Porter Wilcox passed away at two o'clock last Friday morning, at the home of his sister, Mrs. B. W. Huntoon, in South Bellingham, after a lingering illness. Intestinal trouble was the cause of death. It was known for some time that recovery was impossible, the nature of the disease being fatal, and the end came not unexpected. The funeral services were held from Bingham's undertaking parlors, in Bellingham at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and internment made in the Hillsdale cemetery south of Blaine, with short services Monday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock.
David Porter Wilcox was born in the state of Minnesota, September 5, 1886, but spent most of his life in this county. May 24, 1910, he was united in marriage to Miss Amy Vogt, of Birch Bay, and most of the time since they have resided near Blaine, the deceased being the manager of the Drayton Harbor Oyster Co. One child, a girl, under three years of age, was born to this union. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. L. W. Nestelle, of Seattle, a sister, Mrs. Huntoon, of South Bellingham, and a half-brother, Fred Nestelle, of Seattle, in addition to the little daughter and the sorrowing wife. Mr. Wilcox had a faculty of making friends and keeping them, and in this vicinity a host of friends joining with this paper in extending to the bereaved wife their sincere sympathy.
