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James Allen Porter

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  • Name James Allen Porter  [1
    Birth 20 Sep 1934  Pickens, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Aug 2016  [1
    • James Allen Porter, 81, of NE Main Street, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 at his home.

      Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Louia and Bernice Durham Porter.

      Mr. Porter was a retired Law Enforcement Officer with the SC State Transport Police. He also worked in California for La Mirada Construction, Ryobi in Pickens and taught at Tri-County Technical College. He was a member of the Bates Masonic Lodge # 189 A.F.M., Fraternal Order of Police, Order of the Eastern Star and Order of the Amaranth and was a US Navy Veteran of the Korean War.

      Surviving are his wife of the home, Mary Jo Hodges Porter; children, Terry Porter of Pendleton, Ricky Porter, David Porter (Jolene), Tammy DeFord and Debbie Aeillo (Fred) all of Port Orchard, WA; a daughter-in-law, Lee Porter of Easley; step children, Kevin Brown (Brenda), Joel Brown (Terri) all of Jacksonville Beach, FL and Ruselle Davis (Jared) of Ninety-Six, SC; fifteen grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; a sister, Linda Masters of Sunset; and brothers, Benny Porter of Huntersville, NC and David Porter of Liberty.

      A Masonic memorial service will be held on Monday, August 15, 2016 at 6:00 PM in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown.

      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bates Masonic Lodge #189 A.F.M., P.O. Box 1125 Easley, SC 29641.

      The family will be at the home.

      Condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
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    1. [S612] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168225512/james-allen-porter.
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