James Roscoe Jarrett, Burley Lee Adams, Carol Marie Kling Dubar, Brian R. Young

James Roscoe Jarrett

James Roscoe Jarrett, 90, of Kokomo, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. He was born on October 22, 1935, in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas, the son of Arthur James and Lena Marie (Smith) Jarrett.

James graduated from Poughkeepsie High School in 1955. After high school James joined the United States Army. James owned J & J Trucking with his son Tony and retired after 50 years. He loved watching baseball, sprint car racing, NASCAR racing, listening to music and watching his grandchildren play sports but most of all taking them to get ice cream after. James was a member of the American Legion Post 317, and Center Road Church of Christ.

James is survived by his children Joanie (Joe) Kitts, Dana (Todd) Harvey, and Debbie (Derek) Root; daughter-in-law Lisa Jarrett; grandchildren Ashley (Eric) Fleming, Kara (Mike) McKibben, Joey (Tiffany) Kitts, Britany (Neil) Mauck, Cassie Harvey, Cayleigh (Leland) Kinnett, Brandi Jarrett, Logan (Bailey) Jarrett, Bayden Root, and Berklyn (Ivan) Melendez; great-grandchildren Boden, Degan, and Camdin Fleming, Marlee and Cole McKibben, Timothy White, Joseph Kitts, Rhyker and Rhemingtyn Mauck, Wyatt and Willow Kinnett, TJ and Briella Jarrett, and Lennon Melendez; sister Verena (Jim) Gragg; sister-in-law Bonnie Talley; brother-in-law Arnold Cockrell; and mother of his children Carol (Cockrell) Jackson.

Along with his parents Arthur and Lena Jarrett, James was preceded in death by his son Tony Jarrett; sisters Oleta (Earl) Campbell and Veda (Dwight) Amos; brother Monroe (Peggy) Jarrett; and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service celebrating James’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Center Road Church of Christ 899, 300 S. Kokomo, with Lynn Brust officiating. Burial will follow in Albright Cemetery with military honor provided by the Greentown American Legion and the United States Army. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Shirley & Stout Funeral Home, 1315 W. Lincoln Road, Kokomo. Memorial contributions may be made in James’ name to the Greentown American Legion Post 317. Stout & Son Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Messages of condolence may be left online at www.stoutandson.com.

Burley Lee Adams

Burley Lee Adams, 77, passed away May 18, 2026, in Albertville, Alabama. He was born July 13, 1948, in Kentucky to the late Valters and Lacy (Ward) Adams.

He was a graduate of Kokomo High School. He later went on to work for Chrysler until his retirement, closing a long chapter of dependable work with the satisfaction of having done it faithfully and well.

Outside of work, Burley found happiness in the outdoors and in the calm pleasures of time well spent. He had a passion for fishing, always referring to it as “being in his office.” He enjoyed hunting, doing crafts, gardening, and reading a good book.

He is survived by his children Shawn Adams (Heather), Heather Turner (Dan), Ryan Adams (Michelle), and Wade Adams; his siblings Johnny Adams (Carol), Phyllis Ashby (Woody), and Wanda Ward; as well as his loving caretaker Diane “Pinky” Compton and her family. He is also survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Burley is preceded in death by his grandson Burley Gauge Adams; and his brothers Valters Adams Jr. and James Adams (Sandra).

A Committal Service will be held at Sunset Memory Garden Cemetery, Chapel of Peace, 2097 W. Alto Road, Kokomo, Indiana 46902, on May 29, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 8th Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10001.

Carol Marie Kling Dubar

Carol Marie Kling Dubar left her earthly body on May 19, 2026, going home to her Lord and Savior and reuniting with my father after 28 years. I can only praise and worship Him that redeemed her soul and feel blessed to one day join them.

For those who knew her or had the opportunity to make her acquaintance, she was a sweet soul on this earth. Her one wish for all was to know and love Christ our Savior. Rejoice and give thanks.

