Feb 3, 2013

Imagene Dolan, 91, of Connersville, died Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Caroleton Manor of Connersville. Imagene was born December 3, 1921 in Rush County, to Lewis E. and Norma Helen Brunner Bennington. She attended Fayette County schools and was married in Connersville on April 1, 1939 to Xen F. Dolan, who died April 2, 1975. Imagene was a 61 year...

Feb 3, 2013

L. Marie Brom, 88 of Silver City, New Mexico and former Fayette County resident, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso, Texas. Marie was born September 3, 1924 in Fayette County to Henderson and Carrie Rowland Sizemore. She had a great love of reading and especially loved poetry. Marie attended Indian Hills Baptist Church...

Feb 3, 2013

Glenna L. Rhonemus, 80, of Liberty, died Sunday evening, February 3, 2013, at her residence. Glenna was born September 9, 1932, in Boston, Wayne County, to Robert and Edna Sheaffer Dance, both of whom preceded her in death. She graduated from Short High School in 1950 and was married in Liberty to John William “Bill” Rhonemus on June 10, 1951....

Feb 2, 2013

Charles C. Adkins, 95, of Connersville, died Saturday morning, February 2, 2013, at Heritage House of Connersville. Charles was a native of Pikeville, Kentucky, born November 26, 1916 to Hiram and Jane Gilispie Adkins. He was injured while deployed as a field lineman during WW II with the U.S. Army 303rd Infantry Regiment serving in the European African Middle Eastern...

Feb 2, 2013

Ethel C. McClurg, 94, of Rising Sun and former Connersville resident, died Saturday morning, February 2, 2013, at her residence. Ethel was born in Morehead, Kentucky, May 21, 1918, to Zenas Walton and Bertha Frances Plank Clark and attended Haldeman High School near Morehead. On January 7, 1936, she was married in Morehead to Ernest McClurg and they moved to...

Jan 29, 2013

Dorothy J. Henry, 90, of Brownsville, died Tuesday afternoon, January 29th, 2013 at Reid Hospital in Richmond. Dorothy was born in Preble County, Ohio on June, 30th, 1922 to Elvin and Sally Taylor Richardson. On October 3, 1968, Dorothy was married in Brownsville to James J. Henry who died November 13, 2005. She had worked for a short time at...

Jan 25, 2013

Larry J. Watkins, 70, of Connersville, died Friday, January 25, 2013, surrounded by family and friends at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital in Orlando, Florida .He was in Orlando to attend the PGA Show and play golf with his close friends. His death was due to complications from bladder cancer that he had been fighting since February of 2012. Larry was...

Jan 24, 2013

Ruby W. Broyles, 85, of Connersville, died early Thursday morning, January 24, 2013, at Sycamore Springs Nursing Home, Liberty. Ruby was born December 12, 1927 to William James and Effie Florence Forren Wilson in Wolf Creek, West Virginia. In 1945, she graduated from Alderson High School in Alderson, West Virginia and attended business school in Alderson. Ruby was married October...

Jan 20, 2013

Leroy J. Howard, 81, of Connersville, died Sunday evening, January 20, 2013, at Fayette Regional Health System, Connersville. Leroy was a native of Winchester, Kentucky, born June 21, 1931 to Asa and Fannie King Howard. He moved to the local area with his family and attended Connersville area schools. Leroy retired from White Consolidated Incorporated and its predecessor, Design and...

Jan 11, 2013

Marion L. Garrett, 80, of Brownsville, died Friday evening, January 11, 2013, at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Oxford, Ohio. On May 7, 1932, Marion was born in St. Charles, Virginia to Claude and Isabelle Shepard Carter. She was a 1951 graduate of St. Charles High School and was married on June 14, 1952 to Roosevelt Garrett, who died in 1971.They had...

Jan 4, 2013

Chester C. Burton, Sr., 84, of Connersville, died Friday morning, January 4, 2013, at Lincoln Centers-East surrounded by his family. Chester was born July 22, 1928 in Pike County to Chester Arthur and Ella June Barger Burton. In 1947, he graduated from Decker High School and attended Vincennes University. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War where...

Jan 3, 2013

Genevieve J. Dicken, 94, of West College Corner, died Thursday morning, January 3, 2013, at her residence. A native of Manhattan, Kansas, Genevieve was born August 6, 1918 to John and Isla Eddy Harris. Following her graduation from Havensville High School in Kansas, she received a bachelor’s degree in Home Economics from Kansas State University. Genevieve was married in Topeka,...

Jan 1, 2013

Dec 27, 2012

Louise Stratton, 93, of Connersville passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Caroleton Manor Nursing Home in Connersville. Louise was born June 27, 1919 in Dayton, Tennessee to Floyd and Elizabeth Gillette Gravitt. She retired from the Indiana State Police Department after 31 and a half years of service as secretary of the Connersville post. During her employment, she received...

Dec 27, 2012

Colonel Michael J. Gough (retired), 59, of Connersville, died late Thursday evening, December 27th 2012, at Indianapolis University Hospital, Indianapolis. Michael was born in Connersville on February, 22, 1953 to Robert L. and Janice Lee Gough and was a 1971 graduate of the Latin School in Indianapolis. He earned his Bachelor Degree in Political Science from Indiana University and a...

Dec 26, 2012

Helen Gabbard Fox Mays, 90, of Connersville, died Wednesday evening, December 26, 2012, at her home. Helen was born July 10, 1922, in Foxtown, Kentucky to Frank W. and Catherine F. Maupin Gabbard and had lived in Fayette County since WWII ended in 1945. She and her husband, Wade Fox were Foster Parents to more than 130 children for nearly...

Dec 24, 2012

Elizabeth Ann “Annie” Steele, 33 of Connersville, died late Monday evening, December 24, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital, Indianapolis. “Annie” was born in Connersville on March, 5, 1979 to Rhonda J. York and Wendall “Donnie” Steele and attended Connersville High School. “Annie” attended Garrison Creek Baptist Church. “Annie’s” life was centered around her love of horses. She had been employed...

Dec 24, 2012

Nathaniel Floyd, 75, of Connersville, died Monday, December 24, 2012 at his residence. Nathaniel was born August 16, 1937 in Columbia, Fayette County, to Albert and Ethel Jenkins Floyd. Nathaniel is survived by his wife of 54 years, Shera Floyd; two children: Danny Floyd and his wife, Melissa of Fayette County; Tammy Rambo and her husband Jim of Connersville; two...

Dec 23, 2012

Dec 21, 2012

David Joseph “Joe” Laughlin, 66, of Connersville died Friday, December 21, 2012, at his residence. A Connersville native, “Joe” was born to Alvin “Buck” and Anna Mae Ervin Laughlin on July 2, 1946. He attended Connersville High School and entered the U.S. Army in 1965. “Joe” attained the rank of Specialist 4 Technician while serving with the 709th Maintenance Group...