Obituaries
Ruth J. Slagle
Oct 27, 2015
Ruth J. Slagle, 100, of Sarasota, Florida, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015. She was born May 8, 1915 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Survivors include several cousins, nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2015 at St. George Cemetery in Edinburgh. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St....
Daniel Richard Stephen Sr.
Oct 26, 2015
Daniel Richard Stephen, Sr., 71, of London, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. He was born January 23, 1944, in Indianapolis, the son of Warren Richard and Alma J. (Lovins) Stephen. On December 11, 1964, he married his wife of 50 years, Ute Bertelmann, and she survives. Daniel is also survived by his daughters,...
Harold Wayne Hill
Oct 23, 2015
Harold Wayne Hill, 84, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born May 8, 1931, in Shelby County, the son of Ralph and Nettie (Truex) Hill. He married Bonnie Crafton on June 15, 1956, and she preceded him in death on November 30, 2000. Harold is survived by...
Billy Wayne "Link" Lingenfelter
Oct 22, 2015
Billy Wayne “Link” Lingenfelter, 80, Greenfield, passed away peacefully on October 22nd at his home. He was born in Shelby County, IN to the late Edgar Minnis and Minnie May (Theobald) Lingenfelter. Billy retired from G.E. Wellman after 42 years. He was a farmer at heart and enjoyed working on the farm with his father. He enjoyed archeology and had...
Emerson E. "Bud" Schutt
Oct 22, 2015
Emerson E. “Bud” Schutt, 85, of Manilla, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Franciscan St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born September 1, 1930, in Cumberland, the son of Louie “Red” and Edna (Raab) Schutt. On June 30, 1950, he married his wife of 65 years, Joyce Dunlap, and she survives. Bud is also survived by his sons,...
Douglas J. Folbrecht
Oct 21, 2015
Douglas J. Folbrecht, 61, of Greenfield, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 in Greenfield. A memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2015 at Arrowhead Golf Course, 3974 Club House Dr., Greenfield, Indiana 46140. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville. Memorial contributions may be made to Arrowhead Golf Course...
Virginia Lee "Ginny" Kellems
Oct 20, 2015
Virginia Lee “Ginny” Kellems, 79, of Waldron, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at her residence. She was born November 20, 1935, in Batesville, the daughter of Anthony and Bernice (Bare) Vierling. She married Herbert Kellems on February 4, 1956, and he preceded her in death on October 9, 1969. Virginia is survived by her mother of Shelbyville; son, Daniel...
Nancy A. Allen
Oct 20, 2015
Nancy A. Allen, 67, of Fairland, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Franciscan St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born October 26, 1947, in Monticello, Kentucky, the daughter of Earl M. and jewell M. (Bowlin) Lair. On November 2, 1967, she married her husband of 47 years, Clay L. Allen, and he survives. Nancy is also survived by...
Susan G. Kessinger
Oct 18, 2015
Susan G. Kessinger, 75, of Waldron, passed away quietly and peacefully on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at her residence with family members present. She was born February 12, 1940, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, the daughter of Ermando J. and Libia C. (Cardosi) Gagetta. She married Richard B. Kessinger on June 21, 1980, and he preceded her in death on June...
Deborah "Debbi" (Phillips) Gallagher
Oct 17, 2015
Deborah “Debbi” (Phillips) Gallagher died on October 17 in Columbus. She was 72. Born on March 29, 1943 in Rushville, she was the daughter of Richard and Louise Phillips. She graduated from Rushville High School in 1961. Debbi married Thomas “Tom” Gallagher on November 28, 1964 at St. Joseph Church in Shelbyville. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last November...
Carlton Barclay Batkins
Oct 17, 2015
Carlton Barclay Batkins, 76, of Fountaintown, formerly of Newport News, Virginia peacefully passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Major Hospital. He was born April 1, 1939, in Newport News, the son of Linwood Carlton and Elizabeth Anne (Barclay) Batkins. Carl is survived by his sons, Carlton Barclay Batkins Jr. and wife, Lisa, of Waynesboro, Virginia, and John Landon Batkins...
Dorothy "Jean" Burch
Oct 13, 2015
Dorothy J. “Jean” Burch, 71, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born February 3, 1944, in Acton, the daughter of Clifford and Ruth (Hodge) McNew. On December 10, 1961, she married her husband of 53 years, Frank L. Burch, and he survives. Jean is also survived by her sons, David Burch...
Paula J. Adkins
Oct 12, 2015
Paula Jo Adkins, 50, of Greenwood, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 at her residence. She was born July 22, 1965, in Greenfield, the daughter of Wayne L. Sanders and Mary E. (Stocklin) Sanders McNabb. Paula is survived by her father, Wayne L. Sanders and wife, Doshie, of Carrollton, Kentucky; daughter, Sarah Adkins of Indianapolis; sons, Brandon Adkins of Somerset,...
Anita Luellen Hoggatt
Oct 4, 2015
Anita Luellen Hoggatt, 84, of Fairland, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 at St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born April 16, 1931, in Shoals, the daughter of Merl and Gertrude (Hawkins) Jackman. She married Lee Franklin Hoggatt on June 27, 1953, and he preceded her in death on June 10, 2012. Anita is survived by her...
Sharon Cooper
Sep 30, 2015
Sharon Cooper, 75, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center in Greenwood. She was born November 19, 1939, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Edwin and Susan (Brown) Tevebaugh. On March 12, 1960, she married her husband of 55 years, Harold Cooper, and he survives. Sharon is also survived by her daughter, Laura...
John Milton Thomas
Sep 29, 2015
John Milton Thomas, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Franciscan St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born October 1, 1926, in Fairland, the son of Milton and Carris (Sutherland) Thomas. On December 24, 1946, he married his wife of 68 years Mary “Jean” Kerr, and she survives. John is also survived by his daughters, Marsha...
Shirley Margaret (Price) Dewhurst
Sep 27, 2015
Shirley Margaret (Price) Dewhurst, 78, of Greensburg, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Waldron Health and Rehabilitation in Waldron. She was born April 1, 1937, in Carroll, Ohio, the daughter of Glenn and Nellie (Saxton) Price. She married George David Dewhurst Sr. on December 24, 1959, and he preceded her in death. Shirley is survived by sons, Robert R....
Bonnie J. Strange
Sep 25, 2015
Bonnie J. Strange, 74, of Fairland, passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. She was born July 7, 1941, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Richard and Virginia (Witsman) Earle. She married Gary Strange on December 19, 1975, and he survives. Bonnie is also survived by her son, Steven E. Strange and wife, Kelly of...
Doris A. "Dee" Marcum
Sep 25, 2015
Doris A. "Dee" Marcum, 71, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 in Shelbyville. She was born August 23, 1944, in Greenfield, the daughter of Bernice Trent. Doris is survived by her son, Todd A. Marcum of Shelbyville; a brother, Don Trent and wife, Ellen, of Florida; and grandson, Conner Marcum. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
James A. Stewart
Sep 19, 2015
Born James A. Stewart at Seymour, IN on 11-30-1946, he was the son of Wilbur A. and Leona (Siefker) Stewart. He grew up in Brownstown, Indiana where he enjoyed playing in Oak and Hickory forests of the Jackson County, hills. That time period would shape his love for nature during the rest of his life. He graduated from Brownstown, High...