Obituaries
Marjorie C. Sandefur
Feb 18, 2015
Marjorie C. Sandefur, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. She was born September 10, 1921, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Raymond and Opal (Drake) Cutsinger. Marjorie married Loyd J. Sandefur on February 19, 1938, and he preceded her in death on November 7, 1985. She is survived by her daughter, Carole Dene...
Jacqueline Deloris "Jackie" Lummis
Feb 18, 2015
Jacqueline Deloris “Jackie” Lummis, 84, of Shelbyville, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville, with her family at her side. She was born August 14, 1930, in Morristown, the daughter of Melbourne and Miriam (Lines) McGinnis. She married Milan Lummis on February 4, 1950, and he preceded her in death...
Marian Elizabeth "Beth" Bremer
Feb 17, 2015
Marian Elizabeth “Beth” Bremer, 88, of Columbus, formerly of Shelbyville passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Keepsake Village in Columbus. Burial will be at Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville, with a memorial service at a later date. Services entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
Louie D Hamner Jr.
Feb 10, 2015
Louie D Hamner, Jr., 84, our beloved patriarch, passed away on Tuesday February 10, 2015. Louie D was born February 2, 1931, in Mt. Auburn, IN to Louie D and Vivian M. (Lisk) Hamner, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary L. (Sloan) Hamner of Mt. Auburn, IN (formerly of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania). He is also survived...
Jack W. Sanders
Feb 7, 2015
Jack W. Sanders, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. He was born June 6, 1921, in Shelbyville, the son of Perce G. and Hazel (Winkles) Sanders. On May 29, 1946, he married his wife of 69 years, Florine Weintraut, and she survives. Jack is also survived by his...
Martha Jean Ford
Feb 6, 2015
Martha Jean Ford, 71, of Morristown, went home to be with the Lord Friday, February 6, 2015 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield. She was born June 23, 1943, in Huntington, West Virginia, the daughter of Leonard Allen and Helen Mae (Allen) Wallace. On November 15, 1958, she married her husband of 56 years, Albert “Jay” Ford, and he survives....
Marion B. McCord
Feb 4, 2015
Marion Louise Bateman McCord, 88, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2015 at Cypress Run at Morristown Manor in Morristown, Indiana. She was born August 17, 1926, in Tampa, Florida, to Richard Dupuy and Madeline Louise (Brack) Bateman. Marion lived a full life and left a legacy of love and forthrightness to her family. She grew up quickly through the...
Wanda Woosley
Jan 31, 2015
Wanda Woosley, 91, of Morristown, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Waldron Health and Rehab in Waldron. She was born May 19, 1923, in Butler County, Kentucky, the daughter of Henry and Eva (Embry) Bratcher. On November 5, 1948, she married her husband of 53 years, Paul Leon Woosley, and he preceded her in death on December 16, 2001....
Loretta Mae Hallgarth
Jan 31, 2015
Loretta Mae Hallgarth, 75, of Morristown, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Major Hospital. She was born August 27, 1939, in Rush County, the daughter of Carl Nigh, Sr. and Louise (Logsdon) Nigh Rhodes. Loretta is survived by her mother of Rushville; daughters, Robin Ailes and husband, Evertt, of Fairland and Vicky Ailes and husband, Alvin,...
Carolyn Louise Martin
Jan 29, 2015
Carolyn Louise Martin, 86, of Fairland, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at her residence. She was born January 15, 1929, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Clifford and Lola (Schmoe) Handy. She married Robert E. Martin on June 12, 1948, and he preceded her in death in November of 1971. Survivors include her sons, Robert E. Martin, Jr., and wife,...
Harriet H. Munger
Jan 29, 2015
Harriet H. Munger, 92, of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Morristown Manor in Morristown. She was born June 21, 1922, in Waverly, West Virginia, the daughter of John C. and Hazel (Ogdin) Hammat. On July 20, 1947, she married her husband of 65 years, Raymond F. “Bud” Munger, and he preceded her in death April 20, 2013....
Lowell "Gene" Rainey
Jan 26, 2015
Lowell “Gene” Rainey, 80, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1934, in Shelbyville, the son of Orville and Mary Catherine (Slusser) Rainey. On May 23, 1958, he married his wife of 56 years, Hazel Jenkins, and she preceded him in death on May 25, 2014. Survivors include his sister, Patricia...
Donna Louise Moore
Jan 23, 2015
Donna Louise Moore, 73, of Dale, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Core Nursing in Dale. She was born May 23, 1941, in Moral Township, the daughter of Leslie and Mary Elizabeth (Sills) Andrews. She married Norman Moore on April 16, 1960, and he preceded her in death on January 1, 1998. Survivors include sisters, Shirley Gephart of Rushville...
Rosemary "Rosie" Piersall
Jan 21, 2015
Rosemary “Rosie” Piersall, 68, of Fairland, beloved wife, mother and grandmother went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from her courageous fight with acute myeloid leukemia surrounded by her family. She was born October 6, 1946, in Raywick, Kentucky, the daughter of Joseph Henry and Mary Catherine (Russell) Leake. On October 17, 1963, she married...
Joseph T. Troiber
Jan 20, 2015
Joseph T. Troiber, 54, of Shelbyville, passed away, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Waldron Health and Rehabilitation in Waldron. He was born June 19, 1960, in Riverside, California, the son of Joseph Thomas and Mary Troiber. He married Brenda Burt on June 19, 2009, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Tammi Troiber of Ponco City, Oklahoma; sons, Joseph...
Leroy Emory Michaels
Jan 19, 2015
Leroy Emory Michaels, 59, of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at his residence. He was born April 30, 1955, in Elwood, the son of Floyd and Betty (Brown) Michaels. Leroy is survived by his sons, Christopher Mahon of Shelbyville and Andrew Michaels of San Antonio, Texas; daughter, Jamie Mahon Self and husband, Kenneth, of Indianapolis; mother of his...
Machelle Good
Jan 19, 2015
Machelle Good, passed unexpectedly on Monday, January 19, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 65. She was born, October 31, 1949, in Fairland, the daughter of Harry and Lavinna Bayless. Survivors include her mother of Phoenix; brother, Joel Bayless of Phoenix; and a sister, Jennifer Bayless of Bethesda, Maryland. She was preceded in death by her father. Machelle...
Leonidas H. "Lonnie" Bowman
Jan 17, 2015
Leonidas H. “Lonnie” Bowman, 54, of Fairland, a lifelong Shelby County resident, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. He was born September 5, 1960, in Shelbyville, the son of Ralph and Anna (DeWitt) Bowman. He married Terri Huffman on June 1, 1991, and she survives. Other survivors include his mother of Fairland; sons, Bradley...
April A. "Apryl" Batman
Jan 15, 2015
April A. “Apryl” Batman, 56, of Williams, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Major Hospital. She was born October 13, 1958, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Maurice and Frances (Ray) Corley. April is survived by her son, Travis Batman of Bedford; daughter, Sherry Batman of Loogootee; brothers, Byron Corley and wife, Donniece, of Shelbyville and Ronald...
Jerry E. Plymate
Jan 12, 2015
Jerry E. Plymate, 81, of Shelbyville, passed away, Monday, January 12, 2015 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born September 30, 1933, in Shelbyville, the son of Glenn and Edith Plymate. Jerry is survived by his nephew, Todd Plymate and wife, Elizabeth, of Shelbyville; nieces, Terri Plymate Warnecke and husband, Brad, of Indianapolis and Tracy Plymate Holt...

