Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Christine R. Brittain
Jul 23, 2016
Christine Risse Brittain, 64, of Frankfort, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at her home. She was born December 10, 1951, in Frankfort, to Cletus Jacob and Doris Risse Weber. Throughout her life, Chris worked at Ellis Jewelry, at the Frankfort Times as an ad rep, and at Clinton County Hospital as an E.R. admitting clerk. Chris was proud that...
Ronald L. Brower
Jul 20, 2016
Ronald L. Brower, 75, of Flora, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette. He was born November 2, 1940, in Flora, to Dale and Virginia Cook Brower; his parents preceded him in death. He was formerly married to Ruby Mae Berry. Ron was a 1958 graduate of Flora High School. After working at Brims Concrete,...
Danny Ray Duncan
Jul 17, 2016
Danny Ray Duncan, 63, of Lafayette, passed away at home on Sunday, July 17, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer. Dan was born October 29, 1952, in Anderson, to the late Dale and Bessiemae Cooper Duncan. He was raised in Lakeland, FL, and graduated from Lakeland High School in 1971. He obtained his degree in music theory from the University of...
Lillian R. McKowen
Jul 16, 2016
Lillian R. McKowen, 97, of Lafayette, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Creasy Springs Health Campus. She was born June 18, 1919, in Cincinnati, to William and Grace Erven Hoffmeier. On July 24, 1943, she married Rev. James S. McKowen; he preceded her in death on January 12, 2005. Lillian attended Finneytown Schools and later Johnson Bible College. Throughout her life,...
Webb O. Ferguson
Jul 14, 2016
Webb O. Ferguson, 76, of Michigantown, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016, at his home. He was born February 15, 1940, in Burkesville, KY, to Joe B. and Dora Ann York Ferguson. Webb attended schools throughout Moran, Forest and Michigantown. For over 50 years, he was an equipment operator for Crum Construction. Webb was a Gold Card member of Eagle Lodge #...
Robert E. Dunbar
Jul 13, 2016
Robert E. âBobâ Dunbar, 91, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at his sonâs home. He was born February 7, 1925, in Frankfort, to Joseph and Vivian Routh Dunbar. On February 29, 1964, he married Gertrude Louise Buntin; she preceded him in death in 2011. Bob attended Frankfort Schools. He served in the United States Army during World War...
Jeffrey Wooldridge
Jul 12, 2016
Jeffrey N. Wooldridge, 58, of Lafayette, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at his home. He was born June 28, 1958, in Frankfort, to Richard Neal and Marcia Rose Cash Wooldridge; his mother survives in Lafayette. Jeff graduated from Clinton Prairie High School in 1976, and received his bachelorâs degree in agronomy from Purdue University in 1981. He worked for...
Wanda Rose Wagoner
Jul 12, 2016
Wanda Rose (Torbit) Wagoner, age 92, of Flora, passed away on Tuesday morning, July 12, 2016 at St. Vincentâs Hospital in Kokomo. Wanda was born on September 30, 1923 in Greenup, IL to Leonard Torbit and Opal (Kelley) Torbit. She attended schools in Greenup, IL. In 1950, Wanda married Leland Wagoner. He preceded her in death in 1998. Wanda was...
Grace M. Snipes
Jul 7, 2016
Grace M. Snipes, 92, of Frankfort, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at her home. She was born July 30, 1923, in Avery, to Claude D. and Nellie B. Messler Faust. On December 12, 1968, Grace married Tillman W. Snipes; he preceded her in death on April 28, 2000. Grace graduated from Frankfort Senior High School in 1942. She was a...
Charles Arthur ""Art"" Martin
Jul 1, 2016
Charles Arthur âArtâ Martin, age 79, of Camden, IN, passed away July 1, 2016, at Kindred Transitional Care and RehabilitationâBridgewater in Carmel, IN. He was born April 12, 1937, at home in Camden, to Lorene (Shonk) and Ernie Martin (both deceased). He was a 1955 graduate of Camden High School. He is survived by his wife, Judy (Kelly) Martin, whom...
