Glenn Martin died 1993 Iberia Cem does anyone know when Vera Porter died Jim K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy & Jerry Thompson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 4:17 PM Subject: [MOMILLER] Porter/Hix - obituary > Unknown Publication, October 1936 > > The entire community was shocked when the sad news of the death > of Quentin Porter, at the Wallace Memorial Hospital in Lebanon last Friday > night was announced. Quentin, on Tuesday, September 29th, took ill, the > nature of his illness being something like tonsillitis. After a day or so > he was compelled to take his bed and the trouble continued to grow more > aggravating. During the balance of the week he experienced two and three > hard chills a day and his temperature ran very high. Saturday night > following he was taken to the Wallace Hospital for special treatment, but > in > spite of all that could be done his condition continued to grow more > alarming. The nature of his illness was somewhat baffling to the doctors > in > attendance, however, they finally thought it might be typhoid. To make > the > case more critical, he contracted pneumonia Friday evening about 6 o'clock > and lived only about three hours. His wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy > F. > Porter, and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Martin, were > at his bedside when the end came. > > The body was brought back to Iberia Friday night and Sunday > afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, impressive funeral services, conducted by Dr. > G. > Byron Smith, were held from the Congregational Church in the presence of a > large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. > > The song service was conducted by a quartet, consisting of the > following young men who had been associates of Quentin's: Berry > Livingston, > Wes Condra, Spurgeon Atwell and Russell Mobley. Interment was made in the > Iberia Cemetery under direction of Adams & Casey, local undertakers. > > Quintin Balfred Porter, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Porter > was born near Hancock, Missouri on April 28, 1907. Quentin passed away at > the Wallace Memorial Hospital I Lebanon Friday evening, October 9th 1936, > being 29 years, 5 months and 5 days of age. > > When about five years old his parents moved to Iberia, where he > attended the public grade school and the Iberia Academy. > > On the seventh of September, 1929, he was married to Elsie Hix > of near Ulman, Missouri. Quentin spent practically all his life in > Iberia, > except for the last few years, when he had employment in Kansas City and > Jefferson City. > > About four years ago, on Easter Sunday, Quentin united with the > Iberia Congregational Church, where he kept his membership to the end. > > He leaves to cherish his memory, a dear wife, father, mother > and > one sister (Mrs. Glenn Martin), two grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. > Porter; > six uncles, five aunts, besides many other relatives and friends. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message