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Edgar Porter Obituary
Born Aug. 18, 1938, in Lewis Run, he was a son of John A. and Ethel J. Walters Porter. On March 28, 1959, at Smethport Methodist Church, he married Maxine M. Morris, who preceded him in death on Feb. 27, 2015.
Mr. Porter was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1959 aboard the USS Dixon as a boatswain's mate.
Ed attended Smethport Area Schools and has resided in Rixford since 1972. He spent his career working as a crude unit operator for Quaker State in Farmers Valley, which later became International Wax, from which he retired in 2005 after working there for 41 years. After retirement he was employed for many years as a school bus driver by Todd Buses in Eldred.
Mr. Porter was a member of Rixford Evangelical Church as well as American Legion Post 887 of Eldred and finally the Otto Township Fire Department where he was a past Fire Police chief and past director of the Tri-County Fire School. He was also a member of the ATV Traction Club in Duke Center. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and ATVing as well as snowmobiling with his wife.
Surviving are three sons, Roger Porter of Rixford, Kenneth (Brooklyn) Porter in Texas and Scott (Jackie) Porter of Nashville, Tenn.; four grandchildren, Scotty, Amanda, Kennedy and Elijah; and one sister, Ruth Knight of Smethport. Also surviving is a special friend and companion, Barb Green of Shinglehouse.
In addition to his wife he was preceded in death by a son, David Porter; three brothers, James, Harold and Gerald; and two sisters, Viola Compton and Delores Schimp.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 20, 2025) at Frame Funeral Home, Eldred, where funeral services will immediately follow with the Rev. Mike Rex, pastor of Rixford Evangelical Church, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Smethport.
Full military honors will be presented at the funeral home immediately following the funeral service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Otto Ambulance Fund or Fire Department.
Online condolences may be made at framefuneralhome.com.
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