Marie Scott
Mar 22, 2015
Marie Scott, age 91 a Pennville resident passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Signature Health Care in Bluffton, Indiana. She was a homemaker and also a cook at Pennville High School for many years.
Marie was born October 12, 1923 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia the daughter of Tazwell and Cora (Buchanan) Dorton. She was married...
William Bill Gettinger
Mar 20, 2015
William (Bill) Reid Gettinger, age 90, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at his home in Portland. He was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Portland, and a 1943 graduate of Portland High School. He was a United States Army veteran of WWII from 1943-45, and a 67 year member of the Portland American Legion post...
Connie Straley
Mar 18, 2015
Connie Straley, age 58, a resident of Portland passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Jay County Hospital . She worked at Red Gold in Geneva for over 20 years.
Connie Straley was born February 24, 1957 in Jay County, Indiana the daughter of Alfred and Edith (Clouse) Beitler.
Survivors Include:
Her...
Patricia Sherrill
Mar 13, 2015
Patricia Sherrill, age 72 , a former resident of Portland and Ft.Wayne passed away Friday March 13, 2015 at her home in Decatur, Indiana. She owned Sherrill’s Wedding Boutique in New Haven, Indiana and was a 1960 graduate of Portland High School.
Patricia was born September 4, 1942 in Portland, Indiana the daughter of John and Sculey...
Tommy J. Abel
Mar 5, 2015
Tommy J. Abel, age 55 a Portland resident passed away Thursday March 5, 2015 at his home. He was employed at Tyson Foods in Portland.
Tommy Abel was born October 11, 1959 in Greenville, Ohio the son of Kerry and Phyllis (Subler) Abel.
Survivors Include:
1 Daughter- Holly Abel, Union City,...
Brenda L. Baynes-Mourant
Feb 28, 2015
Brenda L. Baynes-Mourant, age 32, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at her mother’s home in Decatur following an extended illness.
Brenda was born on July 24, 1982, in Fontana, California, the daughter of David and Linda (Ball ) Baynes.
Survivors include:
Her Husband: - Dion Mourant
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Hugh "Butch" Grider
Feb 23, 2015
Hugh “Butch” Grider, age 76 a resident of Portland passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at his home. He was self employed as a professional carpet installer in the Jay County area for many years. He was a 1956 graduate of Portland High School.
Butch Grider was born May 2, 1938 in Portland, Indiana the son of...
John Wolford
Feb 17, 2015
John Wolford, age 89, a resident of Muncie, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He was a former Bryant and Portland resident.
John was born on April 22, 1925, in Kokomo, Indiana, the son of Oliver B. and Rosie (Davis) Wolford. He graduated...
Mandy J. Theurer
Feb 13, 2015
Mandy J. Theurer, age 26, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015.
Mandy was born on July 18, 1988, in Muncie, Indiana, the daughter of Roger and Charlene (Kennedy) Theurer. Mandy graduated from Jay County High School in 2007 and later graduated from Masters of Cosmetology in...
Janet Downing
Feb 12, 2015
Janet Downing, age 73, a Pennville resident passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Portland. She was a member of the Pennville United Methodist Church. She and her husband owned and operated Pennville Oil and Lumber in Pennville for many years. She also worked at WalMart in Portland. She was a member of the...
Bonnie Geesaman
Feb 7, 2015
Vivian “Bonnie” Geesaman, age 84, a rural Portland resident passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at her home. She was a 1950 graduate of Roll High School in Blackford County. She worked at Armstrong Cork in Dunkirk and CTS in Berne.
She was born October 20, 1930 in Blackford County, Indiana the daughter of Charlie and Nellie...
Joyce J. Coulson
Feb 5, 2015
Joyce J. Coulson, age 80, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, February 05, 2015, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Joyce was born on October 18, 1934, in Union City, Ohio, the daughter of Ralph and Mary Ruth (Rines) Coulson. She worked for 20 years at The Commercial Review in Portland,...
Larry Snyder
Feb 2, 2015
Larry Snyder age 76, a resident of rural Bryant in Jackson Township, passed away on Monday, February 02, 2015, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Larry was born on January 26, 1939, in Portland, Indiana, the son of John and Jeanette (Houser) Snyder. Larry farmed in Jackson Township for many years, drove school...
Mitchell Dean Farber
Jan 31, 2015
Mitchell Dean Farber, age 52, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at his home in Phoenix.
Mitch was born on October 10, 1962, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Richard “Dick” and Janet Farber. He was a 1981 graduate of Jay County High School. He graduated...
Deborah Dale
Jan 27, 2015
Deborah Dale, age 62, a former resident of Pennville, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Ossian Health Care and Rehab in Ossian, Indiana.
Deborah was born on December 30, 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Bud and Carolyn (Howard) Lairson.
Survivors include:
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Deborah A Debolt
Jan 24, 2015
Deborah A. DeBolt, age 53, a Union City, Ohio resident passed away Saturday January 24, 2015 in the State of the Heart Hospice Unit at Wayne Hospital in Greenville, Ohio. She graduated from the Anthony Wayne School in Greenville and worked for Wayne Industries for 25 years.
Deborah was born August 7, 1961 in Winchester, Indiana the...
Phyllis Fowler
Jan 24, 2015
Phyllis L. Fowler, age 87, a resident of Winchester, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Pink Knoll Rehabilitation Center in Winchester. She was a former resident of Jay County, living in Pike Township.
Phyllis was born on March 27, 1927, in Randolph County, Indiana the daughter of Clarence and Margaret...
Charles Buck
Jan 21, 2015
Charles S. Buck, age 84 a Portland resident passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. He was a member of The Rock Church in Portland. He retired from Vance Heating and Cooling in Portland after 20 years. Charles was a 1948 graduate of Portland High School and received a business degree from International College of...
Richard Martin
Jan 20, 2015
Richard A.“Dick” Martin, age 71, a rural Wayne Twp. Jay County resident passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Chalet Village Rehabilitation Center in Berne. He was a 1961 graduate of Portland High School. He retired from the U. S. Navy after 21 years. He served his country in Vietnam and the Cuban missile crisis. He was an avid...
Helen Fisher
Jan 20, 2015
Helen Fisher, age 92, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Helen was born on April 16, 1922 in Jay County, the daughter of Albert and Rose (Welsch) Laux. She was one of eleven children. Helen married Leon Fisher and he preceded her...
