Shelby  County  Indiana
Obituaries

Durbin

The  Shelbyville  News
October 25, 1999
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Isabelle “Fay” Durbin, 67, Shelbyville, died.
Born Jan. 23, 1932, in Orange Township in Rush County, d/o  Jacob and Emma (Kuhn) Kuhn. 
On July 22, 1950, married Harold R. Durbin, and he survives.
Lifelong resident of the area. 
Employed with the Rush County school system for 22 years and was treasurer for 15 of those, retiring in 1997.
Member of the Zion United Church of Christ and the Zion Women’s Guild. 
Survivors:  husband;  one son, Stephen Durbin, Manilla;  three daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Deborah) Pavey, Manilla, and  Mrs. Russell (Linda) Jenkins  and  Mrs. Shawn (Joyce) Miller, both of Rushville;  one brother, Charles D. Kuhn, Waldron; and 10 grandchildren.
Preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home, Shelbyville; Zion United Church of Christ with the Rev. Robert Shaw officiating.
Burial:  Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  News
November, 1977
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Mrs. Rosa Durbin  died November 18, 1977, St. Paul, IN.
Born August 1, 1889 in Decatur Co, IN, d/o  Clarence Elmer  and  Sarah Farlow Kerr.
Married  George Durbin  August 26, 1909; he died March 24, 1972.
Survivors:  daughter, Mrs. Goldie Wiley of Shelbyville;  4 grandchildren;  8 great grandchildren;  2 sisters,  Mrs. Goldie Ficklin of Indianapolis,  Mrs. Iva Fleetwood  of Beech Grove;  1 brother, Delbert Kerr  of Shelbyville.
Two brothers preceded in death.
Member of Union Chapel Methodist church.
Burial:  Union Chapel Methodist cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelby  Democrat
Thursday August 13, 1936
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JOHN  N. DURBIN,  69,          
        DIED  THIS  MORNING
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Death Occurs at Home
in Noble Township
Following Week's Illness
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          John N. Durbin, widely known resident of Noble township, died at his home at 11 a.m. today following a week's serious illness.  His death was due to a ruptured appendix and peritonitis.  He had been in failing health for the past five years, however.
          Mr. Durbin was born in Noble township April 27, 1868, the son of  Thomas N.  and  Mariah (Hoban) Durbin.  He was sixty-nine years, three months and nine days of age.  He had resided in the township almost all of his live.
          On October 10, 1885, Mr. Durbin was married to  Miss Hattie Austin, who survives.  Eight children were born to the union, all of whom survive.
          The survivors include four sons,  William  and  Alfred Durbin, of Noble township;  George, of St. Paul, and  Thomas, of Madison county; four daughters,  Mrs. Herschel Kerr, of Adams township, Decatur county;  Mrs. Ernest Wright  and  Mrs. Chester Rush, of Noble township, and  Mrs. Guy Todd, of Tipton county; twenty-three grandchildren; four great grandchildren; a brother,  E. H. Durbin, of Noblesville; a sister, Mrs. Nettie Sliger, of Indianapolis and several nieces and nephews.
          Mr. Durbin's death was the first in his immediate family and is a source of deep sorrow to hundreds of friends.  He became a member of the Methodist church early in life.
          Funeral services will be held at the Valley Church Saturday at 10 a.m.  The Rev. Homer Manuel, pastor of the St. Paul Methodist church, will officiate.  Burial will be made at VanPelt cemetery in charge of C.F. Fix & Son, funeral directors.
          Friends may call at the residence after noon Friday.
Contributed by Barb Huff

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Wednesday, September 24, 1930
Page 1, column 2
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AUSTIN  DURBIN            
            DIED  TUESDAY
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Noble Township Resident
Succumbs At Carthage, Ohio,
Body Brought Here
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HOLD  FUNERAL  THURSDAY
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          Austin C. Durbin, well known resident of Noble township, died Tuesday morning at seven o'clock in Carthage, Ohio, where he had been for the past several weeks.  His death was caused from a complication of diseases.
          Mr. Durbin was born in Noble township sixty-eight years ago and was the son of  Mr. and Mrs. Oliver P. Durbin.  He is survived by one sister, Mrs. C. A. Stiles*, of Geneva.  The deceased was a member of the Sons of Veterans.  The body was brought to the home of  Mr. and Mrs. Emory Hunt, 224 Colescott street where funeral services will be held Thursday morning at ten o'clock.  The Rev. T. J. Wilson will officiate.  Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in charge of  Charles M. Ewing.
Submitted by Barb Huff for  Nan Curtis
* Cary Allen Stites,  b 16 June 1853, d Feb 1933 s/o David, and Margaret Stites

