Jun 14, 2018

Sharon Faye Ervine Sturgis, 77, of Connersville, died Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Fayette Regional Health System. A Connersville native, Sharon was born October 2, 1940 to Tony and Minnie Cornett Ervine. She attended Connersville area schools and was employed for several years at Design and Manufacturing on the assembly line. On October 5, 1957, Sharon married Paul Dean Sturgis....

Jun 12, 2018

June Ann Corum, 81, of Connersville, died June 12, 2018 at Reid Health, Richmond. A Connersville native, June was born March 4, 1937 to Alvin and Anna McCarty Laughlin and was a 1957 graduate of Connersville High School. She was a member of Jehovah’s Witness and loved attending Kingdom Hall. June adored her grandchildren. In her leisure time, she enjoyed...

Jun 10, 2018

Betty Jane Widau, 93, of Union County died Sunday morning, June 10, 2018 at the Knolls of Oxford Healthcare Pavilion. Betty was born November 17, 1924 in Hamilton, Ohio to Bill and Lois Whitehill Arnold and graduated from Hamilton High School in 1942. She married the love of her life, Cecil Widau, on February 28, 1948. Since adolescence, Betty was...

Jun 6, 2018

Longtime Connersville resident, Dorothy G. Sturgis, 96, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Fayette Regional Health. Dorothy was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 26, 1921 to Arthur Walter and Bessie Lee Humphrey Booher. She moved to Connersville with her family in 1928 and attended Connersville schools where she later earned her general education diploma. Dorothy was employed for 26...

Jun 5, 2018

Ann Celiabelle Sacre, 80, of Liberty died a day after her birthday at Reid Health, Richmond on June 5, 2018. A Union County native, Ann was born June 4, 1938 to Walter F. and Hazel H. Huston Hildebrand and attended Centerville High School, graduating in 1956. She lived most her life in Liberty and retired from Sycamore Springs and its...

May 28, 2018

Eugene “Gene” Frasur, 87, of Liberty, died Monday morning at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty, Gene was born on December 10, 1930 in Wood Station, Butler County, Ohio, to Joseph and Eleanor M. Schneider Frasur. In 1949, he graduated from Short High School in Liberty and began his twenty year military career in 1951. Gene served in the U.S....

May 28, 2018

May 25, 2018

Connersville, IN Myra Jo Galloway, 69, of Connersville passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family, Friday evening, May 25, 2018. A Connersville native, Myra was born January 9, 1949 to Eldon and Shirley Richardson Gabbard. She graduated from Connersville High School in 1967 and achieved her Associates Degree in Social Work from Indiana University East, Richmond. Myra’s...

May 16, 2018

Jill Renee Montgomery, 42, of Richmond died Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Arbor Trace Nursing Home in Richmond. Jill was born in Richmond, September 8, 1975 to Vance and Carol Baylis Montgomery. Jill was a special person in the lives of the people who took care of her and loved her. She had experiences on family trips, boating and celebrating...

May 10, 2018

John L. “PapaCal” Callahan, 58, of Connersville died Thursday, May 10, 2018 at his residence. A Connersville native, John was born July 14, 1959 to Donald J. and Ann Kramer Callahan. He attended Connersville area schools, graduating from Connersville High School in 1977 and joining the United States Army in 1978. John retired from Visteon and its predecessors after twenty...

May 9, 2018

Andy Baker, 66, of Connersville died Wednesday May 9, 2018 at Reid Health. A Kentucky native, Andy was born June 20, 1951 to Robert and Goldia Louise Wells Baker. He owned and operated his own construction business; from building houses, barns and pouring cement, Andy was a jack of all trades. In his leisure time, he enjoyed fishing and mushroom...

Apr 22, 2018

JoAnn Polley Robinson, 44, died Sunday morning, April 22, 2018, at Henry Community Health, New Castle. JoAnn was a Connersville native, born July 4, 1973, the only child of Jack and Brenda Kiskaden Polley. She was a 1992 graduate of Rushville High School and had attended Glenwood Church of Christ. In her youth, she enjoyed playing basketball. JoAnn had suffered...

Apr 21, 2018

Clara Grace Bonar, 82, of Liberty died Saturday afternoon, April 21, 2018, at Ambassador Health, Centerville. Clara was born in Franklin County, March 17, 1936, to Louis, Sr. and Louetta Sotwell Werner and was a 1954 graduate of Sunman High School. On November 17, 1956, she married William H. “Bill” Bonar at Hanna’s Creek Christian Church. Clara had worked as...

Apr 17, 2018

Greenfield, IN Former Connersville resident, Margery F. Sizemore, 91, of Greenfield, died Tuesday morning, April 17, 2018 at Greenfield Healthcare Center, where she had been admitted on Wednesday. Margery was born to Ray “Jack” and Mabel Neff Jones on July 8, 1927 in Fayette County. She attended area schools and was a 1945 graduate of Connersville High School. On September...

Apr 14, 2018

Jeremy Alan Clark, 38, currently of Cincinnati, died Saturday, April 14, 2018 because of an automobile accident. Jeremy was born in Oxford, Ohio on May 2, 1979 to James D. and Violet Durham Clark. He was a 1997 graduate of Connersville High School and received his HVAC certification from the Bluegrass Community Technical College in Lexington, Kentucky. Jeremy was a...

Apr 12, 2018

Darrin Ray Collett, 53, of Connersville died Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Fayette Regional Health System. Darrin was born January 7, 1965 to Zenas Sr. and Phyllis Collett. He was a happy and affectionate little boy. Darrin loved the outdoors and feeling the sun and wind on his skin; especially appreciating many trips to the park and riding on his...

Apr 9, 2018

Norma J. Delaney, 85, formerly of Connersville, died Monday morning, April 9, 2018, at Flat Rock River Lodge in Rushville. Norma was born in Rushville, May 5, 1932, to Garrett Powell and Nellie Mae Ball Jones. She was a 1950 graduate of Connersville High School and was married on September 16, 1951 to James A. Delaney. Together they were foster...

Apr 8, 2018

Larry G. Brandenburg, 70, of Richmond died Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Reid Health, Richmond. Larry was born in Richmond, December 26, 1947 to Earl W. and Margaret Wisecup Brandenburg. He attended Short High School and retired from Philco Ford after thirty years of employment. On July 18, 1998 Larry married his wife, Fe, in the Philippines, where they resided...

Apr 5, 2018

Rev. E. Howard Carter, 90, of Liberty, died Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Whitewater Commons Senior Living in Liberty. Howard was born in Keokee, Virginia on May 19, 1927, to James M. and Flossie Barker Carter. He graduated from high school in Mason, Ohio and on September 12, 1945, Howard was married to the former Betty Jane Price in Covington,...

Apr 5, 2018

Trois Jean Williams Hays passed away peacefully on the morning of April 5, 2018 in Noblesville, Indiana. She lived most of her life in Liberty with her husband, Dr. Millard E. Hays. Trois was born March 14, 1931 to Dr. Newcomb Leslie Williams, D.V.M. and Marie Witter Williams, both of College Corner, Ohio. Trois graduated from College Corner High School...