Carmi Times Mon Aug 31 Carmi, Ill. - Phillip Porter KENTUCKY Phillip Grant Porter, 89, Louisville, Ky., passed away at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009 at his residence. He was born Dec. 9, 1919 in Yeaman, Ky., the son of R. Blemmer and Ruby (Grant) Porter. He married Constance Montague March 26, 1988. He was a World War II veteran who served in the 8th Air Force in England. He was a prisoner of war in Germany. Mr. Porter was an auditor for Monumental Life Insurance Co., retiring in 1983. He was an avid golfer at Cherokee and Senaca Golf Clubs. He was a past master of the Masonic Lodge No. 803, Deputy District Grand Master, Louisville Scottish Rite, Downtown Hi-12, Kosair Shriners, American Legion Post No. 201, VFW and Moose Lodge. Mr. Porter was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. Surviving are his loving wife of 21 years, Constance Porter; one daughter, Nita Jo Porter of Brandenburg, Ky.; one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Fran Porter of Carmel, Ind.; three stepchildren; Christopher, Gifford and Lee; one sister-in-law, Edna Porter of Louisville, Ky.; three grandchildren, Ronnie, Sandy and Cindy Porter; and his loving dog, Kyla. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Micah Jo Taylor and Anita P. Land; and two brothers, Paul E. and Merle Porter. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi. Burial will be in Enfield Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Walnut Street Baptist Church, 1101 S Third St., Louisville, Ky. Memorial gifts may be given in Phillip Grant Porter's memory to the Kosair Children's Hospital Foundation or the Veterans of Foreign Wars and may be given at Campbell Funeral Home.