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- Pioneer Resident Called by Death at His Home Near Princeton
Finley Porter, a pioneer resident of Scott county, died early Saturday morning at the home of his son, J. D. Porter, two miles west of Princeton. Death terminated a long illness at the age of 78 years. Mr. Porter was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1835, but settled on a farm in Scott county when a young man. In 1859 he was united in marriage with Mary Ann Doherty, who died 11 years ago. Surviving are three sons, J. D., Princeton; William, Malone, Ia., and Joseph of DeWitt; five daughters, Mrs. P.H. McGinnis, and Mrs. Henry Birney, Princeton; Mrs. Elmer Carber and Mrs. Harry Carber, McCausland and Mrs. George Little, LeClaire; one brother, Robert Porter of Chicago and one sister, Mrs. Littlepage of Oregon. Mr. Porter had been retired for a number of years. He was for thirty years an elder of the Presbyterian church at Princeton. The funeral service will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon from the Salem Lutheran church west of Princeton, the Rev. C. Memmott, pastor of the Princeton Presbyterian church officiating. The pallbearers will be H. C. Baxter, Wm. Haines, David Paul, Joseph Bowley, James Dougherty, and S. I. Porter. Misses Ella Schmalz and Dr. S. R. Fulton will sing at the services. Interment will be made in the church cemetery
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1837 - 1912 (~ 74 years)
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