William H. Crum
William H. Crum, 92, 5447 N. CR 400E, Frankfort, died at 6:25 p.m. Jan. 15, 2000, at Wesley Manor Health Care Center after a two-month illness.
Mr. Crum was a lifelong farmer in Clinton County. He also was the first county Weights & Measures inspector. He also did appraisal work and worked as a clerk at several public sales.
He attended grade school in Beard and was a 1925 graduate of Frankfort High School. He was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church, Frankfort Moose and Frankfort Elks lodges, and Clinton County Farm Bureau. He was a 50-year member and past master of Beard Masonic Lodge.
He was born Oct. 15, 1907, in rural Clinton County, to John H. and Elizabeth Sheets Crum. He married Rubie Unger in Frankfort on May 26, 1928, and she survives.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Goodwin Funeral Home, with Pastor Judy Stout officiating. Burial will follow at Hopewell Cemetery. Calling hours are 4-7 p.m. today, with a Masonic service at 6:30.
Memorials may be made to the church, with envelopes available at the funeral home.
Morris A. Campbell
Morris A. Campbell, 78, Eustis, Fla., died Jan. 20, 2000, there.
Mr. Campbell was a government and economics teacher at North Central High School, Indianapolis, for 25 years. He lived in Lawrence and Indianapolis for 30 years, and moved to central Florida in 1984.
He was a member of Lawrence United Methodist Church, where he served as usher captain from 1977-82.
He was a Frankfort High School graduate and a 1949 graduate of Wabash College. He earned his master's degree in political science from DePauw University in 1950.
He served as assistant dean of Hoosier Boys State for several years, and public relations officer and member of the Americanism committee of the 11th District, Department of Indiana. He was past president of Warren Township Classroom Teachers Association from 1957-59 while teaching at Warren Central, and a member and past president of the Hoosier American Legion Press Association. He was the founder and first commander of Lawrence American Legion Post 505, and a member of V.F.W. Post 7119, Airborne Division Association, and 40&8 Voiture in Indianapolis.
He was a parachutist with the 507th Regimental Combat Team of the U.S. Army during World War II. He jumped June 6, 1944, into Normandy, with the 82nd Airborne Division and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He made a second jump with the 17th Airborne Division across the Rhine in March 1945. After VE Day, he served in the 505th Parachute Regiment of the 82nd Airborne in the occupation of Berlin until his discharge in November 1945.
He was born in Clinton County.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church's Sturm Chapel, with the Rev. Grafton Lane and the Rev. David Gill officiating. Allen J. Harden Funeral Home, Mount Dora, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Methodist Children's Home.
Russell Dale French
Russell Dale French, 82, Lebanon, died at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 25, 2000, at his home.
Mr. French worked for Winkler's (later Stewart-Warner Corp.), Lebanon, for 20 years. He also had worked at Commercial Filters Corp. and Cardiar, both in Lebanon, and 18 years as a tool room supervisor for National Seal, Frankfort. He retired in 1981.
He was a Lebanon High School graduate and attended two years at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and American Legion, both in Lebanon. He was a 50-year member of Boone Lodge 9 F&AM, and a life member of the Lebanon V.F.W. He was a former member of the Lebanon Elks Lodge.
He was born Jan. 9, 1918, in Boone County, to Floyd Edgar and Minnie May McCoy French. He married Lorena Beatrice Gill in Lebanon on Dec. 24, 1939, and she survives.
Private services will be take place Thursday at Myers Mortuary, Lebanon, with Pastor Jack Stanley officiating. Burial of cremains will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon. No calling is planned.
Memorials may be made to Seeds of Hope, 1425 S. Mickley Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46241, or any charity.
Robert A. Caldwell
Robert A. Caldwell, 63, Lafayette, died at 1:55 p.m. Jan. 29, 2000, at his home.
Mr. Caldwell, formerly of Frankfort, had lived in Lafayette the past 16 months. He worked 10 years at FMC Corp., Indianapolis, and retired in March 1999 from USA Group, Indianapolis, after 17 years in the claims review department.
He was a member of Smiles Unlimited and a former member of Gideons International. He was a current member of Faith Baptist Church and former member of First Baptist Church. He was a 1955 graduate of Michigantown High School and attended Lafayette Business College.
He was born Dec. 18, 1936, in Frankfort, to Keith and Ramona Rose Caldwell. He married Barbara McElwee in Frankfort on April 3, 1959, and she survives.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Goodwin Funeral Home, with the Rev. Margarete Brandenburg officiating. Burial will follow at Green Lawn Memorial Park. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to the Clinton County Cancer Fund, with envelopes available at the funeral home.
