
Thomas Dale Porter, 68, of Wayne, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2026. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville. Burial will be in Baylous Cemetery, Salt Rock. He was born June 5, 1957, in Huntington, a son of the late Vernon Porter and Birdie Geneva Adkins Porter. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Ronald, Janet, Shirley, Rhonda, Joyce, Donna, and Ima Jean. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Timmy Blake of Huntington and Kathy and Herbie Bryant of Wayne; siblings, special brother Kenneth “Buv” Porter, Terry Porter, Roy Porter, Lisa Wilks, Linda Elkins, and Glenna Shaffer; grandchildren, Chelsea, Cody, Dale, Timmy, Matthew, Shane, Nick, McKenzie and Daniel; and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace.