Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Beatrice "Bea" Burch Brock
Dec 17, 2013
Beatrice “Bea” Burch Brock, 84, died Tuesday morning, December 17, 2013, at The Waters of Batesville where she had resided since 2007. Bea was born in Brookville, January 1, 1929 to Walter and Lillie Sandlin Burch and attended school there. On May 12, 1956, she was married to Kenneth F. Brock following his return from the Korean War. They made...
Jane Nicholson
Dec 13, 2013
Jane Stanley Nicholson, 85, of Liberty died Friday, December 13, 2013, at Forest Park Health Campus in Richmond. Jane was born in Peru, Indiana, May 30, 1928, to Walter and Zora Hathaway Teague. She earned her Master’s Degree at Indiana University. Jane was an elementary school teacher for about thirty seven years during which time she taught in Fayette County...
Donald Shonk
Dec 13, 2013
Donald G, Shonk, 63, longtime resident of the Alquina community, went to be with Jesus, Friday evening, December 13, 2013, at Reid Hospital, Richmond, due to complications of leukemia. Donald was born in Brazil, March 16, 1950, to Donald R. and Joann Baker Shonk and was a 1970 graduate of Connersville High School. He was a veteran of the U.S...
John L. Jones
Dec 10, 2013
John L. Jones, 84, of Indianapolis, died Tuesday evening, December 10, 2013, at Community Hospital North, Indianapolis. A Brookville native, John was born March 10, 1929 to John and Fannie Parker Jones. He attended Connersville Junior and Senior High Schools. In 1946, he entered the U.S. Navy and retired as a Senior Chief following 22 years of service. His guitar...
Michael S Cason
Dec 8, 2013
Michael S. Cason, 53, of Oxford, died Sunday evening, December 8, 2013 at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Michael was born October 24, 1960 in Oxford to Wilbur and Marjorie Sayres Cason and attended Talawanda High School. On August 8, 1987, he was married in Oxford to the former Sandy L. Jolley. Michael had been employed for several years as...
Sandra Kay Cooper
Dec 5, 2013
Sandra Kay Cooper, 68, of Connersville, died Thursday morning, December 5, 2013, at her residence. Sandra was born in Petersburg, October 29, 1945, to Stanley, Sr. and Mary Jane Curry Howard. In 1963, she graduated from Rushville High School. Sandra was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church and was very passionate about her love of the Lord and sharing His...
Jason Paul Snyder
Dec 4, 2013
Jason Paul Snyder, 33, of Liberty died Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Jason was born December 13, 1979 in Oxford, Ohio, to Brian Keith Snyder and Sharon Lynn Elliott Snyder. He attended Union County Schools and worked in construction. Besides his father and step-mother, Brian and Valerie Snyder of Richmond, Mother and step-father, Sharon and Brad Shepard of Brookville, Jason is...
Loretta D Dunaway
Dec 2, 2013
Loretta “Lori” Dunaway, 51, of Brownsville died Monday, December 2, 2013, at Reid Hospital in Richmond. Loretta was born in Connersville, August 22, 1962, to Bobby Gene and Sharon Sue Dunaway. She attended school in Union County. Loretta was the March of Dimes poster child in 1965. Loretta loved Nascar, doing word searches, working puzzles, and was a great animal...
Marlene Y. Lone
Nov 30, 2013
Marlene Y. Lone, 74, of Connersville, died Saturday, November 30, 2013, at Fayette Regional Health System. Marlene was born in Connersville, January 16, 1939 and was raised by her adoptive parents, Richard and Opal McDaniel Park. She attended school in Connersville and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. On June 7, 1958, Marlene was married in Connersville to Homer...
Beverly Ann Shelton
Nov 30, 2013
Beverly Ann Shelton, 60, of Connersville, died Saturday, November 30, 2013, at Lincoln Centers-East. A Connersville native, Beverly was born December 27, 1952 to Joseph and Lila Robinson Patton and was a graduate of Connersville High School. Beverly enjoyed embroidering, working word search puzzles, shopping and going out to eat. She collected music of all types and especially liked Elvis....
