Shelby County Indiana Genealogy and History, Obituaries

Shelby County Indiana
Obituaries

Roberts

The Shelbyville News
7 or 8 Nov 2001
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Ronald "Ronnie" Roberts, 70, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born July 25, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Okla., he was the son of Henry and Oreaka Roberts. He married Elsie Pope on Sept. 22, 1961. She preceded him in death in 1980. Mr. Roberts was a worker at several local factories and a security guard for several local businesses, retiring this year. He moved to Shelbyville from Oklahoma City 68 years ago.
Survivors include one half sister, Glenda Derbonne of Texas; two half brothers, Meryle Roberts of Texas and Harold Roberts of Oregon. Two half sisters preceded him in death.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Forrest [sic--Forest] Hill Cemetery with the Rev. David Humphrey officiating. No visitation will be observed. Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home, 437 Amos Road, is handling the arrangements.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and Betty Kitchen

The Shelbyville News
Monday, 7 Apr 1980
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Roberts
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Services for Elsie L. Roberts, 58, 1303 E. Michigan Road, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Murphy Mortuary. She died early Sunday morning at W. S. Major Hospital. She had been in ill health and hospitalized two weeks. Friends may call at the mortuary after 6 p.m. today. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Ron Riggs will officiate at the services.
Mrs. Roberts, who spent her entire life in this community, was formerly employed by Shelby Manufacturing Co. She was a member of the West Street United Methodist Church. Born May 28, 1921 in Shelby County, a daughter of William Clarence and Opal (Pope) Crisp, she was married Sept. 22, 1961 in Shelbyville to Ronald C. Roberts who survives.
Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. James (Joyce) Roberts, St. Paul, Mrs. Edward (Rose) Asper, Hagerstown, Md., and Mrs. William (Lynette) Gibson, Newport, Ky.; her mother, Mrs. Opal Lusk, Shelbyville; a brother, Raymond Lee Crisp, Shelbyville; and six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Two children, a grandchild and a brother preceded in death.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and Betty Kitchen

The Shelbyville News
Friday, July 26, 1968
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MISS ROBERTS' RITES SUNDAY
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Local Woman, 77, Was Fairland Native
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Miss Clara E. Roberts, 77, died at Major Hospital Thursday, July 25, 1968.
Lived 155 E. Mechanic St. Spent entire life in Shelby County.
Born in Fiarland November 7, 1890, d/o William H. and Dora Maxwell Roberts.
Survivors: sisters, Miss Frances Roberts and Mrs. Marie Jarrell, both of Shelbyville; brothers, Clyde Roberts, Nashville, Tennessee, and Milton Roberts, Greensboro, N.C.
Member of the Salvation Army.
Services: officiated by Brig. Clarence Critser and Rev. Kenneth Jewell.
Burial: Fairland Cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville News
Mon., Nov. 28, 1966
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Virgil Roberts Rites Tuesday
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Retired Waldron Bank
President Dies at 73
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Virgil L. Roberts, 73, Waldron, retired president of the State Bank of Waldron and well-known Shelby County man, died at Major Hospital Saturday at 9:05 p.m. of complications from a kidney infection. He had been in failing health for two months and seriously ill two weeks. Services will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Carmony Funeral Home in St. Paul, with Rev. Robert Hampton officiating. Burial will be in the VanPelt Cemetery. Friends may call at the St. Paul mortuary at any time. The Waldron bank will be closed Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Roberts retired in 1965 after 47 years at the Waldron State Bank, where he served in all capacities. He became a director of the bank in 1931 and was elected president in 1952. At one time he served as president of the Southeastern Indiana Bankers Association. He was a member of the Waldron Conservancy District and the Waldron Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School for many years. He also was a member of Waldron Lodge No. 217, F. & A.M., and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows No. 197 of Waldron. Mr. Roberts attended Indiana State University and Indiana University and prior to entering the banking field he taught in the Waldron High School.
Born in Noble Township April 9, 1893, he was the son of William C. and Missouri (Gregory) Roberts. On July 8, 1916, he married Hazel B. Howard, who died Jan. 13, 1959. Two sons and a daughter died in infancy and two brothers also preceded in death. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Ora W. (Dora) Cuskaden, R.R. St. Paul.
Contributed by Carolyn Hoffman

