Edith E. Watkins
Aug 7, 2015
Edith E. Watkins age 83, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Friday, August 07, 2015, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Edith was born on January 28, 1932, in Norton, Virginia, the daughter of Noah and Mary (Gibson) Gilley. She worked for Meshberger Stone in Pennville for over 25...
Mary E. Scott
Aug 6, 2015
Mary E. Scott, age 77 a resident of Portland passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 in the Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She worked at Smith Brothers in Berne for several years. She then worked for Marsh Supermarket in the bakery in Portland.
Mary Scott was born November 7, 1937 in Muncie, Indiana the daughter of...
Patricia A. Nugen
Aug 5, 2015
Patricia A.Nugen, age 69, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, August 05, 2015, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Patricia was born on March 21, 1946, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of John and Betty (Cummings) Nugen. She graduated from Monroe Central High School in 1966. She worked...
Lemoine Overholser
Jul 11, 2015
H. Lemoine Overholser, age 82, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Jay County Hospital in Portland.
Lemoine was born on October 10, 1932, in Huntington, Indiana, the son of Samuel and Rocelia (McLaughlin) Overholser. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean...
Melvin Crouse
Jul 7, 2015
Melvin Crouse, age 75 a resident of Portland passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the Albany Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was a 1957 graduate of Ward High School in Saratoga. He retired in 2003 from Red Gold in Geneva after many years and a member of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church in Portland.
Melvin Crouse...
Charles Jackson
Jul 7, 2015
Charles Jackson, age 79 a resident of Pennville passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at his daughter’s home in Portland. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Portland. He was a member of the Portland Morning Optimist Club and a 1954 graduate of Redkey High School. He owned and operated the Redkey Phillips 66 gas...
Jerry Baughman
Jul 5, 2015
Jerry Baughman, age 90 a resident of Portland passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center. He was a 1946 graduate of Portland High School. He was a US Navy Veteran of WWII serving on the aircraft carrier, USS Savo Island. He retired from Delco Remy in Muncie after 30 years. He was a member of...
Gary Wade Mccowan
Jun 22, 2015
Gary McCowan, age 40, a former Redkey resident, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2015 at his home in Albany.
Gary was born on June 1, 1975 in Portland, the son of Arthur Gary and Betty Louann (Cline) McCowan. He graduated in 1993 from Jay County High School. Gary was a veteran...
Florence Coldren
Jun 18, 2015
Florence Coldren was born September 25, 1914 in Jay County the daughter of F. Jacob and Mabel (Bartling) Heidegger. She was married in 1944 to Charles Coldren who passed away in 1995
Survivors Include:
2 Daughters- Sharon Rhodehamel-Lewis, Ft. Wayne
Rebecca Coldren, Ft. Wayne
2 Sisters- Rachel...
Alexus Gierhart
Jun 15, 2015
Alexus Gierhart, age 20 a Portland resident passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 in Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was a member of the Hickory Grove Church of the Brethren in Jay County. She was a 2013 graduate of Jay County High School where she was very active on the Lady Patriot’s softball team. She was also...
Julie Ann Dehoff
Jun 13, 2015
Julie Ann DeHoff, age 40 a Portland resident passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Wells County, Indiana. She was a member of the Hickory Grove Church of the Brethren in Jay County. She worked at Priority Plastics in Portland. She had also worked at at First National Bank, W&M Manufacturing and FCC, all in Portland. She was a...
Joe Downing
May 30, 2015
Joe E. Downing, age 85, a resident of Pennville passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Portland. He was a member of the Pennville United Methodist Church and a veteran of the US Army Air Corps from 1946-1949.
He owned and operated Pennville Oil and Lumber for 27 years and...
Jimmy S. Miller
May 30, 2015
Jimmy S. Miller, age 88, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Albany Health and Rehab in Albany, Indiana.
Jimmy was born on January 22, 1927, in Bearcreek Township, Jay County, the son of Beryl and Inez (Ashcraft) Miller. He owned and operated Jim Miller Electric and...
Mary Gabbard
May 26, 2015
Mary C. (Crawmer) Gabbard, age 91, a resident of rural Pennville, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Bluffton Regional Hospital in Bluffton, Indiana.
Mary was born on April 6, 1924, in Washington County, Indiana, the daughter of Clark and Lillie (Cole) Callaway. She retired from Pennville Custom Cabinets in 1989. ...
Roger Boyd
May 8, 2015
Roger Boyd, age 68, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015.
Roger was born on May 8, 1947, in Portland, the son of Cecil and Dessie (McKinley) Boyd. He graduated from Portland High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in Vietnam. He retired from...
David Brinkerhoff
May 8, 2015
David Brinkerhoff, age 73, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, May 08, 2015, at his home in Portland.
David was born on October 1, 1941, in Portland, Indiana the son of Calvin and Ruth (Smith) Brinkerhoff. He worked for Sheller Globe in Portland and Bailey’s in Portland. He married Ruth...
Alta Geesaman
May 6, 2015
Alta M. Geesaman, age 88 a resident of Pennville, Indiana passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Millers Merry Manor, Hartford City, Indiana. She worked for Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, 3M in Hartford City, and retired in 1994 from Caylor Nickel Medical Center in Bluffton.
She was born November 7, 1926 in French Lick, Indiana the daughter...
Armond W Jellison Jr.
May 1, 2015
Armond W. Jellison Jr age 91 a Portland resident passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 at his home.
He was a member of the Gospel Lighthouse in Portland where he was song leader for many years. He worked for A. A. Curry Company in Portland for 16 years. He was a certified locksmith in the Portland...
Russell Curme
Apr 27, 2015
Russell Curme, age 86, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Muncie.
Russell was born on March 13, 1929, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of George and Eva (Overmyer) Curme. Russell was a 1947 graduate of Redkey High School. He was a...
Caroline Fisher
Apr 26, 2015
Caroline Sue Fisher, age 60, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Caroline was born on October 19, 1954, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Robert and Betty (Runion) Denney. She worked for Wal-Mart in Portland for several years. Caroline was a member of the Wayland Baptist Church...
