Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Guy "Howard" Snodgrass
Jun 23, 2021
Guy “Howard” Snodgrass, 82, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at his home. He was born in Clinton County on July 13, 1938 to Guy and Mable (Moore) Snodgrass. He married Henrietta Schoolcraft on September 14, 1963; she survives.
Howard was a 1956 graduate of Frankfort High School. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army. After...
Jesse L. Bryant
Jun 22, 2021
Jesse L. Bryant, 57, of Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born in Frankfort on August 10, 1963, to Charles G. and Wilma (Tuttle) Bryant. He married Kathy Hammerle on August 12, 2000; she survives.
Jesse attended Frankfort Schools and achieved his GED. He was a forklift operator...
Jeffery L. Shrum
Jun 21, 2021
Jeffery L. Shrum, 63, of Frankfort, passed away on June 21, 2021, at his home in Frankfort. He was born to (Lisha) Hilton Shrum and Justine E. Donoho Shrum Judd on December 27, 1957, in Frankfort.
Jeff graduated from Frankfort High School in 1977. He had worked for Jarmen Construction, Riley Construction, Unarco, and also farmed for Off Brothers in...
Linda L. Chappell
Jun 19, 2021
Linda L. Chappell, 85, of Lafayette, passed away at her home in Lafayette on June 19, 2021. She was born on June 13, 1936, in Peru, Indiana to Arthur and Mary (Morris) Freshour. She married Eugene F. Chappell in Monticello; he passed away on April 21, 2002.
Linda was a graduate of Royal Center High School. She had been...
David Welcome Pursifull
Jun 18, 2021
David Welcome Pursifull, 68, of Frankfort, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021, in Frankfort. He was born on March 17, 1953, in Frankfort, to Roscoe Hartzell and Catherine B. (Shoemaker) Pursifull.
David was a graduate of Clinton Central High School. He worked at National Cigar Factory and then for Marsh Supermarket for 30 years. For the past 3...
Annabelle Wilson
Jun 16, 2021
Annabelle P. Wilson, 85, of Frankfort, IN, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at her home. She was born November 20, 1935, in Frankfort, to Floyd and Marcella E. Patterson Primmer. On May 28, 1955, she married Lloyd L. Wilson; he preceded her in death on June 10, 1985.
Annabelle graduated from Frankfort High School in 1953. She had worked...
Paul Weflen
Jun 16, 2021
Paul Weflen, 94, died June 16th, 2021, in Mulberry. He was quintessential “greatest generation”. He was born on August 31, 1926, to Peder and Anna (Eliason) Weflen in Wang Township, Renville County, Minnesota, the youngest of nine. He grew up on a farm in western Minnesota during the depression. As soon as he graduated from Granite Falls High School, he...
Paul T. Hodgen
Jun 15, 2021
Paul T. Hodgen, 62, of Scottville, Michigan, passed away June 15th, 2021, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was born to Benson T. and Vivian (Carr) Hodgen on February 25th, 1959, Frankfort. He married Jean Ann (Wills) on February 14th, 1986, and she preceded him in death on May 17th , 2010.
He attended Frankfort High School and...
Barbara Marilyn Blessing
Jun 15, 2021
Barbara Marilyn Harris Blessing, 94, died on June 15th at Wesley Manor with her family at her side. Barbara was born in Lexington, Massachusetts, where she lived until meeting her husband, Rev. William Blessing, who brought her back to his home in Indiana. She served with him in his United Methodist churches in Cambridge, MA), Newtown, Monon, Rockville, West Lafayette,...
Virginia Lou Severs
Jun 15, 2021
Virginia Lou (Purcell) Severs passed away peacefully at the age of 92, on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Franciscan Health in Lafayette surrounded by her family.
Virginia was born on July 11, 1928 to George and Mary Gladys (Black) Purcell in Oxford, Indiana. She married the love of her life, Elmer Bonnell Severs, Jr., in 1949; he preceded her in...
Gary Lee Blacker
Jun 15, 2021
Gary Lee Blacker, 58, of Colfax, IN, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at his home in Colfax. He was born February 4, 1963, in Lafayette, to Robert Lee and Patricia (Doke) Blacker of Colfax.
Gary graduated from North Montgomery High School and then attended classes at Ivy Tech. He had worked on a hog farm and was an active...
Rowland Butcher
Jun 13, 2021
Rowland Butcher, 74, of Turtle Creek Apartments in Frankfort, passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Mulberry Health and Retirement. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on December 27, 1946, to Lloyd and Kathryn LaCava Butcher
There are no services planned for Rowland. Burial will be in the Green Lawn Cemetery in Frankfort.
Andrew Perkins
Jun 13, 2021
Andrew Johnson Perkins, 37, of Frankfort, IN, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Franciscan Health in Lafayette East. He was born December 16, 1983, in Somerset, KY, to Frank Lee Rutherford, Sr. and Rita Ellen Perkins.
Andrew was a son, a brother, a nephew, a cousin, and a father to three children that he adored. Andrew was loved by...
Doris J Blackburn
Jun 13, 2021
Doris J. (Arion) Blackburn, a lifelong Carroll County resident, died at 1:21 pm June 13, 2021, in the presence of family at Carroll Manor in Delphi. She was born, the 8th of 9 children, to Mabel E. (Hardy) Arion and George W. Arion, on April 12, 1934, in rural Carroll County. She married her high school sweetheart, Leonard K. Blackburn,...
Anthony W. Horton
Jun 9, 2021
Anthony W. Horton, 54, of Lafayette, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky on May 1, 1967, to Calvin J. and Rebecca (Gossage) Horton. He married Rhonda Aveline, and they divorced.
Tony graduated from Frankfort Senior High School in 1986 and then took business classes at Ivy...
Barbara L. Spurgeon
Jun 4, 2021
Barbara L. Spurgeon, 80, of Frankfort, passed away at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 4, 2021. She was born on April 22, 1941, in Carroll County, Indiana. She was the daughter of Herschel and June (Hill) McCoy.
She was a 1959 graduate of Frankfort High School. She...
Homer Keith 'Duke' Brenneman
Jun 1, 2021
Homer Keith ‘Duke’ Brenneman, of Rossville, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at his home, having lived 89 years, 2 months, 16 days. He was born in Pyrmont on March 16, 1932, to Homer D. and Gladys (Moore) Brenneman. He married Beulah May Wolf on October 9, 1955, in Camden; she survives.
A lifelong resident of the Pyrmont area,...
Mary Frances Parker
May 30, 2021
Mary Frances Parker, 91, of Frankfort, went home to be with the Lord and reunited with many family and friends Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Clinton House Health and Rehabilitation in Frankfort were she had lived and was loved by many of the staff. She was born March 9, 1930, in Clinton County, to Harold and Leota (Talbert) Hinton. She...
Robert Palmer
May 29, 2021
Robert Palmer, 81, of Frankfort, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at his home. He was born September 1, 1939, in Sayre, Pennsylvania, to John N. and Vielda (Spencer) Palmer. He married Meire Honorio on September 16, 2003, in Cassopolis, Michigan: she survives.
Robert graduated from Mishawaka High School then enlisted in the US Air Force. He attended Rhema Bible...
Mark Judge
May 29, 2021
Mark E. Judge, 69, of rural Frankfort, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at his home. He was born April 12, 1952, in Broad Ripple, to Jack and Donna (Brookshire) Judge. He married Tamera Anderson; they later divorced.
Mark graduated from Carmel High School in 1971 and from Indiana University in 1975 with a bachelor of science degree. He was...
