Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries

May 26, 2013

Jack Dean Douglass, 86, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2013, at 3:29 a.m. at Milner’s Community Health Care in Rossville where he was a patient for several years with Alzheimer disease.   Jack was born October 17, 1926, in Carroll County, the oldest son of Raymond and Thelma Apt Douglass.  Jack married the former Barbara Frey who passed away in 2010....

May 23, 2013

Calvin L. Wagoner, 83, of Pyrmont, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, at his home with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born June 19, 1929, in Ward County, Surry, North Dakota, the son of Jesse A. and Elizabeth Hufford Wagoner. On May 29, 1948, he married the former Lois Wolf; she survives. Calvin attended Camden Schools.  He...

May 22, 2013

Dorothea “Dottie” Mae Mellinger Gilman was called home May 22, 2013 at 7:05 pm from Milner Health Care Community in Rossville, Indiana.   She was born September 22, 1918 in Colburn, to William and Bertha Snyder Mellinger.  On December 28, 1935, she married William Forrest Gilman, Sr.  He went to be with the Lord in June of 1975. Dorothea worked for 11 years...

May 22, 2013

Joseph Michael Ray, 54, of Frankfort, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at his home. He was born February 12, 1959, in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Ralph and Joan Lamb Ray. Joseph served in the United States Army. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Green Lawn Cemetery in Frankfort.  Arrangements are...

May 21, 2013

Rita Arlene McQueen, 81, of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. She was born December 10, 1931, in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, the daughter of Walter A. and Hilda I. Chagnon Gray. On June 29, 1953, she married Philip McQueen; he survived. Rita graduated from Pittsfield High School and later attended Concord Business College.  She moved...

May 20, 2013

Richard J. Clendenning, 63, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at Signature Health Care at Parkwood in Lebanon. He was born June 12, 1949 in Frankfort, the son of John and Opal (Reichart) Clendenning. In 1968, Richard graduated from Clinton Prairie High School.  He served in the US Navy from 1968-1972 during the Vietnam War.  Richard was a lifelong resident...

May 20, 2013

Lou O’Reilly, 86, of Delphi and lifelong resident of Carroll County, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at her home. She was born February 9, 1927, in Flora, the daughter of Everett L. “Pete” and Dot Waltman Tolen. On August 10, 1977, she married Robert O’Reilly; he preceded her in death August 26, 2000. In 1945, Lou graduated from Flora...

May 16, 2013

Geneva May Shively, 89, of Rossville, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville. She was born December 31, 1923, in Ross Township, the daughter of Henry A. and Lucy Gascho Shively. Geneva graduated from Rossville High School in 1942 and later graduated from Good Samaritan School of Nursing.  She worked as a registered nurse at...

May 11, 2013

Clay A. Sigler Jr., 87, of Lafayette and formerly of Frankfort, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013, at his home. He was born January 6, 1926, in Frankfort, the son of Clay A. Sr. and Vera Parse Sigler. On October 18, 1946, he married the former Marcella J. Hoover; she survives. Clay worked at Lafayette Co-op as a mechanic for...

May 10, 2013

Betty L. Kerby, 85, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born January 10, 1928, in Fulton, the daughter of Sherman and Bessie Etchison Reed. In 1947, she married James E. Kerby; he preceded her in death on November 1, 1987. Betty was a graduate of Fulton High School.  She worked at Federal...

May 2, 2013

Clifford O. Pearson, 79, of Flora, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born August 14, 1933, in Ockley, the son of Harley J. and Mary E. Kauffman Pearson. Clifford helped his parents on the farm and later in life helped at the Flora Senior Center.  He was a member of First...

Apr 17, 2013

Gerald E. Davis, 78, of Frankfort, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette.

He was born Jan. 2, 1935, in Clinton County, to Lester and Gertrude Viola Long Davis. On Jan. 3, 1981, he married the former Ida Fisher in Frankfort; she survives.

Gerald served...

Apr 17, 2013

Giles M. Walker, 87, of Kirklin, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 1:10 p.m. at Witham Hospital in Lebanon. He was born January 19, 1926, in rural Kirklin, the son of Elvin and Bertha Price Walker. On July 28, 1946, he married the former Barbara Pritchett in Hillisburg; she preceded him in death December 6, 2010. After graduation,...

Apr 12, 2013

Donna K. McWhorter, 64, a life-long resident of Flora, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born May 1, 1948, in Logansport, the daughter of Bruce and Betty Smith Moore; her parents survive. Donna married George William Robinson; he preceded her in death.  She later married Kenneth Gene McWhorter; he also preceded...

Apr 12, 2013

Alma Fern Rule, 97, of Rossville, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born July 27, 1915, in Ross Township, Clinton County, the daughter of Daniel V. and Leah Metzger Skiles. She married Lloyd A. Rule on April 19, 1936 and he preceded her on July 10, 2000. Alma was a lifelong...

Apr 4, 2013

Bonnie Lou Burton, 79, of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2013, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born November 6, 1933, in Frankfort, the daughter of William H. & Evelyn G. Myers Cook. Bonnie was a 1953 graduate of Frankfort Senior High School.  On June 26, 1966, she married William Ray Burton; he preceded her in...

Apr 4, 2013

Robert Ernest “Bob” Kelly, 73, of St. Petersburg, Fla., passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013, in St. Petersburg. He was born April 4, 1940, in Coloma, Mich., the son of Max and Charlotte Kelly. He married the former Judith Miller; she preceded him in death. Bob was raised in Cutler.  After 35 years, he retired from Rostone in Lafayette.  Bob enjoyed fishing...

Apr 2, 2013

David J. Jarboe, 29, lifelong resident of Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at his home. He was born September 19, 1983, in Frankfort, the son of Larry and Patricia Radaszewski Jarboe. David worked as a craftsman and carpenter for TMC Builders and Stoops Windows and Siding.  He enjoyed fishing, bicycling, flowers, gardening, cooking, and woodworking.   In addition to...

Mar 29, 2013

Macklyn Harold Edward Bradish, 77, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. He was born in Adrian, Michigan, on May 14, 1936, to the late Harold Edward and Jenny (Belcher) Bradish. Macklyn married the Rev. Mary Alys Hummel of Warsaw, and they divorced.  In 1983, he married the former Beulah Harrison; she passed away June of...

Mar 28, 2013

Margaret S. Cook, 90, passed away at home in Lafayette, Indiana, Thursday, March 28, 2013 following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  She was born in Calatafimi, Sicily (Italy) Feb. 5, 1923 and was the first child of Giovanna (Pisano) and Giovanni Saladino who immigrated to Brooklyn, New York when she was 7 months old.  Her father and 2 uncles were concrete...