Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Charles Arthur ""Art"" Martin
Jul 1, 2016
Charles Arthur âArtâ Martin, age 79, of Camden, IN, passed away July 1, 2016, at Kindred Transitional Care and RehabilitationâBridgewater in Carmel, IN. He was born April 12, 1937, at home in Camden, to Lorene (Shonk) and Ernie Martin (both deceased). He was a 1955 graduate of Camden High School. He is survived by his wife, Judy (Kelly) Martin, whom...
J. Harold Summe
Jun 28, 2016
J. Harold Summe, age 93, of Flora, passed away peacefully at his home early Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. Harold was born in Flora on January 21, 1923 to Calvin J. Summe and Bessie L. (Frank) Summe. He was a 1941 graduate of Flora High School. Harold served his country in the U.S. Army and was a proud World War...
Ralph Herman Webb
Jun 27, 2016
Ralph Herman Webb, 81, of Michigantown, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016, at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. He was born March 24, 1935, in Tell City, to Herman and Louise Holtzman Webb. On February 4, 1954, he married Sarah Newell at St. Maryâs Catholic Church Parsonage in Frankfort; she survives. Ralph graduated Michigantown High School in 1953, and then in...
Claris Carl Skidmore
Jun 27, 2016
Claris Carl Skidmore, age 75, passed away with his wife and children by his side on June 27, 2016, following a brief illness. The son of Joseph and Rillia Skidmore, Claris was born July 20, 1940 in Harrogate, TN. He married Louise Foust, his wife of 57 years, shortly after his high school graduation in 1959. They raised three children...
Penny Lynn Zink
Jun 24, 2016
Penny Lynn Zink, 63, of Frankfort, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016, at Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born August 24, 1952, in Dennison, Ohio, to John and Ethel L. Steinbach Decker. On December 5, 1975, she married Terry Zink; he survives. Penny graduated from Frankfort High School and business college in Georgia. She was a homemaker,...
Larry Gayle Evans
Jun 23, 2016
Larry Gayle Evans, 74, of Kirklin, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born January 4, 1942, in Lebanon, to Dorsel Kenneth and Madge Yvonne Lanning Evans. On February 17, 1962, he married Charlotte Sedwick; she survives. Larry attended Kirklin Schools and graduated from Clinton Central High School in 1960. Throughout his early years, Larry...
David L. Matthews
Jun 22, 2016
David L. Matthews, 77, of Lafayette, passed away on June 22, 2016, at 2:02 PM at St. Elizabeth East Hospital. He was born October 18, 1938, in rural Frankfort, to Schyler A. and Hazel Heaton Matthews. David graduated from Cutler High School in 1956, and attended Purdue University. He served as a PFC in the United States Army Medical Unit from...
Morris R. Cox
Jun 20, 2016
Morris R. Cox, 81, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016, at Signature Healthcare at Parkwood in Lebanon. He was born March 26, 1935, in Franklin, KY to William Lee and Mamie Mazel Davis Cox. He was formerly married to Mary Sparks and Eva âPeachâ Barker. On May 6, 1980, he married Shirley Hodges; she survives in Clarks Hill. Morris...
Harris ""Bud"" J. Friend
Jun 20, 2016
Harris J. âBudâ Friend, 79, of Rossville, passed away surrounded by his family at his home Monday evening, June 20, 2016. Bud was born on September 8, 1936 in Frankfort to Benjamin Harrison Friend and Beulah Louise (Shaw) Friend. He attended schools in Forest, IN and on June 19, 1959, he married his wife, Corinne Kay (Williams) Friend, who survives....
Darlene Greeno
Jun 18, 2016
Darlene Greeno, 73, of Frankfort, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born October 22, 1942, in Lacrosse, WI, to Chester N. Peterson and Mildred Margaret Beier Peterson Paulson. Darlene was formerly married to Ira Greeno. Darlene attended Lawrence High School. She worked at Wesley Manor for 28 years before her retirement. She was a former...
