Connersville, IN. Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Connersville, IN.

Ryan Joy

Ryan Joy

Apr 6, 2017

Ryan Joy, 40, of Connersville, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Reid Health in Richmond. Ryan was born April 25, 1976, in Killeen, Texas, to David L. and Linda Binder Joy. In 1995, he graduated from Connersville High School and later attended Indiana University East. He liked to fish, play pool and launching fireworks. In his leisure time, Ryan enjoyed...

Robert Bales

Robert Bales

Apr 4, 2017

Robert K. Bales, 60, of the Alquina community, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 4, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Bob was born on November 26, 1956 in Connersville to Billy and Sally Bales. He was a 1975 graduate of Connersville High School and the Connersville Area Vocational School. On June 15, 1985, he...

James R. Snider Jr.

James R. Snider Jr.

Apr 1, 2017

James Ronald Snider, Jr., 49 of Connersville, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. A Connersville native, James was born March 15, 1968 to James Ronald, Sr. and Jane Marlane Gaddis Snider. For several years, he was employed at The Davey Tree Expert Company and Nelson Tree Service, Inc. both of Indianapolis. James was a member of...

George Joseph Holt

George Joseph Holt

Mar 30, 2017

George Joseph Holt Sr., 54, of West College Corner, Indiana, died on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. George was born in Cincinnati on June 11, 1962, to Daniel John Holt Sr. and Mary Lou Kalb Holt. George was a 1980 graduate of Princeton High School in Sharonville. He was a meat cutter...

Patricia Ann Butcher

Patricia Ann Butcher

Mar 24, 2017

Patricia Ann Butcher, 79, of Brownsville died Friday, March 24, 2017, at Forest Park Health Campus in Richmond. Patricia was born in Richmond on February 17, 1938, to Ralph Edward and Edith Louise Crouch Reed. She attended Richmond High School. Patricia married James Butcher on June 6, 1955 in Richmond. She had a real heart for children and was employed...

Gevenna M. Gabbard Bottomley

Gevenna M. Gabbard Bottomley

Mar 23, 2017

Gevenna M. Gabbard Bottomley, 50, of Connersville, died at Reid Health, Richmond, Thursday, March 23, 2017. A native of Connersville, Gevenna was born to Herschel Alvey and Freda Gabbard on November 6, 1966. She was a 1985 of Connersville High School and had been employed at Ford Electronics and Refrigeration for ten years. She had also worked as a retail...

Jenell "Janie" James

Jenell "Janie" James

Mar 22, 2017

Jenell “Janie” James, 73, of Connersville died March 22, 2017 at her residence. Janie, a Connersville native was born February 22, 1944 to Walter K. and June D. Kendall James and graduated from Connersville High School in 1962. She was employed with Philco Ford and its predecessors until her retirement in 2005. Janie dedicated her life to God and was...

Christine Wells

Christine Wells

Mar 16, 2017

Christine Wells, 93 of Connersville, died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at The Springs of Richmond. Christine was born January 14, 1924 in Jackson County, Kentucky to Robert and Dora Cornelius Taylor. She was a graduate of the Annville Institute in Jackson County and had attended Berea College. On August 30, 1947 in Blooming Grove, Christine married Willie J. Wells. Together...

Patricia J Gavin

Patricia J Gavin

Mar 16, 2017

Patricia JoAnn Gavin, 76, of Liberty died on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at her residence. Patricia was born in Clinton, Indiana, on November 26, 1940, to Lloyd Kress and Mary Lucille Lowry. She was a graduate of Fontanet High School in Fontanet, Indiana and attended Butler University and Valparaiso University. Patricia was married Beauford (Gene) Gavin in 1961. Patricia worked...

Joyce M. Bradburn

Joyce M. Bradburn

Mar 15, 2017

Joyce Bradburn, 67, of Connersville died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at her residence after a brief and sudden illness. Joyce was born July 7, 1949 in Polk County, Des Moines, Iowa to Keith and Esther Mickesh and attended Polk County schools including Polk High School where she graduated in 1967. Joyce also graduated from Tulsa Junior College in Tulsa, Oklahoma...

