Roger Sherman Porter
1993-03-14
Roger Sherman Porter
Swannanoa – Roger Sherman Porter, 49, of Swannanoa died Sunday, March 14, in a local hospital.
A native of Asheville, he had attended Clyde A. Erwin High School. He was a Navy veteran and a member of the National Rifle Association and Green Memorial United Methodist Church. He was the inventor and held a patent for a Universal Grease Fitting for automotive and mechanical purposes. He was employed as a security guard with Security Forces, Inc.
He was a son of the late Johnny and Thelma Hampton Porter.
He is survived by his wife, Edith Norman Porter; two stepdaughters, Dana Corsetti of Dothan, Ala., and Brenda Sellers of Miami, Fla; two sisters, Janice Wagner of Littleton, Colo., and Carol White of Frisco, Texas; and one step-grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Kathryn U. Tart officiating.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 50 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville, N.C. 28801.
Swannanoa – Roger Sherman Porter, 49, of Swannanoa died Sunday, March 14, in a local hospital.
A native of Asheville, he had attended Clyde A. Erwin High School. He was a Navy veteran and a member of the National Rifle Association and Green Memorial United Methodist Church. He was the inventor and held a patent for a Universal Grease Fitting for automotive and mechanical purposes. He was employed as a security guard with Security Forces, Inc.
He was a son of the late Johnny and Thelma Hampton Porter.
He is survived by his wife, Edith Norman Porter; two stepdaughters, Dana Corsetti of Dothan, Ala., and Brenda Sellers of Miami, Fla; two sisters, Janice Wagner of Littleton, Colo., and Carol White of Frisco, Texas; and one step-grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Kathryn U. Tart officiating.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 50 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville, N.C. 28801.