Mrs. Porter, a graduate of Utah State University, was very active in educational work and in civic affairs. She holds a B.S. degree, major in dietetic, and an A.M. degree, major in economics, from the University of California, Berkeley. She was a board member of the Berkeley Red Cross for more than 25 years and the first woman to be vice chairman of the Chapter. For 18 years she served as a Grey Lady at the Veteran's Hospital in Livermore.
In a time of fluctuating prices after World War I, the California State Civil Service Commission appointed a committee of eminent economists to make a cost of living survey at several income levels. Mrs. Porter was a special assistant to this committee and had an important part in preparing the report for the State Legislature.
In 1951, Dr. and Mrs. Porter moved from Berkeley to Redlands to be near other members of their family which includeds two daughters: Mrs. Glen Adams (Bess) of Redlands, Mrs. John A. Worley (Venna) of Glendale, four grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. (June 1966)
Services February 10, 1975 at the F. Arthur Cortner Chapel, Redlands and interment in Hillside Memorial Park.
Proud Descendant of Revolutionary War Patriot Moses Thurston Sr MA PVT (1721-1800)
Mrs. Porter, a graduate of Utah State University, was very active in educational work and in civic affairs. She holds a B.S. degree, major in dietetic, and an A.M. degree, major in economics, from the University of California, Berkeley. She was a board member of the Berkeley Red Cross for more than 25 years and the first woman to be vice chairman of the Chapter. For 18 years she served as a Grey Lady at the Veteran's Hospital in Livermore.
In a time of fluctuating prices after World War I, the California State Civil Service Commission appointed a committee of eminent economists to make a cost of living survey at several income levels. Mrs. Porter was a special assistant to this committee and had an important part in preparing the report for the State Legislature.
In 1951, Dr. and Mrs. Porter moved from Berkeley to Redlands to be near other members of their family which includeds two daughters: Mrs. Glen Adams (Bess) of Redlands, Mrs. John A. Worley (Venna) of Glendale, four grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. (June 1966)
Services February 10, 1975 at the F. Arthur Cortner Chapel, Redlands and interment in Hillside Memorial Park.
Proud Descendant of Revolutionary War Patriot Moses Thurston Sr MA PVT (1721-1800)
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1866–1938
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Amanda Caroline Smith Campbell
1868–1925
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Willard Gilbert Smith
1870–1932
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David Franklin Smith
1872–1937
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Deseretta T. Smith
1874–1880
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Georgianna Smith Hatch
1876–1925
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Sarah T. Smith
1878–1880
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Eliza R. T. Smith
1880–1880
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Estella Zina Smith Mulliner
1884–1972
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Frances Smith Lee
1886–1909
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Gertrude Ortentia Smith Rawlins
1888–1977
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