Donnie Porter

A graveside memorial service for Donnie Kay Porter, 61, of Cotter, Arkansas, will be at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 12 at Egner Cemetery in Southside, Arkansas. Mrs. Porter died Thursday, October 5, 2006, at Hospice House in Mountain Home. A celebration of life memorial service will be held in Jonesboro at a later date. Donnie Kay Porter was born February 18, 1945, at Batesville, Arkansas, to Harse and Lucille Long Helton. She graduated from Little Rock Central High School and attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Donnie married J. Darryl Porter on March 31, 1964, at Wheatley, Arkansas. She was a management consultant for Frolic Footwear and a lifelong resident of Arkansas. She was a member of Clarendon United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband Darryl Porter of Cotter; one son, David (Susan) Porter of Wynne, Arkansas; one daughter, Dana (Todd) Hogue of Fayetteville, Arkansas; four precious grandchildren, Patrick Hogue, Taylor Hogue, Megan Smith and Amie Porter; two sisters, Wanda Lafferty of Jacksonville, Arkansas; Elaine Cofer of Benton, Arkansas; one brother, Ronnie Cain of Austin, Texas; special friend and surrogate sister, Danette Stewart of Norfork, Arkansas; stepfather Joe Cain of Cabot, Arkansas; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister Linda Cain. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Ozarks or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Arrangements are by Kirby-Boaz Funeral Directors. Visit an online obituary and guestbook at kirbyboaz.com.