Connersville, IN. Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.

William S. Harris

William S. Harris

Apr 5, 2016

William S. Harris, 68, of Connersville died Tuesday night, April 5, 2016 at his residence, which was his family’s original Indiana Homestead. A Connersville native, William was born November 29, 1947 to Lewis Jr. and Beatrice Stamper Harris and attended Columbia and Connersville area schools. For over twenty years, William was employed at H.H. Robertson and most recently, he owned...

Betty Jane Carter

Betty Jane Carter

Apr 5, 2016

Betty Jane Carter, 88, of Liberty died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Whitewater Commons Senior Living. Betty was born in Cincinnati on August 25, 1927, to Delbert S. and Ethel Johnson Price. On September 12, 1945, Betty married Elmer Howard Carter in Covington, Kentucky, and they enjoyed seventy years together. She was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church. Betty...

Elizabeth Lorriane Barley

Elizabeth Lorriane Barley

Apr 3, 2016

Elizabeth L. Barley, 95, of Liberty died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Reid Health in Richmond. Elizabeth was born in Berwyn, Illinois, on November 1, 1920, to Chester Homer and Elizabeth Adel Bowden Bragg. She graduated from Central High School in South Bend. Elizabeth married the love of her life, Ward C. Barley Sr. in South Bend on August 21,...

John Laurel Cedar

John Laurel Cedar

Apr 1, 2016

Arrangements under the direction of Showalter Blackwell Tilton Funeral Home, College Corner, OH.

Donna J. Powell

Donna J. Powell

Mar 31, 2016

Donna Wing Powell, 80, Connersville, went to be with her Lord and life eternal, Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Heritage House of Connersville. Donna was born in Connersville April 29, 1935, to Elsworth Monroe and Leona Showalter Wing. In 1953, she graduated from Connersville High School and on August 8th of that year, she was married in Rushville to Ray...

Arnold E. Isbell Sr.

Arnold E. Isbell Sr.

Mar 20, 2016

Arnold Edwin Isbell, Sr., 76, of Connersville, died Sunday afternoon, March 20, 2016 at Lincoln Centers East. Arnold was born October 21, 1939 in McCreary County, Kentucky, the son of Edwin Arlo and Elsie Barnette Isbell. Arnold was married in Pontiac, Michigan to the former, Mary Irene Brewer, who died in 2005. Arnold was a self- employed carpenter who could...

Gary D Bales

Gary D Bales

Mar 20, 2016

Gary D. Bales, 58, of Connersville, died Sunday, March 20, 2016, at his residence. A Connersville native, Gary was born October 30, 1957 to Billy A. and Sally Shires Bales. He attended Connersville area schools and was a 1976 graduate of Connersville High School. In 2000, he graduated from the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago. Gary...

Rheba Mcfarland

Rheba Mcfarland

Mar 19, 2016

Rheba Gabbard McFarland, 89, of Connersville, died Saturday evening, March 19, 2016, at Caroleton Manor Nursing Home, Connersville. A Foxtown, Kentucky native, Rheba was the last surviving child of twelve children born July 18, 1926 to Frank and Catherine Maupin Gabbard. On January 22, 1940, she was married in Jackson County, Kentucky to Marshall McFarland who died August 26, 1987....

James Edward Wafford

James Edward Wafford

Mar 13, 2016

James Edward Wafford, 64, of Connersville died in the Emergency Room at Fayette Regional Health System on Sunday, March 13, 2016. James, the son of Earl Clayton and Leota Grivie Wafford, was born in Portland, Indiana on May 20, 1951 and graduated from Dillsboro High School in 1971. James was married to the former, Carolyn Baker, in Millington, Tennessee on...

Harold William Paddock

Harold William Paddock

Mar 11, 2016

Harold W. Paddock, 81, of Liberty died Friday evening, March 11, 2016, at the Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty. Harold was born in Preble County, Ohio, on May 9, 1934, to Lawrence J. and Glenna L. Dobbs Paddock. He was a 1952 graduate of Brownsville High School and entered the U.S Army on January 18, 1954, earning the National...

