Connersville, IN. Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.

Trula Paxton

Trula Paxton

Feb 14, 2016

Trula Paxton, 91, of College Corner died Sunday, February 14, 2016, at McCullough Hyde Hospital in Oxford. Trula was born in Franklin County on October 11, 1924, to Edgar and Susie Edna Brauchla Shaffer. She graduated from Brookville High School in 1942 and Methodist School of Nursing in 1945 as a Registered Nurse. Trula married William Paxton on November 14,...

Lisa Ann Bunch

Lisa Ann Bunch

Feb 8, 2016

Lisa A. Bunch, 57, of Connersville, died Monday morning, February 8, 2016, at her residence. Lisa was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 29, 1958, to Dormon and Shirley Cook Hendry and attended Connersville area schools. She had been employed at Indalex and had also worked as a clerk at Northside Package Liquors. On September 27, 1998, she was married in...

Arlus "Mac" Mcgowan

Arlus "Mac" Mcgowan

Feb 7, 2016

Arlus “Mac” McGowan, 87, of Liberty, died Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Rosebud Village in Richmond. Arlus was born in Jamestown, Kentucky, on January 22, 1929, to Everett Lee and Elizabeth Kennet McGowan. He owned and operated McGowan trucking for many years, Arlus attended The Church of God and Peace Lutheran Church in Connersville. He enjoyed trucking, money and “The...

Thomas J. Dawson

Thomas J. Dawson

Feb 5, 2016

Thomas J. Dawson, 66, of Connersville, died Friday evening, February 5, 2016, at his residence. Tom was born in Batesville, July 19, 1949, to Troy Burdette and Wilda Alley Dawson and grew up in Metamora. He was a 1968 graduate of Laurel High School and began working at Ford Electronics in Connersville. In 1969, Tom enlisted in the U.S. Army...

Barbara D. Lackey

Barbara D. Lackey

Jan 31, 2016

Barbara D. Lackey, 74, formerly of the Springersville community, died Sunday evening, January 31, 2016, at her residence in Richmond. Barbara was born in Shelbyville, February 21, 1941, to James and Lorene Lambert Cook. From her childhood throughout her life raising her children, she was a hard worker. Barbara was dedicated to her family while gardening, canning, baking bread and...

Bob Baltzell

Bob Baltzell

Jan 28, 2016

Former long-time educator, Bob Baltzell, 79, of Connersville, died early Thursday morning, January 28, 2016, at his residence. A Connersville native, Bob was born March 12, 1936, to Dr. Fay Boyd and Ava Lois Poore Baltzell. He was a 1954 graduate of Connersville High School and attended several universities including St. Mary’s of Texas in San Antonio, Texas; Nanza University,...

Jean Kay Richardson

Jean Kay Richardson

Jan 25, 2016

Jean Kay Richardson, 52, of Connersville, died Monday, January 25, 2016, at her residence. A Connersville native, Jean was born February 28, 1963, to Joseph Eugene and Linda L. Lane Rowe. She attended Connersville area schools and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Jean collected dog, cat, dolphin and M & M figurines. She enjoyed embroidering and was an...

Sharon Jackson

Sharon Jackson

Jan 24, 2016

Sharon V. Jackson, 84, of Connersville, died Sunday morning, January 24, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Sharon was born in Dublin, Indiana, December 31, 1931, the only child of Willard F. and Viola E. Brown Seal. In 1951, she graduated from Connersville High School and worked at the Indiana Statehouse as a key punch operator for two years. Sharon...

Richard D. "Dick" Wilcox

Richard D. "Dick" Wilcox

Jan 20, 2016

Richard D. “Dick” Wilcox, 72 of Franklin County, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016, in the emergency room at Fayette Regional Health Systems. Dick was born December 3, 1943 in Richmond to Roy and Alice Miller Wilcox. In 1961 he graduated with the final graduation class at Brownsville High School. Dick was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he attained...

Sherry G Courtney

Sherry G Courtney

Jan 19, 2016

Sherry G. Courtney, 55 of Connersville, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at I.U. Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, after suffering a fall at home. Sherry was born January 28, 1960 in Connersville to Fred and Hilda Marie Dunkelbarger Talbott and was a 1978 graduate of Connersville High School. She worked most of her life as a childcare provider, beginning at Pleasant...

