The  Shelbyville  News
Thursday, January 14, 1999
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Mary C. Wainscott, 72, Rushville, died Wednesday at Rush Memorial Hospital, Rushville.
Born June 7, 1926, in Shelbyville to  Thomas C. and  Anna L. (Roberts) Worland.  Married  Melvin S. Wainscott  on Sept. 19, 1946, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 22, 1998.
Military pay clerk for the U.S. Army.  Retired from the Fort Benjamin Harrison Finance Center in 1991, after 19 years. Graduate of Shelbyville High School and lived in Shelbyville until a recent move to Rushville.
Survivors:  daughters, Mrs. Jimmy (Carolyn Sue) Barnes, Rushville, and  Mrs. Ron (Pamela I.) DeBaun, Goshen; a son, Thomas M. Wainscott, Knightstown; four sisters, Laura Starling, Shelbyville, Anna Douglas, Flat Rock, and  Clara Dellinger  and  Sarah Davis, both of Millington, Tenn.; a brother, George B. Worland, Mooresville; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by two brothers.
Murphy-Parks Funeral Service with the Rev. Jeff Edwards officiating.  Burial will be in Miller Cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  News
Wednesday, September 23, 1998
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Melvin S. “Catfish” Wainscott, 83, Shelbyville, died Tuesday, Rushville.
Born Sept. 19, 1915, in Shelbyville, s/o  George W. and  Emma J. (Martin) Wainscott.
Sept. 19, 1946, married  Mary C. (Worland) Wainscott, and she survives.
Harness trainer, driver and owner of harness horses for 40 years before retiring in 1972.
WWII:  rifle combat medal, Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart while serving in the European Theater in the U.S. Army.
Survivors:  wife, Shelbyville; two daughters, Mrs. Jimmy (Carolyn Sue) Barnes, Rushville;  Mrs. Ronald (Pamela) DeBaun, Goshen; a son, Thomas M. Wainscott, Knightstown; three sisters, Mrs. Cletus (Goldie) Collins  and  Mrs. Charles (Virginia) Gobel, both of Shelbyville, and  Violet Ray, Manilla; a brother, Richard “Hop” Wainscott, Manilla; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers.
Murphy-Parks Funeral Services with the Rev. Jeff Edwards officiating.
Burial:  Miller Cemetery in Shelby County.  Graveside military rites.
Contributions:  Shelby County Hospice or Shelby County Cancer Association.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Kokomo  Tribune
September 7, 1935
Page 12
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Shelbyville, Ind., Sept 7----Burns received when her dress was ignited by a bonfire caused the death of seven year old  Betty Lou Wainscott  here yesterday.  Her sister,  Julia Ann, 5, is in a critical condition with burns suffered when she attempted to beat out the flames on her sister's garments.  The tragedy occurred while the children danced about a trash fire in an alley near their home.
Contributed by Janet McColley Franklin

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