Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Melva H. Clark
Jul 23, 2015
Melva H. Clark, 87, of Connersville died Thursday evening, July 23, 2015 at Lincoln Centers West. Melva was born in Jackson County, Kentucky January 12, 1928 to John Walker and Bessie Russell Harrison and later attended Connersville area schools, including Connersville High School. In 1946, she was married to Chester Clark Sr., who died in March of 1972. After being...
William L. Paxton
Jul 16, 2015
William L. “Bill” Paxton, 89, of College Corner died Thursday, July 16, 2015, at The Knolls of Oxford. Bill was born in Union County on May 11, 1926, to Charles R. and Pearl Patterson Paxton. He was a 1944 graduate of Alquina High School. Bill enlisted in the Army in 1945 and served during WWII. He married Trula Shaffer on...
Annastasia Warrick
Jul 14, 2015
Annastasia Warrick, 90, of Liberty died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Reid Hospital in Richmond. Annastasia was born in Union County on January 12, 1925, and was a 1943 Graduate of Short High School. She moved to Indianapolis in 1945 and lived there until 1987. While living in Indianapolis, Annastasia was employed at the Indiana National bank from 1961 through...
Luann Irrgang
Jul 10, 2015
Luann Irrgang, 59, of Connersville passed away Friday night, July 10, 2015 surrounded by her family. A Connersville native, Luann was born October 25, 1955 to Howard “Skeeter” and Mary Alice Allen Irrgang and was a 1973 graduate of Connersville High School. For several years, she was employed at the Connersville Parks and Recreation Department, coordinating events at the Miller...
Jeannette Snyder Handley
Jun 30, 2015
Jeannette Snyder Handley, 97, formerly of Liberty, died on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Indianapolis. Jeannette was born in Clifton, Indiana, to Earl and Ethel Miles Snyder on January 24, 1918. She attended school in Clifton, Brownsville, and Short High School. In May 1935, Jeannette married Sylvan Handley who died on April 30, 1987. Jeannette was employed for 28 years...
Fay L. Theders
Jun 29, 2015
Fay L. Theders, 71 of Camby and former Connersville resident, died early Monday morning, June 29, 2015 at her residence. Fay was born September 30, 1943 in Jamestown, Tennessee to Clifton and Beadie Hinds. She graduated in 1961 from Chrysler High School, New Castle. Fay was married March 24, 1968 in New Castle to Charles A. “Tony” Theders, who died...
Carol Farmer
Jun 28, 2015
Carol Farmer, 85, departed this life on June 28, 2015 at Rush Memorial Hospital in Rushville, IN. Carol was born in Cressmont in Lee County, Kentucky on November 1, 1929 to Lewis and Geneva Smith Marcum. She graduated from Booneville High School and attended Eastern Kentucky University. Carol taught school at Mount Eagle School on Farmer Ridge in Lee County,...
Dewey Foster Baldwin
Jun 27, 2015
Dewey Foster Baldwin, 92, of the Alpine community in Fayette County, died Saturday evening, June 27, 2015, at his residence. Dewey was born September 5, 1922 in Franklin County to Dewey Herbert and Birdie Mae Marcum Baldwin. He attended school in Franklin County and entered the U.S. Army in 1942. Dewey served as a heavy machine gunner during WW II...
Luana M. Himelick
Jun 23, 2015
Luana M. Himelick, age 91, of Connersville, Indiana, and Naples, Florida, passed away June 23, 2015. Luana was born February 21, 1924, in Greencastle, Indiana, the daughter of William Frost Murphy and Mary Fell Murphy, of Connersville, Indiana, when both of her parents were students at DePauw University. She was the granddaughter of Hyatt Lincoln Frost. She grew up in...
Madeline Sparks
Jun 20, 2015
Madeline Sparks, 93, of Connersville died Saturday evening, June 20, 2015 at Heritage House of Connersville. Madeline was born in Knox County, Kentucky to Robert and Maude Mills Garland both of whom preceded her in death. When she was five years of age, the family moved to Connersville where she grew up. At the age of ten, she was baptized...
