The Services for Ruth Porter will be held at the Mayfield Kiser Funeral Home BurlesonTX. on March 31, 2014 Visitation will begin at 10:00am Monday followed by the service at 12:00pm. Interment will be at Burleson Memorial Park in Burleson TX. Ruth was born on December 27, 1947 in Los Angeles CA. She was the daughter of Leland and Myrtle VanDeventer. She graduated from Ambassador High then earned a BA degree at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa Ca.. Her professional career was in Christian Education which included work in California and Texas. She retired in 2008 and continued as a substitute teacher in Burleson and Joshua ISD’s and Nazarene Christian Academy. Her hobbies included oil painting, sewing. embroidery, crafts with her latest being scrapbooking. This is just a few of the many hobbies that she love doing. She is survived by her husband Walter Porter, daughter Kimberlee Mendoza and husband Richard II of San Diego, CA., Rhonda Shriver and her husband James of Bremerton WA. She was blessed with five grandchildren Jessica and Tom Fowler, Victoria, and Stephenson Shriver of Bremerton WA. Richard III, and Ethan Mendoza of San Diego CA. Step Sisters Sheryl Sly and Linda Kesier both of California. Proceeded in death by Father Leland VanDventer, Mother Myrtle VanDventer, and Step Mother June VanDeventer.