All Obituaries

Deborah L. Stock, 68, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at her home in Frankfort. She was born in Santa Monica, California on September 17, 1952, to Carrol and Sally (Malloy) Staton. She graduated from Yorktown High School in Indiana in 1971 and then attended Ball State University.  She married Gary Stock on March 1, 1972; he survives. Deb was a local entrepreneur and active in the community.  She was also a woman of eclectic tastes with a passion for collecting and...

Esther M. Roberts, 77, of Frankfort, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, at her home.  She was born on November 8, 1943, in Elwood, to William and Mary (Leslie) Chandler.  She married Alvin R. Roberts on August 9, 1965; he preceded her in death on March 28, 2013. Esther lived most of her life in Frankfort and attended Frankfort schools.  She was a homemaker who enjoyed yard sales, adult coloring books, and was known for always re-arranging her furniture. ...

Linda Lee Bushman, 72, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at IU Health Arnett in Lafayette. She was born in Elkhart on July 19, 1949, to Robert Keith and Ilene Mae (McCollough) Johnston.  She was raised by Jean and Bud Lyon. She married Michael Lee Bushman on September 2, 1971; he preceded her in death on September 13, 2009.    Linda previously lived in Elkhart before moving to Frankfort in 1971; and then moving to Lafayette in 2009.  She received her...

Norma Jean Smith, 82, of Frankfort, passed away at Homewood Health Campus in Lebanon on July 19, 2021. She was born on February 26, 1939, in Frankfort, to Ivan and Minnie (Downs) Smith.  She married Joe Stevens and they divorced.  She then married Joe Ewing and they divorced.    Norma was a 1956 graduate of Frankfort High School.  She worked for Peter Paul for 17 years and for Alcoa for 18 years.  She was a member of the Alcoa Retirement Club and a former...

Kent LeBeau, 71, of Wolcott, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 17, 2021, surrounded by his family at his home.  He was born in Lafayette, on February 8, 1950, to Donald and Rosella (Burns) LeBeau. He married Sherry Reinke, on July 10, 1993, in Kokomo; she survives.  Kent graduated from Wolcott High School in 1968, Butler University in 1972 where he played baseball for four years, then graduated from Purdue University with a Master’s Degree. He had been...

Pamela Ann Harr, 65, of Anderson, formerly of Frankfort, passed away on July 15, 2021, at IU Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She was born on November 20, 1955, in Frankfort to James Andrew and Mary Loretta (Strong) Payne. Pamela had attended Clinton Central High School.  She had been a cab driver for many years in Charlotte, North Carolina. While living in Frankfort, she worked for the Red Cross Disaster Relief and the Trustee’s house. Pamela loved cooking, fishing, and...

Marjorie Lou Cornwell, age 84, of Woodland Hills, California passed away peacefully at West Hills Hospital on Monday, April 5, 2021.   She was born near Clarks Hill on July 8, 1936, to Fred Wesley Gochenour and Glee Ruby (Smith) Gochenour of Mulberry, Indiana.  She graduated from Rossville High School in 1954 and then attended the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing where she graduated in 1957 as a Registered Nurse.  She married Jerry Joe Cornwell on December 29,...

Sandra Lou Nickols, 85, formerly of Frankfort, passed away on the evening of Sunday, January 31st, at the Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada from Covid19.  She was born on September 26th, 1935, in Kempton, IN to Claude and Edith (Amos) Johnson. She was the 3rd of four children: Brice Johnson, Bruce Johnson, and Myrna (Johnson) Brown of Kempton. She graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 1953 and was involved in 19 clubs and extracurricular activities including...

Paul E. Horrall, 85, of Mulberry, passed away on July 13, 2021, at Mulberry Health. He was born on April 6, 1936, in Vincennes, Indiana to Dallas Hoy and Norma Helen (Pahmeier) Horrall. He married Carolyn June Dean in Decker Chapel, Indiana on June 23, 1957; she survives. Paul was a 1954 graduate of Decker Chapel High School and furthered his education at Purdue University. Following his studies at Purdue, he enlisted in the United States Army. Paul retired from Eli Lilly after 30 years of...

William ‘Bill’ Wilson, 84, formerly of Frankfort, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at his daughter’s home in Jackson, Tennessee.  He was born in Montgomery, Alabama on July 21, 1936 to William Danville and Ruby (Ozela) Wilson.  He married Marjorie Davis in 1965; she preceded him in death on April 27, 2003. Bill joined the United States Army when he was 17 and served from 1953-1955 during the Korean War era.  He worked for more than 20 years for the...