Portia Rico Shives
1936-2022
Portia Rico Shives, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, January 10, 2022 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC.
Born August 14, 1936 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Herbert Thornton and Annie Elizabeth Allen Merchant.
She attended Berkeley Springs Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Portia attended schools in Morgan County.
She worked at several canneries around the area including A.C. Unger Canning Factory in Berkeley…
