TARI (BLACKER) REISTER Tari (Blacker) Reister of Liberty died on November 4, 2020. Born to Jim and Louise (Buttery) Blacker, she grew up in Bath and graduated from Union High School in 1965. She went on to obtain Bachelor and Master degrees in Education from IU Bloomington in 1969 and 1974, respectively, and spent nearly …
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Obituary for Rondal Snyder (partial)
Rondal Snyder was born on January 2, 1937, and passed away on November 2, 2020, and is under the care of Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home.
Obituary for Bradley Alan Jones
BRADLEY ALAN JONES Bradley Alan Jones, 39, of Connersville, joined his Dad in Heaven due to a sudden unknown heart issue on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Reid Health in Richmond. He was born on November 25, 1980, in Oxford, Ohio and is the son of Beth Westberg Jones and the late Jack Jones. Brad had …
Obituary for Charles Troy House
CHARLES TROY HOUSE Charles Troy House, 89, of Connersville, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. The oldest of three children, he was born May 7, 1931, in London, Kentucky to the late Caleb and Myrtle (Cupp) House. On February 23, 1952, Charles married Nancy Hammons in Jellico, Tennessee. Mrs. House …
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Deteriorated belfry comes floating down to Main Street in Brookville
By John Estrdige (article and photos) At 12:22 p.m., Wednesday, November 4, the historic belfry started its descent from on top of the Franklin County Courthouse and in less than a minute it was set gently down on Main Street just south of the courthouse. Earlier this year a passerby noticed the belfry was leaning …
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Obituary for Sandra S. “Sandy” Crumpton
SANDRA S. “SANDY” CRUMPTON Sandra S. “Sandy” Crumpton, 81, of Connersville passed away early Monday morning, November 2, 2020, at Reid Health, Richmond. The youngest of four daughters of Roy and Barbara Callaway Hobbs, Sandy was born on May 4, 1939. Sandy was raised in Connersville by her mother and stepfather, William Kenmuir, where she …
Obituary for Helen A. Rosemeyer
HELEN A. ROSEMEYER Helen A. Rosemeyer, 96, of Sunman, died Monday, November 2, 2020, at The Waters of Batesville. Helen was born September 9, 1924, in Dearborn County to Henry and Sophia Hornberger Walter. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church at Hubble’s Corner, the American Legion Auxiliary in Sunman, and the Milan …
Obituary for Ola “Lee” Hadley
OLA “LEE” HADLEY Ola “Lee” Hadley, age 87, of Drewersburg, passed away on October 22, 2020. Born November 12, 1932 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lily (Robison) Cleaver of Drewersburg. Lee graduated from Whitewater High School in Cedar Grove, after which she worked for the Union Central Life …