Phillip Hiles
Dec 10, 2015
Phillip Hiles, age 70 a resident of rural Portland passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He was a retired truck driver.
Phillip Hiles was born December 5, 1945 in St. Charles, Missouri the son of Max and Bearnice (Kimberly) Hiles.
Survivors include:
1 Son- Eric...
Gerald D. Shawver
Dec 10, 2015
Gerald D Shawver, age 70 a resident of Portland passed away on Thursday December 10, 2015 at Markle Health and Rehabilitation. Gerald graduated from Jefferson High School in Randolph County in 1953. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and worked for Sheller Globe for 16 years and Juillerat Trucking for a 14 years.
Gerald...
Cyphia Jean Herriford
Dec 9, 2015
Cyphia Jean Herriford, age 55, a resident of Berne, Indiana and a former Jay County resident passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She had worked at Richards Restaurant in Portland and the Gathering House in Berne.
Cyphia Jean Herriford was born June 6, 1960 in West Liberty, Kentucky the daughter of Ramon...
James Bo Harker
Nov 27, 2015
James A. “Bo” Harker, age 57 a resident of Dunkirk passed away Friday at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He worked for 25 years for Indiana Glass in Dunkirk. He then worked for the WalMart Distribution Center in Gas City and Sonoco in Portland.
Bo Harker was born October 31, 1958 in Portland the son...
Charles M Loper Jr
Nov 24, 2015
Charles M. Loper Jr, age 79 a resident of Portland, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at his home in Portland.
Charles was born April 4, 1936, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Charles M. and Helen (Twigg) Loper Sr. He was a veteran of the Indiana National Guard. Charles worked at the Commercial Review for over...
Eveline Smith
Nov 22, 2015
Eveline Smith, age 99, a former Portland resident passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Swiss Village in Berne. She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Portland. She graduated in 1935 from Poling High School and received her BA degree from Earlham College. She was a State law librarian in Cheyanne, Wyoming for 8 years...
Gary Stephen Herriford
Nov 21, 2015
Gary Stephen Herriford, age 54, a resident of Berne, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 from injuries sustained from an automobile accident in Adams County.
Gary was born on August 14, 1961, in Union City, Indiana, the son of Carl Herriford and Shirley (Armstrong) Herriford. He attended Jay County High School. Gary worked for several years...
Shirley D. Pavey
Nov 21, 2015
Shirley D. Pavey, age 71, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at St. Joe Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Shirley was born on July 24, 1944, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Wayne and Mary (Michaels) Witsche. She attended Portland High School and earned an Associate Degree...
Marilyn M. Irelan
Nov 18, 2015
Marilyn M. Irelan, age 71, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at her home.
Marilyn was born on January 3, 1944, in Randolph County, Indiana, the daughter of Cecil and Catherine (Alexander) Wood. She was self-employed home health care provider. Marilyn was a member of the River...
Tommy Roberts
Nov 15, 2015
Tommy Roberts, age 54, a resident of rural Portland in Jefferson Township, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Jay County Hospital in Portland.
Tommy was born on February 24, 1961, in Monterey, Tennessee, the son of L.G. and Peggy (Penticuff) Roberts. He graduated from Jay County High School in 1980...
Gordon Bye
Nov 13, 2015
Gordon Bye, age 74 a Portland resident passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at his home in Portland. Gordon was an associate of the Jehovah Witness he was also a truck driver for 7 years then retired from the Portland Forge in 2008.
Gordon was born on July 25, 1941 in Jay County, Indiana. The son of...
Rachel Theurer
Nov 11, 2015
Rachel Theurer, age 25 a Portland resident passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She attended Zion Lutheran Church in Portland. She was a 2009 graduate of Jay County High School and earned a Bachelor’s degree from Huntington University in Accounting and Business Management. She previously worked for DOZ Accounting in Carmel,...
Seth Corwin
Oct 30, 2015
Seth Corwin, age 16 a resident of Pennville passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at his home. He was a Junior at Jay County High School. He was very active in the Jay County Marching Patriot Band and also the Drum Line. He was employed at the Portland McDonald’s. He enjoyed volunteering at the Pennville Vol. Fire Department and...
Charles "Bud" Sanders
Oct 27, 2015
Charles “Bud” E. Sanders, a resident of Muncie, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Golden Living in Muncie. He was a former Portland resident.
Charles was born on October 7, 1931, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Raymond and Maxine May (Kurtz) Sanders. He was a veteran of the U.S....
Howard "Don" Bash
Oct 25, 2015
Howard “Don” Bash, age 78, a rural Portland resident passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Jay County Hospital. He was retired from the Portland Forge after many years and also worked at the Portland WalMart. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Howard Donald Bash was born November 4, 1936 the son of Lester...
Marguerite Spencer
Oct 21, 2015
Marguerite (Margie) Spencer, age 73, a resident of Decatur, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at her home.
Marguerite was born on September 14, 1942, in Celina, Ohio, the daughter of Richard P. Romer and Mary F. (Harlett) Arner. She worked at CTS in Berne, Jay Garment Co. in Portland . She also worked at Village...
Marlene Nichols
Oct 11, 2015
Marlene Maryland Nichols, age 68, a resident of Portland, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at her home in Portland.
Marlene was born on October 18, 1946, in Lafayette, Indiana, the daughter of Harmon and Eileen (Gillette) Shaver. She graduated from Portland High School in 1964 and earned a Bachelor’s Degree...
Marciel Tyndall-Shull
Oct 10, 2015
Marciel Tyndall-Shull, age 93, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Cridersville, Ohio. She was a former resident of Portland, Indiana and Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Marciel was born on September 4, 1922, in Blackford County, Indiana, the daughter of Everett and Mabel (Mitchell) Fields. She worked for Jay...
Jeannie Hunt
Oct 7, 2015
Luetta “Jeannie” Hunt, age 60, a resident of rural Winchester, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
Jeannie was born on April 4, 1955, in Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of William and Lynn (Hathaway) Hunt. She graduated from Redkey High School and worked for Indiana...
James E. Harker
Oct 3, 2015
James E. “Jim” Harker, age 88, a resident of Dunkirk, passed away Saturday October 3, 2015 at I.U. Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana.
James was born in Portland, Indiana on October 3, 1927, the son of McKinley and Marie (Holly) Harker. He received an Honorable Discharge from the State Guard of Indiana and an...
