Obituaries

Christopher Asher, Jr.

Christopher Asher, Jr.

Mar 8, 2014

Christopher Asher, Jr., 89, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Ashford Place Health Campus in Shelbyville. He was born January 12, 1925 in Bargersville, the son of Christopher and Clara (Tucker) Asher. He married Myrna York on February 27, 1961, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughters, Jonna Asher and Kristi Asher, both of Shelbyville; sister,...

Clara Louise McDowell

Clara Louise McDowell

Mar 7, 2014

Clara Louise McDowell, 73, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014 at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born February 16, 1941, in Greenfield, the daughter of Jerry Earl and Evelyn (Keller) Stiers. She married William Michael McDowell on August 8, 1960, and he preceded her in death on December 11, 1970. Survivors include her children, Sherry Smith and...

Helen Elizabeth Robinson

Helen Elizabeth Robinson

Mar 6, 2014

Helen Elizabeth Robinson, 97, of Fishers, formerly of Fairland, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. She was born October 29, 1916, in Scott County, Indiana, the daughter of Harry and Ada (Graybill) Gaither. On March 28, 1936, she married her husband of 53 years, Alva E. “Boots” Robinson, and he preceded her in death on...

Carol L. Roberts

Carol L. Roberts

Mar 5, 2014

Carol L. Roberts, 62, of Greensburg, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana in Columbus. She was born July 9, 1951, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Donald Michael “Mick” and Esther (Hawkins) Roberts. Survivors include her son, Joe Smothers, Jr. and wife, Precious, of Greensburg; sisters, Blanche Moss and husband, Gary and Joyce Jackson,...

Billy Joe McGaha

Billy Joe McGaha

Feb 28, 2014

Billy Joe McGaha, 75, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at Ashford Place Health Campus. He was born January 21, 1939, in Columbia, Kentucky, the son of Nolan and Emma (Dile) McGaha. Survivors include his daughter, Beverly Gilaspy and husband, Greg, of Carthage; sons, Tim McGaha and wife, Bee, of Indianapolis, Keith McGaha of Shelbyville and Randy McGaha;...

Josh Swift

Josh Swift

Feb 26, 2014

Eric Joshua “Josh” Swift, 39, of Edinburgh, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at his residence. He was born October 27, 1974 in Muncie, the son of Russell and Fay (Butcher) Swift. He married Rachel Ingle on June 10, 1995, and she survives. Other survivors include his parents of Shelbyville; son, Ethan Swift of Edinburgh; daughter, Piper Swift of Edinburgh;...

Harriett Lee McCarty

Harriett Lee McCarty

Feb 23, 2014

Harriett Lee McCarty, 90, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, after a brief period of declining health. She was born October 29, 1923 in Shelby County, the daughter of the late Morris Bass and Mary Belle (Rafferty) Bass. Harriett married Charles A. McCarty, and he preceded her in death in 1999. Survivors include her daughter, Margaret Schakel;...

Audrey Elaine Richardson

Audrey Elaine Richardson

Feb 20, 2014

Audrey Elaine Beabout Richardson, 73, of Bokeelia, Florida, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away February 20, 2014 after a brief and brave battle with cancer. Audrey was born in Washington, Indiana to Treva H. Callahan and William C. Beabout. She is preceded in death by her parents and little brother, William “Billy” Beabout. She is survived by her sister, Patricia Beabout...

Penny Diane Ashley

Penny Diane Ashley

Feb 19, 2014

Penny Diane Ashley, 52, of St. Paul, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born April 8, 1961, in Shelbyville, the daughter of William and Esther (Green) Lay. She married Brad E. Ashley on May 31, 1975, and he survives. Other survivors include her sons, Bradley W. Ashley and wife, Milissa, of...

Deborah Sue Swinehart

Deborah Sue Swinehart

Feb 18, 2014

Deborah Sue Swinehart, 56, of Waldron, passed away, Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at her residence. She was born January 24, 1958, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Donald Hall and Ann (Daly) Hall. Deborah is survived by her mother of Shelbyville; daughters, Lori Pike and husband, David, of Waldron and Shelley Thompson and husband, Toby, of Flat Rock; brother, Michael Hall...

