| Show MORGAN L D S CHURCH LEADER IS DEAD ernest porter 53 a leader in morgan county activities of the L D S church died at the family home in po porterville berville terville ter ville november fol lowing I 1 lofink an illness of two weeks mr porter had been a resident ot of porterville throughout his life he was a member of the high priests quorum of the local ward and had served on the ward bishopric under bishops george carter and thomas carter he also served as assistant superintendent of the ward sunday school for a number of years and as a councellor counce lor in the Y M M I 1 A he was also active in home missionary work mr was engaged in agricultural activities I 1 appearing appeal in often in public as a s cinser I 1 nger mr porter with his three I 1 brothers composed the porter I 1 brothers quartet widely known in morgan county he also took part in the L D sa S ward choir 1 born in porterville march 17 1883 I 1 mr porter was a son of lyman W wj and an elizabeth bailey porter he married edna brough who survives him oct 5 1904 also surviving I 1 i are two sons merrill and blaine porter both of porterville and thel the following ol lowing brothers and sisters mrs rachel smith riverton verton Rl J B pori por i ter victor ida LaGs LaG rande grande porter devils slide mrs olive hemming mrs electa E porter byron porter morgan alva S porter globe ariz joseph S porter salt lake city M H porter payson H K porter provo prove and mrs nancy moffatt logan loean funeral services services were conducted sunday at 1 in the porterville ward chapel with bishop victor shaw conducting invocation was offered by george arouh and benediction by frank S porter arter speakers were bishop shop C E rich of richville G S heiner roscoe brough of morgan and robert spencer of porterville musi cal numbers were duet leaf by leaf the roses fall by mrs flaurie I 1 E white and mr harry giles A violin solo 0 my father b by Y richard rawle solo 1 I know that my redeemer lives by lyman Porter Duet come unto me and rest by mrs bertha porter and J J johnson accompanists were nida taggart bessie brough mildred johnson and mr andl and mrs Irs myrtle richards prelude and postlude were played by miss ada waldron nieces and friends had charge of the profus profession sion of flowers interment took place in the south morgan cemetery |