The Shelbyville News
Jan. 13, 1959
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Mrs. Roberts Dies at Hospital
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Waldron Woman, 66, Becomes Ill at Church
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Mrs. Hazel B. Roberts of Waldron, wife of Virgil L. Roberts, president of the State Bank of Waldron, died a Major Hospital at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. She was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage at 7:30 o'clock while at the Waldron Baptist Church.
A lifelong resident of Shelby county, Mrs. Roberts, 66, was born in Liberty township October 4, 1892, the daughter of Herbert M. Howard, who resides near Waldron, and Ida F. (Stansifer) Howard. She taught in the Waldron school for five years and for many years taught a Sunday school class at the Waldron Baptist Church where she was an active member. Her marriage to Mr. Roberts took place July 8, 1916.
Surviving with the husband and the father, who is 93 years of age, are two sisters and one brother, Miss Ethel Howard, near Waldron, Mrs. Willard Jones of Greensburg and Thomas Howard of Boone county. One sister, Mrs.. Forrest Barnes, preceded in death. Also surviving are three nieces and one nephew, Mrs. Frank B. Pope of Morristown, N.J., Mrs. Otis Kuhn, Waldron, Mrs. Otto Enos and James H. Jones, Greensburg.
Funeral services will be held at the Carmony Funeral Home in St. Paul Friday at 2:30 p.m. (DST) with Rev. James. R. Hunter officiating. Burial will be at VanPelt cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:00 this evening.
Contributed by Carolyn Hoffman

The Shelbyville News
Monday July 25, 1955
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RITES HELD FOR MRS. ROBERTS
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Mrs. Dora Roberts, 84, died Thursday in Indianapolis after a long illness. Her home was 1930 Commerce street, Indianapolis.
Born in Johnson county July 25, 1871, the daughter of William & Mary I. (Hubbard) Maxwell. Married William Roberts in 1888 and he died in 1935.
Surviving are daughters Clara Roberts and Mrs. Marie Jarrell of this city; Major Frances Roberts of Baltimore, Maryland, Clyde and Carl Roberts of Indianapolis, and Milton Roberts of Greensboro, North Carolina; 13 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren
Burial was made in the Pleasant View Cemetery.
Contributed and summarized by Barb Huff for Marty

The Shelbyville News
June 26, 1950
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MRS. ROBERTS
DIES AT HOME
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Mrs. Theresa A. Robert died Sunday afternoon at 2:37 o'clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. A. O. McCabe at 246 E. Washington St. She was 91 years of age. Mrs. Robert had been ill for the past eight years and her condition had been critical for several months. She had made her home with the daughter since the death of her husband, Henry Roberts, on January 12, 1923.
She was born in Switzerland county on October 12, 1858, the daughter of James P. and Martha (Stagge) Oakley, and had resided in Shelby county for many years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and McQuiddy Rebekah lodge. Her marriage to Mr. Roberts took place on September 8, 1875. Six children were born to the union and three survive, Mrs. McCabe, Randall N. Roberts of Flat Rock R.R. 1 and Howard C. Roberts of near St. Paul. Two daughters and a son preceded her in death. Also surviving are a brother, Edd Oakley of Indianapolis; two half-sisters, Mrs. Louis Clark of this city and Mrs. Hazel Stanton of Chicago; 12 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at the Sleeth Funeral Home Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Roscoe M. Wolvington officiating. Interment will be held at the Lewis Creek Baptist Church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville Republican
Circa 1944
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ILL 8 MONTHS,
CITY RESIDENT SUCCUMBS
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Long Illness Fatal to Mrs. Myrl Roberts
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In failing health for the past eight months and in a critical condition for the past week, Mrs. Myrl Roberts, age 53, wife of Oscar Roberts, died at 9:20 p.m. Monday at her home on Doran Ave. Death was due to complications.
Mrs. Roberts was born in Shelby township on February 24, 1891, the daughter of Charles and Ida Harris Shutt. On October 17, 1908, she was united in marriage to Mr. Roberts, who survives with four children, Mrs. Edwin Miles, and Mrs. Jack Fehrman, of this city; Mrs. Max Keske, of Indianapolis, and John K. Roberts, of Connersville, and six grandchildren.
Mrs. Roberts was a member of the American Legion auxillary and of the Mt. Auburn Christian Church, where funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, with Rev. O. Highsmith officiating. Burial will be in the Miller cemetery in charge of Loren H. Murphy. Friends may call at the late home at any time.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, April 20, 1944
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GEORGE W. ROBERTS
IS STRICKEN HERE
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Local Resident Dies After
10-week Illness -- Funeral
Rites to Be Monday
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George W. Roberts, 84, died at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Worland, 104 east Mechanic street, after an illness of ten weeks. Born October 4, 1859, in Switzerland county, he was the son of Merit and Carrie Anne Roberts. On March 8, 1883, he was married to Miss Mary Anderson Mrs. Roberts died in 1927. He was married to Mrs. Frances Tucker in September, 1929. Her death occurred March 27, 1940.
Surviving are two children, Mrs. Worland and Mrs. Bert Wood, of Brandywine township; one brother, Oliver Roberts, of Vevay; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Worland residence with the Rev. W. E. Burkher officiating. Burial will be Forest Hill cemetery in charge of Edwards and Kohlmeyer. Friends may call at the home after 6:00 p.m. today.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville Republican
Thursday, March 28, 1940
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COUNTY NATIVE SUCCUMBS HERE
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Mrs. Frances I[rene Hobbs Woodruff Tucker] Roberts, wife of George W. Roberts, died at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at the residence 1720 Elm street. A victim of creeping paralysis, Mrs. Roberts had been confined the past five years. She was 71, having been born April 20, 1868, in Hendricks township, the daughter of William and Sarah Hobbs. Surviving Mrs. Roberts are her husband, to whom she was married September 16, 1929, and three sons and one daughter by earlier marriages. They are Ralph and William Tucker, and Don Woodruff, all of this city, and Mrs. Fred Fisher, Indianapolis. In addition there are 12 grandchildren, a brother, Fred Hobbs, of Anderson; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Dugan, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Homer Buchanan and Mrs. Albert Bennett, both of Shelbyville, and a number of nieces and nephews. Until last December, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts made their home in Shelby township, where for 36 years Mr. Roberts engaged in vegetable and truck gardening. Funeral services are to be held at the C. F. Fix & Son funeral home at 2:00 p.m. Friday. Officiating will be Rev. T. W. Stofer, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene, and Rev. Walter P. Halbert, pastor of the First Baptist church, of which Mrs. Roberts was a member. Burial will be in the family lot at the City cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary until the hour of the services.
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Shelby Co, Indiana Marriage Records
Frances I. Tucker and George W. Roberts
September 26, 1929
Book 29, page 357
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Contributed by Marge Roberts

