Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Porter, Mrs. O. S. September 1926
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The Covington News, October  1, 1926 
MRS. O. S. PORTER DIED MONDAY A. M.
PIONEER NEWTON COUNTY WOMAN PASSES TO BEYOND, WIDOW OF LATE COTTON MILL OWNER
     Mrs. O. S. Porter, one of the county’s most beloved women, died at her 
home here Monday morning, after an extended illness. Though Mrs. Porter’s 
health had not been good, her death came as a shock to her relatives and 
friends. She was 88 years old and a native of North Carolina, but came to 
Newton County when a girl.
     Mrs. Porter was the widow of the late O. S. Porter, founder, and many 
years operator to the Porterdale Mills, this property being acquired many years 
ago by the Bibb Manufacturing company. The town of Porterdale was owned and 
named for the Porter family.
     The funeral, one of the largest ever attended in Covington, was held 
Tuesday morning at the Methodist church, the pastor Rev. J. L. Allgood, 
assisted by Rev. S. B. Hay of the Covington Presbyterian church and Rev. B. H. 
Smith, pastor of the Julia A. Porter Methodist church, of Porterdale, the 
finest church  edifice in this section, being named for the deceased. The pall 
bearers were Messrs. J. L. Elliott,  Guy Robinson, L. H. Smith, T. W. Heard, S. 
Y. Yancey, R. R. Fowler and Dr. W. D. Travis.
     Mrs. Porter is survived by one daughter, Miss Charlie Camp Porter; three 
sons, Messrs. John A. and James H. Porter, officials of the Bibb Manufacturing 
company at Macon and Mr. O. W. Porter, of Covington. She is also survived by 
six grandchildren and other relatives. 
     As a testimony to the high esteem in which Mrs. Porter was held, the 
church, Tuesday morning, was covered with flowers, probably the most beautiful 
array that has ever been gathered there for a funeral before. Interment was in 
West View Cemetery.


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