Services for George William Porter, of Bogue Chitto, are 11 a.m.Friday, Jan. 9, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service Chapel withburial in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery in Bogue Chitto.

Visitation is Thursday from 5 until 9 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mr. Porter, 69, died Jan. 6, 2009, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter in Brookhaven. He was born on Nov. 22, 1939, to LawrencePorter and Bernice Herring Porter.

He was a retired electrician from New Orleans Public Service. Hewas a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his sister, JulietteWestbrook; and his brothers, John and Ben Joe Porter.

Survivors are his wife, Doris Kern Porter; a son, George William”Bill” Porter and wife, Cheryl, of Cypress, Texas; his daughters,Glenda Van Geffen and husband, Mark, of Katy, Texas, and DeborahMatthews, of Hammond, La.; his stepsons, Ed Barrett, of JensonBeach, Fla., and David Barrett, of Carriere; a brother, DanielPorter, of Brookhaven; a sister, Rachel Etienne, of Metairie, La.;a sister-in-law, Maxine Porter; and his five grandchildren, Caseyand Cody Porter, Ryan and Kyle Van Geffen and Rebecca Barrett.