Obituaries

Mar 24, 2018

Yvonne Kreeger, age 80, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Lutheran Life Village in Fort Wayne.  She was a resident of Bluffton and a former resident of Portland.

Yvonne was born on March 29, 1937, in Harlan County, Kentucky, the daughter of William “W.O.” Otis and Preshie (Halcomb) Rutherford.  She graduated from Deputy High School...

Mar 18, 2018

Johnny “JJ” Coleman, Jr. age 40, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at his home in Redkey.

JJ was born on January 29, 1978 in Portland, the son of Johnny Coleman, Sr. and Dixie Coleman.  He worked at MSSL in Portland.

Survivors include:

His mother and step-father:  Dixie...

Mar 10, 2018

Grayson Eugene Hiday was stillborn Saturday, March 10, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Survivors Include:

His parents: Todd and Misty (Guntle) Hiday- Portland, Indiana

Sister: Desiree Hiday- Convoy, Ohio

Grandparents: Tim and Vickie Hiday, Salamonia, Indiana

Larry Eugene Guntle- Portland, Indiana

Great Grandparents:...

Mar 7, 2018

Larry Journay, age 77, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at his home.

Larry was born on September 27, 1940 in Jay County, Indiana the son of Robert and Mary “Sal” (Miller) Journay.  He graduated from Portland High School in 1958.  Larry married Judy Emery in 1961 and she passed away 2002. ...

Feb 26, 2018

Carl Imel Sr, age 88, a resident of Portland, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana.

Carl was born February 21, 1930 in Jay County, the son of Russel Guy and Beatrice Marie (Harness) Imel. Carl worked at Portland Forge for 41 and retired in 1992. He was an...

Feb 22, 2018

Robert B. Brown, age 88 a resident of Portland passed away Thursday,  February 22, 2018 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Centre.  He was a longtime member of the Family Worship Center in Portland.  He owned and operated Brown’s Produce for over 45 years in Portland.

Robert Brown was born April 15, 1929 in Mills Spring, Kentucky the son...

Feb 20, 2018

CHARLES EUGENE SMITLEY, 83, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

He was born in Van Wert, Ohio on March 25, 1934. He was the son of the late Fern and Harold Smitley. Charles was a graduate of Indiana Central College with a degree in Business Education...

Feb 8, 2018

Max R. McClurg, age 94 a resident of Portland passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Centre.

Max McClurg was born March 17, 1923 in Huntington County, Indiana the son of Jesse and Zola (Day) McClurg.  He married Bernice Stoner on March 9, 1952.  He was a 1941 graduate of Rockcreek High School in...

Jan 31, 2018

Donald Thompson, age 59, a former resident of Portland passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Chalet Village in Berne.

Donald was born on April 7, 1958, in Portland the son of Forrest and Marie (Duer) Thompson.  Donald enjoyed everything Batman from memorabilia to the movies.

Survivors include:

3 brothers:  Richard Thompson...

Jan 30, 2018

Richard L. Nibarger, age 80 a resident of Pennville passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  He was a member and served in the Indiana National Guard.  He retired from Delaware Machine and Tool in Muncie after 17 years.

He was born July 27, 1937 in Jay County the son...

Jan 30, 2018

James “Jimmy” Hendricks, age 75, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at his home in Portland.

Jimmy was born on June 1, 1942 in Portland the son of Joe and Dorothy (Mann) Hendricks.  Jimmy graduated from Muncie Central High School.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked locally for...

Jan 28, 2018

Dianna Lynn (Elwood) Smith, age 72, a former Portland resident passed away Sunday January 28, 2018 at Dayspring of Miami Valley in Fairborn, Ohio.

Dianna was born March 6, 1945 in Muncie, Indiana, the daughter of John and Lucille (Taflinger) Elwood. Dianna graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1963 and was a CNA at Jay County...

Jan 28, 2018

Maryellen (Mitchell) Wright, age 87, a resident of rural Portland passed away on Sunday January 28, 2018 at Swiss Village in Berne, Indiana.

Maryellen was born February 12, 1930 in Delaware County Indiana, the daughter of Emerson and Belle (Gilmer) Mitchell. Maryellen graduated Valedictorian from Gray High School in 1948. Maryellen worked as a teacher’s aide at...

Jan 27, 2018

Casey (Stone) Clubs, age 25, a resident of Portland passed away Saturday January 27, 2018 at her home in Portland.

Casey was born March 7, 1992 in Portland the daughter of Jerry Stone and Annette Enterline. She attended Church of the Living God in Dunkirk and Church of God of Prophecy in Portland. Casey worked at Tyson...

Jan 16, 2018

Rex DeBoy, age 76, a former Portland resident passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at his home in Albany.

Rex was born on May 26, 1941, in Portland, Indiana the son of Gerald and Madonna (Bailey) DeBoy.  He graduated from Gray High School and retired from Indiana Glass in Dunkirk after 30 years of service.

Jan 11, 2018

Jonah “Joe” Edward Tankersley, age 61, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018 in Indianapolis.

Joe was born on December 31, 1956, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, the son of Sonny and Betty (Hartsock) Tankersley.  He graduated from Pennville High School and worked as a maintenance mechanic for several years and the Pennville...

Jan 10, 2018

William “Bud” Fields, Jr. age 50, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Jay County Hospital in Portland.

Bud was born on November 4, 1967, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of William “Bill” Fields, Sr. and Kathy (Butcher) Fields.  He was a client of JRDS in Portland where he enjoyed working...

Jan 6, 2018

Eric Mock, 51, passed away on January 6 at Ball Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family.

He was born on Dec. 17, 1966 in Muncie, grew up in Dunkirk, and lived in St. Charles, IL and Jay County for most of his life. His late parents were Felma Mock and Jack Mock, and his late sister was...

Jan 6, 2018

Easton Tyler Holcomb newborn son of Katie Holcomb, rural Portland passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

He was born the evening of January 5, 2018 in Muncie Indiana and passed away in the early morning hours on January 6, 2018.

Survivors Include:

His mother- Katie...

Jan 4, 2018

Vernon E. Stoner, age 86, a resident of Salamonia passed away Thursday January 4, 2018 at his home.

Vernon was born October 7, 1931 in Jay County, the son of Arlie and Minnie (Burkey) Stoner. Vernon graduated from Madison High School in 1949, he was a veteran in the United States Marine Corps and retired from the...