Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Walter Robert Freels
Dec 24, 2012
Husband, Father, Patriot: Walter R. Freels, 87, of Rantoul, Ill., died on Monday, December 24, 2012, at home with his family. He was born September 1, 1925, in Oliver Springs, Tenn., the son of Jess and Nellie Freels. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Barbara (ne: Burkhalter), his daughter Belinda Fletcher, sons David and Michael Freels, and three...
Leo E. Eller
Dec 21, 2012
Leo E. Eller, 81, of 57 W. Merrill, Rossville, died at 1:55 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at Milner Community Health Care. He operated Leo's Aluminum Can Recycling Service and formerly operated Leo's Car Waxing Service. Leo was also employed several years at the old Smith-Douglas Fertilizer Plant now the Crop Fertilizer Service. Leo has lived in Rossville since 1960...
Hollis Lee Winnett
Dec 19, 2012
Hollis Lee Winnett, 67, of Frankfort, died on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at his home. He was born May 14, 1945, in Sparta, Tenn., the son of Hayden and Ova Higbottom Winnett. On April 1971, he married the former Katherine Sharp; she survives. Hollis worked as a self employed contractor for many years. He enjoyed hunting mushrooms, coon and turkey and...
Rev. M. Thomas Swantner
Dec 17, 2012
Rev. M. Thomas Swantner, 83, of Frankfort, died on Monday, December 17, 2012, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community in Frankfort. He was born October 20, 1929, in Peru, Ind., the son of William J. and Lurah Long Swantner. On June 10, 1951, he married the former Vera Winger in Speedway; she survives. Thomas graduated from Chili (Miami County) High School...
Patricia L. Davies-Cash
Dec 16, 2012
Patricia L. Davies-Cash, 83, of Frankfort, died December 16, 2012 at IU Arnett Health in Lafayette. She was born May 24, 1929 in Porter County, Ind., the daughter of the late George K. and Margaret E. (Wolfe) Haga. She married Auburn C. Davies on January 17, 1946, and he passed away on December 10, 1996. She later married John A....
Linda Faye Atkinson
Dec 13, 2012
Linda Faye Atkinson, 70, of Frankfort, died on Thursday, December 13, 2012, at St. Vincent Hospital in Frankfort. She was born June 30, 1942, in Monticello, Ky., the daughter of Harold and Pauline Powers Rednour. On January 15, 1966, she married Harold Atkinson in Monticello, Ky.; he survives. Linda worked at Unilectric and later at Wabash National as a supervisor. ...
Carol Marshall
Dec 12, 2012
Carol Marshall, 55, of Frankfort, died on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born March 6, 1957, in McCreary County, Kentucky, the daughter of Lewis and Laura Gregory. Carol finished school through 9th grade; she later received her G.E.D. Carol worked at Harmeson Manufacturing for 18 years and later L.E.P Special Fasteners in Frankfort for...
Gary M. Henricks
Dec 11, 2012
Gary M. âDogâ Henricks, 61, of Mulberry, died on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. at IU Health in Lafayette. He was born September 14, 1951, in Frankfort, the son of William and Georgia Baldwin Henricks. On January 15, 1989, he married the former Jody Harrison; she survives. Gary was a 1969 graduate of Frankfort High School. He served in...
Nevaeh Grace Goodrich
Dec 10, 2012
Nevaeh Grace Goodrich, infant daughter of Bert and Elizabeth (Wheeler) Goodrich, went to be with the Lord on December 10, 2012. We held her in our hands for a few moments; she will live in our hearts forever. Surviving are maternal grandparents, Stuart and Mary Anne Wheeler; maternal great grandparents, Danny and Kay Wheeler and Rev. Lewis Smith; 2 maternal...
Donald M. Ricker
Dec 8, 2012
Donald M. Ricker, 85, a lifelong resident of Clinton County, died on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon. He was born June 27, 1927, in Clinton County, the son of Ross Glenn and Pearl Johnson Ricker. Donald graduated from Frankfort High School in 1945. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and the...
