Mr. Glenn Lewis Portwood, age 67, of Lyons, died Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. He was a native of Swainsboro, a 1973 graduate of Swainsboro High School, and had lived in Lyons since 1978. He worked with Vidalia Police Department for twenty years, later as a detective, and worked as an investigator with Smith & Cannon, P.C. for twenty years. He was a member of Hawhammock Baptist Church in Emanuel County, and he enjoyed yard work, gardening, cooking, watching westerns, decorating his home, and reading. He is preceded in death by his wife Michelle Portwood; parents, Lewis Gordan Portwood and Doris Gregory Portwood; and two brothers, Michael Portwood and Cliff Portwood.
His family includes four children, Joshua Portwood and wife Carrie of Oklahoma, Katherine Portwood and Gene Boggs of Florida, Brittany Portwood and fiancé Brandon Johnson of Lyons, and Rachel Portwood Bray and husband Tyler of Lyons; one sister, Donna Portwood Norfleet and husband Bobby of Lyons; five grandchildren, Michael Portwood, Aiden Portwood, Mara Portwood, Joy Portwood and Nathan Bray; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be Thursday afternoon, December 1st, at 3:00 in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Pastor Glen Russell officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 pm until just prior to the service
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice Foundation, PO Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30475.
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