Porter, Betty Mae (Smith) 1942-2015

SMITH, PORTER, EARHART, DEHAAI, SCHMIDT, KNOWLES, CARLYLE

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Date: 9/9/2015 at 06:51:24

Betty Mae (Smith) Porter, 73, of Newton, formerly of Monroe, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family.

Betty was born July 23, 1942, in Marshalltown, to Leonard and Twila (Earhart) Smith. She graduated from Union-Whitten High School. Betty married Gene Porter in 1962, in Marshalltown. They were married 53 years. To this union there were four daughters. Betty retired in 1998, from Pella Corporation. Betty’s hobbies included playing cards, crafting, painting and Bingo.

Betty will be forever missed by her husband, Edgar E. (Gene) Porter; her children, Brenda (Jay) DeHaai, Tammy (Dale) Schmidt, Connie (Patrick) Knowles and Lori (Brian) Carlyle; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Leanna; and her great-grandson Legend Dean.

A service for Betty Porter will be Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Newton Arboretum with visitation at 2 p.m. and a celebration of life service at 3:30 p.m.

For those desiring, the family would be honored by memorials sent to Care Initiatives Hospice.

Johnson Funeral Service is in charge of funeral arrangements.

To read the complete obituary or leave a condolence for the family go to www.johnsonfsiowa.com. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa 8 Sept 2015.