Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Meriam E Bourne
Apr 30, 2017
Meriam E (Goodwin Johnson) Bourne Meriam Goodwin Johnson Bourne passed away on April 30, 2017, with family by her side, at Hospice of Dayton. Meriam was born to George and Mae (Thrush) Goodwin in Camden, Ohio on June 8, 1926. She graduated from College Corner High School in 1945 and was a cheerleader. Meriam enjoyed family, gardening, cooking and sewing....
Margaret M Kunkel
Apr 7, 2017
Margaret Mary Bulach Kunkel, widow of Paul Kunkel of Liberty passed away Friday, April 7, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living facility in Richmond. She was born to Joseph and Mary Kappes Bulach on December 15, 1928, near St. Leon, Indiana in Dearborn County. Margaret and Paul were married on May 26th, 1951, and raised four daughters: Nancy Jackson of Brownsville,...
Ryan Joy
Apr 6, 2017
Ryan Joy, 40, of Connersville, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Reid Health in Richmond. Ryan was born April 25, 1976, in Killeen, Texas, to David L. and Linda Binder Joy. In 1995, he graduated from Connersville High School and later attended Indiana University East. He liked to fish, play pool and launching fireworks. In his leisure time, Ryan enjoyed...
Robert Bales
Apr 4, 2017
Robert K. Bales, 60, of the Alquina community, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 4, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Bob was born on November 26, 1956 in Connersville to Billy and Sally Bales. He was a 1975 graduate of Connersville High School and the Connersville Area Vocational School. On June 15, 1985, he...
James R. Snider Jr.
Apr 1, 2017
James Ronald Snider, Jr., 49 of Connersville, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. A Connersville native, James was born March 15, 1968 to James Ronald, Sr. and Jane Marlane Gaddis Snider. For several years, he was employed at The Davey Tree Expert Company and Nelson Tree Service, Inc. both of Indianapolis. James was a member of...
George Joseph Holt
Mar 30, 2017
George Joseph Holt Sr., 54, of West College Corner, Indiana, died on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. George was born in Cincinnati on June 11, 1962, to Daniel John Holt Sr. and Mary Lou Kalb Holt. George was a 1980 graduate of Princeton High School in Sharonville. He was a meat cutter...
Patricia Ann Butcher
Mar 24, 2017
Patricia Ann Butcher, 79, of Brownsville died Friday, March 24, 2017, at Forest Park Health Campus in Richmond. Patricia was born in Richmond on February 17, 1938, to Ralph Edward and Edith Louise Crouch Reed. She attended Richmond High School. Patricia married James Butcher on June 6, 1955 in Richmond. She had a real heart for children and was employed...
Gevenna M. Gabbard Bottomley
Mar 23, 2017
Gevenna M. Gabbard Bottomley, 50, of Connersville, died at Reid Health, Richmond, Thursday, March 23, 2017. A native of Connersville, Gevenna was born to Herschel Alvey and Freda Gabbard on November 6, 1966. She was a 1985 of Connersville High School and had been employed at Ford Electronics and Refrigeration for ten years. She had also worked as a retail...
Jenell "Janie" James
Mar 22, 2017
Jenell “Janie” James, 73, of Connersville died March 22, 2017 at her residence. Janie, a Connersville native was born February 22, 1944 to Walter K. and June D. Kendall James and graduated from Connersville High School in 1962. She was employed with Philco Ford and its predecessors until her retirement in 2005. Janie dedicated her life to God and was...
Christine Wells
Mar 16, 2017
Christine Wells, 93 of Connersville, died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at The Springs of Richmond. Christine was born January 14, 1924 in Jackson County, Kentucky to Robert and Dora Cornelius Taylor. She was a graduate of the Annville Institute in Jackson County and had attended Berea College. On August 30, 1947 in Blooming Grove, Christine married Willie J. Wells. Together...