Stephen Ercy Cook
Dec 5, 2012
Stephen Ercy Cook, 71, of Frankfort, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born July 4, 1941, in Frankfort, the son of Wendell E. Cook and L. Dolores âDodyâ Cantwell Cook Miller. On January 9, 1960, he married the former Barbara M. Stoddard; she preceded him in death. Stephen attended...
Linda K. Martin
Dec 3, 2012
Linda K. Martin, 65, of Lafayette, at 1:25 a.m. on Monday, December 3, 2012, went home to be with the Lord. Linda was born on October 7, 1947, the daughter of the late Howard and Rena Turner. Attending Lafayette Jefferson High School, she met her high school sweetheart, John âWayneâ Martin whom she married on December 4, 1965; he preceded her...
John W. Baber
Dec 3, 2012
John W. âBugsyâ Baber, 67, of Kirklin, died on Monday, December 3, 2012, at 7:20 p.m. at Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon. He was born November 30, 1945, in Kirklin, the son of Ross and Beulah (Burgess) Baber. On October 13, 1964, he married the former Janet Lois Barnes; she survives. John graduated from Clinton Central High School in 1963. He...
John Wilford O'Dell
Nov 28, 2012
John Wilford OâDell, 74, a lifelong resident of Rossville, died on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at his home. He was born September 27, 1938, in Lafayette, the son of Wilford Donald and Mary Ellen Haase OâDell. On September 21, 1963, he married the former Marie Elaine Clark in Cherokee County, Iowa; she survives. John was a 1957 graduate of Southwestern...
Rev. Clinton J. Wickham
Nov 24, 2012
Rev. Clinton J. Wickham, 87, of Dunedin,Fla. passed away at 3:33 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Largo Medical Center in Largo, Florida. He was born April 12, 1925 in Charleston, Illinois, the son of the late Clarence Wickham and Cora Jane Elam Shoaf. He married Minerva Bell Lipp on March 27, 1945 in Frankfort, Indiana. She preceded him in...
William L. Davis
Nov 24, 2012
William L. âBillâ Davis, 82, of Frankfort, died on Saturday, November 24, 2012, at IU Health in Lafayette. He was born October 17, 1930, in Glen Morrison, West Virginia, the son of Sedley Lee and Elizabeth Brooks Davis and step mother, Mildred Davis. On April 7, 1951, he married the former Dorothy M. Daniels; she survives. In 1961, he moved...
Grover C. Garrison, Jr.
Nov 24, 2012
Grover Cleveland Garrison Jr. âGary,â 88, of Frankfort, formerly of 5175 E. State Road 28 in Frankfort, died on Saturday, November 24, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. at Clinton House in Frankfort. He was born September 16, 1924, in Mulberry, the son of Grover C., Sr. and Lena E. (DuVall) Garrison. On May 22, 1947, he married the former Dora Mae...
Phillip H Davis
Nov 21, 2012
Phillip H. Davis, 67, of Frankfort, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 at his home. He was born Oct 29, 1945 in Temple, Texas, to the late Herbert and Naomi (Roberston) Davis. Phillip attended schools in Michigantown, including Clinton Central High School. Phillip was a Vietnam veteran and served in the U.S. Army from Aug. 1966 to Aug. 1968. On December...
Delano ""Deter"" Stewart
Nov 19, 2012
Delano âDeterâ Stewart, 73, of rural Frankfort, died on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 11:50 a.m. at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born September 15, 1939, in Fullerton, KY, the son of William and Terrice Lillard Stewart. After moving to Frankfort in 1954, Deter was self employed as a contractor and owner/operator truck driver. He married the former...
Madeline Maralee Hardt
Nov 16, 2012
Madeline Maralee Hardt, 76, of Flora, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 at Milner Community Health Center in Rossville following a brief illness. Maralee was born on March 6, 1936 in Lexington, Illinois, the daughter of Howard and Beulah Ferguson Dunn. She was a graduate of Lexington High School and was a homemaker. She married Merritt W. âDudeâ Hardt on...
