9/18/1945 - 7/30/2022
Kenneth Ames, age 76, of Portland passed away Saturday July 30, 2022 at
IU Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Kenneth was born in Portland on
September 18, 1945 the son of Homer and Opal (Ross) Ames. He was married on
September 8, 1963 to Barbara Ford who survives. He retired from Teledyne
Portland Forge in 2006, attended Evangelical Methodist Church and was a 1963
Portland High School graduate.
Surviving are his wife of 58 years
Barbara, one son Chris Ames of Portland and one daughter Jodi Wall (husband
Ryan) of Portland, three grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Friday at 6:00 PM in the Baird-Freeman Funeral
Home with Pastor Steve Arnold presiding. Visitation will be Friday from 2:00
– 6:00 PM. Burial will be in the Zoar Cemetery. Memorials can be made to
Evangelical Methodist Church.
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home;
August 1, 2022
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Zoar Cemetery