By John Estridge A 27-year-old Franklin County man was arrested and charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors after allegedly sucker punching a man at the Brookville Voluntary Fire Department’s Reverse Raffle, causing the man to be aircared. Tyler D. Wilson was charged with Aggravated Battery, as a Level 3 Felony; Battery Resulting in Serious …
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Obituary for Donald (Don) E. Hiatt
DONALD (DON) E. HIATT Donald [Don] E. Hiatt 92 formerly of Liberty, passed away Wednesday October 12, 2022, at the Village Green in Greenville, Ohio. He was born on September 17, 1930, to the late Chester and Edna Ramey Hiatt in Richmond. Don graduated in 1949 from Brownsville High School in Brownsville. On October 1, …
Obituary for Betty Athelene (Gephart) Harlan
BETTY ATHELENE (GEPHART) HARLAN Betty Athelene (Gephart) Harlan, 95 of Liberty passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022. She was born on February 18, 1927, in Preble County, Ohio at home in the Campbells Town area to Lester Gephart and Mildred Johnson Gephart. On January 10, 1948, she married Wayne C. Harlan at Four Mile …
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Obituary for JeAnn Doris Brack
JEANN DORIS BRACK JeAnn Doris Brack, 79, of Brookville died on Friday, October 14, 2022, at her residence. JeAnn was born in Batesville, on April 29, 1943, to Alvin and Thelma Troesch Beckman. She attended Brookville High School where she was a Homecoming Queen, and she graduated with the Class of 1961. JeAnn married Robert …
Obituary for Dewey “Doug” Douglas Sparks
DEWEY “DOUG” DOUGLAS SPARKS Dewey “Doug” Douglas Sparks, 62, of Everton, passed away Tuesday morning, October 11, 2022, at Reid Health, Richmond. He was born November 15, 1959, in Connersville to Dewey Sparks and Janice Richter. He was a 1978 graduate of Connersville High School and also attended Hanover College for two years. On November …
Obituary for Robert “Bob” Lee Powers
ROBERT “BOB” LEE POWERS “The Legend” Robert “Bob” Lee Powers, 85, of Connersville, passed away early Sunday morning, October 9, 2022, at Reid Health, Richmond. He was born September 15, 1937, in Connersville, one of two children of William and Katherine Smith Powers. He was a 1955 graduate of Connersville High School. On June 18, …
Obituary for Kent Montgomery “Monty” Bannon
KENT MONTGOMERY “MONTY” BANNON Kent Montgomery “Monty” Bannon, 66, of Andersonville, passed away Monday morning, October 3, 2022, at his residence. One of seven children of Robert Joseph and Eileen Mathis Bannon, Monty was born on January 21, 1956, in Connersville. He served with the Indiana National Guard for several years. For many years, he …
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Obituary for Daniel Jacob Schuler
DANIEL JACOB SCHULER Daniel Jacob Schuler, age 47, of Brookville, died Sunday October 2, 2022, in Brookville. Born March 13, 1975, in Batesville, he was one of five children born to Arnold E. Schuler and Linda (Hicks) Powers. He remained a lifelong resident of Franklin County. He worked in construction for much of his life. In …
Obituary for Wayne Edward Monroe (Complete)
WAYNE EDWARD MONROE Wayne Edward Monroe, age 82, of Brookville, died early Monday morning October 3, 2022, at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio following a brief illness. Born June 10, 1940, in Batesville, he was the son of the late Joseph Monroe and Lucy (Burch) Monroe Sampson. On August 5, 1961, he and the …
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Obituary for Geneva Floyd
GENEVA FLOYD Geneva Floyd, age 101 of Brownsville, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 2, 2022. She was born on October 19, 1920, in Mildred, Kentucky to Charley Moore and Eva Lee Lonaker Moore. She was raised in Tyner, Kentucky where she graduated high school in the 10th grade. On August 30, 1941, …