Francis J. Fowler

8/12/1920 - 3/9/1972

Two Portland men die in fire

Two Portland men, John Frank Barr, 71, and Francis J. Fowler, 51, were pronounced dead at the scene in a fire which engulfed the Barr home I Portland early Thursday morning.


R.E. Schenck, Jay county coroner, listed the cause of death of both men as smoke inhalation and super-heated air.

Barr, a World War I veteran was a retired employee of Sheller-Globe Corp. at Portland, and was a member of Portland American Legion post, Disabled American Veterans and the Eagles lodge.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Carrie Barr of Richmond; four nieces and one nephew.

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Fowler had been employed at Nussbaum Novelty Co. in Berne. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Fowler of Portland; one brother and four sisters.


Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the Baird-Freeman funeral home in Portland, with the Fowler rites at 1 p.m. and the Barr rites at 3 p.m.

Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana; Friday, March 10, 1972
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Buried in Salamonia Cemetery