Robert E. Porter Jr., 71

SMYRNA - Robert E. Porter Jr., 71, of Smyrna, passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at Manor Care in Wilmington. He was born on Sept. 11, 1937, in Dover, to the late Robert and Helen Thompson Porter Sr. Robert spent many years working at Leeds Travelwear of Clayton, and NAPA in Middletown. He was also in the Delaware National Guard. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Roberta and Austin Appenzeller of Sudlersville, Md.; niece and her husband, Patty and James Sherman and their three daughters of Centerville, Md.; nephew and his wife, Michael and Donna Appenzeller and their two sons of Sudlersville, Md. Burial and Graveside services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 28, at Odd Fellows Cemetery Camden. Arrangements by Trader Funeral Home. Letters of condolences may be sent to www.delmarvaobits.com or traderfh@aol.com.