Per his death certificate found on Ancestry.com: he was a son of Richard V. Porter and Georgie Addy. He was single. He was a yard conductor for the S. A. L. Railway Co. He died suddenly at his home at 430 N. Ave, Cayce, of heart disease. The informant was Mrs. Frank H. Lucas of the same address.
Found in The State 7 October 1956: Vernon Roy Porter, 53, yard conductor for the Seaboard Railroad for the past 31 years, died yesterday morning at his home, 430 "N" Ave., Cayce, following a sudden illness. Mr. Porter, who worked Friday night, returned to his home at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, where he died at 8:30. A native of Seneca, Mr. Porter had lived in Cayce for 40 years. He was a member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Sinclair Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, No. 794. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Frank H. Lucas, Jr.; one niece, Sandra Jean Lucas; and one nephew, Frank H. Lucas, III, all of Cayce.
Found in The State 7 October 1956: Vernon Roy Porter, 53, yard conductor for the Seaboard Railroad for the past 31 years, died yesterday morning at his home, 430 "N" Ave., Cayce, following a sudden illness. Mr. Porter, who worked Friday night, returned to his home at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, where he died at 8:30. A native of Seneca, Mr. Porter had lived in Cayce for 40 years. He was a member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Sinclair Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, No. 794. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Frank H. Lucas, Jr.; one niece, Sandra Jean Lucas; and one nephew, Frank H. Lucas, III, all of Cayce.
Per his death certificate found on Ancestry.com: he was a son of Richard V. Porter and Georgie Addy. He was single. He was a yard conductor for the S. A. L. Railway Co. He died suddenly at his home at 430 N. Ave, Cayce, of heart disease. The informant was Mrs. Frank H. Lucas of the same address.
Found in The State 7 October 1956: Vernon Roy Porter, 53, yard conductor for the Seaboard Railroad for the past 31 years, died yesterday morning at his home, 430 "N" Ave., Cayce, following a sudden illness. Mr. Porter, who worked Friday night, returned to his home at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, where he died at 8:30. A native of Seneca, Mr. Porter had lived in Cayce for 40 years. He was a member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Sinclair Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, No. 794. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Frank H. Lucas, Jr.; one niece, Sandra Jean Lucas; and one nephew, Frank H. Lucas, III, all of Cayce.
Found in The State 7 October 1956: Vernon Roy Porter, 53, yard conductor for the Seaboard Railroad for the past 31 years, died yesterday morning at his home, 430 "N" Ave., Cayce, following a sudden illness. Mr. Porter, who worked Friday night, returned to his home at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, where he died at 8:30. A native of Seneca, Mr. Porter had lived in Cayce for 40 years. He was a member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Sinclair Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, No. 794. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Frank H. Lucas, Jr.; one niece, Sandra Jean Lucas; and one nephew, Frank H. Lucas, III, all of Cayce.
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