Obituaries
Frances F. Cherry
May 1, 2015
After a battle with Alzheimer’s, Frances passed away on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. She was 94 years old and born October 16, 1920 in Hendricks Township, Shelby County, Indiana. Frances was the daughter of the late Paul Blaine and Alice (Kirschbaum) Parker. She married Maurice T. Cherry, on October 29, 1947, who preceded her in death on...
Odetta M. Nay
Apr 29, 2015
Odetta M. Nay, 97, of Edinburgh, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. She was born May 26, 1917 in Shelby County, the daughter of the late Samus and Pearl (Pile) Mohr. On January 30, 1944, she married Paul Nay, and he preceded her in death on March 11, 1988. Odetta is...
Lillian "Joyce" Jones
Apr 27, 2015
Lillian “Joyce” Jones, 82, of Shelbyville, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 27, 2015 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born May 21, 1932, in Seymour, the daughter of William and Ruth L. (Bowman) Setser. She married Garnett Dale Jones on January 21, 1950, and he preceded her in death on February 17, 2003. Joyce is...
Hilda Jean Perkins
Apr 25, 2015
Hilda Jean Perkins, 82, a fellow Hoosier, met her Maker at her rural home where she had been in hospice care on Saturday, April 25, 2015. She was born in Shelby County on May 13, 1932, the daughter of Larry “Buck” and Blanche (Brown) Moore. She was married on May 28, 1950 to Robert Franklin Perkins, her beloved husband, who...
Terri Sue Ayers
Apr 20, 2015
Terri Sue Ayers, 60, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015, at Major Hospital. She was born June 1, 1954, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Eddie Wells and Dorothy (Neu) Kaster. Terri is survived by her mother of Shelbyville; son, Greg Harley and wife, Chastity, of Shelbyville; daughter, Leslie Ayers of Shelbyville; sisters: Debbie Ewing and husband, DeP, of...
Viola Ruth Fewell
Apr 19, 2015
Viola Ruth Fewell, 92, a lifelong Shelbyville resident, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville. She was born July 10, 1922, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Eddie Everett and Emma Z. (McKay) Walton. On August 12, 1939, she married her husband of 65 years, Charles R. Fewell, Sr., and he preceded her in death...
Steven D. Powers
Apr 19, 2015
Steven D. Powers, 69, of Greensburg, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 at his residence. He was born January 28, 1946, in Decatur County, the son of Harry and Alma (Boyce) Powers. He married Portia Ann Whitten on June 30, 1998, and she survives. Steven is also survived by his mother of Greensburg; daughter, Peggy Sue Garwood of Circleville, Ohio;...
Ronald Lee Brown
Apr 16, 2015
Ronald Lee Brown, 77, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Waldron Health and Rehab in Waldron. He was born December 25, 1937, in Bartholomew County, the son of Clarence and Lenor (Hauk) Brown. On July 5, 1959, he married his wife of 55 years, Donna M. Alexander, and she survives. Ronald is also survived by his daughter,...
Donald R. Scherer
Apr 15, 2015
DONALD 'DON' SCHERER, of Chicago, IL and Shelbyville, IN, died April 15, 2015, after a long illness. The son of the late Frank and Marion Scherer, of Skokie, IL, he graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Chicago and received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH. He was the owner of Scherer Construction from its...
Kathleen F. Ruddick
Apr 11, 2015
Kathleen F. Ruddick, 89, of Rushville, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Rush Memorial Hospital in Rushville. She was born May 21, 1925, in Muncie, the daughter of John Richard and Adlyn G. (Dick) Parcher. She married William A. Ruddick on September 2, 1949, and he preceded her in death on December 22, 1991. Kathleen is...
Corbin Robert Laycock
Apr 9, 2015
Corbin Robert Laycock, 19, of Fairland, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 in Fairland. He was born January 8, 1996, in Delaware, Ohio, the son of Derek Neil Laycock and Carlena Jean (Lowery) Laycock. Corbin is survived by his mother of Delaware; parents, Kara and Scott Weremay of Fairland; son, Elijah Neil Laycock of Delaware, Ohio; unborn daughter, Arianna May...
Chester Irvin Stone
Apr 8, 2015
Chester Irvin Stone, 89, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Waldron Health and Rehabilitation in Waldron. He was born January 10, 1926 in Indianapolis, the son of Elmer and Emma (Russe) Stone. On February 18, 1949, he married his wife of 66 years, Velma Dodd, and she survives. Chester is also survived by his daughters, Cynthia “Cyd”...
Nellie B. Pitzer
Apr 5, 2015
Nellie B. Pitzer, 84, of Indianapolis, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Greenwood Health and Living in Greenwood. She was born February 16, 1931, in Hustonville, Kentucky, the daughter of Ben and Addie (Lane) Hair. She married James E. “Jimmy” Pitzer, and he preceded her in death on March 23, 2001. Nellie is survived by her son, James A....
Miriam Anne Hoover
Mar 31, 2015
Miriam Anne Hoover, 84, of Altamonte Springs, FL passed away on March 31, 2015. She was born to the late Jimmie and Sara Strickler on November 8, 1930 in Redding, Pennsylvania. Miriam had a deep love for her family. She enjoyed taking care of and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She worked as a Medical Office Manager in...
Roger Allen Slifer
Mar 30, 2015
Roger Allen Slifer, 60, of Morristown, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg. He was born November 11, 1954, in Shelbyville, the son of Robert E. and Hazel M. (Tillison) Slifer. Roger is survived by his father of Morristown; sisters, Connie E. Carlton and Linda Mummert and husband, Anthony, both of Morristown; brother, Michael...
Charles Phillip "Phil" Schutt
Mar 27, 2015
Charles Phillip “Phil” Schutt, 90, of Rushville, formerly of Manilla, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born January 14, 1925, in Hancock County, the son of Charles H. and Ruby Edith (Dismore) Schutt. On January 29, 1955, he married his wife of 40 years, Vida Jones, and she preceded him in...
Jeffery Wayne John
Mar 26, 2015
Jeffery Wayne John, 44, a lifelong Shelbyville resident, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. He was born December 13, 1970, in Shelbyville, the son of Larry Edward Sr. and Patricia May (Goforth) John. Jeff is survived by his father, Larry Edward John Sr. and wife, Jean, of Shelbyville; mother, Patricia May Huff and husband,...
Kirk Hoefener
Mar 26, 2015
Kirk Hoefener, 62, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born August 4, 1952, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Walter H. and Margaret M. “Peg” Hoefener. Kirk is survived by his mother of Shelbyville; son, Taylor Hoefener of Jacksonville, Florida; brothers, Judson D. Hoefener and Clay D. Hoefener, both of...
Anthony "Joe" Phillips
Mar 21, 2015
Anthony “Joe” Phillips, 42, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 in Shelbyville. He was born January 5, 1973, in Kailua, Hawaii, the son of Gary Paul Sr. and Carol Jean (Robello) Phillips. He married Angela Sorrell on February 23, 1996, and she survives. Joe is also survived by his mother of Kailua; daughter, Samantha Phillips of Shelbyville; brother,...
Wilma J. Adams
Mar 18, 2015
Wilma Jane Adams, 80, of Fairland, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis surrounded by her family. She was born November 9, 1934, in Parksville, Kentucky, the daughter of Thomas and Reva (Satterly) Coulter. On November 8, 1952, she married her husband of 62 years, Jackie Lee Adams, and he survives. Wilma is also...
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