MELISSA JO POTTERS This generous soul brightened so many lives, the angels can’t keep count. Her greatest joy was her family; she cherished every moment. Luckily for rest of us, her true gift and calling in life was people. Melissa knew everybody, and those she didn’t, soon became a friend. Born to Darrel and Doris (Kitchel) Rinehart on November …
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Obituary for Fern M. Baney Knecht
FERN M. BANEY KNECHT Fern M. Baney Knecht succumbed to her recent illness on September 12, 2022, in Rushville. She lived most of her 95 years in Brookville as an active mother of five, caregiver for many young children, P.E. assistant at St. Michael’s School, where she was known for her jump-roping skills, and for …
Obituary for Mary H. Browning
MARY H. BROWNING Mary H. Browning, 94, of Brookville died Sunday, September 11, 2022, at her residence with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. Mary was born on September 2, 1928, to John and Ruth Baber Fox. She married Rueben Browning on September 8, 1945, in Connersville. Mary was a dedicated member of West …
Obituary for Robert Clark Jewell Jr.
ROBERT CLARK JEWELL JR. Robert Clark Jewell Jr., age 83, died Monday, September 12, 2022, at his home in Brookville following a brief illness. Born February 4, 1939, in Union County, Bob was one of four children born to the late Robert and Mabel (Smith) Jewell. Bob graduated from Short High School in Liberty with the …
Search warrant results in heroin, meth and marijuana at St. Mary’s Road residence
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release In the late evening hours on Thursday, September 8, deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant at a residence in the 12,000 block of St. Mary’s Road. After applying for and receiving the search warrant earlier that evening, deputies responded to the residence shortly after …
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Obituary for Jamie D. Cox
JAMIE D. COX Jamie D. Cox, 44, of Connersville, died Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Reid Health in Richmond. Jamie was born in Oxford, Ohio, on December 11, 1977, to Danny J. and Rosetta M. Marcum Reese. She graduated from Franklin County High in the Class of 1997. Jamie married Jason Cox on October 8, …
Obituary for Rita Mae Gramman
RITA MAE GRAMMAN Rita Mae Gramman, age 94, of Brookville, died Friday, September 9, 2022, at her residence in Brookville after a lengthy illness. Born June 9, 1928, in Indianapolis, she was one of 12 children born to the late Charles and Ethel (Weinheimer) Lunsford. On September 1, 1948, she and Melvin H. Gramman were …
Obituary for Laura Elizabeth Bishop
LAURA ELIZABETH BISHOP Laura Elizabeth Bishop, 93, of Cicero, formerly of Connersville, went home to be with the Lord Sunday Morning, September 4, 2022, peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 22, 1929, in Garrad County, Kentucky, one of nine children of Thomas and Sarah A. Irvin Wren. On July 5, 1947, …
Obituary for Robert “Bob” Dewey Richardson
ROBERT “BOB” DEWEY RICHARDSON Robert “Bob” Dewey Richardson, 77, of Rushville, went home to be with the Lord, Friday evening, September 2, 2022, at his residence. Bob was born October 20, 1944, in Redlick, Kentucky, the youngest of 11 children of George Riley and America Mae Johnson Richardson. He was raised in Franklin County and …
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Obituary for Connie Jean Moffett
CONNIE JEAN MOFFETT Connie Jean Moffett, 72, of Connersville, went home to be with the Lord Friday afternoon, September 2, 2022, at Reid Health, Richmond. She was born March 21, 1950, in Rush County, the youngest of three children of Charles and Louise Stephens Pollitt, and she was a 1970 graduate of Rushville High School. …