapolis, passed away at his home on April 8th, 2020. Ed was born on July 28th, 1926, to Cleo and Beatrice (Cunningham) McLean in Indianapolis. In 1955, he married Esther (McKinney), who survives. They shared 64 years of marriage together. After graduating from Arsenal Tech High School, he went...

Wanda Lee (Icenogle) Long

Wanda Lee (Icenogle) Long

Apr 6, 2020

Wanda Lee (Icenogle) Long, 72, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was born May 23, 1947, in Rush County, the daughter of Byron Peter and Nettie Florence (Flannery) Icenogle. Wanda is survived by her sons, Carl Wesley Long and Jason Patrick Long and wife, Joanna, both of Shelbyville, and Ryan Adam...

Michael J. "Mike" Branson

Michael J. "Mike" Branson

Apr 5, 2020

Michael J. “Mike” Branson, 71, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born July 29, 1948, in Shelbyville, the son of James Morris and Georgia E. (Risk) Branson. Mike is survived by his cousins, William R. “Bill” Branson and wife, Martha, of Shelbyville, Patricia Cromwell and husband, Bill, of Dublin, Ohio,...