Family Obituaries

My Thanks To Barb Huff for the Shelbyville Newspaper Obituaries

The Shelby Democrat
October 9, 1890 page 3 column 1

John BROWN, age seventeen years, son of ex-Sheriff James L. Brown, died at his father's residence Wednesday morning of typhoid fever. Funeral at Little Blue River Baptist Church at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The remains were buried at the Bennett Cemetery. Mr. Brown and family are almost wild with grief over the loss of their son.
Their many friends unite with us in expressions of deepest sympathy. J. R. Vancleave, funeral director.

The Shelby Democrat
Thursday January 23, 1896 page 3 column 1

Margaret (ROBINSON) MARSHALL died at the residence of her son, John R. MARSHALL, near Cynthiana, at eleven o'clock p.m., January 21, 1896, of bowel trouble, aged seventy-six years, five months and seventeen days.
She will be buried Thursday January 23, I896 at the Cynthiana graveyard, services at the C. U. church, in Cynthiana at 10:30 a.m. by the Rev. G. W. Hagans. Cortege will leave the house at ten a.m.
Deceased leaves ten children, six sons and four daughters. D. S. Wilson & Son, funeral directors.

Margaret Robinson Marshall, wife of Freeborn Garrison Marshall, mother of Elbert Newton Marshall.

The Shelby Democrat
Thursday May 31, 1900 page 2 column 6

Laura F., wife of E. N. MARSHALL, died at their residence one and one-half miles west of Ray's Crossing, at 10 p.m. Saturday May 26th, of heart trouble, age 41 years. She was buried at Cynthiana Cemetery Monday, May 28. Services at the C. U. church at 2:30 o'clock in Cynthiana, by Rev. G. W. Hagan. Deceased has been ill about six years.
She leaves besides her husband, three children.
D. B. Wilson & Son funeral directors.

The Shelbyville Republican
Friday, January 5, 1912, page 2 column 2

Aged Resident Passes Away
John H. BROWN, Of Union Township, Goes To His Reward Was One Of Shelby County's Best Citizens
John H. Brown, a resident of Union township, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James WALKER, at 5:45 a.m., January 5th. He has been a resident of Shelby county since 1866, removing to this state from Hamilton county, Ohio.
He was born on March 13th, 1829, and was married to Sarah J. ELLIS, of Harrison, Ohio, on the 20th of February, 1851. To them were born six children.
The living are J.L. BROWN, Kate LINVILLE, Fannie WALKER, C.S. BROWN and Mollie BROWN, all of Shelby county. Mrs. Lucy COTTON, the other child, died in 1883.
In politics he was a Prohibitionist and he was a member of the M.E. church at Manilla.
His companion died in July, 1904. Since that time he has been lonesome, but did the best to be at home with his children, but because of his affliction he longed for his home in heaven.
The remains will be interred at the Bennett cemetery after the funeral services at  Little Blue River Baptist church on Sunday at 2 p.m., Rev. J. T. Scull, Sr., having charge. Hageman  & Hawkins, funeral directors.

The Shelbyville Republican
Thursday April 18, 1912 page 2 column 3

Mrs. Newton McCracken
Mrs. Newton MCCRACKEN, aged thirty-seven years, died at her home in Rayville this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, her death being quite sudden. Mrs. McCracken lost her five-days-old babe a few days ago, and this might have been partly the cause of her death.
The deceased was the daughter of the late James L. BROWN, formerly sheriff of Shelby county and one of the best known men in the county. Stewart & Fix were called to make preparations for the funeral and burial, time and place to be announced later.

Friday April 19, 1912

The funeral services of the late Mrs. Newton MCCRACKEN, who died Thursday afternoon, will be held Saturday afternoon in the Little Blue River Baptist church in Union township, the cortege leaving this city at 12:30 o'clock. The Rev. J. T. Scull, Sr., will officiate. The deceased died very suddenly while seated in a chair at her home.
The interment will be in the Bennett cemetery in charge of Stewart & Fix.

