10/1/1942 - 6/21/2017
Donald Morehous, age 74, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
Don was born on October 1, 1942, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of
Walter and Peg (Imel) Morehous. He graduated from Portland High School and
was a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard. He worked for the Portland
Forge in Portland, retiring in 2006. He was a member of the CCM Church in
Bryant. Don married Cheryl Twigg on December 20, 1968.
Survivors
include:
His wife of 48 years – Cheryl Morehous – rural Portland,
Indiana
1 son: Scott Morehous (wife Kimberly) – New Albany, Indiana
2 daughters: Kim Clifton (husband Rick) – Portland, Indiana
Donna
Johnson (husband Kenny) – Indianapolis, Indiana
2 brothers: Carl
Morehous (wife Carolyn) – Bryant, Indiana
Robert Morehous (wife
Vivian) – Portland, Indiana
3 sisters: Sharon Shauver (husband Steve)
– Salamonia, Indiana
Linda Morehous – Portland, Indiana
Carol
Green – Portland, Indiana
10 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren
Visitation will be held on Friday from 4-8 p.m. at the Williamson and
Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.
Pastor Dave Peters will officiate and burial will follow in the Salamonia
Cemetery in Salamonia, Indiana. The American Legion Post #211 of Portland
will conduct military graveside rites.
Memorials may be directed
towards the Jay County Cancer Society or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for
Parkinson’s Research.
Williamson & Spencer Funeral
Home; 06/22/17
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Salamonia Cemetery