Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Bonnie Merritt
Jun 18, 2017
Bonita Renee âBonnieâ Merritt, 46, of Frankfort passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Wesley Manor. She was born July 7, 1970 in Frankfort to Dennis Merritt and Peggy (Pippenger) Grant. A 1988 graduate of Frankfort High School, Bonnie worked at the Sugar Shack and bowling alley in Frankfort and most recently at Schulz IGA for 18 years at the...
Frank Edward Lee Smith
Jun 18, 2017
Frank Edward Lee Smith, 40, of Flora passed away Sunday June 18, 2017 at I.U. Arnett Hospital. He was born on March 24, 1977 in Logansport, the son of Frank Smith and the late Pamala (Thomas) Smith. On August 8, 2016 he married Ruby (Harmon) Smith whom survives him. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and working on his truck. Frank is...
Eileen L. Kidd
Jun 17, 2017
Eileen L. Kidd, 100, of West Lafayette, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Cumberland Pointe Health Campus in West Lafayette. She was born January 26, 1917, in Fairbanks, IN, to Clyde B. and Lois Fern Carrithers Thomas. She married Glen Dale Kidd on May 16, 1943 in New Richmond; he preceded her in death on March 15, 1985. Eileen...
Frank Steven Cockrum
Jun 15, 2017
Frank Steven Cockrum, 63, of Frankfort, passed away on June 15, 2017 at Essex Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lebanon. He was born on May 14, 1954 in Frankfort, IN the son of the late Frank R. and Gertrude Maxine (Huffer) Cockrum. On February 25, 2017 in Frankfort he married Sharon (Hatchett) Cockrum whom survives him. Frank enjoyed fishing and...
Karl L. Decker III
Jun 12, 2017
Karl L. Decker III, of Lafayette and formerly of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017, at IU Health Arnett Hospital. He was born September 1, 1940, in Frankfort, to Karl L. and Kathleen Bryant Decker Jr. On December 2, 1961, he married Barbara A. Chaffins in Ohio; she survives. Karl graduated from Frankfort High School in 1958, and then...
John C. Spooner
Jun 11, 2017
John C. Spooner, 91, of Flora, passed away on Sunday June 11, 2017 at Milners Community Health Care. John was born on November 24, 1925 in Maroa, Illinois, the son of the late Charles J. and Bessie Mae (Smith) Spooner. On August 8, 1949 in Rantoul, Illinois John married Ruth M. Spooner whom survives. A graduate of Maroa High School...
Ronald ""Ron"" L Wagoner
Jun 10, 2017
Ronald âRonâ L. Wagoner, 71, of Camden, passed away on Saturday June 10, 2017 at IU University Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on November 21, 1945 in Logansport, IN, the son of the late Raymond Wagoner and Betty (McGuire) Kingery. Ron was a 1963 graduate of Camden High School and served 6 years in the Army Reserves during the...
Michael Tholl
Jun 9, 2017
Michael C. Tholl, 60, of Lafayette, formerly of Frankfort, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017 at Signature HealthCare. He was born April 15, 1957 in Chicago to Michael C. and Marilyn (Johnson) Tholl. Surviving family includes two children, Michael (Jennifer) Tholl of Illinois and Dr. Marie (Dr. Dino) Pappas of Texas; four grandchildren, Joei, Addyson, Abel and Marie and two...
Perry Gene Fausett
Jun 3, 2017
Perry Gene Fausett, 51 of Lafayette, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at IU Health in Lafayette. He was born March 31, 1966 in Lafayette to Herman and FreDona (Williams) Fausett. Perry was a 1985 graduate of Clinton Central High School, worked as a cook for restaurants in Lafayette and also for Purdue University. Surviving family includes parents, Herman and...
James ""Jim"" Neese
Jun 1, 2017
James David âJimâ Neese, 77 of Colfax, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Witham Extended Care in Lebanon. He was born March 5, 1940 in Zionsville to Richard Leon and Edith Evelyn (Essex) Neese. Jim was a mail carrier in Zionsville and Frankfort and was also a farmer all throughout his life. He was a âpeople person,â was very friendly...
