Thursday, August 5, 2010 9:23 am

Rev. Gerald Wilson Porter, 71, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away Monday, July 26, 2010. Services were held at Piney Knob Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Rev. Porter was preceded in death by his parents, Woodrow Wilson and Grace Faye Ashmore Porter; 1 son, Charles Porter; and 1 sister, Sarah Fly.

He is survived by his wife, Charlene Merritt Porter of the home; 2 daughters, Darlene Jamison and husband Keith of Marion, and Toni Boyd and husband Horace of Gilkey; 3 sons, Jeff Porter and wife Barbara of Gilkey, Greg Porter and wife Angela of Tyler, Texas, and Dirk Porter and wife Tess of Marion; 1 sister, Betty Stone of Water Valley, MS; and 9 grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Crowe’s Funeral Home & Crematory, Rutherfordton, NC is serving the family.