Mary Ella (Davis) Porter, 88

ROCK HALL, Md. - Mary Ella (Davis) Porter of Rock Hall, Md. died on May 10, 2007, in Chester River Manor in Chestertown, Md. She was 88.

She was born in Crumpton, Md. on Feb. 28, 1919, the daughter of the late Carroll and Mary M. Carter Davis.

She attended school in Rock Hall, Md.

On May 9, 1936, she married Louis Owen Porter and they resided in Rock Hall where she raised her family.

Mrs. Porter was a member of Rock Hall United Methodist Church.

She enjoyed crocheting, picking crabs, and was an avid reader.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband on Dec. 3, 1988.

She is survived by two sons, Larry "Dickie" Porter of Rock Hall, Md. and Louis Davis Porter of Pasadena, Md.; a daughter, Susan Miller of Aston, Pa.; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Rock Hall United Methodist Church where relatives and friends may call two hours prior to the service.

Interment will be in Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Rock Hall, Md.

Instead of flowers, contributions may be made to Rock Hall United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 66, Rock Hall, MD 21661; or to the Gideon"s Memorial Bible Program c/o The Gideon"s International, P.O. Box 140800 Nashville, TN 37214-0800.

Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newman Funeral Home, Rock Hall, Md.