Ernest E. Porter

Ernest E. Porter of Centreville passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at the Hospice Center in Centreville, surrounded by loving family and friends. He was 88 years old. Mr. Porter was born November 21, 1920 in Stevensville, MD to the late, William Edward Porter and Emma Rozena Lane Porter. He attended Stevensville High School. On November 20, 1941, he married Mae Kelley of Chester, MD. He began his life-long farming career at Legg’s Dependence on Kent Island and in 1972 bought a farm near Centreville where he and his wife continued to farm. He was a member of Kent Island United Methodist Church in Chester, MD where in the first years of the church, he served as president of the Board of Trustees, sang in the choir, served as a Communion Steward and continued to support his church throughout his lifetime. He was one of the first to use “no till” as a way to plant crops and was recognized as a Conservation Farmer in 1966. In 2000, Mr. and Mrs. Porter were honored as one of four Queen Anne’s County Noteworthy Farmers. He was a member of the Queen Anne’s County Farm Bureau, Tuckahoe Steam and Gas Association, and was a former member of the Kent Island Fire Company. He was also an associate member of Church Hill Volunteer Fire Company. Mr. Porter is survived by his wife of 67 years, Mae Porter of Centreville; sisters-and brother-in-law, Elizabeth Dawkins of Easton, MD, Lathern and Ava Honeycutt of Grasonville, MD; four nieces, Sandra Wingate of Ocean View, DE, Deborah Dawkins of Denton, MD, Dale Wheatley of Mardella Springs, MD and Kim Honeycutt of Preston, MD; two nephews, Hugh Dawkins of Easton, MD, Lee Dawkins of Doylestown, PA; numerous great-nieces and nephews, his cousins, Billy Lane of Stevensville, MD, Dorothy Hutchison of Easton, MD, Edward Kersey of Eldersburg, MD, Rozene Collier of Queenstown, MD and special friends, Buddy and Colleen Thomas of Stevensville. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by a nephew, Don Kelley. Funeral services will be held at 1PM on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Kent Island United Methodist in Chester, MD. Interment will be in Stevensville Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday, January 16 from 5 to 8 PM at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kent Island United Methodist Church, c/o The Phillips Building, P.O. Box 308, Chester, MD 21619, Hospice of Queen Anne’s, Inc., 255 Comet Drive, Centreville, MD 21617 or the charity of your choice.

Ernest E. Porter

November 21, 1920 - January 14, 2009