Sammie attended West Lamar High School. She married Mr. Ross Porter on March 27, 1956 and was a devoted mother and housewife.
Sammie loved attending garage sales, cooking, spending time with family, and relaxing at the lake with Ross.
Sammie was predeceased by her husband, Ross Porter, parents, Curtis Blackshear Sr. and Thelma Blackshear, stepmother, Mary Blackshear Culpepper, grandchild-in-law, Darla Neal Porter, and a host of aunts and uncles.
Sammie is lovingly survived by her children, Keith and wife, Jeanne, Sharon and husband, Joe, and Brad and wife, Sara; grandchildren, Corey, Crystal, Keith Ross, Tiffany, Aubrey, Camden, Casey, AJ, Cheryl, Kisha, and Holly; many great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren…”a full pasture”; brothers, Gerry Blackshear and wife, Vicki, and Curtis Blackshear Jr.; sister, Rose Newhouse and husband, David; and a host of family and friends.
A memorial service for Sammie will be held Monday, February 13, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Moore Bowen Road Funeral Home, 4216 South Bowen Road, Arlington, TX 76016. Following the memorial service will be a committal service from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.moorebowenroad.com for the Porter family.
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