Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Bob Baltzell
Jan 28, 2016
Former long-time educator, Bob Baltzell, 79, of Connersville, died early Thursday morning, January 28, 2016, at his residence. A Connersville native, Bob was born March 12, 1936, to Dr. Fay Boyd and Ava Lois Poore Baltzell. He was a 1954 graduate of Connersville High School and attended several universities including St. Mary’s of Texas in San Antonio, Texas; Nanza University,...
Jean Kay Richardson
Jan 25, 2016
Jean Kay Richardson, 52, of Connersville, died Monday, January 25, 2016, at her residence. A Connersville native, Jean was born February 28, 1963, to Joseph Eugene and Linda L. Lane Rowe. She attended Connersville area schools and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Jean collected dog, cat, dolphin and M & M figurines. She enjoyed embroidering and was an...
Sharon Jackson
Jan 24, 2016
Sharon V. Jackson, 84, of Connersville, died Sunday morning, January 24, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Sharon was born in Dublin, Indiana, December 31, 1931, the only child of Willard F. and Viola E. Brown Seal. In 1951, she graduated from Connersville High School and worked at the Indiana Statehouse as a key punch operator for two years. Sharon...
Richard D. "Dick" Wilcox
Jan 20, 2016
Richard D. “Dick” Wilcox, 72 of Franklin County, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016, in the emergency room at Fayette Regional Health Systems. Dick was born December 3, 1943 in Richmond to Roy and Alice Miller Wilcox. In 1961 he graduated with the final graduation class at Brownsville High School. Dick was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he attained...
Sherry G Courtney
Jan 19, 2016
Sherry G. Courtney, 55 of Connersville, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at I.U. Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, after suffering a fall at home. Sherry was born January 28, 1960 in Connersville to Fred and Hilda Marie Dunkelbarger Talbott and was a 1978 graduate of Connersville High School. She worked most of her life as a childcare provider, beginning at Pleasant...
David Harrison
Jan 18, 2016
David E. Harrison, 52, of Connersville, died Monday January 18th 2016, at St. Vincent Heart Center in Indianapolis. David was born October 19, 1963 in Connersville to Otis and Sarah Peters Harrison and attended Connersville area schools. On November 13, 1982, he was married to the former, Rhonda K. Boone in Connersville. David recently worked at Smith Dairy in Richmond...
Carol June Jensen
Jan 9, 2016
Carol June “Brandenburg” Jensen, 86, formerly of Brownsville, died on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, CA. Carol was born in Union County on Tuesday, April 2, 1929, to William and Isabelle Funk Brandenburg and spent her early years on the family farm. Her family moved to Brownsville where she attended high school. Carol married Quincy...
Carl Bennington Jr.
Jan 9, 2016
Carl Bennington, Jr., 91 of Las Vegas and former Connersville resident, died Saturday, January 9, 2016, at his residence in Las Vegas, Nevada where he had resided the past two years. A Rushville native, Carl was born July 14, 1924 to Carl, Sr. and Edna Louise McDonald Bennington. He attended Connersville High School where he played football and basketball. In...
Arliss Clark Stewart
Jan 8, 2016
Arliss Clark Stewart, 70, of the Glenwood area, passed away peacefully, Friday morning, January 8, 2016, at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Arliss was born May 1, 1945 in Harlan, Kentucky to Emery and Edith Howard Stewart and was a 1963 graduate of Harlan High School. He was employed as a machine repairman at Ford Motor Company and Visteon, retiring in 2004...
Norma J. Kelley
Jan 4, 2016
Norma J. Kelley, 79, formerly of Connersville, died Monday, January 4, 2016, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. Norma was born in Magoffin County, Kentucky, January 11, 1936, to Robert and Bessie Rice Smith. On January 25, 1952, she was married in Brookville to Robert L. Kelley who died March 15, 2013. Norma attended church faithfully and was a...
