Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Charles Crow
Jan 29, 2013
Charles Cedric Crow went to be with his Savior on January, 29, 2013. Charlie was a graduate of Rossville High School. He served in the United States Army National Guard from 1957 to 1964. Charlie was a member of the Radnor United Methodist Church. He retired in 2001 from the Central Machine Shop Department at Purdue University where he was a welder and...
Garry Douglas Pullen
Jan 28, 2013
Garry Douglas Pullen, 53, of Michigantown, died at 10:50 am on Monday, January 28, 2013, at St. Vincentâs Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born September 6, 1959, in Lebanon, the son of Richard Pullen and Aileen Williams Young; his mother survives in Frankfort. He was preceded in death by his father and stepfather, Bill Young. On September 1, 1979, he...
LeRoy Robeson, Jr.
Jan 28, 2013
LeRoy Robeson, Jr., 99, of Carroll Manor in Delphi, died at 4:22 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2013, at IU Arnett in Lafayette. He was born January 12, 1914 to the late Leroy and Anna Downham Robeson. On April 28, 1940, he married (Mildred) Charline Yeager at the Camden Baptist Church; she passed away November 15, 2001. LeRoy âJuniorâ farmed most...
James R. McKinley
Jan 24, 2013
James R. McKinley, 72, of Lakes Wales, FL formerly of Flora, IN, passed away at Life Care Center in Winter Haven, FL on Thursday, January 24, 2013. He was born September 7, 1940, in Logansport, IN, the son of Emerson and Frances Jones McKinley. James worked for Delco Electronics in Kokomo for 30 years before retiring in 1995. After his retirement,...
Phillip J. Miller
Jan 24, 2013
Phillip J. Miller, 80, lifelong resident of Frankfort, died on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon. He was born December 28, 1932, in Frankfort, the son of George O. and Bernice Michael Miller. On April 21, 1956, he married the former Margaret James; she survives. Phillip retired from the Farmers Bank in 2010 where he worked...
Freda Starcher Cripe
Jan 24, 2013
Freda Starcher Cripe, 100, of Mulberry passed away on January 24, 2013 at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. Freda was born on September 7, 1912 in Kentland, Indiana to the late Boyd I. and Edna (McCain) Neher. Her first marriage was to John P. Starcher, and he preceded her in death in 1968. She later married Maurice D. Cripe, and he...
Esther L. Goodnight
Jan 23, 2013
Esther L. Goodnight, 94, Lebanon formerly of Kirklin, passed away at 2:28 a.m. in her sleep on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon. She was born July 30, 1918, in Frankfort, the daughter of Merle and Ruth Cohee Smith. On March 6, 1937, she married Gerald Goodnight; after 64 years of marriage, he preceded her in...
Russell Wayne Kelly
Jan 23, 2013
Russell Wayne âShortâ Kelly of Michigantown passed away on January 23, 2013 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 14, 1920 to the late Walter Arthur and Cora May (Allen) Kelly near Forest, Indiana. He attended school in Forest and Scircleville. He married Gwen Ferguson on July 21, 1950 in Kirklin, Indiana, and she survives. Russell was a...
Maggie Nannie Morris
Jan 20, 2013
Maggie Nannie Morris, 84, of Flora, died on Sunday, January 20, 2013, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. She was born June 6, 1928, in Hustonville, KY, the daughter of Issac and Amanda Leach Qualls. On May 24, 1956, she married Francis L. Morris; he preceded her in death on July 3, 1998. Nannie was a homemaker who loved to...
Neal C. Jenkins
Jan 14, 2013
Neal C. Jenkins, 51, lifelong resident of Bringhurst, died on Monday, January 14, 2013, at IU Health in Lafayette. He was born February 13, 1961, the son of Charles E. and Betty J. Ruegamer Jenkins. Neal worked as a welder for Cab Co. and Walton Manufacturing. He was an Eagle Scout and enjoyed fishing, rock and arrowhead hunting, and playing video...
