Sep 15, 2021

Lifelong Connersville resident Mark J. Nobbe, 70, died Saturday, September 15, 2021, at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. Mark was born to Harry H. and Mary L. Welch Nobbe on October 5, 1950, in Connersville. He attended Short High School, graduating with the class of 1969. Mark enlisted in the United States Army serving three tours in Vietnam and achieving the...

Sep 11, 2021

Ms. Yvonne Marie (Paddock) Baker, 62, a long term resident of Connersville, died on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond after a brief illness. Yvonne was born to Harold and Phyllis (Abernathy) Paddock on March 15, 1959 in Richmond, Indiana. Yvonne attended Liberty schools and was a graduate of Liberty High School’s class of 1977. Yvonne worked...

Sep 11, 2021

Mr. Don B. Herron, 80, of Connersville, devoted Christian and loving husband, went to be with his Lord on Sept. 11, 2021. Don died at Reid Health in Richmond after a brief illness. He was born to Gladstone ‘Glad’ and Beatrice ‘Helen’ Herron on March 27, 1941 in Rushville, Indiana. He was a highly respected foreman at Design and Manufacturing...

Sep 7, 2021

Mr. James A. Steele, 85, of Connersville died on Tuesday September 7, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond after a brief illness. James was born to Luther and Pearl (Hughes) Steele on February 16, 1936 in Jackson County, Kentucky. He was an arc welder at Design and Manufacturing (D & M) starting his career in 1965. He retired in 1988...

Sep 3, 2021

Rife P. Rude, 89, of Connersville, died Friday, September 3, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Rife was born to Luther L. and Gladys O. Paddock Rude on April 30, 1932 in Union County, Indiana. He graduated in 1950 from Brownsville Schools. Rife proudly enlisted in the United States Army in 1953. He was a specialist third...

Sep 1, 2021

Marietta (Senefeld) Bridenhager went to her heavenly home on September 1, 2021. She was born October 8, 1926, to John and Mary (Ward) Senefeld in Brookville, Indiana. She attended Brookville schools, graduating in 1944. She worked at the Jay Garment Factory for 3 years and worked a year in California while staying with an aunt. She returned in 1948 to...

Aug 30, 2021

Connersville resident, Edna Lucille Thomas Louden Ford, 85, died on August 30, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Rushville. Edna was born to Carlton E. and Annie Elizabeth Brooks Thomas on July 24, 1936 in Centerville. She attended Brookville schools graduating with the class of 1954. Edna married Charles Ford at Calvary Baptist on June 24, 1967. After retiring from...

Aug 26, 2021

Mr. Jerry Ray Floyd, 80, of Connersville died Thursday, August 26, 2021, at home surrounded by his loving family. Jerry was born to Harold “Pinky” and Esther (Lutz) Floyd on October 21, 1940 in Connersville, Indiana, and was a lifelong resident. Jerry graduated from Connersville High School and attended trade school in Indianapolis. He worked at Allison Transmission in Indianapolis...

Aug 22, 2021

Kathryn “Katy” M. Richardson, 86, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August, 22, 2021 at Heritage House in Connersville, Indiana. Katy was born in Barbourville, Kentucky on May 9, 1935 to Laura Lawson Fee. She was co-raised by Margaret and Noah Shelton. Katy attended schools in Barbourville and Connersville. She later earned the General Education Diploma in 1982, an accomplishment she...

Aug 15, 2021

Eileen O. Dubois, 98, of Connersville died Sunday, August 15, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Eileen was born to James and Allie Suter Ochiltree on September 19, 1922 in Falmouth, Indiana. She attended Connersville Senior High and graduated with the class of 1940. Eileen married Lowell Dubois on December 14, 1946 at Central Christian Church. She farmed...

Aug 12, 2021

Ada Ruth (McFarland) Clark, 71, of Connersville died Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Reid Health, Richmond. Ada was born to Craig and Mabel (Manning) McFarland on January 8, 1950 in Connersville, Indiana. She attended Connersville High School, graduating with the class of 1967. Ada held several jobs prior to gaining employment at Visteon, from which she retired after 31 years...

Aug 12, 2021

Mrs. Donna J. McElfresh, 86, of Connersville died Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Reid Health, Richmond. Donna was born to Kenneth and Mildred Kirtley Seybert on July 16, 1935 in Anderson, Indiana. She attended Middletown High School, graduating with the class of 1953. Donna married James M. McElfresh on December 23, 1956 in Middletown. She furthered her education and received...

Jul 19, 2021

Betty J. Barbee, 90, went to be with her Lord on July 19, 2021 at the Orlando Health Blue Cedar Emergency Room in Leesburg, Florida. Betty was born at home in Connersville on February 9, 1931 to Roger Paris and Lois Simpson Paris. She was a lifelong resident of Connersville prior to moving to Florida a few years ago. She...

Jul 4, 2021

Kamilla A. Jones, 96, went to be with the lord Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Carolton Health in Connersville. Kamilla was born to Jesse Thomas and Nondas Juanita Voyles Bills on May 19, 1925 in Greensburg. She attended Connersville High School. On March 20, 1943, Kamilla married the love of her life, Grant Simon Jones, who died in 1985. She...

Jul 3, 2021

Jennifer Lynn Curry, 44, of Liberty, died Saturday, July 3, 2021 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Jennifer was born to Terry Wulf and Juanita Bergman on April 21, 1977 in Galesburg, Illinois. She graduated High School from Stark County, Illinois and furthered her education by receiving an Associate’s degree in Business Management from IvyTech Community College. Jennifer was...

Jul 3, 2021

Jul 3, 2021

Leo “Spreadman” Hill, age 81, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on July 3, 2021. He was born at home in Connersville, on January 2, 1940 to James and Freda Hill. He spent his childhood and teen years in Milton. He ran track for Milton High School, where he graduated in 1960. He was also employed at the...

Jun 30, 2021

Sandra June Blackerby Neal, 80, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Sandra was born to Helen and Roscoe Blackerby on June 16, 1941, in Herrick IL where she was raised on the family farm. She graduated from Herrick High School in 1959. She married Kenneth Neal on June 5, 1960, in Mattoon, Illinois, and moved to Liberty, Indiana in...

Jun 20, 2021

James “Smitty” Smith, 76, of College Corner died Sunday, June 20, 2021 at The Knolls of Oxford. Smitty was born in Lake County, Virginia to Harvey Monroe and Vival Estep Smith on March 11, 1945. He made his way to California, where he was drafted into The United States Army. Smitty served in the 25th infantry, from which he received...

Jun 15, 2021

Samuel Aaron Berry, 51, of Burnside, Kentucky died Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Sam was born to Samuel Jefferson Berry Jr., and Norma Heitz Berry on August 15, 1969 in Richmond, Indiana. He was a welder by trade and enjoyed building and remodeling different projects. He was a member of New Life Church in Ferguson, Kentucky. In...