The Shelbyville Republican
Wednesday September 25, 1935
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W. H. ROBERTS DIES IN TEXAS
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Left Fairland 15 Years Ago;
Daughter Lives Here
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William H. Roberts, 68 years old, a resident of the Fairland community until about 15 years ago, died Tuesday morning in San Antonio, Texas, according to word received by a daughter, Miss Clara Roberts of 155 East Mechanic street.
A heart attack was the cause of Mr. Robert's unexpected death. He was born November 9, 1866, in Shelby county, a son of Simeon and Lucy Roberts. On November 18, 1888, he was married to Dora Maxwell. They lived near Fairland until 1920, since that time they had resided in Indianapolis and San Antonio.
Survivors are: the widow, eight sons and daughters, Clara and Milton Roberts, of Shelbyville; Miss Frances Roberts, of Baltimore, Maryland; Miss Marie Roberts, of Richmond, Virginia; Carl, Robert and Clyde Roberts, Indianapolis and Howard Roberts, of Greensboro, North Carolina; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Stella Atkins and Miss Lula Roberts, of Indianapolis; two brothers, Joseph, of Indianapolis and Frank, of Alabama; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Roberts was a member of Lodge No. 17, Loyal Order of Moose, Indianapolis. The funeral and burial will take place at San Antonio.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Marty

The Shelbyville Republican
Saturday, December 26, 1931
Page 3 Column 2
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COUNTY RESIDENT CALLED BY DEATH
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Uremia Causes Death of Jesse Roberts,
Of Fairland On Christmas Day
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TWO CHILDREN SURVIVE
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Jesse H. Roberts, age 66 years, resident of the Fairland community for many years, died at his home at ten o'clock Christmas morning. Uremia, from which he had been ill for several months, was the cause of death. Mr. Roberts was born in Indianapolis on October 25, 1865. His marriage to Miss Anna Rairdan took place on April 14, 1898, and three children were born to them. He leaves one son, William R. Roberts, of Sugar Creek township; one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Sylvester, of Indianapolis; four grandchildren; three brothers, William, of Texas; Joseph and Frank Roberts, of Indianapolis, and three sisters, Mrs. Flora Cherry, of Fairland, and Mrs. Stella Atkins and Miss Lou Roberts, of Indianapolis. Mr. Roberts was a member of the Christian church at Spearsville, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at the home Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. Burial will be in the Fairland cemetery in charge of Charles M. Ewing.
Contributed by Barb Huff

