Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.
Robert "Bob" Underwood
Aug 23, 2017
Connersville, IN Local jewelry business owner, Robert L. “Bob” Underwood, 91, of Connersville, died Wednesday morning, August 23, 2017, at his residence. Bob was born December 20, 1925 in Aurora, Illinois, the only child of Carlton R. and Grace Emily Nolte Underwood. He was a 1943 graduate of Aurora High School where he was the quarterback of the football team....
Hannah Soper
Aug 10, 2017
Hannah Elizabeth Soper, 17, of Liberty, died on Thursday, August 10, 2017 in Union County as a result of an auto accident. Hannah was born in Columbus, Indiana, on August 11, 1999 to David and Sarah Poindexter Soper. Hannah was a senior at Union County High School in Liberty where she played on the Girls’ Soccer Team and belonged to...
Larry Sayres
Aug 8, 2017
Larry Leroy Sayres, 71 of Indianapolis, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at the Heritage House of Greensburg. Larry was born in Connersville on January 23, 1946, to Marvin and Ada Conklin Sayres. He attended the Billingsville and College Corner schools. Larry entered in the U.S. Army on December 1, 1965 and was discharged on November 14, 1967. On October 1,...
Matthew Mcfarland
Aug 8, 2017
Matthew McFarland, 54, of Rushville, died Tuesday evening, August 8, 2017, at his residence. Matthew was born in Connersville on June 9, 1963 to Dennis L. and Mona J. Harsh McFarland. He was a 1981 graduate of Connersville High School and a U.S. Army veteran stationed in Hawaii as a crew member with the Medivac helicopter. Matthew had been employed...
Robert Gene Barnard
Aug 7, 2017
Robert Gene Barnard, 86, of Liberty, made his transition on August 7, 2017 at Whitewater Commons Senior Living. Born March 27, 1931, he was the son of Parris and Ruth Shepler Barnard. A member of the old Greenwood School’s last first grade class in 1937, he graduated from Short High School, Liberty, IN, where he was a member of the...
Mary Louise Lutes
Aug 5, 2017
Mary L. Lutes, 89, of College Corner, Ohio, died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty. Mary was born in Richmond on February 29, 1928, to Denver and Elsie Waltz Hileman. Mary was employed in custodial work at Miami University for several years. She resided in the College Corner area for over forty years. Mary was...
Joyce E. Crutchfield
Aug 2, 2017
Joyce E. Crutchfield, 78, of Connersville, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Reid Healthcare in Richmond. Joyce was born January 12, 1939 in Connersville, to Kermit B and Mary G. Noe Hensley. She was a 1958 graduate of Connersville High School and remained active with her class and planning reunions. In 1959, Joyce was honored as the first Fayette County...
Chucky Lucas
Jul 31, 2017
Chucky Lucas, 36, of Connersville, died Monday, July 31, 2017 at Fayette Regional Health System. Born January 1, 1981 in Connersville, Chucky was the son of Charles E. and Gloria Clark Lucas. He was a 1999 graduate of Connersville High School and went on to attend Vincennes University. Chucky was an avid fan of Duke University basketball and played basketball...
Ruth Edith Campbell
Jul 14, 2017
Ruth Edith (Summers) Campbell, 104, died on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Berkeley Square Colonial Services in Hamilton, Ohio. Ruth was born in Butler County, Ohio, on September 11, 1912, to Everett E. and Edith Harrison Summers. She was a 1930 graduate of Union School in College Corner. On July 28, 1030, she married James E. Campbell and enjoyed seventy...
Maudie Mae Barrett
Jul 10, 2017
Maudie Mae Barrett, 67, of Connersville, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at Hickory Creek at Connersville. Born January 26, 1950 in Fayette County, Indiana, Maudie was the daughter of John D. and Maxine Rose Steele. She attended Connersville area schools and the Full Gospel Holiness Church. Maudie greatly enjoyed outdoor activities, including fishing and tending her flowers. She also found...