Odell Loveless
Jun 17, 2016
Odell Loveless, 87, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016, at Creasy Springs Health Campus in Lafayette. She was born March 26, 1929, in Monroe County, KY, to Herman and Lela May Miller Francis. In February, 1949, she married Joseph Loveless Jr.; he passed away in 2009. Odell moved from Kentucky while a child to Indiana. She lived most of her...
Margaret Olene Burkhalter
Jun 13, 2016
Margaret Olene Burkhalter, 104, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016, at Clinton House Health and Rehab. She was born December 6, 1911, in Moran, to Curt and Nellie Douglas Weida. On December 31, 1931, she married Eugene D. Burkhalter; he preceded her in death on July 24, 1978. Margaret graduated from Burlington High School. Before her retirement, she worked...
Jared Allen Layton
Jun 12, 2016
Jared Allen Layton, age 29, of Rossville, died early Sunday morning due to a single car accident in Clinton County. Jared was born on October 6, 1986 in Lafayette to David and Carol (Kremer) Layton. He was a 2005 graduate of Rossville High School. He formerly enjoyed motorcycle stunt riding. He was employed with DeFouw Chevrolet in Lafayette. Jared never...
Betty J. Johnson
Jun 12, 2016
Betty J. Johnson, 91, of Flora, passed away on Sunday evening, June 12, 2016 surrounded by her family at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. Betty was born on January 12, 1925 to William A. Downham and Katherine C. Dunkle Downham in Cass County, IN. She graduated from Flora High School in 1942 and worked as a bookkeeper at Ayres Oil...
Thomas G Perry
Jun 11, 2016
Thomas Glen Perry, Sr., age 82, of Flora, passed away in the early morning hours on Saturday morning, June 11, 2016 at his home. Tom was born in Sumner County, TN on November 28, 1933 to Arthur Neal Perry and Rosetta Perry. He moved to Indiana when he was 13 years old. He worked as a farmer for Glen Richey,...
Mary Voltz
Jun 9, 2016
Mary Louise Voltz, 89, of Frankfort, passed away at her daughterâs home on Thursday morning, June 9, 2016. Mary was born in Ridge Township, Van Wert County, Ohio on July 10, 1926 to John Herbert and Bernice (Ringwald) Davies. She graduated from Ridge High School in Van Wert County, Ohio in 1944. On June 4, 1949 she married her husband,...
Charles ""Butch"" Glenn Denny
Jun 9, 2016
Charles Glenn âButchâ Denny, 71, of Bringhurst, left this earth to meet his Lord and Savior early on Thursday morning, June 9, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette. Butch was born on February 16, 1945 to Glenn and Betty (Hughes) Denny in Winamac, IN. He attended Logansport Schools until 11th grade and later earned his GED. On May 30,...
Robert J. Gangwer
Jun 3, 2016
Robert J. âBobâ Gangwer, 83, of Rossville, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Health Care in Delphi. He was born June 26, 1932, in Cutler, to Lloyd and Ersie Bowen Gangwer. On April 9, 1955, he married Arlene Plank in Cutler; she survives. Bob graduated from Cutler High School in 1950, and then served in the United States...
Joan Cory
Jun 3, 2016
Joan Cory, 74, of Frankfort, passed away on Friday evening, June 3, 2016, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. She was born July 1, 1941, to Charles and Marie Parish Weaver. On June 10, 1959, she married Wayne Cory, who passed away January 31, 2007. Joan graduated from Turkey Run High School in 1959. She was a homemaker. Joan was a good mother...
Mary Ellen Mattingly
Jun 2, 2016
Mary Ellen Cole Mattingly, 73, of Michigantown, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Witham Health Services in Lebanon, after a long battle with cancer. She was born January 4, 1943, in Frankfort, to Merle and Pauline Irwin Cole. On November 8, 1962, Mary Ellen married John R. âDickâ Mattingly; he survives. Mary Ellen graduated from Clinton Central in 1961. From...
