Baird-Freeman Funeral Home

221 North Meridian Street

Portland, Indiana 47371

260-726-7171

Lena L. McIntire, age 87, of rural Ridgeville, passed away on Monday November 21, 2022 at her residence.  She was born in Moreland, Kentucky on September 19, 1935 the daughter of Edward and Florence (DeWitt) Little.  She was married on December 26, 1953 to Gilbert "Gib" McIntire and he passed away on July 18, 1998.  Lena was a homemaker and had worked at Kerr Glass for seventeen years.

She was an avid quilter and crocheter and enjoyed doing crafts.

Surviving are three sons Eric McIntire of Ridgeville, Clint McIntire of Ridgeville and Nathan McIntire (wife Dyanna) of Montpelier, one daughter Vickie Manship of Salem, Indiana, two brothers Bill Wiley of Seaman, Ohio and Ernest DeWitt of Muncie, two sisters Doris Bailey of Seaman, Ohio and Beverly Jackson of Muncie, Fifty grand, great grand and great-great grandchildren with three more on the way.  She was preceded in death by a son Jeff McIntire and she was the oldest living on both sides of her family.

Funeral services will be Saturday November 26, 2022 at 12:00 Noon in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Smith presiding.  Burial will follow in the Bluff Point Cemetery.  Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 – 12:00 PM.

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