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Hiram Porter Obituary
Hiram was born Feb. 8, 1934, in Oakdale, a son to Richard and Lillie (Schaeffer) Porter.
He married Phyllis Huff on Nov. 21, 1955, in Chester, and she survives.
Hiram was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church in Rice, and a member of VFW Post 4082 in Nashville. He worked for the Pilot Knob Township for 20 years, worked coal mine construction for 15 years and was a farmer. Hiram loved raising and breeding horses and was proud of his registered Welsh Ponies and Halflinger Horses.
Hiram is survived by his wife, Phyllis Porter of Oakdale; two children, Roger Dale "Bo" Porter and Barb Porter (Donnie McClaine), all of Coulterville; two brothers, Lester (Doris) Porter and Allen (Jean) Porter, all of Nashville; three sisters, Elsie Campbell of Nashville, Lillian (Arnold) Bathon of Nashville, and Eileen (Loren) Scronce of Normal; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins and his beloved rat terrier, Buddy.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Athel (Selma) Porter; sister, Annabelle (Williard) Williams; and brother-in-law, Raymond Campbell.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, in Concord Baptist Church in Rice, with the Reverend Tom Spiller officiating. Interment will be in Pilot Knob Cemetery in Oakdale. Friends may call at from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pyatt Funeral Home in Oakdale and from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or American Diabetes Association.
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