Danielle Jean Porter (2005)
DRISCOLL, FENIMORE, MECKLEY, PORTER, SMITH
Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 12/12/2006 at 14:35:55
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, April 13, 2005Danielle Porter, Peru
Danielle Jean Porter, 18, of Peru died April 5, 2005 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services were held Saturday, April 9 at Calvary Baptist Church in St. Charles with Pastor Doug Helton officiating. Burial was at Ebenezer Cemeter, Walnut Township, Madison County.
Dani Porter was born Feb. 16, 1987 in Des Moines to Timothy Fenimore and Rebecca Esther (Smith) Porter and grew up in rural Truro. Dani, known by her friends as D. J. was a senior at Interstate 35 High School in Truro where she was involved in choir, speech and the Art Club. She also was a member of St. Charles Calvary Baptist Church and a writing group that met at Borders bookstore in Des Moines.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Fon and Jean Porter.
She is survived by her parents, Tim and Becky of Peru; two sisters, Leah Driscoll of Stillwater, Minn., and Lindsey Meckley of Harrisburg, Pa.; a brother, Matthew Porter of Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.; and her grandparents, Donald and Esther Smith of Peru.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family to establish a creative arts scholarship at Interstate 35 High School.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Kale Funeral Homes of Osceola and Truro.
________________________The Osceola Sentinel Tribune
Osceola, Iowa
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Page 3, Column 2DANIELLE JEAN “DANI” PORTER
Danielle Jean “Dani” Porter, 18, died April 5, 2005, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born Feb. 16, 1987, in Des Moines and grew up on a farm west of Truro where she loved her cats, riding the four-wheeler through the pastures, writing songs with her guitar and sitting among her beloved books.
Dani (known by her friends as D.J.), was a senior at Interstate 35 High School in Truro and was involved in choir, speech and art club. She was also a member of a writing group that met at Borders bookstore in Des Moines.
Dani was full of creative life and lived to write, read and create art and music. Her many art pieces covered the walls of her room and at school, she was known as an outstanding artist. Every experience was a potential poem to Dani. She filled many notebooks with her poetry, stories and songs. Her “senior spot” in the Aril issue of the school newspaper described her in the following way: “Picture a box. Now look as far outside of that box as possible. ‘Outside of the box’ is probably the most accurate way to describe such a creative ad straightforward individual as Dani.”
She was preceded in death by grandparents, Fon and Jean Porter.
Dani lived deeply and loved deeply. She is survived by her parents Tim and Becky Porter of Peru; two sisters, Leah Driscoll and husband Mike of Stillwater, Minn. And Lindsey Meckley and husband Jason and their daughter Eleanor of Harrisburg, Pa.; brother, Matthew Porter of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; grandparents, Don and Esther Smith of Peru; extended relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Danielle Jean Porter were held April 9 at Calvary Baptist Church in St. Charles, Pastor Doug Helton officiating. Pianist was Laurie McKinney and soloist, Terry Smith sang Be Thou My Vision. Special music selection was Restore My Soul.
Casket bearers were Chad Neely, Chad Porter, Shane Johnston, Ryan Pfeiffer, Nick Smith and Nate Smith. Interment was in Ebenezer Cemetery in Madison County.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family to establish a creative arts scholarship at Interstate 35 High School.
Arrangements were made by Kale Funeral Homes of Osceola and Truro.
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