Carol was born in Miami County, Indiana, to Verlin “Pat” Kling and Marjorie (Waters) Kling on April 11, 1937. Carol is the second child of seven, born to parents that served the Lord first and worked hard farming the land. She was a “PK,” preacher’s kid. On May 6, 1961, Carol married Donald Anthony Dubar, officiated by her father Rev. Pat Kling. Don preceded her in death on June 24, 1998.

Carol graduated from International College, Fort Wayne, on March 1, 1956. She had longed to work for an airline and travel the world, seeking a job with Eastern Airlines as a flight attendant. Carol’s dream realized, she was based for a short time in Chicago and then settled in Boston, Mass., where she met Don Dubar, who was leading a Greek line dance in the halls of their apartment building. My father literally swept her off her feet! Carol briefly left Eastern Airlines in 1961 to marry and start a family, settling first in upstate New York, where their daughter Kimberly Carol Dubar was born the next year in April 1962. Eventually, Carol settled in Massachusetts. She returned to Eastern Airlines in a ground role, utilizing her college skills she worked so hard for in 1956. Carol and Don were blessed to travel the world and experience a wonderful life together, eventually moving to Tempe, Ariz., to open their own travel industry business, Travel Beginnings.

Above all, Carol loved the Lord, revered her parents and loved her family. She was the quiet and steady rock to my father’s exuberant outgoing personality. She often said that he was an extraordinary person, interested in everything and everyone, taking her on the ride of a lifetime. He was the beneficiary of a wife in Carol that showed him the Lord’s love, and an extended family that adopted him as their own. His salvation and his own love for the Lord came through Carol’s own love and the love of the Kling family. Make no mistake, Carol was a force in life, a sweet soul, stubborn for the Lord and simply the best mother and wife that she could be.

Carol is survived by one daughter Kimberly Carol Dubar Inman of Kokomo, Indiana; two sisters Deloris Wilson of Kokomo, Indiana, and LoisAnn Miller of Amboy, Indiana; two brothers Rex Kling of Sarasota, Florida, and Stephen Kling of Hilo, Hawaii; and many nieces and nephews.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents the Reverend Pat and Marjorie Kling, her husband Don Dubar, her son-in-law Gary Dean Inman, her brother Phillip Kling, her sister Barbara Hughes, her nephew Kelly Miller, and her niece Tracy Miller-Brown.

“For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing.” II Timothy 4:6-8 KJV

It was Carol’s expressed wish that when next you think of a charitable gift, you consider Samaritan’s Purse. Above all else, her truest desire was for all to know the love of Christ, to have a personal relationship with our Savior, to understand that this redeeming love is not a “religion,” it’s not what man says a relationship should be, no, it is God’s truth and only God’s truth of salvation that reigns supreme. John 3:16

Carol’s ashes will come home to reunite with her loving husband’s, and together they will create a garden of roses as she wished, to honor their union and to honor her husband’s love of roses.

Praise be to Christ alone for all things, He has done it all, I can do nothing, deserve nothing. Thank you Jesus, quicken my heart, catch me as I stumble, carry me when I faint. I am yours. I am coming. Selah

Brian R. Young

Brian R. Young, 65, of Kokomo, passed away at 4:52 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2026, at Community Howard Regional Health. He was born June 6, 1960, in Kokomo, to Harold and Sharon (Smith) Young.

Brian graduated from Northwestern High School and worked at various businesses, including Car Quest and Rural King. He enjoyed tinkering with stuff and watching Westerns and old TV shows.

Survivors include his son Jonathan (Janaei) Young; daughter Jessica (Sam) Crippen; grandson, Elijah Young; sister Paula Taskey; nephew Mitchell Taskey; niece Shana Taskey; and great-nieces and nephews Ryelle Hindman and Raylin Taskey

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law Philip Taskey.

No public services will be held. Cremation has been entrusted to Shirley & Stout Funeral Home in Kokomo. Messages of condolence may be left online at www.shirleyandstout.com.