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Steven L. Hornung (8/2/2017) - CONNERSVILLE – Steven L. Hornung, 56, passed away at his home in Connersville early Tuesday morning, July 25, 2017. A son of David Lee and Charlene (Mercier) Hornung, Steve was born in Connersville on May 22, 1961. He was a lifelong Connersville resident and graduate of Connersville High School with the class of 1979 where […]
Marie Ann Lasley (1/18/2017) - RICHMOND, Ind. – Marie Ann Lasley, age 70, of Richmond, died Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Golden Living Center/Golden Rule. Born November 8, 1946, in Richmond, Indiana, to Charles and Maxine Byers Erisman, Marie was a life-long resident of Richmond. She retired as a dietary assistant from Golden Rule Nursing Home. Marie enjoyed collecting bears, […]
Walter H. Sieb Jr. (1/18/2017) - RICHMOND, Ind. – Walter H. Sieb Jr., 80 years young, left us on January 12, 2017, on his final, but most beautiful, ride to meet up with all of our angels that have gone before him. The son of Walter H. Sieb Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Sieb, Walter, or Howard as most knew him, was […]
James Enoch Stevens (1/18/2017) - Albert and Myrtle Stevens of Madison County, Kentucky, gave life from their love to James Enoch Stevens on December 9, 1933. James is a brother of Betty Lou (Bill) Usher and Peggy Ann (George) Eldridge of Milton, Indiana, Robert (Sandy) Stevens of Centerville, Indiana. James graduated with the class of 1951 from Milton High School […]
Betty L. Bell Armstrong (1/11/2017) - Betty L. Bell Armstrong 91 of Richmond died January 5, 2017 at her home. She was born April 21, 1925 in Richmond to Orbra M. and Nellie Maines Bell and lived here all her life. She graduated from Richmond High School and attended Richmond Business School. She was a member of Centerville United Methodist Church. […]
David H. Bennett (1/11/2017) - RICHMOND, Ind. – David H. Bennett, age 70, of Richmond, Indiana, died Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Ambassador Healthcare. Born June 13, 1946, in Richmond, Indiana, to Jack and Betty Bennett, David was a life-long resident of this community. He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose. David was also a member of the […]
Victor L. Harvey (1/11/2017) - Milton, IN: Victor L. Harvey, 53, of Milton, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at his residence. Victor is the son of Glen and Neva Bennett Harvey, born July 22, 1963 in Wayne County. He was a 1981 graduate of Connersville High School and had been employed as a roofer as a member of United Roofers […]John R. Grimes (1/11/2017) - HAGERSTOWN: John R. Grimes, 88, of Hagerstown, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at The Springs of Richmond. He was born in Phoenix, AZ on April 2, 1928 to Robert B. and Mildred (Spence) Grimes. He was a combat veteran of the Korean War, a graduate of Lincoln High School and Indiana University. He […]
Wilma Lee Rowe (1/11/2017) - Wilma Lee Rowe, 76, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2016. Wilma was born on August 8, 1940 in Wayne County, IN to Paul and Beulah Worl. She was the youngest of three girls. Wilma grew up in rural Wayne County and was a 1958 graduate of Hagerstown High School. She loved children and was […]
Sandra K. “Sandi” DeBruler (1/11/2017) - CAMBRIDGE CITY- Sandra K. “Sandi” DeBruler, 48, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of January 4, 2017. Sandi was born in New Castle, Indiana on March 12, 1968. She lived most all of her life in the Cambridge City-Western Wayne community and graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of […]Melanie Elaine (Parker) Conyers (1/11/2017) - Melanie Elaine (Parker) Conyers, 79, of Cambridge City, transitioned into the spiritual realm on Monday, January 2, 2017, after a short illness. She was born in Indianapolis on October 9, 1937 to Charles and Maude(Surber) Parker. Melanie grew up in Cambridge City and graduated from Lincoln H.S. in 1953. She married Donald Leroy Conyers on […]
Rhea Irene Benner Toschlog (1/11/2017) - RICHMOND, Ind. – Rhea Irene Benner Toschlog, age 93, of Richmond, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Reid Health. She was born September 9, 1923, to Everett and Naomi Filby Benner at home in Boston, Indiana, where she grew up. Rhea graduated from Boston High School in 1941. She worked at the Richmond […]
Ronald L. Harris (1/11/2017) - GREENS FORK, Ind. – Ronald L. Harris, age 72, of Greens Fork, Indiana, died Sunday, January 1, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital. Born April 23, 1944, in Fountain City, Indiana, Ron was a life-long resident of Wayne County. He worked at Belden for 40 years and was a courier for Mid-American Clinical Lab. Ron was […]Ruth C. Cole (1/11/2017) - CAMBRIDGE CITY – Ruth C. Cole, 83, passed away January 2, 2017. Ruth was born in Mt. Polaski, Illinois on Christmas Day in 1933. Because her father passed away when she was three years old, Ruth and her sisters were raised at the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Home in Knightstown from where she graduated high […]
Wayne Martin Robbins (1/11/2017) - Wayne Martin Robbins, 77, of Cambridge City, Indiana passed peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, December 30, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born March 30, 1939 in Rush County, Indiana to the late Robert Nelson and Della Garnet (Hitchel) Robbins. Wayne was a 1957 graduate of Orange High […]
