Mary Alice (Tinkie) Porter

Mary Alice (Tinkie) Kennedy Porter March 20, 1939 - October 19, 2026

Springfield - Mary Porter, 87, died peacefully on October 19, 2026.

Mary was a native of Effingham County and an employee of Fort Howard until her retirement in 2000. She made Abundant Life her church home where she served in the hospitality ministry which gave her much pleasure as she loved to prepare meals and serve others. Following her retirement, she opened Aunt Tinkie’s Antiques and Thrift Shop in Springfield.

She loved her family and was a dedicated mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Henry Kennedy and Leila Usher Kennedy, her sisters, Reba Morgan, Lucille Head, Blanche Smith, Bobby Jean Coppage, and her brothers, Aaron Kennedy, Wayne Kennedy and Joey Kennedy.

She is survived by her children, Mitchell Jonah Porter, Gregory Earl Porter (Kendall), Tonya Porter Dyar (Forrest), Robin Porter Robinson (Lauren); nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; her brother, Henry (Ken) Kennedy (Joyce); her brother-in-law, George Edward Coppage, and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2026 at the funeral home followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. in the chapel.

Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Clyo, Georgia.

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel, 912-754-6421.