The Shelbyville Republican
Wednesday November 16, 1921 page 1 column 5

Wife Of Pastor Called By Death
Mrs. James L. Brown Died Wednesday Morning
At Their Home In Union Township
Funeral Service Friday

Mrs. James L. BROWN, age seventy years, wife of the Rev. James L. BROWN, Methodist Episcopal minister, died at their home in Union township, two miles north of Rays Crossing, Wednesday morning at nine-thirty o'clock. Her death followed an illness caused by malaria fever and a complication of diseases.
Mrs. BROWN was a native of Shelby county. She was the daughter of Elijah LINVILLE. Mr. and Mrs. BROWN had been married many years ago, and had lived in Shelby county all of their lives. The Rev. BROWN had preached at several charges in the county. Mrs. BROWN was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Manilla.
She leaves her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Effie LINVILLE, of near Anderson, two sons, Murdock BROWN, of Union township, and the Rev. C. C. BROWN of Brownsville, Indiana; and one brother Phuel LINVILLE, of Union township. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at ten o'clock, the Rev. M. E. Abele, pastor of the M. E. Church at Manilia, officiating.
Burial will be made in the Bennett cemetery, Carmony Brothers in charge.

The Shelbyville Republican
Monday March 5, 1923 page 1 column 5

Charles Brown Died Saturday
Resident Of Union Township Passed Away After An Illness Of Length
Funeral Service Tuesday

Charles S. BROWN, age sixty-four years, well known farmer of the county, died Saturday night at ten-ten o'clock, at his home in Union township. His death was caused by a complication of diseases. Mr. BROWN had been in ill health for four or five years, and for the last five months had been confined to his home.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. BROWN, and was born in Hamilton county, Ohio. He came to Shelby county with his parents, when a youth, and had since lived here.
He was married in 1880 to Miss Lilly CARTER. She died in 1892. Four children were born to them, two surviving.
On December 6, 1894, Mr. BROWN was married to Alma FISHER. Five children were born to them, four surviving. Mr. BROWN was a member of the M. E. church.
He leaves his widow; three sons, Harry, Ray and Jefferson BROWN, all of Shelby county; three daughters, Mrs. Esther GODDARD, of Manilla, Mrs. Helen HEATON, of Terre Haute, and Miss Justine BROWNn, at home; one brother, the Rev. James L. BROWN, of Clarksburg, Indiana; and two sisters, Mrs. Fannie WALKER, and Mrs. Kate LINVILLE, both of Shelbyville. Eight grandchildren survive.
Funeral services will be held at the Little Blue River Baptist church Tuesday morning at ten-thirty o'clock, the Rev. John Scull officiating.
Burial will be made in the Bennett cemetery, R. T.Stewart in charge.

The Shelbyville Republican
Tuesday April 1, 1924 page 6 column 3

Death Occurred Monday Night
Mrs. Kate Linville Passed Away At Her Home In North Pike Street
Hold Funeral Thursday

Mrs. Kate LINVILLE, 116 North Pike street, widow of the late Wyatt LINVILLE, died at 9:30 last night. Death resulted from a complication of diseases. She was in failing health for several years, but confined to her bed for only a few days.
Mrs. Linville was the daughter of the late John H. and Sarah BROWN.
She was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, on October 14, 1853, and came to Indiana with her parents on April 19, 1867.
On August 15, 1871, she was married to Wyatt LINVILLE. A daughter was born to them, Fannie Grace, who died nineteen years ago.
When a young woman Mrs. LINVILLE united with the Methodist church and was a member of the First M. E. Church of this city for many years. She was a charter member of the W.C.T.U.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Fannie B. WALKER and by a brother, Rev. James L. BROWN, both of this city. The funeral will be held at the late residence Thursday at 2 o'clock, Rev. E. H. Boldrey officiating. Interment will take place in Forest Hill cemetery in charge of Ralph J. Edwards.

The Shelbyville Republican
Tuesday April 22, 1924

Minister Died Early Tuesday
Rev. James L. Brown Had Been Engaged In Ministry Thirty-Three Years
Hold Funeral Thursday