The Shelbyville Republican
Monday, August 24, 1925
Page 1 Column 2
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INFANT ROBERTS
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The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Roberts, who died this morning at ten o'clock at the home of the parents, in Waldron, was buried this afternoon in the Ogden cemetery in charge of C. F. Fix & Son.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Indianapolis Sunday Star
February 14, 1923
Page 10
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Shelbyville ----- Henry T. Roberts, 67 years old, business man, died here from heart trouble. He had been engaged in the automobile business in Shelbyville for several years. The widow, two sons, H. C. Roberts and R. N. Roberts; two daughters, Mrs. Louisa McCabe and Mrs. Anna Lewis; two sisters, Mrs. Tabitha Lewis and Mrs. Mary Gordon, this city, survive.
Contributed by Janet McColley Franklin

The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, December 13, 1917
Page 1
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INFANT ROBERTS.
(From Friday's Daily)
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The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Roberts died at 2 o'clock this afternoon at their home in Waldron at the age of three days. Burial will be made tomorrow afternoon in charge of Stewart & Fix.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Franklin Democrat
Friday, August 4, 1899
Volume XL, Number 4
Page 1, column 2
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Esta [sic � Estes J.] Roberts, a young school teacher of Shelby county, while on Flat Rock with a party seining, was drowned last Friday.
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Notes: Date of birth, 14 Jul 1876. Date of death, 28 Jul 1899.
Contributed by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry

The Shelby Daily Democrat
Saturday, July 29, 1899
Page 1
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DROWNING
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Prevents the Marriage of Esta Roberts
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And Miss Ethel Lemasters ---
The Funeral Was Largely Attended
Yesterday Afternoon.
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The funeral yesterday afternoon of Esta Roberts, the unfortunate young man who was drowned in Flat Rock river Friday afternoon, was one of the largest that ever occurred in the county --- the procession being almost two miles in length and the attendance at the church is placed at 1,200 people. The Lewis Creek Baptist church was crowded to suffocation and many were unable to get to view the remains of the deceased. Funeral director Tindall, owing to the condition of several members of the Roberts family, had to close the casket. There were a large number of the membership of the local lodge of Odd Fellows, of which deceased was a member, turned out and escorted their Brother to his last resting place in the Baptist cemetery. It is stated that deceased was engaged to Miss Ethel Lemaster, the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lemasters, and that their wedding would have occurred this fall, and Mr. Roberts had about completed arrangements to come to this city next spring to enter the agricultural business.
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming, Jan 2001.

The Shelby Daily Democrat
Saturday, July 29, 1899
Page 1
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DOWN TO DEATH
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Sank Esta Roberts, Yesterday
Afternoon,
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While Bathing in Flat Rock River, Near the
Mouth of Conn's Creek --- There were
Thirteen Members of the Party.
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About three o'clock yesterday afternoon a party of threshers went seining in Flat Rock river, near the mouth of Conn's Creek, and after making several drags they concluded to go in bathing. In the party was Esta Roberts, a son of Henry Roberts, who resides on the Henry Green farm in Shelby township, who, taking the cramps, went down and coming up only once sank out of sight before any of his twelve companions could rescue him from drowning. Two hours afterward his body was found by Everett Maple, near where he had sank and was taken to the home of his parents. The unfortunate young man was twenty-thee[sic] years of age and single. He was a school teacher and last winter taught school at the Reece school house, on the Amos pike, in Addison township. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, of this city, and his funeral will be in charge of the membership of the order.
The funeral services will be held in the Lewis Creek Baptist church at 2:30 p.m. Sunday July 30, 1899, Rev. Colter, of Columbus, officiating. Cortege will leave the house at 1 p.m. Interment in the Baptist Cemetery.
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Franklin Democrat
Friday, April 14, 1899
Volume XXXIX, Number 40
Page 1, column 3
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The funeral of Milton G. Roberts was held Saturday at Second Mt. Pleasant, conducted by Rev. J. O. Ledbetter. Deceased had resided in Brandywine township, Shelby county.
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Notes: Date of birth, 1831. Date of death, Apr 1899.
Contributed by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry

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