Marguerite G. Thurman
Jun 19, 2015
Marguerite G. Thurman, 84, of Connersville died Friday afternoon, June 19, 2015 at Lincoln Centers East. A Connersville native, Marguerite was born February 7, 1931 to Roy L. and Minnie Leftridge Williams and later attended Connersville High School. On May 27, 1951, Marguerite was married to Elder Charles A. Thurman. She had been employed at Ford Electronics, Stant Manufacturing and...
Harold Ray Jenkins
Jun 11, 2015
Harold Ray Jenkins, 62, of West College Corner, died on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at his residence. Harold was born in Okeana, Ohio, on June 11, 1953, to Robert and Elma Marie Gross Jenkins. He married Judy Adkins on November 7, 1975 in Hamilton, Ohio. He worked as a mechanic in the trucking business. Harold enjoyed building model cars, fishing,...
Kenneth M. Waters
Jun 3, 2015
Kenneth M. “Kennybob” Waters, 53, of Connersville, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Fayette Regional Health System. A Connersville native, Kennybob was born February 15, 1962 to Charles Michael and Wanda M. Townsend Waters. He attended Connersville High School and Ivy Tech Community College. Kennybob loved playing music, especially guitar and bass in local bands including the Wes Miller Stone...
Elizabeth Hampton Kehrer
Jun 2, 2015
Elizabeth Hampton Kehrer, 100, of Brownsville, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Lincoln Center East in Connersville. Elizabeth, was born Breathitt County Kentucky, on January 28, 1915, to Henry and Niecy Sebastan. She was a homemaker and loved her family, camping, and visiting with people. Elizabeth volunteered at the Lincoln Center for many years and was a Pentecostal in her...
Dennis L. Smith
Jun 1, 2015
Dennis L. Smith, 81, of Connersville, died Monday afternoon, June 1, 2015, at his residence. Dennis was born August 31, 1933 to William R. “Bill” and Mary K. “Billie” May Smith in Oliver Spring, Tennessee and graduated from Milton High School in Wayne County in 1950. On June 28, 1953, Dennis married the former Audrey L. Wagers. He enlisted in...
Beulah J. Powers
May 30, 2015
Beulah J. Powers,81, of Liberty, died in Vevay, Indiana, on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Beulah was born in London, Kentucky, on June 16, 1933, to James Everett and Nellie Dees Hubbard. She married Bennie Thomas Powers who died August 5, 1987. Beulah was a homemaker and loved her family, cooking, bingo, and the casino. Beulah is survived by three sons:...
Denver Earl Wells
May 30, 2015
Denver Earl Wells, 85, of Connersville, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Lincoln Centers-East in Connersville where he had resided since December 2014. Denver was a native of Knox County, Kentucky, born January 22, 1930, to Dallas Clyde and Mary Leola Pope Wells. He was a 1950 graduate of Brookville High School and served in the U.S. Army while stationed...
Alma B. Beasley
May 28, 2015
Alma Blanche Beasley, 67, of College Corner, Ohio, went home to be with her King on Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Fairfield, Ohio, after a brave struggle with kidney disease. Alma was born on September 4, 1947 in Colson, Kentucky, to Curtis and Gertrude (Everidge) Banks. Her family moved to Ohio when she was 12. She graduated...
Daisy I. Doerflein
May 26, 2015
Daisy I. Doerflein, 89, formerly of Liberty, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Lincoln Centers-East in Connersville. Daisy was born February 28, 1926 in Manchester, Kentucky to John and Adeline Burch Clark and lived most of her adult life in the Liberty area. She was a very active member of the Liberty Pentecostal Church where she played guitar and sang....
Rex D. Clark
May 20, 2015
Rex Dean Clark, 80, of West College Corner died on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at McCullough Hyde Hospital in Oxford. Rex was born in West College Corner on December 27, 1934, to Albert and Martha Alice May Clark. He graduated in 1952 from College Corner High School and married Mary Lou Chalfant on July 3, 1954, at the Presbyterian Church...
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