Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Reba Margaret Runyan
Feb 14, 2022
Reba Margaret Runyan, 87, of rural Rossville, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022, at IU Arnett Hospital, Lafayette.
She was born on October 16, 1934, in Crossville, Tennessee, to Hilva and Mandy (McCoy) Jones.
Reba graduated from Lauramie High School in Stockwell. She had worked for Loeb’s Department Store as a fashion buyer for ready-to-wear for 25 years and had...
Thomas D. Hall, Jr.
Feb 14, 2022
Thomas D. “Tom” Hall, Jr., 56, of Bringhurst, passed away February 14, 2022, at Franciscan East Hospital in Lafayette.
Tom was born July 15, 1965, in Logansport, to Thomas D. Hall, Sr. & Ruby (Dillon) Coleman. On August 15, 1987, he married Tonia Smith, and she survives.
A 1983 graduate of Carroll High School, Tom was Assistant Football Coach at...
Eric Alan Gray
Feb 14, 2022
Eric Alan Gray, 66, Rossville, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, at Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Clinton County Hospital on May 9, 1955, to Kenneth and Mary Lu (Witter) Gray. He married Cindy McNabb on August 3, 1991, and she survives.
Eric was a 1973 graduate of Rossville High School and was the owner and...
Carol Fearnow
Feb 11, 2022
Carol Lynn Fearnow, 69, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at IU Arnett Hospital, Lafayette.
Carol was born October 24, 1952, in Beech Grove, to James Marion & Dorothy (Horning) Bates. She graduated in 1971 from Frankfort High School and worked in the food industry most of her life. She married James Fearnow, and they divorced. Carol enjoyed...
Juan Jose Gonzalez, Jr.
Feb 11, 2022
Juan Jose Gonzalez, Jr., 25, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022. He was born, in Frankfort, on May 16, 1996, to Juan Jose Gonzalez, Sr. and Catalina Jose-Lopez.
Juan was a 2016 graduate of Frankfort High School and also graduated from Lincoln Tech-College of Technology in Indianapolis. He worked for NTK in Frankfort as a machine operator.
Juan...
Dick Norton Bishop
Feb 7, 2022
Dick Norton Bishop, Flora, Ind., died at IU Arnett Hospital, Lafayette, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.
Born Aug. 9, 1931, in Jay County, Ind., he was the son of Arthur Dick and Winifred Norton Bishop. He grew up in Flora, Carroll County, Ind., where his father practiced law. In 1951 he married Jane Thomson, and she survives.
Dick graduated from...
Waltraud "Wally" McCormick
Feb 5, 2022
Waltraud Pauline “Wally” McCormick, 89, Frankfort, passed away Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Wesley Manor. She was born on February 10, 1932, in Kronberg I/T, Germany. She married John A. “Jack” McCormick on March 6, 1954. He preceded her in death on November 15, 2020.
Wally was a wonderful cook, hostess and enjoyed having dinner parties. She had a green...
Philip Gerald "Phil" McQueen, Sr.
Feb 4, 2022
Philip Gerald “Phil” McQueen, Sr., 88, of Frankfort, passed away February 4, 2022, in Wesley Manor Health Center.
He was born January 11, 1934, in Crawfordsville to Orvin E. & Eva T. (Jackson) McQueen. On June 29, 1953, he married Rita A. Gray. She preceded him in death on May 21, 2013.
Phil attended Crawfordsville High School. He served three...
Walter Boyd Martin
Jan 31, 2022
Walter Boyd Martin, 67, Cutler, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, at Franciscan Hospital in Lafayette. He was born in Delphi on October 13, 1954, to Frederick Boyd and Ada Marjorie (Gochenour) Martin.
Boyd was a 1974 graduate of Delphi High School. He then enlisted in the United States Navy for 21 years, where he worked several jobs including Aircraft...
J.D. Perry
Jan 29, 2022
J.D. Perry, 76, Lebanon, was welcomed to his heavenly home by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Witham Hospital in Lebanon. He was born July 1, 1945, in Westmoreland, TN to Floyd and Aleen (Graves) Perry. He married the love of his life Patricia “Pat” McCoy on June 21, 1968, and she survives.
