Walter W. Porter, Sr., 87, of Beaumont, died Sunday, December 11, 2005.
A native of Slidell, Louisiana, and a resident of Beaumont for sixty years, Walter retired as an operator from Union Oil in 1981 after twenty-eight years. Walter was a World War II United States Army veteran having served in the Pacific Theater attaining the rank of 1st Sergeant. He had been a deacon and longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church, active in the Boy Scouts thru the 1960’s and early 1970’s. His family was his hobby, and he enjoyed helping others and Zane Gray Westerns.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Porter of Beaumont; sons, Walter William “Bill” Porter, Jr. and his wife Sira “Sparky” of Beaumont and Keith Henry Porter and his wife Leeanna of League City; daughter, Carolyn Elaine Pierson and her husband Ray of Magnolia; grandchildren, Michelle Porter-Rullman and her husband Pete, Elizabeth Porter-Graff and her husband Michael, Amanda Porter, Levi Porter, Nicole Pierson, Jeremy Pierson and Patrick Pierson; great grandchildren, Zachary Graff, Ryan Rullman, Trent Rullman, Nicholas Graff, and Jacob Tidwell; and sister, Mildred Glossop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be from 3:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at the Mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 3650 Dowlen Road, Beaumont, Texas 77706.
