Mr. Lee Charles Porter

PORTER, Mr. Lee Charles – Age 96, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Gentiva Hospice. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 8, 2013 at Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church, 3502 Lapeer Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Rev. Marvin A. Jennings, Sr., Host Pastor, Rev. Jacob Hawkins officiating. Interment Gracelawn Community Cemetery, G-5710 N. Saginaw Street. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Friday. Mr. Porter will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 1–8 p.m. Thursday with the family present from 4–7 p.m. Mr. Lee Charles Porter was born October 8, 1917 in Winchester, Arkansas, the son of Bryant and Lena Porter. Mr. Porter moved to Flint, Michigan in 1945. He accepted Christ at an early age and was a faithful member of New Zion Baptist Church until his illness. He served on the Usher Board, Treasury Board and sang in the Choir. Mr. Porter was previously married to Fannie Thomas and to this union 4 children were born. He later married Almaree Armstrong and to this union five children were born. Mr. Porter retired from Fisher One after 35 plus years of service. Lee was a very kind and loving man who was friendly to all. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, traveling, gardening and working on cars. Mr. Porter was a great husband, father, uncle and friend. Mr. Lee Charles Porter leaves to cherish his memory: wife of 60 years, Almaree Porter of Burton, MI; 2 daughters, Mary Lewis of Flushing, MI and Sandra Kay Porter of Grand Blanc, MI; 4 sons, Luther of Clio, MI, Nathaniel “Owusu” of Ionia, MI, Aubrey (Jackie) Porter of Flint Township and Harvey Lee of Burton, MI; daughter-in-law, Barbara Porter of Southfield, MI; son-in-law, Franklin Robertson of Flint; 16 grandchildren, Wyvonne, Lawanda, Malcolm, Kenneth, Tawana, Nate, Deonyta, Christopher, Christian, LaKeisha, DaVonte`, Carl, Craig, Ronald, Aubrey and Franklin II “Dude;” 33 great-grand-children; 3 great-great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Thelma Johnson, Arelillian Johnson and Mary Ethel Dudley; brother-in-law, Lester Armstrong; a host of other relatives and friends including special friend, John Hamlin; daughter-in-laws, Barb and Jackie Porter, whom he had a special love for. Mr. Porter was preceded in death by daughters, Lena and Samaster; son, Carl; grandsons, Rodrecus Robertson and Charles Skinner; great-grandson, Delawn Morgan; parents, Bryant and Lena Porter; sister, Pearlie Mae Lowe; brothers, Ollie, Eddie and Leonard Porter and mother-in-law, Ethel Mae Armstrong. The family would like to express special thanks to Kith Haven Nursing Home, Hurley Medical Center and Gentiva Hospice, sister-in-law, Mary and niece, Yolanda; Pastor Jacob Hawkins and the New Zion Baptist Church Family; Pastor Marvin A. Jennings, Sr. and the Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church Family, Pastor Timothy R. Stokes and the Family Worship Center Church International.

Mr. Lee Charles Porter

October 8, 1917 - October 31, 2013