Kenley Barcus
Jun 11, 2021
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...
William Robert Jenkins
Jun 5, 2021
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...
Jack Markley, Jr.
Jun 4, 2021
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...
Linda Corn
Jun 1, 2021
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.
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Robert "Bob" Wardlow, Jr.
May 30, 2021
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...
Larry Brinkerhoff
May 26, 2021
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.
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Leda Mock-Axe
May 24, 2021
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...
John Gegenheimer
May 21, 2021
John Gegenheimer, age 84, a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021 in Nevada. He was a former resident of Portland, Indiana.
John was born on August 27, 1936, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Leo and Mary (Blankenbaker) Gegenheimer. He retired from the Die-Cast Industry after many years of service. ...
Georgia L Walter
May 21, 2021
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...
Majel Marcielle Tucker
May 17, 2021
Majel Marcielle Tucker, age 99, a resident of Deerfield, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021 at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville, Indiana.
Marcielle was born on April 10, 1922, in Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of Wade and Ruth (Whaley) DeBoy. She graduated from Gray High School and married Charles Leo Tucker on February...
Mabeline L. Barcus
May 17, 2021
Mabeline L. Barcus, age 82, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021 at her son’s home in rural Portland. She was a former resident of Pennville.
Mabeline was born on September 1, 1938, in Poneto, Indiana, the daughter of Gerald and Olive (Onweller) Bower. She graduated from Poling High School in 1956...
Josephine Smith
May 14, 2021
Josephine Smith, age 64 a resident of Portland passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She was a 1987 graduate of Jay County High School, and retired from food service at Judge Haynes Elementary after many years in Portland. She was a member of the Victory in Life Assembly of God Church...
Angeline "Angie" Zimmerman
Apr 28, 2021
Angeline “Angie” Zimmerman, age 97, passed away at her home in rural Portland on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 surrounded by her family.
Angie was born on December 6, 1923, in Redkey, Indiana, the daughter of Charles and Iris (Starr) Bird. She graduated from Redkey High School in 1941 and married Max Zimmerman, Sr. on December 24, 1943. ...
Juanita Sipe
Apr 27, 2021
Juanita Sipe, age 83, a resident of Celina, Ohio and a former Madison Township resident passed away Tuesday April 27, 2021 at the Gardens of Celina. She graduated from Portland High School in 1955 and was a homemaker.
Juanita Sipe was born January 28, 1938 in Salamonia, Indiana the daughter of Forrest and Edith (Hilfiker) Theurer. She...
Lulu Joyce Lanning
Apr 26, 2021
Lulu Joyce Lanning, age 79, a resident of North Manchester, Indiana, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021 at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. She was a former resident of Portland and Goshen, Indiana.
Joyce was born on July 2, 1941, in Mercer County, Ohio, the daughter of Paul and Blanche (Wiley) Hittle. She graduated from...
Shirley A. Fifer
Apr 23, 2021
Shirley A. Fifer, age 84 a resident of Ridgeville passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 surrounded by family at her daughter’s home in Winchester. Shirley retired from CTS in Berne in 2000 after 26 years.
She attended the Bible Missionary Church in Winchester.
Shirley Fifer was born July 31, 1936 in Jay County, Indiana the...
Cathy (Stoner) Mcclain
Apr 10, 2021
Cathy (Stoner) McClain, age 72, a resident of Angola, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at her home in Angola. She was a former resident of Portland.
Cathy was born on March 14, 1949, in Muncie, Indiana, the daughter of Edward “Buck” and Thelma (Maynard) Emery. She worked for Portland Police Department as a dispatcher, Community...
Naomi Taylor
Apr 8, 2021
Naomi Taylor, age 86, a resident of Pennville passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021 at her daughters home in Upland, Indiana
Naomi was born September 8, 1934 in Farrville, Indiana the daughter of Noel and Beatrice (Needler) Bennett. She retired in 1995 from Ball Glass Factory in Dunkirk, Indiana after 40 years of service.
Naomi...
Norma Devoss
Apr 5, 2021
Norma DeVoss, age 95, a resident of rural Portland, passed away Monday, April 5, 2021 at her home in Portland.
Norma was born September 25, 1925 in Randolph County, the daughter of Amos Edward and Cecil Viola (Kelly) Philebaum. Norma graduated from Green Township School in Randolph County. She was a cook at I.P. Gray, Redkey Elementary...
Joyce Nuckols
Apr 4, 2021
Joyce Nuckols, age 70, a former resident of Portland, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at her home in Montpelier.
Joyce was born on May 18, 1950, in Portland, the daughter of Alva and Roberta (Sheffer) Wehrly.
Survivors include:
3 sons: Jason Morgan (Bea McDonald) – Hartford City, Indiana
Matt...