Ruth Stephenson
Ruth Stephenson, 91, Rossville, died Jan. 29, 2000, at Milner Community Healthcare Center there, where she'd been a resident since May.
Mrs. Stephenson had lived in Rossville since 1916, and was a 1926 graduate of Rossville High School. She was a bookkeeper for Floyd Reynolds' Texaco station and Butler Appliance Store, both in Rossville.
She was a member of Rossville United Methodist Church and Helen Bonebrake Chapter of Order of Eastern Star. She was a life member of Delta Sigma Kappa Sorority in Frankfort.
She was born Sept. 22, 1908, near Noblesville in Hamilton County, to John B. and Abbie Hufford Gascho. She married Lonnie Metzger in 1929 and he died in 1942. She married Russell J. Stephenson on Feb. 12, 1969, and he died Sept. 12, 1971.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bodine Funeral Home, Rossville, with the Rev. Rex Charles officiating. Burial will follow at Rossville Cemetery. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to the church or the Helen Bonebrake Chapter OES.
Opal Marie Landes
Opal Marie Landes, 95, Mulberry, died at 8:35 p.m. Jan. 29, 2000, at Mulberry Lutheran Home, where she'd been a resident since March 1995. She'd previously been a resident of Mulberry Lutheran Cottages for five years.
Mrs. Landes was a farm wife and homemaker on her husband's family farm near Pettit. She also had worked 12 years in the salad department and as a cook at Purdue University's Union Building.
She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Mulberry, and its women's guild. She was a 1924 graduate of Monitor High School.
She was born Aug. 27, 1904, near Monitor in Tippecanoe County, to Charles and Alida Walters Ohl. She married Elwood E. Landes on March 7, 1934, and he died Dec. 8, 1993.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bodine Funeral Home, Mulberry, with the Rev. Robert E. Loring officiating. Burial will follow at Fair Haven Cemetery, Mulberry. Calling hours are 4-8 p.m. today.
Sarah Elizabeth Doke
Sarah Elizabeth Doke, 89, Clinton House Convalescent Center, died there at 4:15 a.m. Jan. 30, 2000, after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Doke worked at different factories, drove a bus for Alcoa, was a cook at Rose Haven Diner and Clarks Hill Restaurant, and most recently was a crossing guard for Lebanon schools.
She was born Dec. 29, 1910, in Stockwell, to Quincy and Cora Elizabeth Cart Platt. She married Everett Doke on Jan. 23, 1933, and he died in 1958.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Goodwin Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lewis Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, Clarks Hill. Friends may call one hour prior to services.
Earl M. Hoffman
Earl M. Hoffman, 80, formerly of rural Frankfort, died unexpectedly at 6 a.m. Jan. 28, 2000, at his home in Sebring, Fla.
Mr. Hoffman was a farmer from 1945-79. He was a maintenance worker at Old Mill Run Park from 1980-95, and drove a school bus for the Clinton Prairie School Corp. for 26 years. He also had worked five years at Indiana Brass, Frankfort, and was a member of New Hope Church.
He had lived in Sebring the past 12 1/2 years and in Fort Myers, Fla., for seven years.
He attended Jackson Township School in Antioch, and served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II, from 1941-45.
He was born Jan. 23, 1920, in Boone County, to Ralph and Jocie Howard Hoffman. He married Florence Imogene Rader in Darlington on April 18, 1941, and she survives.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at New Hope Church, rural Frankfort, with Shan Sheridan officiating. Burial will follow at Green Lawn Memorial Park. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at Goodwin Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the church, with envelopes available at the funeral home or the church.
Mary E. Lewis
Mary E. Lewis, 88, Mulberry Lutheran Home, died there at 8:50 p.m. Jan. 30, 2000. She had been a resident there since December 1998.
Mrs. Lewis was a homemaker, and assisted her husband during his three terms as Clinton County Sheriff from 1948-58.
She was a member of Delta Sigma Kappa Sorority in Frankfort, Order of Eastern Star, White Shrine, Mulberry Mothers Club, Mulberry Bridge Club and the International Travel Club in Florida. She was also a member of the Elks and Eagles ladies' auxiliaries and Women of the Moose.
She had lived in Frankfort 12 years, in Mulberry for 65 years, in Bradenton, Fla., for nine years and at the Good Samaritan Retirement Village in Kissimmee, Fla., from 1977-98.
