Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Phyllis C. Lowery
Oct 9, 2018
Phyllis C. Lowery, 89, of Lafayette, formerly of Flora, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Creasy Springs Health Campus. She was born November 11, 1928 in Logansport to Fred and Elizabeth (Vitello) Tocco. She was a 1947 graduate of Logansport High School. She married the late Don Lowery on January 8, 1950. She worked for 20 years at Pioneer...
Marion "Honk" Cox
Oct 9, 2018
Marion “Honk” Cox, 74, a life-long Kirklin resident, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Witham Memorial Hospital in Lebanon. He was born May 10, 1944, in Frankfort, to Virgil J. and Lila Mae (Grubbs) Cox.
Marion attended Clinton Central High School. He had worked as a custodian at Clinton Central High School for 32 years before retiring. Throughout...
Delores Jane Torrence
Oct 8, 2018
Delores Jane Torrence, 81, of Indianapolis, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018, at her home. She was born June 20, 1937, in Cass County, to George W. and Dorothy M. (Sheets) Grantham. On July 11, 1959, Delores married Buddy John Torrence; he preceded her in death on May 21, 1984.
In 1955, Delores graduated from Logansport High School and...
Janet "Jan" Mosier
Oct 6, 2018
Janet “Jan” Miller Mosier passed away in her home in Foley, Alabama, on Saturday, October 6, 2018.
She was born February 8, 1947, to Emmett and Olean Ruch Miller. Olean passed away in 1953. Emmett then married Ann Cooper in 1955.
Jan was a retired school teacher.
She is survived by her husband Larry Mosier; daughter Stephanie (Michael) Mays...
Mary Margaret Meek-Fox
Oct 4, 2018
Mary Margaret “Tom” Meek-Fox, 91, of Flora, passed away at Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Milner Community Health in Rossville. She was born October 23, 1926 in Deer Creek to Robert and Elva (Stephens) Dillon. She was a 1944 graduate of Deer Creek High School. She worked for 37 years at Sayco. She was a member of Eastern Star and...
Jack R. Biery
Oct 3, 2018
Jack R. Biery, 91, of Frankfort, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at IU Health Tipton Hospital. He was born December 17, 1926, in Danville, IL, to Ralph and Faye Marie (Gangwer) Biery. On August 7, 1949, he married Janice Spurgeon; she preceded him in death on July 31, 1984. In 1985, Jack married Marianne Breitling;...
Ramona Hinesley
Oct 2, 2018
Ramona H. Hinesley, 89, a life-long Crawfordsville resident, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born April 25, 1929, in Webster, KY, to Austin J. and Jessie (Haynes) Hartley. In 1947, she married Joe E. Hinesley; he preceded her in death on August 18, 2017.
In 1947, Ramona graduated from Jefferson High School...
Lonnie W. Atchley
Sep 29, 2018
Lonnie W. Atchley, 87, of Hillisburg, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018. He was born August 28, 1931, in Clay County, TN, to Luke and Nardie (Butler) Atchley. On September 6, 1959, he married Nancy C. Spurgeon at Hillisburg United Methodist Church; she preceded him in death on December 23, 2017.
Lonnie had attended Tipton County Schools. After 35...
Barbara Lorraine Parsons
Sep 28, 2018
Barbara Lorraine (Howe) Parsons, 73, of Radcliff, KY, formerly of Frankfort, passed away September 28, 2018, at home under hospice care surrounded by two of her daughters. She was born September 16, 1945 in Frankfort to George and Capitola (Alexander) Parsons. She was a 1963 graduate of Arlington Community High School. She had lived in Frankfort, then Florida for several years...
Eleanor Hodgen
Sep 23, 2018
Mary Eleanor Hodgen, 96, recently of Wesley Manor and formerly of rural Frankfort, entered Heaven on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Eleanor was born Aug. 9, 1922, to Ralph and Madge Smith Stern. She attended Jackson Township schools where she met the love of her life, Noble Fee Hodgen. The couple married in 1940; to this union were born six children.
