Shirley Roberts Porter

A service to honor the life of Mrs. Shirley Roberts Porter will be at 10 am Monday, May 14, 2018, at Harmony Baptist Church in Provencal, LA.  Burial will follow at Roberts Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 5 pm until 7 pm on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home and again on Monday the 14th from 9 am until service time at Harmony Baptist Church. Mrs. Porter, 84 years of age and a resident of Natchez, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Alexandria, LA.  She was born on February 18, 1934 to Carmen and Christelle Box Roberts in Provencal, LA.  She married Robert Porter on September 6, 1952, and they enjoyed 65 years of marriage.  They especially liked to travel and exploring interesting places together.   She served as president and volunteered at the Natchitoches Genealogy Library for over 20 years.  A member and past president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, her southern heritage was very important to her. Shirley was a long-time member of Harmony Baptist Church in Provencal where she also served as the pianist for services and truly cherished fellowship with her church family.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister and will be deeply missed by her family and friends, especially relationships with those she made in New Mexico. She was predeceased by her parents, Carmen and Christelle Roberts. She is survived by her husband, Robert Porter of Natchez; children, Robert E. Porter, Jr. and wife Diane of Los Lunas, NM, Jeffrey Porter and wife Kathleen of Albuquerque, NM, and Suzanne Porter Sharpe and husband Robin of Bosque Farms, NM; a sister, Judith S. Golemon and husband James of Provencal, LA; and a special friend and caregiver, Rose Gistarb.  She was blessed with 5 grandchildren, Brandon Porter, Shannon Irwin, Molly Sharpe, Gavin Sharpe and Erin Sharpe; as well as 1 great grandchild, Emelia Irwin.