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 Thornburg; Brian 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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