Oct 26, 2010

Arrangements under the direction of Showalter Blackwell Funeral Home, Connersville, IN.

Jun 28, 2002

Woodrow A. DePew, 81, of Oxford, Ohio and formerly of Lead Hill, Arkansas, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at the Hospice of Butler and Warren County in Franklin, Ohio. He was born in Manchester (Clay County), Kentucky on July 4, 1932, to G. S. and Mattie Evelyn Edwards DePew. Woodrow graduated in 1952 from McGuffey High School in Oxford. On...

Nov 29, 1950

Korean War veteran, Corporal Gerald Ivan “Bud” Shepler, 20, went missing in Korea on November 29. 1950. He was a paratrooper with U.S. Army Company K, 3rd Battalion, 187th Airbourne Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On that day according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, he was the lead scout on a reconnaissance patrol when they encountered an enemy ambush...

Janet K. (May) Jordan, 83, of Connersville, died Friday afternoon, February 17, 2017, at Premier Healthcare in Connersville. A Fayette County native, Janet was the daughter of Gilbert and Mildred (Shera) May born May 13, 1933. She was a 1951 graduate of the former Orange High School and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. On March 13, 1953,...

Loretta Sue Steele, 58, of Connersville, died Friday morning, September 8, 2017, at Premier Healthcare West. Loretta was born in Connersville, May 29, 1959, the only child of Hershel and Delma Harrison Steele. She had suffered with health problems from an early age and resided at Premier Healthcare and its predecessors for most of her life. She was a member...

Robert L Nick, 78, of the Everton community died Friday evening, March 9, 2018, at his residence. He was born May 28, 1939 in Bell County, Kentucky the youngest of nine children of Charles D. and Flora Allen Nick. Robert attended school in Kentucky and later at Connersville High School. He had been employed at Design and Manufacturing until it...

Arrangements under the direction of Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Connersville, IN.

Allan Bradley Mason, 69, of Connersville, died Tuesday morning, March 18, 2014, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. “Brad” was a Connersville native, born May 31, 1944 the third of five children of Lloyd Cecil and Virginia A. Jones Mason. He was a 1965 graduate of Connersville High School and was a member of the Columbia United Methodist...

Alvina J. “Butch” Kunkel, 89, of Connersville, died Friday, January 20, 2017, at Hickory Creek at Connersville. Alvina was born in St. Leon, October 12, 1927, to Robert and Anna Alig Frey and attended school there. On October 1, 1949, Alvina married John “Josh” Kunkel at St. Joseph Church in St. Leon. Alvina was an active member of St. Gabriel...

David W. Jarvis, 72, of Connersville, died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. A Richmond native, David was born December 10, 1942 to William Carmel and Janet Moore Jarvis and attended Richmond area schools. On November 29, 1964, he was married in Richmond to the former Phylliss Newton. David retired from Schrock Cabinet Company in Richmond...

Ellen J. Hires, 80, of Connersville, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Premier Healthcare of Connersville. A Fayette County native, Ellen was born May 12, 1936 to Frank Price and Jean Margaret Duncan Shafer. On June 24, 1972, she was married in Bentonville to Cedric L. Hires. Together they had owned and operated a dairy farm near Fairview. Ellen was...

Carla A. Freeman, 51, of Connersville, died Tuesday morning, May 17, 2011, at her residence. Carla was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 4, 1959 to Carlton C. and Annie L. Peay Heath. Growing up in a military family, she had also lived in Florida, Tennessee and Italy. Carla had lived in Connersville the past 14 years and was employed...

Daniel J. Maloney, 75, of Connersville, died Thursday, August 4, 2011at his residence. Daniel was born on July 23, 1936 to Leonard and Alice Marcile Helt Maloney in Lima, Ohio. He graduated from St. John’s High School in Delphos, Ohio and entered in the United States Air Force in 1954 where he served in North Africa during the Korean War...

Donald was born on November 1, 1923 to Harry and Johanna Boone Hull in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating High School, Donald joined the United States Navy, where he attained the rank of 2nd Class Sonarman during World War II. Donald earned his Bachelors of Arts at Central College in Pella, IA and then his Master of Divinity from New Brunswick...

Mildred Bowles, 75, of Plainfield and former long-time resident of Everton, went to her heavenly reward Sunday morning, September 11, 2011. Mildred was born March 8, 1936 in Kirksville, Kentucky, the eldest child of John “Jaybird” and Effie Keen Rogers. Her family moved to Brownsville when she was seven years old and later to the Everton area. She attended Everton...

Raymond Allen “Ray” Barbee, 85, passed away from this earthly life into eternal life with God and His Son Jesus Christ Saturday evening, December 3, 2011, at his residence. Ray was born November 30, 1926 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, one of six children of George and Anna Clavell Barbee. He spent most of his early life near Carlisle and Morefield,...

Robert L. Kelley, 82, of Connersville, died late Friday evening, March 15, 2013, at Lincoln Centers-West, Connersville. A native of Blooming Grove in Franklin County, Robert was born October 6, 1930 to Clyde Vincent and Lulu Pilchard Kelley. He attended Franklin County schools and was married in Brookville on January 25, 1952 to the former Norma J. Smith. In 1980,...

Thelma S. Gray, 94, of Connersville, died at the home of her daughter in Connersville, Wednesday evening, October 5, 2011. Thelma was born in Laurel July 27, 1917 to David and Julia Plough Johnson. On December 24, 1933, she was married in Brookville to John C. Gray who died November 14, 1997. She had been employed at Ford Electronics and...

Wyatt Matthew Treadway, infant son of Troy and Carrie Revalee Treadway of West College Corner, died a few hours after birth, Saturday, January 5, 2013, at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Oxford, Ohio. In addition to his parents, Wyatt is survived by his sister: Emily Catherine Treadway; his maternal grandparents: Marilyn Revalee of West College Corner; Frank and Tracy Revalee of Liberty;...