Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Joan S. McIntosh
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...
Carol E. Hines
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...
Thelma Lucille Gray
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...
Walter Estes
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...
Judith âJudyâ Rae Gascho
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...
Jerry Wayne De Haven
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...
Brian Keith Downham
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...
Richard J. Sterling
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...
Paul Howe
Dec 13, 2021
Paul Eugene Howe, 91, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at IU Frankfort Hospital. He was born in Frankfort on April 7, 1930, to Charles R. and Ruth A. (Cohee) Howe.
Paul had served in the US Navy. He retired in 1983 from Alcoa after many years of working there. He enjoyed making homemade pizzas, ice cream,...
Garnet Faye Snyder
Dec 11, 2021
Garnet Faye Snyder, 96, of Warsaw, Indiana, died Saturday, December 11, 2021. She was the daughter of Hoy and June (Kingery) Musselman and the devoted wife of Meredith Keith Snyder for over 50 years. Garnet is survived by a daughter, Janice Torrence and son-in-law, Tim, also of Warsaw, Indiana. Grandson Jason, wife Anna, and great-granddaughter, Helen, of Nashville, Tennessee.
Garnet...
Ian Glen Marcum
Dec 10, 2021
Ian Glen Marcum, 32, of Frankfort, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 10, 2021, at his home in Frankfort. He was born in Frankfort on September 15, 1989, to Tony and Debra Marcum. Ian enjoyed life with his companion, Brooke; she survives.
Ian graduated Frankfort Senior High School class of 2008. He recently started working for Frito-Lay. Prior to that,...
Linda D. Klaiber
Dec 5, 2021
Linda D. Klaiber, 75, of Rossville, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, December 5, 2021. She was born October 25, 1946, in Lafayette, to Gordon and Lorrene (Woods) Strawsma. She married Robert Klaiber on October 28, 1967, in Lafayette, and he survives.
Linda graduated from Southwestern High School in 1964 and worked for Ticen Survey Company, retiring in 1996...
Gordon Hileman
Dec 3, 2021
Gordon Eugene Hileman, 84, of rural Clinton County, passed away on December 3, 2021, at IU Health Arnett in Lafayette. He was born in Lafayette, on October 24, 1937, to Ralph C. and Marie (Christianson) Hileman. He married Barbara J. Williams on September 12, 1970, at the Brown Street United Methodist Church in Lafayette; she survives.
Gordon graduated from Jeff...
Nygetta "Nikki" Rose Gorman
Nov 29, 2021
Nygetta “Nikki” Rose Gorman, 97, of Frankfort, passed away at her home on Monday, November 29, 2021. She was born March 14, 1924, in Dorrisville, Ohio, to Jesse and Lucille (Frailey) Dooley. She married Donald Wayne Gorman on December 31, 1943, and he preceded her in death on March 3, 2002.
Nikki graduated from George Rogers Clark in Hammond in...
Larry Eugene Cohee
Nov 28, 2021
Larry Eugene Cohee, 58, of Clinton County, passed away on November 28, 2021, at IU Health Arnett in Lafayette. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana on November 11, 1963, to Larry Lee and Patricia Lousie (Roth) Cohee. He married Della Brown on January 12, 1985; she survives.
Larry graduated from Jefferson High School with the class of 1982. He was...
Helen Richardson
Nov 24, 2021
Helen Coleman Richardson, 91, of Mulberry, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at IU Arnett in Lafayette. She was born November 19, 1930, in Harrogate, Tennessee, to Charles Albert and Nora Omega (Hyatt) Coleman. She married Ralph Odra Richardson, Sr. on May 30, 1947, in Middlesboro, Kentucky, and he preceded her in death on April 7, 1978.
Helen grew up...
J. Eldo Beam
Nov 24, 2021
James Eldo Beam, a lifelong resident of Carroll County, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Delphi, Indiana.
He was born January 29, 1930, in Camden, Indiana, to Pansy Eleanor (Skiles) and Willard Arthur Beam. On October 24, 1953, he married Margaret Mae Martin. They set up housekeeping for six months in...
Dorothy Fay Metzger
Nov 24, 2021
Dorothy Fay Metzger, daughter of Brother Elmer and Sister Mary (Yoder) Shively was born near Rossville, Indiana on September 13, 1933. She departed this life on November 24, 2021, at the age of 88 years, 2 months, and 11 days. She spent most of her life in Clinton County, Indiana. On October 14, 1951, she was baptized into the Old...
Barbara Peters
Nov 22, 2021
Barbara Ann Peters, 68 of Lafayette, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021, at IU Health Arnett in Lafayette. She was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky on October 27, 1953, to Dennis and Edna Jane Walker Siders. She married Gilbert Dale Peters on October 26, 1974, in Vine Grove, KY; he survives in Lafayette.
Barbara was a 1971 graduate from...
