Oct 1, 2018

Judith Gail “Judy” Harsh Doerflein, 65, of Connersville, died Monday evening, October 1, 2018, at her residence. Judy was born in Connersville on June 26, 1953, to Dalbert Gail and Armeitie Ruby McFarland Harsh, attended Connersville area schools, and received her General Education Diploma from Connersville High School. On her birthday in 1987, she married the love of her life,...

Sep 30, 2018

San Antonio, Texas Connersville native, Dr. Bradley Gene Showalter, 85, of San Antonio, Texas and formerly of Sun City Center, Florida and Beech Grove, Indiana died Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Bader House in San Antonio, Texas. Brad was born July 3, 1933 to John and O. Pauline (Personette) Showalter. Gene, as he was known throughout his high school and...

Sep 19, 2018

Lyda M. Rush Kelley, 101, of Milton, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at the home of her niece. Lyda was born July 29, 1917, in London, Kentucky, one of twelve children of Joseph and Nannie McDaniel Rush. She attended school in London but was required stay home to help with her family after her mother became ill. Lyda would often...

Sep 15, 2018

Jayne E. Landis, 61 of Centerville, died Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Ambassador Healthcare, Centerville. Jayne was born February 2, 1957 to Walter Oscar and Ruby Mae Phelps Landis and graduated from Richmond High School in 1975. As a young woman, she was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church, Richmond where she learned sign language so that she could translate...

Sep 12, 2018

Shirley Jean Hughes 78, of Liberty, died at her residence on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Shirley was born on November 26, 1939 in Liberty, to Herbert P. and Delores Russell Doty. Shirley worked at Merchants Bank first as a teller and then later in customer service, retiring in 2005. Shirley is survived by her daughter: Dee Thibaut of Liberty. Shirley...

Sep 8, 2018

William C. ”Bill” Earlywine, 89, of Connersville, died early Saturday morning, September 8, 2018, at Heritage House of Connersville. Bill was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, February 26, 1929, to Ollie Clay and Bertha Richey Earlywine. On August 25, 1946, he was married in Sugar Valley, Ohio, to the former Phyllis J. Hanson. Bill had served as a deacon at Calvary...

Sep 3, 2018

Donald “DK” Bales, 51, of Connersville, died Monday evening, September 3, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis. DK was born January 9, 1967, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the son of Donald K. Bales, Sr. He attended Princess Ann High School there and had perfect attendance for twelve years. DK had been employed at area restaurants and had helped his Father...

Sep 2, 2018

Aug 31, 2018

Robert L. Wilkinson, 87, of Liberty, died at his residence on Friday, August 31, 2018. Robert was born on December 8, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, to Charles Roscoe “CR” and Olga Jensen Wilkinson. He had been employed as a carpenter with his father and worked in carpentry for many years. Robert enjoyed spending time in his flower gardens, watching the...

Aug 24, 2018

Ruthfena “Nan Nan” Baker, 92, of Liberty, died at her residence Friday, August 24, 2018. Ruthfena was born on August 18, 1926, in Manchester, Kentucky, to Chester and Vergie Davison Bowling She was the oldest of several children and left school in the sixth grade to help raise and take care of her siblings. Ruthfena married JT Baker in 1944....

Aug 24, 2018

Della Mae Wright Wells, 80, currently of Connersville, died Friday, August 24, 2018, at her residence. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Della was born April 25, 1938, to George Everett and Mable Blount Beekman. She was raised in Fort Pierce, Florida and graduated from high school there. Della had been employed at different credit unions and was a Mary Kay...

Aug 10, 2018

Eunice Paxton, 76, of Richmond passed peacefully Friday, August 10, 2018 at Arbor Trace Family First Senior Living, Richmond. On July 20, 1942, Eunice was born in Lee County, Kentucky to Siggle and Letha Lawson Spencer and attended area schools in Richmond, Indiana including Richmond High School, where she later earned her General Education Diploma. Eunice was a licensed cosmetologist...

Aug 8, 2018

Westfield, Indiana Mary Frances Hines passed away on Wednesday, August, 8, 2018. She was born February 7, 1931 to George and Ocre Combs in Vincent, Kentucky. Mary was one of ten brothers and sisters growing up in Kentucky and is survived by one sister, Genevieve Combs Deaton. Mary married Edward “Duke” Hines, Jr. on November 23, 1951 in Connersville, Indiana...

Aug 7, 2018

Connersville,Indiana Betty A. Rodenburg 84, of Union County, Indiana, died at her residence Wednesday, August, 08, 2018. Betty was born November 28, 1933, in Connersville Indiana to Eddie and Freda Kopple Thomas. Betty married the love of her life, Paul E. Rodenburg on February 14, 1954. She was a 4-H leader and Involved in Home Ec. Club and was a...

Jul 25, 2018

‘Big Red One’ soldier, Pfc. Spencer A. Rose, 19 of Fort Riley, Kansas and Connersville native, died July 25, 2018. Spencer was born March 30, 1999 to Katrina Dunham Lang and Allen E. Rose, II in Richmond, Indiana. He was a 2017 graduate of Connersville High School; following graduation he enlisted in the United States Army. Since March he was...

Jul 25, 2018

Oxford, Ohio Betty Jo Hofmann of Oxford, Ohio and formerly of Liberty, Indiana and Wilmington, North Carolina, passed away with her loving children keeping vigil at her bedside. Since 2011, Betty was a resident of the independent living cottages of the Knolls of Oxford and in April of 2017 entered the nursing facilities of the Knolls where she died the...

Jul 25, 2018

Betty J. Saeger, 90, of Connersville, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Hickory Creek in Connersville. Betty was born in Talmage, Nebraska, October 18, 1927 to Rev. Siegfried and Josephine Marquardt Haferman. Following high school, she attended Midland College, Fremont, Nebraska and graduated from University of Nebraska in Omaha with a bachelor degree in art, education. She taught for several...

Jul 22, 2018

Uretha E. “Toots” Poe, 93, currently a resident of Knox, died Sunday afternoon, July 22, 2018. Toots was born April 21, 1925 in Connersville to Forrest and Nellie Beck Hudelson and lived the majority of her life in Connersville. She attended Connersville area schools and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Toots kept busy with church activities and...

Jul 21, 2018

Raymond Richard Smith, 75, of Connersville died July 21, 2018 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. On April 14, 1943 Raymond was born at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio to Richard and Mae Thompson Smith. Raymond was employed for the City of Richmond where he focused on the maintenance of Glen Miller Park. He was previously employed in the maintenance...

Jul 18, 2018

Ronald J. Wells, 68, of Connersville, died Wednesday evening, July 18, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. A Connersville native, Ronald was born to Willie J. and Christine Taylor Wells on June 29, 1950. In 1969, he graduated from Connersville High School and attended Vincennes University for a year. Ronald’s passion for farming began at the early age of...