Porter - Rufus
Source: Waveland Independent, Aug 26, 1932
Rufus PORTER, one of the best known citizens of Green Twp, passed away while attending the Porter-Haribson-Spencer reunion at the old Nathaniel Spencer place, north of Portland Mills about half past 3 on Tuesday afternoon. Death resulted from cerebral hemorrhage. He had one seizure in 1914, and had since been troubled with dizziness but for the past few days had been feeling unusuall well. He had just returned from a stay at Winona Lake where he had enjoyed himself very much. At the time of his death he was sitting by a tree playing checkers with Ray England, a game at which he was an expert. While waiting for Ray to move he fell back against the tree and expired. He was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Harbison Porter and was born in Greene Township in 1860. He spent all his life there with the exception of 3 years in Kansas. He married Mary BALL August 15, 1883. She survives him with four children: Mrs. Ray Heslar; Carl Porter; Mrs. Virgil Vaught and Frank Porter. Allw ere present at the reunion but Frank had left for his home in Portland before his father's death. Funeral services at the home yesterdy afternoon were in charge of Rev. WC Ball, pastor of the united Presbyterian Church in Idnianapolis, assisted by Rev. H Sigler; Mr. Ball is a nephew of Mrs. Porter. Burial at Seceder Cem, near Portland Mills. One of the visitors at the reunion was Miss Kate Spencer, a niece of Mr. Porter who has been a missionary in Indian for six years and is home for vacation. - kbz