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...

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...

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...

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...

Jan 3, 2013

Genevieve J. Dicken, 94, of West College Corner, died Thursday morning, January 3, 2013, at her residence. A native of Manhattan, Kansas, Genevieve was born August 6, 1918 to John and Isla Eddy Harris. Following her graduation from Havensville High School in Kansas, she received a bachelor’s degree in Home Economics from Kansas State University. Genevieve was married in Topeka,...

Jan 1, 2013

Dec 27, 2012

Colonel Michael J. Gough (retired), 59, of Connersville, died late Thursday evening, December 27th 2012, at Indianapolis University Hospital, Indianapolis. Michael was born in Connersville on February, 22, 1953 to Robert L. and Janice Lee Gough and was a 1971 graduate of the Latin School in Indianapolis. He earned his Bachelor Degree in Political Science from Indiana University and a...

Dec 27, 2012

Louise Stratton, 93, of Connersville passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Caroleton Manor Nursing Home in Connersville. Louise was born June 27, 1919 in Dayton, Tennessee to Floyd and Elizabeth Gillette Gravitt. She retired from the Indiana State Police Department after 31 and a half years of service as secretary of the Connersville post. During her employment, she received...

Dec 26, 2012

Helen Gabbard Fox Mays, 90, of Connersville, died Wednesday evening, December 26, 2012, at her home. Helen was born July 10, 1922, in Foxtown, Kentucky to Frank W. and Catherine F. Maupin Gabbard and had lived in Fayette County since WWII ended in 1945. She and her husband, Wade Fox were Foster Parents to more than 130 children for nearly...

Dec 24, 2012

Nathaniel Floyd, 75, of Connersville, died Monday, December 24, 2012 at his residence. Nathaniel was born August 16, 1937 in Columbia, Fayette County, to Albert and Ethel Jenkins Floyd. Nathaniel is survived by his wife of 54 years, Shera Floyd; two children: Danny Floyd and his wife, Melissa of Fayette County; Tammy Rambo and her husband Jim of Connersville; two...

Dec 24, 2012

Elizabeth Ann “Annie” Steele, 33 of Connersville, died late Monday evening, December 24, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital, Indianapolis. “Annie” was born in Connersville on March, 5, 1979 to Rhonda J. York and Wendall “Donnie” Steele and attended Connersville High School. “Annie” attended Garrison Creek Baptist Church. “Annie’s” life was centered around her love of horses. She had been employed...

Dec 23, 2012

Dec 21, 2012

David Joseph “Joe” Laughlin, 66, of Connersville died Friday, December 21, 2012, at his residence. A Connersville native, “Joe” was born to Alvin “Buck” and Anna Mae Ervin Laughlin on July 2, 1946. He attended Connersville High School and entered the U.S. Army in 1965. “Joe” attained the rank of Specialist 4 Technician while serving with the 709th Maintenance Group...

Dec 12, 2012

Elizabeth Ann Lewis Thompson, 65, of the Lakeview community in Franklin County, died Wednesday morning at her residence. “Liz” was a native of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, born September 17, 1947 to Paul R. and Elizabeth Ann Darris Cook. In 1965, she graduated from Bell High School in Los Angeles, California. “Liz” moved to the local area in 1972...

Dec 12, 2012

Helen Jane Frye, 79, of Rushville, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Rushville. Helen was born in Lewis County, Kentucky on January 3, 1933 to Frank and Thelma Roberts Tanksley, and attended school in Tollesboro, Kentucky. On November 25, 1949, Helen was married in Vanceburg, Kentucky to Martin “Gene” Frye, who died on December 27, 2003....

Nov 19, 2012

Raymond Mark Jones, age 86 of Richmond and formerly of Liberty, died Monday, November 19, 2012 at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Raymond was born April 2, 1926 in Bath to Joseph and Martha Burer Jones. He was a 1944 graduate of Short High School in Union County. On June 3, 1950, he was married to the former Leona May Clevenger at...

Nov 18, 2012

Norma F. Poe, 94, formerly of Richmond, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Liberty Nursing Center in Oxford, Ohio. Norma was born October 9, 1918 in Connersville to Fred and Hettie Robinson Showalter and attended Connersville area schools. On November 16, 1940, she married in Muncie to Edgar W. Poe. Norma was a member of the Centerville Baptist Church and...

Nov 16, 2012

Lula Saylor, 80, of Connersville, died Friday evening, November 16, 2012 at Fayette Regional Health System. Lula was born in Gray Hawk, Jackson County, Kentucky, on October 14, 1932 to William Russell and Laura Moore Nunn and attended school there. Lula had owned the Headhunters Beauty Shop in Austin, Texas and had owned and operated three moving companies in Indianapolis,...

Nov 12, 2012

Mark Pickering, 46, of Connersville, died Monday, November 12, 2012 at Lincoln Centers-East. Mark was born in Anderson, February 13th 1966, to Charles and Nita Joan Eshelman Pickering. He was a 1984 graduate of Pendleton Heights High School and graduated from Ball State with a Bachelor of Science degree and from IUPUI with a teaching degree. Mark was employed at...

Nov 8, 2012

Danny W. Ervine, 68, of Connersville died Thursday morning, November 8, 2012 at his residence. A Connersville native, he was born August 28, 1944 to Vernon W. and Avylen Dean Moore Ervine and attended Connersville area schools. Danny was a Connersville firefighter for 33 years and retired July 1, 1999. He was a local D.J. playing oldies, had been employed...