Sarah Elizabeth Lane Garnett Porter, 92, died Saturday, November 1, 2014, at her home in Max Meadows, where she was born on September 28, 1922.
She was a lifelong resident of Max Meadows and was a graduate of Max Meadows High School. She was a member of Wythe County's First Families. She was also a member of Max Meadows United Methodist Church, where her grandfather, Henry J. Shaffer, served as one of the trustees who was instrumental in purchasing the land on which the current church rests.
Sarah was preceded in death by her parents, Pat Lane and Lettie Shaffer Lane; her first husband, James R. Garrnett; who was killed in action in World War II; and her second husband of 44 years, Ernest Brown Porter.
She is survived by five daughters, Dr. Ruth Ellen Porter and husband, Bill, of Vidalia, Ga., Susan Blevins and husband, Roger, of Max Meadows, Nancy Moore and husband, Davis, of Wytheville, Kathy Porter of Max Meadows, and Stephanie Porter-Nichols and husband, Doug, of Crockett; a son, William Porter and wife, Janice, of Max Meadows; grandchildren, Danny Byington, Brenta Blevins, Dr. Jennifer Magill, Jacob Porter, Brent Blevins Jr., and Felicia Fowler; and seven great-grandchildren.
While the family appreciates flowers, in lieu donations can be made to an animal advocacy organization of your choice in honor of her memory. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 3, 2014, from 2 to 3 P.M. followed by a graveside service at West End Cemetery officiated by her daughter, the Rev. Stephanie Porter-Nichols.Arrangements by Grubb Funeral Home.
Published in the Roanoke Times Nov 3, 2014
She was a lifelong resident of Max Meadows and was a graduate of Max Meadows High School. She was a member of Wythe County's First Families. She was also a member of Max Meadows United Methodist Church, where her grandfather, Henry J. Shaffer, served as one of the trustees who was instrumental in purchasing the land on which the current church rests.
Sarah was preceded in death by her parents, Pat Lane and Lettie Shaffer Lane; her first husband, James R. Garrnett; who was killed in action in World War II; and her second husband of 44 years, Ernest Brown Porter.
She is survived by five daughters, Dr. Ruth Ellen Porter and husband, Bill, of Vidalia, Ga., Susan Blevins and husband, Roger, of Max Meadows, Nancy Moore and husband, Davis, of Wytheville, Kathy Porter of Max Meadows, and Stephanie Porter-Nichols and husband, Doug, of Crockett; a son, William Porter and wife, Janice, of Max Meadows; grandchildren, Danny Byington, Brenta Blevins, Dr. Jennifer Magill, Jacob Porter, Brent Blevins Jr., and Felicia Fowler; and seven great-grandchildren.
While the family appreciates flowers, in lieu donations can be made to an animal advocacy organization of your choice in honor of her memory. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 3, 2014, from 2 to 3 P.M. followed by a graveside service at West End Cemetery officiated by her daughter, the Rev. Stephanie Porter-Nichols.Arrangements by Grubb Funeral Home.
Published in the Roanoke Times Nov 3, 2014
Sarah Elizabeth Lane Garnett Porter, 92, died Saturday, November 1, 2014, at her home in Max Meadows, where she was born on September 28, 1922.
She was a lifelong resident of Max Meadows and was a graduate of Max Meadows High School. She was a member of Wythe County's First Families. She was also a member of Max Meadows United Methodist Church, where her grandfather, Henry J. Shaffer, served as one of the trustees who was instrumental in purchasing the land on which the current church rests.
Sarah was preceded in death by her parents, Pat Lane and Lettie Shaffer Lane; her first husband, James R. Garrnett; who was killed in action in World War II; and her second husband of 44 years, Ernest Brown Porter.
She is survived by five daughters, Dr. Ruth Ellen Porter and husband, Bill, of Vidalia, Ga., Susan Blevins and husband, Roger, of Max Meadows, Nancy Moore and husband, Davis, of Wytheville, Kathy Porter of Max Meadows, and Stephanie Porter-Nichols and husband, Doug, of Crockett; a son, William Porter and wife, Janice, of Max Meadows; grandchildren, Danny Byington, Brenta Blevins, Dr. Jennifer Magill, Jacob Porter, Brent Blevins Jr., and Felicia Fowler; and seven great-grandchildren.
While the family appreciates flowers, in lieu donations can be made to an animal advocacy organization of your choice in honor of her memory. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 3, 2014, from 2 to 3 P.M. followed by a graveside service at West End Cemetery officiated by her daughter, the Rev. Stephanie Porter-Nichols.Arrangements by Grubb Funeral Home.
Published in the Roanoke Times Nov 3, 2014
She was a lifelong resident of Max Meadows and was a graduate of Max Meadows High School. She was a member of Wythe County's First Families. She was also a member of Max Meadows United Methodist Church, where her grandfather, Henry J. Shaffer, served as one of the trustees who was instrumental in purchasing the land on which the current church rests.
Sarah was preceded in death by her parents, Pat Lane and Lettie Shaffer Lane; her first husband, James R. Garrnett; who was killed in action in World War II; and her second husband of 44 years, Ernest Brown Porter.
She is survived by five daughters, Dr. Ruth Ellen Porter and husband, Bill, of Vidalia, Ga., Susan Blevins and husband, Roger, of Max Meadows, Nancy Moore and husband, Davis, of Wytheville, Kathy Porter of Max Meadows, and Stephanie Porter-Nichols and husband, Doug, of Crockett; a son, William Porter and wife, Janice, of Max Meadows; grandchildren, Danny Byington, Brenta Blevins, Dr. Jennifer Magill, Jacob Porter, Brent Blevins Jr., and Felicia Fowler; and seven great-grandchildren.
While the family appreciates flowers, in lieu donations can be made to an animal advocacy organization of your choice in honor of her memory. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 3, 2014, from 2 to 3 P.M. followed by a graveside service at West End Cemetery officiated by her daughter, the Rev. Stephanie Porter-Nichols.Arrangements by Grubb Funeral Home.
Published in the Roanoke Times Nov 3, 2014
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