Shelby  County  Indiana
Obituaries

Thornburg


The  Shelbyville  News
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
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Jerry  L.  Thornburg
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          Jerry L. Thornburg,  71, of Muncie died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, at Ball Memorial Hospital.  Born April 15, 1935 in Muncie, he was the son of  Edward and  Dorothy (Hickey) Thornburg.  He married  Lynn Greiner,  and she survives.
          Other survivors include his children,  Sharyl (Anthony) Mench  of Selma and  Terri Mullenberg  and their mother,  Joan ThornburgBrian Thornburg  and his mother  Vickie Whitehair;  and  Judy Thornburg,  all of Muncie; stepchildren,  Mike (Jill) Evans  of Shelbyville,  Nora (Daniel) Powell  of Muncie and  John (Tashia) Evans  of South Carolina;  brothers  Dan (Carol) Thornburg  of Yorktown and  Tom (Miki) Thornburg  of Montana; grandchildren,  Angela and  JJ Mullenberg,  Jeremiah and Ashley Daugherty,  Sara Mench and  Nicholas Thornburg,  all of Muncie and  Katherine Mench  of Selma,  Lindsey (Matthew) Wilson  of Indianapolis;
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  News
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
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Martha  J.  Thornburg
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          Martha J. Thornburg,  80, of Shelbyville, died Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, at her residence.  Born Jan 17, 1926, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of  Arthur N. and  Dorothy (Larmore) Weintraut.  She married  Charles Arthur Thornburg  on May 16, 1942, and he preceded her in death on April 27, 1998.
          Survivors include two sons,  John (Rita) Thornburg  of Shelbyville and  Donald Thornburg  of Safety Harbor, Fla.; one daughter,  Susan (Robert) Berauer  of Shelbyville; two brothers,  Francis Weintraut  of Shelbyville and  Elvin L. Weintraut  of Waldron; two sisters,  Mary K. Crum  of Shelbyville and  Rita Knight  of Ormond Beach, Fla.' 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother,  Robert J. Weintraut;  a son,  Michael Thornburg;  and a grandson,  Andrew Thornburg.
          Mrs. Thornburg was a homemaker and had lived in Shelby County her entire life.  She had attended Shelbyville High School and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home, 437 Amos Road.  Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Andy Lee officiating.  Burial will be in Union Chapel Cemetery in Decatur County.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  News
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
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C.  Michael  Thornburg
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          Charles Michael "Mike" Thornburg,  57, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Methodist Hospital, in Indianapolis.
          Born Jan. 8, 1948, in Shelby County, he was the son of  Charles Arthur and  Martha Jane (Weintraut) Thornburg.  He married  Kay L. Worland  on May 24, 1980, and she survives.
          Other survivors include his mother of Shelbyville; one son,  Jason Thornburg  of Shelbyville; two daughters,  Lisa  (Patrick) McIntosh  of Morrow, Ohio, and  Amy  (Scott) Coers  of Shelbyville; one stepson,  Lee (JeanAnna) Yarling  of Greenwood; one step daughter,  Markita (Todd) Weaver  of Shelbyville; two brothers,  John Thornburg  of Shelbyville and  Don Thornburg  of Safety Harbour, Fla., one sister,  Sue (Bob) Berauer  of Shelbyville; and 14 grandchildren.
          He was preceded in death by his father and one son,  Andrew Thornburg.
          A lifelong resident of Shelby County, Mr. Thornburg was a machinist and mold-maker for Thornburg Machine for 10 years and for Technical Tool & Design for 20 years, both in Shelbyville, before retiring in 2005.
          He graduated in 1965 from Shelbyville High School and also attended trade school for computer-aided machiners, in Columbus.
          Mr. Thornburg was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.  He was a trustee on the Union Chapel Cemetery Board.
          Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home, 437 Amos Road.
          Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at the funeral home with the Rev. James Farnsley officiating.
          Burial will be at Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in St. Paul, with a military graveside service conducted by local veterans' organizations.
          A gathering of friends and celebration of life will follow, from 5 to 8 p.m. today, in the basement of Union Chapel United Methodist Church, 4647 N. County Road 700W in St. Paul.
          Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital or to Disabled American Veterans, in care of Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Democrat
Thursday, March 31, 1921
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WIDOW OF VETERAN
DIED HERE MONDAY
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(From Tuesday's Daily.)
          Mrs. May Thornburg,  widow of  J. A. Thornburg,  who has been critically ill for several months, died Monday afternoon at 3:50 o'clock at the home of her son,  Samuel Thornburg,  335 east Franklin street.  Her death was caused from a complication of diseases which had invalided her for the last three years.  She was aged 75 years, 5 months and 9 days.  The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of her son, Rev. Solomon Stainbrook officiating.  Burial will be made in the family lot at the city cemetery.
          Mrs. Thornburg was the daughter of  Andrew and  Rebecca McNeeley  and was born in Chelby county, Oct. 19, 1846.  She was married to Mr. Thornburg May 17, 1866, and one daughter and two sons were born; surviving her are the two sons, Samuel, at whose home she died, and  Jesse Thornburg,  of Indianapolis.  Mr. Thornburg passed away in 1918.  He was a Civil war veteran and one of the widely known residents of this county.  Mrs. Thornburg was quite well known and her death brings sorrow to every one who were intimatly[sic] acquainted with her.  She was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps at Lafayette, Ind.
          The friends may call at the late home at any time until the funeral hour.  The funeral and burial are in charge of Stewart & Fix, undertakers.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Republican
Wednesday, June 7, 1911
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OBITUARY
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          Prudence, youngest daughter of  H.G. and  Jane Green  was born April 12, 1879, and died at her home in Geneva, June 4, 1911, at the age of thirty-two years, one month and twenty-two days.
          On February 12, 1902, she was united in marriage to  J. L. Thornburg  and to this union one daughter was born.
          Besides the husband and little daughter, Grace, age seven years, Mrs. Thornburg is survived by her aged father, two sisters and three brothers, who loved her most dearly because she was true.  Also many relatives and friends will always cherish her memory and regret the departure of a true Christian.
[Buried Lewis Creek Baptist Cemetery]
Submitted by Barb Huff  for Mary Kelley  and  Colleen Greene

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