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   May 1995 Beckham Co. Newspaper
   
   RUTH PORTER
   
   Ruth PORTER was born February 23, 1896 in Grandview, Texas to Beulah
   and Frank BOND and died May 22 in the Sayre Memorial Hospital at the
   age of 99.
   
   Ruth moved with her parents west of Sayre in 1901 and later attended
   North Star School. She married Vol PORTER on December 24, 1915 in
   Sayre where she began working for Southwestern Bell Telephone as an
   operator in April of 1922. She worked there until 1944 when she
   transferred to Portland, Oregon, remaining there a few months before
   she transferred back to Sayre where she worked until retiring in 1961
   with 39 years of service. She spent the time after her retirement
   traveling with her husband, Vol to Arkansas, California and Washington
   visiting relatives and friends. She remained in Sayre where she shared
   her home with her grandson, Barry. In 1994, she moved to the Hensley
   Nursing Home due to health reasons.
   
   She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two brothers.
   
   Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Rose Chapel officiated
   by David CLEWELL. Interment will be in the Lone Oak Cemetery under the
   direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service.
   
   Survivors include: one son, A.W. and wife Tina of San Diego,
   California; five grandchildren, Barbara FAIRLESS and husband Ken of
   Huntington Beach, California, Kim PORTER and wife Susan, Lokeni PORTER
   and Matthew PORTER, all of San Diego, California, and Barry PORTER of
   Sayre; four great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Francis WHITEHEAD
   of Sayre; and one cousin, Loudene SUTTON of Sayre.