Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Connersville & Liberty, IN.

Judith Ellen Isaacs

Judith Ellen Isaacs

Aug 12, 2011

Judith E. Isaacs, 73, of Connersville, died Friday morning, August 12, 2011, after a brief illness. Judith was born in Terre Haute, August 3, 1938, to Edward and Wilma R. Jones Cole. She was a 1956 graduate of Alfordsville High School in Daviess County. On January 12, 1957, she was married in Richmond to Vernon Isaacs. Judith was employed at...

Marilyn Marie Lynch

Marilyn Marie Lynch

Aug 2, 2011

Marilyn M. Lynch, 73, of the Columbia community died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at University Hospital, Indianapolis. Marilyn was born June 16, 1938 in Andersonville to Frederick Joseph and Jane Carpenter Drew. At the age of two, her family moved to Columbia where she attended elementary school and was a graduate of Connersville High School. On March 2, 1956, she...

Braiden Doss Saffell

Braiden Doss Saffell

Jul 31, 2011

Rushville, Indiana Braiden D. Saffell, 15, of Rushville, died early Sunday morning at Rush Memorial Hospital, Rushville. Braiden was born in Oxford, Ohio, August 22, 1995 to Brian D. and Kelly M. Mueller Saffell. He attended elementary school in New Palestine and had just completed his freshman year at Rushville High School. Braiden ran track and excelled academically. He was...

Keelan William Patrick Browning

Keelan William Patrick Browning

Jul 25, 2011

Keelan William Patrick Browning, 6 months old, of Liberty, died Monday, July 25, 2011 at home after suffering complications due to pulmonary vein stenosis. He was born January 16, 2011 to proud parents Eric and Aubrie Wilkins Browning. Keelan is survived by: his parents; a brother: Cullen Browning; a sister: Rylie Browning; paternal grandparents: Carol and Patrick Norris, of West...

William Irvin Powell

William Irvin Powell

Jul 22, 2011

William I. Powell, 89, of Connersville died Friday, July 22, 2011, at Heritage House and Rehabilitation Center in Connersville. On January 13, 1922 William was born to William H. and Grace Danials Powell in Connersville. Following his graduation from Connersville High School in 1941, he entered the United States Navy where he attained the rank of Ship Fitter 1st Class....

Myrtle Logan

Myrtle Logan

Jul 20, 2011

Myrtie Logan, 95, of Connersville, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at her residence. On October 12, 1915 Myrtie was born to William H. and Mary Ann Creech Gabbard in Owsley County, Kentucky. Myrtie was a 1933 graduate of Mt. Olive School in Lee County Kentucky. She was married to William J. Logan on January 20, 1938 at Central Christian Church....

David Keith Ketring

David Keith Ketring

Jul 20, 2011

David K. Ketring, 74, of Liberty, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at his residence. On September 9, 1936 David was born to Orville and Kathryn Hawkins Ketring in Richmond. Following his graduation from Kitchel High School, David served in the United States Navy for the next 18 years, earning the Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Meritorious Unit...

Mary Hammil

Mary Hammil

Jul 18, 2011

Mary K. Hammil, 78, of Connersville, died Monday July 18, 2011 at Reid Hospital. Mary was born in Brookville on February 6, 1933 to August and Grace Louderback Hofer. She attended Laurel High School and was a housekeeper in the Connersville area as well as First Presbyterian Church. On June 18, 1991, in Campbell County, Texas, Mary was married to...

Shelly May Bell

Shelly May Bell

Jul 11, 2011

Jacksonville, FL Shelly M Bell, 83, of Jacksonville, Florida and former Connersville resident, died Monday, July 11, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Jacksonville. Shelly was born in Cottonwood, Missouri, July 19, 1927 to Edgar and Lillie May Butler. She followed her sister to Connersville and was employed at Ford Electronics and Refrigeration for 27 years, retiring on July 19, 1989....

Ramona "Mona" Lynn Harrison

Ramona "Mona" Lynn Harrison

Jul 10, 2011

Ramona L. “Mona” Harrison, 50, former Connersville and currently of Beech Grove, died Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. She had been ill for several years and had recently overcome her battle with cancer. A Connersville native, Mona was born February 7, 1961 to William “Shelby” and Lola Isaacs Harrison and attended Connersville High School. Her most enjoyment...

