Marion D. Porter, 66, of Centertown, Ky., passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky. He was born Dec. 4, 1948, to the late Orman C. Porter and Jessie Patton Porter in Centertown, Ky.
Mr. Porter retired from Whirlpool Corporation in Evansville, Ind. He was a member of Centertown Tabernacle and also served in the United States Army during Vietnam. He was preceded in death by one brother, Carol Bartlett.
Survivors include his wife, Leta Faye Addington Porter, of Centertown; three children, Ryan Dale (Kimberly) Porter of Pellville, Ky., Rhonda Gayle Porter (Juan) Figueroa of Las Cruces, N.M., and Brandon Dwight (Sara) Porter, of Evansville, Ind.; nine grandchildren, Cameron Porter, Ethan Porter, Landen Porter, Taylor Wharton, Mason Porter, Jayden Porter, Brooklyn Porter, Jamiley Figueroa and Christian Figueroa; one sister, Rita Faye Porter, of Centertown; and one brother, Don (Nancy) Bartlett, of Hendersonville, Tenn.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 15, at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home in Hartford, Ky., with Bro. Marty Bowlds and Bro. Kyle Franklin officiating. Burial will follow in Walton’s Creek Cemetery in Centertown, Ky. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.
The family request expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to, The Gideons International, P.O. Box 401, Hartford, KY 42347.