Marvin Sills

Marvin Sills, age 92, a resident of Portland, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center. 

He was a lifelong Jay County farmer. He attended Fellowship Baptist Church in Portland. He was a veteran of the Indiana National Guard and a member of Portland Elks Lodge and the Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association.

Marvin Sills was born Dec. 27, 1931, in Hartford City, Indiana, the son of Hugh and Velma (Johnson) Sills. He was married in 1954 to Donna Myers and she passed away in 2014. He then married Connie Kreischer in 2021 and she passed away in 2023.

Survivors include:

One son — Kevin Sills (Kim Hinshaw), Pennville, Indiana

Two daughters — Vickie Betz (husband: Gary), Portland, Indiana, and Cathy Murray, Rockingham, Virginia

Three sisters — Marjorie Willman, Miami, Florida, Gaytha Holloway, Warren, Indiana, and Londa Stewart (husband: Tom), Eaton, Indiana

Grandchildren — Justin Deaton (wife: Lauren), Andrew Betz – deceased (wife: Jennifer), Danielle Engelbrecht (husband: Josh), Sarah McClure (husband: Shad), Andrea Fortman (husband: Jeff), Jasmine Link (husband: Tony), Quentin Hinshaw, Amanda James and Seth James.

Twenty-one great-grandchildren

Visitation for family and friends will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Funeral services will follow at noon at the funeral Home on Saturday. Burial will follow in the Center Cemetery west of Portland.

Memorials may be directed to the Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association or Center Cemetery.

Condolences may be expressed at williamsonspencer.com.