Harriet L. Evans age 94, former Portland resident passed away Thursday December 31, 2020 in Heritage Pointe in Warren, Indiana. She was born in Bluffton, Indiana on April 24, 1926 the daughter of Garth and Gretchen (Callihan) Herbst. She was married on February 14, 1947 to Emerson Eugene Evans and he passed away on January 18, 2015. Harriet had worked for Montgomery Ward and Methodist Daycare in Warsaw. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and Eastern Star. She was a Portland High School graduate.

Surviving are two sons Robley Evans (wife Therese) of Bluffton and Rodney Evans of Indianapolis, Four grandchildren and eight great grandchild.

Private funeral services will be held in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home in Portland with Pastor Joe Boggs presiding. Burial will be in the Green Park Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Jay County Heart Fund.

Online condolences at www.baird-freeman.com