Diana M Hatfield
Jul 3, 2017
Diana M. Hatfield, 65, of Connersville, died Monday, July 3, 2017 at Fayette Regional Health System. A Bath, Ohio native, Diana was born October 23, 1951 to Virgil P. and Evelyn “Marie” White Turney. She was a 1970 Connersville High School graduate. Diana married Clifford L. “Cliff” Hatfield on October 29, 1973. While Cliff was enlisted in the Navy for...
Wilma J Mclean
Jun 30, 2017
Wilma J. McLean, 95, of Connersville, died Friday, June 30, 2017, at Heritage House of Connersville. Wilma was born in Seymour, October 4, 1921, the only child of Sheldon and Mabel Spear Van Hoy. She graduated from high school in Seymour and attended business college. On July 7, 1948, she married Byron McLean who died September 27, 1979. Wilma had...
Janet Hensley
Jun 25, 2017
Janet S. Hensley, 69, of Liberty died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at her residence. The daughter of Ralph and Lois Mudell Watterson, Janet was born November 19, 1947 in Richmond, Indiana. She attended area schools and graduated from Franklin County High School in 1965. On January 14, 1993, she married Aaron Hensley, whom died on January 4, 2008. Janet was...
Nilah G. Fettig
Jun 24, 2017
Connersville native, Nilah Fettig, 97, died Saturday afternoon, June 24, 2017, at Markle Heath and Rehabilitation in Markle. Nilah was born September 17, 1919 to Ralph and Grace Smith Bowen. She was a graduate of Orange High School and Indiana Business College in Indianapolis. On December 21, 1940, she was married to Charles W. “Chuck” Fettig who died September 28,...
Colleen F. Price
Jun 22, 2017
Colleen F. Price, 95, of Connersville, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Premier Healthcare of Connersville. Colleen was a native of Fayette County, born October 26, 1921, to Curtis and Nellie C. Riebsomer Huff. She attended Connersville area schools and Alquina High School. In 1942 during World War II, she was employed at Stant Manufacturing until her retirement in 1961....
Jody Lee Johnson
Jun 18, 2017
Jody Lee Johnson, 45, of West College Corner, died June 18, 2017 at Reid Hospital in Richmond. A Connersville native, Jody was born on August 8, 1971 to Donald E. and Eselene Jackson Johnson. He attended Connersville area schools and was employed as a stone laborer. In his free time, Jody enjoyed fishing and hunting ginseng. Jody is survived by...
Geraldine Louise Adams
Jun 13, 2017
Geraldine L. Adams, 96, of Liberty died on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty. Geraldine was born in Preble County, Ohio on June 19, 1920, to Frank Carey and Helen Irene Parks Rinehart. She was a 1938 graduate of Dixon Township High School in Preble County. Geraldine also attended Miami Jacobs Business College in Dayton....
Robert Joseph Tillison Jr.
Jun 11, 2017
Milroy, IN SGM Joe Tillison, 53, of Milroy, died Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Franklin County, as a result of a motorcycle accident on US 52. Joe was born in Rushville on June 2, 1964 to Robert Joseph, Sr. and Joyce Lorraine Smith Tillison. He graduated from Connersville High School in 1982 and received a bachelor degree from DeVry University,...
Jordan Thomas Van Meter
Jun 2, 2017
Jordan Thomas Van Meter, infant son of Thomas Robert Van Meter and Rebecca Renee Barrett, died on June 2, 2017 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital TriHealth in Oxford. In addition to his parents, Jordan is survived by a sister: Katie Sue Barrett of Brownsville; maternal grandparents: Marlene and Max Thompson of Connersville, Boone and Patricia Barrett of Connersville; paternal grandparents:...
Golda Rae See
May 21, 2017
Golda Rae See, 89 of Connersville, died Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Premier Healthcare, Connersville. A Victoria, Texas native, Golda was born September 8, 1927 to Woodrome and Grace Edna Macha Carroll and was a 1945 high school graduate. She married Herbert W. See on September 28, 1950. Together, they relocated to Indiana to be closer to family. Golda enjoyed...
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