Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Porter, William H., 1957 
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William H. Porter

William Herman Porter, 72, well known resident of Newsoms, died early Sunday 
morning, December 15, in Raiford Memorial Hospital, Franklin, after a short 
illness.

He was the husband of Mrs. Martha Cook Porter of Newsoms, and the son of the 
late W. David and Mrs. Sally Cornwell Porter of Southampton County.  He was a 
retired farmer and a member of Mount Horeb Methodist Church.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Annie Hedgepeth 
of Courtland, Mrs. Bessie Seldomridge of Franklin and Mrs. Arie Wilkins and 
Mrs. Lydia Griggs, both of Suffolk; three sons, W. Marvin Porter and Cecil 
Lawrence Porter of Franklin and Ray L. Porter of Handsom; 12 grandchildren and 
16 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. W. Sammons of Portsmouth; two 
brothers, A. Percy Porter and J. L. Porter, both of Newsoms, and one half-
brother, J. D. Porter of Portsmouth.

Funeral services were conducted Monday at 1 p.m., in the chapel of the W. J. M. 
Holland and Sons Funeral Home by Rev. O. L. Gochenour, pastor of Mount Horeb 
Methodist Church.  Burial was in Newsoms Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were J. C. Story, John Worrell, Emmett E. Drake, Lee Raiford, 
Harry Fowler, Donald Rountree, Fred Worrell and James O'Berry.


[William Herman PORTER, d. 15 Dec 1957, age 72, 
 interred in Newsoms Cemetery, 16 Dec 1957, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), obit dated 18 Dec 1957] 

[file transcribed by Carol Stevens, and re-formatted by File Manager.]