Connersville, IN. Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.

Marjorie S. Frasur

Marjorie S. Frasur

Mar 15, 2014

Marjorie Sue “Podge” Frasur, 83, a lifelong resident Liberty, died on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Sycamore Springs Rehabilitation Center in Liberty. Podge was born in Union County on October 27, 1930, to Clyde and Fannie Pope Franklin. Due to the death of her mother, Podge at the age of 15 assumed the role of mother to her younger siblings,...

Helen M. Dunaway

Helen M. Dunaway

Mar 13, 2014

Helen M. Dunaway, 87, of Liberty died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Reid Hospital in Richmond. Helen was born in Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky on May 21, 1926, to George and Mattie Allen Dunaway. She attended Irvine Kentucky Schools and married Levi Dunaway. Helen came to the Liberty area in 1950 and was employed as a florist at Liberty Greenhouse...

James Harris

James Harris

Mar 7, 2014

Beloved father and friend, James Harris, 88, of Connersville, died Friday morning, March 7, 2014, at Reid Hospital, Richmond. An Owsley County Kentucky native, James was born October 10, 1925 to Lewis and Vicie Richardson Harris and attended Grassy Branch School in Ricetown, Kentucky. James served in World War II with Company B, 29th Infantry Regiment and was decorated with...

Malissia Audrey Thomson

Malissia Audrey Thomson

Mar 7, 2014

Malissia Audrey Thomson (maiden name Hensley) passed away on March 7th in her home in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. She was six weeks shy of 96. Malissia was born on April 28th, 1918 in Crab Orchard, KY. She was the sixth of eleven children. Her family moved to Connersville, IN in the 20’s where she grew up, married Russel Smith,...

John Johnny Selm

John Johnny Selm

Mar 3, 2014

John Selm, 66, of Connersville, died Monday morning, March 3, 2014, at his residence. John was born in Connersville on July 31, 1947 to Norman and Wilma Smith Selm. In 1965, he graduated from Connersville High School and joined the U.S. Marine Corps the following year. John served as a Corporal during the Vietnam War and his decorations included the...

Anne B. Ross

Anne B. Ross

Mar 1, 2014

Anne B. Ross, 75, died on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at her residence in West College Corner in Union County. Anne was born August 4, 1938, the only daughter of Richard G. and H. Lucille Bowling Ross. She graduated from Miami University and taught fourth grade for some years. Anne enjoyed gardening and growing flowers. She leaves behind her dog...

Billy Duane Wolf

Billy Duane Wolf

Feb 25, 2014

Billy D. “Bill” Wolf, 62, of Connersville died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at Fayette Regional Health System in Connersville. Bill was born in Connersville on Friday, April 27, 1951, to William S. and Dorothy E. Conklin Wolf. He attended the Fairfield Indiana Schools and took Pamela to be his wife on May 28, 1974, in Jellico, Tennessee. Bill worked...

Lee Heck

Lee Heck

Feb 14, 2014

Lee Heck, 83, of Connersville, died Friday evening, February 14, 2014, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. A Fayette County native, Lee was born April 25, 1930 to Webster and Hazel Florea Heck and was raised on the family farm near Harrisburg. He was a graduate of Harrisburg High School and attended Purdue University. Lee attained the rank of Staff Sergeant...

Maxine "Maxie" Mcfeely

Maxine "Maxie" Mcfeely

Feb 7, 2014

Maxine “Maxie” McFeely, 73, Connersville, passed away suddenly on Friday, February 7, 2014 at Fayette Regional Health System after a brief illness. She was surrounded by family and loved ones as she departed earth and began her journey toward what we pray is a well-deserved heavenly reward. Born Marilou Maxine Anderson on December 15, 1940 in Cambridge City, she was...

Richard "Doug" D. Phillips

Richard "Doug" D. Phillips

Feb 5, 2014

Richard D. “Doug” Phillips, 70 of Liberty, died quietly at his home on Wednesday afternoon, February 5, 2013. Doug was born December 9, 1943 in Lynn to Frederick and Lena Phillips and was a 1961 graduate of Lynn High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Viet Nam war. For 42 years, Doug was employed as an electrician...