Michael Blue Scott Gentry

Michael Blue Scott Gentry

Jul 10, 2011

Connersville, IN Michael Blue Scott Gentry, 6 year old son of Jeffery Scott and Ashley Lynn Asbury Gentry, died Sunday, July 10, 2011, in the emergency room at Fayette Regional Health System following an accident in the Whitewater River near Market Street. Michael was born in Connersville, October 11, 2004, and had just graduated from kindergarten at Eastview Elementary School....

Milburn Darrell Baker Sr.

Milburn Darrell Baker Sr.

Jul 7, 2011

Milburn Darrell Baker, Sr., 76, of Connersville, died Thursday morning, July 7, 2011, at his residence. Milburn was a native of Alderson, West Virginia, born February 6, 1935 to Curtis Noel and Frankie P. Kincaid Baker. Following his graduation in 1952 from Rupert High School in West Virginia, he entered the U.S. Air Force. Milburn attained the rank of Technical...

E. Malcolm Geise

E. Malcolm Geise

Jul 4, 2011

Connersville, IN E. Malcolm Geise, 96, of Connersville, died Monday, July 4, 2011, at Lincoln Centers-East. Malcolm was born in Glenwood, October 10, 1914, to Daniel and Freda Link Geise and attended grade school there. In 1932, he graduated from Orange High School where he was an accomplished member of the basketball team for four years. Malcolm was married to...

Sandra Sandy Banning Bowers

Sandra Sandy Banning Bowers

Jun 26, 2011

Sandra Bowers, 77, of Liberty, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Sycamore Springs Rehabilitation Center. Sandy was born on February 2, 1934 to John “Amzy” and Loree Hayward Banning in Fairfield. She was a member of Old Franklin United Methodist Church and was a 50+ year member of the Brookville Chapter # 449, Order of the Eastern Star. Sandy worked...

Carol Gibson

Carol Gibson

Jun 25, 2011

Cambridge City, IN Carol Gibson, 77, of Cambridge City, died Saturday evening, June 25, 2011, at Reid Hospital, Richmond. A native of Knott County, Kentucky, Carol was born January 1, 1934, to Mallie and Latisha Hammonds Gibson. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Army. Carol was married in Connersville to Shirley Kay Gough. Carol...

Brian D. Harvey

Brian D. Harvey

Jun 16, 2011

Brian Harvey, 51, of Liberty, died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Reid Hospital and Health Care Services. Brian was born on May 28, 1960, in Hamilton, Ohio to Jerry Lee and Barbara Sayers Harvey. He has worked for Coleman Logging for 25 years and was a member of the National Logger Association. Brian’s true love was his family he was...

Albert John Moster

Albert John Moster

Jun 14, 2011

Albert J. Moster, 83, of Liberty, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at his residence. Albert was born on November 19, 1927 to John and Emma Obermeyer Moster in Oldenburg. Albert served in the United States Army during WWII and after returning, he began farming. In the early 1960’s, Albert and his family moved to Union County where they started the...

Marjorie Arlene Hoppes Stevens

Marjorie Arlene Hoppes Stevens

Jun 11, 2011

Marjorie A. Hoppes Stevens, 87, of Liberty, died Saturday morning, June 11, 2011, at Reid Hospital, Richmond. A native and lifelong resident of Union County, she was born March 4, 1924 to Walter and Estel Shepler Hoppes. In 1942, she graduated from Alquina High School in Fayette County. Marjorie had been employed for several years as the cook at Brownsville...

Edwin L. Snyder

Edwin L. Snyder

Jun 5, 2011

Connersville, IN Edwin L. Snyder, 85, of Waterloo Township, Fayette County, died Sunday evening, June 5, 2011, at Caroleton Manor Nursing Home where he had resided a short time. A Fayette County native, he was born December 13, 1925 to Henry J. and Ellen Welch Snyder and attended school at St. Paul, Decatur County. Ed farmed in Waterloo Township and...

Mary Kathaline Geise

Mary Kathaline Geise

Jun 2, 2011

Mary Kathaline Caldwell Geise, 98, of Bentonville, died Thursday, June 2, 2011, at her residence. Born February 8, 1913 in Craig County, Virginia to Francis M. and Elizabeth K. Jones Caldwell, she was the only daughter of their ten children. On October 18, 1931, she was married to Paul L. Geise at the Fourth Street Nazarene Church in Connersville. Mary...