Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.

Shirley Ann Wood
Sep 7, 2011
Shirley Ann âNanâ Wood, 70, Frankfort, died at home 5 p.m. Sept. 7, 2011. She was born May 31, 1941 in Frankfort, the daughter of Linzy and Martha Faye (Hall) Crick. She attended Scircleville school, and loved bingo, John Wayne and volunteering at Parkview Home. She was a lifelong Frankfort resident, a member of Eagles Auxiliary and a loving grandma who...
Charlotte O. Stoops
Sep 3, 2011
Charlotte O. Bailey Stoops, 98, Frankfort, died 4 p.m. Sept. 3, 2011 at Wesley Manor. She was born Aug. 19, 1913 in Pulaski County, the daughter of the late Ollie William and Grace Bell (Clouser) Bailey. She married Bernard K. Stoops July 5, 1936 and he preceded her in death Feb. 15, 1997. She graduated from Little Jefferson High School...

Melinda Jo McGill
Sep 1, 2011
Melinda Jo McGill, 47, Frankfort died 7:55 p.m. Sept. 1, 2011 at Clinton House. She was born July 28, 1964 in Frankfort, the daughter of Marvin Harshman and Naomi McGill. She graduated Frankfort Senior High School in 1987 and was a homemaker. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 at Jefferson Cemetery with Rev. Lewis Smith officiating. Online...

Diana Lynn Holley
Aug 30, 2011
Diana Lynn Holley, 47, Arcadia, died 2:15 p.m. Aug. 30, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo. She was born March 23, 1964 in Frankfort, the daughter of Everitt L. and Linda (Woods) Huff. She married Michael Holley, who survives. She graduated Carroll High School 1982 and was a CNA at Milnerâs in Rossville for 15 years. She is survived by...
Beatrice ""Maxine"" Teeguarden
Aug 29, 2011
Beatrice âMaxineâ Martin Teeguarden, 83, Frankfort died 9:10 a.m., Aug. 29, 2011 at Wesley Manor. She was born Feb. 28, 1928 in Clinton County, the daughter of Robert Lynn and Jessie Fern (Kincaid) Martin. She married Orville Richard âDickâ Teeguarden on June 27, 1945. He preceded her in death May 9, 2006. She graduated from Kirklin High School in 1945...
Kenneth Eugene Long Sr.
Aug 28, 2011
Kenneth Eugene Long Sr., 61, Mulberry, died at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, as a result of an automobile accident at 1:11 p.m. Aug. 28, 2011. He was born Oct. 16, 1949 in Frankfort, the son of Daniel E. and Mary Ellen (Wagoner) Long. He married Dee Ann (Rollings) McKelvey June 7, 1969, they had three children and later divorced. He lived...
Thomas L. ""Tom"" Simon, Sr.
Aug 27, 2011
Thomas L. âTomâ Simon, Sr., 67, of Mulberry, died 11:30 p.m. Aug. 27, 2011 at St. Elizabeth East Hospital, Lafayette. He was born Aug. 8, 1944 in Indianapolis, the son of Herman Leroy and Mary Ellen (Bell) Simon. His step-father was Paul Huber, Sr. He married Elaine Wilson Dec. 18, 1965, and she survives. He graduated Clinton Prairie High School...
Bryan Ray Brooks
Aug 24, 2011
Bryan Ray Brooks, 46, Frankfort, died at home Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. He was born May 17, 1965 in Lafayette, the son of Troy Vernon and Shirley E. (Karlstrand) Brooks. He married April Phillips July 6, 1985 in Frankfort, and she survives. He graduated from McCutcheon High in 1983, was a veteran member of the U.S. Navy from 1984-88 stationed in...
Thelma May Beets
Aug 22, 2011
Thelma May Beets, 94 of Sedalia, died on Monday, August 22, 2011, at 3:37 PM at Milner Community Healthcare in Rossville. Born Monday, May 21, 1917 in Clinton County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the Edward S. and Mary (Brady) Young. On November 7,1936, she married Paul Beets. He preceded her in death on February 14,1970. She had lived...
Lillian ""Jo"" Josephine Davy
Aug 20, 2011
Lillian Josephine âJoâ Davy, 87, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 1:15AM at the Mulberry Health and Retirement Community, where she had lived for the past 4 years. Born January 14, 1924 to Dudley K. and Maggie (Paris) Beard, she was the youngest of three daughters who grew up in the Beard area and attended Hopewell Methodist Church. A...
Phil A. East
Aug 18, 2011
Phil A. East, 76, of Frankfort, died in his home at 5:45 PM Thursday, August 18, 2011. He was born August 26, 1934 in Frankfort to Von and Helen (Hardesty) East. A lifelong resident of Frankfort, he graduated from Frankfort High School in 1953. On April 24, 1959 he married Phyllis Baker. She preceded him in death on October 6, 2002. Mr. East...
Juan H. Guajardo Jr.
Aug 15, 2011
Juan Humberto Guajardo, Jr., 29, Frankfort, died Aug. 15, 2011 at home. He was born June 21, 1982 in Frankfort, the son of Juan H. and Marlene (Ryan) Guajardo, Sr. He worked at Zacheryâs and worked construction for R.D. Stone. He graduated from Frankfort Senior High School in 2001 and attended Ivy Tech for general studies. Juan enjoyed Tyson, his...

