Obituary for Ida Arlene Davis

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 …

Obituary for Janet Sharon (Ellis) Geis (complete)

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 …

Obituary for William S. “Bill” Fox

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 …

Obituary for Curtis O. Majors

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 …

Obituary for John D. Moody

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 …

Obituary for Mildred Faye Lewis

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 …

Obituary for Betty Coleman

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 …

Obituary for Brenda G. Nafe (complete)

BRENDA G. NAFE Brenda G. Nafe, age 75, of Brookville, died Friday, January 1, 2021, at Hospice of Cincinnati Blue Ash. Born June 22, 1945, in Pikeville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Dennis K. and Lillian (Johnson) Little. On June 15, 1979, she was united in marriage to Murrell T. Nafe Jr., …