Edward was the son of Ambrose & Missouri Belle Weldon Portwood. He married Elizabeth Jones in Independence, Kentucky. The couple were the parents of Edna Mae, John, Lillian, Ada Blanche, Mary Alice, Jesse, William, Earl Franklin and Anna Belle Portwood. He supported his large family working as a farmer. Mrs. Portwood passed away, in 1944. In his latter years, Mr. Portwood retired from farming, moved to Covington and married Theresa Blumer, the daughter of Henry & Anna Belle Blumer.
•Obituary-Edward Portwood, an employee of the Mueller Ice Co., Covington, and a former resident of Boone County, died Wednesday, October 14 at his home 1011 Greenup St., Covington. He was 72 years old. Mr. Portwood was a member of Big Bone Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Thesa [sic Theresa] Portwood; three sons, John and Earl, both of Elsmere, and William, Covington, and five daughters Mrs. Annabelle Martin, Mrs. Mary York and Mrs. Blanche Meyer, all of Covington; Mrs. Edna Lovelace, Crittenden, and Mrs. Lillian Lozier, Lexington.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Covington. Burial was in Big Bone Cemetery.
Newspaper: Boone County Recorder.
Date: October 13, 1953.
•Obituary-Edward Portwood, an employee of the Mueller Ice Co., Covington, and a former resident of Boone County, died Wednesday, October 14 at his home 1011 Greenup St., Covington. He was 72 years old. Mr. Portwood was a member of Big Bone Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Thesa [sic Theresa] Portwood; three sons, John and Earl, both of Elsmere, and William, Covington, and five daughters Mrs. Annabelle Martin, Mrs. Mary York and Mrs. Blanche Meyer, all of Covington; Mrs. Edna Lovelace, Crittenden, and Mrs. Lillian Lozier, Lexington.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Covington. Burial was in Big Bone Cemetery.
Newspaper: Boone County Recorder.
Date: October 13, 1953.
Edward was the son of Ambrose & Missouri Belle Weldon Portwood. He married Elizabeth Jones in Independence, Kentucky. The couple were the parents of Edna Mae, John, Lillian, Ada Blanche, Mary Alice, Jesse, William, Earl Franklin and Anna Belle Portwood. He supported his large family working as a farmer. Mrs. Portwood passed away, in 1944. In his latter years, Mr. Portwood retired from farming, moved to Covington and married Theresa Blumer, the daughter of Henry & Anna Belle Blumer.
•Obituary-Edward Portwood, an employee of the Mueller Ice Co., Covington, and a former resident of Boone County, died Wednesday, October 14 at his home 1011 Greenup St., Covington. He was 72 years old. Mr. Portwood was a member of Big Bone Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Thesa [sic Theresa] Portwood; three sons, John and Earl, both of Elsmere, and William, Covington, and five daughters Mrs. Annabelle Martin, Mrs. Mary York and Mrs. Blanche Meyer, all of Covington; Mrs. Edna Lovelace, Crittenden, and Mrs. Lillian Lozier, Lexington.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Covington. Burial was in Big Bone Cemetery.
Newspaper: Boone County Recorder.
Date: October 13, 1953.
•Obituary-Edward Portwood, an employee of the Mueller Ice Co., Covington, and a former resident of Boone County, died Wednesday, October 14 at his home 1011 Greenup St., Covington. He was 72 years old. Mr. Portwood was a member of Big Bone Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Thesa [sic Theresa] Portwood; three sons, John and Earl, both of Elsmere, and William, Covington, and five daughters Mrs. Annabelle Martin, Mrs. Mary York and Mrs. Blanche Meyer, all of Covington; Mrs. Edna Lovelace, Crittenden, and Mrs. Lillian Lozier, Lexington.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Covington. Burial was in Big Bone Cemetery.
Newspaper: Boone County Recorder.
Date: October 13, 1953.
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Inter: 10-17-1953. His second wife's maiden name was spelled, in records, as Bloemer, Bloomer and Blumer. I do not know which spelling is correct.
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