Obituaries

Billie M. Cox

Billie M. Cox

Feb 28, 2017

Billie M. Cox, 76, of Manilla, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born December 4, 1940, in Campbellsville, Kentucky, the son of Steven Elrod and Opal (Noel) Cox. On May 27, 1961, he married his wife of 55 years, Sudie Caffee, and she survives. Billie is also survived by his son, Troy...

Sharon A. McDaniel

Sharon A. McDaniel

Feb 28, 2017

Sharon A. McDaniel, 74, of Waldron, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Hancock Regional Hospital Hospice in Greenfield. She was born February 28, 1943, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Fred McDaniel and Edna M. (Dixon) McDaniel Yeley. She married Alan McDaniel on May 4, 2001, and he survives. Sharon is also survived by her mother of Shelbyville; sons, Michael...

Robert William Henderson

Robert William Henderson

Feb 27, 2017

Robert William Henderson, 80, of St. Paul, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 at Franciscan Health Indianapolis. He was born December 8, 1936, in Washington D.C., the son of William B. and Marie (Miller) Henderson. He married Carol Shoulders on December 1, 1999, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Chyrl Adams of Shelbyville, and Lynda Henderson Wasmund and...

Cassandra Marie "Cassie" Collins

Cassandra Marie "Cassie" Collins

Feb 22, 2017

Cassandra Marie “Cassie” Collins, 28, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. She was born February 17, 1989, in Beech Grove, the daughter of Christopher Collins and Julie Hayton. Cassie is survived by her mother of Shelbyville; son, Cole Collins of Shelbyville; sister, Leah Haddix and husband, Austin, of Arlington; half-brothers, Luke Linville...

John Stephen Bass

John Stephen Bass

Feb 20, 2017

John Stephen Bass, 76, of Shelbyville passed away Monday, February 20, 2017 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born October 17, 1940 in Knightstown, the son of Verle and Ruth (Kanouse) Bass. He married Beverly Latimer Bass on June 24, 1983, and she survives. John is also survived by his sons, Todd Bass and wife, Julie, of...

Don Walter Coffey

Don Walter Coffey

Feb 12, 2017

Don Walter Coffey, 83, of Milroy, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born September 19, 1933, in Indianapolis, the son of Walter and Mildred (Young) Coffey. On May 5, 1957, he married his wife of 59 years, Sharon Sue (Garner) Coffey, and she survives. Don is also survived by his daughters,...

Patricia Jean McCord

Patricia Jean McCord

Feb 12, 2017

Patricia Jean McCord, 68, of Shelbyville, peacefully passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at her home. She was born December 12, 1948, in Champaign, Illinois, the daughter of the late Richard and Marion (Bateman) McCord. Patty was born with Down Syndrome in a time of misunderstanding and misinformation. Her parents, however, insisted that she get an education and gave her...

Charlotte Ann Worthington

Charlotte Ann Worthington

Feb 10, 2017

Charlotte Ann Worthington, a life-time resident of the Indianapolis area; had just moved to Fairland, Indiana when she quietly left her earthly home for her permanent one on Friday, February 10, 2017. Charlotte was born on September 30, 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Leon and Myrtle Gebhart. Charlotte loved her family (especially playing cards with her sisters) and watching old...

William Reuel "Bill" Linville

William Reuel "Bill" Linville

Feb 8, 2017

William Reuel “Bill” Linville, 88, of Morristown, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his residence. He was born May 3, 1928, in Union Township, Shelby County, the son of Luther Chandis and Nola Mariah (Barnard) Linville. On August 10, 1951, he married Luella “Lavaughn” Lee, and she preceded him in death on March 23, 2016. Bill is survived by...

Dr. Paul M. Inlow

Dr. Paul M. Inlow

Feb 7, 2017

Dr. Paul M. Inlow, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born November 22, 1928 in Shelbyville, the son of Dr. Herbert H. and Opal (Martyn) Inlow. He married Joan (Hitchcock) Inlow, on September 8, 1948, and she preceded him in death on November 22, 2007. Dr. Inlow is...

