Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Pauline Alley
Oct 29, 2016
Violet âPaulineâ Alley, 95, a life-long resident of Frankfort, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Community Howard Regional Health in Kokomo. She was born March 30, 1921, in Frankfort, to Charles and Stella Mae Lamb Galey. She was formerly married to Fred McNew. Pauline later married Joseph E. Alley; he preceded her in death in 1967. Pauline attended Frankfort High...
Marjorie Rude
Oct 29, 2016
Marjorie Rude, 92, of Rossville passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Milner Community Health Center. She was born on February 29, 1924 in Middlefork, the daughter of the late Frank and Edith (Cohee) Whiteman. On October 24, 1947 in Middlefork, Marjorie married Dorville Rude; he preceded her in death in 2011. Marjorie was a 1942 graduate of Forest High...
Helon Bushman
Oct 29, 2016
Helon C. Bushman, 79, a life-long Frankfort resident, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Wesley Manor. She was born July 2, 1937, in Monroe County, Ky., to Jessie Wilson and Eva Page Gerald. On February 22, 1957, she married Carl Bushman; he preceded her in death. Helon graduated from Frankfort High School and later attended school for her realty license. She...
Wayne E Miller
Oct 29, 2016
Wayne E. Miller, 86 of Rossville, passed away on Saturday October 29, 2016 at Milnerâs Community Health Center. He was born on December 5, 1930 in Clinton County, the son of the late Herbert F. and Ruth V. (Martin) Miller. Wayne married Joyce A. Kingery on March 28, 1953. Wayne was a 1948 graduate of Rossville High School and a...
Irene Harness
Oct 27, 2016
Irene Harness, 71, of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born July 1, 1945, in Richmond, VA, to Henry and Nora Frazier Hill. Irene was formerly married to Roy Mullins who survives in Lafayette. She later married Milford T. âTomâ Harness; he preceded her in death August, 1997. Irene graduated from...
Earl ""Bud"" M McIlrath
Oct 26, 2016
Earl âBudâ Meredith McIlrath, 83, of Flora, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born April 16, 1933, in Carroll County, to George and Lorena Calton McIlrath. On August 8, 1952 he married Janet Catron McIlrath. Bud was a 1951 graduate of Burlington High School, was a farmer all his life and...
Robert Patton
Oct 25, 2016
Robert âBobâ L. Patton, 84 of Rossville passed away on Tuesday October 25, 2016 at Mulberry Heath. He was born on March 31, 1932 in Lafayette, the son of the late Levi N. and Lora K. (Mattix) Patton. Robert farmed all his life, he was a licensed airplane pilot and he taught aeronautics at Purdue University for 3 years from...
Brayton Cooper
Oct 24, 2016
Brayton âBuckâ Cooper, 19, of Rossville, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016, at his home. He was born April 24, 1997, in Lafayette, to Rob and Tammy Reed Cooper; his parents survive. Brayton graduated from Rossville High School, Class of 2015, and attended IPFW. He was working at Lewis Motor Sales. Baseball was his passion, and he enjoyed basketball and writing poetry. He...
Betty Jean Skiles
Oct 23, 2016
Betty Jean Skiles, 84, of Mulberry, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Mulberry Health. She was born November 11, 1931, in Frankfort, to Oral C. and Lucy V. Scircle Johnson. On May 28, 1950, she married Eldon Skiles at Mulberry United Methodist Church; he survives in Mulberry. Betty was a homemaker and worked part-time at Mulberry Phone Company. She was...
Ruth B. Sink
Oct 21, 2016
Ruth Beatrice Sink, 97, of Frankfort passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016 at Signature Healthcare in Lebanon. She was born October 12, 1919 in Pittsboro, Indiana to Neiel and Fern (Linton) Surber. Ruth graduated from Lebanon High School worked in food service for the Frankfort Junior High School and Clinton County Hospital and was a farmerâs wife. She was a...