David Harrison

David Harrison

Jan 18, 2016

David E. Harrison, 52, of Connersville, died Monday January 18th 2016, at St. Vincent Heart Center in Indianapolis. David was born October 19, 1963 in Connersville to Otis and Sarah Peters Harrison and attended Connersville area schools. On November 13, 1982, he was married to the former, Rhonda K. Boone in Connersville. David recently worked at Smith Dairy in Richmond...

Carl Bennington Jr.

Carl Bennington Jr.

Jan 9, 2016

Carl Bennington, Jr., 91 of Las Vegas and former Connersville resident, died Saturday, January 9, 2016, at his residence in Las Vegas, Nevada where he had resided the past two years. A Rushville native, Carl was born July 14, 1924 to Carl, Sr. and Edna Louise McDonald Bennington. He attended Connersville High School where he played football and basketball. In...

Carol June Jensen

Carol June Jensen

Jan 9, 2016

Carol June “Brandenburg” Jensen, 86, formerly of Brownsville, died on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, CA. Carol was born in Union County on Tuesday, April 2, 1929, to William and Isabelle Funk Brandenburg and spent her early years on the family farm. Her family moved to Brownsville where she attended high school. Carol married Quincy...

Arliss Clark Stewart

Arliss Clark Stewart

Jan 8, 2016

Arliss Clark Stewart, 70, of the Glenwood area, passed away peacefully, Friday morning, January 8, 2016, at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Arliss was born May 1, 1945 in Harlan, Kentucky to Emery and Edith Howard Stewart and was a 1963 graduate of Harlan High School. He was employed as a machine repairman at Ford Motor Company and Visteon, retiring in 2004...

Norma J. Kelley

Norma J. Kelley

Jan 4, 2016

Norma J. Kelley, 79, formerly of Connersville, died Monday, January 4, 2016, at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. Norma was born in Magoffin County, Kentucky, January 11, 1936, to Robert and Bessie Rice Smith. On January 25, 1952, she was married in Brookville to Robert L. Kelley who died March 15, 2013. Norma attended church faithfully and was a...

Stanley G. Fields

Stanley G. Fields

Jan 2, 2016

Stanley G. Fields, 78, of Union County, died on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Fayette Regional Health System. Stanley was born in Fayette County to Arthur and Mary Smith Fields on June 23, 1937. He graduated from Alquina High School in 1955 and Ball State in 1959. Stanley married Evelyn Sue Mathas on August 24, 1958 at the Mt. Pleasant...

Gloria Lynn Thurman

Gloria Lynn Thurman

Dec 29, 2015

Gloria Lynn Thurman, 64, of Connersville, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015, in the emergency room at Fayette Regional. Lynn was born November 11, 1951 in Connersville to Charles A. and Marguerite G. Williams Thurman. In 1971, she graduated from Connersville High School and then attended Bryman School of Dentistry in Indianapolis. Lynn worked as a dental assistant in Beverly Hills,...

Lyle Dean Adams

Lyle Dean Adams

Dec 22, 2015

Lyle Dean Adams, 68, of Liberty died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at the Whitewater Commons in Liberty. Lyle was born in Richmond on June 12, 1947 to Howard Lee and Geraldine Rinehart Adams and was a lifelong resident of Union County. He attended Short High School, was a member of Four Mile Brethren Church and worked in farming. Lyle loved...

Wanda M. Waters

Wanda M. Waters

Dec 22, 2015

Wanda M. Waters, 80, of Connersville, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. A Clay County, Kentucky native, Wanda was the daughter of Robert and Sarah Susan “Suddie” Hall Townsend, born March 9, 1935. She was a 1955 graduate of Connersville High School. On June 1, 1956, she was married to Charles M. Waters who died May...

Cotton Phillips

Cotton Phillips

Dec 20, 2015

Cotton Phillips, 70, of Liberty, died Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Reid Health in Richmond. Cotton was born in Kentucky, on November 15, 1945, to Arco and Martha Holland Phillips. On February 27, 1969, Cotton married the love of his life, Kay Begley, in Wise, Virginia. He lived in the Liberty area for the past forty-seven years, and was self-employed...

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