She was born April 17, 1911, in Mulberry, to Oddis and Mattie Fagan Davis. She married Maynard S. Lewis on Oct. 17, 1930, and he died Oct. 30, 1983.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fair Haven Cemetery, Mulberry. Bodine Funeral Home, Rossville, is in charge of arrangements and services.
Memorials may be made to the Clinton County Boys and Girls Club.
Edna Mae Miller Hopp
Edna Mae Miller Hopp, 77, Kirklin, died Jan. 28, 2000, at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie.
Mrs. Hopp was a homemaker, and a member of the 60-Plus Club in Kirklin. She was a member of Kirklin Wesleyan Church, and attended Kirklin Church of God.
She was born Jan. 24, 1923, in Butlerville, to Martin and Grace Larrison Little. She married Gerald Leon Miller on Oct. 28, 1943, and he died Feb. 6, 1985. She married James L. Hopp on Nov. 1, 1987, and he died April 28, 1997.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Kercheval Funeral Home, Sheridan, with Pastor Elizabeth Swank officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery, Fishers. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.
Ida Mae Taylor
Ida Mae Taylor, 49, 810 Myrtle Ave., died at 8:20 a.m. Jan. 30, 2000, at her parents' home after a lengthy illness.
Miss Taylor worked several years at P.R. Mallory Co., and was an inspector for 16 years at Federal Mogul. She attended Frankfort Pilgrim College and graduated from God's Bible College in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1973. She was a member of Ash Street Wesleyan Church, Tipton.
She was born Jan. 6, 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colo., to the Rev. Francis and Bessie Carroll Taylor.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Goodwin Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ernest Batman, the Rev. Logan Westrick and the Rev. Mark Mowery officiating. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior to services Thursday.
The Rev. Dr. W. Vern Longenbaugh
The Rev. Dr. W. Vern Longenbaugh, 93, Wesley Manor Retirement Center, died there at 6:45 a.m. Jan. 31, 2000. He had resided at the manor since May 1996.
Dr. Longenbaugh worked 46 years in the ministry, serving churches in Teheren, Red Oak, Macomb, Oblong, Sterling, Lawrenceville and Decatur, all in Illinois, and in Chicago.
He was an Illinois Conference representative of the board of trustees of Indiana Central College, (University of Indianapolis), from 1940-62. He was conference youth director for United Brethren (which became Evangelical United Brethren in 1946) from 1944-53. He served 12 years as camp director of East Bay Camp in Bloomington, Ill., and served as a delegate of the Evangelical United Brethren Church at its general conferences in 1950, 1954 and 1958.
He earned his doctorate from Indiana Central College, and was honored by the college in 1955 for his work in Christian education, his Illinois Conference responsibilities and his service as a college trustee.
Her served on the EUB Conference board from 1953-68, and was a member of the Illinois Conference EUB Church's holding corporation during its merger with the former EUB church. He also was president of the Decatur Church Council for two years.
He was born May 4, 1906, in Shelby County, Ill., to Issac William and Hattie Brinker Longenbaugh. He married Elsie Maude Everitt on May 4, 1934, and she survives.
Local services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the manor's Amanda Reid Chapel, with the Rev. Gary Allan and the Rev. Don Weaver officiating. Friends may call after 1:30 p.m. at the chapel.
Funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. Friday at Mason City United Methodist Church in Mason City, Ill., with the Rev. Daniel G. Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Mason City Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the church and one hour before services Friday.
Frye & Genda Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements and services.
Memorials may be made to the manor's Good Samaritan Fund or the Mason City church.
Morris J. Forlow
Morris J. Forlow, 92, Wesley Manor Retirement Home, died there at 8:45 a.m. Jan. 31, 2000.
Mr. Forlow was the co-owner and operator of Forlow Travel Bureau for 30 years, and retired in 1970. He lived in Sarasota, Fla., for 20 years and returned to Frankfort in 1989.
He attended Frankfort High School, and was a member of First Baptist Church. He also served as a licensed tour agent.
He was born March 24, 1907, in Carroll County, to Jesse M. and Myrtle A. Wayt Forlow. He married Grace I. Koonsman on June 4, 1933, and she died Feb. 8, 1994.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the manor's Amanda Reid Chapel, with the Rev. Gary Allan, the Rev. Don Weaver and the Rev. Steve Beasley officiating. Burial will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at Frye & Genda Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the chapel.
Memorials may be made to the church or the manor's Good Samaritan Fund.