Donna Lou Huffer
Oct 19, 2016
Donna Lou Huffer, 82, of Mulberry, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. She was born February 12, 1934, in Frankfort, to James and Doris M. Harlos Forsythe. She was married to Jack L. Huffer for 31 years before they divorced. She was also formerly married to Dick Crane. A life-long Clinton County resident, Donna graduated from Frankfort Senior...
John Ross Galvin
Oct 19, 2016
John Ross Galvin, 82 of Frankfort died on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Saint E. East, Lafayette. He was born April 24, 1934 in Frankfort to Frank and Mary (Stern) Galvin. John graduated from Colfax High School in 1952 and was a United States Air Force Veteran. He was a rural carrier for the United States Postal Service, a farmer, former...
Daniel Combs
Oct 18, 2016
Daniel âDanâ Combs, 59, of Kirklin, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. He was born December 26, 1956, in Middletown, OH, to Dale and Eva Branson Combs; his parents survive in Franklin, OH. On December 13, 1975, he married Mona Light; she survives. Dan graduated from Franklin High School in 1975, and received his Bachelorâs Degree in Civil Engineering from...
Gene Whitlock
Oct 16, 2016
Gene Whitlock, 82 of Mulberry passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at his home. He was born December 9, 1933 in Green County, Kentucky to Carl and Beatrice (Young) Whitlock. Gene worked for Mulberryâs Cheese Plant and then was a truck driver for Mayflower, retiring after 33 years of service. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. While he enjoyed his Cubs, Colts...
Clarence H. Pippenger Jr.
Oct 14, 2016
Clarence Herbert Pippenger Jr., 85, of Frankfort passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016, at Wesley Manor in Frankfort. He was born November 30, 1930, in Frankfort, to Clarence H. and Gladys E. (Vermillion) Pippenger. In December of 1972, Clarence married Wilma Brown; she survives. Junior worked for Boss Back Rendering Company and Factories, for Carrs Cabinet, and then retired from...
Mary Lois Miller
Oct 12, 2016
Mary Lois Miller, 89, of Buck Creek, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at Milner Community Healthcare in Rossville. She was born April 12, 1927, in Tippecanoe County, to Martin E. and Verna Beahm Boyd. On August 24, 1946, Mary Lois married Melvin L. Miller; he survives. Mary Lois was a homemaker while working hand in hand with her husband...
Stella Bartley
Oct 10, 2016
Stella Bartley, 89 of Frankfort passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at Clinton House Health and Rehab. She was born May 19, 1927 in Sevierville, TN, to David and Elvery Smelzer Tinker. Stella was formerly married to Robert âJuniorâ Gann; together they had three wonderful children. She later married Roy S. Bartley in 1959; he preceded her in death in 1979....
Donna Isley
Oct 10, 2016
Donna L. Isley, 89 of Frankfort died on Monday, October 10, 2016 at her home. She was born April 19, 1927 in Richmond, Indiana to Rosco and Hazel (Winland) House. Donna graduated from Richmond High School in 1945 and liked to crochet and knit blankets, sweaters, dish clothes and other gifts. On June 5, 1948 in Richmond, Donna married Earl...
Carol Jeanine Scott
Oct 8, 2016
Carol Jeanine Scott, 78, passed away unexpectedly on October 8th, 2016 in Mishawaka, Indiana. Carol was born in Lebanon, Indiana on April 29, 1938 to Helen (Dilworth) Couden and Carl Couden. She is survived by her four children, Kevin Kraner of New Haven, IN, Andy (Kathi) Kraner of Mishawaka, IN, Kathy (Ron) Pavlik of Chesterton, IN, and Tony Kraner of...
Mark E. Crane
Oct 6, 2016
Mark E. Crane, 61 of Mulberry passed away on Thursday October 6th, 2016 in Lafayette. He was born on June 18, 1955 in Frankfort, Indiana the son of the late Mary Lou (Emery) Crane. Mark owned and operated Markâs Marketing; he loved graphic design and silk screening. Mark was a member of the Mulberry and Rossville Masonic lodge # 618....
