All Obituaries

Kristen Nicole (Gould) Economou, 28, of Mulberry, passed away at IU Health Arnett in Lafayette, on October 14, 2021. She was born on October 23, 1992, in Bremerton, Washington. She was the daughter of Jerold Gould and Denise (Rojewski) Smith. She married Daniel Mark Economou on March 27, 2020, at Mulberry Park in Mulberry; he survives. Kristen attended Clinton Prairie school where she completed her GED. She previously worked at SIA as a metal finisher. Kristen enjoyed playing the flute,...

Richard Glen Sparks, 90, of Palmetto, Florida passed away on Sept 15, 2021, at his home. He was born on July 9, 1931, to Glen and Montes (Nice) Sparks and was raised in Carroll County Indiana.  Dick was a member of the Cutler Presbyterian Church and a 1949 graduate of Cutler High School and a lifetime member of the American Legion. Dick proudly served in the U.S. Air Force as a member of the 71st Air Rescue Squad from 1950 to 1958.  He married Sharon Sue Deboy in 1953 at...

Don L. McGuire, 85, of Frankfort, passed away on October 12, 2021, at I.U Health Arnett- Lafayette.  He was born in Frankfort, Indiana on May 14, 1936, to Ethel Mae (Bartley) Ates.  He married Rosemary A. Wells on April 15, 1956. She preceded him in death on Oct 15, 2003. Don graduated from Frankfort High School.  He worked at Kraft Music Company in Frankfort for 44 years. Don purchased the Smoke Shop in 1981 and owned it until the mid-2000s. He was a member of the Eagles...

James Cash Miller, 59, of Frankfort, passed away in the evening hours of Saturday, October 9, 2021, at his residence.  He was born in Kokomo, Indiana on May 11, 1962, to James Miller and Leatrice Peterson.  He married Bobbi Brown, they later divorced. He then married Angela Smith and she precedes James in death. James was a graduate of Kokomo High School.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1980-1984. James received two associate degrees from Ivy Tech for welding and for...

Marcia K. Hudson, 77, of Mulberry, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Mulberry Health in Mulberry. She was born November 15, 1943, in Lafayette, to Kenneth and Jacqueline Yeager Weaver. She married David F. Hudson on August 15, 1965; he survives. Marcia graduated from Mulberry High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Ball State and a master’s degree from Purdue University. She taught English and journalism at Clinton Prairie for twenty-eight years. Marcia enjoyed...

Larry R. McQuern, 62, formerly of the Hopewell Community, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, in Poteau, Oklahoma.  He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 5, 1959.  His parents were Hubert C. and Mary L. (Nolan) McQuern.  He married Jeanie Lee; she preceded him in death. He later married Sally Catron McGill; they later divorced but remained close friends throughout life. Larry graduated from Clinton Central High School in 1977. He graduated with an...

Janet Elizabeth Walton, 82, of Lafayette, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at her home. She was born on August 4, 1939, in Lafayette to Robert W. and Hester M. (Sherlock) Casad. She married Avey Russell “Buck” Walton in Lafayette 1978; he preceded her in death on March 24, 2004.    Janet graduated from Monitor High School in 1957. Prior to marrying Avey, she worked for Haywood Tag, WASK and WMT Traffic, and Fairfield; and then was a homemaker after marrying...

Charles Allan Fowler, age 87, of Frankfort, Indiana and Portage, Indiana passed away on October 3, 2021. Born on May 2, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, his parents, Rhea and Harry Fowler, are now deceased. He married Bertha McIntyre (deceased). Charles graduated from Hammond High School in 1952.  Studying at Indiana University, he earned a master’s degree in business and served in the Army Reserves. He worked in business and sales management for U.S. Steel for 32 years.  After...

Elizabeth Lorene (Cortner) Krick, age 92, of Kirklin, Indiana passed away at home on September 29, 2021. She was born on July 28, 1929, in Randolph County, near Lynn, Indiana, to Marvin and Grace (Baldwin) Cortner. Lorene attended Saratoga High School in Saratoga, Indiana. She was married to John Jr. Krick. She met the love of her life, beginning as Pen-Pals during WWII when John was in the Army. He and Lorene became engaged during a furlough between his time in Germany and being sent to...

Cynthia Jane (Stinson) Weir, 75, of Kokomo, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.  She was born on November 10, 1945, in Frankfort, to Robert F. and Delores B. (Bilsland) Stinson.  Cindy was a graduate of Frankfort Senior High School.  She worked as an administrator for ASCS from the early 1980’s until retirement. She then worked as an assembler for and retired from Chrysler.  She was a member of Union #685...