All Obituaries

Annabelle P. Wilson, 85, of Frankfort, IN, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at her home. She was born November 20, 1935, in Frankfort, to Floyd and Marcella E. Patterson Primmer.  On May 28, 1955, she married Lloyd L. Wilson; he preceded her in death on June 10, 1985. Annabelle graduated from Frankfort High School in 1953. She had worked at National Cigar, Stark and Wessel, and Hook’s Drug Store in Frankfort. Annabelle was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church...

Barbara Marilyn Harris Blessing, 94, died on June 15th at Wesley Manor with her family at her side.  Barbara was born in Lexington, Massachusetts, where she lived until meeting her husband, Rev. William Blessing, who brought her back to his home in Indiana.  She served with him in his United Methodist churches in Cambridge, MA), Newtown, Monon, Rockville, West Lafayette, Michigan City, Munster, Speedway, Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, and South Bend.  She assisted with...

Gary Lee Blacker, 58, of Colfax, IN, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at his home in Colfax. He was born February 4, 1963, in Lafayette, to Robert Lee and Patricia (Doke) Blacker of Colfax. Gary graduated from North Montgomery High School and then attended classes at Ivy Tech.  He had worked on a hog farm and was an active member of the Darlington Conservation Club. Gary enjoyed snowmobiling, fishing, the outdoors and loved being with his buddies and many friends. Gary is survived...

Doris J. (Arion) Blackburn, a lifelong Carroll County resident, died at 1:21 pm June 13, 2021, in the presence of family at Carroll Manor in Delphi. She was born, the 8th of 9 children, to Mabel E. (Hardy) Arion and George W. Arion, on April 12, 1934, in rural Carroll County. She married her high school sweetheart, Leonard K. Blackburn, on March 25, 1955, and they were married 53 years until Leonard’s death on December 3, 2008. Doris was a 1952 graduate of Carrollton High School where...

Rowland Butcher, 74, of Turtle Creek Apartments in Frankfort, passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Mulberry Health and Retirement.  He was born in Toledo, Ohio on December 27, 1946, to Lloyd and Kathryn LaCava Butcher There are no services planned for Rowland. Burial will be in the Green Lawn Cemetery in Frankfort.     

Anthony W. Horton, 54, of Lafayette, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at IU Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky on May 1, 1967, to Calvin J. and Rebecca (Gossage) Horton.  He married Rhonda Aveline, and they divorced. Tony graduated from Frankfort Senior High School in 1986 and then took business classes at Ivy Tech.   He worked for 16 years in the warehouse for Coca-Cola and then worked in collision repair at Bill DeFouw and Mike...

Barbara L. Spurgeon, 80, of Frankfort, passed away at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 4, 2021. She was born on April 22, 1941, in Carroll County, Indiana.  She was the daughter of Herschel and June (Hill) McCoy.   She was a 1959 graduate of Frankfort High School.  She married Richard D. Spurgeon on December 17, 1960.  They were the parents of one daughter, Judith E. (Spurgeon) Woodard. She is preceded in death...

Homer Keith ‘Duke’ Brenneman, of Rossville, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at his home, having lived 89 years, 2 months, 16 days.  He was born in Pyrmont on March 16, 1932, to Homer D. and Gladys (Moore) Brenneman.  He married Beulah May Wolf on October 9, 1955, in Camden; she survives. A lifelong resident of the Pyrmont area, Duke was a 1950 graduate of Rossville High School.  In 1979 he surrendered his life to the Lord, was baptized, and had been...

Mary Frances Parker, 91, of Frankfort, went home to be with the Lord and reunited with many family and friends Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Clinton House Health and Rehabilitation in Frankfort were she had lived and was loved by many of the staff. She was born March 9, 1930, in Clinton County, to Harold and Leota (Talbert) Hinton.  She was the eldest of six siblings, Mable (Charles “Speck”) Weida, Jim (Karen) Hinton, Joe (Betty) Hinton, Nancy (Ted) Stewart, and Kay (Randy)...

Mark E. Judge, 69, of rural Frankfort, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at his home. He was born April 12, 1952, in Broad Ripple, to Jack and Donna (Brookshire) Judge. He married Tamera Anderson; they later divorced. Mark graduated from Carmel High School in 1971 and from Indiana University in 1975 with a bachelor of science degree.  He was the owner and operator of Judge Land and Livestock and had previously worked for Hoosier Stockyards where he had been vice president. Mark was a...