Obituaries

November 11, 1929 – June 30, 2022 Betty Jean McQuay, 92, of Carmel, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 30, 2022. She was born on November 11, 1929 to Paul and Lois (Adams) Gilmore in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in her grandparents’ house. Mrs. McQuay was born and raised in Mississippi. She met her husband Russell in…

August 10, 1924 – June 29, 2022 Mildred Louise Dickey, 97, of Fishers, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at IU Health Saxony Fishers. She was born on August 10, 1924 to Vance and Rudye (Ramsey) Mitchell in Clay, Kentucky. Mrs. Dickey graduated in 1942 from Tech High School and worked for Allison escorting…

June 2, 1948 – June 26, 2022 Pastor David Allen Layman, 74, of Noblesville, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on June 2, 1948 to Allen and Roslyn (English) Layman in Richmond, Indiana. The church was the most central part of the Rev. Layman’s…

January 14, 1972 – June 28, 2022 Rachel Deanne Schwarz, 50, of Westfield, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on January 14, 1972 to Steven and Brenda (Handlon) Stalker in Rushville, Indiana. Mrs. Schwarz was a 1990 graduate of Connersville High School and a…

July 21, 1971 – June 26, 2022 Angela Marie Rail-Fernandez, 50, of Noblesville, passed away June 26, 2022. She was born July 21, 1971 in Indianapolis, IN, daughter of Glenn Shepard and Dorothy Bisesi. As a Hamilton County 911 dispatcher, Mrs. Rail-Fernandez helped many people through difficult times. Before her cancer diagnosis, she ended her…

October 31, 1942 – February 21, 2022 Joseph Lisle “Joe” Kellam, age 79, passed away at his home in Sheridan, Indiana on Monday morning, February 21, 2022. He was born in Hamilton County, Indiana on October 31, 1942, son of the late Carl Myron “Todd” and Thelma Louise (Harrison) Kellam. Mr. Kellam was a 1961…

June 14, 1942 – December 7, 2016 Martha Jane Kellam, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed into her eternal rest surrounded by her loving family and friends at her home in Sheridan on Wednesday evening, December 7, 2016, at the age of 74. Jane was born in Lebanon, Indiana on June 14, 1942…

January 23, 1948 – May 31, 2022 Sergeant Major Gregory Lewis, 74, of Noblesville, went to join his Heavenly Father on May 31, 2022. He was born January 23, 1948, to the late Charles Evan and Betty Sue Lewis in Davenport, Iowa. After graduation from Central High School in Davenport, IA, Sergeant Major Lewis attended…

August 10, 1941 – June 22, 2022 Thomas Lee Stelhorn, 80 of Westfield, Indiana, peacefully passed away on June 22, 2022, in his daughter’s home with his loving family by his side. He was born on August 10, 1941, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Norville Stelhorn and Mary (Parkis) Hart. Mr. Stelhorn graduated from North Central…

September 17, 1928 – June 25, 2022 James ‘Bud’ Arthur, age 93, of Westfield, Indiana, formerly of Sheridan and Lebanon, passed away on Saturday afternoon, June 25, 2022, at Compassus Hospice of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born on September 17, 1928, in Hamilton County, Indiana, son of the late Arley Ross and Ruby (Fesmire) Arthur.…