Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Leola Rensink
Sep 12, 2017
Leola Ledford Rensink, 93, of the Connersville community, died Tuesday morning, September 12, 2017, at her residence. Leola was born in Newport, Kentucky on March 16, 1924 to John and Viola Wilson Bickers and attended school there. Prior to moving to Connersville, she had been employed in the ship yards in Alameda, California during WW II. She enjoyed reading daily...
Mathew Carl Farmer
Sep 11, 2017
Mathew Farmer, 33, of Connersville died on Monday, September 11, 2017 in Indianapolis. Mathew was born in Richmond on January 5, 1984, to Daniel and Teresa Hodson Farmer; He attended Connersville High School and later earned his GED. Mathew was employed in construction and landscaping. He enjoyed drawing, landscaping, being outdoors and spending time with friends and family. In addition...
Nancy Clark
Sep 6, 2017
Connersville resident, Nancy L. Clark, 84, died late Wednesday evening, September 6, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. A Connersville native, she was born May 16, 1933 to Russell and Helen M. Owens Showalter. Following her graduation from Connersville High School with the class of 1951, she was married on June 16, 1951 to Wayne E. Clark. She supported...
Frances Louise Beard
Sep 3, 2017
Frances Louise Beard, 81, of Connersville, died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Reid Health, Richmond. Louise was born at home in Harrisburg, July 29, 1936 to Angus and Bessie Garrett Gilley. She attended Bunker Hill Elementary School and was a 1955 graduate of Connersville High School. On August 31, 1956, in the Central Christian Church parsonage, Louise married Don L....
James Allen Partridge
Aug 27, 2017
James A. “Jim” Partridge, Jr., 56, of Liberty, died on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at his residence. Jim was born December 26, 1960, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to James A. Partridge, Sr. and JoAnn Martinez Chapman and was a 1978 graduate of Union County High School. On September 26, 1978, Jim enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served...
Karen Dianne Oler
Aug 25, 2017
Dianne Oler, 62, of Liberty, died Friday, August 25, 2017, at her residence. Dianne was born in Sharonville, Ohio, on December 11, 1954, to Francis Paul and Vivian Revis Raffel. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Indiana University and her Master’s Degree in reading from Miami University. Dianne married Bill Oler on August 16, 1975, in Carmel, Indiana,...
Robert "Bob" Underwood
Aug 23, 2017
Connersville, IN Local jewelry business owner, Robert L. “Bob” Underwood, 91, of Connersville, died Wednesday morning, August 23, 2017, at his residence. Bob was born December 20, 1925 in Aurora, Illinois, the only child of Carlton R. and Grace Emily Nolte Underwood. He was a 1943 graduate of Aurora High School where he was the quarterback of the football team....
Hannah Soper
Aug 10, 2017
Hannah Elizabeth Soper, 17, of Liberty, died on Thursday, August 10, 2017 in Union County as a result of an auto accident. Hannah was born in Columbus, Indiana, on August 11, 1999 to David and Sarah Poindexter Soper. Hannah was a senior at Union County High School in Liberty where she played on the Girls’ Soccer Team and belonged to...
Larry Sayres
Aug 8, 2017
Larry Leroy Sayres, 71 of Indianapolis, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at the Heritage House of Greensburg. Larry was born in Connersville on January 23, 1946, to Marvin and Ada Conklin Sayres. He attended the Billingsville and College Corner schools. Larry entered in the U.S. Army on December 1, 1965 and was discharged on November 14, 1967. On October 1,...
Matthew Mcfarland
Aug 8, 2017
Matthew McFarland, 54, of Rushville, died Tuesday evening, August 8, 2017, at his residence. Matthew was born in Connersville on June 9, 1963 to Dennis L. and Mona J. Harsh McFarland. He was a 1981 graduate of Connersville High School and a U.S. Army veteran stationed in Hawaii as a crew member with the Medivac helicopter. Matthew had been employed...
