Melvin Porter
1929 - 2018
Obituary
Melvin A. Porter, 89, passed away
Friday (July 13, 2018) at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center of Via
Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus in Wichita.
Melvin was born Feb. 6, 1929, in Albert
Lea, Minnesota, to Harry M. and Esther Porter. They moved to the
Malcom, Iowa, area when he was 5 where he attended school and
graduated high school.
He married Lois M. Newberry on Oct. 18,
1953, in Newton. She survives of the home. He is also survived by his
five children: Marla (Morgan) Sharp, Newton, Valeria (Rod) Skitt,
Longmont, Colorado, Shelley Baker, Centennial, Colorado, Douglas
(Kim) Porter, South Hutchinson and Timothy (Heidi) Porter, Newton; 10
grandsons; five granddaughters; 11 great-grandchildren; and nieces
and nephews.
His mother, father, three sisters and
one brother preceded him in death.
Melvin served in the U.S. Army for
three years during the Indochina war of 1950-1954, serving at the
U.S. Embassy. He worked for the FBI as a clerk in Washington D.C. and
in Phoenix for two years.
After attending telegraph school in
Omaha, Nebraska, he was employed by the AT&SF, later BNSF, where
he was employed for more than 40 years. He was also employed after
his retirement at Dillons, delivering flowers and carrying out
groceries for 14 years.
Melvin will be remembered by his family
and friends as a man who loved fishing, tinkering with woodworking in
his garage, and his years working for the railroad and helping many
Newton Dillons customers. Mostly, he will be remembered for loving
his family.
Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton,
is handling the details of his passing. Cremation has taken place and
a private family gathering will take place later.
In lieu of flowers, please make
memorials to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center. Contributions may
be left at or mailed to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E.
Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences to the family can also be
mailed in care of the funeral home or left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
