Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
James ""Jim"" Neese
Jun 1, 2017
James David âJimâ Neese, 77 of Colfax, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Witham Extended Care in Lebanon. He was born March 5, 1940 in Zionsville to Richard Leon and Edith Evelyn (Essex) Neese. Jim was a mail carrier in Zionsville and Frankfort and was also a farmer all throughout his life. He was a âpeople person,â was very friendly...
Diane Lee Lewis
May 31, 2017
Diane Lee Lewis, 78 of Mulberry, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at Burgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born August 2, 1938 in Frankfort to Maynard and Mary (Davis) Lewis. Diane attended Mulberry elementary schools and graduated from Frankfort High School in 1956 after moving to Frankfort when her father was elected Clinton County Sheriff. Diane worked for J.C....
Thelma R. Genda
May 28, 2017
Thelma R. ""GG"" Genda, 88, of Frankfort, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017. She was born in Indianapolis on January 24, 1929 to Lorren and Lucile (Carr) Osting. She lived most of her youth in Burney and Anderson. She graduated in 1947 from Anderson High School. Thelma and Don met after he returned from WWII and were married on June 5, 1949. They...
Mary L. Landes
May 26, 2017
Mary Louise Landes, 96, of Mulberry, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017, at Mulberry Health. She was born June 14, 1920, in Lafayette, to Adeline Haas Oley Lurch. On November 3, 1940, she married Cleo Robert Landes in Lafayette; he preceded her in death in 2002. Mary worked at Mulberry Lutheran Home as a custodian, later as a cook and...
Harry ""Denny"" Marsh
May 18, 2017
Harry Dennis âDennyâ Marsh, 72, of Frankfort passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at his home. He was born December 26, 1944 in Gary to Harry Alford and Ada Marie (Henson) Marsh. Denny graduated from Clinton Central in 1963, was a machinist for Federal Mogul for over 32 years and continued working after moving to Tucson, Arizona. He enjoyed fishing at...
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...
