BOYKINS—Mrs. Frances Porter, 82, of Boykins, Va., died Monday, July 23, 2012.

Mrs. Porter was preceded in death by her husband, James “Buck” Porter; her daughter, Anita Warrick; her parents,

Joseph Ferguson and Elizabeth Worrell Ferguson; her sisters, Lucille Gray, Paige English and Eunice Bryant; and two brothers, J.T. Ferguson and Woodrow Ferguson.

She is survived by her son, L.T. Ferguson and his wife, Carol, of Pendleton, N.C.; a son-in-law, Bobby Warrick of Conway, N.C.; a sister, Jean Sawyer of Milwaukee, N.C.; five grandchildren, Jessica Warrick and her fiance, Mason Taylor, Trevor Warrick, Bryan Ferguson and his wife, Dana, Stuart Ferguson, and Heather Ferguson Ashley and her husband, Matt; and one great-grandchild, Cody Ferguson.

Graveside services will be held, Friday, July 27, 2012, at

11 a.m. at Hollywood Cemetery in Newsoms, Va., with the Rev. Kenneth Williams officiating.

The family will receive friends at Massey Funeral Home in Jackson, N.C., Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.