OBITUARIES

Brian E. Casteel, age 65, of Connersville died Monday, November 20, 2023 at his residence in rural Franklin County following a lengthy illness.


December 5, 2023 at 4:27 p.m.


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Valerie Leona Tindall

Valerie Leona Tindall 17, of Arlington, died June 7, 2023. Her remains were discovered November 28th and now her family can have closure to her passing.

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John R. Gilbert

John R. Gilbert, Sr. , 81, a longtime Rushville resident, passed away November 29, 2023 in Greenfield.

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Diana F. Galyen

Diana F. Galyen, age 78, of Brookville,died Monday, November 20, 2023 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio following a brief illness.

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Garlin E. Bryant

Garlin E. Bryant, age 97, of Liberty, passed away on Monday November 20, 2023 at Whitewater Commons surrounded by his loving family. Garlin was born on October 4, 1926, in Russell Springs, Kentucky to the late Dallas and Onie Mae Wilson Bryant.

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Herman Wayne Lewis

Reverend Herman Wayne Lewis, 91, of Brookville, passed away Friday, November 24, 2023 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

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Wayne E. Halcomb

Wayne E. Halcomb, of Brookville, was born on February 23, 1950 in Batesville, a son to Charles and Cora Bravard Halcomb.

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Richard ‘Big R’ Beesley

Richard, “Big R” Beesley, of Brookville was born on June 25, 1954, in Batesville, a son to Glen and Ruth Fledderman Beesley.

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Betty June Griffin

Betty June Griffin, a cherished wife, devoted mother, beloved Nana, and affectionately known as "June Bug" by her older brother, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2023, surrounded by her daughters.

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Patricia Van Winkle

Patricia Van Winkle, age 92, passed over to her Heavenly Home on November 5, 2023, at Whitewater Commons in Liberty, where she had resided for three years.

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Mary Louise Hartzler

Mary Louise Hartzler, 95, of Rushville, passed away November 17, 2023, in Rushville.

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Patricia A. Wehr

Patricia A. Wehr, age 87, of Connersville died Monday November 13, 2023 at Forest Park Health Campus in Richmond, following a lengthy illness.

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Ralph Edward Lohrey

Ralph Edward Lohrey, of Brookville, was born on February 12, 1945 in Batesville, a son to Adam and Edna Mae Combs Lohrey.

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Peggy Sue Johnson

Peggy Sue Johnson, age 61, of Brookville, died Monday, November 13, 2023 at the Brookville Healthcare Center in Brookville, following a brief battle with cancer.

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Laura Elaine Smith

Laura Elaine Smith, age 76, of Brookville, died Saturday, November 11, 2023 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati.