OBITUARY: Jerry Wayne Porter, Sr.



Jerry Wayne Porter, Sr., 59, passed away Sat., July 29, 2017 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. A native of Rutherford Co., he lived in Woodbury.

He is survived by his children, Jerry W. Porter, Jr. of Milton, Mary Nell Porter and Aubrey Sanders both of Woodbury; Siblings, Peggy Jo (Issac) Markum, Jimmy Lee Porter, Judy Bogle all of Woodbury, James (Sue) Barlow of Manchester, Janie Porter of Murfreesboro and Mary Frances Chalner of AL.; Grandchildren, Breinna Sanders & Tristen Douglas Sanders; Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Jerry was a member of the Baptist Church and worked at the Rock Quarry and Tilford Lumber Co. He also loved to go fishing and hunting.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jim Bill Porter and Mary Emiline Barlow; his siblings, Billy Eugene Porter, John Porter and Shirley Tittle.

Funeral Services will be in the Chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home at 2 pm Wed., August 02, 2017. Interment will follow in the Prater Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 2 pm to 9 pm Tuesday, August 1, 2017.

Woodbury Funeral Home, 615-563-2311 or www.woodburyfuneralhome.net