Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries

Aug 18, 2023

Michael Richard Hottenstine, 60, Frankfort, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, August 18, 2023.  He was born in Cass County, MO on July 23, 1963 to Theodore Hottenstine and Rosalie (Jones) Miller.

Michael was a 1981 graduate of Frankfort Senior High School.  He worked as a truck driver.  He was a fun-loving man that never...

Aug 15, 2023

Bernard “Bernie” O. Goodnight, 79, of Mulberry, passed away August 15, 2023, at his home in Mulberry, surrounded by his family, following a brief illness.

He was born March 8, 1944, in Lafayette, to Z. Ralph and Edith A. (Deitrich) Goodnight.  On May 18, 1962, he married Sandra Kay Troxel at the Mulberry United Methodist Church; she...

Aug 11, 2023

Larry Dean Reed passed away on Friday, August 11, 2023 after a year-long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Larry was born to parents Roy and Edith Reed on October 18, 1942, in Frankfort, Indiana. He graduated from Frankfort High School and earned two degrees from Purdue University including an Associate in Applied Science with distinction in Aviation Maintenance Technology...

Aug 3, 2023

Howard R. McGill, 89, of Flora, went home to be with his Heavenly Father August 3, 2023, at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette.  Born March 6, 1934, he was the son of Adrain Ray and Mary Elizabeth (Davisson) McGill.

Howard was a 1952 graduate of Rossville High School.  He married Ava Ann Catron on September 25, 1953,...

Aug 3, 2023

Phillip E. Nice died in Lafayette, IN on August 3, 2023.  He was 92 years of age, having been born in Clinton County Hospital in Frankfort on November 12, 1930.  He was the only child of Bruce E. Nice and Verda A. Haffner Nice.

Phillip spent most of his first 17 years in the Frankfort School system,...

Jul 29, 2023

Harriet Ellen Eiche, 92, of Frankfort, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Wesley Manor in Frankfort. She was born on June 26, 1931, in Kansas City, MO to James Leroy and Mildred Ione Goodspeed Skalitzky. She married Carl Eiche in Kansas City on September 20, 1953; he survives. They celebrated 69 years of marriage.

Harriet...

Jul 27, 2023

Clint P. Davis, 49, of Flora, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville. He was born on November 16, 1973, in Lafayette, to Jerry Clifford and Linda Creasy Davis. He married Jessica Brubaker; she survives.

Clint graduated in 1992 from Carroll High School. He was an avid toy collector, enjoyed playing...

Jul 19, 2023

Burl H. Tharp, 89, Kirklin, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Compassus Hospice in Indianapolis.  He was born December 18, 1933, in Nady, AR to James W. and Maddie (Hughes) Tharp, Sr. He married Patty Goodnight, March 12, 1963, and she survives.

Burl was a graduate of Gilette High School.  He served in the United States...

Jul 15, 2023

Dale Paul Evans, 70, of rural Rossville, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023, at his home in rural Rossville. He was born April 24, 1953, in Burtonwood Lancashire, England to Harry William and Myrtle Margaret (Bishop) Evans. His first wife, Margaret Peggy ‘Peg’ Capps preceded him in death. On February 12, 2010, he married Connie (Christiansen); she survives.

Jul 15, 2023

Carol Sue Smith, 86, Mulberry, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023, at Franciscan Hospital in Lafayette.  She was born in Lafayette on December 19, 1936, to Bernard Paul and Florence Mae (Jackson) Russell.  She married Herman Smith on December 20, 1952.  He preceded her in death in 2012.

Carol attended Stockwell High School. She had her own...

Jul 13, 2023

Carol Sue Gum, 72, of Frankfort, passed away at Homewood Health in Lebanon on July 13, 2023. Carol was born on March 10, 1951 at Frankfort Hospital to Gerald and Mary Hutchison. The youngest of four children, Carol grew up in Clinton County and graduated from Clinton Prairie in 1969. She attended Ball State University, where she met Ronald...

Jul 10, 2023

Delores June "Lori" Overman, 74, formerly Lori Blaydes and Lori Burns, of Mulberry, passed away unexpectedly at her home, Monday, July 10, 2023.  She was born October 6, 1948, in Ozark, AL to Elmo and Corene (Baldwin) Purcell.  She married Tim Overman, August 20, 2022.  He survives.

June was a graduate of Bainbridge High School in 1966.  ...

Jul 8, 2023

Betty Lois Siekman, 96, Mulberry, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Mulberry Health.  She was born on September 21, 1926, in Rising Sun, Indiana,  to Myrle and Hazel (Botts) Bunger.  She married Roy Charles Siekman on September 7, 1946, and he preceded her in death on July 18, 2005.

Betty was a 1943 graduate of Rising...

Jul 8, 2023

Shirley Tharp Abraham, 81, of Bardstown, KY, formerly of Kirklin, was welcomed to her heavenly home, Saturday, July 8, 2023, surrounded by her family in Yorktown.  She was born October 1, 1941, in Nady, AK to James and Mattie “Estelle” (Hughes) Tharp.

Shirley was a 1959 graduate of Kirklin High School.  She worked as a nurse’s aide...

Jul 6, 2023

Vickie Ritter, 60, Frankfort, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023, at her home after a hard-fought battle with cancer.  She was born April 20, 1963, in Tompkinsville, KY to Hack and Eva Mae (Coulter) Ritter.

Vickie graduated from Tompkinsville High School and had several jobs over her life, including a meatcutter at Schulz IGA and most recently...

Jul 6, 2023

Wanda Smith of Frankfort, Indiana passed away on July 6, 2023, at age 84.  She was born on September 28, 1938, in Macy, Indiana to Daniel Hugh Wildermuth and Annetta Marsh Wildermuth.  Her husband Lyle Keith Smith preceded her in death.

Wanda is survived by her daughters:  Heather (Yutzy) and Cindy (Bray), three grandchildren: Lindsay Godines (Luis),...

Jul 5, 2023

Gerald “Jerry” Robert Yost, 74, of Kokomo, passed away unexpectedly with his family by his side, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at St. Vincent Ascension Hospital in Kokomo.  He was born on December 7, 1948, in Lafayette to Robert and Jane (Roberts) Yost.  He married Elizabeth “Betty” Nickolas on January 18, 1974, and she survives.

Jerry was a...

Jul 5, 2023

Sandra Kay Cripe, 78, of Hillisburg, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.  She was born October 17, 1944 in Indianapolis to Clarence L. and Bertha M. (Carter) Lockard.  She married Theodore E. Cripe on October 20, 1962.  He survives.

She was a graduate of Ben Davis High School in 1961.  She helped husband...

Jul 1, 2023

Patricia “Pat” Lynn Davis, 76, of Rossville, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023, at The Springs at Lafayette. Pat was born on December 10, 1946, in Frankfort, to Herman R. and Helen L. (Wood) Hitch. She married Jerry W. Davis on November 11, 1989, at Oxford, Indiana; he preceded her in death on September 30, 1996.

Pat...

Jul 1, 2023

Mary Elizabeth ‘Beti’ Morales, 52, of Flora, passed away Saturday morning, July 1, 2023, at Camelot Care Center in Logansport with her sister by her side.  She was born on November 27, 1970, in Kenedy, Texas to the late Meliano Morales-Sandoval and Maria Carmen Reveles-Morales.

Elizabeth was born the third of four children to her loving and...