Mary Porter

Mary Porter died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004 at her Hollister home.
She was born in Seymour, Mo. and was 84 years old.
Mary Porter

Mary Porter died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004 at her Hollister home. She was born in Seymour, Mo. and was 84 years old.

She came to Hollister from Shenandoah, Iowa 50 years ago. She was a nurses’ aide for many years working at Hazel Hawkins Hospital, Southside Convalescent Hospital and Wheeler Hospital. She enjoyed spending most of her time with her family.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Porter, who died in 1967.

She is survived by her children and their spouses, Paul and Carolyn Porter of Bandon, Ore., Thelma Trickett of Hollister, Peggy Hone of Hollister, Carolyn and Johnny Ramirez of Firebaugh, Jim Porter of Hollister, Bob Porter of San Juan Bautista, Betty Wilder of Soledad and Charles Porter of Hollister; sister Beatrice Gladdin of Hollister; and 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by friends and family from out of town, Wayland Johns and Lorraine Wright of Idaho.

Friends can pay their respects Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004 from noon until 8 p.m. at Black Cooper Sander Funeral Home in Hollister

Graveside services will be held Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004 at 2 p.m. at the IOOF Cemetery in Hollister.

Donations are preferred to Hospice c/o Black Cooper Sander Funeral Home, 363 7th Street,. Hollister, Calif., 95023.