Helen Porterfield uj&fao Helen Kirk Porterfield, 91, of Barnesville Health Care Center, formerly of Bethesda, died Sunday at Barnesville Hospital. She was born April 22, 1899 near Bethesda, a daughter of the late William and Lillian Blackburn Kirk. She was a member of the Barnesville Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, James T. Porterfield; two sons, Robert, killed at Pearl Harbor and James, killed in Korean Con­ flict. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Harold (Helen) Bishop of Pleasant Grove; one son, William Porterfield of Canfield; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Kelly-Kemp Funeral Home, Be­ thesda, Tuesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. John Garrett officiating. Burial follows in Ebenezer Cemetery, Be- thpcHu J. C. Porterfield J.C. Porterfield, 83, Maple Ave., St. Clairsville, retired owner-operator of the J.C. Porterfield Furniture and Appliance Co., St. Clairsville, died Wednesday, Aug. 6 in Ohio Valley General ^Hospital, Wheeling. Born in St. Clairsville, Oct. 18, 1891, a son of the late James and Mary E. Rankin Porterfield, he was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of St. Clairsville and was the first fire chief of the St. Clairsville Fire Department. Preceded in death by his wife, Emma Berry Porterfield, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rosalie McNaughton of Columbus and Mrs. Marybelle Rutan of Ravenna; one son Harold of St. Clairsville; two brothers, Ernest and Glenn both od St. Clairsville; four grand­ children and two great grand­ children. Services were held Sat. Aug. 9 with burial in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville. Larry Porterfield 1951-2009 Porterfield, Larry Rankin, j 58, of Kansas City, Missouri, | died Tuesday, July 28, 2009. ; He was bom in Wheeling^ West Virginia on February 21, 1951, I son of the late Robert G. and j Sara Lee Walker Porterfield. !. Larry was the owner of Willow ■ Creek Group, a successful busi- i ness which he formed and bears , the family dairy farm name. He [ was a'former Vice-President of I U.S. Sprint; served as Vice- President in several key orga- | nizations; and began his career I at General Electric. Larry was ' a 1972 graduate of The Ohio State University majoring in finance and computer science, j: He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Sarah Lee Porterfield. He is survived by his former 2-wife, Jo; his two sons, Jason °KAndrea) Porterfield and Alex ^(Jamie) Porterfield; his brother, ' Kirke (Judi) Porterfield; his grandchildren, James, Brannon, '•-Allison and “a player to be named” (Due August 15th); •'nephews; and countless others - whose lives he touched. Visitation was held Friday, July 31 until time of services at Mount Moriah Funeral Home, fl(10507 Holmes Rd., Kansas I^City, MO. , In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contribu­ tions be made to the American , .Cancer Society (www.cancer. 3l0rS); ]/; TRP^IL Mte jHt PORTERFIELD, Marilyn M., 65, of 48158 National Road, St. Clairsville, died Tuesday in Went- worth-Douglass Hospital, Dover, N.H., as a result of an automobile accident. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. R.A. Porterfield, in January 1989. Surviving are two sons, Richard Morgan of Garret Park, Md., and, William Morgan of Bloomfield, Conn.; a daughter, Bar­ bara Morgan of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a stepson, Jeff Porterfield of Charlotte, N.C.; two stepdaughters, Nancy Porterfield and Marsha Murphy, both of Los Angeles; seven grand­ children. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, St. Clairs­ ville. Arrangements by Tasker Funera1 Home, 621 Central Avc., Dover, N.H. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, or the American Heart Association, in care of 48158 National Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio. MARY PORTERFIELD Mary Taylor Porterfield 95, formerly of Taylor Lane St. Clairsville and Elmhurst House of Friend­ ship Wheeling, died Sun­ day August 30, 2015, at Forest Hills Nursing Home St. Clairsville. She was born March 1, 1920 at St. Clairsville, a daughter of the late George and Mary McMaster Tay­ lor. