ERNEST J. PORTER SR.

Ernest J. Porter Sr., 102, widow of Hattie McNair and Rosa Lee Levan, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Sumter East Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sumter. Born March 27, 1922, in Sumter, Ernest was the son of the late David and Anna Porter. He was a World War ll Army veteran and served in Okinawa. After returning home, Ernest worked as a carpenter at Palmetto Pigeon Plant in Sumter and later relocated to Danbury, Connecticut, where he worked as a machine operator for Barden Ball Bearing Co. and retired after 30 years of faithful service. Ernest returned to Sumter after retirement, was a member of St. James United Methodist Church and shared his talents for carpentry and painting in the community.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel of Williams Funeral Home, 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Cheryl Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Park, Sumter.
Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.