DOUGLAS EUGENE CHANEY Douglas Eugene Chaney, 74, of Connersville, passed away Monday afternoon, April 26, 2021, at Heritage House Rehabilitation, Connersville, where he had been a resident for the last 12 years. One of seven children of George Everett and Virginia Marie Nolan Chaney, Doug was born on November 13, 1946, in Fayette County. Doug …
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Obituary for Mary Lorraine Glenn
MARY LORRAINE GLENN Mary Lorraine Glenn, 70, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Reid Health, Richmond. One of 11 children of Devine and Florence Crawley Robinson, Mary was born in Rushville, on December 29, 1950. On April 19, 1969, Mary was married to Herman Lester Glenn. Mr. Glenn passed away on August 3, 2005. …
Brookville American Legion to hold benefit dinner for FCHS athletics
FCHS athletics press release 2020-2021 has been a tough year for everybody, and the budget of the FCHS athletic program has suffered due to lost games and limited capacity crowds. Brookville American Legion Bernard Hurst Post 77 agreed to do one of its famous fried chicken/smoked pork chop drive thru dinners with all proceeds benefiting FCHS …
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Old Guy Rant: Hard choices for conservatives
Political column by FC resident Larry Wiwi Though we are still 18 months away from the mid-term elections conservative voters need to be thinking now about the hard choice we have to make: Support the Republican Party or not? Given the current insanity promulgated by the commander-in-thief – open borders, green new deal, anti-XL pipeline …
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Obituary for Beverly Ann Moffett Hughes
BEVERLY ANN MOFFETT HUGHES Beverly Ann Moffett Hughes, 69, of Dublin, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on April 25, 2021, after a courageous battle against cancer. She was born February 24, 1952, in Connersville, to Howard Lewis Moffett and Evelyn Esther Border Moffett. Beverly graduated from Connersville High School with the Class …
Obituary for Dale A. Thomas
DALE A. THOMAS Dale A. Thomas, 68, of Connersville, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at his home. He was born on January 10, 1953, in Noblesville, to Harris Thomas and Ruth Kellam Thomas. On June 23, 1973, Dale married his beloved wife of 48 years, Kristi Anderson in Cicero. Dale was a faithful …
Obituary for Shirley A. Keith
SHIRLEY A. KEITH Shirley A. Keith, 79, of Connersville passed away Saturday morning, April 24, 2021, at Reid Health, Richmond. One of four children of Zeral and Ruth Carpenter Collins, Shirley was born in Knox County, Kentucky, on October 4, 1941. On December 14, 1957, Shirley married R. Wayne Keith in the Calvary Baptist Church …
Obituary for Robert Leroy Gauck
ROBERT LEROY GAUCK Robert Leroy Gauck, “Bobby,” of Sunman, was born on April 13, 1946, a son to George and Ida Stall Gauck. He spent his career as a mechanic, truck driver, and he also farmed. Robert was a member of the Farm Club of Osgood. In his spare time, you could find Robert working …
Obituary for Sue R. Ball
SUE R. BALL Sue R. Ball, age 84, of Metamora, died Wednesday night April 7, 2021, at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. Born June 1, 1936, in Williamsburg, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Clint and Mae (Ballard) Cornelius. On February 25, 1955, she was united in marriage to Charles E. Ball, …
FC property damage accidents from April 18 through April 25
Supplied by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department April 18 Michelle McCluskey, High Street, Brookville, at 8 a.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on Indiana 101, when a deer jumped in front of the vehicle from the west side of the road. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jeremy Noah investigated the accident. April 19 Andrew Barrett, …
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