Sep 2, 2018

Aug 31, 2018

Robert L. Wilkinson, 87, of Liberty, died at his residence on Friday, August 31, 2018. Robert was born on December 8, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, to Charles Roscoe “CR” and Olga Jensen Wilkinson. He had been employed as a carpenter with his father and worked in carpentry for many years. Robert enjoyed spending time in his flower gardens, watching the...

Aug 24, 2018

Ruthfena “Nan Nan” Baker, 92, of Liberty, died at her residence Friday, August 24, 2018. Ruthfena was born on August 18, 1926, in Manchester, Kentucky, to Chester and Vergie Davison Bowling She was the oldest of several children and left school in the sixth grade to help raise and take care of her siblings. Ruthfena married JT Baker in 1944....

Aug 24, 2018

Della Mae Wright Wells, 80, currently of Connersville, died Friday, August 24, 2018, at her residence. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Della was born April 25, 1938, to George Everett and Mable Blount Beekman. She was raised in Fort Pierce, Florida and graduated from high school there. Della had been employed at different credit unions and was a Mary Kay...

Aug 10, 2018

Eunice Paxton, 76, of Richmond passed peacefully Friday, August 10, 2018 at Arbor Trace Family First Senior Living, Richmond. On July 20, 1942, Eunice was born in Lee County, Kentucky to Siggle and Letha Lawson Spencer and attended area schools in Richmond, Indiana including Richmond High School, where she later earned her General Education Diploma. Eunice was a licensed cosmetologist...

Aug 8, 2018

Westfield, Indiana Mary Frances Hines passed away on Wednesday, August, 8, 2018. She was born February 7, 1931 to George and Ocre Combs in Vincent, Kentucky. Mary was one of ten brothers and sisters growing up in Kentucky and is survived by one sister, Genevieve Combs Deaton. Mary married Edward “Duke” Hines, Jr. on November 23, 1951 in Connersville, Indiana...

Aug 7, 2018

Connersville,Indiana Betty A. Rodenburg 84, of Union County, Indiana, died at her residence Wednesday, August, 08, 2018. Betty was born November 28, 1933, in Connersville Indiana to Eddie and Freda Kopple Thomas. Betty married the love of her life, Paul E. Rodenburg on February 14, 1954. She was a 4-H leader and Involved in Home Ec. Club and was a...

Jul 25, 2018

Oxford, Ohio Betty Jo Hofmann of Oxford, Ohio and formerly of Liberty, Indiana and Wilmington, North Carolina, passed away with her loving children keeping vigil at her bedside. Since 2011, Betty was a resident of the independent living cottages of the Knolls of Oxford and in April of 2017 entered the nursing facilities of the Knolls where she died the...

Jul 25, 2018

Betty J. Saeger, 90, of Connersville, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Hickory Creek in Connersville. Betty was born in Talmage, Nebraska, October 18, 1927 to Rev. Siegfried and Josephine Marquardt Haferman. Following high school, she attended Midland College, Fremont, Nebraska and graduated from University of Nebraska in Omaha with a bachelor degree in art, education. She taught for several...

Jul 25, 2018

‘Big Red One’ soldier, Pfc. Spencer A. Rose, 19 of Fort Riley, Kansas and Connersville native, died July 25, 2018. Spencer was born March 30, 1999 to Katrina Dunham Lang and Allen E. Rose, II in Richmond, Indiana. He was a 2017 graduate of Connersville High School; following graduation he enlisted in the United States Army. Since March he was...

Jul 22, 2018

Uretha E. “Toots” Poe, 93, currently a resident of Knox, died Sunday afternoon, July 22, 2018. Toots was born April 21, 1925 in Connersville to Forrest and Nellie Beck Hudelson and lived the majority of her life in Connersville. She attended Connersville area schools and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Toots kept busy with church activities and...

Jul 21, 2018

Raymond Richard Smith, 75, of Connersville died July 21, 2018 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. On April 14, 1943 Raymond was born at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio to Richard and Mae Thompson Smith. Raymond was employed for the City of Richmond where he focused on the maintenance of Glen Miller Park. He was previously employed in the maintenance...

Jul 18, 2018

Ronald J. Wells, 68, of Connersville, died Wednesday evening, July 18, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. A Connersville native, Ronald was born to Willie J. and Christine Taylor Wells on June 29, 1950. In 1969, he graduated from Connersville High School and attended Vincennes University for a year. Ronald’s passion for farming began at the early age of...

Jul 17, 2018

Lowell Harold Cornett, 72, of Liberty and former Connersville resident, died at his residence, July, 17, 2018. Lowell was born July 22, 1945 in Reid Hospital, Richmond to Larkin and Nahoma Gabbard Cornett. He graduated from Connersville High School in 1964 as a member of the National Honor Society and in the top fifteen percentile of his class. He received...

Jul 14, 2018

Former Connersville resident, Madeline K. Sanderson, 90, died Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Spring Hills-Singing Woods in Dayton, Ohio. Madeline was born in the Chaires community of Leon County, Florida, May 21, 1928, to Walter S. and Martha Isabell Connell Key. In 1946, she graduated from Monticello High School in Jefferson County, Florida. Madeline continued her education at Lively Vocational...

Jul 13, 2018

David Luke Woeste, 65, of Liberty died July 13, 2018. David was born March 4, 1953 in Muncie, Indiana to Luke B. and Marcella Maxwell Woeste and graduated from Short High School in 1971. He married the former, Debbie Walton on January 18, 1974 at Edwards Memorial United Methodist Church. David was employed by the City of Liberty for thirty-five...

Jul 13, 2018

Donna Jean Carlton, 80, of Connersville, died Friday evening, July 13, 2018, at her residence surrounded by the family she loved so dearly. A Fayette County native, Donna was born near Glenwood August 23, 1937, to Everette and Mary Marcelline Bostic Hunter. She was married at Calvary Baptist Church on October 25, 1954 to Dallas W. “Rocky” Carlton who died...

Jul 7, 2018

Former Connersville resident, Douglas R. Messer, 60 of Dayton, Ohio died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Grandview Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. Born in Connersville, June 10, 1958 to Edward and Mae Patton Messer, Douglas attended area schools and graduated in 1976 from Connersville High School. He served his country in the United States Navy as an Opticalman on the U.S.S. Fulton...

Jul 2, 2018

Robert L. “Bob” Anderson, 74, of Connersville, died Monday, July 2, 2018, at Arbor Trace Rehabilitation in Richmond. Bob was born in Indianapolis, April 22, 1944, to Clifford, Sr. and Mary Ruth Linn Anderson. In 1962, he graduated from Connersville High School. Bob served in the United States Army with the 21st Infantry stationed in Germany. He was a generous...

Jun 28, 2018

Wanda Jean Pierce, 78 of Richmond died Thursday Evening June 28, 2018. Wanda was born on December 27, 1939 in Richmond to Carl Oran and Naomi Handley Grimme. She was a 1958 graduate of Short High School ,Liberty, Indiana She married Larry Alan Pierce On August 16, 1964 at Edwards Memorial United Methodist Church in Liberty. She worked as a...