Stanley G. Fields
Jan 2, 2016
Stanley G. Fields, 78, of Union County, died on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Fayette Regional Health System. Stanley was born in Fayette County to Arthur and Mary Smith Fields on June 23, 1937. He graduated from Alquina High School in 1955 and Ball State in 1959. Stanley married Evelyn Sue Mathas on August 24, 1958 at the Mt. Pleasant...
Gloria Lynn Thurman
Dec 29, 2015
Gloria Lynn Thurman, 64, of Connersville, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015, in the emergency room at Fayette Regional. Lynn was born November 11, 1951 in Connersville to Charles A. and Marguerite G. Williams Thurman. In 1971, she graduated from Connersville High School and then attended Bryman School of Dentistry in Indianapolis. Lynn worked as a dental assistant in Beverly Hills,...
Wanda M. Waters
Dec 22, 2015
Wanda M. Waters, 80, of Connersville, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. A Clay County, Kentucky native, Wanda was the daughter of Robert and Sarah Susan “Suddie” Hall Townsend, born March 9, 1935. She was a 1955 graduate of Connersville High School. On June 1, 1956, she was married to Charles M. Waters who died May...
Lyle Dean Adams
Dec 22, 2015
Lyle Dean Adams, 68, of Liberty died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at the Whitewater Commons in Liberty. Lyle was born in Richmond on June 12, 1947 to Howard Lee and Geraldine Rinehart Adams and was a lifelong resident of Union County. He attended Short High School, was a member of Four Mile Brethren Church and worked in farming. Lyle loved...
Cotton Phillips
Dec 20, 2015
Cotton Phillips, 70, of Liberty, died Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Reid Health in Richmond. Cotton was born in Kentucky, on November 15, 1945, to Arco and Martha Holland Phillips. On February 27, 1969, Cotton married the love of his life, Kay Begley, in Wise, Virginia. He lived in the Liberty area for the past forty-seven years, and was self-employed...
Betty F. Shepherd
Dec 8, 2015
Betty F. Shepherd, 86, of Connersville, died early Tuesday morning, December 8, 2015 , at Stonebrooke Rehabilitation Centre, New Castle. Betty was born in Clay City, to Charles and Addie Raley Gorby. On September 24, 1949, she was married in Hymera to Austin Joseph Shepherd who died November 8, 2000. Betty was a member of Western Avenue Baptist Church and...
Myron Anderson Powell
Dec 7, 2015
Myron Anderson Powell, 77, of Hamilton died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio. Myron was born on August 7, 1938, in Panola, Kentucky, to Albert Edwin and Irene Wilson Powell. He attended school in College Corner. Myron retired from General Cooperage after thirty years of service as a whiskey barrel maker. Myron enjoyed hunting, fishing,...
Jeffery Allen Smith
Nov 25, 2015
Jeffery Allen Smith, 52, of Indianapolis, died Wednesday, November 25. 2015, at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Jeff was born in Connersville, July 25, 1963 to Norman and Sandra L. Taylor Smith. He attended Connersville High School and liked to hunt, fish and follow NASCAR races. Jeff was employed with Nova Construction Millwork, Inc,, traveling throughout the country building retail shops. Jeff...
Sherri Yvette Stanton
Nov 23, 2015
Sherri Yvette Stanton, 50, of Connersville, passed away Monday afternoon at Reid Hospital, Richmond, following a seven month battle with cancer. While she had been ill, her death was unexpected. Sherri was a Connersville native, born September 13, 1965 to Claude and Shirley Smith Counceller. In 1984, she graduated from Connersville High School and attended Ball State University from 1984-1986....
Doris Weesner Higgs
Nov 17, 2015
Doris Weesner Higgs, 84, of Richmond, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at her residence. Doris was born in Dublin, September 6, 1931 to Leo and Hazel Hillman Pohlman. She attended Connersville area schools and was a 1949 graduate of Harrisburg High School. Doris enjoyed her family, her time spent reading and playing cards with friends. She was an accomplished seamstress...
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