Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries

Jul 21, 2015

Rebecca Ruth Fields, 105, formerly of Michigantown, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community in Frankfort. She was born August 7, 1909, in Boyleston, to Samuel Malhon and Martha Ellen Ostler Weaver.  On January 28, 1928, she married Edgar V. Fields in Frankfort; he passed away November 6, 1979. Rebecca was a life-long resident of Clinton County.  She...

Jul 20, 2015

Beulah McFarland Kerkhoff, 94, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015, at Wesley Manor. She was born January 23, 1921, in Lafayette to John Albert Clayton and Susie Rodman McFarland.  On November 14, 1942, she married Gordon F. Kerkhoff at Ft. Sill, OK; he preceded her in death on October 6, 2000. Beulah was a graduate of Otterbein High School...

Jul 18, 2015

Margaret E. “Meg” Bracken, 90, of Frankfort, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 18, 2015, at her home watching the beautiful wildlife outside her window. She was born January 13, 1925, in Barre, VT, to Thomas B. and Elizabeth McGregor Emslie.  On October 23, 1949, she married Robert Bracken in Montpelier, VT; he preceded her in death on January 6, 2013. Meg...

Jul 17, 2015

Ruth “Maxine” Braden, 90, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at I.U. Arnett in Lafayette, Indiana. She was born September 1, 1924, in Casey, Illinois to Calvin and Thelma Miller Lashbrook.  In 1942, she married Kenneth Kaser, he is deceased. Then in 1955, she married Elden Braden of Frankfort. A lifelong Clinton County resident, Maxine was a 1942 graduate...

Jul 17, 2015

Pam Newton Hetsko, 89, of Flora, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at I.U. Arnett Healthcare, Lafayette, In. She was born January 25, 1926, in Southall, Middlesex, England, the daughter of Tom Basil and Kate Florence Wells Newton.  Pam is preceded in death by her husband Chet Hetsko. Pam attended school in Southall, England.  She was a homemaker and loved to swim....

Jul 14, 2015

Jul 14, 2015

Donna Kay Brittain Brown Wallace, 73, of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at I.U. Arnett in Lafayette, Indiana. She was born October 10, 1941, in Frankfort, to George Allen and Betty Joann Morphew Brittain.  On November 7, 1975, she married Leonard Lee Wallace; he survives. Donna was a 1959 graduate of Frankfort Schools. She was employed as a secretary...

Jul 13, 2015

Linda M. McDaniel, 62, of Camden, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at her home. She was born April 23, 1953, in Cincinnati, OH, to Curtis and Maxine Garland Wilson.  On July 1, 1995, she married Stephen L. McDaniel; he survives. Linda was a graduate of Reading (Ohio) High School.  She, along with her husband, were owners and operators of the...

Jul 12, 2015

Donald Edward “Duck” Abston, 42, a life-long Frankfort resident, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, July 12, 2015. He was born September 6, 1972, in Frankfort, to William E. Abston Jr. and Cathy J. Jackson Abston; his mother and father survive. Donnie was a graduate of Frankfort Senior High School.  He then served in the United States Army from...

Jul 9, 2015

Robert Ellis Douglass, 88, a life-long resident of Frankfort, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015, at his home. He was born December 8, 1926, in Frankfort, to Leslie and Lilly Patchett Douglass.  On October 26, 1947, he married Phyllis Layton; she survives. Robert was a graduate of the 1947 class of Frankfort Senior High School.  He then served in the United States...

Jul 1, 2015

Sharon Packard, 76, of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at her home. She was born August 21, 1938, in Frankfort, to Newton G. and Frances Stevens Derringer.  On October 26, 1957, Sharon married Richard Packard; he survives. Sharon, a life-long Clinton County resident, attended Frankfort Schools and was a homemaker. In addition to her husband, Sharon is survived...

Jun 28, 2015

Richard L. Hicks, 73, of Flora, entered Heaven on Sunday, June 28, 2015, after what was expressed by his family as a “great day.” He was born February 11, 1942, in Logansport, to Charles Henson and Margaret Pearson Hicks; his mother survives in Flora.  On August 27, 1961, he married Nancy Carter; she survives. Richard graduated from Burlington High School in...

Jun 26, 2015

Delroy Louis Clayton McKinney, 84, Frankfort, IN, passed away on June 26, 2015. Delroy was born on February 17, 1931, in Troy, MO, to Mary Blanche Harlan Clayton and James Roy Clayton. Delroy was an incredibly kind and generous person. She was a working mother and raised five children. Even though she often had her hands full with the kids...

Jun 22, 2015

Doris Lee Walters, 83, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born on June 12, 1932, in Miami County, to Charles and Goldie Lindesmith Eikenberry.  She married K. Joe Sheridan on April 15, 1956, in Miami County, and they later divorced.  On November 29, 1968, she married Larry Walters in Windsor, CT; he passed...

Jun 21, 2015

Jim Fritz, 90, of Frankfort, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. He was born on September 28, 1924, in Economy, to Kenneth and Ruby Howell Fritz.  On November 16, 1947, he married Marjorie Ellis in Hagerstown; she preceded him in death on August 20, 2008. Jim served as a Sergeant in the United States Army 36th...

Jun 19, 2015

Joan Cooke Young, 85, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born July 15, 1929, in Indianapolis, to Nelson A. and Catherine Sue Alltop Cooke.  On October 17, 1947, she married Ted L. Young; he preceded her in death on June 21, 1999. Joan graduated from Shortridge High School in 1947.  She then worked...

Jun 15, 2015

Elisabeth Warren, 77, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at Clinton House Health and Rehab Center. She was born February 11, 1938, in Lahnstein, Germany, to Jakob and Barbara Kimpel Merten.  On December 31, 1966, she married Clarence Warren; he passed March 13, 2006. In 1962, Elisabeth moved to Frankfort from Germany.  She worked at National Seal, Unielectric, Wal-Mart in...

Jun 12, 2015

Thelma I. Payne, 87, of Frankfort, passed away Friday, June 12, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born December 5, 1927, in Clinton County, to William A. and Olive M. Judd Powell; her parents preceded her in death.  On July 1, 1946, she married James H. Payne; he passed away on May 27, 1999. Thelma was a graduate of...

Jun 9, 2015

Janet Carter, 65, of Lafayette, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at her home. She was born November 5, 1949, in Frankfort, to Paul and Betty Kerns VanKirk.  On June 5, 1970, she married John F. Carter Sr.; he preceded her in death on August 13, 2000. Janet graduated from Frankfort Senior High School in 1967.  Until her recent move to...

Jun 8, 2015

Phil Ferguson, 80, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, June 8, 2015. He was born June 16, 1934, in Sheridan, to Willis and Ione Pritsch Ferguson.  On July 18, 1954, he married Joan Power; she survives. Phil graduated Frankfort Senior High School in 1952, and then attended Purdue University.  He worked with his father at Ferguson and Son Heating and Cooling until the...