- Date Of Birth: January 25, 1950
- Date Of Death: October 30, 2017
- State: Indiana
Portland, IN
Iris P. Polk, 67, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017 at her home in Portland.
Iris was born on January 25, 1950 in Muncie, Indiana to Claude and Marie Polk. Later, Iris would move to Portland where she would live in a group home for handicapped adults for over 35 years.
Iris loved life. She was very friendly and outgoing. She never met a stranger. Iris loved country music, especially, Loretta Lynn. She participated in the Special Olympics and enjoyed bowling.
Her surviving family include: three sisters: Ruthanna Stout, Mary Schumacher, and Shirley Roberts (Chuck); brother-in-law, John McKnight; sister-in-law, Peggy Polk; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews; special friends, Annie Simmons and Jodie Williamson as well as all her friends and staff at the North Street Group Home and Jay Randolph Development Center.
In addition to her parents, Iris was preceded in death by her brothers, George Polk, John Polk, and infant brother James Polk, and one sister, Marilyn McKnight.
