Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries

Jan 3, 2022

Daniel Luce, Jr., 68, Lafayette, passed away at his residence on Monday, January 3, 2022.  He was born August 8, 1953, in Chincoteague, VA to Daniel and Marguarite (Pollard) Luce.  He married Cecilia Ritchie on December 9, 1972; she survives.

Daniel was a graduate of Forrest Sherman High School.  He received two associate degrees from Ivy Tech.  Daniel worked as...

Jan 3, 2022

Margaret Ann Mohler, 87, of Rossville, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022, at Milner Community Health Care in Rossville.  She was born in Decatur, Illinois on February 15, 1934, to Joseph Marvin and Dorothy Alice Beeghley Cripe. She married Harold Lee Mohler on October 4, 1953, in Rossville; he survives.

Margaret graduated from Rossville High School. She was a...

Jan 3, 2022

Jack Lloyd Draper, 79, Flora, passed away at his residence, Monday, January 3, 2022.  He was born August 25, 1942, in Burlington to Lloyd and Beaulah (Kirkpatrick) Draper.  He married Fama Reed on May 26, 1964, in Delphi and she survives.

Jack was a graduate of Flora High School.  Jack worked for Swab Safe of Lafayette, Wabash National in Lafayette...

Jan 1, 2022

Daniel Ray Pope, 52, of Kempton, passed away on January 1, 2022, at IU Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.  He was born March 25, 1969, in Peoria, Illinois, to Charles David and Barbara Ann (Carter) Pope.

Daniel graduated in 1987 from Eureka High School in Illinois before joining the U.S. Navy.  He worked as an industrial engineer at Caterpillar in Peoria before...

Dec 31, 2021

Billy Joe Hindsley, 83, of Frankfort, passed away at his home on Friday, December 31, 2021.  He was born December 31, 1938, in Frankfort, to Charles E. and Ersie Margaret (Bushong) Hindsley.  He married Janet Payne on November 13, 1971, and she survives.

Billy was raised by his grandparents and attended Jackson Township and Frankfort High School before enlisting in...

Dec 29, 2021

Carol E. Hines, 70, Attica, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Franciscan Hospital in Indianapolis.  She was born January 15, 1951, in Clinton, Indiana, to Orville “Merle” and Mildred (Livingston) Fruits. 

Carol was a 1969 graduate of Southwestern High School.  She was an animal lover and had many pets through the years.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending...

Dec 29, 2021

Joan Sloan McIntosh, 87, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Wesley Manor.  She was born July 6, 1934, in Frankfort to Robert D. and Stella Opal (Sexton) Sloan.  She married James K. McIntosh on August 3, 1953, and he preceded her in death on February 20, 2019.

Joan graduated from Frankfort High School in 1952 and...

Dec 29, 2021

Thelma Lucille (Wainscott) Gray, 99, went to be with her Lord on December 29, 2021. She was born on March 19, 1922, to Roy and Adah (Dukes) Wainscott. She married Leon Gray on October 8, 1944; he preceded her in death on January 5, 2013.

Thelma graduated from Rossville High School. She then worked as a bookkeeper at Kentland Dairy...

Dec 27, 2021

Walter Estes, 96, of Frankfort passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Clinton House.

He was born on November 6, 1925, in Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. He was one of fifteen children born to Earnest and Vadie (Gibbons) Estes. He married Ruth Wilson; they later divorced.

Walter was an inspector and a high-man painter for the Nickel Plate Railroad, from...

Dec 25, 2021

Judith “Judy” Rae Gascho, 84, of rural Lafayette, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, December 25, 2021, to celebrate Christmas with Jesus this year. She was born July 31, 1937, in Anderson, to Jay H. and Hilda L. (Trent) Lipsett. She married Jay L. Gascho on July 21, 1956; he survives.

Judy graduated from Frankfort Senior High School class...

Dec 24, 2021

Jerry Wayne De Haven, 64, Rossville, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021, at Franciscan Health East in Lafayette.  He was born in Sedalia, MO, on August 12, 1957, to James Harvey and Maggie Helen (Klein) De Haven.  He married Delaina Hufford on June 6, 1981, in Mulberry, and she survives.

Jerry was a 1975 graduate of John Marshall High School...

Dec 21, 2021

Brian Keith Downham, 60, Delphi, passed away, Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at his residence.  He was born October 30, 1961, in Lafayette to Bobby Eugene Downham and Jane (Grenat) Downham-Burkhalter.

Brian was a 1980 graduate of Rossville High School.  He worked in maintenance for Indiana Packers, Wabash International, and then Alcoa for 16 years.  He enjoyed fishing, cooking, working on...

Dec 17, 2021

Dec 14, 2021

Richard J. “Rich” Sterling, 48, of Flora, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Lafayette on December 5, 1973, to Lester Lee and Sandra Kay (Benge) Sterling. Rich is survived by his companion Holli Winegardner of Flora.

 Rich graduated in 1992 from Taylor High School in Kokomo. After graduation, he...