Frances I Porter

Frances Irene Porter

MERIDEN ~ Mrs. Frances Irene Porter, 87, Meriden, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003, at a Topeka hospital. She was born April 25, 1916, in Meriden, the daughter of John and Mary Reep Riddle. She had been a Meriden resident most of her life. She married Joseph "Bud" Rodecap. They divorced. He died June 21, 1982. She later married Francis E. "Shorty" Porter on Dec. 24, 1954. He died Feb. 17, 1978. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara L. Taylor, Meriden; a sister, Jean Miller, Meriden; four grandchildren, Alan Rose, James Rose, Michael Rose and Gary Rose, all of Topeka; three stepgrandchildren, Frank Taylor, Topeka, James Taylor Jr. and Jeanette Patterson, both of Florida; and 11 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Meriden Cemetery in Jefferson County. Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka is in charge of arrangements