Obituaries

Jacquelyn June Branson

Jacquelyn June Branson

Jul 19, 2015

Jacquelyn June “Jackie” Branson, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was born June 26, 1934, in Johnson County, the daughter of George Raymond and Mildred Lucille (Garshwiler) Sedam. She married Orville Sullivan Branson on December 9, 1954, and he preceded her in death on May 14, 2009. Jackie is...

Barbara A. Adcock

Barbara A. Adcock

Jul 16, 2015

Barbara A. Adcock, 77, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Waldron Health and Rehab in Waldron. She was born October 12, 1937, in Shelby County, the daughter of William Harold and Irene (Vernon) Schloesser. Barbara is survived by her daughters, JoAnna Wilson and husband, Richard, Sharon Brown and Sheila “Herbie” Brown, all of Shelbyville; grandchildren, Melissa Scott,...

Sidney Matthew VonBurg

Sidney Matthew VonBurg

Jul 14, 2015

Sidney Matthew VonBurg, 51, of Shelbyville, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at his residence. A memorial services will be at 1 pm, Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Fellowship Baptist Church, 622 Colescott St. in Shelbyville, with Rev. Frank Smith officiating. Friends may gather one-half hour prior. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St.,...

Nancy Ann Kindred

Nancy Ann Kindred

Jul 8, 2015

Nancy Ann Kindred, 74, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Major Hospital. Private services were observed. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.

Cheyenne Harley Marie Smith

Cheyenne Harley Marie Smith

Jul 6, 2015

Cheyenne Harley Marie Smith, infant, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. She was born July 6, 2015, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Jedadiah Michael and Heather Marie (Cass) Smith. Cheyenne is survived by her parents of Indianapolis; brothers, Tristen Allen Michael Smith and Samual Jacob Leonard Smith, both of Indianapolis; maternal grandparents, Robin and...

Kay N. Woollen

Kay N. Woollen

Jul 4, 2015

Kay N. Woollen, aged 83, keeled over deader than a mackerel yesterday, Saturday, July 4, 2015. He was born on June 6, 1932, in Hammond, the only child of Dorothea Irene Norcross Woollen (Castana, IA) and William Wesley Woollen (Fairmount, IN). Raised in Dyer, Indiana, he graduated from St. John Township High School in 1950 (now Lake Central) and received...

E. Genevieve (Tyner) Cory

E. Genevieve (Tyner) Cory

Jul 3, 2015

E. Genevieve (Tyner) Cory, 93, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born December 8, 1921 on the family farm in Northern Shelby County, where she spent her entire life. On November 3, 1945, she married Forrest B. “Frosty” Cory, and he preceded her in death on December 30, 2003. Genevieve is survived by...

Richard Neil Lane

Richard Neil Lane

Jul 2, 2015

Richard Neil Lane, 64, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away July 2, 2015 at home. He was born November 2, 1950, in Franklin, Indiana, the son of William George and Margaret Marciel (Huntsman) Lane. On July 2, 1972, he married his wife of 43 years, Rosalie Ann Huhnke, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Indianapolis; son, Richard Lane...

Doris "Ruth" Brown Theobald

Doris "Ruth" Brown Theobald

Jul 1, 2015

Doris “Ruth” Brown Theobald, 90, of Shelbyville, was ill for about two years before passing away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. She was born March 30, 1925, in Rush County, the daughter of Howard and Laura “May” (King) Brown. She married Joe Theobald on May 1, 1943, and he preceded her in death on August 31, 1960. Ruth is survived...

Abbi Grace Smith

Abbi Grace Smith

Jul 1, 2015

Abbi Grace Smith, infant, of Shelbyville, passed away July 1, 2015 at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville. She was born to Tyler and Keri (Spivey) Smith. Abbi is survived by her parents of Shelbyville; brother, Connor Smith of Shelbyville; grandparents, Teresa and Jeff Smith of Flat Rock and Keli and Eric Pugh of Morristown; great-grandparents, Gene and Dixie McMillin and...

