Obituaries
Bernice L. Werbe Hindman
Nov 18, 2017
Bernice L. Werbe Hindman, 87, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born January 6, 1930, the daughter of Frank and Hulda (Layton) Rusk. In February of 1950, she married James E. Werbe Jr., and he preceded her in death on May 24, 1975. Bernice married Rex Hindman on September...
Gladys M. Smith
Nov 15, 2017
Gladys M. Smith, 94, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. She was born November 3, 1923, in Greenup County, Kentucky, the daughter of Marion L. and Martha Bell (Ash) Adkins. On March 31, 1945, she married Dale Smith, and he preceded her in death on April 25, 1962. Gladys is survived by her...
Wanda Elizabeth "Liz" Hewitt
Nov 14, 2017
Wanda Elizabeth “Liz” Hewitt, 80, a lifelong resident of Waldron, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at the Waldron Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on January 17, 1937 to the late John and Bertha (Runnebohm) Beyer. She was raised on the family farm in Shelby County and graduated from Waldron High School with the class of...
Ronald Eugene Markley
Nov 14, 2017
Ronald Eugene Markley, 62, a lifelong Shelbyville resident, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born January 24, 1955, in Shelbyville, the son of Forrest L. and Irene (Sparks) Markley. On July 6, 2003, he married Carla Joann Cole, and she survives. In addition to Carla, Ronald is survived by his son, Tyler...
William Ramsey "Bill" Tracy
Nov 14, 2017
William Ramsay “Bill” Tracy, 73, of Morristown, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Richard Roudebush Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 5, 1944, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Beryl and Mary (Ridgon) Tracy. On December 29, 1986, he married Rebecca Lynne “Becky” Gephart, and she preceded in him death on August 17, 2013. Bill is...
Norma Marie Richardson
Nov 12, 2017
Norma Marie Richardson, 83, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. She was born October 31, 1934, in Spencer, the daughter of Emil and Lucille Freeman. On August 18, 1951, she married Philip Richardson, and he preceded her in death on June 20, 2003. Norma is survived by her daughter, Diana Smith and husband,...
Burt McKenney
Nov 10, 2017
Burt McKenney, 95, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, November 10, 2017 at IU Methodist Health in Indianapolis. Ward Burton McKenney was born December 18, 1921, in Shelbyville, the son of Carl and Marie (Bogeman) McKenney. On November 30, 1945, he married his wife of 71 years, Gladys Hodson, and she survives. In addition to Gladys, Burt is survived by daughters,...
Vera Maria Davis
Nov 8, 2017
Vera Maria Davis, 96, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at her residence. She was born July 14, 1921, in Jena, Germany, the daughter of Fritz and Frida Kappitz. On September 3, 1947, she married Eldon Buford Davis, and he preceded her in death on November 15, 2012. Vera is survived by her son, Jerry Davis of Waldron;...
Mary L. Hicks
Nov 8, 2017
Mary L. Hicks, 88, of Greenfield, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at Crownpointe Senior Living in Greenfield. She was born August 14, 1929, in Indianapolis, the daughter of James E. and Velma C. (Bell) Croasmun. Mary is survived by her grandchildren, Laurel Early, Deanna Swafford, Jennifer Weintraut, Melissa Acher, Mary Jo Earl, Michael J. Murnan, Amanda...
Doris Rae Caudill
Nov 7, 2017
Doris Rae Caudill, 83, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, November 07, 2017 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was born September 16, 1934, in Whitesburg, Kentucky, the daughter of Jesse and Hettie Eldridge. Doris is survived by her sons, Darrell Caudill and wife, Diana, of St. Paul, and Jim Caudill and wife, Deanne, of Shirley; daughters, Carolyn Merrick, Lorie...
Richard Francis "Swifty" Bennett
Nov 5, 2017
Richard Francis “Swifty” Bennett, 77, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born October 3, 1940, in Shelbyville, the son of Francis E. and Henrietta (Small) Bennett. Swifty is survived by his five sisters, Norma J. Forkert of Rockport, Indiana, Mary Ann McClure and husband, Garry, of Interlachen, Florida, Teresa Harris...
Mildred Irene Douglas
Nov 1, 2017
Mildred Irene Douglas, 80, of Shelbyville, a lifelong area resident, passed away Wednesday, November 01, 2017 at her home after a long illness. She was born May 19, 1937, in Shelby County, the daughter of Clarence E. and Myrtle A. (Barger) Betts. On July 10, 1954, she married Donald E. Douglas, and he preceded her in death on May 4,...
Elizabeth Ellen (Freeman) Sailing
Oct 29, 2017
Elizabeth Ellen (Freeman) Sailing, 79, of Horse Shoe, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at Elizabeth House (Hospice) on October 29, 2017. She was born in Pierceville, Indiana on February 16, 1938 on her parent’s dairy farm. She was a graduate of Milan High School. She worked as a secretary at U.S. Shoe in Cincinnati, Ohio and, after a break to...
Charles T. "Chuck" Hubler
Oct 28, 2017
Charles T. “Chuck” Hubler, 74, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at his residence. He was born September 22, 1943, in Shelbyville, the son of Wayne G. and Anna R. (Paige) Hubler. On August 10, 1974, he married his wife of 43 years, Peggy (Mohr) Hubler, and she survives. In addition to Peggy, Chuck is survived by his...
Teresa Marie Marshall
Oct 28, 2017
Teresa Marie Marshall, 58, of Shelbyville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was born May 12, 1959, at the Naval Base in Portsmouth, Virginia, the daughter of Ralph W. “Bill” and Virginia (Haywood) Marshall. Teresa is survived by her mother of Shelbyville; sisters, Sharon Orem and husband,...
Denise (Gentory) Brown
Oct 27, 2017
Denise (Gentory) Brown, 51, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at her residence. She was born August 27, 1966, in Greensburg, the daughter of Paul Bostic and Doris Judy (Simonson) Nickerson. On April 11, 2012, she married Steven M. Brown, and he survives. In addition to Steve, Denise is survived by her father, Paul Bostic of Columbus; mother,...
Robert W. Stickles Jr.
Oct 27, 2017
Robert W. Stickles, Jr., 72, of Zionsville, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at Reid Memorial Hospital in Richmond. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Online condolences may be shared with Robert’s family at www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.
Harold Arthur Cooper
Oct 23, 2017
Harold Arthur Cooper, 79, a lifelong Shelbyville resident, passed away Monday, October 23, 2017 at his residence. He was born March 10, 1938, in Shelbyville, the son of Henry and Verna (Chappelow) Cooper. On March 12, 1960, he married Sharon Cooper, and she preceded him in death on September 30, 2015. Harold is survived by his daughter, Laura Marie Gage...
Ashley Jean Morrow
Oct 21, 2017
Ashley Jean Morrow, 31, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017 in Indianapolis. She was born May 30, 1986, in Indianapolis, the daughter of George M. and Kathy J. (Cravens) Morrow. Ashley is survived by her father of Shelbyville; daughter, Emery Jean Stieneker of Greenwood; sister, Amy DeWitt and husband, Chris, of Greenwood; brother, Michael Morrow and wife, Anna,...
Paul Allan Cole
Oct 20, 2017
Paul Allan Cole, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, October 20, 2017 at Cypress Run Rehab in Morristown, Indiana. He was born August 7, 1936, in Middletown, Ohio, the son of Rudell and Kennett (Brengleman) Cole. On December 18, 1954, he married his wife of 62 years, Margaret Ann (Jackson) Cole, and she survives. In addition to Margaret Ann, Paul...