Virginia Readle Pearson

Virginia Readle Pearson

Mar 6, 2017

Virginia Readle Pearson - a beloved mother, grandmother/nana, and friend to many - passed away on March 6 2017. She was born Virginia “Ginny” Rebecca Miller to her parents, Ira and Ann Miller of Connersville, on August 21, 1920. Virginia attended local schools, and, after graduating from Connersville High School in 1939, joined the work force at McQuay-Norris where she...

Marsh A Pouder

Marsh A Pouder

Mar 5, 2017

Marsh A. Pouder, 92 of Richmond died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Friends Fellowship Community, Richmond. A Liberty native, Marsh was born May 19, 1924, the son of Clark and Ruby Ardery Pouder. He attended area schools and was a 1942 graduate of Short High School. Marsh enlisted in the United States Air Force and honorably served his country during...

Rosemary A. Sloan

Rosemary A. Sloan

Feb 21, 2017

Indianapolis, IN Rosemary Ann “Posey” Sloan, 100, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at St. Vincent’s Hospice Center in Indianapolis, where she had been a patient for two days. The daughter of Bernard and Mary O’Donnell Sloan, she was born December 31, 1916, in Bryan, Ohio. As a child, she lived in northern Ohio but moved as a...

Carol Sue Fox

Carol Sue Fox

Feb 20, 2017

Carol S. Fox, 75, of Connersville died February 20, 2017. A Connersville native, Carol was born May 22, 1941 to Robert James and Mary Ann Reeder Klopp and was a 1959 graduate of Connersville High School. Carol was married to Okla C. Fox in September 1959. Carol was previously employed as a cook at Pizza Hut and as the night...

Theresa Mae Ruby

Theresa Mae Ruby

Feb 18, 2017

Theresa Ruby, 57 of West College Corner, Indiana, died Saturday, February 18, 2017 at her residence. Theresa was born in Richmond, Indiana on February 5, 1960 to Thomas and Ruby Murphy Clark. She was a 1978 graduate of Union County High School and graduated from nursing school in Springfield, Ohio. Theresa started her nursing career in Liberty, working for Dr....

Jerry Dean Breen

Jerry Dean Breen

Feb 17, 2017

Jerry D. Breen, 77, of Richmond died Friday, February 17, 2017 at Reid Health, Richmond. A Liberty native, Jerry was born November 15, 1939 to Walter Dean and Erma Corella Stanton Breen. Jerry attended area schools, including Short High School. On June 25, 1957, he was married to the former, Geraldine “Geri” Waddell in Connersville, Indiana. Jerry farmed in Union,...

Howard Winstead

Howard Winstead

Feb 17, 2017

Howard Winstead, 71, of Connersville, died Friday, February 17, 2017 at his residence. A Jackson County, Kentucky native, Howard was born July 18, 1945 to Albert and Ida Mae Gentry Winstead and was a 1965 graduate of McKee High School. For over twenty years, Howard was employed in the maintenance department at Fayette County School Corporation until his retirement in...

Patricia Ann Mcneely

Patricia Ann Mcneely

Feb 12, 2017

Patricia Ann McNeely, 76, of Connersville, died Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Fayette Regional Health System. A native of Rushville, she was born June 10, 1940 to Virgil E. and Lois Aileen Johnting Jones. She was a 1959 graduate of Rushville High School and was married May 28, 1960 to Barry McNeely at the First Baptist Church in Rushville. Patricia...

Willie "Burgess" Johnson

Willie "Burgess" Johnson

Jan 19, 2017

Willie “Burgess” Johnson, 78, of Connersville, died Thursday morning, January 19, 2017, at Caroleton Manor in Connersville. Burgess was born in Jackson County, Kentucky, March 11, 1938, to William Everett and Bertha Katherine Pearson Johnson. He had farmed the family farm raising cattle and hogs. He loved life and was a hard worker. Burgess had also been employed at Connersville...

Jane K. Martin

Jane K. Martin

Jan 16, 2017

Jane “Janie” Martin, 71, of Liberty died, Monday, January 16, 2017, at her residence. Jane was born in Oxford, Ohio, on August 30, 1945, to Charles and Esther (Baudendistel) Risch. She attended College Corner Schools. Jane was employed for twenty-three years at Visteon in Connersville. She loved her cats and making crafts. Jane is survived by three children: Dan Sizemore...