Helen Mae Jones

Helen Mae Jones

Feb 28, 2016

Helen Mae Jones, 96, of West Lafayette and formerly of Fayette County, died Sunday evening, February 28, 2016 at Cumberland Pointe Health Campus. Helen was born in Springfield Township, Franklin County, on October 30, 1919 to Homer T. and Sara Estel Muir Moody and graduated in 1937 with honors from Springfield High School. Helen also attended one year Nurses Training...

Michael Robert Fink

Michael Robert Fink

Feb 25, 2016

Michael Robert Fink, 39, of Richmond, died Thursday, February 25, 2016, in the emergency room at Reid Health Hospital, Richmond. Michael was born in Richmond, September 19, 1976 to Robert Eugene and Kathy Jo Cook Fink. He was a member of Saint Gabriel Church and attended Saint Gabriel Elementary School. In 1995, he graduated from Connersville High School. He had...

Verla Mcclure

Verla Mcclure

Feb 23, 2016

Verla McClure, 105, formerly of College Corner, died peacefully Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village in Monroe, Ohio. Verla was born on January 6, 1911, in Morning Sun, Ohio, to the late Orval and Edna (nee: Charles) Bishop. She grew up near Fairhaven and Eaton, OH and graduated from Dixon Centralized High School. Verla attended Cedarville University...

Suzanne Woodruff

Suzanne Woodruff

Feb 20, 2016

Suzanne Woodruff, 86, of Liberty, died Saturday morning, February 20, 2016 at her residence. A Liberty native, Suzanne was born August 6, 1929 to Carl Alonzo and Catherine Driggs Ridenour. She attended area schools and graduated from Short High School in 1947. Suzanne was married in Rising Sun, Indiana on August 2, 1947 to Harold Edward Woodruff, who died January...

Ada Belle Berry

Ada Belle Berry

Feb 17, 2016

Ada Belle Berry, 89, of Liberty died Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at Whitewater Commons Senior Living Center in Liberty. Ada was born in Liberty on October 25, 1926, to John W. and Rosetta Wallen Conklin. In earlier years, Ada worked at Woolworth’s 5 & 10, Stants, and Oxford Laundry for ten years and was always a homemaker. She enjoyed reading,...

Trula Paxton

Trula Paxton

Feb 14, 2016

Trula Paxton, 91, of College Corner died Sunday, February 14, 2016, at McCullough Hyde Hospital in Oxford. Trula was born in Franklin County on October 11, 1924, to Edgar and Susie Edna Brauchla Shaffer. She graduated from Brookville High School in 1942 and Methodist School of Nursing in 1945 as a Registered Nurse. Trula married William Paxton on November 14,...

Lisa Ann Bunch

Lisa Ann Bunch

Feb 8, 2016

Lisa A. Bunch, 57, of Connersville, died Monday morning, February 8, 2016, at her residence. Lisa was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 29, 1958, to Dormon and Shirley Cook Hendry and attended Connersville area schools. She had been employed at Indalex and had also worked as a clerk at Northside Package Liquors. On September 27, 1998, she was married in...

Arlus "Mac" Mcgowan

Arlus "Mac" Mcgowan

Feb 7, 2016

Arlus “Mac” McGowan, 87, of Liberty, died Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Rosebud Village in Richmond. Arlus was born in Jamestown, Kentucky, on January 22, 1929, to Everett Lee and Elizabeth Kennet McGowan. He owned and operated McGowan trucking for many years, Arlus attended The Church of God and Peace Lutheran Church in Connersville. He enjoyed trucking, money and “The...

Thomas J. Dawson

Thomas J. Dawson

Feb 5, 2016

Thomas J. Dawson, 66, of Connersville, died Friday evening, February 5, 2016, at his residence. Tom was born in Batesville, July 19, 1949, to Troy Burdette and Wilda Alley Dawson and grew up in Metamora. He was a 1968 graduate of Laurel High School and began working at Ford Electronics in Connersville. In 1969, Tom enlisted in the U.S. Army...

Barbara D. Lackey

Barbara D. Lackey

Jan 31, 2016

Barbara D. Lackey, 74, formerly of the Springersville community, died Sunday evening, January 31, 2016, at her residence in Richmond. Barbara was born in Shelbyville, February 21, 1941, to James and Lorene Lambert Cook. From her childhood throughout her life raising her children, she was a hard worker. Barbara was dedicated to her family while gardening, canning, baking bread and...