Darrell Lee Smith
Jul 12, 2017
Darrell Lee Smith, age 83 a resident of Redkey, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at his home. He was a 1952 graduate of Gov. I.P. Gray High School. Darrell worked 35 years at Westinghouse in Union City. He was a Jail officer at the Jay County Jail and worked security at Indiana Glass in Dunkirk. Darrell then served...
Patty Lue Chittum
Jul 10, 2017
Patty Lue Chittum, age 85, a former Noble Twp. resident passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at Moundville Health and Rehabilitation in Alabama. She moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama two years ago to escape the cold winters. Patty enjoyed working in her yard in Bellefountain, painting, crocheting, playing cards, shuffleboard, and high bowling scores. She was a member of Asbury...
Mable Jean Caylor
Jul 10, 2017
Mable Jean Caylor, age 91 a resident of Pennville, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at Christian Care Center in Bluffton, Indiana. She was a 1944 graduate of Portland High School and loved to read and write poetry. She was a computer programmer for many years with Teledyne Portland Forge. She was instrumental in forming the first public library...
Dustin Clarkson
Jul 8, 2017
Dustin Clarkson age 29 a resident of Portland and former Randolph County resident passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Jay County Hospital.
Dustin Clarkson was born March 3, 1988 in Raleigh, North Carolina the son of William D. and Brenda (Clack) Clarkson. He was married July 23. 2013 to Stephanie Shaneyfelt.
Survivors Include:
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Marlene Pfeifer
Jul 4, 2017
Marlene Pfeifer, age 83, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Marlene was born on January 14, 1934, in Geneva, Indiana, the daughter of Harold “Hap” and Mary (Whiteman) Lehman. She retired from CTS in Berne. Marlene married Melvin Pfeifer on April 4, 1953 and he passed away...
Rex Litton
Jul 3, 2017
Rex W. Litton, age 47, a resident of Van Buren, Indiana and a former Portland resident passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He graduated from Jay County High School in 1988. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in the National Guard.
Rex Litton was born April...
Donna Dale
Jun 28, 2017
Donna I. Dale, age 100, a resident of Portland, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Jay County Hospital in Portland, Indiana.
Donna was born January 7, 1917, in Morrow County, Ohio, the daughter of Earl T. and Pansy A. (Patten) Newcommer. She was a member of Stitch and Chatter Quilt Club and the Plant, Hoe, and...
Nancy (Hummer) Valentine
Jun 26, 2017
Nancy E. Valentine, age 72, a resident of Portland, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017 at Jay County Hospital in Portland.
Nancy was born on July 11, 1944, in Portland, the daughter of Everett and Bertha (Benn) Hummer. She graduated from Portland High School in 1962. Nancy served in several offices for the national, state and...
Donald Morehous
Jun 21, 2017
Donald Morehous, age 74, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
Don was born on October 1, 1942, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Walter and Peg (Imel) Morehous. He graduated from Portland High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army National...
Freda Baughman
Jun 20, 2017
Freda Baughman, age 90, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Jay County Hospital in Portland.
Freda was born on July 1, 1926, in Jay County, the daughter of Thomas and Gladys (Hudson) Hart. She graduated from Poling High School in 1944. Freda worked for NAAS Foods in Portland, CTS in Berne...
Carla Wilson
Jun 20, 2017
Carla Wilson, age 68, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
Carla was born February 7, 1949, in New Castle, Indiana, the daughter of Noel and Kathleen (Williamson) Myers. She graduated from Wes-Del High School in 1968. Carla worked at the Pennville Library for many years and...
William "Billy" Bell
Jun 5, 2017
William “Billy” Bell, age 39 a former Portland resident passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 at his home in Muncie, Indiana.
Billy Bell was born on May 12, 1978 in Lima, Ohio, the son of William Bell and Gail Renner.
Survivors Include:
His Mother- Gail George (companion- Kenneth Shope) Muncie, Indiana
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Judith Moore
Jun 4, 2017
Judith Moore, age 71, a resident of Portland, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2017, at her home in Portland.
Judith was born on December 6, 1945, in Darke County, Ohio, the daughter of Cletus and Waveline (Johnson) Moore. She was a participant in JRDS programs and worked in the JRDS workshop.
Survivors include:
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Christopher B Cavanaugh
May 30, 2017
Christopher B. Cavanaugh, age 30 a Portland resident passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He worked at Wings and Rings Restaurant in Portland.
Christopher B. Cavanaugh was born May 3, 1987 in Portland, Indiana the son of Chris and Faith (Hartley) Cavanaugh.
Survivors Include:
1 Son- Drayton...
Cora J. Dugan
May 27, 2017
Cora J. Dugan, age 93, a former resident of rural Portland in Greene Township, Jay County, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Millers Merry Manor in Dunkirk.
Cora was born on November 29, 1923, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Clement “Clem” and Nancy “Nannie” (Petry) McKinley. She graduated from Portland High School in 1941. ...
Roger Lautzenheiser
May 26, 2017
Roger A. Lautzenheiser, age 67 a former Portland resident passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Roger was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in Vietnam. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion.
Roger Lautzenheiser was born October 4, 1949 in Adams County, Indiana the son of Ernest...
Richard Young
May 25, 2017
Richard Young, age 70, a resident of Portland, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Richard was a graduate of Bryant High School and served in the U.S. Army in the Corp of Engineers in Vietnam. Richard worked at Zurcher Tire for over 30 years and was a member of...
Gordon Clay
May 20, 2017
Gordon Clay, age 64, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at his home in Portland. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp serving in Vietnam. He was employed at Pennville Custom Cabinets in Portland.
Gordon Clay was born July 10, 1952 in Portland, Indiana the son of Eugene and Thelma...
Ruth Tittle
May 18, 2017
Ruth Tittle, age 96, a resident of Ridgville passed away Thursday, May 18 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Ruth worked at Jay Garment for 10 years and was a home maker for many years after.
Ruth Tittle was born January 5, 1921 in Springfield, Illinois the daughter of Harry and Norma (Beals) Gibson....
Patty Jo Votaw
May 14, 2017
Patty Jo Votaw, age 85 a resident of Pennville passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton, Indiana. She was the Pennville Library librarian for 35 years. She was a member of the Pennville United Methodist Church, the Grange, Order of the Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary, Home Economics Club and EnEvant Society, all...
