Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Susan Steffy
May 14, 2017
Susan Elizabeth Steffy, 49, of Rossville passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at her home following an extended illness. She was born November 27, 1967 in Evansville to Robert B. and Virginia C. (Cameron) Steffy. She attended Rise Learning Center in Indianapolis. Surviving family includes one brother, Douglas E. Steffy of Orlando, Florida. She was preceded in death by her father,...
Edna M. Scott
May 12, 2017
Edna M. Scott, 92, of Monticello, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017 at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello. She was born June 14, 1924 in Lafayette to Eugene and Pearl (Whitesell) Boyle. Edna married Ralph Walker, Sr until his passing in 1969. She then married Dale Scott who passed in 2006. Edna later married Robert Price he passed...
James ""Jim"" Cripe
May 12, 2017
James A. âJimâ Cripe, 67, of Flora, passed away on Friday May 12, 2017, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, N.C. He was born Dec. 7, 1949, in Cass County, Ind., the son of the Paul Cripe and Margaret (Hayes) Wagoner. He was a graduate of Carroll High School in 1969. After high school, Jim joined the U.S. Army, where he served...
Carolyn ""Sue"" McCune
May 11, 2017
Carolyn âSueâ McCune, 84, of Frankfort passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at her home following an extended illness. She was born April 4, 1933 in Frankfort to Reldo and Effie (Singleton) McKinzie. Sue graduated from Frankfort High School in 1952 and was employed by PR Mallory for over 35 years. On July 10, 1954, Sue married Walter B. McCune,...
Fred Laprad
May 11, 2017
Fred M. Laprad, 101, a life-long resident of Rossville, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017, at Milner Community Health. He was born February 1, 1916, in Camden, to John Thomas âTomâ and Nancy Barnhart Laprad. On February 27, 1939, he married Wilma Smeltzer; she passed away on August 18, 1968. On March 24, 1974, he married Edna Amstutz; she preceded him...
Bill Godbey
May 10, 2017
Janis âBillâ Godbey, 78, of Rossville, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. He was born September 2, 1938, in Bethelridge, Kentucky, to Troy and E. Lois Wiles Godbey. On October 17, 1959, he married Janet A. Shadoan in Ferguson, Kentucky; together they shared 58 years of marriage. Bill and his family moved to the Rossville...
Betty Jean Perry
May 9, 2017
Betty Jean Perry, 80, of Sedalia passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Mulberry Health. She was born July 25, 1936 in Kirklin to Charles Clifford and Verna Eileen (Bacon) Clements. She attended Frankfort High School and was a member of Bethel Bible Holiness Church in Frankfort where she served as a Sunday School teacher. Betty cleaned houses for 10...
Alice I. Sharp
May 8, 2017
Alice I. Sharp, 83, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2017, at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. She was born May 4, 1934, in Tompkinsville, KY, to Clarence and Anna Sewell Denham. Alice married Everett Allen who preceded her in death. On March 10, 1984, she married Joseph âJoeâ Sharp in Las Vegas; he preceded her in death. Alice moved to...
Betty A. Huffer
May 8, 2017
Betty A. Haslet Huffer, 95, of Mulberry passed away on Monday, May 08, 2017, at Mulberry Health. She was born on February 13, 1922, in Geetingsville, to Benton A. and Bessie E. Peters Haslet. On January 6, 1940, she married Leslie M. Huffer; he preceded her in death on July 21, 2008. In 1939, Betty graduated from Rossville High School. After 25...
Zachary Lynn Caldwell
May 6, 2017
Zachary Lynn Caldwell, 13, of Frankfort, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017. He was born September 18, 2003, in Frankfort, to Shannon and Brenda Fingerle Caldwell; his parents survive. Zachary attended Clinton Prairie Schools and was a member of the FFA. He enjoyed and played football and was a lineman on both sides since third grade in Clinton Prairie Youth Football...
Charles ""Chuck"" LaPlante
May 2, 2017
Charles âChuckâ R. LaPlante, 84, of Carroll County, passed away on Tuesday May 2, 2017 at the Parkwood Health Care Center in Lebanon, Indiana. Charles was born on July 5, 1932 in Lafayette, the son of the late George Arthur and Thelma Fay (Grubbs) LaPlante. On September 5, 1953 Chuck married Mary Adelia (Draper) LaPlante, whom precedes him in death...
F. Sue Davis
May 1, 2017
F. Sue Davis, 73, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017, at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. She was born January 3, 1944, in Cynthiana, Ken., to Charlie E. and Daisy Lee Martin Cheek. In 1972, she married Bud Davis; he preceded her in death on February 7, 1999. Sue graduated from Clinton Central High School in 1962. After 27 years...
Stephen C. Hodson
Apr 29, 2017
Stephen C. Hodson, 75, of Rossville, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at his home. He was born April 22, 1942, in Frankfort, to the late Laurell P. and Lucile Haines Hodson. His first marriage was to Clydelle Myers, who preceded him in death. Stephen later married Janet Shuck Jobe on July 5, 1969; she survives in Rossville. In 1960,...
Nancy A. Enoch
Apr 28, 2017
Nancy Arlene Enoch, 81, of Cutler passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017 at her home. She was born January 27, 1936 in Carroll County to John W. and Thera Jenny (McQuern) Mill. Nancy graduated Cutler High School in 1953 and worked for Crop Production Services for over 10 years. She was a member of Cutler Presbyterian Church where she taught...
Doris Olene McCord
Apr 27, 2017
Doris Olene McCord, 90, of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Clinton House in Frankfort. She was born July 16, 1926 in Stockwell to Charles Earl and Alta May (Farber) Frantz. Doris graduated from Stockwell Schools in 1944 and worked as a bookkeeper for Production Credit at Purdue University in her younger years. She kept a flower garden...
Janet A. Dunk
Apr 27, 2017
Janet A. Dunk, 57, of Rossville passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at her home. She was born May 24, 1959 in Lafayette to Ned and Audrey (Gochenour) Ruch. Janet graduated from Clinton Prairie in 1977, attended Ivy Tech and then went on to earn her Bachelors Degree from Indiana Wesleyn. She was the chemistry supervisor at I.U. Health Arnett and...
Gertrude Applegate
Apr 26, 2017
Gertrude Mildred Fife Applegate, 100, passed away in Plainfield at the home of her daughter Janet, on April 26, 2017. She was surrounded by loving family members as she passed. Gertrude was born in Gary, Indiana to Alexander and Gertrude (Ogg) Fife on April 5, 1917. As the 1934 valedictorian of Emerson High School in Gary, she continued her education...
Meredith Joe Skiles
Apr 26, 2017
Meredith Joe Skiles, 79 of Rossville, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at his home. He was born September 8, 1937 in Clinton County to Floyd H. and Mary E. (Root) Skiles. On January 19, 1957, Meredith married Leona Linnie Shively; she survives in Rossville. Meredith was a lifelong Carroll and Clinton County area resident and member of the Middle Fork...
Claudia A. Slipher
Apr 24, 2017
Claudia A. Slipher, 64, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born August 2, 1952, in Frankfort, to Robert Nelson and Ruth Alice Diederichs Slipher. Claudia graduated salutatorian from Frankfort High School in 1970, and later received her bachelor of accounting from Ball State University. She worked in finance as...
Pauline Weinbrecht
Apr 23, 2017
Pauline Weinbrecht, 83 of Muncie, formerly of Colfax, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born March 17, 1934 in Colfax to Donald and Margaret (Helfenbein) Ferguson. Pauline was a part of Good Samâs Camping Club in Brownsburg and enjoyed watching the Indiana Pacers and NASCAR racing; Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, in...