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of St. Clairsville. In addition to her par­ ents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband, David in 1996, five broth­ ers, Robert, Merwin, William, Paul and Harold Taylor, and four sisters, Bernice McCombs, Freda Zastudil, Faye Gray and Margaret Perlans. Surviving are her three sons, William (Jill) Porter­ field, Senecaville, OH, James (Bonnie) Porterfield, Hudson, OH and Richard (Deb) Porterfield, Avon, OH, six grandchildren Stacey (Dan) Kerul, Men­ tor, OH, Scott (Melanie) Porterfield, Athens, OH, Allison (Matt) Allen, Cincinnati, OH, Jeffrey Porterfield, Leadville, CO, Ryan (Elisha) Porterfield, Valparaiso, IN, and Corey (Valerie) Porterfield, Sheffield Village, OH, seven great-grand children Megan and Jessica Kerul, Alex, Adam and Neva Porterfield and Olivia and Benjamin Allen and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2 p.m. until the time of Mary’s funeral service at 4 p.m. Thur lay September 3 at the B . Altmcycr Fungal Ho »••■ and Crema­ tors 204 W. Main St. Cl vi 11 with Rev. IF • Hai •< officiating. A ovate interment will be in Union FYmctciy St. CLu villc. /L- Mary's family extends their gratitude to Elmhurst Friends and Staff for their care and friendship and know that it they helped provide hei healthy longevity these recent years. ’ lieu ol flowers memo- r • contributions may be made to: Friends of I.imhurst c/o Elmhurst House of Friendship 1228 National Rd. Wheeling, WV 26003. Ralph A. Porterfield Ralph A. Porterfield, 90, entered into rest Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Elmcroft. He was the husband of the late Audrey Marie Porterfield. Mr. Porterfield was a native of Belmont, Ohio, grew up on a dairy farm in Southeastern Ohio and farmed with his father. He was a WWII veteran of the US Army in the South Pacific. Mr. Porterfield graduated from The Ohio State University. He was a professor of Dairy Science at University* of Maryland and retired from The Ohio Stale University, Professor Emeritus in Dairy Science. Mr. Porterfield worked with 4-H and college students all over Ohio and Maryland. He entered his college teams in interna­ tional competitions throughout Europe, placing his group first in international competition. He was a cattle judge at several state fairs. In retirement, Mr. Porterfield wrote 11 books of poetry. He was married for 64 years, was a good son, broth­ er, husband, father, grandfa­ ther and great-grandfather. He exemplified the qualities of the people who lived through the Great Depression. He was a simple, frugal, honest, depend­ able, God-fearing, trustworthy and honorable man. Family members include his sons, Gary Porterfield (Lynn) of Evans, Ga., R. Ira Porterfield (Susan) of Golden, Colo.; grandchildren, Jamie Porterfield, Md. (April), Amy Hatlaway (Wayne), Tera Balog (Michael), Laura Anna (Dutch); step-grandchildren, Jordan and Colin Yates; and great-grand­ children: Lauren Porterfield, Leigh Porterfield, Canon Porterfield, Caden Porterfield, Tyler Hattaway and William Hattaway. A Memorial Service was held Sunday, June 21, 2009 at Overcomer’s Outreach Center, Washington Rd., in Martinez, Ga. with Rev. Roger Bennett officiating. Memorials may be made to the Chestnut Level Christian Church, 941 Mitchell Lane, Evans, GA 30809. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, Ga. was in charge of arrangements. A guestbook may be signed at www.thom- aspoteet.com Robert Porterfield Robert G. Porterfield, 76, of St. Clairsville, died Tuesday, Dec. 1 7, 2002 at Peterson Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheeling, W. Va. He was born Aug. 5, 1926 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, son of the late Glenn Alexander Porterfield and Georgia Dean Hanson Porterfield. He was a retired employee from United Dairy at Martins Ferry; a member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville; a member of the St. Clairsville Ruritan Club; National Board of Directors for the Ruritan; Belmont County Fair Board; and the Area 4-H Advisory Council. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Lee Porterfield; and two brothers, Lyle and Kenneth Porterfield. Surviving are her two sons, Larry Porterfield of Belton, Mo. and Kirke Porterfield of St. Clairsville; a sister, Martha McBurney of Columbus, Ohio; six grandsons, Jason Porterfield of Cleveland, Ohio; Alex Porterfield of Orlando, Fla.; Brian, Kevin, Blake and Douglas Porterfield, all of St. Clairsville. Family and friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville, Ohio on Thursday, from 7 to 9 ■ p.m. and on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Laurie Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow in Belmont County Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Clairsville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Presbyterian Church or the St. Clairsville Ruritan Club. [St. Clairsville Doctor Dead [At Aae 70 a Dr. Robert A. Porterfield of National Road, St. Clairsville, died Sunday at home, at the age of 70. He was born Sept. 13, 1918, in St. Clairsville, a son of the late Dr. C.V. and Gertrude Carlile Porterfield. Porterfield was a partner of Dr. Robert N. Lewis at the St. Clairsville Clinic, a member of the First Presby­ terian Church, and a veteran of World War II. He was a graduate of St. Clairsville High School, Ohio Wesleyan Univer­ sity, and the Jefferson Medical School. He was a member of the Belmont County, the Ohio County and the Ohio State medical associations, and an eight-year memoir of the St. Clairs- ville-Richland School Board.