Paul Edgar Porter

Paul Edgar Porter

OGDEN- Paul Edgar Porter, 59, passed away in his sleep on Sunday morning, May 15, 2011 in Rexburg, Idaho.

He was born October 19, 1951 to Leo and Nora Florence Porter in Ogden, UT. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1969.

He served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Melbourne Australia Mission. On November 22, 1974, he married Beth Elaine Rigby in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Paul graduated from Weber State College as a teacher. He was currently teaching at the Clearfield Job Corp. He and his wife were fulfilling a service mission for the LDS church as transition missionaries to Weber County Corrections.

He is survived by his wife, Beth (Ogden); his children, Marybeth & Brian Lemon (Rexburg, ID), JJ & Ashlee Porter (Layton), Heather & Eric Ball (Bakersfield, CA); his grandchildren, Brandon, Sara, Janessa, Jacob, Benjamin, Madilyn, Samuel, Bridger, Libby, William, and Mary. He is also survived by his siblings, LaRae Jackson (St. George), Leora Dye (Uintah), Sheldon (Ogden), and Richard (Ogden).

He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Jeremiah Paul.

Funeral services will be held Friday, May 20, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lindquist Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd.

Friends may visit with family Thursday from 6 to 8 pm and Friday 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. at the mortuary.

Interment will be in the Hooper Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to the Aaronic Priesthood Commemoration Fund through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Send condolences to the family at: www.lindquistmortuary.com