Ethel Irene Lykins, age 66, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2010, at her home following an extended illness.Irene was born on November 25, 1943, Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Oddrie and Christine (Landers) Guntle.She attended Poling High School and worked for Quality One Home Health Care in Berne for 11 years.She married Jack Lykins on May 15, 1999. Survivors include: Her husband: Jack Lykins – Portland, Indiana, Her mother:Christina Guntle – Portland, Indiana, 2 daughters:Mary C. Kellogg – Portland, Indiana, Patricia A. Reynard – Portland, Indiana, 2 sons:Dennis R. Reynard – Albany, Georgia, Jerry L. Reynard – Salamonia, Indiana, 4 step-sons:Jacob Lykins – Parker City, Indiana, John Lykins – Bluffton, Indiana, Jeremy Lykins – Marion, Indiana, Russell Lykins – Randolph County, Indiana, 1 brother:Oddrie Guntle – rural Portland, Indiana, 1 sister:Alberta Wibble-Smith – Bryant, Indiana, 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
Visitation for Irene Lykins will be held on Monday from 4-7 p.m. in the Portland Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home.Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Portland Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home.Pastor Mike Harris will officiate and burial will follow in the Gravel Hill Cemetery, west of Bryant, Indiana.Memorials may be directed towards the State of the Heart Hospice.Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.Online condolences may be sent to www.williamsonspencer.com.
Ethel Irene Lykins, age 66, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2010, at her home following an extended illness. Irene was born on November 25, 1943, Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Oddrie and Christine (Landers) Guntle. She attended Poling High School and worked for Quality One Home Health Care in Berne for 11 years. She married Jack Lykins on May 15, 1999.
Survivors include: Her husband: Jack Lykins – Portland, Indiana, Her mother: Christina Guntle – Portland, Indiana, 2 daughters: Mary C. Kellogg – Portland, Indiana, Patricia A. Reynard – Portland, Indiana, 2 sons: Dennis R. Reynard – Albany, Georgia, Jerry L. Reynard – Salamonia, Indiana, 4 step-sons: Jacob Lykins – Parker City, Indiana, John Lykins – Bluffton, Indiana, Jeremy Lykins – Marion, Indiana, Russell Lykins – Randolph County, Indiana, 1 brother: Oddrie Guntle – rural Portland, Indiana, 1 sister: Alberta Wibble-Smith – Bryant, Indiana, 11 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.