Connersville, IN. Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.

Steve C. York

Steve C. York

Mar 23, 2013

Steven C. York, 49, of Ocala, Florida and former Liberty resident, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Ocala, Florida. Steve was born on July 3rd 1963, in San Diego, California to Robert R. and Pauleta Jean Fields York. He attended Union County schools. Steve had a special love of music that led him to write songs at an early age....

Elizabeth "Liz" Callahan

Elizabeth "Liz" Callahan

Mar 5, 2013

Elizabeth “Liz” Callahan, 45, of Connersville, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Reid Hospital Richmond. A Connersville native, Liz was born July 23, 1967 to Joe Douglas and Carol Ann Seniour Clark. She was a 1985 graduate of Connersville High School and attended cosmetology school in Muncie. Liz had been employed as a teller at 5th/3rd Bank. She enjoyed spending...

Aiden Nathaniel Andrews

Aiden Nathaniel Andrews

Feb 25, 2013

Aiden Nathaniel Andrews, infant son of Nathaniel and Rebecca Lucas Andrews of Connersville, was stillborn, Monday, February 25, 2013, at Fayette Regional Health System. In addition to his parents, Aiden is survived by his sister: Abigail Marie Andrews; his maternal grandparents: Mike and Lisa Pfenninger of Connersville; maternal great-grandmother: Janet Jordan of Connersville; his paternal grandmother: Silvia Jemison of Liberty;...

Thomas Gerald Mccombs

Thomas Gerald Mccombs

Feb 21, 2013

Thomas Gerald McCombs 65, of Connersville, died at Lincoln Center East in Connersville on Thursday evening, February 21, 2013. Thomas was born Oct. 7, 1947 at Fayette Memorial Hospital, a much beloved son of Clair Cecil and Marcia Scholl McCombs. He was a much beloved grandson of Cecil Clair and Mollie Koeppel McCombs, and of John Benjamin and Sarah Goble...

Simona Sue Overbeck

Simona Sue Overbeck

Feb 12, 2013

Simona Sue Overbeck, 66, of Liberty, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Simona was born June 18, 1946 in Connersville to Berneil and Clara Howell Young. She attended school in Laurel and was most proud to later receive her GED from Connersville High School. Simona was a member of the First Baptist Church in Connersville and retired...

Marjorie Maxine Brooks

Marjorie Maxine Brooks

Feb 11, 2013

Marjorie Maxine Brooks, 82, of Liberty, died Monday, February 11, 2013, at Knolls of Oxford, Oxford, Ohio. Marjorie was born June 29, 1930 at home in Kitchel, Union County, to Harold and Cora Shade Crouse and was a lifelong resident of Union County. In 1949, she graduated from Kitchel High School. Marjorie was a genuinely happy person who was always...

John M. Mcgary

John M. Mcgary

Feb 10, 2013

John M. McGary, 80, of Destin, Florida and former Connersville resident, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 while on a skiing outing in Vail, Colorado. John was born September 22, 1932 in Connersville to Mark and Margaret Cox McGary. His family owned a grocery store in town and John attended St. Gabriel Church and St. Gabriel School. In 1950, he graduated...

Kay Corso Alexander

Kay Corso Alexander

Feb 8, 2013

Kay Corso Alexander, 71, of Liberty, died Friday morning, February 8, 2013, at her residence. A native of Hamilton, Ohio, Kay was born August 1, 1941 to John J. and Marcella J. Kennedy Corso. She was a graduate of Talawanda High School and had attended Miami University, both in Oxford, Ohio. She had been self-employed, cleaning area offices and businesses....

Duane Duke Sorrell

Duane Duke Sorrell

Feb 8, 2013

Duane “Duke” Sorrell, 49, of Brownsville, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, OH. Duane was born December 1, 1963 in Richmond, to Chester and Dorothy J. Richardson Sorrell. He was a lifetime resident and attended Union County schools. On December 20, 1991, Duane married the former Shelley Fields, in Liberty. “Duke” was employed as a...

Imagene Dolan

Imagene Dolan

Feb 3, 2013

Imagene Dolan, 91, of Connersville, died Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Caroleton Manor of Connersville. Imagene was born December 3, 1921 in Rush County, to Lewis E. and Norma Helen Brunner Bennington. She attended Fayette County schools and was married in Connersville on April 1, 1939 to Xen F. Dolan, who died April 2, 1975. Imagene was a 61 year...