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Annabel Fern Hanna
Sep 22, 2018
Annabel Fern Hanna, 91, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Flora, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, September 22, 2018. She was born in Whitley County, September 18, 1927 to Owen and Fern (Quinn) Zumbrun. She was a graduate of Columbia City High School and then attended International Business College in Fort Wayne. There she became close friends with...
Travis Lee Abston Jr.
Sep 18, 2018
Travis Lee Abston Jr., 15, of Battle Ground, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, following an automobile accident. He was born May 15, 2003, in Lafayette, to Travis Lee Abston Sr. and Amber Cooper; his parents survive. Travis was a sophomore at William Henry Harrison High School. He enjoyed sports especially football and basketball and playing video games.
Surviving...
Harry J. Sheets
Sep 11, 2018
Harry J. Sheets, 95, of rural Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at his home. He was born October 29, 1922, in Clinton County to the late Harry E. and Nina Marie (Eaton) Sheets. On March 5, 1944, he married Kathleen Kingery; she preceded him in death on October 3, 2012.
A life-long farmer, Harry was a member...
Suzanne Ahlersmeyer
Sep 9, 2018
Suzanne McIntyre Ahlersmeyer, 60, of West Lafayette, formerly of Rossville, lost her battle with metastasized breast cancer, Sunday, September 9, 2018 at IU Health in Indianapolis. She was born July 27, 1958 in Lebanon to James C. and E. June (Anderson) McIntyre.
She was a 1976 graduate of Lebanon High School. She then went on to graduate with a Bachelor’s...
Rozella Niehaus
Aug 20, 2018
The indomitable spirit of Rozella Niehaus, 87, of Frankfort and recently of South Bend went to her beloved God on Monday, August 20, 2018, at Signature Healthcare in South Bend. She was born October 12, 1930, in DuBois County, IN, to Amos and Rozella (Shircliff) Niehaus.
Rozella graduated from Holland High School and attended Chicago Public Schools for her LPN...
Phillip L. Spencer
Aug 19, 2018
Phillip L. Spencer, 71, formerly of Kokomo, passed away on August 19, 2018, at his home in Florida. He was born on December 28, 1946, in Logansport, to Marion and Dorothy (Calloway) Spencer. In 1968, he married Marcia Vass; although they later divorced, they remained friends through the years.
After graduating from Logansport High School in 1967, Phil went to...
B. Elaine Smith
Aug 19, 2018
B. Elaine Smith, 98, departed her earthly life on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Delphi. She stands joyfully in the presence of her heavenly Father whom she has now seen face to face.
Elaine was born on August 8, 1920, to Evadue Houser Roll and Ralph Roll. She spent her first seven years in Camden, and...
Carol G. Richardson
Aug 18, 2018
Carol G. Richardson, 84, of Flora, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at her home. She was born July 15, 1934, in Kokomo, to the late Arlie D. Flora and Anna Marie Mocherman Flora Myer. Her second father that helped raise her, Othel Morris Myer, preceded her in death as well. On April 4, 1952, Carol married Byrd Richardson;...
Carl Ernest Pippenger
Aug 13, 2018
Carl Ernest Pippenger, 62, of Sedalia, passed away at his home, Monday, August 13, 2018. He was born May 22, 1956 in Shelbyville to Ernest “Jack” and Lettie “Mabel” (Simpson) Pippenger. He worked for Frankfort Termite and Pest Control and then for NTK Precision. He enjoyed fishing, listening to Beatles, AC/DC, and Metallica music, and riding motorcycles.
Carl is...
Amos LeRoy McGinnis
Aug 7, 2018
Amos LeRoy McGinnis, 96, formerly of Flora, passed away at Aster Place in Lafayette, on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. He was born October 26, 1921, in Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, to David Z. and Jessie (Dunkle) McGinnis. Amos’ step-mother, Veda Cotton McGinnis, survives. On June 9, 1943, he married Evelyn Bechtel; she passed away on August 26, 1987. Amos later married...
