3/20/1951 - 12/12/2019
Greg Hummel, age 68 a resident of rural Portland passed away Thursday,
December 12, 2019. Greg was a member of Walnut Corner Church where he was
the song leader. He was a member of the Tri State Gas Engine and Tractor
Assoc., and Gideons International. He enjoyed restoring tractors and
camping. He was a 1969 graduate of Portland High School and a lifetime
farmer in Greene Twp., Jay County. He worked for Sheffer-Weinland in
Portland, then worked for 33 years with CTS in Berne, and retired from Tyson
Foods in Portland.
Greg Hummel was born March 20, 1951 in Portland,
Indiana the son of Louis and Nilah (Spade) Hummel. Greg was married on
August 29, 1970 to Bessie Gray.
Survivors Include:
His beloved
wife of 49 years, Bessie Hummel, Portland
1 Son- Gene Hummel
(wife-Jeni), Portland
1 Daughter- Charity Pearson (husband-Chad),
Portland
1 Sister- Lois Forte, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
6
Grandchildren- Caleb Hummel, Radney Pearson, Levi Hummel, Brandt
Pearson,Noah Hummel, Leah Hummel, and 4 Great Grandchildren.
He was
preceded in death by a daughter-Teresa Lynn Hummel, sister-Vivian Brewster,
and a brother- Duane Hummel.
Visitation for family and friends will
be held from 3:00pm-7:00pm Tuesday in the Williamson-Spencer and Penrod
Funeral Home in Portland. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Wednesday
at the funeral home with Pastor Herb Hummel and Pastor Steve Rogers
officiating. Burial will follow in the Liber Cemetery south of Portland.
Memorials may be directed to Gideons Interntional.
Williamson &
Spencer Funeral Home; December 13, 2019
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Liber Cemetery