Shelby County Indiana
Obituaries
Herndon
Obituaries
Herndon
The Indianapolis Star
May 3, 1972
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HERNDON
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Ray Herndon, age 69, passed away Wednesday. Husband of Mrs. Anna T. Herndon, New Palestine; father of Paul R. Herndon, Beech Grove, Eugene G. Herndon, Seymour, Maurice Herndon, Needham R.R.1, Mrs. James (Norma) Knose, Speedway and Mrs. Robert (Carol) Lodge, Indpls.; stepfather of Donald Caudell, Manilla and Bernard Caudell, Greenfield; brother of Charles Herndon, Mrs. Opal Adams and Mrs. Alice Corley all of Shelbyville; grandfather of 11; great grandfather of 1. Funeral services 2 p.m. Saturday, CARMONY FUNERAL HOME, Shelbyville. Burial Fairland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.May 3, 1972
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HERNDON
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Contributed by Susan G. Knose
The Shelbyville News
May 3, 1972
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Ray Herndon, 69, R.R.2, New Palestine, died Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at Major Hospital, where he had been a patient three weeks. He had been in failing health six months.May 3, 1972
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Mr. Herndon had spent the greater part of his life in Shelby County and was a retired farmer. He also was a retired employe of the Shelby County Highway Department and a member of the Hillside United Methodist Church.
Born April 18, 1903 in Decatur County, Mr. Herndon was the son of Charles and Laura (Bullard) Herndon. On Aug. 12, 1922, he married Frances Louise Theobald, who died July 8, 1968. He married Anna T. Caudell on Oct. 4, 1969 and she survives.
Also surviving are five children, Paul Ray Herndon, Beech Grove, Eugene Gerald Herndon, Seymour, Mrs. James (Norma) Knose, Speedway, Maurice Herndon, R.R.1, Needham and Mrs. Robert (Carol) Lodge, Indianapolis; and two stepsons, Donald Caudell of Manilla and Bernard Caudell, Greenfield.
Other survivors are 11 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one brother and two sisters, Charles Herndon, Mrs. Opal Adams and Mrs. Alice Corley, all of Shelbyville. A son and one sister preceded in death.
Services will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Carmony Funeral Home, with the Revs. David Lawson and Robert Morley officiating. Burial will be in Fairland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4:00 p.m. Friday.
Contributed by Susan G. Knose
The Shelbyville News
July 8, 1968
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MRS. HERNDON
DIES AT 64
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Rites Wednesday for
Shelbyville Native
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Mrs. Ray (Francis Louise) Herndon, 64, of R.R.2 Shelbyville, Brandywine Township, died today at 12:50 a.m. at Major Hospital, where she had been a patient 16 days. She had been in failing health several years.July 8, 1968
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MRS. HERNDON
DIES AT 64
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Rites Wednesday for
Shelbyville Native
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Mrs. Herndon was a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a member of the Brandywine United Methodist Church.
Born in Shelbyville June 26, 1904, she was a daughter of William E. and Katie (Shook) Theobald. On Aug. 12, 1922, she was married to Ray Herndon, who survives at home.
Also surviving are the mother, R.R.6; five children, Paul R. Herndon, Beech Grove, Eugene G. Herndon, Seymour, Maurice E. Herndon, R.R.1 Needham, Mrs. James (Norma) Knose, Speedway, and Mrs. Carol J. Shirey, R.R.2, Shelbyville; nine grandchildren; and a brother and sister, Edwin Theobald, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Gladys Lemasters, R.R.6, Shelbyville.
Services will be Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Carmony Funeral Home here, with burial in the Fairland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday.
Contributed by Susan G. Knose
The Shelbyville Republican
Thursday, October 1, 1936
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Funeral services for John A. Herndon, 89, who died at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning at the home of his son, Earl Herndon, in Noble Township, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Wesleyan Chapel. Short services will be held at the home at 2:00 o'clock.Thursday, October 1, 1936
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The Rev. C. C. Fields, pastor of the church, and the Rev. F. M. Addison will officate and burial will be in the Copeland cemetery in Shelby county in charge of C. F. Fix & Son, funeral directors.
Mr. Herndon was born Aug. 3, 1847 and was the son of William and Elizabeth Herndon. His marriage to Ida C. Jones, who died October 20, 1906, took place in May, 1873. Six of the eight children born to this union survive. They are Otis I. and Mrs. L. W. Rosencrans, of Decatur county; Oscar, of Bartholomew county; Earl and Mrs. Edgar Hoban, of Noble township, and Roy E. Herndon, of Morgan county.
On Sept. 12, 1912, he married Jane McClintic, who preceded him in death April 16, 1936. He also leaves twenty-two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and one step-son, Heschell Jackson of Shelbyville.
Mr. Herndon was a charter member of the Wesleyan Methodist church.
Submitted by Janet Mings
The Shelbyville Republican
Friday, April 17, 1936
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MRS. HERNDON
PASSES AWAY
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Funeral to Be Held Sun-
day AFternoon for Lew-
is Creek Woman
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Mrs. Jane Herndon, 83 years old, died at her home in Lewis Creek at 7 o'clock Thursday night. She was the wife of John A. Herndon. About five months ago she fell at her home and dislocated her left shoulder. She had been in failing health for the past eighteen months.Friday, April 17, 1936
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MRS. HERNDON
PASSES AWAY
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Funeral to Be Held Sun-
day AFternoon for Lew-
is Creek Woman
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She was born in Bartholomew county the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William McClintic Nov. 11, 1852. Her entire life was spent in Shelby county and she had lived at Lewis Creek for the past twenty-four years. The deceased was a charter member of the Wesleyan Methodist church at Lewis Creek. In 1872 she was united in marriage to Elijah Jackson, who preceded her in death in 1899. To this union four children were born. One son, Herschell Jackson of this city, survives. Those who preceded were Melvin Jackson, Bertha Petterson, and Maude Conover. In Sept. 1912, she was married to John Herndon, who survives. No children were born to this union.
Mrs. Herndon is also survived by ten grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, several nieces and nephews and six step-children. Otis Herndon of near Greensburg, Oscar of near Hope, Mrs. L. W. Rosencrans of near Letts, Earl and Mrs. Edgar Hoban of near St. Paul and Roy of near Clayton, Ind.
Funeral services will be held at the Wesleyan Methodist church in Lewis Creek at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon with the Rev. C. C. Fields, pastor, officiating. Interment will be on the family lot in the Patterson cemetery in charge of C. F. Fix and Son, funeral directors.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