Robert E. Scott
Jan 14, 2013
Robert E. Scott, 86, of Mulberry, died on Monday, January 14, 2013, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. He was born July 14, 1926, in Frankfort, the son of Harold P. and Rosena Pearl Hengst Scott. On December 18, 1943, he married the former Betty J. Crum; she preceded him in death on November 5, 2005. Robert attended Kilmore and...
Ramon O. Light
Jan 11, 2013
Ramon O. Light, 81, of Kirklin, died at 12:15 a.m. on Friday, January 11, 2013, at St. Vincent Heart Center in Indianapolis. He was born October 4, 1931, in Kingsport, TN, the son of J. O. and Hannah P. Hite Light. On March 16, 1956, he married the former Annette Gay Lacy; she survives. After graduating Holston Valley High School,...
Barbara J. Anderson
Jan 9, 2013
Barbara J. Anderson, 63, of Colfax, died at her home on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at 6:10 p.m. She was born October 13, 1949, in Insho, Kentucky, the daughter of Edgar and Maxine Woods Prater. On May 14, 1975, she married Larry D. Anderson; he survives. Barbara attended Clinton Prairie High School and graduated from high school in Michigan. She lived...
Roger D. Warthan
Jan 6, 2013
Roger D. Warthan, 39, of Kirklin, died on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at his home. He was born on February 22, 1973, in Lafayette, the son of Roger D. Warthan, Sr. of Lafayette and Patricia D. Lewis Cox of Kirklin. On July 10, 2004, he married the former Kari Harshbarger; she survives. Roger grew up in Detroit before returning to...
Merritt Hardt
Jan 6, 2013
Merritt W. âDudeâ Hardt, 85, of Flora, died on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at 5:50 a.m. at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville. He was born January 8, 1927, in Colfax, McLean County, IL, the son of Christ and Lela Edwards Hardt. On July 7, 1956, he married the former Madeline Maralee Dunn in Lexington, IL; she preceded him in...
Robert Bracken
Jan 6, 2013
Robert Bracken, 91, of Frankfort, died on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Clinton House Health and Rehab Center in Frankfort at 5:03 a.m. He was born April 6, 1921, in Frankfort, the son of Robert and Margaret McComb Bracken. On October 23, 1949, he married the former Margaret Emslie in Montpelier, VT; she survives. Robert attended Shortridge High School and...
Leon Gray
Jan 5, 2013
Leon Gray, 93, of Rossville, died on Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville. He was born December 5, 1919, in Clinton County, the son of Ora Gail and Tola Retha Sheets Gray. On October 8, 1944, he married the former Thelma Lucille Wainscott; she survives. Leon graduated from Rossville High School in 1937. He farmed from...
Ronald William Oliver
Jan 2, 2013
Ronald William Oliver went home to be with his Lord on January 2, 2013 at the age of 70. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Bowen) Oliver for 47 years, beloved father to Kevin Oliver and Kelli Huffer, second father to Rhonda Oliver and Chuck Huffer, and the proud grandfather to Kyle & Kymberly Oliver and Karlie & Dalton Huffer....
Tony L. Criswell
Jan 2, 2013
Tony L. Criswell, 47, of Lafayette, died on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at 2:06 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Central in Lafayette. He was born June 25, 1965, in Frankfort, the son of Leonard and Barbara (Pillion) Criswell; his parents survive in Frankfort. On June 27, 1999, he married the former Cathy Sanders; she survives in Lafayette. Tony was a 1983...
Doyal Lynn Foster
Jan 1, 2013
Doyle Lynn Foster, 66, of Channelview, Tex., died on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown, Tex. He was born June 16, 1946, in Frankfort, the son of John F. and Mary E. Baker Foster. Doyle was a truck driver and enjoyed working on trucks as a mechanic in his spare time. Surviving are his children,...
