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Christopher Lee Clarke (12/5/2023) - Christopher Lee Clarke, age 74, of Richmond, Indiana, peacefully joined the Lord on Sunday, December 03, 2023, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born View full obituary
Barbara Ann Day (12/5/2023) - Barbara Ann Day, 60, of Connersville passed away December 3, 2023 at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Barbara overcame several obstacles throughout her life including living over forty years longer than doctors predicted as well as becoming a mother. A daughter of Harlen and Diana Foreman Bostic, Barbara was born in Connersville on September 22, 1963 and […]
George Donald Hendrickson (12/5/2023) - George Donald Hendrickson passed away peacefully on 30 November 2023, at the age of 100, in Great Falls, Montana. Known to many as ‘Don’ or ‘Pat’ (on account of his St. Patrick’s Day birthday), he was born in Connersville to Edgar and Mildred (nee Sheard) Hendrickson on 17 March 1923 as the third of what […]Michael Ray McFarland (12/5/2023) - Michael Ray McFarland, age 65, of Connersville, Indiana passed away on Monday, December 4, 2023.
Walter Sparks, Jr. (12/5/2023) - Walter Sparks, Jr., 79, passed away peacefully on Friday night, December 1, at Brickyard Golden Living in Richmond. He was born in Richmond, Kentucky on December 19, 1943, the son of Walter Sparks, Sr. and Dixie Hoover Sparks Schankel. Walter served honorably in Germany with the US Army, where he was […]
Rev. Robert Merrill Brock (12/5/2023) - Rev. Robert Merrill Brock, 82, of New Castle, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday afternoon, December 3, 2023. Bob was a Missionary Statesman, a gifted Bible teacher and preacher, a prayer warrior, a spiritual hero to many, and a light to all who knew him. He was born on August […]
David “Dave” Gerrit Anderson (12/5/2023) - David “Dave” Gerrit Anderson, age 63, of New Paris, Ohio, died unexpectedly at Kettering Hospital in Dayton, Ohio on Sunday, December 3, 2023. Born on April 18, 1960 in Englewood, New Jersey, son of the late Gerrit M. & Jeanne (Oser) Anderson. Dave was employed at Henny Penny in Eaton, Ohio. Member of […]
Sheryl A. Wesley (12/4/2023) - With heavy hearts but grateful spirits, we celebrate the life of an extraordinary woman, Sheryl Wesley, who has transitioned to her heavenly home at the age of 77. Her life was a testament to unwavering faith, boundless love, and the profound joy found in family. For six decades, she walked hand in hand with her […]
Jeffrey Allen Gallaher (12/4/2023) - Jeffrey Allen Gallaher, age 55 of Eaton, Ohio, died Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Vancrest of Eaton. Jeffrey was born on May 27, 1968, in Dayton, Ohio and was a 1986 graduate of Tri County North High School in Lewisburg. Following high school, he attended Sinclair Community College, the University of Dayton, and the International […]
Phyllis J. Fraley (12/4/2023) - Phyllis J. Fraley, 89 went home to be with the Lord on Thursday November 30 at IU Health, Indianapolis, IN. Mrs. Fraley was born on June 22, 1934, to Walter and Edith Frame in Greensfork, IN. She was united in marriage to Russell Fraley on Dec 1, 1951 in Richmond IN where she lived her […]Sue Ellen Ross (12/4/2023) - In Loving Memory of Sue Ellen Ross Sue Ellen Ross, aged 78, of Liberty, went home to be with the lord on December 2, 2023. View full obituary
Nancy Joan Franklin (12/4/2023) - Nancy J. Franklin “Joan,” age 91, of Liberty Indiana, passed away on December 3, 2023. Nancy was born on February 13, 1932, in Liberty, the View full obituary
Jeanette Collins (12/4/2023) - Jeanette Collins, age 92, of Connersville, Indiana passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2023.
Daniel “Dan” Steven Dooley (12/4/2023) - RICHMOND, In. – Daniel “Dan” Steven Dooley, age 75, of Richmond, Indiana, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, surrounded by his family. Dan had lost his beloved wife, Viki, in 2022, so it brings great comfort to his family knowing that he and Viki are together again. His passing was also on his mother’s […]
Donald E. Rygelski (12/4/2023) - Donald E. Rygelski, age 83, passed away on November 29, 2023 at Reid Health. He was born in New Kensington, PA on July 16, 1940 to John and Helen (Misak) Rygelski. Don graduated from Penn State University, with a Mechanical Engineering degree in 1960. He is a United States Army veteran, actively serving between 1963-1965. […]
Pauline Wiggins (12/4/2023) - Pauline Wiggins, 94 of Liberty passed away on December 1, 2023. She was born on September 9, 1929 in Metamora, Indiana to the late Ervin View full obituaryBob C. Van Pelt (12/4/2023) - Robert C. “Bob” 78 of Richmond died Sunday December 3, 2023 at Reid Health. Funeral arrangements will be announced soon, View full obituary
Charles William “Chuck” Hammons Jr (12/4/2023) - Defiance, OH– Charles William Hammons, Jr., age 67, of Defiance, Ohio, died Friday, December 1, 2023, at Community Health Professional Hospice Center. Born October 20, 1956, in Harlan County, Kentucky, to Charles Hammons, Sr. and Wilma Jean Owens Hammons, Chuck lived most of his life in this area. He was a graduate of Richmond High […]
Jim “Crash” Favorite (12/3/2023) - James P. “Crash” Favorite, 60, of Centerville, passed away on Friday afternoon, December 1, at Reid Health. He was born on August 25, 1963, in Elkhart, Indiana to James Rodney & Marcia Kay Van Tyle Favorite. Jim graduated from Randolph Southern High School in 1981. Jim formerly worked for Kabert Industries. […]
Margaret E Rains (12/2/2023) - Margaret Ellen Rains age 83, of New Castle, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023, at Henry County Community Health Hospital in New Castle, Indiana. She was born January 22, 1940, in Keno, Kentucky to the late Lloyd and Lena (Keith) Wilson. Margaret married the love of her life Donald Rains in September of 1956 and […]Delores I Utsler (12/2/2023) - Delores I. Utsler 85 of Richmond passed away on December 1, 2023, at Reid Health after a long illness. She was born April 5, 1938, View full obituary
Brandi Nicole Neely (12/1/2023) - Brandi Nicole Neely, 35, of Connersville passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. One of four children of Bruce and Gail Wedding Reece, Brandi was born in LaPorte, Indiana on September 14, 1988. Brandi had a bubbly personality and enjoyed her time outdoors. She loved fishing, camping, kayaking, singing, and her […]
JoAnne Neal (12/1/2023) - JoAnne Neal, 87, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Addison Place of New Castle. She was born on July 28, 1936 in Loudon County, TN to the late Charles H. and Mattie Irene (Quillen) Simpson. JoAnne was an accomplished seamstress and worked out of her home for many years. In her earlier years, she […]
Jane C. Crist (11/30/2023) - RICHMOND, IN– Jane C. Crist, age 89, of Richmond, Indiana, died Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Forest Park Health Campus. Born December 18, 1933, in Rushville, Indiana, to Carl and Elizabeth “Betty” West Shriner, Jane lived most of her life in this community. She was a phone operator at GTE. Jane enjoyed traveling, Pacers basketball, […]
Clara M. Johnson (11/30/2023) - Clara M. Johnson 64, of Richmond, passed away November 30, 2023, at Reid Health after a long illness. She was born May 10, 1959, in View full obituary