Obituaries

Norman Jackman

Norman Jackman

Nov 20, 2018

Norman Jackman, 79, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Homeview Health and Rehab in Franklin. He was born December 11, 1938, in Shelbyville, the son of Lloyd and Faye (Main) Jackman. On October 6, 1968, he married his wife of 50 years, Rosalyn Kay Braden, and she survives. In addition to Kay, Norman is survived by his...

Edna Mae Sturgill

Edna Mae Sturgill

Nov 19, 2018

Edna M. “Peanut” Sturgill, 74, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018 at Franciscan Health Indianapolis. She was born August 10, 1944, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Fred McDaniel and Edna (Dixon) Yeley. On October 15, 1961, she married her husband of 57 years, Charles E. Sturgill, and he survives. In addition to Charles, Peanut is survived by her...

Marc A. Massey

Marc A. Massey

Nov 18, 2018

Marc A. Massey, 56, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born April 2, 1962, in Indianapolis, the son of James and Margaret (Brown) Massey. He married Mary Jones on January 20, 2001, and she survives. Marc is also survived by his parents of Indianapolis; sons, Michael Massey and wife, Ashley,...

Janet Kay Esarey

Janet Kay Esarey

Nov 17, 2018

Janet Kay Esarey, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was the daughter of Charles Franklin and Velma Mary (Watson) Webb. On December 8, 1956, she married her husband of nearly 62 years, Robert Esarey, and he survives. In addition to Robert, Janet is survived by her daughters, Janice Kay McDonnell of...

Lois Mae Brown

Lois Mae Brown

Nov 16, 2018

Lois Mae Brown, 84, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born April 25, 1934, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Russell and Gertie (McCalip) Kuhn. On July 21, 1953, she married her husband, Lawrence W. Brown, and he preceded her in death on July 26, 2009. Lois is survived by her children,...

James Hoyt Kreinhop

James Hoyt Kreinhop

Nov 15, 2018

James Hoyt Kreinhop, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at his residence. He was born January 6, 1937, in Napoleon, the son of William and Hazel (Shaw) Kreinhop. On October 12, 1964, he married his wife of 54 years, Mariko Yamazato, and she survives. In addition to Mariko, James is survived by his son, Bill Kreinhop and...

Nicholas Bradley Meriwether

Nicholas Bradley Meriwether

Nov 15, 2018

Nicholas Bradley Meriwether, 34, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 at his residence. He was born June 17, 1984, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the son of Nicky and Rhonda Lee (Bradley) Meriwether. On July 4, 2013, he married Vanessa Lynn Manlove, and she survives. In addition to Vanessa, Bradley is survived by his parents of Shelbyville; brother, Kasey Meriwether...

John Howard Smith

John Howard Smith

Nov 14, 2018

John Howard Smith, 64, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born July 22, 1954, in Jonesville, Kentucky, the son of Harold and Hilda (Maddox) Smith. On March 20, 1971, he married his wife, Sandra “Sandy” Willard, and she survives. In addition to Sandy, John is survived by his sons,...

Gia Promise LaLonde

Gia Promise LaLonde

Nov 12, 2018

Gia Promise LaLonde, infant, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born November 12, 2018 in Indianapolis, the daughter of Clifford Thomas and Sarah Raquel (Vaught) LaLonde. In addition to her parents; Gia is survived by her sisters, twin Everly LaLonde, Jahmila Blackburn and Alianna Blackburn, all of Shelbyville; and...

John Richard Kimbrell

John Richard Kimbrell

Nov 12, 2018

John Richard Kimbrell, 62, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born February 13, 1956, in Shelbyville, the son of Richard and Ruth (Webster) Kimbrell. John is survived by his son, Dylan Kimbrell of Shelbyville; fiancé, Jean Foley of Shelbyville; sister, Patti Bogemann and husband, Mike, of Shelbyville; brother, Steve Kimbrell...

Blaire Morgan Butler

Blaire Morgan Butler

Nov 11, 2018

Blaire Morgan Butler, 5 months, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Riley's Hospital for Children Blaire was the daughter of Robert "Thomas" and Jana Nancy-Marie (Meredith) Butler. Private family services will be observed. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Online condolences may be shared with Blaire's...

Donnel L. "Don" Dean

Donnel L. "Don" Dean

Nov 10, 2018

Donnel L. “Don” Dean, 82, of Fountaintown, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born July 25, 1936, in New Palestine, the son of George M. and Mary K. (Miller) Dean. On September 17, 1960, he married his wife of 58 years, Norma Hughes, and she survives. In addition to Norma, Don is...

Jammie Marie Scott

Jammie Marie Scott

Nov 9, 2018

Jammie Marie Scott, 82, of Fairland, passed away Friday, November 9, 2018 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was born December 25, 1935, in Central City, Kentucky, the daughter of Guy and Mayme (Whitmer) Gossett. On July 20, 1955, she married her husband of 62 years, William Leslie “Les” Scott, and he preceded her in death on May 30,...

Joyce Ann Sexton

Joyce Ann Sexton

Nov 9, 2018

Joyce Ann Sexton, 71, of Indianapolis, passed away Friday, November 9, 2018 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. She was born February 8, 1947, in Somerset, Kentucky, the daughter of William and Emma (Turpin) Brown. On May 15, 1970, she married Kenneth Lee Sexton, and he preceded her in death on May 17, 2013. Joyce is survived by her son,...

Ruth Long Carmony

Ruth Long Carmony

Nov 7, 2018

Ruth Long Carmony, 101, of Shelby County, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at University Heights Health and Living in Indianapolis. She was born March 12, 1917, in Shelby County, the daughter of Walter Thurston and Lelah Ann (Talbert) Bass. On January 11, 1936, she married her husband of 59 years, Dwight E. Long, and he preceded her in death...

Dorothy Louise McNeely

Dorothy Louise McNeely

Nov 7, 2018

Dorothy Louise McNeely, 87, a lifelong Shelby County resident, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born October 3, 1931, in Morristown, the daughter of Orville and Ruth (Davis) Branson. On February 19, 1951, she married Charles M. McNeely, and he preceded her in death on March 25, 1989. Dorothy is survived...

Tony Brian Davis

Tony Brian Davis

Nov 6, 2018

Tony Brian Davis, 59, of Muncie, passed away Monday, November 6, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.

Mildred Jean Tracy

Mildred Jean Tracy

Nov 5, 2018

Mildred Jean Tracy, 92, of Greenfield, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at Springhurst Health Care in Greenfield. She was born August 7, 1926, in Casey, Illinois, the daughter of Edward and Laura (Rowe) Cresswell. On December 22, 1946, she married James Tracy, and he preceded her in death on February 10, 1989. Mildred is survived by her son, Neil...

Thomas Clarence Dwenger

Thomas Clarence Dwenger

Nov 5, 2018

Thomas Clarence Dwenger, 73, of Gwynneville passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at his residence. He was born April 28, 1945, in Hamburg, the son of Clarence and Bessie (Wirth) Dwenger. On May 9, 1970, he married Anna Lou Moore, and she survives. In addition to Anna, Thomas is survived by his son, David Allen Dwenger of Gwynneville; daughters, Deborah...

Paul L. Somers

Paul L. Somers

Oct 27, 2018

Paul L. Somers, 92, of Greensburg, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Heritage House of Greensburg. He was born March 31, 1926, in Indianapolis, the son of Claude Somers and Elizabeth (Beard) Somers Lehr. In 1943, he married Betty L. Kidwell, and she preceded him in death on September 4, 1965. He married Sharla Wells on December 10, 1967,...