Claire Evelyn Miller

Claire Evelyn Miller

Feb 17, 2014

Claire Evelyn Miller, infant, of Spiceland, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born to Brandon Alan and Kristin Darlene (Abrams) Miller of Spiceland. Claire is also survived by brothers, Matthew Miller of New Castle and Darrell Baker III of Spiceland; sister, Katelyn Miller of New Castle; maternal grandparents, Dave and Pam...

Okeema Jane Taylor Lee

Okeema Jane Taylor Lee

Feb 17, 2014

Okeema Jane Taylor Lee, 47, of Maineville, Ohio, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. She was born January 15, 1967, in Franklin, the daughter of William and Barbara (Williams) Taylor. She married Christopher “Chris” Lee on November 10, 2001, and he survives. Other survivors include her children, Joshua Heise of Martinsville,...

Marcella Seybold Huckeby

Marcella Seybold Huckeby

Feb 16, 2014

Marcella Seybold Huckeby, 92, of Shelbyville, passed away, Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Ashford Place Health Campus. She was born December 30, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Charles Wade and Mary (Vargo) Wade Stidham. She married Alexander A. Seybold on May 22, 1937, and he preceded her in death on January 1, 1978. She is survived by her...

Nona F. Paul

Nona F. Paul

Feb 14, 2014

Nona F. Paul, 89, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at Waldron Health and Rehab. She was born June 21, 1924, in Shelbyville, the daughter of Charles and Nettie (Cobler) Helms. Survivors include her children, Ricky Paul and wife, Libby, and Tamra Jones and husband, Larry, both of Shelbyville, Dennis Paul and wife, Sun, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma,...

Steven Lee Foley

Steven Lee Foley

Feb 12, 2014

Steven Lee Foley, 55, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at his residence. He was born August 27, 1958, in Rochester, New York, the son of Gordon and June (Monaco) Foley. He married Jean Ann Crosby on May 31, 1986, and she survives. Private family services will be observed. Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes...

Joseph William "Bill" Johnson

Joseph William "Bill" Johnson

Feb 12, 2014

Joseph William “Bill” Johnson, 79, of Shelbyville, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. He was born September 6, 1934, in Indianapolis, the son of Forest and Crystal (Rodenburg) Johnson. He married Nancy Yanzer on July 2, 1960, and she preceded him in death on May 30, 1991. Later, he married Mary Mellentine, and...

Audrey Bonaventura Zerr

Audrey Bonaventura Zerr

Feb 3, 2014

Audrey Bonaventura Zerr, 90, of Shelbyville, passed away, Monday, February 3, 2014 at Heritage House of Shelbyville. She was born September 2, 1923, in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Maurice Francis and Marjorie Elizabeth (Ketcham) Dill. She married Paul Anthony Zerr on May 19, 1948, and he preceded her in death on November 7, 1979. Audrey is survived by her...

Virginia Elaine Wilhere

Virginia Elaine Wilhere

Feb 2, 2014

Virginia Elaine Wilhere, 50, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Franciscan St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born October 14, 1963, in Gloversville, New York, the daughter of Floyd and Alta (Walker) Camp. Survivors include her daughters, Ashley Camp of Shelbyville and Tristyn Camp of Fairland; sisters, Nanette Thurston and Melissa Doak, both of Shelbyville, Corol...

Michael Stephen Kees II

Michael Stephen Kees II

Feb 1, 2014

Michael “Stephen” Kees II, 31, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014 in Decatur County, due to injuries from a car accident. He was born June 23, 1982, in LaGrange, Georgia, the son of Michael Stephen Kees I and Rebecca A. (Arrowood) Gattis. He is survived by his mother of Shelbyville; step-father, Christopher G. Gattis and wife, Ann, of...

Leo G. Kramer

Leo G. Kramer

Jan 31, 2014

Leo G. Kramer, 72, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014 at his residence. He was born May 20, 1941, in Montrose, Idaho, the son of Oscar Charles and Anna Marie (Arneson) Kramer. He married Sherri Sturgis on September 25, 1999, and she preceded him in death on September 22, 2010. Survivors include his daughter, Cindy Garrett and significant...