Leroy Tanksley
Nov 29, 2013
Leroy F. Tanksley, 77, of the Orange community, died early Friday morning, November 29, 2013, at his residence. Leroy was born in Lewis County, Kentucky on September 11, 1936 to Frank and Thelma Roberts Tanksley and attended school in Vanceburg, Kentucky. He came to Connersville to work and met the former Patricia Jo Sturgeon whom he married December 23, 1956...
Daniel Dean Jones Jr.
Nov 28, 2013
Daniel Dean Jones, Jr., 70, formerly of Cambridge City, died Thursday, November 28, 2013, at Ambassador Healthcare, Centerville. Daniel was born June 17, 1943 in Connersville, the only child of Daniel Dean, Sr. and Alberta Maye Glisson Jones. He was raised in Connersville by his Aunt Allene Beth Evans. Daniel worked as a roofer in the community and had been...
Betty L. Johnson
Nov 26, 2013
Betty L. Johnson, 87, of Connersville, died Tuesday November 26th, 2013 at Heritage House of Connersville. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, she was born January 16, 1926, and attended girls’ school there. As a teenager, Betty was raised by Reverend Harold and Bertha Jack. On September 18, 1944, she was married in Alliance, Nebraska to Walter K. Johnson who died...
Lowell E. Wise
Nov 22, 2013
Lowell E. Wise, 67 of rural Fayette County, passed away Friday, November 22, 2013 at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis surrounded by his family. Lowell was born in Connersville, May 5, 1946 , one of seven children of David A. and Christina Firsich Wise. He attended St. Gabriel School and graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1964, where he was...
Esther R. Cox
Nov 18, 2013
Esther R. Cox, 100, of Liberty died November 18, 2013 at Sycamore Springs Rehabilitation Center in Liberty. Esther was born March 16, 1913 in Richmond to John Henry and Annabell Mary Lienemann Burkhardt. She graduated from Morton High School in Richmond and on April 15, 1932 she married Russell J. Cox in Winchester. Esther served as Union County Clerk for...
Betty E. Brack
Nov 13, 2013
Betty E. Brack, 84, of Connersville, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at her daughter’s residence. Born September 1, 1929 in Franklin County to Walton and Veola Allen O’Neal, Betty was a 1948 graduate of Springfield High. On May 2, 1948, she was united in marriage to Robert E. Brack at the O’Neal family home. In her leisure time, Betty enjoyed...
Estile H. Hibbard
Nov 7, 2013
Estile H. Hibbard, 88, of Connersville, died Thursday, November 7, 2013, at his residence. Estile was born in Corbin, Kentucky, on July 23, 1925 to John and Maggie Harrison Hibbard and attended school there. On April 1, 1946, he was married in Corbin, Kentucky to the former Geraldine Downs. Estile was a proud U.S. Army veteran of World War II...
Danny Joe Roszell, Sr.
Oct 28, 2013
Danny Joe Roszell, Sr., 51, of Connersville, died Monday evening, October 28, 2013, at Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, following a lengthy illness. Danny was born November 4, 1961 in Connersville to Robert Earl and Patricia Louise Rairden Roszell. He was a 1980 graduate of Lincoln High School in Cambridge City and had been employed as a supervisor at Keener Corporation....
Cecil E. Adams Sr.
Oct 27, 2013
Cecil E. Adams Sr., 86, of West College Corner died on Sunday, October 27, 2013, at his residence. Cecil was born November 5, 1926, in New Garden Township in Wayne County Indiana to Robert L. and Maggie French Adams. He attended Richmond High School. Cecil joined U.S. Army to serve his country. He served with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,...
Richard Lee Henry Jr.
Oct 26, 2013
Richard Lee Henry, Jr., 45 of Connersville, died Saturday evening, October 26, 2013, at his residence. A Connersville native, Richard was born April 18, 1968, to Richard Lee, Sr. and Sharon K. Hamilton Henry. He began playing basketball in kindergarten and continued through his graduation in 1986 from Connersville High School. Richard was named ‘Most Valuable Player” of the CHS...
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