He was...
Diane Coffman
Jan 28, 2022
Diane Coffman, 69 of Kirklin, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022, in Frankfort. She was born August 3, 1952, in Frankfort, to Lawrence “Jr” and Pearl Louise (Vail) Laughner. On June 4, 1994, she married Greg Coffman; he survives.
Diane had attended Clinton Central High School. She was a CNA for 13 years with Preferred Health Care. While there,...
Dale Stern
Jan 28, 2022
Dale K. Stern, 69, formerly of Delphi, passed away January 28, 2022, at Fairway Village, Indianapolis. He was born August 4, 1952, in Noblesville, to Mark W. and Florence Ethel (Fulton) Stern.
Dale graduated from Westfield Washington High School in 1970. He delivered newspapers for three years, worked at WalMart in West Lafayette for two years, and worked ten years...
Becky Durbin
Jan 27, 2022
Becky L. Durbin, 83 of Flora, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, at IU Health White Memorial Hospital in Monticello. She was born September 13, 1938, in Indianapolis, to Wendell Arthur and Dorothy Lucille (Oxley) McClure. On June 23, 1956, she married George E. Durbin at the Christian Church in Sheridan, IN.
Becky was a 1956 graduate of Sheridan High...
Debbie Lynne Black
Jan 25, 2022
Debbie Lynne Black, 53, of Frankfort, passed away January 25, 2022, in her home. She was born July 5, 1968, in Wabash to James “Jim” and Glenda Beth (Huffer) Lewis, who preceded her in death.
Debbie attended Frankfort High School. She worked at Wal-Mart in Lafayette, Exide, was a long-time manager at Pizza Hut in Frankfort, and took early retirement...
Jean Smith
Jan 24, 2022
Jean Jardine Smith, 76, passed away January 24, 2022, in TriStar Summit Medical Center, Hermitage, Tennessee. She was born August 12, 1945, at Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia, to William and Jean (Schahfer) Jardine. She married Geoffrey Smith on June 15, 1968, and he survives.
Jean was a teacher at Scircleville Elementary School and Clinton Central Elementary School. She was also...
Dorothy Beets
Jan 23, 2022
Dorothy Frances (Crum) Beets, 100, of Frankfort, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Wesley Manor in Frankfort. She was born in Clinton County on February 5, 1921, to Earl and Bessie Anna (Cox) Crum. She married Rex H. Beets on September 28, 1940. He preceded her in death on May 22, 2008 after 67...
Beverly Michael
Jan 23, 2022
Beverly Maxine Michael, 98, of Frankfort, passed away January 23, 2022, at IU Health Frankfort Hospital. She was born November 4, 1923, to Charles and Nina (Pedigo) Smith. On July 3, 1943, she married Troy L. Michael in Mulberry, and he preceded her in death on January 2, 2015.
Beverly graduated from Frankfort High School. In addition to working on...
Elmer D. Mays
Jan 22, 2022
Elmer Mays, 90, Clarks Hill, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, at his residence. He was born on March 1, 1931, in Mulberry to Noel and Lucille (Knowles) Mays. He married Sandra Stoms in 1954. She preceded him in death on January 30, 2017.
Elmer was a 1949 graduate of Mulberry High School. He went on to serve in the...
Donald Ray Barnes
Jan 21, 2022
Donald Ray “Donny” Barnes, 58, Rossville, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at Franciscan Hospital in Lafayette. He was born February 27, 1963 to George Ray and Trula (Taylor) Barnes. He married the love of his life, Elena, on October 15, 2009, and she survives.
He attended Frankfort Senior High School and went on to be the owner of Helen’s...
Sharon A. Coppock
Jan 18, 2022
Sharon A. Coppock, 77, of Frankfort, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. She was born February 13, 1944, in Saugerties, New York, to Robert C. and Genevieve (DePew) Shober. She married Kenneth Coppock Jr. on April 12, 1975; he survives.
She graduated from Saugerties High School class of 1962. Sharon’s passions included baking wedding cakes, painting,...
