Porterfield, Rita Shryock
Birth: Saturday, May 22, 1926 in Meadville Pennsylvania
Residence: Leonardtown, Maryland
Death: Friday, July 31, 2015 at the age of 89
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Rita Porterfield, 89, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 at her residence. She was born May 22, 1926 in Meadville PA to the late Dr. Edward and Mrs. Katherine McCullough Shryock.

Her family moved to Ocala, Fl., when she was 3 years old. In 1947 she graduated from Barry College in Miami, Fl. with majors in English and Art. She married John Walker, Jr. from Ocala and had her only child, a son, John Walker, III. Rita spent many years in the work force, retiring from IBM in 1981.

She came to Southern Maryland area in 1983, when she married Scott Porterfield. They lived in Piney Point, MD where she was an active member of St. George's Catholic Church and began many years of volunteer work. She was a member of Patuxent Writers Group and has had her poetry accepted in both St. Mary's College and CSM's publications. She published two children's books. She enjoyed playing bridge and meeting with her friends. She enjoyed spending time with family and she loved living on the Potomac River in Piney Point, MD.

Rita is survived by her son, John Walker and his wife, Patricia Kane Walker; six grandchildren, Elizabeth Walker, Jennifer Connolly, Sarah Walker Leard, Maureen Walker, Joseph Walker and Emily Wardrick; seven great-grandchildren, Kyra, Luna, Lily, Monica, Moselina, Kylie and Taye. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Scott Porterfield; her sisters, Mary Schaeffer and Anne Fothergill; and her brother, Edward Shryock.

Family will receive friends for Rita's Life Celebration on Saturday, August 8, 2015 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., with a Memorial Service celebrated at 6:00 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Interment will be private. Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.
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