Mary Moore Deck

Mary Moore Deck

Feb 3, 2014

Mary Ann Deck, 68, of Liberty, Indiana, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Mary Ann was born May 23, 1945, in Hamilton, Ohio, to Harlan and Edna Brier Moore. In 1963, she graduated from Short High School and also attended Miami-Jacobs Business College. Mary Ann was a lifelong resident of Union County, living all her...

Anna Paxton

Anna Paxton

Feb 1, 2014

Anna L. Paxton, 89, of Liberty died Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Sycamore Springs Rehab Center in Liberty. Anna was born in Union County on March 13, 1924, to Cleveland and Viola Hodge Fields. She was a 1942 graduate of Alquina High School and married Charles G. Paxton on April 12, 1942 at Quakertown. Together they enjoyed over 57 years...

Pauline Toole Hornung

Pauline Toole Hornung

Jan 31, 2014

Surrounded by her children and grandchildren, Pauline Toole Hornung passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014, at Brookville Healthcare Center in Brookville, Indiana, at the age of 98. Pauline was born in Union County on January 21, 1916 to Harry and Leto Shirkey Toole. After graduating from Short High School in Liberty, Ind, in 1934, she attended Reid Memorial Hospital...

Ellis E Myers

Ellis E Myers

Jan 29, 2014

Ellis E. Myers, 97, formerly of Liberty died Wednesday, January 29th, at his son’s residence in Waldron after an extended illness. Ellis was born in Union County near Liberty on August 26, 1916, to Dellis and Mary Carson Myers. He was a 1934 graduate of Short High School. He married Louise Matthews on May 31, 1941 in Metamora. Ellis, a...

Nancy L. Tryon Adams

Nancy L. Tryon Adams

Jan 26, 2014

Nancy L. Tryon Adams, 77, formerly of Connersville, died Sunday evening, January 26, 2014, in Holland, Michigan. She was born in Connersville on April 11th, 1936 to Evan and Wilma Revalee Tryon and graduated from Connersville High School. Nancy had also lived in Franklin before moving to Holland, Michigan. She enjoyed her family, the cooking channel, and the companionship of...

Lois George

Lois George

Jan 21, 2014

Lois M. George, 93, of Connersville died Tuesday night, January 21, 2014, with her family at her bedside. She was born in Shelbyville January 16, 1921 to Ernest and Artie Deloris Treon Cushing and attended Connersville area schools. On December 24, 1948, she was married at the McFarlan Hotel in Connersville to Carl George who died March 24, 1985. Lois...

Phyllis Poindexter

Phyllis Poindexter

Jan 16, 2014

Phyllis J. Poindexter, of Indianapolis, died peacefully in her sleep on her 85 birthday, at St. Francis Hospital, Beech Grove, following a short illness. Phyllis was a native of Fayette County, born January 16, 1929 to Goebel and Julia Sturgis Johnson. She was raised in Connersville and was a graduate of Harrisburg High School. She was married in 1951 in...

Vernon Brewer

Vernon Brewer

Jan 13, 2014

Vernon Brewer, 88 of Connersville, died Monday morning, January 13, 2014, at his residence. A native of Owsley County, Kentucky, Vernon was born November 3, 1925 to John and Mattie Ross Brewer. He came to Connersville in 1949 to find work and was employed for 29 years at the former National Metal Products until his retirement in 1984. On February...

Lee Ann Teller

Lee Ann Teller

Jan 9, 2014

Lee Ann Teller, 72, of Kokomo, passed away at 6:02 PM, Friday, January 9, 2015, at her residence. Born January 4, 1943, in Connersville, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Leland Mitchell Handley and Ruth Evelyn (Love) Handley. She was a 1962 graduate of Connersville High School. On June 8, 1963, at the Central Christian Church in Connersville,...

Debra "Debbie" Evans

Debra "Debbie" Evans

Dec 24, 2013

Debra Lynn Evans, 50, died Tuesday morning, December 24, 2013, at her residence. Debra was born in Connersville, December 22, 1963 to Carrol B. and Goldie M. Jones Patterson and graduated from Connersville High School in 1981. Debra was employed by Visteon on the radiator assembly line. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and the Daughters of the...