Sarah Pauline Tucker (1/4/2017) - Sarah Pauline Tucker, 93, of Richmond passed away December 27, 2016. She was born February 3, 19 23 in Stanford, Kentucky to William and Edith Daily Kurtz and lived her most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of Centerville Nazarene Church. She is survived by her husband of 75 years Edwin, […]
Joan Pierson (1/4/2017) - CENTERVILLE, Ind. – Joan Pierson, age 84, of Centerville, Indiana, died Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Reid Health. Born December 19, 1932, in Richmond, Indiana, to Paul and Clara Lipscomb Bane, Joan was a life-long resident of this area. She retired from the Wayne Corporation. Joan enjoyed playing cards. She loved spending time with her […]Paul E. Moore (1/4/2017) - Centerville – Paul E. Moore, 94, passed away Tuesday December 27, 2016 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. A son of the late Ernest and Lena (Berry) Moore, Paul was born in Brownsville, Indiana on June 22, 1922. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II in the European Theatre […]
Rhonda Diane Chasteen (1/4/2017) - CAMBRIDGE CITY- Rhonda Diane Chasteen, 54, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday December 27, 2016. A daughter of Charles and Barbara (Gadd) Noe, Rhonda was born in New Castle, Indiana on June 1, 1962. A lifelong resident of the Western Wayne community, Rhonda graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1980. […]
Rosemary Stephens (Jaynes) (1/4/2017) - LEWISVILLE- Rosemary Stephens (Jaynes) – October 31, 1921 – December 27, 2016 Rosemary Stephens, a life-long Lewisville native, peacefully joined her many family and friends waiting in heaven on the morning of December 27th. Celebrating her 95th birthday this past Halloween, Rosemary was adored by her friends and family for her wry wit, eternal properness, […]
Ernest G. McConnell (1/4/2017) - Ernest G. McConnell, Jr., 92, of Straughn, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at The Addison Place in New Castle. He was born December 30, 1923 at home in Lewisville, the son of Ernest Glen and Elizabeth M. (Sorrell) McConnell. Ernie graduated from Lewisville High School in 1941 and farmed for many years. He retired […]
Laura H. Million (1/4/2017) - RICHMOND, Ind. – Laura H. Million, age 93, of Richmond, Indiana, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 23, 2016, at Reid Health. Born July 7, 1923, in Franklin County, Indiana, to Ben and Margaret Meer Handorf, Laura lived in Richmond for most of her life. She retired in 1988 as a cook […]
Lena Francis (1/4/2017) - Richmond, Ind. – Lena Francis, age 72, of Richmond, Indiana, died Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Born October 30, 1944, in Manchester, Kentucky, to Gus and Bam Howard Gray, Lena lived in this community for most of her life. She retired from Belden after working there for […]Sandra Cole (1/4/2017) - Sandra Cole, 71, of Richmond passed away December 23, 2016 at her home after a long illness. She was born in Richmond to Elmer Joseph and Mildred Louise Goss Pugh and lived in Telico Plains, TN for 15 years before returning to Richmond for the last 14 years of her life. She worked at WELCO […]
Julia Eileen Pegg (1/4/2017) - RICHMOND, Ind. – Julia Eileen Pegg, age 75, of Richmond, Indiana, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Reid Health. Born February 24, 1941, in Centerville, Indiana, to John and Millie Shearer Soper, Eileen was a 1959 graduate of Richmond High School. She was a teacher’s aide for Richmond Community Schools. Eileen was a member of […]
Cecelia Ann Cema (1/4/2017) - RICHMOND, Ind. – Cecelia Ann Cema, age 67, of Richmond, Indiana, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Born November 14, 1949, in Muncie, Indiana, to Robert L. and Phyllis Wolf Miller, Celia lived in this community for most of her life. She graduated from Centerville High School […]
Richard M. Pheanis (12/28/2016) - CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. – Richard M. Pheanis, age 71, of Cambridge City, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born November 6, 1945, in Camden, Ohio, Dick was a life-long resident of the Richmond area. He graduated from Richmond High School in 1963 and attended Indiana Business […]Oscar H. Bills Jr (12/28/2016) - Oscar H. Bills Jr, 87, of Cambridge City passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville, IN. “Junior” as he was known was born on September 11, 1929 in Lewisville, IN to Oscar H. Sr. and Clara Pruitt Bills. He was a truck driver for Kemper Cabinets in Richmond retiring in […]
Ricky Smith (12/28/2016) - RICHMOND, Ind. – Ricky Smith, age 51, of Richmond, died Friday, December 16, 2016, at his home. Born July 3, 1965, in Richmond, Indiana to Manford and Rebecca Smith, Ricky was a life-long resident of Richmond. He formerly worked for Delucio and Sons. Ricky had a great sense of humor and always made people laugh. […]Duane Leslie Smoker (12/28/2016) - CENTERVILLE, Ind. – Duane Leslie Smoker, age 76, of Centerville, Indiana, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Reid Health. Born February 8, 1940, in Richmond, Indiana, to Clifford and Mary Jane Conway Smoker, Duane lived in this community most of his life. He was a lifetime farmer. Duane was a member of the Abington Township […]