L. Marie Brom

L. Marie Brom

Feb 3, 2013

L. Marie Brom, 88 of Silver City, New Mexico and former Fayette County resident, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso, Texas. Marie was born September 3, 1924 in Fayette County to Henderson and Carrie Rowland Sizemore. She had a great love of reading and especially loved poetry. Marie attended Indian Hills Baptist Church...

Glenna L. Rhonemus

Glenna L. Rhonemus

Feb 3, 2013

Glenna L. Rhonemus, 80, of Liberty, died Sunday evening, February 3, 2013, at her residence. Glenna was born September 9, 1932, in Boston, Wayne County, to Robert and Edna Sheaffer Dance, both of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Short High School in 1950 and was married in Liberty to John William “Bill” Rhonemus on June 10, 1951....

Charles C. Adkins

Charles C. Adkins

Feb 2, 2013

Charles C. Adkins, 95, of Connersville, died Saturday morning, February 2, 2013, at Heritage House of Connersville. Charles was a native of Pikeville, Kentucky, born November 26, 1916 to Hiram and Jane Gilispie Adkins. He was injured while deployed as a field lineman during WW II with the U.S. Army 303rd Infantry Regiment serving in the European African Middle Eastern...

Ethel C. Mcclurg

Ethel C. Mcclurg

Feb 2, 2013

Ethel C. McClurg, 94, of Rising Sun and former Connersville resident, died Saturday morning, February 2, 2013, at her residence. Ethel was born in Morehead, Kentucky, May 21, 1918, to Zenas Walton and Bertha Frances Plank Clark and attended Haldeman High School near Morehead. On January 7, 1936, she was married in Morehead to Ernest McClurg and they moved to...

Dorothy J. Henry

Dorothy J. Henry

Jan 29, 2013

Dorothy J. Henry, 90, of Brownsville, died Tuesday afternoon, January 29th, 2013 at Reid Hospital in Richmond. Dorothy was born in Preble County, Ohio on June, 30th, 1922 to Elvin and Sally Taylor Richardson. On October 3, 1968, Dorothy was married in Brownsville to James J. Henry who died November 13, 2005. She had worked for a short time at...

Larry J. Watkins

Larry J. Watkins

Jan 25, 2013

Larry J. Watkins, 70, of Connersville, died Friday, January 25, 2013, surrounded by family and friends at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital in Orlando, Florida .He was in Orlando to attend the PGA Show and play golf with his close friends. His death was due to complications from bladder cancer that he had been fighting since February of 2012. Larry was...

Ruby W. Broyles

Ruby W. Broyles

Jan 24, 2013

Ruby W. Broyles, 85, of Connersville, died early Thursday morning, January 24, 2013, at Sycamore Springs Nursing Home, Liberty. Ruby was born December 12, 1927 to William James and Effie Florence Forren Wilson in Wolf Creek, West Virginia. In 1945, she graduated from Alderson High School in Alderson, West Virginia and attended business school in Alderson. Ruby was married October...

Leroy J. Howard

Leroy J. Howard

Jan 20, 2013

Leroy J. Howard, 81, of Connersville, died Sunday evening, January 20, 2013, at Fayette Regional Health System, Connersville. Leroy was a native of Winchester, Kentucky, born June 21, 1931 to Asa and Fannie King Howard. He moved to the local area with his family and attended Connersville area schools. Leroy retired from White Consolidated Incorporated and its predecessor, Design and...

Marion L. Garrett

Marion L. Garrett

Jan 11, 2013

Marion L. Garrett, 80, of Brownsville, died Friday evening, January 11, 2013, at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Oxford, Ohio. On May 7, 1932, Marion was born in St. Charles, Virginia to Claude and Isabelle Shepard Carter. She was a 1951 graduate of St. Charles High School and was married on June 14, 1952 to Roosevelt Garrett, who died in 1971.They had...

Chester C. Burton, Sr

Chester C. Burton, Sr

Jan 4, 2013

Chester C. Burton, Sr., 84, of Connersville, died Friday morning, January 4, 2013, at Lincoln Centers-East surrounded by his family. Chester was born July 22, 1928 in Pike County to Chester Arthur and Ella June Barger Burton. In 1947, he graduated from Decker High School and attended Vincennes University. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War where...