Obituaries

Sherri Lynn Pleak

Sherri Lynn Pleak

Jun 9, 2014

Sherri Lynn Pleak, 51, of St. Paul, passed away Monday, June 9, 2014 at Heritage House of Shelbyville, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born October 1, 1962, in Franklin, the daughter of John and Janet (Lovitt) Stuckey. Sherri is survived by her loving parents of Shelbyville; brother, Jeffery Scott Pleak and wife, Gina of Columbus; nephews, Jared...

Vern Frank Riser, Jr.

Vern Frank Riser, Jr.

Jun 8, 2014

Vern Frank Riser, Jr., 89, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. He was born January 8, 1925, in Shelbyville, the son of Vern Frank Sr. and Evelyn (Steging) Riser. On September 17, 1949, he married his wife of 64 years, Beulah Geer, and she survives. Vern loved Beulah, and proudly told people of...

Gildardo Hernandez

Gildardo Hernandez

Jun 8, 2014

Gildardo “Pedro” Hernandez, 42, of Waldron, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Indiana University Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born February 28, 1972, in Cacahuatlan, Guerrero, Mexico, the son of Gildardo Hernandez and Florentina Cambray. He married Leslie Wayman on November 14, 1998, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother, Florentina Cambray of Cacahuatlan, Mexico; daughters,...

Michael Mattingly

Michael Mattingly

Jun 7, 2014

Michael Dwain Mattingly, 49, of Flat Rock, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born December 30, 1964, in Franklin, the son of Richard “Dick” and Bernita Mattingly. He married Shelly Owens Carpenter on May 18, 2013, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Autum Hernandez and husband, Leonel of Shelbyville; son, Coty...

Patricia M. McCarty

Patricia M. McCarty

Jun 6, 2014

Patricia M. Gatton McCarty, 69, of Flatrock, Indiana, formerly of Owensboro, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Mrs. McCarty was born on April 3, 1945 in Owensboro, KY to the late George and Evelyn (Goff) Ward. She loved music, shopping and she had a love for all animals, but especially her cats. She was preceded...

Tabitha M. Floyd

Tabitha M. Floyd

Jun 4, 2014

Tabitha M. Floyd, 91, of Morristown, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. She was born September 26, 1922, in London, Kentucky, the daughter of Jesse and Lucy (Boone) Floyd. On February 13, 1943, she married her husband of 57 years, Birchel O. Floyd, and he preceded her in death on August 10, 2000. Survivors...

Richard W. "Dick" Jones, Sr.

Richard W. "Dick" Jones, Sr.

Jun 1, 2014

Richard W. “Dick” Jones, Sr., 86, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Cypress Run in Morristown. He was born October 8, 1927, in Indianapolis, the son of Floyd Sr. and Hazel (Nail) Jones. He married Joanne Stites on March 15, 1952, and she preceded him in death on November 26, 1989. Survivors include his sons, Richard W....

Estel "Tuck" Broughton

Estel "Tuck" Broughton

Jun 1, 2014

Estel “Tuck” Broughton, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014 at his residence. He was born April 27, 1926, in South Shore, Kentucky, the son of Edward and Ethel (Watkins) Broughton. On March 29, 1946, he married his wife of 68 years, Goldie Viola Lane, and she survives. Other survivors include his son, Jim Broughton and wife, Debbie...

Donald Scott Richardson

Donald Scott Richardson

May 29, 2014

Donald Scott Richardson, 69, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. He was born February 28, 1945, in Santa Cruz, California, the son of James Richardson and Shirley (White) Denslow. He married Nancy E. Chueden on May 30, 1963, and she preceded him in death on September 12, 1993. Survivors include his...

Phillip W. Brown

Phillip W. Brown

May 29, 2014

Phillip W. Brown, 77, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born February 17, 1937, in Shelby County, the eldest son of Warren and Blanche (Pitts) Brown. In 1957, he married Nancy E. Taylor, and she survives. Other survivors include sons, Matt Brown and wife, Barbara of Prince’s Lakes, and...

