Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Ruth (Sowders) Coning
Apr 22, 2022
Ruth Sowders Coning, 89, passed away April 22, 2022, at Wesley Manor in Frankfort. She was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on June 9, 1932, to Harrison and Edna (Bracken) Sowders. Ruth married George Dragoo and they later divorced, she then married Richard Coning; both precede her in death.
Ruth attended Tipton High School and later received...
Marian Combs Miller
Apr 19, 2022
Marian Combs Miller, 100, of Lafayette, passed away at her home, on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. She was born in Clinton County, Indiana to Cleveland B. and Bertha Faye (Kenney) Combs.
Marian graduated from Mulberry High School then received her Bachelor of Pharmacy and Master of Pharmacy degrees from Purdue University. She retired in 2004, at the...
Mary Jane (Dean) Bass
Apr 18, 2022
Mary Jane Bass, 92, passed away April 18, 2022, in Wesley Manor, where she had resided since July 2007.
Mary Jane was born December 22, 1929, in Terre Haute, to Fred N. and Charlotte (Dildine) Dean. She graduated from Decker Chapel High School in 1947 and attended one semester at Purdue University before marrying the love of...
Jerry Jo (Myers) Tucker
Apr 17, 2022
Jerry Jo (Myers) Tucker, 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at his residence following an extended illness.
Jerry was born March 1, 1944, in Frankfort, the son of Hugh and Lola Myers. He was a 1962 graduate of Frankfort High School. After high school, Jerry was drafted into the Army, where...
Jesse J. Roe
Apr 16, 2022
Jesse J. Roe, 39, passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2022. He was born June 19, 1982, in Sullivan, Indiana, to Joe Roe and Starr (Heavilon) Jones.
Jesse was a 2000 graduate of Frankfort Senior High School and worked in sanitation at Frito Lay. He loved nature and being outdoors, fishing, gardening, and living a healthy lifestyle....
Melissa Dawn Rutan
Apr 16, 2022
Melissa Dawn Rutan, 49, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at her home in Crawfordsville. Melissa was born on September 8, 1972, in Franklin, IN. She enjoyed reading and shopping but most of all she loved spending time with her family and grandkids.
Surviving Melissa is her mother, Christy S. (Fred) Evans; son, Kyle...
Diana S. (Spray) Bodish
Apr 16, 2022
Diana S. Bodish, 75, of Frankfort, passed away unexpectedly April 16, 2022, at Witham Hospital in Lebanon.
Born June 22, 1946, in Frankfort, Diana was the daughter of Paul and Eunice (Godbey) Spray. After graduating from Frankfort Senior High School in 1964, Diana enjoyed a great career, which included 30 years as Executive Secretary...
Betty Jean (Spear) McCollum-Spear
Apr 15, 2022
Betty Jean McCollum-Spear, 80, of Goshen, formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022 at Goshen Hospital. She was born January 16, 1942 in Carroll County to Jim and Oma (Stephens) Spear.
Betty was a graduate of Flora High School. She worked several jobs through her years, including Hysters, Fleetwood Travel Trailer, and Wabash National. She...
Robert L. "Bob" Johnson
Apr 14, 2022
Robert L. “Bob” Johnson, 83, of rural Frankfort, passed away April 14, 2022, at Mulberry Community Health Care after a brief illness.
Born February 16, 1939, Bob was the son of Kenneth and Anna L. (Leamon) Johnson. He was a 1956 graduate of Colfax High School. He married Joyce Ann Dellinger, and they later divorced. He married Carolyn Ann Nye,...
Bruce D. Linscott
Apr 12, 2022
Bruce D. Linscott, 47, of Frankfort, passed away April 12, 2022. He was born September 22, 1974, in San Diego, California, to Roger D. and Judy (Brown) Linscott.
A 1993 graduate of Frankfort High School, Bruce worked doing home repairs. He enjoyed fishing, “scrappin’” and being around family.
Bruce is survived by his mother; his daughter, Mercades Linscott; four brothers, Brent...
