OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Clinton, Indiana

Mary Joan Smith

Mary Joan Smith

Mar 14, 2026

Mary Joan Smith of Terre Haute and formerly of Clinton passed away at the age of 72 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 14, 2026. Born, March 31, 1953, to Theodore Stuczynski and Frances McDonald Stuczynski in Terre Haute. She worked as a secretary for Sponsler Insurance Agency in Terre Haute. She graduated from Clinton High School with...

Edna Irene Neff

Edna Irene Neff

Mar 10, 2026

Edna Irene Neff (101) of Terre Haute passed away at 2:25 PM, March 10, 2026, in Terre Haute. Bron October 2, 1924, in Terre Haute to Gray Cecil Burk and Kathryn Cordelia Burk. She retired from C.B.S. in Terre Haute where she worked in quality control. She married John W. Neff on March 1, 1946, and he preceded her in...

Regina Massa

Regina Massa

Mar 6, 2026

Regina L. “Reggie” Massa passed away at the age of 73 on March 6, 2026, at 6:25 AM at The Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care in Terre Haute.

Losing Reggie isn't just a family and friends losing a loved one, it's an entire community losing a member. To know Reggie was to know unconditional love, quick wit, sarcasm, a great...

Walter Eli Bates

Walter Eli Bates

Mar 3, 2026

Walter Eli Bates (87) of Clinton passed away March 3, 2026, at 6:00 PM, at Vermillion Convalescent Center. Born in Whiting, Indiana on October 25, 1938, to Paul Bates and Bonnie Edson Bates.

He married Sharon Kerrigan on August 8, 1959.

Walter was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon, on January 29, 2026, and his daughter, Debora, on August 17, 1924,...

Linda Tressie Varvel

Linda Tressie Varvel

Feb 20, 2026

Our beloved mother passed away peacefully, ending her courageous battle with dementia. Those who knew and loved her are encouraged to join us at visitation and are most welcome to pray the rosary following. Next day Mass/Funeral celebrating her journey to Heaven and immediately following she will be laid to rest next to our father, where they will to be...

Thelma Joann Brown

Thelma Joann Brown

Feb 12, 2026

Thelma Joann Borwn (93) of Clinton and formerly of Terre Haute passed away at 8:30 AM, February 12, 2026, at Clinton Gardents. Born June 5, 1932, in Hillsdale, Indiana to Claude Graham and Audrey Middlebrook Graham. She retired as the Executive Director for Volunteers of America in Terre Haute. She married Charles A. Brown, September 30, 1958. She was preceded...

Joetta Rose Ross (Blackburn)

Joetta Rose Ross (Blackburn)

Feb 11, 2026

Joetta Rose Ross (Blackburn) (62) of Terre Haute left this world at home on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Born, April 2, 1963, in Clinton to Donnie Ross and Sissy Searing Benefield. Joetta was a spirited individual who lived for her grandchildren. Known affectionately as a “Maffia princess” in her own right, she was fun, very fun to be around. She...

Phyllis Jean Lambert

Phyllis Jean Lambert

Feb 8, 2026

Phyllis Jean Rolle Lambert (91) of Clinton passed away, February 8, 2026, at Vermillion Convalescent Center. Born, May 11, 1934, to Domenic Rolle and Margaret Grayless Rolle. She retired from Eli Lilly and Company. Phyllis was a member of Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, Democrat Women’s Club, and former Clerk-Treasurer of Fairview Park and Sacred Heart Church - Clinton.

She was preceded...

John D Winkler

John D Winkler

Feb 6, 2026

John D. Winkler (66) of Clinton, Indiana, passed away peacefully at 9:40 AM, February 6, 2026, at his home. He was born May 31, 1959, in Paris, Illinois to the late Lloyd and Betty Blaker Winkler. He married Debra Mathis Runyan on June 18, 2022.

John is survived by his wive Debra and his children; Ryan (Brittany) Winkler of Paris, IL,...

William Thomas Grimes

William Thomas Grimes

Jan 30, 2026

William Thomas Grimes (86) of Clinton passed away January 30, 2026, at 4:00 AM at Clinton Gardens. Born, May 19, 1939, in Heady Hollow (north of Fishers, Indiana) to Jacob Clark Grimes and Laura Rubinia Nevitt Grimes. His parents passed away when William was a young boy of 13 years and he was raised by his older brother, Pete Grimes...

