Mr. Porter died July 5 in a Bedford Convalescent Home. A native of Memphis, Texas, he had been a resident of Euless, Texas, for the past 25 years. He was a veteran of World War II and had been in hotel business management before his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Porter of Euless; a son, William E. Porter of Carrollton, Texas; two daughters, Mary Suzanne Lucas of Euless and Rita Joy Nail of Lubbock, Texas; two sisters, Mittie Pearl Thompson of Hays, Kansas, and twin sister, Wyndolyn Norton of Fort Worth, Texas; and three grandchildren, Sonya Denise Webb of Dallas, Texas, and Matthew Blaine Lucas and Megan Elizabeth Lucas of Euless.