Obituary for Geneva Reams

GENEVA REAMS Geneva Reams, age 85, of Brookville, died Sunday, October 11, 2020, at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. Born August 20, 1935 in Laurel, she was the daughter of the late Preston and Myrtle (McQueen) Eversole. On February 24, 1951, she became the wife of Leroy Reams, and he preceded her in death on …

Obituary for Roy Lester Bowers

ROY LESTER BOWERS Roy Lester Bowers, Liberty, died October 5, 2020 at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Born at home on Barbours Creek, Craig County, Virginia on January 24, 1944, the 100th birthday of his paternal great grandfather, Roy was the sixth child born to John Herman and Thelma Raeburn Helms Bowers. In 1949, the Bowers family …

Obituary for Bette G. Thielking

BETTE G. THIELKING Bette G. Thielking, 87, of Connersville, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020, in Indianapolis.  She was born on November 24, 1932, in Petroleum, Indiana, and is the daughter of Ralph Leon Terrel and G. Lucille (Neff) Terrell. She graduated from Batesville High School in 1950, and completed the Ball Hospital RN …

Obituary for Clarence Neeley

CLARENCE FRED NEELEY Clarence Fred Neeley, age 75, of Brookville, died Friday morning September 11, 2020, at his residence in Brookville. Born September 25, 1944, in Connersville, he was the son of the late Golden and Virgie (Burch) Neeley. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam era. On April 17, 1965, he was united …

Obituary for Rhonda G. Fields

RHONDA G. FIELDS Rhonda G. Fields, 61, of Brookville, died on Monday, September 7, 2020, at Reid Health in Richmond following complications from Covid 19. Rhonda was born in Batesville on November 8, 1958, to Bernard and Marilyn Hertel Fields. She was a member of St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Brookville. Rhonda enjoyed watching old …

Obituary for Patricia Buell

PATRICIA BUELL Patricia Buell, age 82, of Brownsville, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020. Patricia was born in Fayette Co. on June, 7, 1938, to Arthur and Katherine Davis Sherwood. She was a member of the Brownsville United Methodist Church and Eastern Star. Survivors include children Robin (Karen) Buell, Scott Buell and Kelly Buell; …

Obituary for Robert Lee “Hoss” Race

ROBERT LEE “HOSS” RACE Robert Lee “Hoss” Race, 69, died Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Reid Health in Richmond. Hoss was born in Brookville to Rudy and Betty Sheperd Race on August 9, 1951. He married the love of his life, Peggy Fledderman, on November 28, 1970, and they enjoyed more than 49 years together. Hoss …

Obituary for Lawrence Andrew Steele

LAWRENCE ANDREW STEELE Lawrence Andrew Steele, 90, of Brookville, passed away early Tuesday morning, September 1, 2020, at his residence. He was born December 7, 1929, in Connersville, one of nine children of George G. and Phema (Parsons) Steele. A proud veteran, Lawrence served in the United States Army for the 27th Engineer Combat Battalion …