12/30/1939 - 2/13/2022
Phillip R. McIntire, age 82, of rural Portland passed away Sunday morning
February 13, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Muncie on December 30,
1939 the son of Corvin and Bessie (Jaynes) McIntire. He was married on March
12, 1960 to Judy Williams, who survives. Phillip was an electrician and
sixty year member of IBEW Local 855 and attended New Beginnings Church. He
loved his family and grandchildren and enjoyed hunting, fishing and racing
greyhound dogs.
Surviving are his wife Judy, two sons Kevin McIntire
(wife Lisa) of Fort Wayne and Gary McIntire (wife Lisa) of Dunkirk, one
daughter Melanie Upp (husband Scott) of Dunkirk, two sisters Ruth Garrett
and Claris Meeks both of Muncie, Eight grandchildren and twelve great
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers Paul, Gilbert,
George and Ira, two sisters Mary Garrett and Louise Thornbro, and grandson
Wes Bonifas.
Funeral services will be Wednesday February 16, 2022 at
11:00 AM in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Smith
presiding. Burial will follow in the Bluff Point Cemetery. Visitation will
be Tuesday from 4:00 – 8:00 PM and one hour prior to the services. Memorials
can be made to The Salvation Army, Jay County Cancer Society or New
Beginnings Church.
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home February
14, 2022
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Bluff Point Cemetery