Baird-Freeman Funeral Home

221 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET

PORTLAND, INDIANA 47371

260-726-7171

bairdfreeman@yahoo.com

Jacqueline Cowan, age 70, of Portland passed away on Tuesday December 30, 2025 in IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She was born in Portland the daughter of Andrew and Mary Helen (Somers) Derringer.  She had worked for Ken Kunkle Chevrolet, Teledyne Portland Forge in Portland and UTA in Berne.  She was an avid reader and enjoyed crocheting.

Surviving is a daughter Angela J. Clemmons (husband David) of Portland, one brother William Derringer of Troutdale, Oregon, Four Granddaughters Bailey Hood, Elizabeth Brooks, Avery West and Megan Slack and three great granddaughters.  She was preceded in death by two sisters Rebecca Wyatt and Jeanne Craig

Funeral services will be Wednesday January 7th at 6:00 PM in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Allen Schoonover presiding. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 3:00 – 6:00 PM.  Burial will be in the Green Park Cemetery.  Memorials can be made to the Jay County Library.

Online condolences at www.bairdfreeman.com