Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
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...
Judah A. Krebs
Jul 14, 2011
Judah A. Krebs, 78, Frankfort, died at 5:58 a.m. July 14, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Mrs. Krebs was born May 22, 1933 in Bloomington to Moten M. and Ruth (Daggy) Jones. She married Kenneth A. Krebs on Aug. 17, 1952 and he preceded her in death on Nov. 25, 2003. Mrs. Krebs was a homemaker. She and...
Garrett R. Loucks
Jul 10, 2011
Garrett R. Loucks, 86, Frankfort, died at 9:50 a.m. July 10, 2011 at the Clinton House Health & Rehab Center. Mr. Loucks was born Aug. 27, 1924 in Boone County to Roscoe Clinton and Metta Belle (Snowden) Loucks. He married Marlene Rogers and they divorced. He worked for Stewart Warner in Lebanon for 20 plus years, and then did odd...
Byron Lynn Miller
Jul 10, 2011
Byron Lynn Miller, 62, of Cutler, died at 4:44 a.m. Sunday, July 10, 2011, at Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. Born Dec. 25, 1948, he was the son of William C. âBillâ and Joann Snyder Miller. He graduated from Rossville High School in 1966 and was an Army veteran. He first married Deborah Wilson, and they divorced. He...
Wilma Arlene Parnell
Jul 8, 2011
Wilma Arlene Parnell, 90, formerly of Antioch, died at 5:15 p.m. July 8, 2011 at Milner Community Healthcare. Mrs. Parnell was born on July 26, 1920 in Forest to Alva Lawrence and Frances Cleo (Blystone) Louks. She married Paul E. Parnell on Oct. 6, 1040 and he preceded her in death on Jan. 12, 1998. She was a beautician for...
Garrett Lane Abston
Jul 3, 2011
Garrett Lane Abston, age 3, 508 Delphi Ave., Frankfort died Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Peyton Manning Chilren's Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born April 5, 2008 in Indianapolis to Joe and Charlotte (Dean) Abston. Mater from ""Cars"" and ""Tom & Jerry"" were close to Garrett's heart. He was a fish wannabe when it came to his feelings for water. ...
Edwardo B. Martinez
Jul 1, 2011
Edwardo B. Martinez, 58, 307 S. Meridian St., Colfax, died at 2:20 a.m. July 1, 2011 in St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Mr. Martinez was born Dec. 9, 1952 in Valparaiso, Zacatecas, Mexico, to Felipe and Maria DeLaluz Bazan Martinez. He married Patti Castle on Oct. 4, 1994 and she survives. He worked for Emerson Controls for 16 years in production...
G. Louise Dunbar
Jun 28, 2011
G. Louise Dunbar, 90, Frankfort, died at 4:45 p.m. June 28, 2011, in her home. Mrs. Dunbar attended Mulberry and Jackson schools. She also attended Huffers Beauty School and was a self-employed beautician for more than 50 years. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene and past member of Beauticians Association and the VFW Auxiliary. She summered...
Janet I. Douglas
Jun 19, 2011
Janet I. Douglas, 73, Sedalia, died at 9:27 a.m. June 19, 2011 at IU Health Hospital in Lafayette Mrs. Douglas was born on Feb. 6, 1938 in Frankfort to John and Mary (Layton) Hill. She married Charles Douglas on May 15, 1959 at Hope United Methodist Church in Frankfort and he survives. Mrs. Douglas previously worked PR Malloryâs in Frankfort...
Regina J. Brittain
Jun 12, 2011
Regina J. Brittain, 50, of Lizton, died at 3:35 p.m. June 12, 2011 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Ms. Brittain was born Oct. 6, 1960 in Frankfort to Jimmy and Karen (Lewis) Hinton. She was a massage therapist and surgical tech at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital and lived a most of her life in Frankfort. She graduated Frankfort Senior...
Carolyn Sue Keever
Jun 5, 2011
Carolyn Sue Keever, 62, Frankfort, died June 5, 2011, at Parkview Home. Miss Keever was born Oct. 28, 1948, in Clinton County to Rose B. Keever. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Calling will be 12:30-1 p.m. Wednesday at Parkview Home, followed by the service at 1 p.m., also at Parkview Home. The Rev. Lewis Smith will officiate....
Carl A. Smith
Jun 4, 2011
Carl A. Smith, 84, Kingman, died at 1:45 a.m. June 4, 2011 at Wesley Manor. Mr. Smith was born Aug. 22, 1926 in Clinton County to the late Jacob A. and Zora (Weaver) Smith. He married Judy Reppert on April 1, 1977 and she survives. He retired in 1993 from Scheid Olds-Cadillac where he worked as a service manager and...
James Coy Nance, Jr.
Jun 3, 2011
James Coy Nance, Jr., 76, 1407 E. Walnut Street Frankfort, died at 5:25 p.m. June 3, 2011 at St. Vincent Heart Hospital in Indianapolis. Mr. Nance was born Aug. 22, 1934 in Clinton County to James Coy and Ethel M. (Williams) Nance Sr. He married Delores Mann on Nov. 12, 1954 and she survives. He drove a truck for Frazier Dairy,...
Linda P. Oberlander
Jun 2, 2011
Linda P. Oberlander, 63, 2220 Golden Oaks N., Indianapolis, died June 2, 2011 at 1:20 PM at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas of Castlemans disease. Linda was born September 19, 1947 in Lafayette to Chester Paul and Lillie Mae (Mills) Powell. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1965. Her marriage was to Allen D. Oberlander, the father of...
