Emma L Porter

Emma “Louise” Porter, 91, of Cordova passed away Monday, February 4, 2019, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg.

Funeral services will be held 12:30 pm, Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Wesley Grove United Methodist Church, 515 Wesley Grove Road, Cordova.  Rev. Lois Helms will officiate with the service directed by Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg.

The family will receive friends at the church one hour before the service.

Mrs. Louise was born August 10, 1927, in Richland County, Columbia, SC and is the daughter of Roy J. Denton (Vennie Mae).  She was the widow of the late Paul H. Porter.  Louise was a member of Wesley Grove United Methodist Church, Cordova, and was retired from Orangeburg County Health Department and tRMC after 40 years of service.

Survivors include: children, Larry Porter (Claire), Paula Easterling (Don), Pamela Porter of the home, and Joy Porter; grandchildren, Brandon Porter, Erik (Amanda) Porter, Joseph Easterling, Karen Goode, Matthew (Camille) Easterling, Autumn Davis (Josh), Fred Hutto (Taylor), and Katherine Brown (Jacob) ; great-grandchildren, Addison Porter, Ada lynn, Olivia, and Ian Porter, Andrew and Cameron Goode, Paisley Easterling, Landon, Bailey Rae, and Charleigh Davis, Jones and Emma Hutto, and Trenton Brown; a special niece, Brenda Williams; and close friends, Peggy Smoak and Devon Brant.

Friends may call at the home of Larry and Claire Porter.

Memorials may be made to Wesley Grove United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 175, Cordova, SC 29039.

The family wishes to express their gratitude to the staffs of the Oaks Pace Center and Senior Solutions.