All Obituaries

     Jessica Roop, age 31, a resident of Connersville, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at her home in Connersville.  She was a former resident of Portland.      Jessica was born on June 23, 1989, the daughter of Terrie (Garringer) Roop.              Survivors include:             Her mother:  Terrie Roop...

      Harry Caylor, age 53, a resident of Ridgeville, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.      Harry was born April 23, 1968, in Winchester, Indiana, the son of Donald and Nova (Jarrett) Caylor. Harry graduated from Winchester High School and worked for Brownies Warehouse and Anchor Glass in Winchester. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion in Ridgeville.  Harry was never one...

     Kenley Barcus, age 85, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  He was a former resident of Pennville.       Kenley was born on July 27, 1935, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Floyd and Leota (Stemen) Barcus.  He graduated from Poling High School in 1953 and retired from General Motors in Marion after 30 years of service.  Kenley was a very active...

     William R. Jenkins, age 73 a resident of Pennville, Indiana passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Albany Health Care and Rehabilitation in Albany, Indiana.  He retired as a Jail Officer with the Jay County Sheriff’s Office.  He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.       William  Jenkins was born February 23, 1948 in Springfield, Ohio the son of William and Mary (Porter) Jenkins.  He was married to Nancy Sanders...

     Jackie “Jack” W. Markley, Jr., age 58, a resident of Indianapolis, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021 at St. Francis in Indianapolis.  He was a former resident of Winchester.       Jack was born on August 9, 1962, in Winchester, the son of Jackie “Jack” Markley, Sr. and Lois E. (Hilgenberg) Markley.    Jack served in the U.S. Army where he played in the Army Band.  Jack married Lila Gage and she...

     Linda Corn, age 78 a resident of rural Portland passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at her home.  She loved her family.  She was a loving wife and mother, and her passion was being with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She made a lot of friends as a cook for many years at Jinny’s Café in Bryant.       Linda Corn was born September 18, 1942 in Woodbury, Tennessee the daughter of Fred and Rosie (Miller) Barrett. ...

            Robert “Bob” Wardlow, Jr., age 66, a resident of Portland, passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at his daughter’s home in Portland.  He was a former resident of Richmond.              Bob was born on March 21, 1955, in Richmond, Indiana, the son of Robert Wardlow, Sr. and Nancy (Gray) Smith.  He worked for J.M. Hutton Stamping in Richmond, Indiana.  He was a...

Larry Brinkerhoff, age 75, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.              Larry was born on April 2, 1946, in Portland, the son of Calvin and Ruth (Smith) Brinkerhoff.  He graduated from Portland High School in 1964 and married Deborah Moses on August 12, 1966.              Larry served in the Army National Guard and...

     Leda Mock-Axe, age 74, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 at her home in Redkey surrounded by her loving family.       Leda was born on December 7, 1946 in Jay County, the daughter of Herman and Blendenia (Markin) Mock.  She graduated from Dunkirk High School and retired from Elkhart Products in Geneva.  She married David Axe on May 5, 1968 and he passed away on April 8, 2018.  Leda enjoyed spending time...

     Georgia L. Walter, age 88 a resident of Muncie and a former Jay County resident passed away Friday, May 21, 2021 at Signature Health Care in Muncie.  She was a 1950 graduate of Westfield High school and earned her master’s degree in Education from Indiana University.  She was a teacher for the Indiana School for the Blind for over 12 years, and taught at Indiana Business College in Muncie for 6 years.       Georgia Walter was born...