Jimmie Ethyl Scruggs Porter, 88, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in Cooper City, Fla.
Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Jimmie was born Sept. 7, 1920, in Gainesville to Marie and James Scruggs. She moved to Florida in 2004 to be close to her daughter, Edwina. She was a member of the Gainesville Circus in her childhood years and is honored in the Gainesville Circus museum. During World War II, she worked in a hand grenade factory. From there she set up shop as a beautician in Haltom City, where she retired many years later.
Mrs. Porter was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Robert Leon Porter.
Survivors: Children, Edwina Kaminsky of Cooper City, Fla., Laura Conklin, Larry Porter, Lorraine Skalos, Roxanne Scott, Rose Jackson; 17 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 12/7/2008
Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Jimmie was born Sept. 7, 1920, in Gainesville to Marie and James Scruggs. She moved to Florida in 2004 to be close to her daughter, Edwina. She was a member of the Gainesville Circus in her childhood years and is honored in the Gainesville Circus museum. During World War II, she worked in a hand grenade factory. From there she set up shop as a beautician in Haltom City, where she retired many years later.
Mrs. Porter was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Robert Leon Porter.
Survivors: Children, Edwina Kaminsky of Cooper City, Fla., Laura Conklin, Larry Porter, Lorraine Skalos, Roxanne Scott, Rose Jackson; 17 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 12/7/2008
Jimmie Ethyl Scruggs Porter, 88, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in Cooper City, Fla.
Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Jimmie was born Sept. 7, 1920, in Gainesville to Marie and James Scruggs. She moved to Florida in 2004 to be close to her daughter, Edwina. She was a member of the Gainesville Circus in her childhood years and is honored in the Gainesville Circus museum. During World War II, she worked in a hand grenade factory. From there she set up shop as a beautician in Haltom City, where she retired many years later.
Mrs. Porter was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Robert Leon Porter.
Survivors: Children, Edwina Kaminsky of Cooper City, Fla., Laura Conklin, Larry Porter, Lorraine Skalos, Roxanne Scott, Rose Jackson; 17 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 12/7/2008
Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Jimmie was born Sept. 7, 1920, in Gainesville to Marie and James Scruggs. She moved to Florida in 2004 to be close to her daughter, Edwina. She was a member of the Gainesville Circus in her childhood years and is honored in the Gainesville Circus museum. During World War II, she worked in a hand grenade factory. From there she set up shop as a beautician in Haltom City, where she retired many years later.
Mrs. Porter was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Robert Leon Porter.
Survivors: Children, Edwina Kaminsky of Cooper City, Fla., Laura Conklin, Larry Porter, Lorraine Skalos, Roxanne Scott, Rose Jackson; 17 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 12/7/2008
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