Donna Lynn Young
Aug 12, 2011
Donna Lynn Young, age 50, of Battleground, IN, died Friday, August 12, 2011, 4:00 AM at the IU Hospital, Bloomington, IN. She was born May 15, 1961 in Frankfort to Ralph Charles & Madge Elizabeth (Rogers) Barnett and graduated from Clinton Prairie High School in 1979. A homemaker, she was married to Harold Young on December 28, 2008. Donna was a member...
Helen J. Whitaker
Aug 10, 2011
Helen J. Whitaker, 91, died at home Aug. 10, 2011. She was born Aug. 3, 1920 in Rankin, Ill., the daughter of Joe and Grace (Raymond) Zobrist. She attended schools in Rankin, Ill., but moved to Frankfort in 1936 and graduated from Frankfort High School in 1938. She married Russell (Buck) Whitaker, Nov. 5, 1938. He died July 21, 1978....
Donald E. Spray, Sr.
Aug 8, 2011
Donald E. Spray Sr., 81, of Mulberry, died at 7:40 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, at Mulberry Health & Retirement Community. Born July 1, 1930, in Clinton County, he was the son of the late James Frederick and Faye Allen Languell Spray. He attended Kirklin School and was a lifelong resident of Clinton County. He married Nancy Dowden on June...
R. Cleatis Zook
Aug 2, 2011
Ralph Cleatis Zook, 99, of 14 E. North St., died at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Delphi. He was born July 23, 1912, in Ockley, and attended Radner, New Hope and Rossville schools. He was the son of the late Loyd E. and Eunice Peter Zook. Mr. Zook was a lifelong resident of Clinton and...
E. Irene Bailey
Jul 29, 2011
Mrs. E. Irene Bailey, 86, Frankfort, died at 7:20 p.m. July 29, 2011 at the Clinton House. Mrs. Bailey was born Oct. 6, 1924 in Marshall County, Iowa to the late Carroll J. and Avis K. (Kilmer) Billman. She married W. Ralph Bailey on June 3, 1942 and he survives. Before moving to Frankfort Irene worked was a secretary for The...
Wilma Brown
Jul 25, 2011
Wilma Brown of Wesley Manor, 1555 N Main, Frankfort, IN, went home at 7: 17 a.m. on July 25, 2011 She was born July 5, 1931 at Quinter, Kansas, to Joseph and Alice (Phelps) Pratt. She was the sixth of seven children: Winnie (deceased), Orville (deceased), Earl (deceased), Gilbert (deceased), Charles (deceased) and Elaine Casey of Toronto KS, who survives....
Rhett N. Smith
Jul 23, 2011
Rhett Nicholas Smith, 17, Montgomery, died at 11:45 p.m. July 23, 2011. Rhett was born Nov. 7, 1993 in Frankfort to Darrell and Stephanie (Bray) Smith. He attended schools in Frankfort, Williamsport and Washington. He enjoyed boxing, fishing and hunting with his dad, and spending time with his family. Surviving with his parents of Washington are one sister, Mackenzie; three brothers,...

Tim Grayless
Jul 15, 2011
Tim Grayless, 59, of Rossville, died at 10:55 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Sept. 27, 1951, in Terre Haute, he was the son of the late Orville and Anna (Head) Grayless. He was a 1969 graduate of Garfield High School and received an associate degree from Ivy Tech in Electronics Technology. He married Doreen...