Obituaries
Clinton & Carroll County, IN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Frankfort, Mulberry, Rossville, & Flora, IN.
Lowell Lee Spesard
Mar 25, 2015
Lowell Lee Spesard, 77, of Cutler, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette. He was born December 27, 1937, in Catlin, IL, to Lloyd and Pearl Archer Spesard. On July 23, 1958, Lowell married Carol Ann Hawn; she preceded him in death. Lowell was a 1956 graduate of Potomac (Illinois) High School. He then served in...
Donna Burn
Mar 24, 2015
Donna Davis Burn, 53, of Whiteland, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015, unexpectedly at work. She was born November 26, 1961, in Frankfort, to Donald âGeneâ and Anna Louzena Sanders Davis. Her father survives in Frankfort. Donna graduated Frankfort High School in 1980. She was a supervisor for the United States Postal Service for 26 years. She also boarded and bred Brittany Spaniels....
Jeffrey T. Downham
Mar 22, 2015
Jeffrey T. âJeffâ Downham, 54, of Frankfort, passed away March 22, 2015, at his home. He was born November 20, 1960, in Lafayette, to Bobby E. Downham and Jane Grenat Downham-Burkhalter. Surviving are his mother, Jane (Dale) Burkhalter; brothers, Brian Downham, Bret (Cindy) Downham, and Erik Downham; step-brothers, Randy (Donna) Burkhalter and Larry Burkhalter; step-sister, Jill (Howard) Payne; maternal grandmother,...
David Lee Klingler
Mar 21, 2015
David Lee Klingler, 72, of Frankfort, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Clinton House and Rehab Center. He was born March 20, 1943, in Indianapolis, to William Lee and Sylvia Klingler. David married Karen L. Gilberts; she preceded him in death on March 1, 2013. David was a Staff Sergeant and 20 year veteran of the United States Army. He...
Alan Ray Bowen
Mar 21, 2015
Alan Ray Bowen Sr., 61, of Rossville, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 21, 1953, in Frankfort, Indiana, to Guy and Carolyn Neher Bowen. He married Mitzi Gale Gray; she survives. They shared 18 years together. He was a 1971 graduate of Rossville High School. Alan served in the United States Army. Alan...
Wilma Louise Weaver
Mar 21, 2015
Wilma Louise Weaver, 99, of Mulberry, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. She was born November 15, 1915, in Tippecanoe County, to Ray Nathan and Alta Marie Lawson Whitteberry. On December 1, 1961, she married Raymond M. Weaver in Avon; he preceded her in death on February 8, 1983. Wilma graduated from Mulberry High School...
Opal Lucille Cullom
Mar 20, 2015
Opal Lucille Cullom, 89, of Mulberry, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. She was born January 17, 1926, in Tippecanoe County, to Edward Chancy and Emma DeLong Golden. On June 28, 1947, she married James R. Cullom; he preceded her in death. Opal graduated from Mulberry High School and was a homemaker throughout her life. She...
Roger L. Smock
Mar 20, 2015
Roger L. Smock, 61, formerly of Monticello, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015, at his home in Frankfort. He was born October 15, 1953, in Frankfort, to Robert E. and Eleanor J. Smith Smock. Roger graduated from Lowell High School and then served in the United States Military. In recent years, Roger enjoyed working on the family farm. Surviving are brothers,...
Paula K. Adams
Mar 19, 2015
Paula K. Adams, 67, of Clarks Hill, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Sycamore Springs in Lafayette. She was born June 22, 1947, in Frankfort, to Paul E. and Clara Irene Carney Phillips. On August 5, 1967, she married Jim Adams; he survives. Paula graduated Frankfort High School in 1965, and received her associateâs degree from Indiana Business College. After 20...
Linda Lee Tatman
Mar 15, 2015
Linda Lee Tatman, 74, of Flora, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015, at her home. She was born April 21, 1940, in Anderson, to Petty and Thelma Merril Rigdon. On January 23, 1971, she married Richard Tatman; he survives. They shared 44 years of marriage. In 1958, she graduated from Rossville High School. Linda was a homemaker and member of Valley View Baptist...
