Carl A. Koontz, 26, Kokomo, passed away at 11:10 am on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on April 8, 1989, in Kokomo, the son of Allen P. & Jackie Koontz. On April 27, 2013, he married Kassandra Summer Floyd and she survives.
Carl was a 2007 graduate of Western High School and received his Bachelors in Business Finance in 2011 from Indiana University at Kokomo. He graduated from the Police Academy on July 22, 2013. Carl started with the Howard County Sheriff’s Department on July 15, 2013, and was a member of the F.O.P. Carl had worked for Marsh Super Markets as a butcher.
Carl is survived by his wife, Kassandra S. Koontz, Kokomo; son, Noah Allendale Koontz; parents, Allen and Jackie Koontz; sister, Alice Koontz; grandparents, Ann and Allen Koontz, and Alice and Carl Durham; mother and father-in-law, Sherry and Jerry Floyd; sister-in-law, Lindsay Floyd; niece, Vaida Arwood; aunts and uncles, Paul “Butch” Casteel, Mike Casteel, Danny (Glenda) Casteel, Diane “Miss” Howard, and John (Mitzi) Koontz, along with several cousins.
Carl was preceded in death by his uncles, Lt. Don Howard and Gary Rhinebarger.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Northwestern High School, 3431 N 400 W, Kokomo, with Steve Cole officiating. Burial will follow in Albright Cemetery. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 1-7 pm on Monday at the high school. Memorial contributions may be made in Carl’s memory to Noah’s Education Fund. Stout Funeral Homes is assisting the family with arrangements. Messages of condolence may be left online at www.shirleyandstout.com.
