Arthur Milton Porter, Jr., age 80, passed on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Christian NE Hospital. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 2, 1933 to Arthur Sr. and Mattie Porter.
Arthur was educated in St. Louis Public Schools and graduated from Sumner High School in 1952. He was a proud and honored member of the United States Air Force and had an illustrious career at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company (The Boeing Company) which spanned 42 years. He retired from The Boeing Company in February of 1998.
Arthur was preceded in death by both of his parents (Arthur Sr. and Mattie Porter), sisters (Delores, Wilma, Barbara Ann), and brother (Atwood). He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Clementine, 3 children, Sandra Marks (Cozy), Arthur Milton Porter, III (Anika), Kathleen Hall (Steven), five granddaughters (Camille, Victoria, Arriell, Sydni, Taryn), three grandsons (Cozy IV, Steven, Arthur IV), four great grandchildren (Cozenna, Mekhi, Cozy V, Melanie), three brothers, Alfred (Janice), Arnold, and Alan, and a host of brothers and sisters-in-law, cousins, nieces, nephews, friends and his New Sunny Mount Missionary Baptist Church Family.
