Alfred Porter
Alfred E. Porter, 69, died on February 8, 2016. He attended Riverside High School.
He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Willie Mae and James Terrell; father, Willie Ed Porter; aunt, Cora Williams; brother, Roger Porter; sisters, Etora Porter and Norma McAfee; granddaughter, Jovida Gantt.
He is survived by two daughters, Ziva D. Gantt Watts, Chattanooga; Regina Austin, Atlanta; five grandchildren, Stephen Hill, Theodore (Tiffany) Sanders, Chattanooga; Yolanda Goodwin, Bre’Ann and Antowne Austin, Atlanta; seventeen great-grandchildren; four devoted great-great-grandchildren, De Aundra, Jamaya and Gabrelle Gant, Theodore Sanders; brothers, Lawrence (Shirley) Porter, Dayton, OH; Marvin Dan Porter, California; sister, Constance Smith, Anchorage, Alaska; two devoted nieces, Brezzell Harris, Caregiver and Velma Union; dear friends, Freddie Ellison, William Shell, T. Russell and Kwasi Sublette.
A memorial service will be held at noon on Saturday, Feb. 13, at Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 4401 Ohls Ave., with Elder Delford L. Hughley officiating.
Courtesy announcement is by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.