Margaret Ann Porter

Funeral Services for Mrs. Margaret Ann Porter, 83, of Farmerville, LA, will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Farmerville First Assembly of God in Farmerville, LA. The Rev. Eugene Brown and Rev. Robbie Lawson will be officiating, and Rev. Paul Ford and Charles Wright will be conducting the music. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.

Mrs. Porter was born December 9, 1935 and passed away September 5, 2019. She was a member of Rocky Branch Assembly of God and she loved Jesus. Mom knew the power of prayer and was a prayer warrior. Although her physical abilities were diminished in her later years, the one thing she could still do was pray and read her Bible. She prayed for her children and the other members of her very large extended family and friends. Through prayer and Bible study, she sought God’s strength through the difficult times of her life.

Her first husband, Billy Shaver, died of cancer leaving her with two little girls, Anita and Cindy. She had three more children: Reggie, Kyra, and Wade with her second husband, Jack Hathaway. Now raising five children, she and Jack made sure the entire family was in church every Sunday! Jack passed away due to complications from diabetes in 1987.

In 1989, God brought Margaret and M. O. Porter together. This marriage bond was based on strong Christian beliefs, a devotion to our Heavenly Father and a fine cup of coffee! As a family, we thank God for blessing our Mom and us through his good and faithful servant, M.O. Porter. Together their faith and walk with God grew stronger each day through thirty years of marriage. M.O’s love and devotion to her even in the difficult situations was admired and greatly appreciated by her family and friends. Through it all, M. O. demonstrated what it means to trust in Jesus and love unconditionally.

Mrs. Porter was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Wade and Corinne Morgan Evans; two husbands, Billy Clyde Shaver and R. Jack Hathaway, Jr.; and her sister, Elnor Glynn and her husband, Jimmy Compton.

Survivors include her husband, Malvin Owens Porter; daughters, Anita Jarrell and husband Mike, Cindy McMichen and husband Mike, and Kyra Hathaway; sons, Reggie Hathaway and wife Stacy, and Wade Hathaway and wife Susan; stepchildren, Eddie Stacy and wife Margie, Sharon Roberson and husband Will, Beverly Froman, and Bobby Porter and wife Tammy; 19 grandchildren: Troy Jarrell, Jennifer Jarrell Paine, Christi McMichen Hancock, Robbie McMichen, RJ Hathaway, Jack Pryor, Miranda Pryor, Evan Johnson, Cole Hathaway, Theresa Jones Lusby, Regina Jones, Christina Jones Barrentine, Selena Nale Lowery, Alyson Nale Smith, Ginger Brown, Brandy Necole Carr, Samantha Porter, Lily Danielle Porter; 25 great-grandchildren: Cason Jarrell, Carter Jarrell, Abby Jarrell, Aubrey Jarrell, Tyler Paine, Parker Paine, Cooper Paine, Reagan Hancock, Caleb Hancock, Hayden Hancock, Oliver McMichen, Chelsea Streeter, Cheyanne Froman, Cierra Cato, Cason Brown, Chloe Brown, Haley Gregory, Chyler Carr, Kaitlyn Atkins, Oliva Roberson, Abigail Roberson, Breanna Lowery, Jayde Lowery, Lizzie Lowery, Porter Giunta; 7 Great-Great-grandchildren: Remington Adkins, Tristian Gregory, Trinity Gregory, Katie Streeter, Zach Streeter, Christopher Whittington and Casey Whittington; and several nephews and nieces.

Pallbearers will be RJ Hathaway, Cole Hathaway, Evan Johnson, Troy Jarrell, Brandon Paine and Graham Hancock.

Visitation will be held from 2:00 P.M. until service time on Sunday, September 8, 2019, at the church.

Memorials may be made to the Gideon’s International.

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