All Obituaries

Phyllis A. Doyle, 83, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday September 9, 2021 at Majestic Care of Connersville. She was born on April 16, 1938 in Cambridge City to Clarence and Hazel (Brooks) Lawrence and lived her whole life in this area.   Phyllis worked for over 40 years in nursing homes and hotels doing housekeeping. She was the housekeeping supervisor at the Holiday Inn in Connersville for 17 years and she worked for 6 years as executive housekeeper at the Hampton Inn before...

Patricia Ruth (White) Baker was born on January 4, 1934 and passed away on January 31, 2020. Due to health safety and to allow for as many people to attend as would like, her celebration of life was delayed until now. We will honor her on Thursday, September 16, 2021 with a burial side memorial service at 1 pm at Dale Cemetery in Connersville, Indiana. If you knew Pat, please feel free to join us there! All are welcome and please dress casually as she was not into formalities, but about...

Nicholas “Nick” Snowden, 25, of New Castle and formerly of Cambridge City, passed away on Sunday September 5, 2021 at Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 17, 1995 in Richmond, Indiana to Ronnie and Linda (Taylor) Snowden.   Nick lived most of his life in and around Cambridge City. He attended Lincoln High School and later graduated from Woodfield High School. Nick was a member of 4-H for 10 years. A heavy equipment mechanic by trade, Nick also helped with his...

Jennifer B. Lykins Miles Woodward, 75, went home to meet her Lord and Savior on September 1, 2021.   She was Born April 17, 1946 in Cornwall, England to Barbara (Stone) & Vernon Lykins. Jennifer was always very proud of her British heritage and enjoyed tea and scones. Jennifer married Kenneth L. Miles and they were active members of Hillcrest Baptist Church. They adopted Melissa and Eric to complete their family. Kenneth lost his battle with cancer in 1982. Jennifer met the second...

Windel R. Stracener, 78, of Centerville, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021 at his residence after an extended illness.   He was born on August 31, 1942 in El Paso, Arkansas to C. A. and Amy Stone Stracener and had lived most of his life in the Wayne County area. He was a graduate of Richmond High School and was a retired Director of Operations for Griffin Industries.   Survivors include his wife Edna Dooley Stracener whom he married on October 1, 1961; his children Windel...

Anna M. Allen, 61, of Cambridge City passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at the home of her sister Irma Mitton after a brief illness.   She was born on November 4, 1959 in Winnsboro, Lousiana and had lived in the Wayne County area for many years. She was an LPN working at Ambassador Health Care in Centerville, IN and was the Co-founder of Two Sisters Ministry.   Survivors are a 2 sons Donald Berry, Jr. and William Sykes; a sister Irma Mitton and a brother Ray...

David A. Feemster, 98, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at his home in Cambridge City. He was born on June 21, 1923 in Crawfordsville, IN to Allison M. and Elizabeth (Iliff) Feemster. David was a 1941 graduate of Lincoln High School and then attended Wabash College and was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. In 1943 he left college to serve in U. S. Army Air Corp in WWII. After the war ended he enrolled at the Indiana University Law School in Bloomington and graduated in...

Wanda Lou Transier, 65, of Cambridge City, passed away on Friday July 16, 2021 at Reid Hospital. She was born on July 26, 1955 to Albert and Ceattie (Feltner) Shoemaker in Connersville, Indiana. Wanda graduated from Brookville High School in 1973 and from IUPUI in 1976 as a Qualified Medical Assistant. Upon graduating she went to work at Brookville Health Care for 44 years. She enjoyed reading and loved caring for her family.   Wanda is survived by her husband, Anthony...

Kathy L. Jennings, 72, of Union City, TN, passed away on July 8, 2021, after a brief illness. She was born on July 9, 1948, in Greenville, OH. She was a 1967 graduate of Union High School in Modoc, IN and lived in the surrounding area until moving to Tennessee in 2000. She is survived by her children, Kimberly (Rob) Robertson, Krista (Daryl) Burke, Karin (Don) Wilson, Travis Reynolds, Eric (Shawn) Jennings, Amy (Tim) Parks, Jeremy, Nathan, Jeb, and Hannah Jennings, 17 grandchildren, 20...

William R. Williams, 80, of Cambridge City, passed away at home on Monday, June 28, 2021. He was born on May 3, 1941 in Flemingsburg, Kentucky to William and Leona Williams. Bill served his country in the Uinted States Army and shortly after his discharge moved to Wayne County. He went to work for Belden Wire in Richmond, working in several departments, before retiring in 2009 after 46 years. Bill enjoyed working on his home’s landscaping and garden. He loved spending time with his...