Billy Dulin
Oct 13, 2022
Billy Dulin, age 76, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Envive Health in Berne, Indiana.
Billy was born on April 19, 1946, in Morgan, Kentucky, the son of Coy and Mary (Cantrell) Dulin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked as a self-employed mechanic.
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Richard "Dick" Ridgway
Oct 12, 2022
Richard “Dick” Ridgway, age 83, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Dick was born on August 21, 1939, in Pennville, Indiana, the son of William and Violet (Taylor) Ridgway. Dick graduated from Portland High School in 1957 and worked for Jay Products in Portland...
Tyler Callahan
Oct 5, 2022
Tyler Callahan, age 18, a resident of rural Ridgeville, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at his home in rural Ridgeville.
Tyler was born on January 15, 2004, the son of James Hicks and Tosha (Robbins) Noggler. He attended Jay County High School and worked for Cartec in Ridgeville. He was active in A Better Life...
Jack Gamester
Oct 4, 2022
Jack D. Gamester, age 98, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at his home in Redkey. Jack was a former longtime resident of Ridgeville.
Jack was born on July 24, 1924, in Ridgeville, Indiana, the son of Orville and Zella (Heston) Gamester. He graduated from Ridgeville High School and was drafted into...
Jason Corwin
Oct 3, 2022
Jason Corwin, age 50, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Jason was born on December 11, 1971, in Bluffton, Indiana, the son of John and Kathy (Watkins) Corwin. He graduated from Jay County High School in 1990 and worked at Corwin Trenching and Landon Excavating in Portland.
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Patricia (Vanderbur) Stant
Sep 24, 2022
Patricia Stant, age 68, a resident of Portland, passed away Saturday September 24, 2022 at her home in Portland.
Patricia was born March 16, 1954 in Portland, Indiana the daughter of Galen and Mildred (Ward) Vanderbur. Patricia worked at Indiana Glass in Dunkirk and at the Jay County Retirement Center. Patricia married Paul Stant on May 21,...
Noah Morales
Sep 13, 2022
Noah Morales, age 32, a resident of Dunkirk, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at his home in rural Dunkirk.
Noah was born on December 25, 1989, in Avon Park, Florida the son of Bernardo and Diana (Sergeant) Morales. Noah was an avid fisherman who enjoyed salt water and fresh water fishing.
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Cierra Marie Rockwood
Sep 9, 2022
Cierra Marie Rockwood age 26, Portland gained her angel wings September 9, 2022. She was born in Coldwater, Ohio on October 20, 1995 to her beloved parents James and Shelley Rockwood. She was a 2014 graduate of Jay County High School. Cierra was a kind and beautiful soul with an infectious smile that could light up a room. She...
Richard "Dick" Newton
Sep 3, 2022
Richard “Dick” Newton, age 87, a resident of rural Dunkirk, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Albany Health and Rehab in Albany, Indiana.
Dick was born on April 14, 1935, in Portland, Indiana, the son of John Newton, Sr. and Lulu (Lawhorn) Newton. He married Mary Mae (Moore) Watkins on April 14, 1993.
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Jeffrey K. Bowen
Sep 2, 2022
Jeffrey K. Bowen, 68, owner of the Portland Clock Doc shop, died Sept. 2, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital, where he was being treated for cancer. He opened the clock repair business in 2015 after spending decades working in local factories, often as a supervisor. His employers included Bailey Seed Farms, Alphabet, and Accelerated Curing Inc.
Jeff devoted...
Roger Locker
Aug 27, 2022
Roger Locker, age 71 a resident of Portland passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022 at his home. Roger owned and operated Locker’s Touch of Country for many years. He was a 1969 graduate of Portland High School and earned a business degree from Indiana Business College. He was a former member of the Jay County Hospital Board of Directors....
James David Lemaster
Aug 26, 2022
James David LeMaster, age 75, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Dunkirk.
David was born on April 12, 1947, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Garth L. LeMaster, Sr. and Ora (Brady) LeMaster. He graduated from Portland High School in 1965 and was a veteran of the...
Barbara "Ramona" Gordon
Aug 20, 2022
Barbara “Ramona” Gordon, age 82, a resident of rural Redkey, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Barbara was born on February 3, 1940 in Portland, the daughter of Carlton and Barbara Pauline (Carmichael) Smelser. She was raised by Blanch and Edna Chalfant. Barbara graduated from Gray High School...
Ricardo Nava
Aug 20, 2022
Ricardo Nava, age 43, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022.
Ricardo was born on October 3, 1978, in Torreón, Mexico, the son of Mario Nava and Olga Carmona. Ricardo was a veteran of the Mexican Army. He was an avid golfer and a member of the Wabash Valley Golf Course. Ricardo enjoyed...
Donn H. Lea
Aug 14, 2022
Donn H. Lea, age 85, a resident of rural Dunkirk, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at his home in rural Dunkirk.
Donn was born on February 16, 1937, in Blackford County, Indiana, the son of David Lea, Sr. and Melvie (Dickson) Lea. He attended Gray High School and served for 8 years in the Indiana...
Ray H. Scott
Aug 10, 2022
Ray H. Scott, age 68, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at his home in Pennville.
Ray was born on June 12, 1954, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, the son of Gale and Marie (Dorton) Scott. He graduated from Pennville High School in 1972 and earned his MBA from the University of...
Ramonda Stanford
Aug 9, 2022
Ramonda Stanford, age 54, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Ramonda was born on September 27, 1967, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Carl and Rozal (Hall) Stanford. She graduated from Jay County High School.
Survivors include:
Her parents: Carl...
Ruth Prouty
Aug 3, 2022
Ruth Prouty, age 91, a former resident of Pennville, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Crowne Pointe Assisted Living in Portland. Ruth and her husband Harold, operated a small farm in Penn Twp. for many years where Ruth was a homemaker and also provided daycare for many children in the Pennville area. She was known as “Grandma...
Robert D. Cooper
Aug 2, 2022
Robert D. Cooper, age 27, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton from injuries sustained in an auto accident on July 25, 2022 in Darke County, Ohio.
Robert was born on March 3, 1995, the son of Robert and Sharon (Smith) Cooper. He graduated from Jay County...
John R. Pearson
Jul 27, 2022
John R. Pearson, age 77, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at his home.
John was born June 21, 1945 in Portland, the son of Robert Pearson and Myrtle (Smith) Pearson. John graduated from Pennville High School in 1963 and served in the National Guard for 6 years. For many years...
