Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NamePORTER, Billy Douglas 
Birth Date19 Jun 1928
Birth PlaceLincoln County, Mississippi
OccupationPipe Fitter
Death Date4 Dec 2012 Age: 84
Death PlaceBogue Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi
FlagsKorean War, Served in the Military
Misc. Notes
Mr. Porter, 84, a longtime resident of Bogue Chitto, died at his home Dec. 4, 2012. He was born in Lincoln County on June 19, 1928, to the late Barney N. Porter and Katie Lofton Porter.
Mr. Porter was a retired pipe fitter having worked 38 years with International Paper Co. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Bogue Chitto and was a U.S. Army veteran having served during the Korean War.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Paul Porter and Lynwood Porter; and two sisters, Pearl Ford and Raybelle Lofton.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Aline Avants Porter; two sons, Dirk Porter and Tony Porter and his wife, Annie; two daughters, Mona Lisa Fauver and her husband, Robert, and Greta Richardson and her husband, Kevin, all of Bogue Chitto; six grandchildren, Lee Porter and wife Kelly, Will Fauver, Marley Porter and husband Dustin, Josie Claire Porter, Melissa Wallace and Lacie Gennero.
He is also survived by three great-grandchildren, Isabella Porter, Ava Kate Porter and Stella Beth Porter; one brother, Pat Porter and his wife, Eloyce, of Brookhaven; three sisters, Geneva Bardwell of Brookhaven, Ellen Summers of Natchez, and Joann Worrell and her husband, Clyde, of Baker, La.
Mr. Porter was a retired pipe fitter having worked 38 years with International Paper Co. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Bogue Chitto and was a U.S. Army veteran having served during the Korean War.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Paul Porter and Lynwood Porter; and two sisters, Pearl Ford and Raybelle Lofton.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Aline Avants Porter; two sons, Dirk Porter and Tony Porter and his wife, Annie; two daughters, Mona Lisa Fauver and her husband, Robert, and Greta Richardson and her husband, Kevin, all of Bogue Chitto; six grandchildren, Lee Porter and wife Kelly, Will Fauver, Marley Porter and husband Dustin, Josie Claire Porter, Melissa Wallace and Lacie Gennero.
He is also survived by three great-grandchildren, Isabella Porter, Ava Kate Porter and Stella Beth Porter; one brother, Pat Porter and his wife, Eloyce, of Brookhaven; three sisters, Geneva Bardwell of Brookhaven, Ellen Summers of Natchez, and Joann Worrell and her husband, Clyde, of Baker, La.
Spouses
1AVANTS, Elizabeth Aline , 5G Granddaughter
, 5G GranddaughterBirth Date26 Aug 1930
Birth PlaceLouisiana
Death Date19 Apr 2019 Age: 88
Death PlaceBrookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi
FatherAVANTS, William Allen Alonzo (1888-1978)
MotherBURNS, Myrtis Lavinia (1901-1973)
Misc. Notes
Mrs. Porter, 88, of Bogue Chitto, MS, passed from this life on Friday, April 19, 2019, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven, MS with her loving family by her side.
She was born on August 26, 1930 in LA to Alonzo Avants and Lavenia Burns Avants. She was a long-time member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Bogue Chitto, MS.
Some of her favorite things in life was being a Cub Scout Leader, Acteens Leader, helping in AWANA and helping people in need. She was also a volunteer for Habitats For Humanity. Mrs. Porter was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Alonzo and Lavenia Avants; husband Billy D. Porter; son, Tony Porter; sisters, Myrtle Howard, Nell Smith and Jo Pearl Allen ; and brothers, Eston Avants, Tommie Lee Avants and James Avance.
Survivors are her daughters, Mona Lisa Fauver and husband Robert and Greta P. Richardson and husband Kevin; son, Dirk Porter all of Bogue Chitto, MS; grandchildren, Lee Porter, Will Fauver, Marley Porter and Josie Claire Thompson; great grandchildren, Belle, Ava Kate, Stella, Holden and Cooper; and a host of family and friends.
She was born on August 26, 1930 in LA to Alonzo Avants and Lavenia Burns Avants. She was a long-time member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Bogue Chitto, MS.
Some of her favorite things in life was being a Cub Scout Leader, Acteens Leader, helping in AWANA and helping people in need. She was also a volunteer for Habitats For Humanity. Mrs. Porter was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Alonzo and Lavenia Avants; husband Billy D. Porter; son, Tony Porter; sisters, Myrtle Howard, Nell Smith and Jo Pearl Allen ; and brothers, Eston Avants, Tommie Lee Avants and James Avance.
Survivors are her daughters, Mona Lisa Fauver and husband Robert and Greta P. Richardson and husband Kevin; son, Dirk Porter all of Bogue Chitto, MS; grandchildren, Lee Porter, Will Fauver, Marley Porter and Josie Claire Thompson; great grandchildren, Belle, Ava Kate, Stella, Holden and Cooper; and a host of family and friends.
Marr Dateabt 1954