Individual Details

Arthur Richard Evans Porter

(8 Oct 1890 - 22 May 1974)

Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Wednesday, May 22, 1974, Page 29, Col. 5: Arthur R. Porter, 83, of Dowell, died early today at Marshall Browning Hospital, Du Quoin, after a short illness. He was born Oct. 8, 1890, in England to Richard and Mary J. Abbott Porter. On Oct. 8, 1961, in Dowell, he married Nellie Starkweather. Mr. Porter operated a hardware store in Dowell before retirement. Survivors include his wife; a son, Earl of West Frankfort; daughters, Phyllis Yates of Toronto, Canada, and Jeanette Wood of England; a sister, Edith Rose of England; a brother, Wilfred of England; three step-grandchildren; and eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. One sister, two brothers and one grandchild preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Neal Memorial Chapel, Du Quoin, with the Rev. Robert Gossage, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Du Quoin. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Events

Birth8 Oct 1890Houghton, Durham, England
Arrival4 Nov 1911New York, New York
ResidenceBet 1917 and 1918Franklin Co., Illinois
Marriage1918Sesser, Franklin Co., Illinois - Grace Ann Kirkpatrick
Residence1920Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Goode, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Marriage8 Oct 1961Dowell, Jackson Co., Illinois - Nellie Starkweather
Death22 May 1974Dowell, Jackson Co., Illinois
BurialSunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Du Quoin, Perry Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseGrace Ann Kirkpatrick (1900 - 1968)
ChildPhyllis Juanita Porter (1919 - 2004)
ChildMary Jeanette Porter (1921 - 1997)
SpouseNellie Starkweather ( - )

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

2. Obituary of Arthur R. Porter, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Wednesday, May 22, 1974, Page 29, Col. 5.

3. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

4. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

5. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

6. Obituary of Arthur R. Porter, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Wednesday, May 22, 1974, Page 29, Col. 5.

7. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

8. Obituary of Arthur R. Porter, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Wednesday, May 22, 1974, Page 29, Col. 5.

9. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

10. Obituary of Arthur R. Porter, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Wednesday, May 22, 1974, Page 29, Col. 5.