Martha (Banta) Warnock

9/15/1923 - 12/8/1993

Martha Warnock

 Martha Warnock, 70, 440 E. Water St., Portland, died early today at Adams County Memorial Hospital, Decatur. 

She worked for the welfare department for several years and attended the West Walnut Street Church of Christ. 

Born Sept. 15, 1923, in Jay County, she was the daughter of Elsworth and Stella (Green) Banta. She was married to Max Warnock in 1945, and he died in 1972. 

Surviving are one son, Donald Warnock, Hillsdale, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Leland (Ruth) Godfrey, Portland, and Harriett Bishop, Sarasota, Fla.; and two grandchildren. 

Services are set for 1 p.m. Friday in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, Portland, with Pastor Bruce Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Green Park Cemetery. 

Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 8 pm Thursday. 

Memorials may be made to the Jay County Cancer Society. Inc.

Commercial Review, Portland, Indiana;    12/8/1993 (handwritten)

 Buried in Green Park Cemetery