EDDIE LEE HOWELL Eddie Lee Howell, 77, of Connersville, went home to be with his Savior, Sunday afternoon, May 23, 2021, at Reid Health of Richmond surrounded by his loving family. Eddie was born in Connersville on July 29, 1943, one of four children of Edgar and Phyllis Foster Howell and was a 1962 graduate …
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Obituary for Ellen Mae Howes (complete)
ELLEN MAE HOWES Ellen Mae Howes, age 85, of Brookville, and formerly of Michigan, died Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. Born October 18, 1935, in Hamilton Township, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Otto & Bernice (Story) Kissane. She was retired, having worked for many years as …
Obituary for Ruth Jones (complete)
RUTH JONES Ruth Jones, age 94, of Brookville, died early Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the Brookville Healthcare Center in Brookville. Born January 30, 1927, in Venice, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William and Annie (Wilson) Lucas. She was united in marriage to Dane E.F. Jones on January 14, 1946, and they enjoyed …
Obituary for Janet C. Melhorn
JANET C. MELHORN Janet C. Melhorn, 64, of Richmond, died on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. Janet was born on July 11, 1956, in Connersville, to Dale and Doris Himes Burch. She was a homemaker. Janet loved spending time with her granddaughter, enjoying the outdoors, and loving animals. Janet is survived …
Tattoos and piercings, sinful?
Theological Column by Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, Are tattoos and piercings wrong? A: These days, tattoos and piercings are as common as the body parts given over to them. Our bodies have become canvasses of expression and voices of declaration. What was unthinkable a century ago is now acceptable if not encouraged by …
Obituary for Barbara Fife Schwartz
BARBARA FIFE SCHWARTZ Barbara Fife Schwartz, 87, passed away May 21, 2021, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. Barb was a woman of Christian faith who believed in GOD, JESUS CHRIST, and the HOLY SPIRIT. She daily searched the Scripture, reading the Bible all the way through several times. Barb was a Proverbs 31 woman: “Her …
Obituary for Orville Dale Bloom Sr.
ORVILLE DALE BLOOM SR. Orville Dale Bloom Sr., 80 of Connersville, went home to be with the Lord, Friday afternoon, May 21, 2021, surrounded by his loving family at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral home with Pastor John Reynolds officiating. Friends …
Obituary for Naomi Ruth Jones (partial)
NAOMI RUTH JONES Naomi Ruth Jones, age 94, of Brookville, died early Sunday morning May 23, 2021, at the Brookville Healthcare Center in Brookville. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be posted as they become
Obituary Ellen Mae Howes (partial)
ELLEN MAE HOWES Ellen Mae Howes, age 85, of Brookville, and formerly of Michigan, died Saturday evening May 22, 2021 at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be posted as soon as they become available.
June 10 hearing scheduled in six drowning deaths’ civil cases
By John Estridge and information from media reports There will be a hearing in Franklin Circuit Court at 1 p.m., Thursday, June 10, for the purpose of consolidating the different lawsuits pending against Franklin County governmental entities regarding the six deaths, three adults and three children, from drowning in the early morning hours of March …
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