Diane Lee Lewis
May 31, 2017
Diane Lee Lewis, 78 of Mulberry, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at Burgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born August 2, 1938 in Frankfort to Maynard and Mary (Davis) Lewis. Diane attended Mulberry elementary schools and graduated from Frankfort High School in 1956 after moving to Frankfort when her father was elected Clinton County Sheriff. Diane worked for J.C....
Thelma R. Genda
May 28, 2017
Thelma R. ""GG"" Genda, 88, of Frankfort, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017. She was born in Indianapolis on January 24, 1929 to Lorren and Lucile (Carr) Osting. She lived most of her youth in Burney and Anderson. She graduated in 1947 from Anderson High School. Thelma and Don met after he returned from WWII and were married on June 5, 1949. They...
Mary L. Landes
May 26, 2017
Mary Louise Landes, 96, of Mulberry, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017, at Mulberry Health. She was born June 14, 1920, in Lafayette, to Adeline Haas Oley Lurch. On November 3, 1940, she married Cleo Robert Landes in Lafayette; he preceded her in death in 2002. Mary worked at Mulberry Lutheran Home as a custodian, later as a cook and...
Harry ""Denny"" Marsh
May 18, 2017
Harry Dennis âDennyâ Marsh, 72, of Frankfort passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at his home. He was born December 26, 1944 in Gary to Harry Alford and Ada Marie (Henson) Marsh. Denny graduated from Clinton Central in 1963, was a machinist for Federal Mogul for over 32 years and continued working after moving to Tucson, Arizona. He enjoyed fishing at...
Susan Steffy
May 14, 2017
Susan Elizabeth Steffy, 49, of Rossville passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at her home following an extended illness. She was born November 27, 1967 in Evansville to Robert B. and Virginia C. (Cameron) Steffy. She attended Rise Learning Center in Indianapolis. Surviving family includes one brother, Douglas E. Steffy of Orlando, Florida. She was preceded in death by her father,...
Edna M. Scott
May 12, 2017
Edna M. Scott, 92, of Monticello, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017 at White Oak Health Campus in Monticello. She was born June 14, 1924 in Lafayette to Eugene and Pearl (Whitesell) Boyle. Edna married Ralph Walker, Sr until his passing in 1969. She then married Dale Scott who passed in 2006. Edna later married Robert Price he passed...
James ""Jim"" Cripe
May 12, 2017
James A. âJimâ Cripe, 67, of Flora, passed away on Friday May 12, 2017, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, N.C. He was born Dec. 7, 1949, in Cass County, Ind., the son of the Paul Cripe and Margaret (Hayes) Wagoner. He was a graduate of Carroll High School in 1969. After high school, Jim joined the U.S. Army, where he served...
Carolyn ""Sue"" McCune
May 11, 2017
Carolyn âSueâ McCune, 84, of Frankfort passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at her home following an extended illness. She was born April 4, 1933 in Frankfort to Reldo and Effie (Singleton) McKinzie. Sue graduated from Frankfort High School in 1952 and was employed by PR Mallory for over 35 years. On July 10, 1954, Sue married Walter B. McCune,...
Fred Laprad
May 11, 2017
Fred M. Laprad, 101, a life-long resident of Rossville, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017, at Milner Community Health. He was born February 1, 1916, in Camden, to John Thomas âTomâ and Nancy Barnhart Laprad. On February 27, 1939, he married Wilma Smeltzer; she passed away on August 18, 1968. On March 24, 1974, he married Edna Amstutz; she preceded him...
Bill Godbey
May 10, 2017
Janis âBillâ Godbey, 78, of Rossville, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. He was born September 2, 1938, in Bethelridge, Kentucky, to Troy and E. Lois Wiles Godbey. On October 17, 1959, he married Janet A. Shadoan in Ferguson, Kentucky; together they shared 58 years of marriage. Bill and his family moved to the Rossville...
