Porter, Emilie (Mack)

Emilie Mack Porter
1869-May 31, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Monday, June 1, 1953, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Franklin S. Porter, 518 . .[illegible] . .socially prominent local woman, died at Pawating Hospital Sunday where she had been a patient since Jan. 12.

Born in Niles, Mrs. Porter was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Mack. A sister and a brother preceeded her in death.

She taught in the high schools . . .[illegible] . ..before joining the state Department of Education at Lansing.

She married Judge Franklin S. Porter of Lansing on Dec. 17, 1902, and lived in Lansing until after the judge's death in 1924. She then returned to Niles, where she lived until her death.

She was a past president of the Niles Club of Home Gardens, and the Lansing  Woman's club. She  also was a member of the  Niels Musical Club and the Ladies Historical Society.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m . at the Kiger Funeral Home with the Rev. Chester Wetzel, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.