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Indiana DNR Law Enforcement press release by Capt. Jet Quillen, DNR Law Enforcement, Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that happened Thursday morning, January 7, which resulted in the death of the operator. At approximately 1:50 a.m., the Anderson Police Department responded to private property near the 4800 block of Dr. …
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IDA ARLENE DAVIS Ida Arlene Davis, 80 of Rush County, passed away on January 6, 2021, in Rushville. She was born on April 4, 1940, in Metamora, to the late Robert W. and Charlotte (Osborn) Gordon. Arlene was a 1958 graduate of Connersville High School. She married E. Stanton Davis on September 5, 1964, and …
JANET SHARON (ELLIS) GEIS Janet Sharon (Ellis) Geis, age 79, passed away peacefully last Tuesday, January 4, at Good Samaritan Hospital, following a month-long battle with COVID and pulmonary fibrosis. She was born in December 1941, in Detroit Michigan, the fourth daughter of nine children of Felix and Rady (Blake) Ellis. Janet graduated From Brookville …
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WILLIAM S. “BILL” FOX William S. “Bill” Fox, 76, of Connersville, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021, at I.U. Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 21, 1944, in Connersville, one of three sons of Harold “Abie” and Elizabeth Karg Fox. He attended Connersville Schools and in 1961, enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He …
By John Estridge Southeastern Indiana REMC wants to bring broadband high-speed internet through new fiber to 1,000 Franklin County homes. But those 1,000 homes may miss out after two FC residents complained about the potential loss of tax money at the Tuesday, January 5, Franklin County Commissioners meeting. Southeastern Indiana REMC is seeking a property …
CURTIS O. MAJORS Curtis O. Majors, age 23, of Batesville, died Thursday, December 31, 2020. Born August 23, 1997, in Greensburg, he is the son of Sylvia Majors and Thomas Majors. He worked construction for the Kamp Construction Company. Curtis liked to go fast whether it was motorcycles, dirt bikes or his mustang. He was …
JOHN D. MOODY John D. Moody, age 68 of Batesville, died Tuesday, January 5, 2020, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. Born November 10, 1952 in Batesville, he is the son of Mary “Pat” (Nee: Ratz) and Albert “Bud” Moody. He married Elaine Doll July 27, 1977, in Batesville. John served in the Marines during the …
MILDRED FAYE LEWIS Mildred Faye Lewis, of Batesville, and formerly of Connersville, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at St. Andrews Health Campus. The daughter of Alvin and Eliza (Collins) Retzner was born on September 22, 1937, in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Faye was 83 years old. The 1956 Sunman High School graduate was a loving mother …
MARYTEL HODGKIN Marytel Hodgkin was born on May 3, 1962, and passed away on January 6, 2021. She is under the care of Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home.
BETTY COLEMAN Betty Coleman, 80, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Reid Health in Richmond. She was born on July 12, 1940, in Maryland, and is the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Yowell. On September 6, 1961, she married Frank Coleman. She had attended Trinity Praise and Worship Center in …