Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Linda Sue Deaton
Jun 10, 2014
Linda Sue Deaton, 63, of Delphi, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at her home. She was born November 20, 1950, in Lafayette, the daughter of Dean L. and Arzella Hall Draper; her mother survives in Delphi. On July 21, 1974, she married David C. Deaton; he survives. Linda graduated from Delphi High School in 1969. In 1972, she graduated as...
Karen V. Harris
Jun 7, 2014
Karen V. Harris, 72, of Frankfort, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born May 19, 1942, in Frankfort, the daughter of Elmer and Mildred Lykken Kirkman; her mother survives in Frankfort. Karen received her nursing degree from Purdue University and worked as a Registered Nurse throughout her life. She last worked as a...
Robert James Miller
Jun 4, 2014
Robert James Miller, 76, of Michigantown, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the home that he shared with his daughter and son-in-law. He was born March 9, 1938, in Danville, IL, the son of Paul James and Leone Joyce Carlson Miller. On August 18, 1956, Robert married Donna Kay Unger; she preceded him in death on June 14, 2002. Robert had...
Harold D. Lewis
Jun 2, 2014
Harold D. Lewis, 95, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, June 2, 2014, at his sonâs home. He was born February 27, 1919, in Forest, the son of Charles O. and Grace Gregg Lewis. On August 21, 1945, he married Vivian M. Baughman; she preceded him in death on November 9, 2007. Harold attended Frankfort Schools. He served in the United States Army...
Eleanor Alice Carter
Jun 1, 2014
Eleanor A. Raff Carter, 93, of Rossville, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014, at Milner Community Healthcare in Rossville. She was born January 16, 1921, in Richmond, Cal., the daughter of Charles and Ella C. Van Valer Raff. Upon receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in dietetics from Stanford, she enlisted as a dietician in the Army in 1943. Throughout her...
Galen B. Welk
May 31, 2014
Galen B. Welk, 95, of Rossville, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014, at his home. He was born April 16, 1919, in Minot, N. Dakota, the son of Mervin and Ethel Moore Welk. On December 9, 1939, he married Marie Donnabelle Yoder; she survives. Galen lived in the Rossville area since1939. He was a carpenter for Dahnke Building Services from 1969 to...
Glen E Miller
May 22, 2014
Glen E. Miller, 84, of Lafayette, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014, at IU Health Arnett in Lafayette. He was born March 19, 1930, in Logansport, the son of Hughel and Ruth Reames Miller. Glen married Helen Kemmer; she preceded him in death. Glen was a life-long farmer. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Glen is survived by two children, Glenda Klaiber and...
Inez A. Pence
May 20, 2014
Inez A. Pence, 87, of Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the Legacy at Creasy Springs in Lafayette. She was born July 28, 1926, in Scott County, the daughter of Irwin and Edna Reed Payne. On July 26, 1946, she married Dale âFredâ Pence; he preceded her in death on June 4, 1997. Throughout her life, Inez worked...
Ruth M Felix
May 20, 2014
Ruth M. Felix, 94, of Mulberry, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. Ruth was born December 6, 1919, in Kosciusko County, near Sidney, the daughter of Dr. Freeman and Nora Ross Cripe. She married Melvin D. Felix on November 4, 1935; he preceded her in death June 24, 1992. Ruth lived most of her life...
Vivian I Hodgen
May 18, 2014
Vivian Irene Hodgen, 75, of Frankfort, passed away at 12:14 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette. She was born November 15, 1938, in Clinton County, the daughter of Walter and Sophia Miller Carr. On September 15, 1956, she married Benson Hodgen; he preceded her in death February 7, 2011. Vivian was a life-long resident...
Susan A. McCarty
May 13, 2014
Susan A. McCarty, 64, of Michigantown, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born in Frankfort on March 11, 1950, she was the daughter of Leroy Keith and Phyllis A. Blackburn Milburn. On December 2, 1972, she married Donald K. McCarty; he survives. Susan graduated from Clinton Central in 1968. She is a life-long resident of Clinton...
Eddie M Stone
May 11, 2014
Eddie M. Stone, 76, of Frankfort and formerly of Lansing, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. Eddie is retired from General Motors. He is survived by his wife, Maria Guillen Stone; three children, Debbie (Jeff) Rashid, Cathy (Tom) Ernstberger, and Nick (Teresa) Stone; five grandchildren, Brittany, Brian, Whitney, Alec and Jessica; and one great-grandchild,...
Marvin James Gibson
May 10, 2014
Marvin James Gibson, 86, of Flora, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville. He was born October 4, 1927, in Flora, the son of Marion E. and Mable E. Larimer Gibson. He married the former Leona Harris; she preceded him in death. Marvin was in the United States Army during WWII in the Philippines. He worked...
Auburn ""Bud"" E Conklin
May 9, 2014
Auburn E. âBudâ Conklin, 79, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at his home. He was born June 28, 1934, in Union City, the son of Roy and Mary Leavy (Thornburg) Conklin. He was previously married to Ruth Elkins. On August 24, 1963, he married Shirley E. Arnett in Elizabeth City, NC; she preceded him in death on January 2,...
Mary Lou Johnson
May 8, 2014
Mary Lou Johnson, 85, of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Homewood Health Care in Lebanon. She was born January 12, 1929, in Rockfield, the daughter of Everett Dale and Cloya Ione Shanks Sharp. On January 21, 1957, Mary Lou married Bill L. Johnson; he preceded her in death August 1, 2008. Mary Lou graduated from Flora High...
Patricia Marlene ""Pat"" Carson
May 7, 2014
Patricia âPatâ Marlene Carson, 71, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at IU Health North in Carmel. She was born November 16, 1942, in Clinton County, the daughter of William E. and Martha Crockett Culley. On April 9, 1961, she married William J. Carson, spending 53 years together; he survives. Pat was a homemaker and mother of five...
Mary Lou Franks
May 6, 2014
Mary Lou Franks, 83, of Spokane, WA, passed away Monday, May 6, 2014, at Royal Park Care Center in Spokane. She was born June 18, 1930, in Deacon, Ind., the daughter of Orville and Louanna Shanks. Mary Lou married Donald Franks after graduating from Young America High School. They had two sons, Donald Jr. and Rick. The family moved to Florida where they...
Mary Margaret Hutchison
May 3, 2014
Mary Margaret Hutchison, 96, of Mulberry, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Sterling House in Kokomo. Mary was born May 29, 1917, in Clinton County near Frankfort, the daughter of Thomas B. and Inez Mattix Ruch. She married Gerald C. Hutchison on June 12, 1937, in Frankfort; he preceded her in death March 24, 2002. She graduated from Rossville High...
Ivan John Hayden
May 1, 2014
Ivan John Hayden, 83, of Flora, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014, at his home. He was born July 30, 1930, in Logansport, the son of John and Bertha Conklin Hayden. On August 22, 1954, he married the former Yvonne Blocher; she survives. Together, they had enjoyed 59 years of marriage. Ivan was in the United States Army. He also worked for Chrysler...
Martha Jeanie Ely
Apr 29, 2014
Martha âJeanieâ Ely, 67, of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. She was born December 19, 1946, in Frankfort, the daughter of Orville and Helen Marie Macatee Ely, and Bert and Ola Jean Spencer. Jeanie was a life-long resident of Frankfort. She attended the Apostolic Church. Surviving Jeanie are two brothers, Bruce (Sue) Spencer and...
