Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....[Tucker] Porter , Mary Frances      July 4, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Porter, Mary Frances     
1916 - 2005 
 
Mary Frances Porter 
May 7, 1916 - July 4, 2005 

Due to the early deaths of her parents, Frank and Mary Tucker, Mary Frances 
grew up in the home of her Uncle Haldor and Aunt Bessie Tucker Gislason in 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she attended elementary schools and graduated 
from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Economics. Following a brief 
career in banking, she married J. Howard Porter in 1940 and moved to a ranch 
in the Lamont area. In 1952 the family moved into the house in Bakersfield 
that had been vacated by the death of her father-in-law where she lived until 
her death. Howard and Mary Frances shared many happy years together raising 
their family, traveling extensively and running a successful family farming 
business until Howards death in 1986. Mary Frances always cared greatly about 
her community and served in various capacities in organizations that 
contributed to the welfare of its members, including the P.T.A., the 
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, the Advisory Board to the Community 
House and the Community Advisory Committee to the Bakersfield College nursing 
program at its inception. Appreciation of the arts and education was paramount 
in her upbringing and she consequently was an enthusiastic financial supporter 
of the Bakersfield Symphony, the Bakersfield Art Museum, the Cal State 
Foundation, the Walter Stiern Library Foundation and other supportive 
organizations. She also enjoyed membership in a number of philanthropic social 
clubs as well as being active in the First Presbyterian Church for many years. 
Mary Frances was the consummate homemaker, spending long hours at her 
passions, gardening and preparing gourmet meals for her family and friends. 
She brightened the lives of all those she met with her quick and beautiful 
smile, warm personality, keen sense of humor and caring heart. She will be 
deeply missed by her son and daughter-in-law, Dick and Beck Porter; daughter 
and son-in-law, Judy and Frank Ghezzi; granddaughter, Brittany Porter; 
grandson, Tucker Porter; numerous nieces and nephews, and many dear friends. A 
memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, July 9, at the First 
Presbyterian Church, 1705 17th Street. In lieu of flowers, please send 
donations to the Bakersfield College Nursing Program, 1801 Panorama Drive, 
Bakersfield, CA 93305. 

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Published in the Bakersfield Californian from 7/7/2005 - 7/8/2005.  


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