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Scott Damon Porter, 49-year-old resident of Afton, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at his home. He was born on June 29, 1977, in Vinita, Oklahoma. Scott attended school in Welch and Altamont, Kansas growing up. He worked for Wal-Mart and most recently for Lowe’s Home Improvement Store before his health forced his early retirement. Scott loved his Raiders and was a big football fan. He also enjoyed fishing, noodling, hunting, and visiting his many friends and neighbors.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Payton Porter, his grandfather, Kenneth Porter; grandparents, Jesse and Edna Shaffer; aunt, Gerri Drake, and uncles, Kenny Porter, and Dean Shaffer and a Cousin Jeffrey Drake.
The family includes his children, Ethan and Elijah Porter, Bailee Porter, Tyler Boyer and Madison Chancery, all of Claremore; parents, Charisse and Larry Shaffer of Afton; grandmother, Anna Marie Porter of Wyandotte; sister Stephanie Shaffer of Claremore; his niece, Kyndal Myers; aunts and uncles, Terri and Gary Wyrick, Kevin Porter, Gary Drake, Jesse Shaffer, and Sherry Knighton; and many other cousins and friends.
The graveside service will be held on Friday, August 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Walker Cemetery west of Welch, Shaun Whetstone will officiate. Online condolences may be made at www.highsmithfh.com or on the funeral home Facebook page. Arrangements are in the care of the Burckhalter-Highsmith Funeral and Cremation Services of Vinita. “Vinita’s only locally family owned and operated funeral home.”
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