JoAnn May Bateman

JoAnn May Bateman

Jun 28, 2015

JoAnn May Bateman, 84, of Morristown, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Ambassador Health in Centerville. She was born May 22, 1931, in Indianapolis, the daughter of James N. Sr. and Margaret C. (Grannemann) Bateman. JoAnn is survived by her nieces, Elaine A. Wilhelm and husband, Jerry, of Morristown and Donna L. Reed and husband, Randy, of Arlington; nephew,...

Jeffrey Daniel "Jeff" Smaglinski

Jeffrey Daniel "Jeff" Smaglinski

Jun 21, 2015

Jeffrey Daniel “Jeff” Smaglinski, 42, of Gwynneville, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015 at his residence. He was born September 3, 1972, in Bad Axe, Michigan, the son of Gerald and Barbara (Casey) Smaglinski. Jeff is survived by his father of Shelbyville; daughter, Caitlynn Smaglinski of Indianapolis; son, Nicholas Smaglinski of Indianapolis; sisters, Julie Wilhelm and Jill Fannin and significant...

Reba F. Cochran

Reba F. Cochran

Jun 17, 2015

Reba F. Cochran, 93, of Morristown, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born March 3, 1922, in Shelby County, the daughter of the late Harry and Ruth (Greene) Knowlton. She married Kenneth Cochran on December 20, 1940, and he preceded her in death on October 27, 1983. Reba is survived by her son,...

Peggy Arlene Wright

Peggy Arlene Wright

Jun 13, 2015

Peggy Arlene Wright, 60, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born October 27, 1954, in Shelbyville, the daughter of the late Ransom Dagley and Barbara E. (Wells) Preidt. Peggy is survived by her father, John Preidt, Jr. of Shelbyville and his companion, Madelyn Skillman of Jacksonville, Florida; daughters, Kim Burris and husband, Steve,...

Barbara Jean Walsman

Barbara Jean Walsman

Jun 13, 2015

Barbara Jean Walsman, 76, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born October 13, 1938, in Morris, the daughter of Anthony and Bernice (Bear) Vierling. Barbara is survived by her mother of Shelbyville; daughters, Jeannie Walsman, Kandy Walsman, Brenda Williams and Tammy Morgan and husband, Jason, all of Shelbyville, Patricia Elliott and husband, Billy,...

Ada P. Wertz Fromer

Ada P. Wertz Fromer

Jun 10, 2015

Ada P. Wertz Fromer, 86, a lifelong Shelbyville resident, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born February 28, 1929, in Johnson County, the daughter of Ithamer and Pearl (Spencer) DeBaun. She married Wayne L. Wertz on September 13, 1947, and he preceded her in death on March 30, 1976. On August...

Clyde Maxwell Cain Pruitt

Clyde Maxwell Cain Pruitt

Jun 9, 2015

Clyde Maxwell Cain Pruitt, infant, of Greenwood, passed away June 9, 2015 at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. He was born June 9, 2015, to Donald Alan II and Kylee Marie (Morgan) Pruitt. Clyde is survived by his parents of Greenwood; sister, Annabelle Marie; brother, Ethan Michael William; grandparents, Brenda D. Pruitt, Paul W. Morgan, Kristy L. Morgan and Mary...

Richard James Whalley

Richard James Whalley

Jun 9, 2015

Richard James Whalley, 44, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, passed away, Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Lehigh Acres. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, June 27, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 125 E. Broadway St. in Shelbyville. Burial was at St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery in Shelby County. Services were entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory,...

Marian L. McNew

Marian L. McNew

Jun 6, 2015

Marian Louise (Fox) Gaines McNew, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Heartway in Indianapolis. She was born June 27, 1921, in Shelby County, to Preston and Ida (Johnson) Fox. She married Howard Glen Gaines in 1939. She married Eugene C. McNew in 1973, and he preceded her in death in 2003. Survivors include four children: Julie...

Roger Lee Wenger

Roger Lee Wenger

Jun 5, 2015

Roger Lee Wenger, 34, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015 in Pendleton. He was born April 3, 1981, in Shelbyville, the son of Roger W. and Gladys June (Brown) Wenger. He married Jessica Bozmiac, and she survives. Roger is also survived by his parents of Shelbyville; sister, Kayla Brown and fiance’, David Burton, of Shelbyville; paternal grandmother, Dorothy...