Emory William Porter
1892 - 1966 (74 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Emory William Porter was born on 25 Feb 1892 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 26 Oct 1966 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Mission, Shawnee County, Kansas
- Census: 1930, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13694724/emory-william-porterFamily/Spouse: Alma Jane Fox. Alma was born on 8 Apr 1896 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 29 Aug 1981 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Ruth Agnes Porter
was born on 20 Jan 1918 in Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 18 Feb 1999 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. - 3. Emory "Dale" Porter was born on 15 Dec 1919 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 2 Apr 1974 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.
- 4. Curtis William Porter was born on 21 Oct 1922 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 15 Jun 2014 in Livermore, Alameda County, California; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.
Generation: 2
2. Ruth Agnes Porter (1.Emory1) was born on 20 Jan 1918 in Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 18 Feb 1999 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13694763/ruth-agnes-sayRuth married Evertt Edward Say on 10 Dec 1948. Evertt was born on 29 Sep 1915 in Riley County, Kansas; died on 2 Aug 2000 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas; was buried on 7 Aug 2000 in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Emory "Dale" Porter (1.Emory1) was born on 15 Dec 1919 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 2 Apr 1974 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13837370/emory-porter4. Curtis William Porter (1.Emory1) was born on 21 Oct 1922 in Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 15 Jun 2014 in Livermore, Alameda County, California; was buried in Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas. Other Events:
- _MILT: World War II. Air Force.
Notes:
Curtis William Porter passed away Sunday, June 15 at Valley Care Medical Center.
He was born October 21, 1922, on a farm southwest of Topeka, KS, to Emory William and Alma Jane (Fox) Porter. Curt attended Auburn, KS, Elementary school and was graduated from Auburn High School in 1939. He served in the Air Force from April, 1944 to May, 1946, putting radar in our bombers going to the South Pacific. Upon his discharge from the Air Force, he went to work for the Kansas Department of Transportation, first on the roads as a striper, then in the sign shop for a total of 34 years. He was president of the local council and the state council for Kansas Public Employees Union for several years. He also owned and operated a janitorial service for 7 years before retiring in 1987.
Curt and Glennyce were married September 19, 1970. They were full-time RV'ers for 16 years. They spent their winters in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas and their summers traveling our country from Alaska to Florida and California to Maine. For several summers they worked at Clinton State Park near Lawrence, KS. In 1989, they volunteered in the George Washington National Forest in Virginia during the summer. In 1999, they began four summers of volunteering in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, ending in 2003, when they were awarded Volunteers of the year for the Eastern Division which included 14 national forests in 9 different states. They have volunteered at the Valley Care Thrift Shop in Livermore for the past 10 years. They are members of Trinity Baptist Church in Livermore California.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Dale, a sister, Ruth, son-in-law, Terry Keeling, and his first wife, Gloria Luttjohann Porter. Curt is survived by his wife, Glennyce, four children, Mike (Sandi); Teresa; Kim (Gerry) and Jack (Sue); nine grandchildren; Monique (Jake), Michael (Theresa), Shane, Christa, Seth, Vicki (Eric), Sarah (David), Becky (Hazey) and Katie and 10 great-grandchildren; Isabella, Lance, Michael III, Elisha, Eden, Andrew, Alex, Ethan, Audrey and Toby, a niece and several nephews.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131603227/curtis-william-porter
Lot 6, Block 12Curtis married Gloria Lenore Luttjohann in Jan 1953. Gloria was born on 24 Mar 1928 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; died on 10 Jan 1964 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]