MARTHA ANN PORCHER-ALMAMY
Martha Ann Porcher-Almamy, fondly known as "Sister," was born on Nov. 21, 1953, in Sumter, to the late Marion Moise Porcher and Martha Ann Abrams. She departed this life on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia.
Martha attended Bates Middle School and Lincoln High School in Sumter. She moved to New York City in the 1970's, where she worked various jobs and became a mother of four. She was known for her good ole' southern cooking and hospitality and had a sense of humor that could tickle anyone's funny bone. She was protective of her family and could even be tough when needed. While living in South Carolina, she attended Grant Hill Baptist Church, where she accepted Jesus as her Savior.
In 2000, Martha moved to Virginia to help raise her grandchildren. While in Virginia, she continued her spiritual walk at New Life Christian Ministries of Our Lord Jesus Christ. She was employed at Tyson's Food and also worked at Manor Care Nursing Home. Martha resided in Virginia for nearly a decade before she become homesick. Missing her southern roots, she returned to Sumter until her transition.
She leaves to cherish her precious memory: an uncle, Aaron (Mabel) Abrams; three siblings, Jimmy Porcher, Eva Mae Porcher and Eula Lee Porcher; three children, Demetra Ann (Kevin) Porcher, Linda Renee Jamison and Joseph Nathaniel Byam; eight grandchildren; two great-grandsons; two nephews; and a host of devoted cousins and friends.
In accordance with the COVID-19 guidelines, the family is requesting that face masks and social distancing be observed by relatives and friends during visitation at the home, 4295 Cotton Acres Road, Sumter.
Viewing of the remains will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral services at 11 a.m. in the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Dr. J. Elbert Williams, eulogist.
The procession will leave the home at 10:30 a.m.
Burial will be in the Ebenezer Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery, 4620 Queen Chapel Road, Dalzell.
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.