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Tuesday, May 11, 1926
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          Mrs. Maria Hoban Durbin,  aged 81 years and 9 months, died at 9 o'clock this morning at her home at Waldron, where she had lived eight years.  She was born in New York, coming to Noble township when she was 7 years old.  Her husband, the late  Thomas Durbin,  died nine years ago.  She leaves two sons,  John N. Durbin,  Noble township, and  Alkanah Durbin,  Hamilton county; a daughter,  Mrs. Nettie Slage,  Waldron; a brother,  Theodore Hoban,  and a sister,  Mrs. Elizabeth Mason,  both of Noble township; and fifteen grandchildren, thirty two great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren, besides a number of nieces and nephews.  Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Methodist church at Waldron of which she was a member.  The Rev. R. O. Pearson will conduct the services, assisted by the Rev. C. B. Atkinson of the Baptist church.  Burial will be in the family lot in the Ogden cemetery, south of Waldron, C. F. Fix and Son in charge.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Wednesday, September 17, 1919
Page 1, column 5
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YOUNG  MOTHER  DEAD
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Mrs. William Durbin Died Tuesday Midnight
At Home Of Mother In Geneva
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BURIAL  ON  FRIDAY
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          Following months of illness from tuberculosis,  Mrs. Bernice Lucille Durbin, wife of  William Durbin, died at midnight Tuesday at the home of her mother,  Mrs. William Farnsworth,  one mile northeast of Geneva, Noble township.  Funeral services will be held at the Pleasant Grove Baptist church at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning, with interment in the church cemetery.
          Mrs. Durbin was born in Noble township September 7, 1898, the daughter of Elmer and Etta Carmen.  She was married to Mr. Durbin, April 8, 1917 and one child was born to the union, Willard Walter, who with the father survives.  She leaves the mother and stepfather, one sister, Mrs. Blanche Kessler, Noble township and three brothers, Wallace,  Willie  and  Israel, all of Noble township.
          She was taken ill early this year when she contracted a heavy cold, which later developed into tuberculosis.  She was taken to Rockville, for treatment and after a week at the sanitarium was returned to her home.
Contributed by Barb Huff for  Nan Curtis

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Thursday, October 18, 1917
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THOMAS  N. DURBIN
DIED  EARLY  TODAY
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Civil War Veteran Passed Away
At Home In Noble Township
Funeral Will Be Held Friday Afternoon
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          Thomas N. Durbin, 87 years old, died Wednesday morning at two O'clock at his home in Noble township.  His death was caused by bronchial pneumonia, and followed an illness of one week. Mr. Durbin who was well known in Shelby county, was a veteran of the civil war.
          He was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, and came to Noble township in 1865.  In 1880 he moved to Tipton county where he remained for 23 years, returning to this county in 1903.  Mr. Durbin was married in 1886 to Maria Hoban.
          He is survived by two sons,  John N. Hoban  of Noble township, and  Elkanah H., of Tipton; 13 grandchildren, and two sisters,  Miss Lena Durbin,  and  Mrs. Laura Crosby, both of Indianapolis.  Mr. Durbin served four years and four months during the civil war as a member of Company C. of the Ohio Infantry.  He was first sergeant of the company.  Funeral services will be held at the Valley church Friday at two o'clock, the Rev. Hester officiating.  Burial will be made in the Ogden cemetery, Stewart & Fix in charge.
[Thomas N. Durbin 1840 - 1917]
Submitted by Barb Huff for  Nan Curtis

The  Saturday  Review
[Decatur County, Indiana]
Saturday, June 11, 1892
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          The remains of  Mrs. O[liver]. P. Durbin  were taken to Shelbyville where they were interred on Monday.

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The  New  Era
[Decatur County, Indiana]
June 8, 1892
Page 5
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          Mrs. O. P. Durban  died at the home of  Dr. Fleming, four miles south of Greensburg, Saturday morning.  The remains were taken to Shelby county for burial Monday.

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The  Saturday  Review
[Decatur County, Indiana]
June 15, 1892
Page 4
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TARKEO
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          Mrs. Libbie Durbin, who has been staying at J. J. Fleming's for some time, died June 4, and the remains were sent to Shelbyville Sunday, June 5.

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The  Greensburg  Standard
[Decatur County, Indiana]
Friday, June 10, 1892
Page 1
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          Mrs. Durbin, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr. Fleming, of the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, died on Saturday from hemorrhage and was taken to her home in Shelby county, Sunday for interment.
Contributed by Bob Parkison for  Nan Curtis

The  Shelbyville  Daily  Democrat
Wednesday, November 27, 1889
Page 4, column 1
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          Oliver [P.] Durbin died at his home in Noble township, this morning, and will be buried Friday.
Contributed by Barb Huff for  Nan Curtis

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