OBITUARY: Ada Porter, Jackson County, Oregon ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 17 July 2003 *************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Monday, 12 Jan 1942, p. 7, c. 5 MRS. ADA PORTER TO LAST REWARD Mrs. Ada Porter died in a local hospital this morning after a long illness. She was 80 years old. Widow of the late L. G. Porter and member of an old Jackson county family, Mrs. Porter made her home with a daughter, Mrs. J. L. Helms of Grant's Pass. Mrs. Porter was the mother also of George W. Porter, former mayor of Medford, G. F. Porter of Corvallis and Harry Porter of Las Vegas, Nev. She is survived also by a sister, Mrs. M. M. Childs, Medford. A complete obituary was being prepared today. Funeral arrangements were to be made by Perl's. Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Tuesday, 13 Jan 1942, p. 8, c. 4 LAST RITES SET WEDNESDAY FOR MRS. ADA PORTER Ada Porter a resident of the state of Oregon for the past 51 years, and of Grant's Pass, Oregon, for the past 20 years, where she made her home with Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Helms, and previous to that time she made her home in Medford for 31 years, passed away yesterday in a local hospital [-?-] Mrs. Porter was born in Thedford, Ontario, Canada, coming to the United States with her mother when she was 15 years of age, settling at Midland, Mich., where she was united in marriage to Mr. L. G. Porter. Mr. Porter passed away in this city on July 18, 1921. She leaves to mourn her passing, one daughter, Mrs. J. L. Helms of Grant's Pass, Ore., three sons, George W. Porter of Medford, J. F. Porter of Corvallis, Ore., and Harry Porter of Las Vegas, Nevada, also one sister, Mrs. M. M. Childs of Medford, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the Perl Funeral home on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Father Herald Gardner officiating. Interment will take place in the Medford I. O. O. F. cemetery beside her late husband.