Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
James Richard Mccreary
Jul 8, 2016
James Richard “Rick” McCreary, 61, of Shelbyville and longtime Connersville resident, died Friday evening, July 8, 2016 at his residence. Rick was born December 10, 1954 in Harlan County, Kentucky, the son of James Charles and Doris Jean Howard McCreary. Rick was a 1973 graduate of Connersville High School and was the manager of the 1972 winning basketball team. Rick...
Anna C. Holliday
Jul 5, 2016
Anna Cornett Holliday, 84, of Connersville passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family Tuesday night, July 5, 2016. A native of Knott County, Kentucky, Anna was born at their family home, September 24, 1931 to Oscar and Orica Smith Cornett, the third of five children. Anna graduated from Hindman Settlement School in Hindman, Kentucky and briefly attended Berea...
Darrell Charles Rowe
Jul 3, 2016
Darrell Charles Rowe, 53, died on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at his residence. Darrell was born in Connersville on February 22, 1963, to James Edward Rowe and Jackie Marie Taylor Reece. He was a 1981 graduate of Connersville High School. Darrell was employed for a number of years in maintenance as an electrician at Metl-Span in Shelbyville. Darrell enjoyed fishing,...
Karon S. Miller
Jul 1, 2016
Karon Sue Miller, 69, of Glenwood died Friday, July 1, 2016, at Major Hospital in Shelbyville. Karon was born in Xenia, Ohio, on September 1, 1946, to David and Katherine Graham Kennedy. Karon graduated from Rushville High School in 1964. On August 28, 1965, Karon married the love of her life, William Miller, in Rushville. She had worked as a...
Hiram Wayne Collins Jr.
Jun 25, 2016
Hiram Wayne Collins, Jr., 80 of Scenic, Arizona and formerly of Connersville, died Saturday morning, June 25, 2016 at his residence. A Connersville native, Wayne was born June 12, 1936, the son of Hiram Sr. and Ida Rose Collins. Wayne attended Connersville area schools and was a 1954 graduate of Connersville High School. For thirty six years, Wayne was employed...
Harold E Abernathy
Jun 15, 2016
Harold E. Abernathy, 83, of Liberty died on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Reid Health in Richmond. Harold was born at home on the farm in Liberty on January 18, 1933, to Robert and Ruth Steins Abernathy. On January 5, 1952, Harold married the love of his life, Emma L. Wehrley, in Billingsville. He was employed as a farmer all...
David Colter
Jun 7, 2016
David A. Colter, 52, of Middletown, Ohio, went peacefully to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, Ohio, with his family by his side. David was a Connersville native, born May 2, 1964 to Chester D. and Marilyn Chance Colter and attended Connersville area schools. He graduated from technical school in Indianapolis as...
Martin E. "Marty" Vaughn
Jun 7, 2016
Martin E. “Marty” Vaughn, 56, of Liberty died unexpectedly, Tuesday morning, June 7, 2016 at Reid Health in Richmond. Marty, the son of Allen and Margaret Pauline McGinty Vaughn, was born July 2, 1959 in Richmond and graduated from Union County High School in 1979. Marty was employed with Benchmark Human Services for more than twenty years. He also volunteered...
Lorne M Hartley
May 24, 2016
Lorne M. Hartley, 76, of West College Corner, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. Lorne was born in Oxford on July 7, 1939, to Estell and Frances Marshall Hartley. He graduated from Union High School in 1957 and also attended Miami University. Lorne honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. On September 7, 1962,...
Ruth I. Mckee
May 22, 2016
Ruth I. McKee, 91, of Connersville died Sunday night, May 22, 2016 at Heritage House of Connersville. Born March 2, 1925 in Connersville, she was the oldest of ten children of the late John and Rachel Dunn Carlin. Ruth attended Connersville area schools and married John Thomas McKee on June 18, 1943. Ruth was employed at Stant Manufacturing until her...