David L. Koning
Apr 8, 2022
David L. Koning, 83, formerly of Lafayette, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Mulberry Health and Retirement. He was born in Lafayette on February 5, 1939, to Walter and Mary Elizabeth (Fields) Koning. He married Jacquelyn “Jackie” Dubes on December 16, 1967; she preceded him in death on September 20, 2020.
David attended Lafayette Jeff High School...
Linda Arlene Mohler
Apr 6, 2022
Linda Arlene Mohler, age 59, was born August 20, 1962 to Larry and Doris (Comstock) Long in Warsaw, IN. She peacefully passed away April 6, 2022 at home in Eaton, OH. Linda was baptized on October 20, 1983 into the Old German Baptist Brethren Church and remained faithful until death. Linda had a passion for teaching, a strong spirit, and...
Randall M. Kingery
Apr 3, 2022
Randall M. Kingery, 71, of Lafayette, passed away at his residence Sunday, April 3, 2022. He was born March 10, 1951 in Lafayette to Maurice and Maxine (Gable) Kingery. He married the love of his life and high school sweetheart, Dixie Cunningham, on August 9, 1970. She survives.
Randall was a 1969 graduate of Rossville High School He worked for...
Larry Ray Blubaugh
Apr 2, 2022
Larry Ray Blubaugh, 76, Frankfort, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Tipton. He was born on October 19, 1945, in Frankfort to Doyle and Yvonne (Thomas) Blubaugh. He married Debbie Rubush in February 15, 1992 and she survives.
Larry was a 1963 graduate of Clinton Prairie High School. He served in the United States Navy...
Eddie L. Perkins
Mar 26, 2022
Eddie L. Perkins, 65, of Colfax, passed away on March 26, 2022, at Franciscan East Hospital in Lafayette.
Born December 1, 1956, in Sydney, Ohio, Eddie was the son of Odis and Dorothy (Walls) Perkins. He married Kristi Michner, and they divorced.
Eddie graduated in 1974 from Wainwright High School in Lafayette. He was a long-time union roofer for Smithers...
Milton "Joe" Keifer
Mar 24, 2022
Milton J. “Joe” Keifer, 88, formerly of Mulberry, passed away on March 24, 2022, in Rossville at his home with family.
Joe was born August 18, 1933, in Kingman, Indiana, to Ralph and Cecil (Moore) Keifer. He married Ethel Pellam on December 24, 1961, and she preceded him in death on June 22, 2006....
Laura Holliger
Mar 24, 2022
Laura Louise Lane Holliger, 95, formerly of Frankfort, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at her home in Rochester, Indiana. She was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 24, 1926 to Henry Wm. and Blanche Jane (Conger) Lane. She married Samuel I. “Sam” Holliger on December 7, 1947 in Peoria, Illinois; he preceded...
Betty Harshman
Mar 23, 2022
Betty J. Harshman, 88, of Frankfort, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
Born October 6, 1933, in Tipton, Betty was the daughter of Delton and Edna (Tishnor) McGill. She married Marvin Harshman in 1954, and he preceded her in death in 1987.
Betty attended Frankfort schools. Her career included working at Essex Wire, Harmeson...
Jacque Cooper
Mar 20, 2022
Jacque Vonne Cooper, 74, of Rossville, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, March 20, 2022.
Born July 18, 1947, in Lafayette, Jacque was the daughter of Fred and Freida (Roth) Clendenning. She married the love of her life, Robert “Dan” Cooper, in Sedalia, on May 22, 1966.
After graduating from Rossville High School in 1965, Jacque attended Lafayette...
Benson "Ben" Emens
Mar 20, 2022
Benson F. “Ben” Emens, 84, of Frankfort, passed away March 20, 2022, at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born April 25, 1937, in Frankfort to Fay and Ruby (Weaver) Emens. On September 2, 1956 in Mason, he married Mary Jane “Janie” Lashbrook.
Ben graduated in 1955 from Colfax High School and was the owner and operator of Green...