J. Harold Summe
Jun 28, 2016
J. Harold Summe, age 93, of Flora, passed away peacefully at his home early Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. Harold was born in Flora on January 21, 1923 to Calvin J. Summe and Bessie L. (Frank) Summe. He was a 1941 graduate of Flora High School. Harold served his country in the U.S. Army and was a proud World War...
Ralph Herman Webb
Jun 27, 2016
Ralph Herman Webb, 81, of Michigantown, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016, at St. Vincent Frankfort Hospital. He was born March 24, 1935, in Tell City, to Herman and Louise Holtzman Webb. On February 4, 1954, he married Sarah Newell at St. Maryâs Catholic Church Parsonage in Frankfort; she survives. Ralph graduated Michigantown High School in 1953, and then in...
Claris Carl Skidmore
Jun 27, 2016
Claris Carl Skidmore, age 75, passed away with his wife and children by his side on June 27, 2016, following a brief illness. The son of Joseph and Rillia Skidmore, Claris was born July 20, 1940 in Harrogate, TN. He married Louise Foust, his wife of 57 years, shortly after his high school graduation in 1959. They raised three children...
Penny Lynn Zink
Jun 24, 2016
Penny Lynn Zink, 63, of Frankfort, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016, at Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born August 24, 1952, in Dennison, Ohio, to John and Ethel L. Steinbach Decker. On December 5, 1975, she married Terry Zink; he survives. Penny graduated from Frankfort High School and business college in Georgia. She was a homemaker,...
Larry Gayle Evans
Jun 23, 2016
Larry Gayle Evans, 74, of Kirklin, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. He was born January 4, 1942, in Lebanon, to Dorsel Kenneth and Madge Yvonne Lanning Evans. On February 17, 1962, he married Charlotte Sedwick; she survives. Larry attended Kirklin Schools and graduated from Clinton Central High School in 1960. Throughout his early years, Larry...
David L. Matthews
Jun 22, 2016
David L. Matthews, 77, of Lafayette, passed away on June 22, 2016, at 2:02 PM at St. Elizabeth East Hospital. He was born October 18, 1938, in rural Frankfort, to Schyler A. and Hazel Heaton Matthews. David graduated from Cutler High School in 1956, and attended Purdue University. He served as a PFC in the United States Army Medical Unit from...
Morris R. Cox
Jun 20, 2016
Morris R. Cox, 81, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016, at Signature Healthcare at Parkwood in Lebanon. He was born March 26, 1935, in Franklin, KY to William Lee and Mamie Mazel Davis Cox. He was formerly married to Mary Sparks and Eva âPeachâ Barker. On May 6, 1980, he married Shirley Hodges; she survives in Clarks Hill. Morris...
Harris ""Bud"" J. Friend
Jun 20, 2016
Harris J. âBudâ Friend, 79, of Rossville, passed away surrounded by his family at his home Monday evening, June 20, 2016. Bud was born on September 8, 1936 in Frankfort to Benjamin Harrison Friend and Beulah Louise (Shaw) Friend. He attended schools in Forest, IN and on June 19, 1959, he married his wife, Corinne Kay (Williams) Friend, who survives....
Darlene Greeno
Jun 18, 2016
Darlene Greeno, 73, of Frankfort, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born October 22, 1942, in Lacrosse, WI, to Chester N. Peterson and Mildred Margaret Beier Peterson Paulson. Darlene was formerly married to Ira Greeno. Darlene attended Lawrence High School. She worked at Wesley Manor for 28 years before her retirement. She was a former...
Odell Loveless
Jun 17, 2016
Odell Loveless, 87, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016, at Creasy Springs Health Campus in Lafayette. She was born March 26, 1929, in Monroe County, KY, to Herman and Lela May Miller Francis. In February, 1949, she married Joseph Loveless Jr.; he passed away in 2009. Odell moved from Kentucky while a child to Indiana. She lived most of her...
