Barbara Shockley Porter Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Barbara Shockley Porter of Ballentine, South Carolina, born in Woodruff, South Carolina, who passed away on June 29, 2023, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Barbara Shockley Porter to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Willie A. Shockley and Annie Maude Nabors Shockley; her spouse Van C. Porter of Williston, SC; and her sisters, Sybil Annette Shockley and Miriam "Mickey" Shockley Horton.

She is survived by: her children, Cindy Porter Kroske (Mark) of Chapin, SC, Tana Porter Bevil (Lamar) of West Columbia, SC and Van "Mickey" Porter (Cheryl) of Blair, SC; her grandchildren, Jennifer Kroske Plimpton (Rex), Michelle Kroske Branham (Kyle), Brittany Kroske Gibson (Matt), William "Will" Porter Kroske, Vanessa Taylor Bevil, Porter Lamar Bevil, Hunter Boylston Porter (Mary Beth), Chaisson Clay Porter (Beth), Andrea Porter Spurlock (Aaron) and Garrett Boyd Porter; and her great grandchildren, Hadley Wynn Plimpton, Van Holden Plimpton, Kinsley Wynn Branham, Hollis Sophia Branham, Eliza Violet Porter, Darcy Faye Porter, Annie Kate Porter, Tessa Ruth Porter, Harper Reagan Spurlock, Eden Karis Spurlock and Isla Jane Spurlock.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church's Deaf, Special Ed, or Benevolence Ministries at 1306 Hampton Street, Columbia SC.