Jan 30, 2020

John Edward Lampman, 86 died, Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Heritage House of Connersville. John was born June 12, 1933 in Green County, New York. John proudly served in the United States Navy. John had worked in the automotive industry as a parts manager before retiring. John is survived by his wife: Velda and her children and grandchildren; son: John...

Jan 27, 2020

Betty Jean Pouder, 91, died Monday morning, January 27, 2020, at Friends Fellowship Community, in Richmond. A Union County native, Betty was born February 25, 1928 to William and Mabel C. (Laird) Albert, and was a 1946 graduate of Short High School. On June 26, 1948, in Liberty, she married Marsh Ardery Pouder, he died March 5, 2017. She was...

Jan 12, 2020

Bennie M. Banks, age 80, of College Corner, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Good Sam Hospital. He was born on February 3, 1939 in Letcher County, Kentucky, the son of the late Curtis and Gertrude (Everidge) Banks. On May 28, 1960, he married Charlotte Amburgey. Bennie was a retired custodian having been employed at the Stewart Building...

Jan 12, 2020

Dec 31, 2019

Harold J. Ellison Sr., 84, of Connersville, passed away December 31, 2019, in Florida, while on vacation. He was born January 29, 1936, in Corbin, Kentucky to the late Jermie and Mattie Brewer Ellison. Harold lived in Connersville his whole life and was a graduate of Connersville High School. He furthered his education at Purdue University, Ivy Tech, I.U. East...

Dec 28, 2019

Maynard Brichford, 93, of Urbana died peacefully on December 28 at Carle Memorial Hospital in Urbana, IL . Maynard was born August 6, 1926 to Merton and Evelyn Graves Brichford in Madison, Ohio. Upon graduation from Madison High School in 1944 he completed a semester at Hiram College before entering the Navy. After his discharge he returned to Hiram, then...

Dec 27, 2019

Donna L. Keen of Connersville, died Friday, December 27, 2019, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Donna was born in Knightstown on February 6, 1947, to Fredrick and Edna Morris Campbell. Donna enjoyed painting, taking pictures, sewing, reading books, and traveling throughout the United States. She was a member of the Village Creek Primitive Baptist Church and a volunteer at...

Dec 25, 2019

Floene Rose, 86, of Connersville, was called home to be with the Lord, on Wednesday, December 25 2019, at 4:34 a.m. at Reid Healthcare in Richmond surrounded by her family. She was born on October 5, 1933 near Stockton, California, to James W. Fields and Bonnie Venable Fields Todd. She was formerly married to the late Vester Rose, with whom...

Dec 23, 2019

Opal H. Keeton Crank, 84, of Connersville, died Monday, December 23, 2019, at her residence. Opal was born July 15, 1935 to William and Margaret Young Vaught. After many faithful years of service, she retired from Ford-Visteon in Connersville. Opal was not one to set idle for very long as she enjoyed many hobbies including canning vegetables from her garden,...

Dec 18, 2019

Ralph Edwin Nixon, 91, formerly of Connersville, Indiana, passed away December 18, 2019 in Clearwater Florida. He was born in Washington Township, Rush County, Indiana on July 31, 1928, at the family farm home; son of Luther D. and Myla Gordon Nixon. Ralph and Betty McCoy Johnson were married July 3, 1965: Betty preceded him in death June 1996. Ralph...

Dec 17, 2019

Julie Ann Giesting passed away in Weston, FL, on December 17, 2019. Julie was the oldest child of Dr. Dale & Mary Giesting. She was born November 23, 1971 in Indianapolis, IN. Julie grew up in Connersville, IN, and graduated from Connersville High School. After high school, she attended the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. Julie worked as...

Dec 15, 2019

Edward Joseph Derringer, 36, of Louisville, Kentucky; formerly of Connersville, died Sunday, December 15, 2019. He will be missed very much, he was a very loving husband, father, son, brother and nephew. Eddie was born, September 23, 1983, to Edward Jesse Derringer and Mary (Maggie) Higbie Pitstick. He was a 2002 graduate from Connersville High School; Eddie moved to Louisville...

Dec 10, 2019

Dora L. Leab, 96, of Connersville, passed away on Tuesday night, December 10, 2019, at Reid Health of Richmond. She was born on September 10, 1923 in Franklin County to John Klemme and Catharine Gettinger Klemme. Dora married Bernard John Leab on August 25, 1945. He preceded her in death in 1996. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

Dec 8, 2019

Thomazine (Tommie) Kirkham, 96, formerly of Connersville, IN, passed away peacefully Dec. 8, 2019 in Minnetonka, MN at New Perspective Senior Living. Tommie was born Nov. 19, 1923 in Orleans, IN, to Stephen and Zola (Dillon) Wilfong. After graduation from high school she attended Methodist Hospital School of nursing, receiving her RN degree in 1946. She worked as a nurse...

Dec 8, 2019

Dianne Greye, 78, of Liberty, died Sunday, December 8, 2019, at Reid Health of Richmond. Dianne was born in Rushville on February 17, 1941 to Loren and Vina (Endicott) Pruet. She was a floral designer and worked at several local florist. Dianne enjoyed watching the Price Is Right game show and going to auctions with her husband, Gary. Most of...

Dec 8, 2019

Ruth Sutter Dare, 84, of Brookville, formerly of Liberty, died December 8, 2019, at Brookville Health Care Center. Ruth was born June 19, 1935 in Mannheim, Germany, to the late Ludwig and Marie Boh Sutter. Early on in life, she proved to be a survivor. During WWII, Ruth’s family was on a train to Poland to seek refuge at her...

Dec 6, 2019

Clarice “Joy” Hapner, 94, of Connersville passed away on December 6, 2019 at Reid Health of Richmond. She was born on April 11, 1925 to Emerson and Vivian Gully in Dayton, Ohio. Joy was a 1943 graduate of Harrisburg High School. She married Norman F. Hapner on April 22, 1974. Joy was employed as an admitting supervisor at the former...

Nov 30, 2019

Nov 23, 2019

Dwight R. Grant, 71, of Liberty, died Saturday, November 23, 2019 at his residence. Dwight was born to Elmer and Ida Mae Purcell Grant on July 14, 1948, in Connersville. On July 26, 1969, in Connersville, he married Nancy L. Allen and they had two daughters. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Richmond, where he served...

Nov 22, 2019

Dorothy E. Maple Thompson, 94, of Richmond and former Connersville resident, died Friday, November 22, 2019, at Reid Health of Richmond. Dorothy was born in Indianapolis, on August 26, 1925, to the late Carl and Blanche Seals Maple. On November 6, 1965, in Connersville, she married the love of her life Wesley P. Thompson, who died September 1, 1988. Dorothy...