Dorothy Ellen Simpson

Dorothy Ellen Simpson

Feb 6, 2017

Dorothy Ellen Simpson, 86, of Morristown, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at Springhurst Health Campus in Greenfield. She was born June 1, 1930, in Freeport, the daughter of William and Erna (Balting) Goble. On November 25, 1950, she married her devoted husband of 66 years, Marvin Glenn Simpson, and he survives. Dorothy is the beloved mother of Ken Simpson...

Miriam E. Knoebel

Miriam E. Knoebel

Feb 5, 2017

Miriam E. Knoebel, 95, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was born January 22, 1922, in Shelby County, the daughter of Edward and Alma (Vawter) Weintraut. She married Charles L. Knoebel on April 11, 1943, and he preceded her in death on January 18, 1992. Miriam is survived by her daughters,...

David L. Tracy

David L. Tracy

Feb 3, 2017

David L. Tracy, 77, of Morristown passed away Friday, February 3, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born August 11, 1939, in Indianapolis, the son of Beryl and Mary (Rigdon) Tracy. On September 2, 1960, he married his wife of 56 years, Marjorie A. Conner, and she survives. David is also survived by his son, Larry Tracy...

Pat (Rosemary) Banawitz

Pat (Rosemary) Banawitz

Feb 2, 2017

Pat (Rosemary) Banawitz, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at MHP Medical Center surrounded by family. A devoted homemaker who loved to care for and entertain family and friends, Pat was born Jan. 25, 1924, in Muncie, the daughter of James and Thelma (Stamm) Hillery. On June 29, 1951, she married John M. Banawitz of Shelbyville,...

Ryan Owen Michael Seiler

Ryan Owen Michael Seiler

Jan 31, 2017

Ryan Owen Michael Seiler passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was the son of Dusty C. and Darla K. (Brown) Seiler. Ryan is survived by his parents of Shelbyville; brothers, Tyrone and David; a sister, Mariah; maternal grandparents, Tanya and Bud Finley of Shelbyville; and maternal great-grandparents, Denise Finley of Shelbyville, and Jack...

Verna Marie Dodd

Verna Marie Dodd

Jan 30, 2017

Verna Marie Dodd, 79, of Homer, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017, at Flat Rock River Lodge in Rushville. She was born May 8, 1937, in Indian Cove, Idaho, the daughter of Lloyd and Viola (Hampton) Wesson. On April 11, 1954, she married Floyd E. Dodd, Sr., and he preceded her in death on March 13, 2002. Verna is survived...

Marilyn E. Burks

Marilyn E. Burks

Jan 29, 2017

Marilyn E. Burks, 67, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. She was born January 30, 1950, in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of Fred and Carrie (Hawkins) Murrell. On February 10, 1968, she married Floyd Burks, and he survives. Marilyn is also survived by her sons, Lloyd Burks and wife, Tonya, and Domingo...

William Frank "Bill" Strotman

William Frank "Bill" Strotman

Jan 24, 2017

William Frank “Bill” Strotman, 67, of Fairland, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at MHP Medical Center in Shelbyville. He was born on August 12, 1949, in Indianapolis, the son of Frank William and Harriet F. (Hasler) Strotman. On November 7, 1970, he married his wife of 46 years, Barbara Palmer, and she survives. Bill is also survived by his...

Betty Jean Adams

Betty Jean Adams

Jan 20, 2017

Betty Jean Adams, 82, of St. Paul, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017, at her residence. She was born May 21, 1934, in Decatur County, the daughter of James Robert and Sarah Louise (Coyle) Bottom. On December 14, 1952, she married Herbert Allen Adams, and he preceded her in death on May 27, 1998. Betty is survived by her daughters,...

Mary B. (Thompson) Weakley

Mary B. (Thompson) Weakley

Jan 15, 2017

Mary B. (Thompson) Weakley, 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, January 15, 2017 at the Franklin Methodist Home in Franklin. She was born October 13, 1920, in Morgantown, the daughter of the late Joy and Etoilie (Hamner) Thompson. Mary B. married Wilbur O. “Wib” Weakley on December 25, 1938, and he preceded her in death in 1994. In addition...