The Rev. James L. BROWN, age seventy-two, pastor of the Main Street Methodist Episcopal church in this city, and for thirty-three years engaged in the ministry, died Tuesday morning at one-thirty o'clock at the parsonage of the Main Street Church, No. 410 Mary street. His death was caused by uremic poisoning, and followed an illness which extended over a period of three months.
The Rev. BROWN had lived a number of years in Shelby county, and as a boy had been a resident of Union township. He was widely known through the county. In 1880 he was elected sheriff of Shelby county, and served one term of two years in that office. He was elected on the Democratic ticket.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. BROWN, and was born December 21, 1851, in Hamilton County, Ohio, near Harrison. When fifteen years old he came with his father to Union township, Shelby county.
He attended the school in Union township which was known as District No. 7, and later entered the Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio. For seventeen years he had been a school teacher in Ohio and Indiana.
During the time he was teaching he was married to Miss Dorothy LINVILLE, of Shelby county. Mrs. BROWN died about two years ago.
The Rev. BROWN entered the ministry in 1890, following his conversion, and he was licensed to preach by the Manilla quarterly conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1891. His first assignment was to assist the Rev. Thomas Ayers in meetings at Waldron, Geneva, Winchester, Manilla and Arlington. Later he preached at Milroy, and then was given his first charge at Clarksburg, Decatur county. Pastorates which he held were at Manilla, Milroy, Clarksburg, Metamora, Laurel, Falmouth, St. Paul and Shelbyville. He also served the Winchester church, south of Shelbyville.
He is survived by one daughter. Mrs. Effie LINVILLE, of Chesterfield, Indiana; two sons, J. Murdock BROWN, of Union township, and the Rev. Charles C. BROWN, of Laurel; and one sister, Mrs. Fannie WALKER, of Shelbyville. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday morning at nine O'clock at the Main street church. The following Methodist ministers will have a part in the service: Rev. E. H. Boldrey, Rev. L. C. Murr, Rev. W. E. Burkher and the Rev. R. 0. Pearson.
The body will be taken to Manilla where services will be held at eleven o'clock, the Rev. J. T. Scull, of near Milroy, officiating.
Burial will be made in the Bennett cemetery, in Union township, Carmony Brothers in charge.

The Shelbyville Republican
Thursday Nov. 12, 1925

Accident Was Cause Of Death
Elbert N. Marshall Passed Away At His Home In Waldron This Morning
Was Injured Week Ago

Elbert N. MARSHALL, age sixty-nine, well known resident of Shelby county, died Thursday morning at eleven o'clock at his home in Waldron. His death was caused by a fractured skull. Mr. Marshall was injured a week ago Monday while at work pitching pumpkins at the plant of the Waldron Canning Co. He was struck through accident by a fork in the hands of another employe. At the time it was not believed that he was badly hurt, but later the injury became serious. Mr. Marshall had been unconscious since Saturday.
He was born in 1856 near Blue Ridge. Practically all of his life had been spent in Shelby county. He was a resident of Union township for many years, and at one time served as assessor of that township. He farmed for many years, and for four years was connected in the hardware trade. He had been a member of the Christian Union church at Ray's Crossing, but after moving to Waldron transferred his membership to the Waldron M. E. church. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Blue Ridge, and the Modern Woodmen at Ray's Crossing.
Mr. Marshall leaves his widow; one daughter, Mrs. Mary BENNING, of St. Paul; three sons, Edmund (Edward?), of Muncie; Clarence, of Shelbyville and Stanley, at home; two step-daughters, and two brothers, Marion MARSHALL, of Waldron, and John MARSHALL, of Indianapolis.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Carmony Brothers. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at one-thirty o'clock at the Waldron M. E. church. Interment will be made in Forest Hill Cemetery, Carmony Brothers in charge.

The Shelbyville Republican
Saturday January 25, 1930 page 8 column 1

Heart Trouble Causes Death
Mrs. Mina BROWN, 50 Years Of Age,   Passes Away In Major Hospital
Had Been Ill Five Weeks
Organic heart trouble with which she had been ill for the last five weeks caused the death at midnight last night of Mrs. Mina BROWN, 50 years old, wife of Murdock BROWN, at the Major hospital, where she had been taken a week ago from her home on Miller street.
Mrs. Brown was born in Blooming Grove, Franklin county, December 24, 1879, the daughter of John and Mary LOGAN. Her marriage to Mr. BROWN took place in the fall of 1898.
Three children born to them, Mrs. Wilma LEE, of 683 West Franklin street, this city, Harold BROWNand Willis BROWN at home, survives, besides the husband. The deceased was a member of the Methodist church in Blooming Grove.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Little Blue River Baptist Church and burial will be in the Bennett cemetery in Union township, Carmony Brothers of Manilla in charge.
The body was taken to the home of the daughter on West Franklin street today after being prepared for burial.