Robert Gene Barnard
Aug 7, 2017
Robert Gene Barnard, 86, of Liberty, made his transition on August 7, 2017 at Whitewater Commons Senior Living. Born March 27, 1931, he was the son of Parris and Ruth Shepler Barnard. A member of the old Greenwood School’s last first grade class in 1937, he graduated from Short High School, Liberty, IN, where he was a member of the...
Mary Louise Lutes
Aug 5, 2017
Mary L. Lutes, 89, of College Corner, Ohio, died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty. Mary was born in Richmond on February 29, 1928, to Denver and Elsie Waltz Hileman. Mary was employed in custodial work at Miami University for several years. She resided in the College Corner area for over forty years. Mary was...
Joyce E. Crutchfield
Aug 2, 2017
Joyce E. Crutchfield, 78, of Connersville, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Reid Healthcare in Richmond. Joyce was born January 12, 1939 in Connersville, to Kermit B and Mary G. Noe Hensley. She was a 1958 graduate of Connersville High School and remained active with her class and planning reunions. In 1959, Joyce was honored as the first Fayette County...
Chucky Lucas
Jul 31, 2017
Chucky Lucas, 36, of Connersville, died Monday, July 31, 2017 at Fayette Regional Health System. Born January 1, 1981 in Connersville, Chucky was the son of Charles E. and Gloria Clark Lucas. He was a 1999 graduate of Connersville High School and went on to attend Vincennes University. Chucky was an avid fan of Duke University basketball and played basketball...
Ruth Edith Campbell
Jul 14, 2017
Ruth Edith (Summers) Campbell, 104, died on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Berkeley Square Colonial Services in Hamilton, Ohio. Ruth was born in Butler County, Ohio, on September 11, 1912, to Everett E. and Edith Harrison Summers. She was a 1930 graduate of Union School in College Corner. On July 28, 1030, she married James E. Campbell and enjoyed seventy...
Maudie Mae Barrett
Jul 10, 2017
Maudie Mae Barrett, 67, of Connersville, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at Hickory Creek at Connersville. Born January 26, 1950 in Fayette County, Indiana, Maudie was the daughter of John D. and Maxine Rose Steele. She attended Connersville area schools and the Full Gospel Holiness Church. Maudie greatly enjoyed outdoor activities, including fishing and tending her flowers. She also found...
Diana M Hatfield
Jul 3, 2017
Diana M. Hatfield, 65, of Connersville, died Monday, July 3, 2017 at Fayette Regional Health System. A Bath, Ohio native, Diana was born October 23, 1951 to Virgil P. and Evelyn “Marie” White Turney. She was a 1970 Connersville High School graduate. Diana married Clifford L. “Cliff” Hatfield on October 29, 1973. While Cliff was enlisted in the Navy for...
Wilma J Mclean
Jun 30, 2017
Wilma J. McLean, 95, of Connersville, died Friday, June 30, 2017, at Heritage House of Connersville. Wilma was born in Seymour, October 4, 1921, the only child of Sheldon and Mabel Spear Van Hoy. She graduated from high school in Seymour and attended business college. On July 7, 1948, she married Byron McLean who died September 27, 1979. Wilma had...
Janet Hensley
Jun 25, 2017
Janet S. Hensley, 69, of Liberty died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at her residence. The daughter of Ralph and Lois Mudell Watterson, Janet was born November 19, 1947 in Richmond, Indiana. She attended area schools and graduated from Franklin County High School in 1965. On January 14, 1993, she married Aaron Hensley, whom died on January 4, 2008. Janet was...
Nilah G. Fettig
Jun 24, 2017
Connersville native, Nilah Fettig, 97, died Saturday afternoon, June 24, 2017, at Markle Heath and Rehabilitation in Markle. Nilah was born September 17, 1919 to Ralph and Grace Smith Bowen. She was a graduate of Orange High School and Indiana Business College in Indianapolis. On December 21, 1940, she was married to Charles W. “Chuck” Fettig who died September 28,...
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