Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Florence Mae Kaufman
Jun 8, 2020
Florence Mae Kaufman, 100, of Harlingen, TX, formerly of Kokomo, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020. She was born February 29, 1920 in Kokomo to Ralph and Jessie (Watson) McDonald. She was a 1938 graduate of Kokomo High School. She married Howard Kaufman, March 2, 1940. They moved to a farm in Galveston in 1951 and raised four children. ...
Justin Michael Ewer-Elliott
Jun 5, 2020
Justin Michael Ewer-Elliott, 17, of Mulberry, was welcomed to his heavenly home, Friday, June 5, 2020. He was born March 3, 2003 in Pekin, IL to Justin Robert Smith and Nicole (Elliott) Shockley. Justin attended Clinton Prairie High School where he ran track. He enjoyed being in the outdoors and could often be found climbing, wading and tubing in the creek,...
Florence M. Fry
Jun 3, 2020
Florence M. Fry, 57, of Frankfort, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born April 14, 1963 in White County to Leroy and Mary (Hubler) Pettit. She was a 1982 graduate of Delphi high School. She married Charles Fry, Sr. on November 6, 1983. He survives.
Florence worked several jobs over her...
Morris P. Roberts
Jun 2, 2020
Morris P. Roberts, 90, of Lafayette, formerly of Frankfort, passed away at their summer cottage on the Tippecanoe River near Buffalo, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 with his family in attendance. He was born July 6, 1929 in Clinton County to Floyd and Sarah (Sheets) Roberts. He was a 1947 graduate of Frankfort High School and Coyne Electrical School in Chicago....
Deborah K. Miller
Jun 1, 2020
Deborah K. (Wilson) Miller, 70, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020, at Mulberry Health and Retirement. She was born February 18, 1950, in Lafayette, to Donald and Mickey (Carman) Wilson. She married Byron Miller in 1968 and he preceded her in death on July 10, 2011.
In 1968, she graduated from Carroll Consolidated Schools. Deborah owned and...
Dr. Charles E. Bush, Jr.
May 31, 2020
Dr. Charles E. Bush, Jr., 92, of Kirklin, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Wesley Manor in Frankfort. He was born in Washington, Indiana on February 4, 1928 to Charles E. Bush, Sr. and Agnes (Riney) Bush. He married Beverly D. Dalton on August 8, 1948; she preceded him in death on March 29, 2014.
He was a graduate...
Norman W. Pipes
May 23, 2020
Norman Wayne Pipes, 75, of Frankfort, IN, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at his home in Frankfort. He was born March 18, 1945, in Dayton, Ohio, to Isaac and Betty Siebert Pipes.
Norman had attended Thomas Jefferson high School in Port Arthur, Texas. Following high school, he had served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He...
Rodney Hensley, Sr.
May 23, 2020
Rodney Hensley Sr., 82, of Michigantown, passed away peacefully at his residence, Saturday, May 23, 2020. He was born January 12, 1938 in Legit, KY to Henry and Ruthie (Smith) Hensley. He was a graduate of Hall High School, May 16, 1958. He married Jacqueline Blanton on July 20, 1963. She preceded him in death on December 6, 1995. Rodney...
Cody Toman
May 20, 2020
Cody Charles Toman, age 26, of St. Robert, MO, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in his home in St. Robert.
He is survived by his mother, Beate Altmeyer of Rossville, IN; his father, Travis Toman of St. Robert, MO; a brother, Donald Altmeyer (Barbara) of Rossville, IN; his sister, Rebekka Carmack (Christopher) of Kokomo, IN; his paternal grandparents, Charles and...
Eleanor Grace Morlan
May 18, 2020
Eleanor Grace Morlan, 92, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Wesley Manor. She was born May 11, 1928, in Bourbon, to Graham and Grace (Huiteman) Grossman. She was a 1946 graduate and valedictorian of Bourbon High School. She married Darrell E. Morlan on July 24, 1949. He survives.
Eleanor had several jobs over her lifetime. She worked as...
Patricia Ann Cooper
May 18, 2020
Patricia Ann Cooper, 66, of Kokomo, formerly of Frankfort, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Community Howard Hospital. She was born in Clinton County on August 21, 1953 to Glenn and Hazel (Perkins) Gregory. She was a 1971 graduate of Frankfort Senior High School. Patricia was a nurse and had worked in several nursing homes over the years. She...
Harlan Clark
May 14, 2020
Harlan Andrew Clark passed away at Wesley Manor on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the age of 97. Harlan was born on December 17, 1922 in Plainville, Ind. After serving in the Air Force, during WWII for four years as a radio operator on B17’s, he continued his education at Indiana State. He later earned his master’s degree in Education...
John Robert Dickenson
May 9, 2020
John Robert Dickenson, 79, of Frankfort, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 9, 2020. He was born in Wise County, VA on July 24, 1940 to Carl and Sallie (Mullins) Dickenson. He married Marie Downs on August 5, 1967. She survives. He worked at Exide Battery for over 30 years until his retirement in 1997.
John was a...
Sandra L. Ward
May 8, 2020
Sandra L, Ward, 77, of Lafayette, formerly of Flora, passed away Friday, May 08, 2020 at IU Health Arnett. She was born September 9, 1942 in Indianapolis to Lloyd and Helen (Woolman) Johnson. She was a 1960 graduate of Rossville High School. She married Lowell Ward in Rossville on November 29, 1964. He survives. Sandra worked as secretary at The...
James "Jim" N. Stewart
May 7, 2020
James “Jim” N. Stewart, 82, passed away on May 7, 2020 at his home. He was born on October 8, 1937, to Willie and Terrace (Lillard) Stewart in Bethpage, TN. He moved to Indiana at the age of fifteen settling most of his life in the town of Kirklin.
Jim married Janet Mae Fausett on August 18, 1956. She survives.
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David A. Knop
May 3, 2020
David A. Knop, 81, of Rossville, passed away Sunday May 3, 2020 at his home, with his family by his side, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born March 16, 1939 to Herbert and Ruth (Keller) Knop. David grew up in Carroll County and graduated from Rossville High School in 1957. He married Mellisa Metzger...
Joan Carter
May 2, 2020
Joan Purcifull Carter passed away on May 2, 2020. She was born on April 4, 1924, to Otis E. and Lula M. Lamberson Purcifull and grew up on the family farm outside of Kirklin, Indiana. She graduated from Kirklin High School in 1941, where she was active in Glee Club, Sunshine Society, orchestra, and yearbook staff. She excelled in 4-H,...
Betty Jane Meador
May 1, 2020
Betty Jane Gregg Eikenberry Meador, daughter of Hugh Elwood and Alice Deborah (Shoe) Gregg was born September 17, 1928 in Eldorado, Ohio and was called home to Jesus on Friday, May 1, 2020 at the age of 91.
Betty was one of 12 brothers and sisters. After the death of her mother in 1942, when Betty was only 14, she...
Laverne Duane Meador
Apr 27, 2020
L. Duane Meador, 92, of Delphi, Indiana passed away from this long earthly life to eternity to meet his heavenly savior on April 27, 2020 at the Milner Nursing Home in Rossville. Duane enjoyed a good, full, and healthy life until a weakness of the body required him to be admitted to the IU Arnett Hospital a few months ago.
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Lois Jean Gard
Apr 23, 2020
Lois Jean Gard, 93, passed away on April 23, 2020. She was born August 26, 1926, in Rossville, Indiana, to James and Leona Burns. On August 17, 1956, she married W. Bruce Gard. He passed away on November 20, 2007.
Lois attended Rossville High School until her senior year when she moved to Frankfort where she graduated in 1945. She went...
