Individual Details

Wayne Porter

(5 Mar 1896 - 20 Mar 1963)

On the 1930 U. S. Census of Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, Wayne Porter appears with his wife Minnie M. and children Peggy Ann and Wayne Jr. Wayne is a partner in a cotton firm. Minnie is an operator of a beauty parlor.

Arkansas Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tuesday, May 21, 1963, Page 6, Col. 1: Wayne Porter, 924 Rock, died yesterday in a Little Rock hospital. He was a retired auto mechanic, a veteran of World War I and member of Hunter Memorial Methodist Church. He was a native of Clarksville. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Minnie Wyatt Porter; a daughter, Mrs. Peggy Porter Pippin of Little Rock; a brother, Russell Porter of Indiawla [Indianola], Iowa; two grandchildren, Thomas Wayne Pippin and Johnny Pippin, both of Little Rock. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Healey & Roth.

Arkansas Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas, Wednesday, May 22, 1963, Page 8, Col. 3: Wayne Porter. Funeral for Wayne Porter, 924 Rock, a retired accountant, who died Monday was today at 2 p.m. in Healey & Roth Chapel by Rev. Robert Johnson. Burial was in Roselawn. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of Hunter Memorial Methodist Church. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Minnie Wyatt Porter; a daughter, Mrs. Peggy Porter Pippin of Little Rock; two brothers, Russell Porter of Indianola, Iowa, and Harold Porter of Muskogee, Okla.; a sister, Mrs. Henderson Speer of Fort Smith and two grandchildren.

Events

Birth5 Mar 1896Clarksville, Johnson Co., Arkansas
Marriage24 Sep 1917Sebastian Co., Arkansas - Minnie Wyatt
Death20 Mar 1963Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas
BurialRoselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas

Families

SpouseMinnie Wyatt (1895 - 1970)
ChildPeggy Ann Porter (1922 - 1985)
ChildWayne Porter Jr. (1924 - )
FatherJohn Thomas Porter (1866 - 1939)
MotherMollie E. Miller (1866 - 1949)
SiblingAlecia Porter (1898 - )
SiblingAileene Porter (1898 - )
SiblingRussell Porter (1901 - 1972)
SiblingHarold O. Porter (1904 - 1920)

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