Admiral Dewey Porter

Abt 1899 - 1965  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Admiral Dewey Porter
  Birth	Abt 1899	Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Feb 1965	Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland
  Notes	A Frostburg pedestrian was killed early this morning on his way to work at Frostburg State College. Maryland State Police identified the victim as A. Dewey Porter, 66, of 108 Center Street. He died shortly after being admitted to Miners Hospital with a crushed chest, numerous fractures and internal injuries. Frostburg Police Officer Edward Bevans and TFC George Watcher of the Maryland State Police said the accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of College Avenue and Wood Street. Authorities said Vernon J. Miller, 56, of 64 Spring Street, Frostburg, was driving westbound on College Avenue and his car struck the victim. Police said the street is a steep grade and that Mr. Miller was traveling at a slow rate of speed. The driver took the victim to Miners Hospital after the accident occurred. Mr. Porter was enroute to the college where he is employed as a fireman. Mr. Miller was also reportedly on his way to work in Zihlman. An oddity of the accident is that on Monday night Mayor William Preston announced at a council meeting that Frostburg for the ninth straight year had been presented a safety plaque for not having a fatal accident. Records reveal the last fatal accident in Frostburg occurred nine years ago when a small child was killed by a milk truck on Welch Street. A native of Eckhart, Mr. Porter was a son of the late Charles W. and Margaret (Beal) Porter. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Marie (Kamauf) Porter; a stepson, Robert Gray, Bowie, a sister, Mrs. Bertha Long, of Frostburg; a brother, Harry Porter, Canton, Ohio, and two grandsons. Mr. Porter was a member of First English Baptist Church of Frostburg. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where the family will receive friends tomorrow and Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The Cumberland Evening Times, February 3, 1965
  Person ID	I44676	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Charles W. Porter,   b. 1 Jan 1853, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland d. 25 Jan 1943, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Catherine Beal,   b. 10 Apr 1861   d. 6 May 1948, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F16739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marie Kamauf   d. UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F16808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Nellie Mae Lewis,   b. 1901   d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	Dec 1920	Allegany County, Maryland
  Family ID	F16809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021