Ruth Virginia (Streit)
Porter
Aug 7, 1917 - Jan 2, 2008
Submitted by: Jo Augirre
The funeral for Ruth V. Porter, 90, of Kingfisher will be 2 p.m. today
at Sanders Funeral Chapel, Kingfisher, with Rebekah funeral rites.
Burial will be in Kingfisher Cemetery.
She was born Aug. 7, 1917, in Edmond to Samuel Adamson Streit and Cora
Francis Hamlin Streit and died Jan. 2, 2008, in Oklahoma City.
She attended Crescent public schools and finished Lanes Beauty College
at Oklahoma City in May 1935. She was a registered beauty operator since
July 1935, operating her own shop since April 3, 1946, closing it in
August 2003.
She married Harvey Porter June 9, 1947, at Port Lavaca, Texas. They made
their home in Kingfisher. She was a member of Methodist Church,
Kingfisher and American Legion Auxiliary since 1948.
She was a past officer for all units of Kingfisher Rebekah Lodge No. 3
and Enid L.A.P.M. No. 12.
She served as past district deputy president
of Rebekah Assembly in 1959-1960. In 1964, she received Decoration of
Chivalry for service in the lodge and community. She also served as
grand matriarch of the Grand L.E.A. of Oklahoma, 1966-1967, and was a
member more than 60 years.
Surviving are one daughter, Shirley Porter Meyer, of Grapevine, Texas;
six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey, three sons, two
sisters, one brother and two grandchildren.
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