Ruby O. Carney
Mar 14, 2015
Ruby O. Ticen Carney, 97, a lifelong Clinton County resident, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Witham Health Services in Lebanon. The youngest of eight, Ruby was born May 13, 1917, near Middlefork, to William L. and Julie Ellen Ridenour Ticen. On October 18, 1947, she married Robert Alton Carney in Frankfort; he preceded her in death on May 19,...
Vivian Lorene Tompkins
Mar 10, 2015
Vivian Lorene Tompkins, 92, passed away March 10, 2015 at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born June 17, 1922, in Clinton County, the daughter of Archie Ray and Ethel Stevenson Huffer. On April 21, 1946, she married Marvin L. Tompkins; he preceded her in death on September 12, 1998. Lorene graduated from Frankfort High School. Throughout her life, she worked at...
Roberta Jean Calloway
Mar 10, 2015
Roberta Jean Calloway, 79, of Mulberry, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at her home. She was born October 29, 1935, in Mulberry, the daughter of Floyd U. Record and Ester Fickle Record (Robert Lee) Brown. On November 19, 1954, she married Max Wayne Calloway in Rossville; he survives. In 1953, Bert graduated from Mulberry High School. Bert retired from Purdue University....
Eileen M. Price
Mar 9, 2015
Eileen M. Price, 95, of Frankfort, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born May 1, 1919, in Denver, CO, to Oliver M. and Agnes M. Frerker Pettit. On July 29, 1940, she married Robert W. Price; he preceded her in death on December 5, 2007. Eileen graduated from East High in Denver, and then...
Ida B. Davis
Mar 4, 2015
Ida B. Davis, 84, of Frankfort, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette at 1:12 p.m. She was born April 9, 1930, in Frankfort, the daughter of Earl and Dorothy Glee McQuern Fisher. On January 3, 1981, she married Gerald Davis; he preceded her in death April 17, 2013. Ida attended Frankfort Schools and was...
Ruby Joan Norris-Allen
Mar 4, 2015
Ruby Joan Norris-Allen, 88, of Frankfort, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis at 5:45 p.m. She was born January 2, 1927, in Forest, to Emerson and Mabel Schimmel Albaugh. On August 10, 1946, Joan married Leonard Ray Norris; he preceded her in death on February 16, 1974. In January, 1977, she then married Arthur Preston...
Hilda Kolb
Mar 1, 2015
Hilda VanBodegraven Kolb, 102, of Frankfort, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. She was born December 28, 1912, in Highland, to George and Anna DeMaar Boersma. On May 23, 1937, she married Arthur VanBodegraven; he passed on December 24, 1953. On June 23, 1973, she married Fred Kolb; he preceded her in death on May 31, 1999....
Vera Louise Null
Feb 28, 2015
Vera Louise Walker Null, 94, of Dayton, passed away at 3:50 pm on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community. Vera was born on June 6, 1920, in Madison, WI, to Jacob and Louise Gruen Walker. The family moved to Ft. Wayne when she was very young. Vera met Robert W. Null while working at Rea Magnet Wire in...
William L. Kleinhelter
Feb 26, 2015
William L. Kleinhelter, 84, of Frankfort, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Wesley Manor Retirement Community. He was born June 8, 1930, in Indianapolis, to William Theodore and Clara Ann Ziegler Kleinhelter. On October 18, 1958, he married Verda Doughty; she survives. Bill graduated Lawrence Central High School in 1948. From January 31, 1951 to January 20, 1954, he served in...
Jarmila Kay Smith
Feb 26, 2015
Jarmila Kay Smith, 69, of Mulberry, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015, at her home. She was born September 29, 1945, in Frankfort, to Ralph and Arlene Wilson Danner. On June 2, 1962, she married J.P. Smith; he survives. A lifelong resident of Clinton County, Jarmila was a member of Frankfort High School class of 1963. After 28 years of service, she...
