The Oglethorpe Echo
Laura Porter, 95, of Athens, died May 10, 2026.
The funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 17 at Fork Bethel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Perez Watson, eulogist, and Pastor Chris Watson, presiding. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include her children, Johnny Edwards, Shirley Brown; granddaughter raised in the home, Sabrina (Erickk) Stevens; stepdaughter, Tine Brown; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
Jones Funeral Chapel, Crawford was in charge of services.