Martin Lee

Martin Hugh Lee, age 88, of Portland passed away Friday, April 26, 2019, at Indiana University Health Jay Hospital.

He was born in Portland on April 9, 1931, the son of Richard and Lottie (Cox) Lee. He was married April 2, 1999, to Donna Marie Moore Garlinger, who survives.

He was a sergeant major in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1968. He later worked as an insurance claims adjuster.

He was a member of Halfway Lodge 298 in Redkey, Shrine, York Rite, American Legion in Ridgeville, VFW in Geneva, D.A.V., World War II Museum, Korean War Museum, U.S. Army Museum and Boy Scouts.

Surviving are his wife Donna; three sons, Sean Lee of Woodbury, Minnesota, Michael Lee of Fort Wayne and Jeffrey Lee of Kalamazoo, Michigan; one daughter, Debra Lee of Montville, Michigan; one brother, Forrest Lee of Richmond; and one granddaughter.

Funeral services will be Thursday, May 2, 2019, at 2 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Gordon Jackson presiding. Jay Lodge #87 F&AM will perform Masonic Services as part of the funeral. Burial with military graveside rites by Ridgeville American Legion will follow in the Gravel Hill Cemetery west of Bryant. Visitation will be Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. Memorials can be made to Jay County Boy Scouts.

Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.