Patricia J Gavin
Mar 16, 2017
Patricia JoAnn Gavin, 76, of Liberty died on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at her residence. Patricia was born in Clinton, Indiana, on November 26, 1940, to Lloyd Kress and Mary Lucille Lowry. She was a graduate of Fontanet High School in Fontanet, Indiana and attended Butler University and Valparaiso University. Patricia was married Beauford (Gene) Gavin in 1961. Patricia worked...
Joyce M. Bradburn
Mar 15, 2017
Joyce Bradburn, 67, of Connersville died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at her residence after a brief and sudden illness. Joyce was born July 7, 1949 in Polk County, Des Moines, Iowa to Keith and Esther Mickesh and attended Polk County schools including Polk High School where she graduated in 1967. Joyce also graduated from Tulsa Junior College in Tulsa, Oklahoma...
Virginia Readle Pearson
Mar 6, 2017
Virginia Readle Pearson - a beloved mother, grandmother/nana, and friend to many - passed away on March 6 2017. She was born Virginia “Ginny” Rebecca Miller to her parents, Ira and Ann Miller of Connersville, on August 21, 1920. Virginia attended local schools, and, after graduating from Connersville High School in 1939, joined the work force at McQuay-Norris where she...
Marsh A Pouder
Mar 5, 2017
Marsh A. Pouder, 92 of Richmond died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Friends Fellowship Community, Richmond. A Liberty native, Marsh was born May 19, 1924, the son of Clark and Ruby Ardery Pouder. He attended area schools and was a 1942 graduate of Short High School. Marsh enlisted in the United States Air Force and honorably served his country during...
Rosemary A. Sloan
Feb 21, 2017
Indianapolis, IN Rosemary Ann “Posey” Sloan, 100, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at St. Vincent’s Hospice Center in Indianapolis, where she had been a patient for two days. The daughter of Bernard and Mary O’Donnell Sloan, she was born December 31, 1916, in Bryan, Ohio. As a child, she lived in northern Ohio but moved as a...
Carol Sue Fox
Feb 20, 2017
Carol S. Fox, 75, of Connersville died February 20, 2017. A Connersville native, Carol was born May 22, 1941 to Robert James and Mary Ann Reeder Klopp and was a 1959 graduate of Connersville High School. Carol was married to Okla C. Fox in September 1959. Carol was previously employed as a cook at Pizza Hut and as the night...

Theresa Mae Ruby
Feb 18, 2017
Theresa Ruby, 57 of West College Corner, Indiana, died Saturday, February 18, 2017 at her residence. Theresa was born in Richmond, Indiana on February 5, 1960 to Thomas and Ruby Murphy Clark. She was a 1978 graduate of Union County High School and graduated from nursing school in Springfield, Ohio. Theresa started her nursing career in Liberty, working for Dr....
Jerry Dean Breen
Feb 17, 2017
Jerry D. Breen, 77, of Richmond died Friday, February 17, 2017 at Reid Health, Richmond. A Liberty native, Jerry was born November 15, 1939 to Walter Dean and Erma Corella Stanton Breen. Jerry attended area schools, including Short High School. On June 25, 1957, he was married to the former, Geraldine “Geri” Waddell in Connersville, Indiana. Jerry farmed in Union,...
Howard Winstead
Feb 17, 2017
Howard Winstead, 71, of Connersville, died Friday, February 17, 2017 at his residence. A Jackson County, Kentucky native, Howard was born July 18, 1945 to Albert and Ida Mae Gentry Winstead and was a 1965 graduate of McKee High School. For over twenty years, Howard was employed in the maintenance department at Fayette County School Corporation until his retirement in...
Patricia Ann Mcneely
Feb 12, 2017
Patricia Ann McNeely, 76, of Connersville, died Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Fayette Regional Health System. A native of Rushville, she was born June 10, 1940 to Virgil E. and Lois Aileen Johnting Jones. She was a 1959 graduate of Rushville High School and was married May 28, 1960 to Barry McNeely at the First Baptist Church in Rushville. Patricia...
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