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Lucille Porter Obituary

Mrs. Lucille Hogan Porter, 81, of Boones Mill, Va., formerly of Huntington, W.Va. went to be with the Lord on Friday morning, December 4, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington, W.Va. with the Rev. Randy Osburn and the Rev. Phil Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Lucille was born February 11, 1928 in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late Omer and Rosa Jordan McClure. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Stanley Hogan and Louis P. Porter, and a sister, Mildred Johnson. Lucille was a wonderful and loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. With her outgoing and caring personality, she made many friends. Always with a positive love of life, she was an example to many. She was a member of Groce United Methodist Church in Asheville, N.C. Lucille is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and June Hogan, of Boones Mill, Va. and William Hogan and Karen McDonald, of Asheville, N.C.; a daughter, Teresa Marie Hogan. of Logan, W.Va.; six grandchildren, R. Shawn Hogan, of Springfield, Ohio, Kelly Dawn Schetselaar and husband, Stefan, of Gainesville, Va., Jennifer Lynne Bernstein and husband, Mike. of Solon, Ohio, Bryan Lee Hogan and wife, Heather, of Pennington Gap, Va., Melissa Leigh Snahnican and Paul, of North Olmsted, Ohio and Kelly Ann Turner, of Atlanta, Ga.; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Clyde and Janet McClure and Don and Donna McClure, all of Huntington; a sister, Betty J. Hall of Greenville, N.C.; and many special nieces and nephews. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to South Roanoke Nursing Home and Gentle Shepherd Hospice of Roanoke, Va. for their love and care of Lucille. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.chapmans-mortuary.com. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Chapman's Mortuary.

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Published by Roanoke Times on Dec. 6, 2009.

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