Sharon L Bates

Sharon L Bates

Jan 29, 2026

Sharon L. Bates (84) of Clinton, passed away, January 29, 2026, at 10:07 PM at Vermillion Convalescent Center. Born, August 9, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas Kerrigan and Ester Wilson Kerrigan. She married Walter Bates on August 8, 1959. She was a bus driver for Chicago Heights Special Education. Preceded in death by her parents One daughter: Debora Bates...

John Meneghini

John Meneghini

Jan 11, 2026

John Meneghini (83) of Clinton passed away, January 11, 2026, in Clinton. Born, February 28, 1942, to John Baptista Meneghini and Mabel Blanchard Meneghini Hoagland in Clinton. He retired from Indiana Gas and Chemical and Wal Mart in Clinton. He served for four years in Indiana National Guard. He was preceded in death by his parents. John is survived by...

Patricia Ann Sisson

Patricia Ann Sisson

Dec 1, 2025

Patricia Ann Sisson, 88, of Clinton, passed away peacefully at Union Hospital in Terre Haute on December 1, 2025, at 12:44 AM, surrounded by her family.

Patricia was born on April 8, 1937, in Detroit, Michigan, to Ovie Uselman and Linda Kay Fassino Uselman. A devoted homemaker, she also shared her love of creativity as the former owner of Country at...

Meleta Grace Hux

Meleta Grace Hux

Nov 15, 2025

Meleta Grace Hux, 90, of Universal, IN peacefully joined her husband for their 73rd Wedding Anniversary on November 15, 2025, at 7:30 AM after a brief stay at Vermillion Convalescent Center. Meleta was born in Shepardsville, IN on October 9, 1935, to Claude Gose and Nora Alkire-Gose. In November 1952, she married the love of her life, Jackie L. Hux...

Julie M. Dunkley

Julie M. Dunkley

Nov 13, 2025

Julie M. Carlyle Dunkley (71) of Clinton passed away at Vermillion Convalescent Center on November 13, 2025, at 1:44 PM. Born in Peru, Indiana on March 5, 1954, to Mike and Lucile Hopton Carlyle. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church – Clinton. She was preceded in death by her parents and one son: Shannon Dunkley and one brother,...

Phyllis Gail Curry

Phyllis Gail Curry

Oct 29, 2025

Phyllis Gail Curry (89) of Clinton passed away at 12:03 AM, October 29, 2025, at The Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care. Born June 28, 1936, in Clinton to Andrew Roth and Audrey Vale Roth. She retired from South Vermillion School Corporation, where she worked as a reading tutor at Van Duyn Elementary and Central Elementary Schools. She was a...

Donald Joe Adams

Donald Joe Adams

Oct 4, 2025

Donald Joe Adams (85) of Lyford passed away October 4, 2025. at 7:56 AM. Born in Clinton, Indiana to Morris W. Adams and Lois Wilding Adams. He was a retired painter and a U.S. Navy Veteran. He married Patricia Dalton Adams on May 18, 1991.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister; Carol Russell and his grandson; Zakary Steadman.

He...

Martha Christine Trimble

Martha Christine Trimble

Oct 3, 2025

Martha Christine Trimble (74) or Clinton passed away October 3, 2025, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born July 17, 1951, in Clinton to Robert Stevens and Sammie Ruth Garven Stevens. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church – Clinton. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers; Carmel Jay Stevens, Silas Stevens, Robert Stevens and Paul...

Marlene "Honey" Wilson

Marlene "Honey" Wilson

Oct 3, 2025

Marlene Joyce “Honey” Wilson of Clinton passed away at home on Friday,

October 3, 2025 at 2:28 p.m.

Honey was born on August 16, 1936 in Universal, the third of four children of

Clem and Thelma Dalton Lawson. She attended Universal School and graduated

from Clinton High School with the class of 1954. She married Russell F. “Rusty”

Wilson who preceded her in death on...

John Alexander Daniel

John Alexander Daniel

Sep 29, 2025

It is with deep sadness that we announce the

passing of our devoted husband, father,

grandfather, and great-grandfather, John

Alexander Daniel, Jr. on Monday, September

29, 2025 at the age of 88. John was born to

John Alexander Daniel and Martha Mary Rodi

Daniel on July 7, 1937, at his homeplace in

West Terre Haute, Indiana. John attended

Consolidated and Concannon High School.

During 1952-53, he attended Columbia Military

Academy...

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