Amos Eugene Porter

Mr. Amos Eugene Porter, 67, of Timber Ridge Rd., Blairsville, Ga., died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 following an extended illness.

Mr. Porter was born Aug. 14, 1939 in Cherokee County, Ga., the son of the late Otto Perry Porter and the late Lula Bell Brock Porter. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from the Commercial Carriers Car Haulers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Nell Taylor Porter in 2005. Mr. Porter was a member of the Philadelphia Baptist Church.

Surviving Mr. Porter are sons and daughter-in-law, Perry Porter of Kennesaw, Ga., Perry and Jan Porter of Marietta; daughters and sons-in-law, Dana and Bobby Nelson of Blairsville, Tina and Robert Burnette of Blairsville; grandchildren, Seth and Sarabeth Nelson, Cheyenne, Ashlyn and Sierra Burnette; many other

relatives and friends also

survive,

Funeral services were held Monday, Sept.

4, 2006 at 11 a.m. from

the Philadelphia Baptist

Church with the Rev.

Chad Underwood officiating.

Special music was presented

by Paul Porter and Jonathan Adams. Pallbearers were David Taylor, Matthew Taylor, William Lee, John John Jones, Vester Dills, Vernon Patterson and Jack Nelson. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome. com.