Ned Hiram Cole

Ned Hiram Cole

May 28, 2014

Ned Hiram Cole, 80, of Rushville, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born August 6, 1933, in Shelby County, the son of Hiram B. and Mildred Pearl (Benefiel) Cole. On December 1, 1968, he married his wife of 43 years, Janet Ann Marshall Lawson, and she preceded him in death on June 16,...

June Amelia Adams

June Amelia Adams

May 28, 2014

June Amelia Adams, 85, of Fowlerville, Michigan, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital in Howell, Michigan. She was born March 3, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of William Samuel and Anna (Podamajerski) McNeill. She married James Adams in September of 1948, and he preceded her in death on November 3,...

Hazel Claire Rainey

Hazel Claire Rainey

May 25, 2014

Hazel Claire Rainey, 80, of Shelbyville passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at her residence. She was born March 16, 1934, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Jack and Helen (Comstock) Jenkins. On May 23, 1958, she married her husband of 56 years, Gene Rainey. Survivors include her husband of Shelbyville; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...

Rhea Marie Linville

Rhea Marie Linville

May 24, 2014

Rhea Marie Linville, 73, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at her residence. She was born May 5, 1941, in Hancock County, the daughter of Albert and Martha (Alexander) Martin. In 1962, she married Dwain E. Linville, and he preceded her in death on April 14, 1996. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda Shelton and husband, Jeffery of Shelbyville...

Jimmy Wayne Shelton

Jimmy Wayne Shelton

May 23, 2014

Jimmy Wayne Shelton, 60, of Martinsville, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born January 24, 1954, in Shelbyville, the son of Gene and Marie (Morrison) Shelton. Survivors include his companion of over 20 years, Sue Coy of Martinsville; sons, Jimmy Shelton Jr. and wife, Carrie of Bargarsville and Larry Shelton of...

Vanessa Gaehl Turner

Vanessa Gaehl Turner

May 21, 2014

Vanessa Gaehl Fritz, 6 weeks, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Payton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born April 9, 2014 in Shelbyville, the daughter of Travis Ray Fritz and Ashley Nicole Manley. Vanessa is survived by her parents of Shelbyville; twin sister, Lita May Rose Fritz; brother, Leroy Charles Fritz; grandparents, Steven Russell Manley of Fairland,...

Thelma "Dee" Gray

Thelma "Dee" Gray

May 19, 2014

Thelma “Dee” Gray, 88, of Shelbyville, passed away, with her three children at her bedside, Monday, May 19, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born August 11, 1925, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Edmond and Martha (Featherstone) Smith. Dee met Robert E. Gray and fell in love, they married and shared 37 years together until his sudden death....

Terry William Coppaway

Terry William Coppaway

May 16, 2014

Terry William Coppaway, 64, of Gwynneville, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. He was born July 9, 1949, in St. Mary’s, Missouri, the son of Lawrence William and Della Josephine “Jody” (Mowry) Coppaway. He married Nancy Scharschmidt on November 1, 1985, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Perryville, Missouri; sisters, Linda...

Lowell Curtis Armstrong II

Lowell Curtis Armstrong II

May 13, 2014

Lowell Curtis “Buddy” Armstrong II, 52, of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Especially Kidz in Shelbyville. Buddy was born July 30, 1961, in Shelbyville, the son of Lowell Armstrong and Linda (Neeb) Beach. He is survived by his father, Lowell Armstrong and wife, Judy of Shelbyville; mother, Linda Beach of Shelbyville; sisters, Susan Armstrong of Shelbyville, Carol...

Randall J. "Randy" Gindling

Randall J. "Randy" Gindling

May 12, 2014

Randall J. “Randy” Gindling, 57, of Fairland, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 15, 1956, in Indianapolis, the son of Carl Gindling and Theresa Flanagan. He married Christina “Chris” Means on July 23, 1994, and she survives. Other survivors include his sons, Randall “Scott” Gindling and girlfriend, Hayley Challis...