Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries

Mar 30, 2023

Michelle Leigh Rico- Meece, 51, Frankfort, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Witham Hospital in Lebanon.  She was born May 7, 1971, in Plymouth to Theresa Ann Kiefer.  She married Michael Meece, December 28, 2016, and he survives.

Michelle was a graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School in 1989.  She went on to Ivy Tech College...

Mar 30, 2023

John Melvin Clark, 87, Frankfort, passed away at his home surrounded by his family March 30, 2023.  He was born November 29, 1935, in Frankfort to William Pete and Ethel (Ambers) Clark.  On December 26, 1961, he married Gloria J. Pyatt.  She survives.

He attended Frankfort Senior High School.  He worked several jobs through the years including...

Mar 28, 2023

Richard D. Spurgeon passed away at Homewood Health Campus in Lebanon on March 28, 2023. He was born on April 2, 1930, in Hillisburg, Indiana. He was the son of Otis D. and Florence V. (Reynolds) Spurgeon.

He was a 1948 graduate of Scircleville High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 – 1954...

Mar 27, 2023

Donald K. McCarty, 79, of Michigantown, passed away March 27, 2023, surrounded by his family, at Waters of Lebanon.

A lifelong Clinton County resident, Donald was born September 25, 1943, in Frankfort to Bevon and Roberta (Walker) McCarty.  He was a 1962 graduate of Clinton Central High School.

Donald met Susan Milburn, and...

Mar 24, 2023

Gilbert A. Seward, 92, of Woodstock, GA, formerly of Frankfort and Lafayette, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023, at Northside Cherokee Hospital  in  Canton, Georgia. He was born in Clinton County on May 29, 1930, to Bertie and Myrtle (Luper) Seward. He married Bonnie J. Morrison on November 27, 1947; she preceded him in death on February 1, 2019....

Mar 18, 2023

Joseph Leonard Addy, Sr., 45, of Lafayette, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Franciscan Health in Lafayette.  He was born in Lebanon, Indiana, on March 26, 1977, to Leonard Joseph and Linda (Billingsley) Addy.

Joseph was a janitor at the Tippecanoe Mall. He formerly worked for Triton Air and Heat in Florida, Wabash National...

Mar 14, 2023

James “Rich” Richard Reef, 86, of Flora, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at Franciscan Hospital in Lafayette.  He was born in Cutler on September 2, 1936, to Emmett and Ruby (Smith) Reef.  He married Jamie Harris on June 24, 1994, and she survives.

Rich was a 1954 graduate of Cutler High School and served in the...

Mar 12, 2023

Stephen Wrex Cook, 71, of Frankfort, died Sunday, March 12, 2023, surrounded by his family in Indianapolis after battling a long illness. Born December 8, 1951, to the late Thelma (Eichenberry) Cook and George W. Cook in Frankfort, Stephen graduated from Frankfort Senior High School in 1970. He married Carolyn (Clark) Cook in 1982, who survives. They celebrated their...

Mar 11, 2023

Steven W. “Steve” Davis, 59, of rural Colfax, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.  He was born in Anderson, Indiana, on August 8, 1963, to Jerry W. and Peggy J. (Tucker) Davis. He married Roberta A. Suter on October 21, 1990; she survives.

Steve graduated with the class of 1982...

Mar 9, 2023

Betty J. Mundell, 79, lifelong Frankfort resident, passed away March 9, 2023, surrounded by her family in her home following a brief illness. She was born on February 2, 1944, in Frankfort, to Thomas and Laura (Little) Walker.  She attended Frankfort Community Schools.  Betty married Lewis Mundell, and they later divorced.  She met Diane Starnes, and they have been...

Mar 8, 2023

Robert M. “Bob” Ruch, 91, of rural Mulberry, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at his home.  He was born in Frankfort, Indiana, on May 30, 1931, to Maurice J. and Hazel M. (Williams) Ruch. He married Charlotte Jean Yoder on December 1, 1952; she preceded him in death on October 18, 2022.

Bob graduated with...

Mar 1, 2023

Carol Diane Metzger, 74, of rural Mulberry, passed away on March 1, 2023, at Wellbrooke of Kokomo.

Born April 23, 1948, in Monett, Missouri, Carol was the daughter of Leonard C. and Maxine R. (Huffmaster) Montgomery.  She grew up in the Fairview, Missouri, area and was a 1966 graduate of Triway (Missouri) High School.  She attended Crowder...

Feb 25, 2023

Reuel “Buck” Marcus Crum, 84, of Rossville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville. He was born to Paul M. and Helen I. (Wingler) Crum on March 7, 1938, in Clinton County, IN. He married Alice Ritchie on August 12, 2006; she survives.

Buck graduated...

Feb 13, 2023

Decon Zander Wyatt Cole, 16, of Frankfort, passed unexpectedly on February 13, 2023, from a severe asthma attack which caused a cardiac arrest in St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis surrounded by his family.

Decon was born in Frankfort on November 16, 2006, to Dustin Cole and Annette Davis.  He attended Clinton Central Schools before transferring to The...

Feb 7, 2023

Joseph Donald Scott Stull, 62, of rural Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born in Lafayette, on June 26, 1960, to Max Leroy and Beatrice (Jackson) Stull. He married Krista Beth Coonrod on October 31, 1992, in Middlefork, Indiana.; she survives.

Joseph graduated in 1979 from North...

Feb 5, 2023

Ricky “Jap” King, 69, of rural Frankfort, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Witham Hospital in Lebanon. He was born on October 23, 1953, to Robert H. and Imogene (Harris) King. He married Ann M. Moore on September 28 2012; she survives.

Ricky worked as a Tool & Die Maker at Federal Mogul in Frankfort for...

Feb 4, 2023

Dianna Kay (Wortman) Bryant, 72, of Lafayette, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Franciscan East in Lafayette. She was the second daughter born to Robert and Betty Jane (Lawson) Wortman on September 17, 1950, in Lafayette. She married the love of her life, Wayne Bryant, on September 27 1975; he preceded her in death on November...

Feb 4, 2023

Attarah “Teri” Robbins, 76, Beech Grove, formerly of Frankfort, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Beech Grove Meadows Nursing Home in Beech Grove.  She was born on September 27, 1946, in Frankfort.  She married Danny Faucett on January 27, 1965.  He preceded her in death on September 27, 1972.  She married Wendell Rutledge, and he preceded her in...

Feb 2, 2023

Max Ralph Rodkey, 81, Rossville, passed away at his residence February 2, 2023.  He was born April 1, 1941, in Frankfort to Ralph and Helen (Davis) Rodkey.  He married Nancy Roth on November 11, 1961, in Rossville.  She survives.

Max was a 1959 graduate of Rossville High School.  He then proudly served his county in the National...

Feb 1, 2023

Lillian Amy (Good) Money, 92, of rural Frankfort, passed away February 1, 2023, surrounded by her family in IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette following a brief illness.

Born December 1, 1930, in Frankfort, Lillian was the daughter of Willard N. and Beatrice (Carter) Good.  She graduated from Little Jeff High School in Jefferson. She married Herbert Timmons...