Mar 26, 2019

Former Liberty business man and community leader, Malcolm I. Miles, 72, died Tuesday morning, March 26, 2019, at Reid Health in Richmond after a long illness. Malcolm was born in Richmond on July 22, 1946, to Maurice and Carmen Earhart Miles. He graduated from Short High School in 1964 and achieved his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Evansville in...

Mar 25, 2019

Melissa Rena Flannery-Thomas, 44, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Monday, March 25, 2019, at her residence. Melissa was born in Connersville, August 2, 1974, to Reynol, Sr. and Brenda Moore Koohns. She attended school in Carroll County, Kentucky and had been employed at the Asiana Restaurant in Cincinnati, Ohio. Melissa enjoyed the company of children and cherished time spent with her...

Mar 25, 2019

Fayette County native, Joan W. Byrd, 85, died Monday, March 25, 2019, at Whitewater Commons Senior Living Center in Liberty. Joan was born June 17, 1933 to Edward B. and Aggeliece Bowne West and attended area schools. She was employed at Philco-Ford and its successors from 1967 to 1972. Joan enjoyed collecting a variety of items, including toys and tiny...

Mar 24, 2019

Miriam Barber, 98, of Connersville, died Sunday afternoon, March 24, 2019, at Hickory Creek of Connersville where she had resided. Miriam was born in Sardinia, Ohio, July 31, 1920 the oldest of eleven children of James and Grace McQuitty Wiley and graduated from high school in 1938. For 39 years, she was employed at Stant Manufacturing. Miriam retired in 1982...

Mar 22, 2019

Mar 21, 2019

Robert D. “Rob” Fields of Richmond, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Richmond . Rob was born on February 20, 1957 in Connersville, to Robert and Joan Sheehy Fields. He was raised in the Connersville area and upon graduation from Connersville High School, began his life adventures by attending Anderson University and the University of Colorado. In the...

Mar 11, 2019

Amanda Lynn Collins, 37, of Brookville, died Monday, March 11, 2019, at Fort Hamilton Hospital, Hamilton, Ohio. Amanda was born in Oxford, Ohio, September 1, 1981, to Brian D. and Teresa Berry Harvey. In 2000, she graduated from Union County High School. She had attended health careers class at the Connersville Area Vocational School and studied nursing at Ivy Tech....

Mar 7, 2019

Larry Joe Brashears, 76, of Liberty died Thursday evening, March 7, 2019, at Whitewater Commons Senior Living Center in Liberty. Larry was born in Connersville July 8, 1942 to William and Ruth J. Terry Brashears and graduated from Short High School in Liberty in 1963. Larry retired from Dressser-Roots, Connersville, in 1999 after over twenty-five year of employment. He enjoyed...

Feb 28, 2019

Dr. Donald L. MacDaniel, 96, of Connersville, died Thursday evening, February 28, 2019, at Hickory Creek of Connersville. An Indianapolis native, Don was born May 26, 1922, to Cedric Bernard and Margaret Rose Bonney MacDaniel. About two weeks after he was born, his family moved to Connersville where his father established his practice of Optometry. Don attended St. Gabriel Elementary...

Feb 28, 2019

Josephine J. “Peppy” Williamson, 84, currently of Centerville, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the home of her daughter. Born September 5, 1934 in Hammond, she was the daughter of John and Cena Spanich Ivko. Josephine attended Hammond Tech High School and married her high school sweetheart, James Burke Williamson, Sr. on April 24, 1950 in Crown Point. God,...

Feb 26, 2019

Irene Hartman, 95 of Liberty, died Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty. Irene was born September 16, 1923 in Union County to Ross C. and Myrtle Sanford Witter. After graduating from Short High School in 1941, she married Howard M. “Pete” Hartman on June 24, 1942 at her parent’s family farm. Irene was a member...

Feb 20, 2019

Juanita M. Cornett Jordan, 88, of Liberty, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty where she had resided for five and half years. Juanita was born in Union County, January 17, 1931, to Blanchard A. and Pearl M. Cromwell Davis. She attended school at Kitchel and Short High School in Liberty. She was a...

Feb 14, 2019

James L. Lowman, 78, of Connersville, died Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Reid Health in Richmond after becoming ill at home. A Connersville native, James was born July 31, 1940 to Frederick D. and Elizabeth M. Kruse Lowman. In 1958, he graduated from Harrisburg High School and was inducted in to the U.S. Navy in June of that year. He...

Feb 11, 2019

Markus M. Wesaw, Sr., 55, of Connersville, died Monday morning, February 11, 2019, at his residence. Markus was born in Thermopolis, Wyoming, October 16, 1963, to Tom Tom and Gaylene Isaac Wesaw. He graduated from high school in Wyoming before completing his bachelor degree in criminal justice from Kaplan University. Markus was a member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and...

Feb 7, 2019

Willie “Whitey” Ford, 86, of Connersville, died Thursday evening, February 7, 2019, at Heritage House of Connersville. Willie was born March 11, 1932, to Henry and Sudie Woods Ford in Jackson County, Kentucky. He served for fourteen months and eight days in Korea with the U.S. Army helping to build roads during the war. His military decorations included the Korean...

Feb 6, 2019

Lorene Isaacs, 69, of Connersville, died early Wednesday morning, February 6, 2019, at Reid Health in Richmond. Lorene was the daughter of Clarence and Nannie Clark Russell, born July 12, 1949, in Berea, Kentucky and attended school there. On July 16, 1965, she was married to James Elmer Isaacs. They moved from Sands Springs, Kentucky to Connersville in 1966. Lorene...

Feb 3, 2019

Indianapolis, Indiana Jeffrey D. Hisle, 53, formerly of Connersville, was found dead at his residence in Indianapolis, on February 3, 2019. The Marion County Coroner’s Office is investigating. Jeffrey was born in Malden, Massachusetts on January 9, 1966, to Robert L. and Carol L. Macdonald Hisle. He had been employed at Issues and Answers in Connersville, Intat in Rushville and...

Feb 2, 2019

Former Liberty resident, Gary T. Moon, 82, died February 2, 2019, at the Masonic Home in Springfield, Ohio. Gary was born August 18, 1937 in Lakewood, Ohio, the only child of Leon and Josephine Olive Thomas Moon. Gary was a 1957 graduate of Kent State High School in Kent, Ohio. Later that year, he entered the U.S. Navy where he...

Jan 31, 2019

Jan 28, 2019

Sandra K. Sturgeon, 70, died Monday, January 28, 2019, surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home. Sandra was born February 9, 1948, to Willard and Mabel Cynthia Baker Charles in Henry County. In 1966 Sandra graduated from Connersville High School. She worked several years for the Head Start program at Maplewood Elementary School and a clerk at JCPenney. Sandra...