Carmella Hastings
July 23, 1919 — August 2, 2014
Carmella Hastings, age 95, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Greenville, Ohio.
Carmella was born on July 23, 1919, in Union City, Ohio, the daughter of Anthony and Ada V. (Swisher) Preston. She graduated from Madison Township High School in 1937 and worked for Sheller Globe in Portland. She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church and the Jay County Hospital Auxiliary. Carmella was married to John Newton Hastings on April 24, 1937 and he passed away on October 13, 1986.
Survivors include:
1 son: Larry Hastings (wife Janet) – Pardeeville, Wisconsin
1 sister: Anna Mary Prescott – Union City, Indiana
4 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren
Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Tom Lightle will officiate and private entombment will follow at Union City Cemetery in Union City, Indiana.
Memorials may be directed towards the Asbury United Methodist Church in Portland.