Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Auburn ""Bud"" E Conklin
May 9, 2014
Auburn E. âBudâ Conklin, 79, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014, at his home. He was born June 28, 1934, in Union City, the son of Roy and Mary Leavy (Thornburg) Conklin. He was previously married to Ruth Elkins. On August 24, 1963, he married Shirley E. Arnett in Elizabeth City, NC; she preceded him in death on January 2,...
Mary Lou Johnson
May 8, 2014
Mary Lou Johnson, 85, of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Homewood Health Care in Lebanon. She was born January 12, 1929, in Rockfield, the daughter of Everett Dale and Cloya Ione Shanks Sharp. On January 21, 1957, Mary Lou married Bill L. Johnson; he preceded her in death August 1, 2008. Mary Lou graduated from Flora High...
Patricia Marlene ""Pat"" Carson
May 7, 2014
Patricia âPatâ Marlene Carson, 71, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at IU Health North in Carmel. She was born November 16, 1942, in Clinton County, the daughter of William E. and Martha Crockett Culley. On April 9, 1961, she married William J. Carson, spending 53 years together; he survives. Pat was a homemaker and mother of five...
Mary Lou Franks
May 6, 2014
Mary Lou Franks, 83, of Spokane, WA, passed away Monday, May 6, 2014, at Royal Park Care Center in Spokane. She was born June 18, 1930, in Deacon, Ind., the daughter of Orville and Louanna Shanks. Mary Lou married Donald Franks after graduating from Young America High School. They had two sons, Donald Jr. and Rick. The family moved to Florida where they...
Mary Margaret Hutchison
May 3, 2014
Mary Margaret Hutchison, 96, of Mulberry, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Sterling House in Kokomo. Mary was born May 29, 1917, in Clinton County near Frankfort, the daughter of Thomas B. and Inez Mattix Ruch. She married Gerald C. Hutchison on June 12, 1937, in Frankfort; he preceded her in death March 24, 2002. She graduated from Rossville High...
Ivan John Hayden
May 1, 2014
Ivan John Hayden, 83, of Flora, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014, at his home. He was born July 30, 1930, in Logansport, the son of John and Bertha Conklin Hayden. On August 22, 1954, he married the former Yvonne Blocher; she survives. Together, they had enjoyed 59 years of marriage. Ivan was in the United States Army. He also worked for Chrysler...
Martha Jeanie Ely
Apr 29, 2014
Martha âJeanieâ Ely, 67, of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. She was born December 19, 1946, in Frankfort, the daughter of Orville and Helen Marie Macatee Ely, and Bert and Ola Jean Spencer. Jeanie was a life-long resident of Frankfort. She attended the Apostolic Church. Surviving Jeanie are two brothers, Bruce (Sue) Spencer and...
John E. Gabriel
Apr 28, 2014
John E. Gabriel, 76, of Port St. Lucie, FL, formerly of Frankfort, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, at his home. He was born April 20, 1938, in Lebanon, to James Robert and Emma Eleanor Hays Gabriel. John graduated from Jefferson High School in Tipton County. From 1957-1959, John served in the Army National Guard and in the Army Reserve from 1959-1963. Before...
Alice R Hardwick
Apr 27, 2014
Alice R. Baldwin Hardwick, 90, of Frankfort, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014, at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. She was born October 30, 1923, in Wayne County, the daughter of S. Earl and Esther Black Baldwin. Alice married Donald B. Hardwick on March 3, 1946; he survives. Alice graduated from Richmond High School in 1942. She then attended and graduated from...
William E Pippenger
Apr 25, 2014
William Edgar Pippenger, 84, of Fayetteville, N. Carolina and formerly of Frankfort, Indiana, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born June 24, 1929, in Clinton County, Indiana, the son of Harry and Mildred Myers Pippenger. On February 26, 1953, he married Helen E Hailman; she preceded him in death August 8,...
Gladys M Mavity
Apr 24, 2014
Gladys M. Mavity, 102, formerly of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. Born on October 13, 1911, in Rossville, she was the daughter of George and Bertha Taylor King. Gladys married Hildreth M. Mavity on February 14, 1931; he preceded her in death in May, 1986. Gladys graduated from Frankfort High School in...
Jacqueline Helenann Kemna
Apr 23, 2014
Jacqueline Helenann Kamhout Kemna of Nappanee passed away at the age of 89 on April 23, 2014. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was the only child of Edna Ramsey Kamhout and Maurice Clarence Kamhout. Her husband and classmate, Lewis Herman Kemna, preceded her in death. She is survived by two daughters, Kristina Lynn Bucher (David) Warsaw, Ind., and Lou Ann Ward of...
Betty E Nead
Apr 12, 2014
Betty E. Nead, 75, formerly of Kokomo, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. She was born December 7, 1938, in Cynthiana, KY, the daughter of William Frank and Dora Surber Cheek. Betty married Robert Nead; he preceded her in death. Betty attended Scircleville Schools. She was a homemaker. She had a love of cooking and baking...
Ruth W. Tucker
Apr 8, 2014
Ruth W. Tucker, 94, of Colfax, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette. She was born May 2, 1919, in ¬¬¬¬Clinton County, the daughter of Charles and Faye V. Merrick Orem. On March 8, 1941, Ruth married Harry Clifford Tucker; he preceded her in death November 12, 1991. The middle child of 11, Ruth...
Clinton Michael ""Mike"" Crider
Apr 8, 2014
Clinton Michael âMikeâ Crider, 59, of Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at Witham Hospital in Lebanon. The son of Elmer and Myrtice Gosnell Crider, he was born on November 15, 1954, in Kokomo. On August 11, 1987, he married Ann L. Friend in Frankfort; she survives. Mike worked for the Department of Correction in Plainfield for 15 years. He...
John ""Joe"" Harshman
Apr 7, 2014
John âJoeâ Harshman, 57, of Linden, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014, at his home. The son of Marvin and Betty McGill Harshman, he was born on January 26, 1957, in Frankfort. Joe attended Frankfort Schools. He worked for Piemonte Foods and Birchwood Foods. Joe was also a part-time auto mechanic. He enjoyed fishing and camping. Surviving with his mother are...
Joe I. Draper
Apr 4, 2014
Joe I. Draper, 86, lifelong Flora resident, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center in Delphi. He was born January 25, 1928, in Flora, the son of Carl and Mary Cline Draper. On January 6, 1952, he married Carol Bryan at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Camden; she survives. Joe graduated from Flora High School in 1946...
Michele E. Taylor
Apr 1, 2014
Michele E. Taylor, 58, of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. She was born July 6, 1955, in Lafayette, to Edward âNedâ and Florence âFloâ Day Hodge; her mother survives in Frankfort. Michele was formerly married to Charles W. Haupt. Michele graduated from Frankfort Senior High School in 1973. She worked for 20 years at Ye...
Linda Fleming
Mar 29, 2014
Linda McCain Fleming, 69, of Westville, FL, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, AL. She was born November 17, 1944, in Flora, the daughter of Joseph L. and Ada Denton McCain. Linda married Pete Fleming; he preceded her in death. Linda worked as a cashier at Tom Thumb Convenience Store and as a bartender in Key...
Beverly D Bush
Mar 29, 2014
Beverly D. Bush, 85, of Kirklin, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born September 24, 1928, in Lafayette, to Homer and Inez Heath Dalton. On August 8, 1948, Beverly married Dr. Charles Bush; he survives. Beverly graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School in 1946. She began her career in Clinton County politics with Lucille...