The Shelbyville Republican
Monday July 2, 1934 page 1 column 5

James M. Brown Dies Suddenly
Shelbyville Man Found Dead In Bed Sunday Morning
Heart Trouble Cause
2 Sons, Daughter Survive
James Murdoch BROWN, 59 years old, was found dead in bed in his home, 720 Elm street, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Coroner Thomas Cartmel stated that death had occurred eight or nine hours previous to the finding of the body. Heart trouble was the cause of death. Mr. BROWN had been in good health, having worked all day Saturday.
The body was moved to the home of the daughter, Mrs. Andrew LEE, one and a half mile north of Shelbyville on State Road 29. Mr. BROWN was born in Harrison, Ohio on January 14, 1875 and was the son of the Rev. James L. and Dorothy LINVILLE BROWN.
In September, 1899, he was united in marriage with Miss Mina LOGAN, who passed away January 25, 1930.
Survivors are two sons, Harold and Willis BROWN of Shelbyville, the daughter, Mrs. LEE, one brother, the Rev. Charles BROWN of Connersville, and one sister, Mrs. Elbert LINVILLE of Chesterfield. The funeral services will be conducted from the Little Blue River Baptist church in Union township, on Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, with the Rev. H. H. Hobbs, pastor, officiating. Burial will be made it the Bennett cemetery.

The Shelbyville Republican
Monday November 10, 1941 page 1 column 4

Heart Attack Proves Fatal
Death came suddenly for Mrs. Ardella M. BROWN at 5:45 Sunday afternoon at her home east of Rays Crossing. She succumbed forty-five minutes after being stricken with a heart attack. She had been in her usual health previous to the attack.
Born in Rush county April 29, 1864, she was the daughter of David and Eliza (JOHNSON) MCDUFFEE. She was married first to Jacob BIRD and became the mother of three children, two of whom, Mrs. Bertie MCDANIEL, of Liberty township, and Mrs. Wallace THEOBOLD, of Addison township, survive. Mr. Bird died in 1899.
She was then married to Elbert Marshall, one son from that marriage, Stanley Marshall, surviving. Mr. Marshall died in 1925.
She was then married to Landy BROWN, who died in 1937.
Other survivors are six step-children, Clarence MARSHALL, of Blue Ridge; Mrs. Roscoe BENNING, of Greensburg; A. B. BROWN, of Morristown; Mrs. Lucy TALBERT, Bloomington; Ralph and Wendell BROWN, of Union township; one sister, Mrs. Alice INLOW, of Blue Ridge, and two brothers, William MCDUFFEE, of Waldron, and Elmer MCDUFFEE, of Butlerville.
Mrs. BROWN was a member of the Manilla Methodist church and had lived practically all of her life in Shelby county. Funeral services will be held at the Rays Crossing Christian Union church Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock, in charge of the Rev. R. 0. Pearson, of Rushville, and burial will take place in Forest Hill cemetery in charge of D. E. Carmony, Manilla funeral director. Friends may call at the home after 6:00 o'clock this evening.

The Shelbyville Republican
Tuesday April 11, 1944 page 1 column 8

Mrs. Walker Is Dead After Long Illness
Funeral Services Will Be Held Thursday

Mrs. Fannie B. WALKER, 89, widow of James E. WALKER, passed away at 4:00 p.m. Monday after an illness of several years.
Born in Harrison, Ohio August 7, 1854, she was the daughter of John H. and Sarah BROWN. When a child she came to Shelby County for residence. In 1874 she was married to James E. WALKER.
Mrs. WALKER was a member of the First Methodist Church of Shelbyville. Her husband died a number of years ago. Surviving are one son, Charles WALKER, six grandchildren, Mrs. Anne MCCLAIN, Mrs. R. M. LELAND,Jr., Mrs. R. A. SCHOOLCRAFT, Lionel WALKER, all of Shelbyville, James WALKER, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Katherine WOODRUFF, Benton Harbor, Michigan, and seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Edwards & Kohlmeyer funeral home with Dr. J. W. McFall officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6:00 p.m. today.

Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, Marion Co. Indiana

BROWN
Mr. James Edward BROWN, age 30, of 3113 Allison, passed away August 21, 1973 from injuries sustained from a car accident. He was born June 28, 1943 in Indianapolis to Harold and Norma (MARSHALL) BROWN.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon BROWN of the home; one daughter, Kimberly; one son, James J. BROWN; also survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold BROWN;  sister, Mrs. Mina BISCHE; brother, John BROWN.
Funeral services will be held 2:20 p.m. Friday at Farley Speedway Funeral Home, 2950 N. High School Rd.
Friends may call anytime.

Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, Marion Co. Indiana

James E. Brown
Dies in Hospital

James E. BROWN, 30, 3113 Allison Ave. Speedway, died Tuesday at IPI University Hospital, Indianapolis. he was the son of Harold and Norma (MARSHALL) BROWN of Speedway, former local residents.
Surviving with his parents are his wife, Sharon, two children and a brother and sister.
Services will be Friday at 2:30 at Farley Funeral Home, 2950 N. High School Rd. Speedway, with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:00 o'clock tonight.