Oct 5, 2012

Carol L. Hisle, 76, of Connersville, died Friday, October 5, 2012, at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Carol was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, August 7, 1936, to Curtis G. and Evelyn B. Roberts Macdonald. She was a graduate of Stoneham High School and on August 17, 1956, she was married in the St. James United Methodist Church there to Robert “Bob” Hisle....

Oct 4, 2012

Oct 3, 2012

Joseph F. “Joe” Patton, 87, of Connersville, died Wednesday evening, October 3, 2012, at Fayette Regional Health System where he had been a patient for two weeks. Joseph was born October 14, 1924 in Paris, Kentucky to Floyd and Bertha Cruse Patton. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served as a gunner aboard the destroyer, USS Fiske that...

Oct 1, 2012

Kitchel E. Winters, 96, of Union County, died Monday afternoon, October 1, 2012, in Liberty. A Union County native, Kitchel was born February 9, 1916 to Forrest D. and Hattie Belle Lafuze Winters. He was a 1934 graduate of Brownsville High School, attended Purdue University and was a graduate of the Richmond Business College. Since 1926, he was an active...

Oct 1, 2012

Ethan Scott Boggs, 20, of Liberty, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, October 1, 2012, from injuries suffered in a traffic accident on Quakertown Road in Union County. Ethan was born in Logansport, January 17, 1992, to Barry Scott and Stefanie Ann Scott Boggs. In 2010, he graduated from Union County High School where he was recognized with...

Sep 30, 2012

Sara Beth McDill Duvall, 29, of Lebanon and formerly of Liberty, sadly lost her battle to kidney cancer on Sunday, September 30, 2012, following her diagnosis nearly one year ago. She fought hard during her battle with family and friends close by her side. Sara was born in Oxford, Ohio, March 24, 1983, to David and Betty Martin McDill. In...

Sep 30, 2012

Sep 28, 2012

Woodrow W. “Woody” Oliver, 99, of Somerville, Ohio and former area resident, died Friday, September 28, 2012, at Woodland Country Manor in Somerville, Ohio. Woody was born, May 13, 1913 to Floyd “Pad” and Ella C. Isrigg Oliver in Greensburg, Indiana and attended school there. On November 16, 1946, he was married in Corbin, Kentucky to the former Gladys F....

Sep 26, 2012

Jean L. Montgomery, 93, of DeMotte and formerly of Liberty, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at Porter Regional Hospital, Valparaiso. Jean was born May 29, 1919 in Richmond to Harold and Gladys Stevens Clements. In 1938, she graduated from Morton High School in Wayne County and was employed at her father’s business, Clements Insurance in Richmond. Jean had also worked...

Sep 24, 2012

Arthur F. “Art” Fields, 80, of Liberty, died Monday, September 24, 2012, at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. A Liberty native, Art was born April 6, 1932 to Milton and Nellie Frasur Fields. He attended Short High School in Liberty and entered the U.S. Army in 1950. His was stationed at Ft. Knox, Kentucky and later...

Sep 23, 2012

In the small and quiet hours on Sunday, the 23rd of September 2012, James Pete Calvin Louden passed away at his residence. James was born in Franklin County, August 31, 1937, to John James and Mamie “Beulah” Stacy Louden and attended Fairfield School in Franklin County. Many know him as the patriarch of the Louden Family, and many may know...

Sep 22, 2012

Jeffrey Alan Long, 66, of Westfield, died Saturday evening, September 22, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis. Jeff was born July 13, 1946 in Rushville, the eldest of seven children of Robert Darrel and Betty June Bush Long. In 1964, he graduated from Rushville High School and was a 1966 graduate of DeVry Technical Institute, Chicago, with a degree in...

Sep 21, 2012

Joanna Lee Hisle, 63, of Connersville, died Friday morning, September 21, 2012, at University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Joanna was born February 2, 1949 in Hamilton, Ohio. On June 7, 1975, she was married in Jellico, Tennessee to Nelson E. Hisle, Sr. Joanna had been employed at Wayne Works in Richmond and served as the first and only female...

Sep 19, 2012

Katie Bailey, 33, died Wednesday morning, September 19, 2012, at her mother's residence in Connersville, Indiana. Katie was born October 29, 1978 in St. Joseph, Michigan to Barbara E. McConnell. Barbara married Vincent P. Roush in February of 1979 and Vincent adopted Katie on Valentine's Day of 1980. In 1997, Katie graduated from Hartford High School in Hartford, Michigan. She...

Sep 15, 2012

Dana Ray Gruell, 49, of Kokomo, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at the home of his mother where he had been recuperating from an accident. A Connersville native, Dana was born March 21, 1963, the youngest of three sons of Bobbie L. and Shirley Ann Meek Gruell. In 1981, he graduated from Connersville High School and entered the U.S. Navy....

Sep 14, 2012

Owen Lawrence Smith, 70, of Liberty, died early Friday morning, September 14, 2012, at his residence. Owen was born December 11, 1941 in Hico, West Virginia, to Luther and Isabelle Miller Smith and attended school in College Corner, Ohio. In November of 1963, he was married in Liberty to the former Doris J. Remley. Owen retired in 1996 from Perfect...

Sep 11, 2012

Sharon Metsch, 59, of Liberty, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at her home. Sharon was born September 14, 1952, in Brookville and was the daughter of Boss and Lizan Steward. In 1970, she graduated from Brookville High School and continued her education at business college in Indianapolis. Sharon had been employed with Mansur Development...

Sep 7, 2012

Barbara J. Alford, 86, of Connersville, went to be with the Lord, Friday afternoon, September 7, 2012, at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Barbara was born in Franklin County, October 6, 1925 to Wade and Gladys McFarland Reese. She had been employed at Stant Manufacturing and had worked at Hickory Lane Smorgasbord. She was a member of the Centerville Christian Church. Barbara...

Sep 5, 2012

Former Liberty resident, Marlene Ellen Kitchel, 76, died Wednesday morning, September 5, 2012, at Golden LivingCenter-Golden Rule, Richmond Marlene was born in Richmond, December 16, 1935 to Bernard H. and Mildred E. Crouse Kitchel. She was a member of Hanna’s Creek Christian Church. Marlene is survived by her sister and brother-in-law: Dona J. and Larry L. Miller of Liberty; nieces:...

Sep 2, 2012

Philip L. “Flip” Brunsman, 57, of Connersville, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, at his residence. A Connersville native, Philip was born October 2, 1954, to Louis Frank and Edna Ruth Collins Brunsman. He graduated early from Connersville High School in 1972 and had attended St. Gabriel Elementary School. For over 29 years, he had been employed as a machinist at...