David Harrison Tanner
May 18, 2016
David H. Tanner, 69, of Liberty died Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Reid Health in Richmond. David was born in Union County on October 29, 1946, to Harrison and Marie Riall Tanner. He graduated from Union County High School and served his country in the U. S. Navy. David retired from Stant Corporation in Connersville. David was a member of...
Linda Finch
May 15, 2016
Linda L. Finch, 71, of Liberty died on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Whitewater Commons Senior Living. Linda was born in Connersville on December 25, 1944, the daughter of John and Dorothy Thompson Reed. Linda attended Brownsville and Liberty High Schools and on May 6, 1962 she married Bill Finch in Liberty. Before beginning her battle with Multiple Sclerosis, Linda...
Clara J. Noble
May 12, 2016
Clara J. Noble, 81, of Connersville, died Thursday evening, May 12, 2016, Caroleton Manor Nursing Home. Clara was born in Bicknell in Knox County, March 5, 1935, to Floyd Henry and Alice May Vale Evans. She attended elementary school in Glenwood and was a 1953 graduate of Orange High School. On May 9, 1953, she was married to John O....
Kristy M. Boulware
May 10, 2016
Kristy M. Boulware, 56 of the Columbia community, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at her residence. Kristy was born in Connersville, February 11, 1960 to Robert J. and Janis L. Bunzendahl Krepp. She attended Connersville area schools and had been employed at Visteon. Kristy enjoyed her dogs and time spent with her family and friends. She also liked to fish,...
Alta I. Dwiggins
May 10, 2016
Alta I. Dwiggins, 96, of Liberty died early Tuesday morning, May 10, 2016 at Whitewater Commons Senior Living. Alta was born July 16, 1919 in Preble County, Ohio and attended area schools. Alta was married April 24, 1956 to Floyd M. “Dwiggie” Dwiggins in Rushville, Indiana. Together, Alta and Floyd owned and operated Dwiggie’s Restaurant for fourteen years. From 1975...
Robert Gene Seals
May 7, 2016
Robert G. "Bob" Seals, 70 of Liberty, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He had been under his physician’s care but his death was unexpected. Bob was born in Connersville to Jesse and Stella Shockey Seals on November 30, 1945. He attended school in College Corner. On...
Linda D. Willhelm
May 2, 2016
Linda D. Willhelm, 67, of Connersville, died Monday morning, May 2, 2016, at her residence. Linda was the daughter of Frank L. and R. Vivian Holland May, born in Rushville on October 18, 1948. She attended Fayette County schools and was a 1966 graduate of Harrisburg High School. Linda was a ‘stay at home Mom’ while raising her family and...
Beulah C. Gilland
Apr 24, 2016
Beulah Christine Gilland, 95, went to her heavenly home Sunday, April 24, 2016, Fayette Reginal Health System Hospital with family by her side. Beulah was born to John Wesley and Elizabeth N. Powell Blaase near Tuscola, Illinois on February 26, 1921. The family moved to Connersville on March 31, 1928. Beulah attended Connersville area schools and was a 1939 graduate...
Elviera L. Bethge
Apr 16, 2016
Long-time Liberty resident, Elviera L. Bethge, 88, died Saturday, April 16, 2016 after battling two hip surgeries, bronchitis and pneumonia. Elviera, the daughter of William and Martha Sattler Ross was born May 14, 1927 in Richmond, Indiana and was a 1945 graduate of Richmond High School. Elviera married Charles E. Bethge on March 3, 1978 in Muncie, Indiana. Elviera was...
Wilma I. Davis
Apr 12, 2016
Wilma I. Davis, 94, died Tuesday evening, April 12, 2016, at Heritage House of Richmond. She was born in Marion, August 20, 1921, to Virgil and Geneva Nash Poe. Wilma spent most her life in Connersville. Early on, she worked in her parent’s furniture and grocery store. This began a life of hard work and independence. During WW II, she...
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