DUNKIRK – Sonny Lee Poor, 60, passed away at home surrounded by family Friday, May 1, 2015.
Born in Hayward, California on November 19, 1954, he grew up in the Delaware County community while attending Delta High School. Sonny served a short stint in the U.S. Navy before receiving an honorable discharge.
He worked at Indiana Glass for twenty-nine years until the plant closed where he was the last serving president of Local Union 501.
He was a very vocal fan of the San Francisco Forty-Niners and loved helping others when he could.
Survivors include his wife of thirty-six years, Debra Poor; his son, Jonathan Bartlett (wife, Amanda), Crestview, FL; his daughter, Andrea Blumenhorst, Portland, IN; and seven grandchildren, Haileigh, Jordan, Paige, Andrew, Makenzie, Nicolas and Rylee. Many extended family members and friends as well.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Francis Price; father, Orvil Poor; and brother, Butch Poor.
There is a memorial being held at Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, Dunkirk, IN 47336 on Monday, May 4, 2015 from 1-5 p.m. EST. There will be a potluck lunch from 1-4 p.m. followed by the memorial.
Flowers and donations can be sent to the Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, Dunkirk, IN 47336.
Lid says
I am so sorry to hear of the death of Sonny. The passing away of a loved one is always with much sorrow. May we have faith and confidence in the Bible’s promise of a time when pain, sickness and death are a thing of the past (Revelation 21:3, 4). My condolences are with the family at this difficult time.