Loice Alene Porter

Mrs. Loice Williams Porter, 96 of Fort White passed away early Wednesday morning, February 15, 2012 at her home. She was the oldest of nine children to the late Ressie and Matilda Raulerson Williams. Mrs. Porter was a lifelong resident of Fort White and Columbia County. She married Mr. Roy Porter on March 24, 1934 and together they made their farming home until his passing on December 31, 2000. She had previously worked for numerous years at the Tanglewood Convalescent Center in Lake City as a nurse’s aid. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, crocheting and quilting. Mrs. Porter was of the Baptist faith and longtime member of Elim Baptist Church in Fort White. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Euralee O’Steen and Thelma Lowe and four brothers, W.C. Williams, Jerrell Williams, Charles Williams and R.B. Williams.

Mrs. Porter was a mother to many and is survived by two sisters, Eloise Harrison, Fort White and Adell Torcise, Homestead, FL, numerous nieces, nephews, friends and her special caregiver, Oneta Beville, Branford.

Funeral services for Mrs. Porter will be conducted on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Siloam United Methodist Church with Rev. Larry Sweat, pastor of Elim Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Siloam Methodist Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday evening from 6-8:00 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Elim Baptist Church Building Fund at P.O. Box 448, Fort White, FL 32038.

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